At least Mobei-Jun was a capable protector. Shang Qinghua thought Mobei-Jun had already tossed him to the back of his mind. But on several later occasions when he ended up in hot water, he would be fished up in passing by some strange creature that was clearly demonic in appearance, and he was thusly able to remain intact. This really counted as “stick close to me, and I’ll protect you,” didn’t it?
