The goateed manās expression was appalled and in despair, and he was hardly able to breathe as he looked at Fang Li. This person, this person, this personā¦ā¦
Someone who could make Yuyi-jun follow quietly beside him, who could say the words heād said earlierāthis personās identity was on the tip of his tongue.
But the goateed man didnāt dare to say those two words, as if as soon as he spoke them aloud, there would be no turning back. His teeth were clenched so hard they made grinding sounds, his whole body shuddering.
The two fellow sect members behind him were dazed from looking at Xie Huai, only thinking that that person was truly too good-looking. Even the rumored Yuyi-jun probably wouldnāt look as good as him, rightā¦ā¦? But how come Elder Sect Brother had suddenly stopped talking, and his face was ghastly pale, and he was even sweating?Ā What was wrong with Elder Sect Brother?
āElder Sect Brother, Elder Sect Brother, are you okay?ā
āThese people are way too condescending. We definitely have to teach them a lesson!ā
The goateed man was startled back to consciousness by those words and abruptly spoke in a shrill voice, āShut up!ā
His two fellow sect members halted, startled. They stood there at a loss.
Fang Li turned his head toward Wu Yimei and said, āEarlier, what did I say we would do with these kinds of people if we were at Hollow Ridge?ā
Wu Yimei repeated serenely, āCut off their tongues and throw them into the Fallen Star Sea to feed the fish.ā
Fang Li seemed a little vexed. āThis place is too far from Fallen Star Sea.ā
Wu Yimei said respectfully, āThat isnāt a problem. This subordinate can call someone right now to send them over.ā
The goateed man finally collapsed, falling to his knees with a plop and desperately slapping himself. āYour Excellency the demon lord, spare me, spare me, Your Excellency, itās all my fault for speaking nonsense, I deserve to die, I deserve deathā¦ā¦ā
The d-d-d-d-d-demon lord?
The goateed manās two fellow sect members looked at Fang Li blankly, looking disoriented as if they were in a dream.
Fang Li took a step forward.
The goateed manās eyes rolled back, and he was immediately terrified into fainting, the reek of urine coming from his lower body.
The fellow sect members behind him finally realized that something was wrong and turned to flee, but Wu Yimei struck out, and both of them immediately flopped to the ground, unconscious.
The alleyway resumed its peace.
Tsk, how boring.
Fang Li frowned disdainfully and was just about to cover his nose, but as soon as he lifted his hand, his wrist was caught by someone. Fang Li quickly turned his head and ended up meeting Xie Huaiās inky black eyes.
Xie Huaiās thin lips pursed faintly, and his expression was a bit complicated.
Actually, ever since heād decided to enter Hollow Ridge alone, heād known that the situation today would be inevitable. But as a cultivator pursuing theĀ Dao, one should stay true to oneās heart. What need was there to mind these rumors and slander? So even if he heard those things, they were merely within his expectations and passed by his ears without leaving a trace. It was something that even he didnāt pay any mind to, but Fang Liā¦ā¦ actually paid it more mind than himself.
Had he purposefully baited these people just to let him vent some anger?
He really was a childish fellowā¦ā¦
Gossip was a formidable thing. How could it be a problem that could be solved through slaughter? Besides, he didnāt want Fang Li to kill for his sake.
Xie Huaiās apathetic gaze flitted over the three people on the ground without loathing or pity or even any emotion at all, as if looking at a lifeless object.
His entire life, he had eliminated demons to defend theĀ Dao,Ā cutting down injustice with his sword, but that didnāt mean that he wanted to go save every single person before his eyes, nor was every person worth his saving.
This person spoke indiscriminately and was petty and small-minded. He schemed unrighteously and bullied the weak and feared the strong. All of this was no more than a disaster heād brought upon his own head, and even if the one heād met today hadnāt been Fang Li, sooner or later heād invite trouble upon himself.
Heaven had its laws, and humans had their fates. They could not be overturned by force.
But what about you? Do you really want to dirty your hands for no reason, just for people like this?
If these words were said aloud, probably anyone would find them absurd. A devil who had countless lives on his hands and saw the common folk as insectsākilling should be as normal as breathing to himā¦ā¦ But Xie Huai only believed the things heād seen with his own eyes. The person heād seen at Hollow Ridge was reckless and arrogant, but he didnāt actually enjoy killing.
So thereās no need to do something you donāt want to do for my sake.
Thereās no needā¦ā¦ Itās not worth it.
Xie Huaiās thin lips parted slightly, his voice low as he slowly spoke. āEnough.ā
Fang Li startled a bit, then revealed an expression of epiphany. Xie Huai was afraid he was randomly going to off someone! Xie Huai was even willing to protect this kind of guy who insulted him behind his backā¦ā¦ One would expect no less from the protagonistĀ shouĀ whose heart was full of justice, who repaid evil with good, whose chest was filled with mercy, who rescued the dying and helped the injured, the pride of the righteous path!
But youāve misunderstood, I wouldnāt go so far as to off someone for these trivial matters. Besides, are rumors and slander something that slaughter can resolve? If I had to off someone just for this, Iād probably have to off everyone in the world!
This person was just unlucky enough to stumble upon him, that was all. But todayās lesson was enough; these fellows for sure wouldnāt dare to speak nonsense again.
Actually, I just thought it smelled bad and wanted to cover my noseā¦ā¦
To prevent Xie Huai from misunderstanding, Fang Li complied with Xie Huai and lowered his hand, looking at him with an innocent face, as if saying, calm down, donāt worry, Iām not planning to off anyone!
That pair of smiling eyes sparkled like stars, gentle and sincere, making oneās heart suddenly skip a beatā¦ā¦
So it turned out heād misunderstood. Xie Huaiās throat bobbed. He knew he shouldnāt have, but every single time he faced this person, heād always lose his sense of proportion.
Xie Huai let go a little bit pitifullyā¦ā¦
Just at that moment, he saw Fang Li turn his head and say to Wu Yumei, āTake off their clothes.ā
Xie Huai, āā¦ā¦ā
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Half aĀ shichenĀ later, three men wearing gray and white robes stood in the alleyway.
Fang Li touched his face. Wu Yimei was really multitalented, and even his skills in transformation were first-rate. He really was essential for both the home and outdoors!
Wi Yimei had disguised himself as the goateed man, whereas he and Xie Huai had each transformed into the goateed manās two fellow sect members. Right now, even if they were to return to that restaurant, no one would be able to tell that they were no longer the originals.
As for those threeā¦ā¦ Theyād long been stripped bare and thrown into a corner. Wu Yimeiās strike was enough for them to have a nice, long sleep for several days.
Fang Li looked at the wooden token hanging off his waist. The three words āHeavy Snow Sectā were carved into the small seal. He had never heard it before; there were hundreds and thousands of little sects like this that Yan Sui wouldnāt even give a second glance to before.
Wu Yimei tidied up his clothes and fished out a white invitation card with silver trim. The invitation was made of exquisite, satin-like paper, and the bottom right corner was printed with the half-moon symbol of Night Sky Palace. He respectfully passed the invitation to Fang Li.
Fang Li opened it to take a look. The invitation said that Night Sky Palace had an important issue to discuss and was inviting Mt. Luanās Heavy Snow Sect to attend the forum. The time was set for precisely tonight.
The goateed man was named Qiu Tian, and he was Heavy Snow Sectās deputy sect master. In response to the invitation, he had brought two disciples to attend the conference.
Moreover, looking at Xining countyās streets full of cultivators, Night Sky Palace evidently had invited more than just the Heavy Snow Sect.
Fang Li pinched the corner of the invitation, the corner of his mouth faintly rising. āLooks like weāll have somewhere to rest our feet tonight, somewhere that doesnāt cost money.ā
Starting from earlier, Xie Huai had resumed his silence and hadnāt said a word.
Just when Xie Huai had thought that Fang Li had set up those people for the sake of letting him vent his anger, Fang had ordered Wu Yimei to strip those three, then had disguised himself as a Heavy Snow Sect disciple and prepared to go to Night Sky Palace to scam their purses.
Fang Li obviously didnāt need this little bit of money, so could it beā¦ā¦ that Night Sky Palace was his goal?
But that also didnāt make any sense.
A mere Night Sky Palace could be trampled flat without a second thought. How was it worth having the mighty demon lord change his appearance to disguise himself to scout things out? Recalling back then, heād brought his vast army to crush Cloudbank Keep. With how arrogant and egotistical he was, if he really wanted to do something, there was absolutely no need to go to this much trouble.
So, just what are you thinkingā¦ā¦
When the three of them arrived at Night Sky Palace, it was already nighttime. Before the Night Sky Palaceās front gates, people collected in streams. The area was brightly lit, and Night Sky Palace disciples in white robes with silver trim stood in attendance at the gate doors, guiding the cultivators from the other sects inside.
Fang Li and Xie Huai trailed two steps back, letting Wu Yimei take the lead.
Wu Yimei took out the invitation. The Night Sky Palace disciple didnāt actually take it, but merely glanced at it before ordering someone to bring them inside.
The main hall of the Night Sky Palace was spacious and vast, enough to hold hundreds of people, and gold-plated pillars held up the palace roof. It looked like a very extravagant sect, but Fang Li had first experienced Cloudbank Keepās ethereal otherworldliness, then the demonic palace at Hollow Ridgeās imposing solemnity. Seeing the Night Sky Palace after that, it only looked commonplace and ordinary, unendurably plain.
Around these parts, the Heavy Snow Sect was no more than a little cultivation sect. Their arrival hadnāt actually aroused anyoneās attention, and Fang Li and the others easily blended into the crowd.
āHey, isnāt this my old pal Qiu from the Heavy Snow Sect? You left in such a hurry earlier at the restaurant, did you catch up to those three fellows?ā A brash, carefree middle-aged cultivator in plain robes with hair bound with a wooden stick patted Wu Yimei on the shoulder. He was precisely the Crimson Sunrise School cultivator from the restaurant, and his name was Ding Qian.
When Wu Yimei did anything, it was airtight, and he had even preserved the wound near the goateed manās mouth, his every gesture and movement fitting in both form and spirit. He shook his head as if struck with bad luck, saying, āThose three slipped away faster than a couple of mice, so we couldnāt catch up. Looks like we can only swallow this indignation.ā
Ding Qian chuckled and comforted, āDonāt be angry. Next time, if I come across them, Iāll definitely tell them off for you. If thereās something to say, letās properly talk it over, no need to get physical.ā
Wu Yimei said gratefully, āMuch thanks, Brother Ding. Then Iāll be troubling you.ā
Ding Qian waved his hand. āWeāre all fellow Xining county folk, thatās even better than being fellow sect members. Itās natural to lend each other a hand.ā
Wu Yimei laughed.
Ding Qian chatted with Wu Yimei for a short while, then turned and started conversing with other cultivators. No matter who he saw, he was jovial and familiar, as if there was nobody here who he didnāt recognize. Truly a social butterflyā¦ā¦ Fang Li looked on with endless admiration, this was a real master of society!
He listened to the chatter for a while, then turned to look at Xie Huai.
There were so many people here. Were there any that Xie Huai recognized?
But Xie Huai only stood there indifferently, that aura of detachment more or less the same as it was on Hollow Ridge.
Fang Li pondered earnestly for a moment, concluding that with Xie Huaiās acumen, if he wasnāt willing, then Fang Li wouldnāt be able to observe anythingā¦ā¦ Anyways, as long as the love parasite was there, he wouldnāt be able to leave him, so Fang Li simply stopped looking after him.
After not too long, the large hall was full of people. Following a clear, resounding announcement from the front, a celestial-looking elder with a flowing white beard walked out.
This was precisely the Night Sky Palaceās sect master, Shan Qingyang. Shan Qingyang was renowned in Xining county as a person of virtue and prestige. Although he was only of the lowest tier of Soul Formation, as different from a prodigy like Xie Huai as night and day, he was the only Soul Formation level cultivator within a hundredĀ li. It was only because of his existence that Night Sky Palace was granted the place of leader of all the nearby sects.
A handsome youth also stood beside Shan Qingyang. The youth wore the standard white robes of Night Sky Palace, but the trim on his sleeves were gold, and his posture was straight and elegant like jade. He was the Night Sky Palaceās head disciple, Xue Qingyuan.
Fang Li looked at him a few more times. He was entirely just a very, very, very, poor quality edition of Xie Huai, but in this place, it was enough to make him stand out from the crowd.
Everyone here had been called over by the Night Sky Palace, but their invitation had been secretive and mysterious, only saying that there was an important matter to discuss, but not mentioning what it was. Everyone was extremely curious.
The elder stroked his beard and smiled, his voice resounding clearly through the large hall. āWeāve gathered everyone here this time because a ferocious beast has appeared in Xining county. A while ago, it harmed quite a few villagers, and Night Sky Palace sent people to capture it, but that ferocious beast was extremely cunning and hid in Mt. Wanxun, refusing to come out. This useless old man had no choice but to invite everyone here to head for Mt. Wanxun to hunt down the ferocious beast together and eliminate this danger for the people.ā
As he spoke, he indicated to the Xue Qingyuan beside him to proceed.
The handsome youth took a step forward, holding some records, and said in a clear voice. āThe third day of the twelfth month, Xining county, Wangyue Town. The casualties were twelve villagers. Some people witnessed that the demonic beast committing the violence was entirely white with deer antlers and hooves like clouds, swallowing and spitting out billowing clouds and gales.
āThe twentieth day of the twelfth month, outside of Xining City, the Wu family village. Seven casualties. The demonic beast committing the violence was the same as the one in Wangyue Town. Night Sky Palace sent disciples to track down and capture it, but were too late and allowed the ferocious beast to escape into Mt. Wanxun.
āThe twelfth day of the first month, the village at the foot of Mt. Wanxun met with an attack. The casualties were twenty-seven villagers. Each body had been torn to pieces by the ferocious beast and died without a whole corpse.
āThe thirtieth day of the first month, the ferocious beast descended from the mountain to commit violence, engaging in battle with the Night Sky Palace disciples who had been left behind to stand guard. Seven Night Sky Palace disciples were injured, and the ferocious beast escaped into Mt. Wanxun and has yet to reappear.ā
Everyone listened calmly and quietly, each of their hearts fluctuating. No one spoke.
Eliminating danger for the people was the right and proper course, and for better or for worse, they were all still righteous sects. If they couldnāt protect the residents of an area and allowed a ferocious beast to run wild, then what difference was there between them and those demonic cultivators? But this matterā¦ā¦Ā if there werenāt any benefits, and they were just supposed to provide manpower and labor, then it wasnāt very appropriate, right?
After all, they werenāt members of the Night Sky Palace. Although they were willing to give the Night Sky Palace some face and make the trip, they didnāt have the obligation to follow their dispatches.
Entrapping a ferocious beast was a troublesome matter, and the problem had happened in Night Sky Palaceās territory. If someone was going to eliminate danger for the people, then it should be Night Sky Palace.
Shan Qingyang could see everyoneās hesitation and slowly spoke in a low voice. āThis demonic beast is savage yet cunning, and its power is formidable. Itās harmed many of my Night Sky Palaceās disciples, but we still havenāt been able to capture it. This useless old man consulted with the classic texts and discovered that this demonic beastās appearance greatly resembles something in theĀ Spirit Beast RecordsĀ written by the Great Sageāthe description of the Cloud-Swallowing Beast. This useless old man suspects that this demonic beast is very likely to be a Cloud-Swallowing Beastā¦ā¦ā
After this sentence came out, everyoneās expression finally changed.
A Cloud-Swallowing Beast!
TheĀ Spirit Beast RecordsĀ was written by the Great Sage of Origin, and the Great Sage of Origin was the only Unified Dao true immortal in ten thousand years. It was said that four thousand years ago, the natural calamities that occurred were caused by the Great Sage of Originās fall. But that wasnāt the pointā¦ā¦
Back then, theĀ Spirit Beast RecordsĀ compiled by the Great Sage had recorded many rare and precious spirit beasts and was circulated widely throughout the world. Most everyone had read it before, but it was a pity that the spirit beasts recorded in theĀ Spirit Beast RecordsĀ would never be seen by most in their entire lifetime. Many of them had already become legend, yet it was suspected that a Cloud Swallowing Beast had actually appeared now. This was no small matter!
It was said that the Cloud Swallowing Beast had deer antlers and was entirely white, with hooves like cloudsā¦ā¦ Its entire body was precious; the beastās antlers, pelt, and bones were all valuable, and the most precious was the Cloud Swallowing Beastās spiritual core. It was extremely difficult to get, and it could let a cultivator directly skip a stage. If a Nascent Soul cultivator obtained it, achieving Soul Formation would be a piece of cake, and a Soul Formation cultivator had hope of breaking through to Void Refiningā¦ā¦
If an average person obtained it, even if they felt it a waste to use itĀ on themselves, they could still sell it for a sky-high price. Most likely, those Nascent Soul and Soul Formation elders would all be very interestedā¦ā¦
If a Cloud Swallowing Beast had really appeared, even if the Night Sky Palace hadnāt said anything, they still wouldnāt miss such a good opportunity!
Although many people had been swayed, there were still some who harbored doubts. A young woman in neat and tidy tight-fitting robes and hair tied up in a ponytail with golden bells said doubtfully, āSect Master Shan, I remember that theĀ Spirit Beast RecordsĀ say that the Cloud Swallowing Beast is an auspicious beast and shouldnāt harm anyone. Could you have been mistaken?ā
The one who had spoken was a cultivator from Flying Blossoms Valley, Ji Fangfang. She had asked a question that had been on many peopleās minds.
Shan Qingyang nodded and said, āAlthough that ferocious beast is exactly the same as the Cloud Swallowing Beast described in theĀ Spirit Beast Records, it is extremely aggressive and has harmed countless people. This point is somewhat different from the description in theĀ Spirit Beast Records. Thus, weāve been unable to determine whether it really is a Cloud Swallowing Beast.ā
So that was how it was.
If not for the fact that Night Sky Palace couldnāt determine if it was a Cloud Swallowing Beast, and because Mt. Wanxun was truly too vast and difficult to search, they probably wouldnāt have invited them overā¦ā¦ Moreover, the legends said that the Cloud Swallowing Beastās cultivation level was comparable to a Soul Formation level cultivatorās, and it had previously injured many Night Sky Palace disciples. Most likely, the Night Sky Palace did indeed lack the strength to capture it, or else they wouldnāt have let word of this escape at all.
No wonder that invitation had been unwilling to give any details, all secretive and mysterious. So they were afraid that the news would be leaked ahead of time.
Everyone began to discuss in low voices, whispering in each otherās ears. Some already couldnāt wait.
Although Ding Qiao was a little swayed, he frowned and pondered for a moment, then spoke a bit hesitantly. āAs an auspicious beast, why would the Cloud Swallowing Beast harm people? It couldnāt be that it has something to do with Hollow Ridge?ā
When the words āHollow Ridgeā came out without any warning, the great hall abruptly became quiet for a moment. Immediately after, understanding dawned on everyone one by one.
āI was just saying that something was off. So it was something to do with that devil on Hollow Ridge! Now it makes sense.ā
āThatās right, thatās right. Thereās no evil that that devil on Hollow Ridge wonāt do. It must be that that devil used some evil trick to make an auspicious beast harm people, devastating the common folk! As expected of something that devil would do!ā
Fang Li hadnāt expected that his popcorn-eating would suddenly be turned onto himself and immediately perked up, pricking his ears to listen, wanting to see what they could come up with to say about him.
āI heard that that devil has to be served by young men and women every day. Who knows how many innocent young men and women heās plundered to refine into furnaces to suck their vitality.ā
āThat devil also takes all the prisoners he captures to refine into puppets or medicinal vessels. Itās really too cruel!ā
āItās far more than that! He pulls out the souls of those who donāt obey his orders and refines them for a whole forty-nine days, making them suffer a fate worse than death!ā
āThe bottom of the Fallen Star Sea is filled with the resentful spirits of those who died with grievances!ā
In his mind, Fang Li thought, Yan Sui actually wasnāt bored enough for all that. As the villainous final boss of the original book and a tyrannical demon lord of some sophistication, where would he find enough free time to do all thatā¦ā¦
He would kill those who opposed him or refused to follow him, but that was it. Moreover, his goals were clear-cut; it was only for the sake of uniting the demonic sects. The demonic cultivators whoād died at his hand were far more than the righteous ones, or else how would those demonic cultivators obediently listen to his orders? Heād never had the hobby of tormenting others, and even less would he go around plundering the people. Nor was he interested in indiscriminately killing the innocent, since he didnāt care about anything else at all, nor did he care about any rumors or slanderā¦ā¦
Oh, but these were all things Yan Suiās underlings did, and Yan Sui didnāt really restrict them. If he was going to shoulder the blame for it, then so be it.
But what followed started to become more and more nonsensical.
āI heard that the demonic cultivation that that devil practices is completely evil. Every day, he has to eat the hearts of ten virgin men and women! And he eats them live!ā
āThereās rumors that that devil is extremely bloodthirsty. If he doesnāt kill someone every day, then heāll feel uncomfortable, and if he doesnāt hear miserable screaming, then he canāt fall asleep, so he has people flayed inch by inch, all day and night. That way, at all times of the day, the wretched screaming on Hollow Ridge wonāt stop for even a moment.ā
āI heard that that devil is extremely ugly and canāt bear to see good-looking people, so the demonic cultivators under him are each uglier than the next. The uglier they are, the more favored a position they have.ā
āAll of you are just repeating rumors. I have reliable news, that devil is a monster whoās cultivated for a thousand years. He lives by sucking the vitality of others, and he has to have live people to cultivate his demonic practice. Thatās why he goes around wantonly slaughtering and capturing cultivators!ā
Fang Li, āā¦ā¦ā
Alright, as long as you guys are happy.
Fang Li completely admired everyoneās imagination and listened on with gusto, to the point that he even wanted to personally participate and contribute his part to the rumors about him, when suddenly, someone changed the topic and started talking about Xie Huai again.
āI heard that ever since Yuyi-jun went to Hollow Ridge, heās been cruelly tormented by that devil, to the point that heās too tragic to bear seeing and covered in wounds and canāt even get out of bedā¦ā¦ā
āHow would Yuyi-jun be willing to surrender to that devil? That devil has so many ways to torment someone. He would definitely use them on him, probably making him suffer a fate worse than deathā¦ā¦ā
āYuyi-jun is that good-looking and has the bearing of a celestial. That devil is so ugly, he must be jealous to death. Thatās why he purposefully captured him so he could bring him back and humiliate him every day! To satisfy his twisted, vulgar interests.ā
āItās a pity Yuyi-jun had no choice but to give himself to that devil for the sake of his sect. What a pity, what a pityā¦ā¦ā
At first, Fang Li had been a little nervous, but seeing that nobody was slandering Xie Huai, and they were all focused on cursing himself, he immediately relaxed.
It looked like people like that goateed man were the minority, and even if someone did harbor bad thoughts, they couldnāt say them aloud during this type of occasion. After all, the mice hiding in the gutters in the dark wouldnāt find it easy to see the light of day. If they met with Xie Huaiās fans, wouldnāt it turn into a fight on the spot? In a public setting, one still had to care about face.
He was the uncontested winner with the most anti-fans in the whole world, while Xie Huai was the uncontested winner with the most fans in the world.
The combined might of the two uncontested winners was explosive. Something as shocking as the demon lord kidnapping Xie Huai as a playthingāif this were on Earth, it would be enough to paralyze Weibo for three days and nights. It would be stranger if these people didnāt talk about them.
These days, when one spoke of Yan Sui, one had to mention Xie Huai. When one spoke of Xie Huai, one had to mention Yan Suiā¦ā¦ If one didnāt know, one would even think they were a pair.
Thinking of this, Fang Li couldnāt help but laugh.
He only thought it was extremely amusing and bent his ear, scooting forward a bitā¦ā¦
Suddenly, a clear and cool voice said, āNot so.ā
Fang Li startled and turned his head back.
Xie Huaiās dark eyes were heavy, and his brow was furrowed. His lips were pursed in displeasure into a lineā¦ā¦ It wasnāt that he was defending this devilās crimes, he was only stating the facts when considering that matter on its own.
Besides, you arenāt willing to listen to people slander me, so am I supposed to be willing to listen to people slander you? No matter what kind of person you are, itās not a reason for others to defame you.
Perhaps even Fang Li himself didnāt mind these things, but he didnāt want to keep listening.
Fang Li was distracted for a moment, then was deeply moved. It was normal for an evil demon to have these kinds of rumors about him, after all. If he didnāt have any anti-fans, then it meant that he wasnāt popular enough; he didnāt mind at all. But to think that Xie Huai, this tight-lipped block of stone, would actually open his mouth to clarify the facts for himā¦ā¦
How upright and honest was he?! Seeking the truth in all matters instead of following the herd, righteous to the point that he couldnāt tolerate a speck of dust in his eyes!
As expected, he really lived up to the name of the protagonistĀ shou, pure and clean and free from vulgarities, unlike any of these other people!
Those people were just in the midst of heated conversation when someone raised a differing opinion out of nowhere. Although his voice wasnāt loud, it was powerful and resonating like an icy spring hitting rock, making it impossible to ignore. It drew everyoneās gaze one by one as they looked over to see just who was so unable to read the room.
Yet Xie Huai only fixed his gaze on Fang Li. Although Fang Li only had an ordinary face on right now, that pair of eyes rippled with clear and gleaming light, as if filled with countless words, looking at Xie Huai with gratefulness and deep emotionā¦ā¦ After a moment, Xie Huai turned his eyes away a little awkwardly.
Donāt misunderstand, Iā¦ā¦
Suddenly, an unhappy voice rang out. It was precisely a middle-aged cultivator who had been participating in the discussion earlier, and he pelted Xie Huai with admonishments. āWhat do you know? Youāre a junior who doesnāt know his place. If you say itās not so, then it isnāt so? What, it couldnāt be that youāve met that devil?!ā
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The Author Has Something to Say:
Fang Li: I donāt love him, I just canāt watch as people slander him.
Xie Huai: I donāt love him either, I just canāt watch as people slander him.