Chapter 532

Facing Qi Xiong's salute invitation, Huo Yan merely smiled and shook his head.

'No need, it's rare to come out; later I still want to go find Yu Mo and the others for a chat. As for sect affairs, nowadays it's all yours, you little rascals.'

'This time we two leaving seclusion isn't for anything else; your Dao Yi Sect's hegemony over Dongzhou is already a settled matter; our Luo Xia Sect actually has no intention of contending with your Dao Yi Sect, and of course we couldn't even if we tried.'

'Su Luoxing intends to affiliate with the Dao Yi Sect; the specifics you two can discuss yourselves, after all you're familiar with each other, so we won't interfere.'

Huo Yan's words basically cleared up Qi Xiong and his companions' doubts.

He gave Su Luoxing a strange look, not expecting this guy to also come to defect—though your defection face seems a bit off, doesn't it?

Watching Su Luoxing grit his teeth, his face as black as a pot bottom, Qi Xiong helplessly curled his lips.

'I didn't force you; you came to defect on your own, yet you act as if I owe you money.'

However, in front of Huo Yan and Cai Xia, Qi Xiong still smiled and replied.

'Alright, the junior will properly discuss things with Brother Su.'

'Haha, that's good. Since it's so, we two old fellows won't linger; taking advantage of this last bit of time, we can still gather with old friends, which is also a great fortune.'

Huo Yan gave a hearty laugh, then directly vanished from the hall together with Cai Xia.

With Huo Yan and his companion's departure, Qi Xiong smiled and said to Su Luoxing.

'Sect Master Su, please.'

'Hmph, I don't need your pity.'

Who would have thought that upon hearing Qi Xiong's words, Su Luoxing gave a cold snort and then went to sit at the lower seat.

Seeing this, it only confused Qi Xiong further—what the hell is this guy up to? Clearly you came to defect of your own accord, now you're putting on a face for whom to see?

As for the other Luo Xia Sect Saints, they kept smiling apologetically, while Yang Xian proactively spoke up.

'That Qi Sect Master, my senior brother recently has yellow urine.'

Hmm???

Damn, can saints even get 'fired up'? What the hell, did you eat too many wood bugs?

He gave Su Luoxing a speechless look; Qi Xiong didn't bother with him—this guy's just like that, a big man whose mood swings like a woman's, flipping his face at the drop of a hat.

Since youth, Qi Xiong has been indulging him more than once or twice.

It's also because Su Luoxing doesn't know Qi Xiong's thoughts; otherwise he'd probably really fight him to the death—'you damn, that's called letting me?'

After taking the main seat, Wu Shou, Hong Zun, Shi Song and the others sat on the left side below, facing the Luo Xia Sect members.

Not wanting to waste words, Qi Xiong directly spoke to Su Luoxing.

'Brother Su, are you sure you want to become an affiliate sect of my Dao Yi Sect?'

'Certain.'

Upon hearing that, Su Luoxing clenched his teeth and forced out two words stiffly.

'Alright, then please, Brother Su, swear a Heavenly Dao oath.'

'What?'

Upon hearing Qi Xiong's words, Su Luoxing jumped up instantly, glaring at Qi Xiong and saying.

'You want me to swear a Heavenly Dao oath? You actually want me to swear a Heavenly Dao oath?'

Seeing Su Luoxing suddenly erupt in rage, Qi Xiong was bewildered.

'What's wrong, is there a problem?'

Isn't this normal? Chen Qingyu, Huang Tian, Jue Xin—they've all sworn Heavenly Dao oaths, except for the myriad ghost kings of Ghost Valley, because the Heavenly Dao pays them no heed, so they didn't, while everyone else did.

Isn't this a normal procedure?

Qi Xiong was a bit dazed, but Su Luoxing, regarding this, only grew angrier, grinding his teeth.

'Qi Xiong, I came to defect, yet you actually want me to set up a Heavenly Dao oath?'

'Yeah, what's the problem? Isn't that how it's always done?'

'You suspect I'll rebel in the future?'

Seeing Su Luoxing's violent rage, Qi Xiong felt vexed—no need to doubt, with you looking like you want to eat people, saying you won't rebel later would hardly be believed by anyone.

What Qi Xiong didn't know was how much inner turmoil Su Luoxing went through in deciding to defect.

Since youth, everything has been overwhelmed by Qi Xiong, and afterwards he repeatedly got screwed by him to the point of losing all bearings.

Every time he goes off and frolics ahead, Su Luoxing ends up taking the blame behind him.

In the end, even now having to rely on him, Su Luoxing's feelings cannot be put into words.

All I regret is that I can't beat Qi Xiong.

But now, Qi Xiong still wants him to swear a Heavenly Dao oath, which in Su Luoxing's view is nothing short of bullying.

Immediately, Su Luoxing's eye sockets reddened; the act of defecting, like a spark, utterly ignited the lifelong humiliation in his heart.

And observing Su Luoxing's changing expression, Qi Xiong also doubted.

'No, just talk about the matter, why are you crying?'

I don't get it—you've barely sat down and spoken a few sentences, why are you crying and making a fuss? Can't we just discuss it again, everyone?

But Su Luoxing seemed not to have heard at all, glaring at Qi Xiong and shouting.

'Qi Xiong, do you know what I hate most in my life?'

'What?'

'It's meeting you.'

Hmm???

'Why bring this up again?' Qi Xiong looked at Su Luoxing with a black line on his head, while Su Luoxing at this point was already talking to himself.

'When I was seven, I joined the Luo Xia Sect and followed my Shīzūn to the Dao Yi Sect for the first time; back then you had just joined the Dao Yi Sect as well, and that was our first meeting—do you still remember?'

'What does that have to do with anything?'

Qi Xiong spoke doubtfully, but the next second Su Luoxing raised his head and angrily shouted.

"What's the relation? You tell me, what did you do to me that day?"

"What did I do to you?"

"You... you went to Tāngquán to peek at the female disciples, and in the end I took the damn blame."

Huh???

Upon hearing this, everyone present was stunned, and then their gazes kept shifting back and forth between Qi Xiong and Su Luoxing.

Even Wu Shou and Shi Song didn't know about this, after all Qi Xiong joined the sect earlier than them.

And upon hearing this, Qi Xiong also showed an embarrassed look.

"Um... back then I told you to run, but you didn't manage to escape, so I can't be blamed, right?"

"I had just joined the sect then, how could I run?"

"Then it's your own lack of strength; you can't blame me for that."

"Fine, even if that's the case, but why, when we later confronted each other in front of Shīzūn, did you not speak up for me and instead frame me?"

"This... you were already caught then; I was thinking that one death is better than two."

"Alright, alright, then what about the second time we met—what did you say then?"

"The second time we met?"

"You came to our Luo Xia Sect, and we two went together to play in the back mountains—what did you do?"

"What did I do?"

"You tricked me into eating goldthread fruit, Qi Xiong—you're not human..."

Everyone present knows what goldthread fruit is—a low-grade spiritual fruit, basically a strong laxative.

It might not be useful for high-level cultivators, but for low-level cultivators who have just started practicing, even a bite can leave them utterly drained.

Upon hearing that Qi Xiong tricked the young Su Luoxing into eating goldthread fruit, even Hong Zun couldn't help but give a thumbs-up and chuckle quietly.

"Senior Brother is awesome!"

Seeing that Qi Xiong had no reply, Su Luoxing could no longer hold back and shouted out in grievance.

"Do you know I had diarrhea for half a month? Half a month—do you know how I spent that half month? Do you know?"