Chapter 432: Jiang Xiaobai's Return Journey, Everyone's Longing!

Not long after.

Half a shichen had not yet passed.

Zhao Hu had already returned.

Only now, his expression was complicated, his eyes filled with confusion.

His right hand was moreover stained with a great deal of bright red fresh blood.

He walked up to Xiao Bai, silently lowering his head.

Then, a sudden thud was heard.

He abruptly dropped to both knees!

Following that, he stretched out both hands, pressed them against the ground strewn with broken stones, and said in a low voice:

"Zhao Hu has no more ties in this world, and no longer wishes to drag out a wretched existence. I beg you, Senior, to grant me death with your own hand!"

After completing the last obsession in his heart.

He had already lost all longing for life.

Within him remained only endless weariness, tedium, and emptiness.

Perhaps being killed by this senior of the Myriad Manifestations realm with his own hands would, for him, instead be a release.

Yet the affairs of the world are full of twists.

What he had not anticipated still happened in the end.

Xiao Bai's laughter suddenly rang out:

"Die? Hahahaha, when did I ever say I would take your life?"

The moment these words fell, it was like a bolt from a clear sky crashing down, exploding in Zhao Hu's mind!

He stood dumbfounded on the spot, suddenly raising his head, his eyes filled with disbelief!

He had never in his wildest dreams imagined.

That he, who had already prepared himself to die, could still welcome such an inconceivable turn of events!

So it turned out that all along this journey, it had been his own overthinking.

This senior had never once intended to kill him........

For a moment, Zhao Hu suddenly felt utterly tongue-tied.

He stammered, not knowing what to say.

Then, under his gaze full of doubt.

Xiao Bai extended his right hand, stroked his own chin, and said softly:

"You're not a bad sort. Right now, my Cangwu Jiang clan is at the very beginning of its rise, and still needs a few capable hands."

"Your performance, I have seen it all with my own eyes. You barely pass as qualified. Now I wish to summon you into my Cangwu Jiang clan's service. Are you willing?"

"However, the specifics will need to wait until we return to Cangwu Mountain, for the clan leader to decide!"

After this barrage of information.

Zhao Hu's expression changed again and again, his mind a complete blank!

Who could have imagined that such a day would come for him?

Not only would he not have to die, but he could also receive such a tremendous blessing!

After all, in his eyes, the Cangwu Jiang clan had already become an incomparably terrifying colossus!

Not only did it possess Jiang Daoxuan, who was suspected to be at the Sun Wheel realm, as well as that Sun Wheel realm spirit tiger by his side holding the fort!

It also had this Senior Bai of the Myriad Manifestations realm backing it up!

And all of this was merely the strength that had surfaced above the water.

God only knew how many other powerful existences the Cangwu Jiang clan was hiding in the shadows!

If there were a few more Myriad Manifestations realm experts, what force within the entire Great Qin dynasty could possibly stand against them?!

Thinking of this, and then recalling Jiang Daoxuan slaying Sima Nan, and Senior Bai giving him the chance to avenge himself.

As well as that bright future ahead!

The light in Zhao Hu's eyes gradually brightened, once again radiating brilliance!

In the end, he cupped his hands and said:

"Joining the Cangwu Jiang clan is something countless cultivators dream of, and it is also the greatest fortune of my life, Zhao Hu. How could I possibly refuse?"

Having spoken, he lowered his head and pressed his forehead to the ground:

"Many thanks to Senior Bai for your appreciation! Zhao Hu is willing to follow at your side, and fight for the Cangwu Jiang clan!"

"From this day forth, if there is anything you need, the Cangwu Jiang clan has only to give the word, and I, Zhao Hu, will surely lead the charge, lay down my life and shed my blood, without the slightest regret!"

Zhao Hu's voice rang out with absolute conviction!

By now, he felt as if a broad, bright avenue had been laid out before him!

Originally, when Sima Nan had fallen, he had still thought the Cangwu Jiang clan could not withstand the imperial court's wrath, was doomed to be destroyed in an instant, and had no future to speak of.

But after the experiences of this journey.

His view had already undergone an earth-shattering reversal!

What could the mere imperial court possibly do?

So long as Senior Bai stepped forward, every difficulty would surely be overcome!

Before the invincible might of the Myriad Manifestations realm.

Even the imperial court, so powerful it left countless forces gasping for breath, could only choose to swallow this grievance in silence!

It could be foreseen that after this affair, this Cangwu Jiang clan would surely soar to the nine heavens, becoming a True Lord house renowned across several nations!

When that day truly came, let alone a newly-advanced little Moon Wheel cultivator like himself.

Even those veteran Moon Wheels, let alone Sun Wheels, had to curry favor with the Jiang family—how could it possibly be up to him?

So now joining the Cangwu Jiang family and hitching a ride on this promising train is undoubtedly the best choice!

Meanwhile.

On the other side.

Hearing Zhao Hu's reply, Xiao Bai gave a slight nod: "A wise choice."

Gaining control of a Moon Wheel–level combatant with considerable potential.

For the Jiang family, whose overall average level has yet to reach the Primordial Realm,

and whose strongest clan member is merely a Moon Wheel, this holds considerable value.

Of course, the most important thing was the man's personality, which greatly pleased him.

Then, Jiang Xiao turned his head slightly toward the tiger beside him:

"Soon there will be too many eyes around—your current form won't do. Do you have a solution?"

Hu Li opened his massive jaws and grinned: "Though I haven't mastered transformation, my clan's innate ability makes shrinking my size no trouble."

No sooner had he spoken than he activated his innate ability, contracting the power within his body.

In a few breaths, his once massive frame rapidly shrank until he became a one-meter-long cub!