Chapter 11: 【You wouldn't want others to know, would you?】

The lava figure's face could not be clearly seen, but one could vaguely tell from its expression that it was smiling smugly.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time; I hope you won't disappoint me again this time!"

But Zuo Su's reply made it unable to laugh at all.

Pfft.

He stepped on the lava figure's head, flattening it instantly.

"Noisy."

Rongyantan:???

The shattered lava gathered into a mouth and spoke angrily:

"No, what is wrong with you? Why are you stepping on me!"

"This body of mine was not easy to have someone make! If you break it, you can't afford to compensate me!"

With an unchanging expression, Zuo Su asked calmly:

"If even I cannot afford to compensate, whose handiwork is it?"

"That is, of course... something I cannot tell you, hehe."

After gathering for a moment, the lava figure appeared again, though its size was more than half smaller than before.

"Don't think about probing me anymore; it is impossible for me to ever tell you."

"Our cooperation is just like this: we help you, you provide intelligence to us, and that is all."

It bowed deeply with a chuckle, then said flatteringly:

"Since you are unwilling to mention it, I will assume you haven't considered it yet. You can think about it slowly; I am not in a hurry."

"However, you have come at just the right time; I happen to have something I want to ask you."

Zuo Su: "Hm?"

"Your Divine Path Sect just made quite a commotion; can you reveal some details to me?"

Whoosh!

"Hey!"

The lava figure barely dodged Zuo Su's Demon foot and said, both annoyed and amused:

"I'm warning you, let's talk things out properly; don't resort to violence. Even if the deal doesn't go through, the goodwill should remain."

Hmph.

With a cold snort, Zuo Su spoke slowly:

"You... have been watching us the whole time."

The lava figure shrugged and spread its hands:

"Nonsense, you made such a big commotion, who wouldn't see it?"

"Stop guessing, more than half of the Beiming Divine Continent can see it; we aren't the only ones watching this place."

Zuo Su was silent, narrowing his eyes in thought.

"How have you considered it? I can use this intelligence as a bargaining chip for an Earth Grade trade."

And just as he was about to speak, he suddenly raised an eyebrow.

"Someone is coming."

Zuo Su dropped this sentence and turned to leave, leaving the lava figure alone by the Earth Fire Source Heart in a daze.

"???"

"You called me out just to step on me twice!?"

"Are you sick!"

"Although it is a bit sudden to say this, let us work hard for the sect together!"

Looking down at Zuo Yungui, who was slumped on the ground, Ren Yidao made the above statement with a serious face.

To this, Zuo Yungui expressed:

"Huh?"

What did you say?

When the nine bell tolls rang, Zuo Yungui's world plunged into darkness.

He knew that this time, he had thoroughly become a clown to be mocked.

Others would only notice the rising new star on Luoyue Peak, and would not care whose corpse he stepped on to rise.

He was that stepping stone.

The suppression before the elevation, the brick cast to attract jade.

Even though he was also a genuine Heaven-gifted talent, in front of the true blazing sun of the nine bell tolls, he had absolutely no advantage.

Even if he were to contend, the end result would only be bringing humiliation upon himself.

But now, Ren Yidao's appearance gave Zuo Yungui's world color once again.

"... Are you here to humiliate me?"

Unfortunately, it was not colorful, but a furious red.

"Stepping on my head wasn't enough, you actually came to my face to humiliate me!!!"

If this can be tolerated, what cannot!

He got up and grabbed Ren Yidao's collar, intending to give this hateful guy a punch.

Ren Yidao's expression did not change, and he reminded him softly:

"Senior Brother Zuo, you have misunderstood me. Also, I suggest you calm down and take a look around first."

"You... what!?"

Zuo Yungui wanted to say something more, but suddenly realized that there were... quite a lot of people around.

Why are there so many middle-aged disciples from my Lieyang Peak here? And why are they staring at me?

Wait a moment, isn't that Senior Uncle Duan from Lingxu Peak?

"!!!"

That's right.

If Ren Yidao wanted to humiliate me, he would naturally want people from other peaks to witness this scene as well.

Releasing Ren Yidao's collar, Zuo Yungui wanted to burst into loud laughter under the gazes of all sorts of people.

Hahaha!

Luoyue Peak, you have gone too far!

"Brother Zuo, I think you may have misunderstood something. Let me explain it to you."

"Heh, I have nothing to say to you..."

Ren Yidao spoke slowly:

"I have no ill will toward you."

【"I know your first love was your sister-in-law."】

Zuo Yungui:!!!

"What did you say!?"

Wait, was that him using sound transmission?

Looking at the youth before him who was gazing at him with a sincere expression, Zuo Yungui suddenly felt a bit dazed.

Ren Yidao was full of sincerity and said earnestly:

"I understand that you must be feeling terrible right now, but please hear me out first."

【"The first time you washed your bedsheets yourself was also because of her; you called her name in your dreams in the middle of the night and washed the sheets before dawn the next day."】

"It was your successful breakthrough that gave me a momentary opportunity, which is how I succeeded in the Descent of the Gods."

【"When your brother got married, you got drunk and ran to the river to drown yourself, and after waking up the next day, you swam back to the sect with your butt bare."】

"You could say that this time, it wasn't you and I competing, but rather you achieving me."

【"Do you need me to keep going? You wouldn't want these things to be known by everyone, would you?"】

With every word Ren Yidao spoke, Zuo Yungui felt the world before his eyes go dark.

Darker and darker, darker and darker!

"You are a heaven-gifted talent of the sect; I truly do not wish for you to have a rift with the sect because of me..."

【"For another example, that day your brother was drunk, their child was actually..."】

"Stop talking!!!"

Zuo Yungui let out a sudden roar and gripped Ren Yidao's right hand tightly with both of his hands.

Taking a deep breath, Zuo Yungui had tears in the corners of his eyes and said emotionally:

"It was I who was narrow-minded!"

"Senior Brother Ren! Let us work hard together for the future of the sect!!!"

Creak.

Zuo Yungui gripped Ren Yidao's hand tightly, so tightly.

If he could, he would love to crush this hateful guy into pieces right now!

If he could return to the past, he would really like to give himself two hard slaps.

Damn it!

I actually once thought he was truly a good person.

And Ren Yidao, feeling the other's fiery gaze, had an even brighter and gentler smile on his face.

He patted Zuo Yungui's shoulder lightly with his left hand and spoke gently:

"Yes, let us work hard together."

A kid is just a kid; he couldn't hold it in for very long.

I thought I would have to mention the time he "got lost" in the city for the first time before he would break.

Young people, tsk tsk.

Still need more tempering!

"Brother Zuo, you are too kind. Let us both do our best."

【"One more thing, it's not Brother Ren; you must call me Senior Uncle."】

Sniffling in humiliation, tears fell from the corners of Zuo Yungui's eyes as he choked out:

"Yes! Ren... Senior... Uncle!"

Ren Yidao was shocked and shook his head repeatedly:

"Senior Brother Zuo! Let us just address each other as we are; there is no need to be so polite."

【"Hey, Junior Martial Nephew Zuo."】

"No! The rules of etiquette cannot be abandoned! Senior Uncle Ren!!!"

Gritting his white teeth until they almost broke, the aggrieved Zuo Yungui's face turned red.

Seeing him like this, Ren Yidao nodded with difficulty:

"Since you insist... then I shall be presumptuous and call you Junior Martial Nephew Zuo."

Mmm, Junior Martial Nephew is truly well-behaved.

Such a good child!