Doesn't Respond Well to Hard Approaches

[Xie Huide's words instantly made your scalp tingle]

["Crap! My cover's blown! When did this happen?"]

[Your heart tightens]

[Xie Huide and Deng Rusong across from you, however, remain calm]

[You're certain you can beat Xie Huide]

[But against Deng Rusong, who's in the mid-stage of Grandmaster, you wouldn't stand a chance even if you gave it your all]

[Moreover, this is a secret chamber, and there are several tightly sealed, heavy stone doors outside; there's no way to escape]

[If you're not careful, these two old schemers will trap you like a turtle in a jar... Wait, did I just insult myself...?]

["Am I going to end up dying here?"]

[You feign composure and say with a smile, "Master, who the heck is that bastard He Yu? I don't know him!"]

[Xie Huide takes out a letter from his pocket: "He Yu, I said we would show you our sincerity. Before that, we want to be honest with you."]

["What do you mean?" you ask, looking at the letter in Xie Huide's hand]

[Xie Huide opens the letter and takes out the letter paper]

[He looks at you, then reads: "He Yu, male, age twenty-eight, from Shidong Village, Xian'an County, Danzhou."]

[You are suddenly startled, feeling a chill run down your spine]

[They're digging up my ancestral grave!]

[Xie Huide's voice is calm and unwavering as he continues reading]

["Before the age of fifteen, Yu tilled the fields at home. At fifteen, there was a great drought, and his parents starved to death."]

["Yu, on the verge of death, was rescued by Wang Kun, the master of the Golden Saber Martial Hall in Xian'an County."]

["A little over a month later, all two hundred and fifty-three members of the Golden Saber Martial Hall suddenly disappeared without a trace."]

["It is suspected that Yu killed them and destroyed the bodies."]

["Eight days later, Duan Qian, the governor of Danzhou, issued an arrest warrant, but to no avail."]

["Seven months later, Yu appeared in a small fishing village under the Danxia Sect."]

["Two months later, Yu changed his name to Zhao Tiezhu and became a disciple of Xie Huide, an elder of the Danxia Sect."]

["He Yu is meticulous, alert, with clear grudges and gratitude, decisive in killing."]

["His martial arts talent is outstanding, and his alchemy talent is also good. Given time, he will surely become a formidable figure."]

["However, his cultivation is unknown, his motives are unclear, and he is extremely dangerous. Caution is advised!"]

[Xie Huide looks at you after reading the letter: "This is all we know about you. Based on this, we are still willing to talk to you."]

["Detailed, too detailed!"]

[After listening to Xie Huide read your character biography, you repeatedly sigh]

[It's like someone is following you at all times]

[Except for the seven months you spent hiding in the mountains to avoid the limelight without specific information]

[Everywhere else where people were present, all your actions were exposed without exception]

[At this moment, you calm down instead]

[Since these two went to so much trouble to read you a passage in classical Chinese]

[Then they don't intend to kill you]

[Maybe they really want you to take care of Shiniang]

[You ask, "The only person in the world who could investigate to this extent is probably that emperor, Li Anlong, right?"]

["Yes, we asked him to investigate while we were refining pills." Xie Huide replies]

["Not bad, you even have a complimentary service. Does that mean you've suspected me for a long time?"]

[Xie Huide sighs softly: "It's not suspicion; we had to make sure you were someone worth entrusting."]

[You look at Xie Huide: "That letter is accurate except for not mentioning my handsome appearance. Even so, you're still willing to entrust Shiniang to me?"]

["I've been your master for several years. I can't be sure about other things, but I'm sure about 'clear grudges and gratitude.' I believe I only have kindness towards you, not hatred. I don't care what happened to you before."]

[You recall that Xie Huide has indeed been teaching you alchemy diligently these years]

[And he even gave you all the pill formulas and alchemy notes he had accumulated]

[That time, you even thought Xie Huide was making arrangements for his affairs and was about to die]

[It turns out he was giving you kindness in advance]

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[But regardless of whether Xie Huide's actions were deliberate, you did indeed benefit]

[Apart from secretly conducting a background check on you, Xie Huide has indeed only shown kindness and not hatred]

[Doing a background check on you isn't a big deal.]

[Back in your hometown, even if you join a small company, they'll still make several calls to harass your former colleagues for a background check.]

[Xie Huide is entrusting you with the biggest matter of his life, what's wrong with investigating you a little?]

[Totally fine.]

[You looked at Xie Huide, then looked intently at Deng Rusong.]

[You asked, "What kind of sincere conditions can you offer?"]

[Seeing you soften, Xie Huide said sincerely, "Besides the treatment you deserve as a personal disciple, the Danxia Sect will provide all the pills you need for your future cultivation. We will also provide you with a sect-level cultivation technique or a martial skill of the same level."]

[You nodded slightly.]

[This condition is actually quite good in itself.]

[But it's not too tempting for you.]

[Because your Inner Divinity Pill is currently completely self-sufficient.]

[Although you can't refine the Rank 6 Essence Pill to assist in cultivation after Dragon Transformation yet.]

[But you're still far from Dragon Transformation and don't need the Essence Pill urgently.]

[You believe that once you advance to Dragon Transformation, you will have already become a Rank 6 alchemist.]

[At that time, you will be able to refine the Essence Pill yourself.]

[As for the sect-level cultivation technique and martial skill, they are quite tempting.]

[Overall, the conditions offered by Xie Huide can only be said to be okay.]

[Your expression didn't change much.]

[Deng Rusong on the opposite side had a tense and serious face.]

[He is actually quite resistant to the matter of you infiltrating the Danxia Sect.]

[But because Xie Huide highly approves of you, Deng Rusong naturally won't say anything.]

[But if you stubbornly refuse, then you will change from an excellent employee of the Danxia Sect to a treacherous villain plotting against the sect.]

[Deng Rusong is very likely to attack you, and then you won't be able to survive.]

[Although you are already used to dying.]

[But you definitely want to live a few more days to improve your realm and go back to deal with Duan Qian.]

[However, their current attitude of locking you in a secret room doesn't really seem like they are negotiating with you.]

[This makes you very angry.]

[You glanced at the heavy stone door behind you and said calmly, "What if I still don't agree?"]

[Deng Rusong's face darkened a bit more.]

[But you looked at Deng Rusong indifferently, not afraid at all.]

[Isn't it just death?]

[It's not like you haven't died before.]

[Moreover, if you want to commit suicide, even a Supreme Grandmaster can't stop you, and it also avoids being caught and suffering.]

[Xie Huide lowered his head and sighed softly, "Ah, Tie... He Yu, I never had the idea of harming you from the beginning."]

[You looked at Xie Huide without saying anything.]

["Investigating your identity is just to avoid misunderstandings between us, otherwise I wouldn't have told you this matter frankly."]

[Xie Huide continued to say to himself, "If you don't agree, we won't do anything to you either."]

[Rumble—]

[The several heavy stone doors behind you all slowly opened.]

[The bright sunlight outside rushed into the secret room.]

[Xie Huide looked at you.]

["You can leave at any time."]

[You looked at the freedom that was within reach.]

[Your eyes flickered a few times.]

[After a long time,]

[You smiled brightly, "Master, I'm the kind of person who responds to kindness but not to force. Don't worry about the mistress, leave her to me, hehe."]