"Goddamn it!" Baiqiao flew into a rage when he heard that, glaring viciously at True Venerable Ke Lin. "You really do have some nerve!"
He was speaking up for Wanwu Realm, yet who would have thought the other party would say something so absurd?
Ke Lin, however, remained unmoved. He had not deliberately meant to undercut Baiqiao. Rather... he refused to follow the other man's rhythm.
Baiqiao's cunning had already been exaggerated almost to the level of legend among the Outer-Domain Cultivators.
There was no need to say too much. If you saw Baiqiao do something and could not figure out his logic, turning around and walking away was the best choice.
The current True Venerable Ke Lin obviously could not leave, so he could only choose to do the opposite.
In any case, recruiting Qu Jianlei to Wanwu Realm would not be a wrong choice—who would not want such a talent?
Most importantly, Ke Lin knew very well that True Venerable Qu was not a native of Houde, and had even spent a very long time in the Empire.
Wanwu Realm truly could accept without the slightest hesitation a talent like this, someone whose ties to Houde Realm were not deep.
Hearing Baiqiao say this, Ke Lin looked utterly unconcerned. "Fellow Daoist Baiqiao, I'm only offering terms."
"If Houde has treated True Venerable Qu well, would he possibly leave? Calm down."
"You really are a piece of work," Baiqiao snapped, so angry his composure broke outright. "You don't want to save them anymore, do you?"
Others all said he had too many schemes, but in truth, once one reached the realm of a True Venerable, who did not have a temper of their own?
"I do," Ke Lin said solemnly. "Are the terms I offered lacking sincerity?"
Baiqiao gave