Seeing the townspeople's sudden reaction, the red-robed immortal froze for a moment. As if he had realized something, he suddenly turned around and saw Wang Ye smiling behind him, along with the terrifying oppression radiating from him. His body stiffened in place.
"This Immortal is Fu Xing of the Heavenly Court."
"Y-Your Excellency is...?"
A bead of cold sweat trickled down his forehead.
Even in ancient times, the strength of the person before him would have placed him among the absolute top tier, the kind one could count on one hand. How could he have no impression of him at all?
And the aura this person gave off was absolutely not friendly.
"It's nothing. I was just passing by."
"I heard someone was planning to slaughter a city, so I came to watch the excitement."
"Please, continue."
Wang Ye smiled as he pointed at the city below and spoke.
Fu Xing had only just awakened. He had not yet shed that lofty mindset, but it was not as though he had no brains. He could still understand sarcasm.
After hearing Wang Ye's words, his heart immediately wavered.
This person clearly intended to protect the mortals.
The crucial question was why a major figure of this level would care about mere mortals. It left him utterly baffled.
It seemed he had acted too hastily.
He should have first learned about the history of these past thousand years before making a decision.
He had been impulsive!
"This Immortal was presumptuous. I did not know this city was Your Excellency's domain."
"For the Heavenly Court's sake, how about we let this matter end here?"
"I am also a duly appointed orthodox immortal of the Heavenly Court, Fu Xing."
At the end, Fu Xing spoke with meaningful implication.
Wang Ye looked thoughtful.
"Fu Xing...