"Why do I feel like you've been acting strangely lately?" Di Nüfeng asked softly.
Ling Xuanxiao was slightly taken aback and pondered for a moment.
"What do you think is different about me?"
Di Nüfeng held her chopsticks between her lips, her bright eyes shifting slightly.
Instead of answering Ling Xuanxiao's question, she asked in return:
"Why did you kill everyone in that temple?"
"I heard them cursing you behind your back, so I couldn't stand it."
Di Nüfeng furrowed her delicate brows, biting down on her chopsticks as she turned to stare at Ling Xuanxiao gloomily.
"You're fooling me!"
Ling Xuanxiao fell silent again.
"They were my enemies."
"Oh? What kind of grudge requires wiping out their entire sect?" Di Nüfeng asked.
"A hatred as deep as the sea," Ling Xuanxiao said calmly. "Shu Mountain."
Di Nüfeng understood at once. "So... so from now on, you'll always be seeking revenge?"
"Yes."
Di Nüfeng turned her head away, leaving her back to Ling Xuanxiao.
This time, it was Di Nüfeng's turn to fall silent.
"You lied to me!"
Only after a while did Di Nüfeng's voice ring out.
There was resentment in her voice.
Ling Xuanxiao ate his noodles. "I didn't lie to you. I'll help you, and you'll help me take revenge."
Di Nüfeng glanced sideways at a corner of the room, still refusing to look at Ling Xuanxiao.
Ling Xuanxiao continued, "I won't make you and Heavenly Fiend Hall deal with enemies you can't handle either. I only need you to help me wipe out some minor sects and schools."
Di Nüfeng turned her head slightly, her beautiful eyes flickering before she looked toward Ling Xuanxiao.
"How strange."
Ling Xuanxiao said, "What is?"
"Nothing. It's so stuffy in here!"
Di Nüfeng stood and reached out to push open