"Since Senior has invited me so sincerely."
"How could I refuse without slighting Senior's kind intentions?"
"I only hope Senior does not find me too crude."
"I have nothing more to say."
Facing this young man, whose depth he could not fathom and who was at least no weaker than the Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereigns he had encountered, such as the Nine Tribulations Battle Emperor, the Heavenly Emperor, and Tai Ling Su, Lu Yuan did not dare show the slightest disrespect.
He cupped his fists, his attitude impeccably respectful.
Though his vigilance had been raised to the utmost.
He could not show it on his face.
Otherwise, it would seem like a slap in the face.
In other words, I kindly invited you, a junior, to tea and conversation, yet you dared to question my motives. Narrow-minded people like you are destined never to achieve greatness.
If that led to further misunderstandings.
That would truly be unnecessary.
As for whether such things might happen, Lu Yuan believed they were possible. Putting himself in the other party's shoes, if he were this young man, a mere Earth Supreme dared reject the goodwill of someone who was most likely a Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereign and even suspected him. He would certainly be extremely displeased. After all, if I wanted to kill you or do something harmful to you, there would be no need for the underhanded methods you imagined. One slap would turn you into a pancake of flesh, and that would be that. So I treated you sincerely, but you could not do the same. Someone as undiscerning as you is not worth investing in.
That was the most basic line of reasoning.
Of course.
Different perspectives.
Naturally led to different conclusions.
From Lu Yuan's perspective, he acknowledged that the above