"That was only natural. Father, your eye for things had already surpassed even the Immortals and Gods—how could you possibly be wrong?"
Liu Xun hurriedly flattered him.
"Cut the crap!"
"Get to the 'but'!"
He knew his son too well.
Whenever this brat dropped to his knees, nothing good ever came of it.
At this moment, he could not help but feel worried.
Because this good news carried real weight! Logically, even if something had gone wrong, it should have been enough to balance merit against fault.
Yet this kid was still kneeling steadily before him. That alone showed the problem was serious!!!
"But..."
Liu Xun shrank his neck. "You already know that Moon Embracing Sect currently possesses twenty-five Spirit Mountains, right?"
"Of course!"
"The destruction of those three sects was suspicious. That so-called Pointing Profound Pill is said to have been nothing but a fabrication, though the exact circumstances remain unclear. Most of those who acted were desperate outlaws, and they left behind few traces. It will be difficult to discover who they were."
"But what does that have to do with Moon Embracing Sect?"
The Patriarch of the Liu Family was puzzled.
It could not have been Moon Embracing Sect that had acted, could it?
They did not have the strength to wipe out three sects root and branch overnight.
"Father, I do not know whether this matter is connected to Moon Embracing Sect, but we previously agreed to set up a Sect Protecting Grand Formation for them. Now, Moon Embracing Sect's Spirit Mountains have suddenly increased to twenty-five, and their territory has expanded more than a hundredfold..."
The Patriarch of the Liu Family's breath caught.
"You... agreed?"
"Yes."
Liu Xun lowered his head, already prepared to be sprayed bloody by the scolding.
Yet his old father's curses