Wu Tun Yue pondered for a moment.
He gathered the rankings of every domain within his Sea of Consciousness.
His gaze moved steadily downward.
A few breaths later.
At the very bottom.
He caught sight of four black characters.
His fury instantly soared to the heavens.
Azure Ancient Domain, Xuanhuang Land ranking...
At the bottom?
So that was it.
The man and demon before him were not noble heirs from a mighty domain.
They were merely rustic cultivators from the backwoods.
Damn it.
He had bowed and scraped, run around before and after them, and painstakingly explained everything to this man and demon.
All in hopes of climbing the social ladder.
Who would have thought.
His heartfelt respect had been fed to the dogs!
Dogs from the backwoods!
"Brother Yue, farewell!"
Seeing Wu Tun Yue's expression visibly darken, Xiao Chen did not linger. With a hint of apology, he turned to leave.
In this matter.
Lao Six and he were indeed in the wrong.
They had not deceived him.
Yet they had gone with the flow.
Using their information advantage.
And ultimately profited.
"Leave? Wishful thinking! You tricked me and now want to walk away unscathed? How could there be such a good thing in this world?"
Beneath the dense, dark night fog, Wu Tun Yue's smile vanished. A cold gleam flashed in his eyes, spilling over with malice.
Originally, being toyed with by two lowly cultivators from the wilderness had enraged him beyond measure.
But when he thought of how this man and demon might very well possess the Hidden Lantern.
Joy welled up in his heart.
Since they had tricked him.
They would have to repay him with their lives and the Hidden Lantern.
"Little Yue, since you're still somewhat polite and know to call me Lord Six,