"Hahahaha..."
Di Shitian burst into laughter and patted Gu Sheng on the shoulder. "Duan Lang, you truly are someone I thought highly of. You don't let trivial matters hold you back from achieving great things. That is what a true achiever should be like."
Gu Sheng bowed slightly. "You flatter me, Sect Master. I am willing to go through fire and water for you and head to Huo Family Village to force Jian Chen to submit."
"No need!"
Di Shitian reined in his laughter and waved his hand. "You're right. Jian Chen is nothing but a waste. There's no need for a major figure like you, second only to me in the Heavenly Gate, to trouble yourself over him. I have a more important task for you. Recently, our spies received word that someone resembling Cloudwalker appeared in..."
Di Shitian smoothly changed the subject. Gu Sheng, still bent over with his fists clasped, wore a cold smile at the corner of his mouth. As expected, this bastard Di Shitian could never truly trust me. But that's fine. I have no intention of risking my life for him either.
He was already settling on a candidate for the Hero Sword so quickly. It seemed his probing just now had been correct: Di Shitian was wary of Nameless.
Gu Sheng had mentioned Nameless earlier not on a whim, but deliberately to test him. Now, combined with his previous deductions, Di Shitian's reaction had given him the answer. Di Shitian feared Nameless and did not want him taking part in the dragon-slaying.
Nameless was no ordinary martial arts legend. His martial prowess was indeed inferior to Di Shitian's, but with the Hero Sword, he would be infinitely close to the true legendary martial realm, posing a considerable threat to Di Shitian. If Nameless