Then the World-Purifying Qinglian Leaf would belong to him? Anger rose within me, but I did not show it. After all, if he was taking on the karmic burden of killing so many people, it was more than worth it! Wan Songxiao was anything but ordinary. No one could kill tens of thousands of people and still stand before me with a carefree grin!
"Oh, so you only wanted the World-Purifying Qinglian Leaf. I thought you wanted to take over Central Province," I said coldly.
"Fellow Daoist Xia, please don't make baseless assumptions about me. I really only came to help. Of course, I can't help for nothing, wouldn't you agree? Besides, I still haven't asked for my reward for giving you that information about Shan City last time, have I?" Wan Songxiao put away the World-Purifying Qinglian Leaf, then tucked each hand into the opposite sleeve. He looked utterly unguarded. His nerve was truly astounding!
"Heh. Then what sort of reward would you like, Fellow Daoist Wan?" Displeasure stirred within me. This fellow had to be more than an ordinary disciple of the Immortal Path Sect.
"There's no need for a reward. I'll just take this World-Purifying Qinglian Leaf with me. You know I'm only an errand runner. All I ask is that you fellow Daoists keep your promise. Since I've done what was asked, please don't make things difficult for me, all right?" As he spoke, Wan Songxiao cupped his hands toward me, Ruan Qiushui, and the others, looking exceedingly cautious.
"Big Brother... I didn't know this thing was so important..." Ruan Qiushui looked rather lost. I immediately waved a hand and said, "It's all right. Once we've given something away, we won't take it back."
Ruan Qiushui breathed a sigh of relief at my words, as did