I cursed inwardly. What a shameless bastard—he was plainly the sort who would sell his soul for money, and someone must have been egging him on from behind the scenes. I gritted my teeth, killing intent already rising in my heart, but at that moment, Huaxia Yue seized my hand and suppressed my urge to explode. She then said to Lu Xu, "Senior Sister Lu, surely there won't be any follow-up, right? I've already brought out every bit of capital Junior Sister can spare this time. If you come again, I'll have to ask Senior Sister Mo to lend me something before I can save this disciple."
I froze for a moment. Bringing up a Senior Sister Mo at a time like this—she was probably Huaxia Yue's backer.
"Senior Sister Mo..." Sure enough, Lu Xu's expression shifted slightly, as though Huaxia Yue's words had reminded her of something, and she seemed somewhat wary. Yet on the surface, she still said, "Junior Sister Hua, you can't blame me for this, can you? I'm only taking someone's money to help them avert disaster. Someone behind the scenes asked me to poke this hornet's nest, and if I refused, I'd have to repay that favor, wouldn't I? Consider what you spent the price of my building a bridge to help you avert this disaster. You still owe me a favor, don't you?"
"Then how are you planning to have my master repay this favor?" My expression immediately darkened, and the primal energy within me erupted in a mighty surge!
Lu Xu was inevitably startled by my sudden move, but she quickly remembered that I was only a Three-Tribulation True Immortal. Her expression instantly twisted into something ferocious!
"Yi Tian!" Huaxia Yue stopped me again and pulled me behind her. "Senior Sister Lu, this