"Sorry for the trouble, Sect Master Cheng. After hearing that Sect Master Zhang had changed allegiance, I felt that the Danyun Sect truly wasn't a good home for me. Meanwhile, Tiandao Sect's prestige has been rising by the day, and under Sect Master Xue Qingcheng's brilliance and Great Elder Xia's far-sighted wisdom, it has deeply attracted me. If I still refused to seek refuge there, I'd be letting myself down." While Chen Fa explained himself, he didn't forget to flatter Xue Qingcheng and me in passing. This fellow was practically Zhao Ji's second coming—truly a wolf and a jackal.
Zhao Ji had come to his senses over the past few months. Although he still trembled whenever he saw a man or woman approach, his life had returned to normal. However, after losing his power and influence, in this land teeming with immortals, he was only fit to work as a groundskeeper for Tiandao Sect. There was no way he could become the exalted master of a second-rate sect again.
Besides, no matter how bold I was in employing people and entrusting them with wealth, I would never again heavily employ someone with such a serious stain on his record. Even if he had managed the Jinxian Dao estate in splendid fashion, he could never reenter the inner circle.
"You! Hmph! A household slave will always be a household slave! And I had thought so highly of you! I was even waiting for you to return so I could entrust you with an important position and have you serve as acting sect master of the Danyun Sect!" Cheng Qingdi snorted angrily.
Chen Fa clearly didn't believe any of that. He sneered and said, "Sect Master Cheng is too kind. At present, I feel that even a minor elder of Tiandao Sect