"I've already crippled Bao Ruiliang's inheritance." I said it offhandedly.
"This... Mm, got it, Sect Master Xia. I wonder, did Luo Tiansu... Senior Luo also die at your hands? Don't worry. I just wanted to confirm and have some idea of what happened. The other Dao sects have already assumed you were responsible. We only received the news just now, and everyone's being urgently summoned for a meeting." Zhang Suli sighed, sounding like she had a terrible headache over there as well.
I listened carefully and could indeed hear quite a bit of noise nearby. I could imagine that things were in complete disarray over there. After hesitating briefly, I honestly admitted it.
"Understood. I'll report this to the Supreme Sect Master. I hope you can come here soon." Zhang Suli sounded listless, as though I had landed her in a huge mess.
"All right. I'll hurry over." After answering, I prepared to hang up.
But Zhang Suli suddenly blurted out another question. "Why didn't you kill Bao Ruiliang? He's part of the Devil Dao, after all, and he may have plenty of lives on his hands."
I froze for a moment and looked at Bao Ruiliang. His face was full of panic, as if he truly feared that I would kill him. But since I had promised not to, I couldn't go back on my word. Thus, I said, "I promised not to kill him."
"Mm. Then be careful. Goodbye." Zhang Suli hung up.
I handed the phone back to Bao Ruiliang, still puzzled. I was also quite curious. "Your master is a Supreme Elder of the Heavenly Venerable Dao, yet you're only at the Entering Dao stage?"
"My master said I couldn't let myself go, and that my aptitude was dull. He only let me handle some low-level