However, when Bai Zhicheng returned to his quarters at Yingxian Tower,
he saw Lian Pengyun and his father standing anxiously at the door. He had no idea when they had arrived.
"Didn't I tell you not to come looking for me?" Bai Zhicheng said unhappily.
"Elder Bai, my son was ignorant and nearly offended an Immortal Lord, implicating you in the process. But I have already given the boy a thorough scolding. I hope Elder Bai can show mercy and continue to accept my son as your disciple!"
Lian Fengmao pleaded through his tears.
At that moment, Lian Fengmao truly wanted to hang his son up and beat him. Why had the boy chosen this critical moment to drop the ball?
"Elder Bai, I know I was wrong," Lian Pengyun said as well.
But he genuinely felt he was innocent. That man was clearly an Immortal Lord—why had he lowered himself to mingle with Tang Chan'er and the other True Immortals?!
Wasn't that blatantly setting them up?
Yet no matter how much the Lian father and son repented, Bai Zhicheng remained unmoved.
"For a mere 7.7 million Immortal Crystals, you want me to offend an Immortal Lord?" Bai Zhicheng shook his head helplessly. "Leave. Consider those Immortal Crystals payment for saving your son's life and for dealing with your Lian family. If I hadn't appeared in time, your son would have completely offended Immortal Lord Li. When that happened, barring any accidents, your entire Lian family would have been wiped out overnight."
With that, Bai Zhicheng swept his sleeve, sending the Lian father and son blocking the door aside. He pushed the door open, entered, and then slammed it shut.
What had entered his stomach naturally had no reason to be spat back out.
Seeing this, the Lian father and