Mo Hua's scalp prickled, but he still smiled.
"Venerable One, you're too courteous. I can return to the sect myself; there's no need to trouble you to see me off. The Dao Court Office is after you—you should hurry and run for your life..."
Fire Buddha's gaze narrowed slightly, a smile at the corners of his lips. "The one who impersonated 'Master Yuan' and spoke with me that day was indeed you!"
"No!"
Mo Hua denied it flatly.
But Fire Buddha had already made up his mind about him.
"The one who stole my Demon Path Baleful Transformation True Art and the secret method of the Meteor Fire Forbidden Technique from the Altar was also you, wasn't it?"
Mo Hua looked utterly baffled. "Venerable One, what are you talking about? How come I can't understand..."
Fire Buddha's eyelids twitched.
Having lived so long, he had never seen such a shameless "little benefactor."
Mo Hua smiled bashfully.
"Venerable One, if you won't leave, how about letting me leave..."
Fire Buddha drew a deep breath and said coldly, "Do you think you can leave?"
Seeing that Fire Buddha would not let him go, Mo Hua sighed and said helplessly, "Instead of looking for trouble with my Uncle Gu, why are you picking a fight with a child like me?"
"No!"
Fire Buddha's gaze was sharp. "Gu Changhuai is far inferior to you..."
Mo Hua froze.
"If I fail to kill Gu Changhuai today, I can still kill him another day..."
"But you are different..."
Fire Buddha stared fixedly at Mo Hua.
"Your divine thought is strong, your Stealth is strong, your Array Technique is strong. Your tracks are impossible to grasp, your methods are bizarre and unfathomable, and your mind is full of schemes and tricks..."
"And yet you are only at