"What secret?"
For some reason, Chong Xuzi felt a chill creeping up his spine. His Senior Brother the Sect Leader was clearly acting out of character today.
"Do you know why Master bestowed the Heavenly Star Disk on you?"
Sect Leader Zhu wore an inscrutable expression.
"Why?"
Chong Xuzi stared at Sect Leader Zhu.
"Besides calculating that you were fated to be with the Heavenly Star Disk, Master also told me a secret. He said you and the disk would be connected for two cycles of sixty years and three more years. At first, I didn't understand what he meant. But after today's sudden upheaval, I finally understood why Master was my Master."
Sect Leader Zhu gazed into the distance, his face bearing both nostalgia and reverence.
Chong Xuzi sprang to his feet. "What nonsense are you spouting? Zhu Tianhua, hand over the Heavenly Star Disk at once! How dare you tamper with my things? Are you trying to anger Master back to life?"
Chong Xuzi did a quick calculation and realized that this year marked the 123rd year since he had obtained the Heavenly Star Disk.
As for Sect Leader Zhu's words, he didn't believe a single one. If Sect Leader Zhu had known the disk was facing a calamity this year, he never would have borrowed it from him in recent years.
What were the odds? The moment that Zhu fellow borrowed it, it became fated to part ways with Chong Xuzi.
Sect Leader Zhu raised his head to the sky, grief and indignation filling his face. A fragment appeared in his palm—the remains of the Heavenly Star Disk. "Chong Xuzi, after all these years, why are you still so ill-tempered?"
"Ah!"
Chong Xuzi snatched the fragment from his hand and glared at Sect Leader Zhu, eyes wide