All in all, Chu Zhaoyang had suffered immense humiliation at Lu Xiaotian's hands. The man had looked down on him far too much, and Chu Zhaoyang had to teach him a lesson and show him just how vast the heavens and earth were. Then the demonic beasts had run amok in Luoyang Prison, a calamity known to everyone. If Lu Xiaotian got trapped there and never made it back—or met with some other misfortune—Chu Zhaoyang had been thoroughly unhappy for a while. The only way to settle his grievance was to defeat Lu Xiaotian himself. He couldn't have the man die beneath the tide of demonic beasts.
Chu Zhaoyang had originally assumed Lu Xiaotian was still inside Luoyang Prison. Then he unexpectedly learned that Bai Ruxue was asking around for ways or treasures that could suppress the Heart-Eroding Demonic Qi. Later, he discovered that Shentu Zhanfeng was with her. Lu Xiaotian had entered Luoyang Prison alongside them, so since Bai Ruxue and Shentu Zhanfeng had come out, Lu Xiaotian had surely returned safely too.
The bastard had come back and was still trying to avoid him? What a fucking dream. As soon as Chu Zhaoyang got the news, he'd mounted his horse and raced over at full speed.
"Fellow Daoist Chu, you're a man of standing. Shouting and making a scene at my home is most unbecoming." Nie Tianhou came out with a frown. He had already sent word to Zhang Taixu and Meng Delin, asking them to bring Lu Xiaotian over. He knew Chu Zhaoyang wouldn't let this go.
"Spineless coward! We agreed long ago to fight. Why are you still hiding like a turtle? If you don't want to fight, hand over the ten million low-grade immortal crystals, then kneel and knock your head against the ground three