Lu Bai's tone was so matter-of-fact that Old Ancestor Blood River nearly failed to react.
"I won't deny that the guy really is my friend."
Lu Bai finally emerged from the endless darkness, smiling as he added, "You used to be part of the demonic path, after all. Don't tell me you don't understand that when you're out in the world, the most important thing is betraying your brothers?"
Old Ancestor Blood River looked so shocked that he seemed almost dazed, as if he didn't know what to say.
Yet strangely, that reaction only made Lu Bai quietly raise his guard.
Just as he'd said, Old Ancestor Blood River had risen to prominence in the world of cultivation from a demonic sect. Ruthlessness was standard, and groveling to stay alive was the norm. How could he break down so easily?
Lu Bai commented, "You're overacting a little."
Old Ancestor Blood River seemed to become a different person in an instant. "Mm. I've been a sect patriarch for too long, so I'm a little out of practice. But being able to see you is enough."
Before his voice had even faded, the outer space around them began to warp.
Old Ancestor Blood River stepped back half a pace, leisurely dusted off his knees, then knelt before Lu Bai and performed a perfectly executed kowtow.
In an instant, Lu Bai's expression turned dazed.
Old Ancestor Blood River rose, stepped forward half a pace again, and kowtowed once more.
The scene in space became incomparably distorted, vaguely forming three chaotic phantoms. They never fully took shape.
Or perhaps the three phantoms themselves were so chaotic that they couldn't solidify.
Lu Bai hadn't lost control of his body, but for some reason, he had no desire to resist at all.
Somehow, he felt that