Lin Chuan smiled faintly and waved his hand, indicating that he didn't mind.
"I understand how you feel!"
"I treat everyone in the world with sincerity, yet they all want me dead!"
Lin Chuan said, "Your situation in the Chan Sect is probably much the same, isn't it?"
"The Sage sees all." Shen Gongbao hurriedly wiped his nose and tears, his voice still tinged with a sob. "Heaven knows that I truly wanted to stay in the Chan Sect. But no matter how hard I tried, I could never earn a place there. That Jiang Ziya is inferior to me in cultivation, strength, intelligence, and even friends, yet the Sage favors him more. I really can't take it anymore!"
Lin Chuan smiled. "In Yuanshi's eyes, only the Human Race is the one legitimate lineage under Heaven. You were born a leopard demon. How could he ever value you?"
"Saint Lin Chuan, you've seen right through me. That is the fundamental reason I left the Chan Sect!"
Shen Gongbao nodded bitterly.
"Don't worry. In the Interception Sect, we've always treated everyone equally. As long as you cultivate diligently and do your work well, we'll reward and punish fairly."
"This disciple will remember!"
Lin Chuan waved his hand and smiled. "Shen Gongbao, you don't need to observe the disciple's formalities with us. You and I are both disciples of Master Tongtian. In truth, I can only be considered your senior brother!"
Shen Gongbao nodded, apparently without any reservations. He rose to his feet and bowed to Lin Chuan with an open smile. "Shen Gongbao greets Senior Brother!"
"Good!"
Lin Chuan said, "How are things progressing in the mortal realm?"
Shen Gongbao replied, "I've become the Imperial Advisor in King Zhou's palace. As for Su Daji, the daughter of Marquis of Jizhou Su