But he had indeed offended Empress Pingxin, and he hadn't expected Hong Yun to dodge and run straight behind her.
He could only bow his head and say,
"Please forgive me, Empress Pingxin!"
Hong Yun laughed.
"Fellow Daoist Yuan Shi, this shows that your cultivation isn't profound enough. You should know that one must never rush along the path to the Dao..."
"Taking shortcuts is a bad idea!"
"Look, something really did go wrong, didn't it?"
Yuan Shi watched Hong Yun coldly.
"Empress Pingxin, I have only just become a Saint and still need to consolidate my cultivation..."
"I'll take my leave!"
As he spoke, he immediately vanished together with Taiqing.
After the two left, Zhen Yuan Zi burst out laughing.
"Now Yuan Shi will hate you even more... Heh heh..."
Seeing Zhen Yuan Zi's gloating expression, Hong Yun said irritably,
"Do you think you'll escape his grudge?"
"Come on, let's head back to the Underworld first!"
"We haven't finished everything yet, and Yuan Shi interrupted us..."
Kunlun Mountain.
Yuan Shi opened his eyes, seething with indignation!
Wasn't it said that all beneath the Saints were mere ants?
Then why, after becoming a Saint, was he still tied hand and foot whenever he tried to settle things with Hong Yun?
"Hong Yun is utterly shameless..."
"And the Witch Clan is truly hateful!"
Yuan Shi couldn't curse Empress Pingxin, so he could only curse the Witch Clan to vent his anger.
Tong Tian watched Yuan Shi.
He kept his eyes lowered and his mouth shut, saying nothing!
His elder brother was good in every way, except that he just couldn't get along with Hong Yun.
Sigh...
But his elder brother had already become a Saint.
That meant he would be next!
Tong Tian thought to himself, turning his gaze toward