The Venerable Lord fixed his eyes on Master Jiang. "Or did you want to call for help? I'm very magnanimous. I can give you time to call as many people as you like. Better yet, call everyone over."
Master Jiang replied calmly, "There's no need."
"Have you accepted your fate?"
Master Jiang nodded and took a deep draw on his pipe, as if he wanted to savor a little more of it before the end. "To a senior like you, all living beings under heaven are juniors. Now that you've made your move, who could possibly stand against you?"
The Venerable Lord's lips curled up. "I didn't expect Dang Jin Tian's disciple to be so sensible."
Master Jiang closed his eyes, but continued speaking. "Please make your move, senior."
The Venerable Lord watched him with interest. "You're not going to fight back? You're truly willing to accept this?"
"I've heard my master speak of your strength once before. Since I've heard about it, I naturally understand the gap between us. Fighting back would be meaningless. Either way, I'd die."
"How boring." The Venerable Lord reined in his aura, looking thoroughly unimpressed. He rubbed his chin. "Could my acting really be that bad? I couldn't even fool you?"
Seeing that Master Jiang still had his eyes closed, the Venerable Lord said irritably, "Since you know I won't kill you, stop putting on an act. Otherwise, I really might strike you down."
Only then did Master Jiang open his eyes. "Thank you for sparing my life, senior."
The Venerable Lord waved a hand. "Don't thank me just yet. Tell me, if you didn't know that the Venerable Lord was me, how did you know I wouldn't attack you?"
"You've hidden yourself so deeply, senior. If you'd wanted to act, you would have