"Why should I trust you?" Xia Ziheng ground his teeth. At this point, he was willing to do anything to stay alive—even betray humanity. But precisely because he had just been prepared to betray humanity, he didn't believe Lu Yin would let him go.
The way this man dealt with the Eternal Clan was just like every other Lu family member: he showed no mercy to the Eternal Clan or the Redbacks.
Lu Yin regarded him calmly. "To me, you're just an ant. I have no reason to lie to one."
"But this ant has bitten you," Xia Ziheng replied. "You even said you would kill me."
"You want me to swear an oath?" Lu Yin asked.
Xia Ziheng's gaze flickered. He didn't know what to do. He only wanted to live, and he was willing to pay any price for it.
"I want to contact Ancestor Xia Zhen," Xia Ziheng said.
Lu Yin praised him. "Clever. Tell Xia Zhen I'm here. If you die, she'll naturally assume I did it, and I'll have broken the agreement we made when we clapped hands beneath the starry sky."
"Not only that. I also want you to swear that you'll never attack me," Xia Ziheng said.
Lu Yin raised an eyebrow.
Hen Xin looked at him.
"Not just you," Xia Ziheng continued. "That includes your people. You can't use any of your methods against me. Lu Xiao Xuan, I admit I'm afraid. I'm afraid of dying, and I'm afraid you'll come after me. Even more, I'm afraid you'll use some trick to frame me. I still remember how you took the Sword Stele and Ancestor Shenji punished me for it. I'm no match for you—not by a long shot. So I want to use this secret to protect myself for the rest