Feeling Guilty? (Two Chapters Combined)

Before the ancestral temple of the Heavenly Demon Mantis Clan.

The sacrificial altar plaza buzzed with voices, the two sides clearly divided.

Xiao Diao stood at the head of the left side, his handsome face utterly expressionless. His hands hung loosely at his sides as he calmly gazed at the stone monument engraved with the names of his ancestors, as though the surrounding clamor had nothing to do with him.

Behind him, Wu Zhong and the others wore tense expressions, glaring hostilely at the opposing side.

At the head of the right side stood Hao Jiuyou. He wore a gentle smile and occasionally exchanged a few words with those beside him. That spring-breeze demeanor of his really did make it easy for him to win others' favor.

"That hypocrite," Wu Zhong cursed under his breath.

"Keep it down. Don't give others something to talk about," Xiao Diao said without turning his head, his tone calm.

"Second Brother, that guy is too arrogant," Little Yan could not help saying, anger in his voice. He simply could not accept that his second brother was being treated this way.

"Let him prance around a little longer," Xiao Diao said calmly, though a glint of coldness flashed deep within his narrow eyes.

He wanted to see just how big a storm this former tagalong of his could stir up now.

"I wonder how Brother Luo Heng and Brother Lin Dong are doing. They've been in the Heavenly Cave for quite a few days now," Wu Zhong said in a lowered voice, concern apparent in his tone.

"Don't worry. With Luo Heng there, nothing will happen. For all we know, he may already be planning something," Kun Spirit said without much concern. She had always seen Luo Heng's strength for herself, so she had complete