Tailuxi, whose name clearly had a Western Regions flavor, bowed respectfully to Su Xin. Seeing that the young man and Qinglian were still staring at Su Xin in a daze, he couldn't help scolding them. "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and pay your respects to His Lordship!"
Only then did the young man and Qinglian snap out of it. They hurriedly bowed to Su Xin, calling out, "Greetings, King Chujiang!"
The young man in particular had just been wondering whether Xie Bi'an was lying to them, whether there really was some organization behind him that he'd been bragging about. And now, that very organization's leader was standing right in front of them.
Tailuxi, meanwhile, felt a little uneasy.
His father had been a Western Regions martial artist, but he himself had been born into a prominent Central Plains lineage. As a result, he'd often been subjected to scorn and insults as a child, which had made him cautious by nature. He feared that the King Chujiang before him might hold their earlier behavior against them.
Fortunately, this lord didn't seem inclined to make an issue of such trivial matters.
Su Xin put on a low, hoarse voice. "All right, there's no need for formalities. You were chosen by White Impermanence, so you're all peripheral members of the Underworld. That makes you one of us. Tell me, what exactly happened?"
Tailuxi nodded. As the oldest and most level-headed among them, he introduced everyone, then explained the events in detail.
There had originally been four of them. Each came from a different background, but a chance encounter had brought them together to roam the martial world.
Tailuxi was a scion of a prominent lineage in Shannan Circuit. His mother was the eldest legitimate daughter of that lineage, but his