He followed Blood Sword Venerable all the way, halting and hesitant, into a plain, unadorned palace.
It was the Human Sect's style—simplicity above all. Such a vast room had pitifully little furniture, and even the materials were exceedingly ordinary, nothing more than mortal wood, highlighting the Human Sect's frugal way of living.
Li Su quickly reined in his thoughts. His little face was somewhat stiff, mainly because this whole matter was just too damn bizarre.
What had happened to him was no small matter.
If anyone truly pressed the issue, defining it as betraying his sect would not be an exaggeration.
If it came to that, Li Su's situation would not merely be bad—it would be extremely bad. Incredibly bad.
What the hell was the Human Sect up to?
Wasn't this shoving someone straight into a pit of fire?
Had their hospitality gone so far it had gotten to their heads?
Blood Sword Venerable turned back. Seeing Li Su's uneasy face, he could not help letting out a deep sigh. "I'm sorry, child!"
???
Li Su froze for a moment. He had truly not expected Blood Sword Venerable to be the one apologizing.
"That old scoundrel Desireless is best at manipulating people's emotions. When there's no malicious intent involved, let alone you—even we can fall into his trap if we're not careful."
"I never imagined that a lofty ultimate Great Luo of the Human Sect could be so shameless as to scheme against a junior disciple."
As he said this, Blood Sword Venerable was filled with Wrath, gritting his teeth. When it came to Desireless True Person, his teeth itched down to the bone.
"This old man saw it clearly, yet I had no way to stop it. Heartless and No-Self, those two old bastards, joined forces to hold me