Liu Bing spoke slowly, keeping watch on their surroundings.
"Wang Gou and I originally came from the same small mountain village. Back then, he was four years older than me. Every day, I followed behind him like a little tagalong, calling him big brother."
"He played with me every day too. But one day, an immortal descended from the heavens and wanted to take me as a disciple, saying I was born for cultivation. In the end, I became that immortal's disciple."
"At the time, Wang Gou pleaded bitterly with me. I couldn't bear it, so I asked the immortal to take him and me away together. In the end, that immortal—my master—reluctantly took us both away."
"Because his talent was lacking, he was placed in the Outer Sect as an Outer Sect disciple. I, meanwhile, became the Sect Master's personal disciple. After entering the sect, Wang Gou was slow to step onto the path of cultivation because of his poor talent, and others bullied him."
"Seeing how pitiful he was, and remembering that he had shown me kindness—and even saved me when we were children—I stood up for him and taught those who bullied him a lesson. After that, I gave him half of my resources every time."
"From then on, he used my name to commit every evil imaginable in the Outer Sect. The Outer Sect disciples kept their distance from him because of me. Eventually, Wang Gou found a Dao companion—Liu Ru Yan."
"Liu Ru Yan was very ambitious. She wanted to become an Inner Sect disciple and climb step by step to the very top. But her talent was lacking, and Wang Gou liked her very much. In the end, Wang Gou came begging to me."
"To repay the debt of saving my life, I still