"That's true! Otherwise, he wouldn't keep using such a sinister object as a magical treasure. Looking at you..." The Sky Fox had meant to say "you all," but she realized she couldn't make heads or tails of the spiritual power within Zhang Xiaofan. It was truly strange.
"Since you call each other senior and junior brothers, you must come from the same sect. Judging by your spiritual power, you should be from the Azure Cloud Sect." The Sky Fox turned to Zheng Dali as she spoke.
"But that makes no sense! If he comes from the Azure Cloud Sect, how can he use such a sinister magical treasure? Have the Azure Cloud Sect's standards for its disciples really become this lax?"
Faced with the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox's confusion, Zheng Dali and Zhang Xiaofan exchanged glances.
"Master once said that magical treasures are neither righteous nor evil. Only the human heart can be righteous or evil! A magical treasure is righteous when used for righteousness, and evil when used for evil!" Zheng Dali replied, his words ringing with conviction.
The Nine-Tailed Sky Fox was taken aback by his words. But then she remembered that these youngsters had become friends with her son and even taken him in. They were surely not among those hidebound zealots of the righteous path.
She nodded. "Your master is a good person!"
That single comment brought smiles to Zhang Xiaofan and Zheng Dali's faces.
"I'd really like to know how you're resisting the evil aura of this vicious magical treasure. Judging by its condition, you've had it for quite some time. And yet you haven't been tainted by its evil aura. That's truly bizarre!"
Faced with the Sky Fox's question, Zhang Xiaofan opened his mouth, then looked to Zheng Dali. Zheng Dali nodded to him.
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