The strange man in the green robe put away his smile at Shen Chu's words and looked at him calmly. Beneath the moonlight, those emerald-green eyes were as deep as two ancient wells.
Shen Chu felt his scalp prickle under that gaze.
After a moment of silence, the green-robed stranger slowly spoke.
"Those of us who cultivate the Dao defy the heavens and wrestle fate from them. Let alone fellow disciples of the same sect—even if the gods and Buddhas filling the skies stand in our way, we kill whoever we want to kill, and kill whoever deserves to die! If you do not even have that much spirit, why cultivate the Primordial Weird Path? You might as well go home and farm."
Shen Chu stood frozen where he was. The words were like a thunderclap exploding in his mind.
How overbearing! How majestic!
He gradually recovered from his shock, barely managing to suppress the surging emotions in his heart. Then he looked up at the green-robed stranger again, cupped his hands, and asked, "Senior, this junior dares to ask another question. Why did you set your sights on me? This junior is merely an unknown nobody. What virtue or ability do I possess to catch your eye?"
The green-robed stranger chuckled.
Under the moonlight, his emerald-green eyes glimmered with a faint, ghostly light.
"There is no special reason. I simply found you interesting."
"Interesting?"
Shen Chu was slightly taken aback.
"I had come to Changping County to handle a matter. On the way, I saw a group of Red Lotus Sect followers scattering in all directions, wailing for their fathers and mothers. They were an eyesore, so I killed them all in passing."
Though the green-robed stranger spoke of it, there was even a trace of warmth in his