"Mm, go on. I'm listening."
Wu Pifu nodded.
The aged voice behind the owl fell silent for a long while before saying, "You do not seem to believe what I have said?"
With blunt frankness and not the slightest embarrassment, Wu Pifu nodded. "That's right. I don't."
Bai Ze was speechless for a long moment. Only after several dozen seconds did it say, "Then how can I earn your trust? I have no token, nor would I have dared bring one into the Mountain and Sea Realm. How about I tell you of some past events between yourself and Martial Venerable Daiyu?"
Wu Pifu shook his head directly. "Have Martial Venerable Daiyu come out and meet me herself, and I'll believe you."
Bai Ze: "...You know that is impossible, don't you? Then what exactly must I do to earn your trust?"
Wu Pifu remained utterly unmoved. "Impossible. You aren't even human. I don't believe you."
Bai Ze was truly speechless.
Every argument, every scheme, every plan it had prepared died at that moment. Because it truly could perceive people's hearts, it understood that Wu Pifu genuinely did not believe a single word it said.
No matter what it said, whether good or bad, Wu Pifu simply refused to believe it. That was the hardest kind of person to deal with. Any setup or scheme based on information and language was completely useless. Unless one had overwhelming strength, there was simply no possibility of deception or recruitment.
Still unwilling to give up, Bai Ze said, "Then do you not wish to leave this realm? You must know that your identity is..."
Those words concealed two meanings. First, they pointed out Wu Pifu's objective. Second, they carried a veiled threat. Wu Pifu was currently an unregistered outsider. He had merely used some