Yun Zui could not help but pause. He blurted out, "What? You truly will not let him fight Origin Xia? You will not have them serve at your command?"
When Chang Yang had spoken of this before, Yun Zui had thought the man was deliberately exaggerating. He had not expected Celestial Xia to truly act this way, and he immediately felt uneasy. For someone like Zhu Wujiang, if they were not made to kill their former comrades, how could they be trusted? How could they be used without worry?
Chang Yang said, "Chang told you before, Fellow Daoist: in Celestial Xia, so long as one renders great merit, one is treated no differently from one of our own. Not to mention that Zhu Wujiang was the first cultivator from your side to seek refuge in Celestial Xia. Celestial Xia still needs this banner. How could we bear to send him out to contend with others?"
A trace of envy appeared on his face. "Celestial Xia treats him far better than it treated Chang back then. He need not do anything at all—he only has to cultivate in some hidden place, with the Upper Layer supplying him with resources. If he can attain a higher Dao fruit, he may even further integrate into Celestial Xia..."
Hearing this, deep resentment and jealousy surged up within Yun Zui. That traitor Zhu Wujiang had clearly committed a treasonous act. How could he enjoy such benefits?
His voice turned stiff. "So what? In the war between Origin Xia and Celestial Xia, Celestial Xia is bound to lose. He will come to no good end."
Chang Yang chuckled. "That may not be so. Say Origin Xia attacks, and Celestial Xia truly cannot hold on. If Zhu Wujiang defects back then, will Origin Xia accept him?"
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