Bai Luo had never liked kicking someone when they were down.
Even when he killed in his capacity as the Calamity Ancestor, he would end things with the simplest possible act of slaughter.
He usually did not mock his victims in the process.
Even when facing those guilty of monstrous crimes, Bai Luo felt no urge to taunt them.
He would simply use his power to give them a thorough taste of torment.
Xuanzi's case was rather unusual.
It would be a stretch to call him utterly wicked.
At worst, he was irresponsible.
That fell far short of warranting Bai Luo personally killing him.
Yet the man was truly revolting.
And so, in a rare departure from his usual conduct, Bai Luo had made those mocking gestures.
Wasn't Xuanzi the one who valued his dignity most, who cared so deeply about Shrek's honor?
Hadn't he wanted to use Ma Xiaotao to establish his authority as a teacher?
Then Bai Luo was very curious whether that supposed authority would survive this incident.
As it turned out, Bai Luo's approach was extremely effective.
His flippant, humiliating gestures sliced through Xuanzi's heart like so many sharp blades.
For someone like Xuanzi, who valued his dignity above all else,
humiliation from someone he considered a junior was often the most unbearable kind.
At that moment, he felt his old face burning red and wished a hole would open in the ground so he could crawl inside and hide.
Although Bei Bei and the others did not dare let any of their feelings show on their faces out of respect for Xuanzi's position,
they could not conceal the strange gleam in their eyes.
Clearly, after this incident, Xuanzi's standing in the hearts of those who had witnessed it could never be what it had been