If anyone else had said this, True Person Yu Qing would have been beside himself with joy. Yet at this moment, he could not feel happy in the slightest. Instead, he frowned tightly, his tone carrying a hint of probing. "Senior, why are you helping me?"
This senior had never involved himself in sect disputes. Yet today, not only did he intend to take Shen Yuxi away, he had also promised to look after Eldest Senior Brother. It truly made no sense.
"Help you?" Wang Hui seemed to have heard the greatest joke in the world and suddenly snorted with laughter. Crossing his arms over his chest, he took two steps back. His plump little body swayed, but his tone was exceedingly sharp.
"When did I say I was helping you? Aren't you little things quite capable? 'The number one sect in the Lingshu Heaven Domain'—ha, acting as if you were something incredible. If you're so capable, why haven't you become number one in the Nine Domains?"
He curled his lip, his gaze brimming with mockery. "I'm not helping you. If you want to know Yulan's background, investigate it yourselves. If you're really such useless trash that you can't even clean up your own sect's mess, then wouldn't it be fine if the Profound Heaven Sect simply collapsed? It would save you from squatting on the title of 'number one sect' and becoming a laughingstock."
True Person Yu Qing was rendered speechless by that barrage. His face alternated between green and white, his lips moving, yet he could not utter a single word in rebuttal.
At that moment, Shen Yuxi finally spoke. His voice was still somewhat weak, yet it carried a measure of resolve. "Senior, I cannot go back yet."
Wang Hui abruptly turned to glare at him, his