"All right, let's speak plainly. Stop harboring those little schemes in front of me!"
"Little schemes? How did this dragon not know I had any little schemes!"
Hearing this, the woman snorted disdainfully and rolled her eyes. "Tsk, tsk. I never expected that during your incarnation's trip through the Cultivation World, you learned nothing else but plenty of those cultivators' hypocrisy."
"Did you really think I didn't know about those petty calculations in your heart? You merely want to exploit the Demon Venerable's weakened state, while his cultivation is damaged, and steal the Demon Venerable's power."
"Don't blame me for not warning you—best abandon that thought as soon as possible. This time, when you broke free of the seal, you did preserve quite a bit of your strength. But after being sealed for so many years, your current cultivation is only comparable to the Out of Body stage in the Cultivation World. Even if the Demon Venerable's cultivation is damaged, he is not someone you can covet."
The demonic dragon gave an awkward smile. With his thoughts exposed by the woman before him, he was somewhat embarrassed.
But having lived for so many years, his skin was far thicker than ordinary.
He immediately craned his neck, stared straight at the woman before him, and forced himself to speak righteously. "Tantai Zhi, you may eat recklessly, but you cannot speak recklessly."
"This dragon's loyalty to the Demon Venerable can be witnessed by Heaven and Earth, judged by the sun and moon. Do not twist this dragon's good intentions."
Tantai Zhi rolled her eyes again. She did not argue with him, merely continued, "Enough. Whether it is true or not, you know it in your heart, and the Demon Venerable knows it as well."
"I did not come here this time to