Narrowing his eyes, Su Shi'er showed not the slightest dissatisfaction, nor did he become the least bit arrogant simply because Xuan Jue stood beside him in support.
A glint flashed through his eyes as he continued speaking to the Young Patriarch of the Zhu Rong Clan before him, neither servile nor overbearing.
He added, "Please do not take offense, Senior. I have said so much not because I doubt the preparations all of you seniors made in advance."
"I also believe that you seniors were well prepared and can surely ensure nothing goes wrong."
"It is merely that the disturbance in Azure Star's Earth Qi is no trivial matter once it spirals out of control. I, too, hope the Cultivation World's Demon Extermination Plan can be completed smoothly."
The words had already left his mouth. There was no taking them back.
Nor did Su Shi'er intend to take them back. The purpose of this journey had been to resolve the disturbance in the Earth Qi.
He could only do his utmost to smooth things over, avoiding angering the man before him and the other Body Integration stage cultivators.
At the same time, he wanted everyone present to take this matter seriously and reexamine whether the plan to close the spatial passage between the two worlds was truly completely feasible.
"Heh heh! What a fine 'hope that the Cultivation World's Demon Extermination Plan can be completed smoothly'!"
"Boy, do you truly hope the Demon Extermination Plan succeeds, or are you... harboring ulterior motives?"
The red-haired youth sneered repeatedly. As he spoke, his sharp gaze settled on Su Shi'er, as though he wished to see through him entirely.
Under that gaze, Su Shi'er's heart could not help but skip a beat.
He hurriedly asked, "What do you mean by that, Senior?"
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