Laozi and Yuanshi both froze at Xu Tong's utterly indifferent tone.
What was going on? They had come to his door in person. Shouldn't Xu Tong have come out to welcome them, overflowing with gratitude?
Why wouldn't he even show his face now?
Seeing Xu Tong treat him with such disregard, Yuanshi immediately lost his temper.
"Tongtian! How dare you! We are Sages, yet you show us such disrespect!"
Yuanshi had always valued his dignity above everything else. How could he swallow such humiliation?
Black Tortoise stood to one side, secretly gloating as he watched Yuanshi and Laozi fume.
"Hmph, my master isn't someone you can see whenever you please."
Standing beside Yuanshi, Laozi was likewise deeply displeased by Xu Tong's behavior.
What was the meaning of this?
Faced with Xu Tong's cold indifference, Laozi even felt the urge to attack.
But remembering why he had come, he suppressed that impulse.
"Second Brother, don't be rash. Third Brother must still be angry. Let me speak instead."
Yuanshi wanted to say more, but Laozi stopped him.
"Elder Brother, this Tongtian is utterly unreasonable!"
Yuanshi's face was filled with fury.
"Yes, yes, Second Brother. We did go a little too far before. It's only natural that Third Brother is angry."
"Let me speak. Don't forget what we came here to do."
Seeing that Yuanshi was about to speak again, Laozi hastily reminded him.
Only then did Yuanshi come to his senses.
I came here to get merit and fortune from Tongtian. If I offend him, won't the whole plan go up in smoke?
At that thought, Yuanshi finally shut his mouth.
Once Yuanshi fell silent, Laozi spoke.
"Third Brother, I know you're still unhappy about what happened before. How about this? Open the gates, and the three of us can sit down