Mu Chengxue had learned of Tongtian's existence from the intelligence reports long ago.
Now that she had met him, however, doubts stirred in her mind.
Still, hearing Tongtian call himself Bai Zeyu's friend, she dared not slight him.
"So you are Fellow Daoist Tongtian. Forgive my lack of courtesy!"
At this, Bai Zeyu knitted his brows and looked at Tongtian with displeasure.
"Who's your friend?"
"What? Has Commandery Princess Mu Chengxue's beauty given you wicked ideas?"
"If I remember correctly, I just severed all ties with you."
"You aren't even a member of Prison Suppression, yet you're using my name to make connections with a commandery princess of the Human Emperor Manor?"
"Your audacity knows no bounds!"
Tongtian had infuriated Bai Zeyu earlier.
Not only had this fellow defied his orders in public, he had outright declared that he was not a member of Prison Suppression!
Although the enveloping power of Bai Zeyu's Primordial Chaos Realm primordial spirit cultivation had kept most people from hearing exactly what Tongtian said, they had all witnessed the two arguing, as well as the fact that Ying Dang had not been killed outright.
Even without anyone in the city saying anything, Bai Zeyu could guess that rumors about Prison Suppression were already spreading everywhere along the Xuanhai Shore.
They would be nothing more than claims that the Prison-Suppressing Commander lacked authority.
Or that Prison Suppression was deeply divided into factions, and its Golden-Armored Immortal leader refused to obey the commander's orders.
But now, "humiliating" Tongtian in front of Mu Chengxue gave Bai Zeyu an inexplicable sense of satisfaction. He seemed quite eager to see Tongtian's embarrassment after having a door slammed in his face.
Mu Chengxue was stunned by his words.
"This..."
At a loss for words, she looked awkwardly between them.
Just then,