Azure Lotus's breathing grew rapid.
His throat felt a little dry!
He looked as though he were flailing about, at a complete loss.
He wanted to take a couple of steps forward and say a few more words to his little sister, yet worried that his abruptness and presumption would startle the woman before him.
Seeing his discomfort, He Pingsheng said, "Dao Lord Azure Lotus, calm down!"
"How the hell am I supposed to calm down?" Azure Lotus had already put away his sword. He called across the distance, "He Pingsheng... well... what exactly is going on? How did you, how did you bring my little sister back to life?"
"You didn't kill Wen Buwan and Qiao Huizhu..."
Even as he spoke, he himself felt that was impossible, so he did not continue.
He Pingsheng gave him a look as though he were an idiot. "Dao Lord Azure Lotus, can you swear the oath now?"
Azure Lotus said, "What do I need to swear an oath for now?"
"My little sister is alive! Even if you offered me benefits as great as the heavens, I couldn't possibly go after Wen Buwan and that Qiao girl again!"
"Rest assured. I, Azure Lotus, keep my word!"
He Pingsheng's brows furrowed slightly. "Hmm?"
"You're not swearing? Are you sure?"
"Ahem, ahem..." Azure Lotus hastily coughed a few times, then waved his hands. "Wait, wait, wait... I'll swear, I'll swear... I'll swear, all right?"
"Heavenly Dao above!" Azure Lotus dropped straight to his knees in the void. Looking up at the nine heavens overhead, he raised his hand and said, "This disciple, Azure Lotus, hereby swears today: in this life, I will never do anything to harm Wen Buwan or Qiao Huizhu. If I ever again harbor any intent to harm them, let me