"Fellow Daoist He, whatever the wrongs, all the fault before was mine!"
"I shouldn't have harbored improper thoughts toward your two Dao Companions!"
Azure Lotus looked at He Pingsheng apologetically.
He Pingsheng's face instantly darkened. "You even harbored improper thoughts?"
Smack, smack...
Azure Lotus immediately raised his hand and slapped himself twice. "No, no, no... my emotions are too unsettled right now. I misspoke. What I meant was, I shouldn't have thought about killing your Dao Companions to fuse their souls!"
"It was all my fault!"
"Please... just tell me, what will it take for you to let me teach that girl?"
He Pingsheng turned his gaze toward the distant north of Everlasting Life Heaven, roughly where the Nine Woods Immortal Domain lay.
"That bastard Zhou Yiren is your Senior Brother?"
Azure Lotus nodded. "Yes... but that was all in the past. It has nothing to do with me now!"
"I no longer count as a disciple of Everlasting Life Heaven!"
He Pingsheng said, "I want to slaughter that bastard Zhou Yiren, but right now, I'm not completely confident!"
"That'll be difficult!" Azure Lotus's expression slowly grew solemn again. His brows furrowed slightly as he said, "That fellow Zhou Yiren is exceedingly cunning!"
"He either doesn't act at all, or shakes heaven and earth when he does!"
"He is the oldest surviving disciple of my Master. Not only are his Divine Abilities profoundly mysterious, but he also has countless Immortal Artifacts and Magical Treasures!"
"He even has an ancient starry-sky beast at his side!"
"If you want to kill him, a few lousy Immortal Talismans probably won't be enough!"
He Pingsheng said, "I knew it... so, can you help me?"
"Once I've slaughtered those two, Zhou Yiren and Lingbo, I'll return your family's girl to you!"
"How about it?"
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