Du Shu's words were beautifully phrased, flattering all the Demon Sect's senior leaders and leaving them feeling thoroughly pleased.
At the same time, he had made it clear that he had not originally entered the Demon Sect to scheme against it.
Only afterward had he stumbled upon knowledge of the Great Age and pushed the Demon Sect into the spotlight.
And the outcome had been good.
Lu Fengzong did not blame Du Shu.
He clearly remembered that Du Shu had previously run "Pindanpin" at the Pure Pill Workshop in Scorpion City. Ling Jiangliu had discovered his talents and forcibly brought him to the Demon Sect, setting everything that followed in motion.
"That we've made it this far is all thanks to the workings of fate," Lu Fengzong said with a smile.
"So the story had that many twists and turns. It's even more exciting than a storybook.
"Tang Yan, why didn't you send word to Reach the Summit in time back then?
"If you'd reported that you were safe sooner, Shopkeeper Du might well have come straight to the Pill Alliance, and the Myriad Pill Tower wouldn't have left us tearing our hair out for so long," Lin Jiuyuan teased.
Beside them, Rao Baoyue hunched her neck and dared not make a sound, looking exactly like a quail.
Seemingly feeling that this was not safe enough, she flicked a finger, sending a faint gust of force into Tang Yan's hip joint.
Tang Yan glanced at Rao Baoyue, who had already pressed her palms together, and found it rather funny. He explained vaguely, "I ran into a little trouble back then and got held up.
"Perhaps it's just as First Boss Lu said. All those twists of chance were the workings of fate.
"Fang Xuan, tell everyone what you think of