The rear courtyard of Blackwood Cliff was filled with blooming flowers.
On a swing entwined with flowering vines, Dongfang Bubai sat dressed in red, holding an embroidery needle and stitching a peony like an embroideress.
Hearing the courtyard gate open, he raised his head, only to find that the newcomer was not his dear Lianting, but Ren Woxing!
In fact, when the Peach Valley Six Immortals, the Yellow River Ancestor, and the others had appeared to help guard Blackwood Cliff, he had already sensed something was wrong.
These were all people who had supported Ren Woxing back then. After he had taken Ren Woxing down and become cult leader, almost none of them had come to Blackwood Cliff again.
"Ren Woxing, you really did escape. Was it Xiang Wentian who saved you?" Dongfang Bubai remained seated on the swing. "I really should have killed you outright back then."
Remembering that Ren Woxing had recognized his worth and given him opportunities, he had spared Ren Woxing's life despite seizing his position as cult leader, merely imprisoning him in Plum Manor's underground dungeon.
That single difference in judgment had brought him some trouble.
But it was only trouble.
He had dared to move against Ren Woxing back then. Now that he had mastered the Sunflower Manual, who under heaven could rival him?
After twelve years of imprisonment, Ren Woxing would be doing well just to keep his martial arts from deteriorating. Killing him would be as easy as turning over a hand.
"Hohohahaha! Dongfang Bubai, to practice the Sunflower Manual, you actually turned yourself into something neither man nor woman."
Although Ren Woxing had heard about Dongfang Bubai's transformation, he still found it unbelievable when he saw him.
Someone like this had actually taken his position as cult leader!
Still, Dongfang Bubai's