Upon hearing Wang Xing's coldly barked question, Luo Beixi hurriedly spoke.
"Senior, Senior! It was all this junior's idea. Junior Brother Ye was merely following orders! This junior only wished to treat my younger sister and find out whether some soul-type Gu insect was hidden within her.
"As long as Senior is willing to act, this junior can die to atone for my earlier offense. I only beg Senior to save my younger sister!"
Luo Beixi repeatedly kowtowed upward once more.
"I will not be going to the shops in Saint Demon City again..."
Wang Xing's voice was utterly calm. The moment it entered Luo Beixi's ears, his entire body seemed to be struck by lightning. The meaning behind those words could not have been clearer.
Yet this opportunity was something one could encounter but not seek. How could he possibly be willing to give up like this? Just as he was about to plead bitterly again, Wang Xing's words continued.
"...However, since you and I have known one another for these years, and since you harbored no malicious intentions this time, I can act once. But..."
Wang Xing's tone suddenly shifted. Luo Beixi's sea of consciousness trembled, as though a gentle breeze had abruptly brushed past it. Yet when Wang Xing reached the latter half of his words, he paused again.
"Senior, as long as you are willing to act, state whatever conditions you wish! Whether this junior can meet them or not, I have said that I will risk my life to do it. I beg Senior to show great mercy!"
Luo Beixi said anxiously. He was already drenched in sweat, mixed with the weeds that had stuck to him while kowtowing, making him look exceptionally bedraggled. Yet he did not care in the slightest.
He knew that