Chapter 714: The Unforgivable Crime
While Xueyin leaned forward, the sect leaders glared at the golden dragon as he described their enemy.
Tian Long, especially, felt a bitter taste fill his mouth, quickly overwhelmed by the sourness of betrayal, which was reflected in his raspy voice. "Why did you wait three days to speak about what even we don’t know? That’s not how you treat your closest friend—that’s not something I would do."
The dragon harrumphed. "Concealing information from your friends for your own benefit is exactly something you would do." He shook his head. "But in my case, things are different. I’m a golden dragon. Honor is more than a concept—it’s a guiding principle. He showed mercy to me, to all of you, and I repaid him with three days of silence."
As Tian Long’s lips twisted open to unleash a venomous answer, he felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned his head, each joint cracking like rusted metal, until he met Xueyin’s narrowed eyes.
"My time is not to be squandered by your questions. Do not challenge my patience by speaking without my authorisation."
Tian Long shrivelled beneath the palm, his lips snapping close. Pupils constricted, legs trembling, and afraid to even breathe, he lowered his face and remained as still as he could.
Pleased by the silence, Xueyin cast Tian Long out of his thoughts. He nodded at the dragon, his lips curling slightly. "Continue to share your information, honorable friend."
"I’m afraid there is not much more." The dragon sighed. "The mage took Elder Shen Wu as his master, who seems as clueless as the sect leaders about his real identity. Most disciples reviewed the alchemy store he ran as better than our branch of the alchemy union when it came to low-level pills. Hmm... What else?"
He tilted his head, a pensive frown creasing his brow for a moment. "Oh, there’s that, too. He’s accompanied by a girl he introduced as his sister. Their flirtatious behavior drew the disgust of many elders. But now that I think about how he deceived us all, they were probably never blood-related. As for where they came from..."