Li Mingke immediately checked whether his mask was on properly.
Feeling the firm texture on her face, she felt relieved.
She believes she has changed a lot since five years ago and wouldn't be easily recognized, especially now that she's covering her face.
Through the mask, Li Mingke saw Demon Lord Luan Hua sitting at the head of the list of representatives from the Demon Realm, and he gave a cold smile.
The intense sensation that had been pressing down on her disappeared, and Luan Hua lowered her head and spoke a few words to Gu Piao beside her.
Li Mingke immediately looked towards the stage.
He Xun's dance was wonderful, without any mistakes, and he enjoyed the company of the crowd.
She tightened her mask again, protecting He Xun as she stepped off the stage.
He Xun wiped his sweat where no one could see him. "That was terrifying. I hope nothing went wrong?"
"No, you did a great job." Li Mingke draped her coat over her shoulders.
Just as the two were about to change their clothes and go back, Li Mingke heard footsteps in the distance, heading in their direction.
Aren't there people guarding the entrance?
But the man only said a few words, and the guards made way for him.
Li Mingke shielded He Xun behind him.
Upon seeing who it was, both of them frowned simultaneously.
"Mingke." Jinyun Immortal Venerable first called Li Mingke's name, then looked behind her, "...Banjian."
He Xunqing couldn't help but swallow.
Li Mingke stared at the person in front of him, his whole body tense.
Li Mingke didn't call him Master, and He Xun couldn't bring himself to say it either.
Why are both of my apprentices so wary of me?
Jinyun Immortal Venerable took a step forward, and the two of them retreated simultaneously.
Li Mingke spread his arms wide, tightly protecting He Xun behind him.
"What does this mean?" Jinyun Immortal Venerable smiled.
“Master, the ceremony outside is not over yet. As the head of the immortal sect, you should be observing the ceremony outside.” Li Mingke’s voice was cold.
"Oh?" Immortal Venerable Jinyun looked at her and smiled. "What do those things have to do with me?"
Li Mingke gritted his teeth and said, word by word, "Unrelated? Are the people of the world unrelated to the Immortal Venerable?"
Now that things have come to this, she no longer wishes to call him Master.
"The people of the world?" Jinyun Immortal Venerable seemed to have heard something interesting. "Of course, it's irrelevant."
Li Mingke knew his master was cold-hearted, but he never expected him to go to such lengths.
"Then what are the people of the world in the eyes of the Immortal Venerable?"
"Ants, nothing but dust."
Disdainful.
"Tsk." Li Mingke curled his lip and asked again, "Then the people of the immortal sects must be related to the Immortal Venerable, right? Does the Immortal Venerable intend to abandon them as well?"
"Immortal Sect? What's the difference between those in the Immortal Sect and those in the mortal realm?"
Li Mingke asked loudly, "The people of the immortal sects are currently in dire straits, does the Immortal Venerable remain indifferent?!"
"Of course." The voice was completely flat.
The shattered jade appeared with a whoosh.
It wasn't Li Mingke who summoned it, but rather it was influenced by its master's emotional fluctuations, sensing a strong killing intent, and forcibly flew out.
How could you do that!
"The Immortal Venerable has no one in his heart, not even his own people! Why is he called 'Venerable'? What makes him 'Venerable'?"
Looking at Li Mingke's angry face, Jinyun Immortal Venerable calmly said, "It's not my own idea, it's their own choice to do it this way."
"It's not that I need them, it's that they need me."
Li Mingke was angry for only a short while before calming down.
“Immortal Venerable, you are right.”
It's a sad truth, but that's just how it is.
In order to fight against the demon realm and to establish the prestige of the immortal sect, the immortal sect must have a "celestial lord" who can be respected.
Jinyun is the most suitable person.
"You know how Ruzhou has declined. If I wanted, the immortal sects could suffer the same fate." Jinyun Immortal Venerable seemed to be talking about something unrelated to him.
“The lives of other people are none of my concern,” he said as he walked toward her. “You know, there is only one person in my heart.”
Li Mingke glared angrily.
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