"Fundamentally speaking..." Zhongtai Dao Monarch mused aloud after a moment of contemplation. "Master Xu, you have opposed our Daoist Sect for so long, yet you haven't harmed a single one of our members. This suggests you still harbor some old affection for Our Sect."
In truth, he inwardly scoffed at his own words, not genuinely believing them himself. If Xu Xing truly held any lingering affection for the Sect, he would have rejoined when Ruan Baimei offered amnesty on Huge Mastiff Island. Even if he had hesitated then, unwilling to return, there was a second chance. When Chi Yuan descended using the Mirror Light Technique and reasoned with Xu Xing, he should have reconciled with the Sect and come back. After two such attempts, his continued refusal made it evident: even if Xu Xing harbored any old feelings for the Flying Feather Immortal Palace, they were exceedingly faint.
