"Why?"
Seeing Zhiran's carefree expression, Tianyu didn't know why, but he felt slightly annoyed.
"Mo Zhiran, don't forget what you did to Wu Kang a month ago. Did you forget? Or have you also forgotten about his brother, Wu Zhen?"
He spoke in a cold tone, as if trying to lecture him.
"Sorry to say this, but although you somehow defeated Wu Kang with your little tricks, Wu Zhen is a different matter altogether."
"Even I struggle against him. If you participate in the Inner Sect Trial, do you know what will happen to you?"
He questioned as if Zhiran didn't stand a chance.
"So, I suggest you drop out of this competition."
"Besides, with your talent, you won't be able to enter the inner sect this time anyway."
"Why not try again in five years? There's no need to jump into the pit, is there?"
From how he worded his words, to the outsiders, it really seemed like he was caring for Zhiran. Even Su Ruyue thought so.
But how could Zhiran forget that condescending gaze of Tianyu? To be honest, it might not even be Tianyu's deliberate condescension.
Just like that time when he left him to die for a girl.
Maybe this guy didn't even think about him afterward; whether he lived or died wasn't his concern.
Zhiran called this the protagonist's blind pride and arrogance.
It was this aura of not taking anyone seriously that had irritated him in his previous life and in this life too.
If he really cared, he could say like Su Ruyue, too. Did he need to mention his talent like that?
Not to mention asking him to wait for another five years...
"And who do you think is the reason for it?"
"Hmm?"
Tianyu was about to say a few more things so that Zhiran would immediately take his name out, when he heard his cold voice devoid of emotions. It was totally different from his smiling self.
"Mo Tianyu, I asked, Who do you think is the reason behind all this?"
Zhiran asked again, this time in the same way he had questioned them before.
"Why do you think Wu Kang came to me in the first place? Isn't it because some guy tried to be a hero saving a damsel in distress?"
He said while looking slightly at the petite girl, who lowered her head almost immediately in shame.
"Do you know if I didn't use the little trick of mine, I might not even be able to wake up today?"
He asked again, as that was exactly what had happened in his previous life. Actually, in his last life, he didn't even get the chance to breathe air before Wu Zhen came to cripple him.
And all of that was because of this guy, Tianyu.
But what did he do after knowing his state?
Nothing, not even a sorry.
Only when Su Ruyue forced him to cure him did he give him a Rejuvenation Elixir.
But it was already too late; his low potential became even lower, directly marking the end of his cultivation journey and forcing him into a demonic path.
"Don't try to lecture me when you can't even say sorry for your mistake. Rejoice, at least, you got that girl carrying that sword for you, as she felt sorry for you."
"At least, learn from her a little."
Zhiran said with a cold voice, completely dumbfounding both Tianyu and Su Ruyue. They never thought that Zhiran could show his anger like this.
When they left the clan and entered the sect before, he wasn't like this. He was always an easy-going and smiling kind of guy.
Seriously, even Tianyu wondered like Ruyue,
'What happened to him?'
"Heh…as for whether I can take on Wu Zhen, worry for yourself. We are not kids anymore and don't need your so-called advice."
"Take my name out of the list? For my sake? Isn't it because you don't want me to tarnish our clan's name?"
"I warned you, before doing anything, tie your loose ends carefully. If something like this happened again because of your stupid deeds, it won't be over like this."
Zhiran gave a warning, making Tianyu's face fall. Until now, he never got a warning like this, to his face, condescendingly.
Before, it was him doing that to others. When did it become his turn?
Tianyu was furious at Zhiran and was about to say something when he saw Zhiran grabbing Ruyue's waist and dragging her away,
"Let's go to Ruyue. Let this stupid guy live in his delusion. I still have to win the competition and take you in as mine."
"Eiii…Zhiran, don't pull. s-slowly…"
Poor Ruyue, in the fight between them, she was being treated unfairly. She wanted to clear up her image, but instead was directly stamped with Zhiran's name unofficially.
She couldn't even protest as she was dragged away by Zhiran angrily, not to mention the words he said at last; she couldn't help but feel ashamed.
'Mine? What did he mean?'
Sure enough, in the entire discussion, Tianyu's attention immediately went to the last words spoken by Zhiran to Ruyue. He felt that there was something fishy going on here, but didn't know what.
'Tch…if you want to jump into fire, go jump. Why are you being so loud for no reason?'
At last, he cursed while looking at Zhiran with his cold eyes. He was totally annoyed today.
From his perspective, what he said to Zhiran was for his own good.
Even now, he never thought he was capable of even putting up resistance against Wu Zhen.
'Just a late-stage Qi condensation, and you are already so full of yourself? When Wu Zhen will cripple you in front of everyone, don't come crying to me then.'
He thought with deep malice, never considering apologizing to Zhiran even now. In his view, it wasn't his fault at all.
So what if he offended someone? If you suffered because of it indirectly, that was your own fault for being weak, nothing more.
"Hmph!"
'He isn't just at the late stage of Qi Condensation, he's at the ninth level of the Qi Condensation Realm.'
Just as Tianyu was about to turn around to leave, he suddenly heard a sweet female voice in his mind. The voice was mature and aged, carrying a certain charm of its own.
'Master?'