He wants me to kneel before he answers my questions?10

This demand seemed to thoroughly provoke Huo Yao, whose expression shifted erratically, flitting between shame, rage, and ferocity.1

A moment later, he took a deep breath and hissed, “Master, in your past life, when you took us as your disciples, you said it yourself: your disciples only need to complete a ritual bow when they first accept you as their master. After that, we weren’t to bow to anyone, not to the heavens, not to the earth, not to gods or ghosts, and not to our seniors!”1

Here, his bloodshot eyes locked onto Su Yi. “So why must you humiliate me in this way now?”1

The rule he spoke of really did exist.0

This was a rule Su Yi had set personally when he established his sect, and it applied to all disciples, not just those he taught personally. His goal was to ensure that all of them had Dao Hearts free of fear, with the courage to forge valiantly ahead.1

However, Su Yi felt that it was quite ironic for Huo Yao to bring those rules up now.2

A traitor to his sect and to his master saw fit to discuss the rules of those he’d betrayed? How ridiculous was that?0

“Humiliate you?” Su Yi smiled, but his smile was utterly devoid of emotion. “Wicked creature, I won’t just stop at humiliating you. During this expedition...6