Chapter 5283: The True King

“Your disciple? Brother Ren, you shouldn’t pull my leg.” The demon monk chuckled nervously. 

“It isn’t a joke,” the Ox-nosed Old Daoist replied with an earnest smile. 

The smile on the demon monk’s face finally vanished. 

“Brother Ren, I didn’t know that you sent your disciple here too,” the demon monk said.

“I didn’t. I left my disciple to grow on his own. I didn’t expect to meet him here either,” the Ox-nosed Old Daoist replied.

“That sure is a coincidence.” The demon monk didn’t believe the Ox-nosed Old Daoist’s words, but he still conceded on the matter. “Since he is Brother Ren’s disciple, I shall back down here.”

The Ox-nosed Old Daoist didn’t reply. Instead, he looked at the demon monk with an enigmatic smile.

“Brother Ren, I mean it. There’s no way I would lay my hands on your disciple!” the demon monk said. 

The Ox-nosed Old Daoist maintained his silence.

“Brother Ren, surely you should trust me given our relationship?” the demon monk said.

“Why should I trust you?” the Ox-nosed Old Daoist finally replied. 

“You!!!” The demon monk hadn’t expected the Ox-nosed Old Daoist to reply as such. “What do you mean by this, Brother Ren? Are you going to turn against me over a mere disciple?”

“I might have left my disciple to grow on his own, but...