Xia Ziheng gritted his teeth. "Why should I trust you?"

At this point, he was risking absolutely everything just to survive, even if it meant betraying humanity. However, Lu Yin certainly would not spare the man after overhearing him express his willingness to join Aeternus.

This young man held the same attitude towards Aeternus as every other member of the Lu family. He showed no mercy to Aeternus or Redbacks.

Lu Yin calmly stared at the man and said, "To me, you are nothing more than an ant. I have no reason to lie to such a worthless creature."

"But I'm an ant that bit you," Xia Ziheng protested. "You even said that you had to kill me."

Lu Yin asked, "Do you want me to swear an oath?"

Xia Ziheng's eyes flickered, uncertain of what he should do next. All he wanted was to stay alive, and he was willing to pay any price for that.

"I want to speak with Progenitor Xia Qin," he stated.

Lu Yin complimented the man. "Smart move, telling Xia Qin I'm here. If you die, she’ll automatically assume that I'm responsible, which will mean that I’ve broken the truce with the four ruling powers."

"Not only that, but I want you to swear that you will never harm me," Xia Ziheng said.

Lu Yin arched a brow. 

Hen Xin stared at the man.

"Not just you, but any of your people too. You can't use anything...