"This is already the third time that I've had to come and see you, Liu Zhimao. I suggest you don't make me come again," Zhou Fenglu said in a displeased manner.0

Liu Zhimao took a glance at him out of the corner of his eye, then said, "Us vagrant cultivators aren't like you official immortals. We're wild dogs accustomed to having to scrap for food, so we can't serve as obedient pets."0

"You say that, yet you contacted Tan Yuanyi to pledge your allegiance to the Great Li Empire. Isn't that the same as resigning yourself to serve as someone else's lapdog?" Zhou Fenglu sneered.0

Liu Zhimao remained completely unabashed as he replied, "Serving the Great Li Empire is the equivalent of becoming a free-roaming pet dog, which is countless times better than being cooped up with no freedom. Besides, I detest you high and mighty official immortals more than anyone else in this world."4

Zhou Fenglu's expression darkened as he snapped, "Do you really think I don't dare to kill you, Liu Zhimao? A Nascent Tier earth immortal may be a revered figure in a tiny place like your Eastern Treasured Vial Continent, but you would be nothing on our Parasol Leaf Continent! 0

“At least a handful of Nascent Tier earth immortals meet their demise on our Parasol Leaf Continent every century, so don't take that tone with me and think that I wouldn't dare to do anything about it!"1

Liu Zhimao burst into laughter upon hearing this.0

"Are you trying to scare me?"0

"I'm not trying to scare you, all I'm saying is that my patient has its limits," Zhou Fenglu replied with a shake of his head.1

A derisive sneer appeared on Liu Zhimao's face as he scoffed, "Are you not aware that wild dogs like us are constantly having to live in fear? All of us are either scared to death or become like me. Even if a ghost comes knocking on my door at midnight, I would ask...0