Novel Full 218 His Betrayal
Yang Lujia joked around and even scared Fu Yishi that the latter pissed his pants. However, he was actually not joking. He just wanted to know about the other party’s intention and his origins.
He did not want to expose himself yet. He wanted to explore this realm bit by bit and conquer it gradually. Yang Lujia, like on Earth, did not want to tread on shortcuts—only except for his soaring strength that seemed to be increasing nonstop each day because he direly needed this kind of strength to survive in a world where the predator-prey relationship was quite rampant.
“What do you want? Also, how do you know about this array formation? Even a peak Saint Emperor would find it hard to find the core of this array formation!”
When Fu Yishi said this, Yang Lujia just smiled at him. “That’s naturally because I’m not a peak Saint King. When I was born in this world, you weren’t even born yet.”
Yang Lujia gave off a mysterious vibe when he said those words, and they were completely trustworthy to hear. It was all a lie and he only intended to scare Fu Yishi to finally talk about where he came from.
However, it was a different case for Fu Yishi. His eyes were wide open when he heard that he was not even born when this young man before him was already born. What did this mean? Did this mean that he a was senior? But that wouldn’t be possible! Yang Lujia really looked young! Could he have already transcended the Saint Emperor Realm as he said?
Just thinking about it made Fu Yishi’s body slightly tremble. It was really scary facing such an opponent at the moment. He did not even realize he had pissed his pants once more—and this time, even more than the last one.
“That’s right. I am someone who was born in the ancient times. Do you really think I can’t breach or destroy something I made?” Yang Lujia asked, which further magnified the shock accumulating inside Fu Yishi’s heart.
Of course, that was only a bluff.
“S-Senior…”
When Yang Lujia said he came from the ancient times, he would not believe that easily. However, when he asked him a question, he suddenly realized that the reason he was trying to find why no one was able to change or altfer the array formation. It turned out that the young man in front of him was already a master in terms of his proficiency in the array formation.
Seeing that the other party had already chosen to submit, Yang Lujia’s eyes became cold. Fu Yishi tried not to sweat so hard, to not let Yang Lujia notice anything wrong. He was naturally afraid, especially the moment Yang Lujia’s purple eyes landed on somebody.
“Now, tell me, who are you? Where did you come from?” Yang Lujia forcefully asked, making the other party almost kneel with two knees.
Fu Yishi trembled, specifically when he met his eyes which made his heart feel unsettled. That was how strong Yang Lujia was. Even the array formation could not harm him—lest Yang Lujia would have already been reduced to ashes at the moment.
“S-Senior… I am… F-Fu Yishi…” Fu Yishi’s eyes then widened in shock. He did not expect that he would reveal himself. However, whenever he would direct eye contact with Yang Lujia’s purple eyes, it was as if he would be brought into a great manipulation—that would make you speak of the truth.
“W-Why…”
“Fu Yishi…” Yang Lujia pondered and said, “That’s one peculiar name. However, this does not matter. Tell me more about yourself.”
“Y-Yes…” Fu Yishi was once again shocked. It was like he was really being manipulated, but everything that came out of his mouth was sincere and was all true.
He was now afraid. He was afraid that his thoughts would be exposed. After all, he had done several things people could not imagine he would do.
“I… I am Fu Yishi, o-one of the A-Arch-Cardinals of the Holy Light Palace. I… worship the Holy Light Emperor for his overall strength. I always admired him from afar—to the point…” Fu Yishi immediately blushed at the mention of it and even forced himself to stop speaking that spat out a mouthful of blood.
“Continue speaking!” Yang Lujia commanded.
Brownie naturally heard their exchange. However, he knew that Fu Yishi wasn’t really deliberately exposing himself. It had something to do with Yang Lujia’s eyes—he knew about it, but only a number of its countless possibilities.
Fu Yishi tried to suppress his urge to reveal something that should not be revealed. “I… I am Fu Yishi, the weakest among the five Arch-Cardinals—”
“Oh?” Yang Lujia’s sudden interference suddenly disrupted his thoughts and looked at him with complicated emotions. “Why are you the weakest among them?”
“I… I just obtained a higher realm earlier due to someone else’s credit and I haven’t really practiced my power well—nevertheless, I… I was the one who caused his death—that friend of mine was also very strong—someone even dear to my heart. However, due to the desire I have toward his powers and treasures, it became the drive for me to betray his trust and kill him…”
Yang Lujia immediately caught up with the conversation, his tone growing cold, and said, “There’s no free lunch in this world. Only free people. We are free to make our decisions, but we are always required to pay for what the other parties had done good for us. Even offensive attacks, whether it’d be by voice or in writing, would still not be considered free lunch.
“It’s good that you haven’t entered within the “greed for power” kind of faction. Otherwise, you might have already become one of those people who cultivated any one of the Rules of Seven Sins, the Rules of Greed.
“Nevertheless, that’s not what I’m trying to point out. Naturally, I need you to continue your story. Every person’s story is ought to be interesting. After all, we’re a protagonist of our own stories in life. Go ahead!”
However, when Fu Yishi heard, not only did he not feel strange, but he also felt like Yang Lujia was in command of his life right now. Whatever the party would say, he would do it without any hesitation.
“That friend of mine was actually an Arch-Cardinal himself…” Nonetheless, he continued his story. It even piqued the interest of Brownie. He was fond of hearing stories like these. “He held the former position of the Arch-Cardinal until I came.”
He was overcome with greed for power. Although he made a hard decision then, he knew that it might benefit him, but it definitely wasn’t a long-term one. Fu Yishi always disturbed his good friend’s seclusion and even often invited him to do things that were not supposed to be done by cultivators like us who cultivate using the Rules of Life.
By then, when Fu Yishi killed his friend—he knew that he was doing it for two things—the family heirloom he had bet against his friend in the past and the treasure that his friend himself found in the core of this array formation.
It was unimaginable how could such a person fall under the hands of Fu Yishi. Therefore, he did not completely believe Fu Yishi’s stories. However, they were all the truth. That friend must have trusted Fu Yishi a lot. Overtaken by greed, he decided to betray his friend. Yang Lujia’s heart grew cold when he heard this.
Harassment was a thing he dislike the most. Betrayal was another thing.
He could not imagine anyone betraying him in the future. It was only right for him to keep his circle small as much as possible—and if he would have relationships with others in the future, he must set a boundary or level of relationship with them.
“You are truly despicable!” Yin Hang was the first one to speak when he heard Fu Yishi’s words. He was only a kid and he had a shallow understanding of the world. However, he also experienced the same thing when he was still in the Saber Path Sect back then—he trusted people because he thought they were his friends—but they actually turned their backs on him.
“I’m sorry! I’m sorry! I deeply regret it until now!”
“Hmph!” Yang Lujia could naturally see that this fellow was just trying to deny the happiness he had been feeling since that thing happened with his friend. “Do you really think we’d believe you?”
“Right!” Yin Hang was indignant and even lost the kid-like demeanor that he had before.
This shocked Cai Hong because this kid was actually so imposing when he would become serious about something. Cai Hong especially took note of this. After all, Yin Hang was something that His Majesty treasured so much, therefore, he would do his all to learn about this kid and get along with him despite not liking him that much.
Meanwhile, Yang Lujia was already staring at Fu Yishi with a cold gaze. Ever since Fu Yishi revealed this matter, Yang Lujia’s coldness did not dissipate a bit.
“Speak!”
“I…”
“I said speak!”
“Uh…”
“Do you think the Holy Light Emperor can protect you if I decide to kill you right now? If you don’t speak of some important matters, I will obliterate everything in my way, including that Holy Light Palace of yours. Why? Why would you be here at the core of this array formation? How were you able to find it with your cultivation level?”