Li Shouzhuo's gaze darkened, and his voice carried a hint of anger:

"At this point, there's no need for you to try and get information out of me, Junior Brother Xia. I just want to say one thing—as our master always favored you back then!"

Li Shouzhuo said this with a low growl, and everyone saw for the first time a hint of redness in the eyes of the usually calm and composed old Sect Master, filled with indescribable grief and disappointment.

"Heh..." Xia Chong laughed, initially with bitterness, but it soon turned into a deep-seated repression and resentment buried in his heart: