205: Apologize in person

Crimson's face flushed slightly, but she still glared at Li Haotian with angry eyes.

"How dare you ask me why? You're the one who's blind, insisting on flirting with that little vixen. If I don't make an effort now, I'll never have another chance!"

As soon as Crimson finished speaking, she lunged toward the bed. Li Haotian was so frightened that he took to his heels. In this era with such archaic values, once any scandal spread, the two would essentially be bound for life.

Because chastity was extremely important to them.

Even if Crimson was usually carefree, by making such a decision, she had already intended to bind herself to Li Haotian forever.

"Calm down!"

Li Haotian struggled to dodge and weave around the room, not letting her touch him. He had no desire to think about these matters between men and women. His master's great vengeance had not yet been avenged; how could he indulge in the comforts of romance?

Crimson became even more furious. How dare he dodge her? Could it be that he had already promised his life to that little vixen?

The two struggled for a full hour before Crimson finally gave up. She sat on a stool in the room, panting, her body drenched in fragrant sweat.

"Miss Crimson, if you're tired, you should hurry back. Don't stay here any longer. If word gets out, people will surely gossip."

Li Haotian hid in the corner of the room, his face full of helplessness.

"Sniff..."

Li Haotian suddenly heard a strange sound. He looked toward the direction of Crimson and clearly saw tears streaming down her face.

"You jerk..."

Crimson's tears flowed uncontrollably down her cheeks. She used her hands to gently wipe away the tears on her face, but they only kept coming.

"I've been so proactive, yet you still dodge me like this. Am I really that bad?"

Crimson burst into loud sobs upon saying this. Li Haotian's mouth twitched. He slowly stepped forward and patted her back, trying to comfort her. However, the moment he touched her back, his wrist was immediately grabbed, and then Crimson lunged at him with lightning speed.

"I finally caught you!"

On her tear-stained face, a smile of a successful scheme appeared.

After a night passed, Li Haotian woke up from the bed with messy hair, looking extremely exhausted as he sat upright.

Crimson was sleeping soundly beside him, looking equally exhausted. The messy bed told the story of what happened last night. Li Haotian put on his Daoist Robe, sat at the table, and poured himself a cup of tea, a look of helplessness on his face.

At the beginning, he could still maintain his Dao Heart slightly, but later on, he began to gradually succumb.

Whether in figure or appearance, Crimson was a top-tier existence; he really found it hard to refuse.

Before she woke up, Li Haotian had already gone to the courtyard. Zhang Lian had been waiting there for a long time, wearing the Daoist Robe of the Emerald Bird Pavilion.

"Today we will visit to apologize and clear up the misunderstanding. It seems I misunderstood you all before."

After the Young Sect Master died, the group of Elders visiting to demand an explanation wasn't truly demanding an explanation; it was just to put on a show for the alien race. There were spies in the city, so such news would naturally reach the ears of the alien race.

Unexpectedly, they encountered the hot-tempered Li Haotian. Not only was a Grand Elder beaten up, but one Grand Elder even died directly.

This incident made everyone in the Emerald Bird Pavilion extremely angry, but in order not to let the alien race see any flaws, they could only suppress this anger and grievance in their hearts.

"Put on your black robe well. Don't let anyone know you're still alive; just let the higher-ups of your Sect know."

Li Haotian draped the black robe over him, concealing his face. Just as the two were preparing to leave, a Disciple holding a letter from the Sect knocked on the door.

"Chief Li, this is a letter sent to you by the Sect."

After handing over the letter, the Disciple turned and left.

Li Haotian flipped through the contents of the letter, his eyes suddenly widening, his face full of disbelief.

"You have a granddaughter?"

Zhang Lian was stunned on the spot by this question, but he still nodded.

"The higher-ups of the Heavenly Profound Sect have already told me in the letter about the news that you were pretending to cooperate with the alien race. In order to clear up the misunderstanding between the two Sects, those old geezers have betrothed your granddaughter to me."

After Li Haotian's voice fell, Zhang Lian also fell into silence. If they wanted no estrangement between the two Sects, the best method was marriage. The other party was his granddaughter; Li Haotian had killed him and married his granddaughter, which was equivalent to taking his place in caring for her.

In this way, the conflict between the two sides would also be slightly reduced.

However, the emergence of such a situation caught both of them off guard.

Li Haotian struggled for a long time, but still decided to go over and explain the matter.

After searching in the city for a while, he found the location of the Emerald Bird Pavilion's headquarters.

Their place was also a huge residence, but many Elders lived inside. Li Haotian only lived with people he knew; the other Elders were arranged in other residences.

"You've come."

The person who opened the door was an Elder of the Emerald Bird Pavilion. The moment he saw Li Haotian, he was immediately somewhat angry, but he still forcibly suppressed this matter in his heart.

He looked at the other party with a slightly flat tone, then opened the door and let him in.

Entering the main hall, almost all the higher-ups of the Emerald Bird Pavilion were there. Present were four Emperor Powerhouses, as well as hundreds of Quasi-Emperors and Heavenly Monarchs.

"It seems you must have received the letter from your Sect asking you to come and propose marriage. Presumably, everything has already been told to you in the letter."

An old man's eyes were slightly red. Zhang Lian was his close friend; both were Emperor Powerhouses and were once Senior Brothers, and their relationship was excellent.

Li Haotian nodded.

"This matter was indeed done too impulsively by me. I apologize to you all, but I didn't kill him."

After Li Haotian finished speaking, he snapped his fingers. Zhang Lian immediately took off his hood, revealing his face. Everyone from the Emerald Bird Pavilion present widened their eyes, faces full of disbelief.

Among them, some had witnessed the scene where Li Haotian had slashed the other party to death with one sword strike, so they naturally assumed that the other party had long since died.

Unexpectedly, they could still see this Elder here, alive and kicking, without anything wrong. Everyone felt a bit creeped out.

"The sword strike you saw at that time was just my smokescreen. Ahem..."

Li Haotian gave a simple explanation: he hadn't actually killed the other party, just transferred him. With that, the atmosphere at the scene became much more relaxed and lively, and the hostile gazes of the crowd gradually turned friendly.

"So that's how it is. However, with your strength, it is indeed reasonable for the higher-ups of the Heavenly Profound Sect to know about our plan."

A bruised and swollen Grand Elder spoke up. The injuries on his face hadn't fully healed; he was the very Elder who had been beaten up by Li Haotian that day.

"A misunderstanding, a misunderstanding. It was just acting."

Li Haotian scratched his head somewhat awkwardly. Although he didn't kill, every strike he made was aimed at leaving the other party bruised and swollen.