After a refreshing bath, Fei Qianchi sat down in the hall next to Zhu Longwang. They were both quiet, staring at Zhu Luishui, who was a bit pallid. Fei Shang had gone ahead.

After speaking for a bit, it seemed like Fei Shang was acquainted to Wei XueLu. Fei Qianchi wasn't aware of their relationship, but it seemed that the man knew about Wei XueLu.

"Elder brother, will this promise be enacted with a Vow of Blood?" Zhu Longwang asked, lifting his eyes towards Zhu Luishui with an emotionless face.

Zhu Luishui rubbed his face, sighing as he replied, "I don't know. It seems too simple and easy. Baicheng won't simply just admit defeat like this."

"Rather than call it defeat, it seems like the man has decided to stop." Fei Qianchi countered. He still didn't like Zhu Luishui. The man had used every person he could to blame this catastrophe on. It was only when he couldn't escape anymore, only then did he admit his fault. As Fei Qianchi held the cup of wine in his head, he lifted his eyes towards Zhu Luishui, almost as if he was provoking the man. "Lord of Suzhou, this enmity of his and yours has existed for many centuries now."

Zhu Luishui lowered his eyes. He knew. He understood too. He was cruel and selfish for still loving the man he betrayed, a man who he had killed. He knew that Su Baicheng didn't love him. Su Baicheng was acting twisted in his own way. The man hated him to his bones, yet he couldn't kill him.

"He can't kill me..." Zhu Luishui uttered, his voice shaking, purple eyes looking down.

As the only person who wasn't aware of what was going on, Zhu Longwang furrowed his brows, but he didn't say a word. He merely listened. Even he wasn't aware of this. Only Zhu Luishui and Fei Qianchi knew. He wasn't mad, nor was he angered for being left out. He wasn't so childish.

Fei Qianchi cocked his brow, "And why not?" His eyes were intense as he stared at Zhu Luishui.

Su Baicheng said that he couldn't kill Zhu Luishui. Now, the man was also saying that Su Baicheng couldn't kill him. It seemed like whatever had happened was truly difficult to understand.

"He made a vow. He vowed to never hurt me." Zhu Luishui could remember it as bright as day. "He can never kill me, his people can not kill me."

'I, Baicheng, swear that with this life of mine, will never harm Zhu Luishui. Be it through good or bad, I will never hurt him for as long as I live. So long as I am alive, Zhu Luishui will not be harmed by my hands. No one, shall it be me or the people who follow me, will be able to raise a hand against Zhu Luishui.'

That vow saved him. This vow was the reason why Su Baicheng could not kill him even though he wished to. It was why he harmed the people around him. Zhu Luishui was protected by this vow.

Ahh. Fei Qianchi scoffed. He didn't know if he should applaud Zhu Luishui or Su Baicheng. Su Baicheng, a man who was head over heel in love, and Zhu Luishui, who was protected by this vow.

Fei Qianchi sighed, "A vow. That is what's protecting you. He cannot hurt you, his people cannot hurt you. You truly are lucky." What a lucky bastard. Because of that, Zhu Longwang and him were targeted instead.

Zhu Longwang was confused, but he couldn't ask. Just from seeing his brother's face, he could see Zhu Luishui's flickering eyes. He clenched his fist. He knew long ago that his brother had many secrets. From the moment he disappeared, the day he returned as a man with power, a man with a different personality, Zhu Longwang understood that things were already different. Thus, he stifled his voice, not asking any questions and worked hard on his cultivation.

Zhu Luishui was about to say something else, but the presences upon the peak made him stop.

"They are here." Zhu Luishui looked at the door, waiting for them to appear.

Zhu Longwang looked over too, nervous. A hand grasped his own as Zhu Longwang turned his eyes to Fei Qianchi who nodded his head at the man.

Fei Qianchi wasn't afraid. What should he be afraid of? He was basically an OP man at the moment. His new father was Zhu Rong, the Deity of Fire, and his mother, Chan Lihua, was a Deity and the Deity of Fire's wife. Su Baicheng needed his power, he couldn't make a move against him.

Fei Shang opened the door, walking in first. Behind him, two men followed.

Wei XueLu walked in first. His blue eyes sparkled with a cold and murderous light. His face was pale, extremely pale, it made his lips even more vibrant. He had high cheekbones that drew more attention to his eyes. The man was dressed in a dark blue robe, a belt around his waist, carrying a sword with a scabbard on it in his hand. His brown hair was tied up.

Behind him, Su Baicheng was dressed in a somber black. His red eyes were as dark as ever, appearing evil and cold. His lips were drawn up with a sneer, appearing as a blood red color against his pale and sickly face. Even with his face a bit sunken in, it served to make him appear more evil and cruel. With a crown in his hair, the man's black hair hung down as he slowly walked in.

The tension was high, the pressure was not lowering one bit as Su Baicheng swept his eyes over the group of people, lingering a bit longer on Zhu Luishui before he looked away.

"Well?" Su Baicheng slowly cocked his brows, "We shouldn't sit around for too long." The man walked over to the chair at the top of the table. Behind him, Wei XueLu stood, appearing daunting and menacing.

"You are really cutting down to the chase." Fei Qianchi scoffed as he drunk his cup of wine.

Su Baicheng merely replied, "I'm sure that you don't want to see my face for too long." The man smirked as he leaned his chin on his palm.

Fei Shang watched, slowly walking towards Zhu Luishui and taking a seat next to the frozen man.

Zhu Longwang was relieved that this wasn't going as bad as he thought it would.

"I don't know if he told you, but I have already talked to Immortal Fei last night." Su Baicheng smirked, eyes darkening.

Fei Qianchi felt his lips stagger as Zhu Longwang turned to look at him in confusion. Even Fei Shang and Zhu Luishui stared at him. His eyes twitched. He really was cutting straight to the problem.

"Yes, I have already spoken to Sect Leader Su." Fei Qianchi merely added as he drunk his wine. His eyes were glazed, a cold light shining within them.

Behind Su Baicheng, Wei XueLu reached for his sword, keeping his hand upon the hilt as he stared at Fei Qianchi.

Su Baicheng looked around. "Everyone is here." The man scoffed, "I'll get to it. I've come to make peace. Whether or not I have forgotten my revenge, for now, I am resting." As he said this, he looked around to see what their reactions were.

"Why now? You had centuries to do so, but you didn't. Why are you here now that my brother has return?" Zhu Luishui inhaled sharply, gritting his teeth.

Su Baicheng cocked his brow. The man behind him shifted. "XueLu, stand down."

Wei XueLu's dark eyes looked at Zhu Luishui. He had had many encounters with this man, yet, he was still unable to control his anger. Hearing Su Baicheng, he relaxed. "Lord of Suzhou, enough of your childish acts." It was biting and cold. Wei XueLu glowered at Zhu Luishui.

Zhu Luishui scoffed, slamming his hand onto the table. "Childish acts?! He killed my brother. It was between him and I. My brother had no part in this. Centuries have passed, it makes no sense for him to make peace now."

Before Su Baicheng could open his mouth, Fei Qianchi interrupted, "And you killed him..." He continued to slowly drink his wine. "You are both in the wrong. I am in the wrong, even Longwang is in the wrong. There is no point in pretending to be a saint. It has already been so long. Lord of Suzhou, admit your faults."

Zhu Luishui flinched from his voice while Su Baicheng smirked at the man who defended him.

Zhu Longwang widened his eyes. His brother... killed Su Baicheng? He turned to Fei Qianchi. Unlike him, Fei Qianchi knew everything.

Fei Qianchi noticed his gaze, it was piercing. He reached for the man's hand, writing down some words.

Zhu Longwang waited, reading out the characters he was writing. Finally, he nodded his head as Fei Qianchi focused on Wei XueLu and Zhu Luishui, who were now even more tense.

There was a sigh. Fei Shang looked around, "Whatever enmity you all have, now is not the time for it." Before things got out of hand, he stopped everything.

Su Baicheng grinned, "Of course. I'm not here to fight with you. I'm merely here to make my vow and leave." He leaned back into his chair. "Give me the knife." He reached out his hand.

Wei XueLu took out a knife as Fei Shang reached for the jug of wine.

Su Baicheng held the knife in his right hand. "I am going to make a Vow of Blood. If you don't know what it is, speak up."

Fei Qianchi wasn't quite sure of it, but he had an idea about what it was. It certainly had something to do with blood.

"Oh, by the way, you have to drink my blood." Su Baicheng sneered as he pulled up his sleeve, revealing his left wrist that had a few long scars on it.

Oh. Fei Qianchi now understood why Fei Shang brought the wine over.

Zhu Longwang leaned towards him, "It seems weird, but this vow is the strongest one out there. Similar to a vow under the Heaven's eyes, this vow requires blood to be exchanged. The blood will bind the vow and shall it ever be broken by anyone who has taken in a drop of blood, it will instantly kill you. That being said, only his blood is going to be used."

Without waiting for anyone, Su Baicheng slowly cut his wrist, red blood pouring out. As it poured onto the table, he slowly said, "I, Su Baicheng, with this Vow of Blood, will never hurt those who have my drop of blood in their body. So long as this drop of blood exists within their body, shall I ever harm them in any way, the damage will be reflected upon my body." As the blood dripped onto the table, a sudden light bursted as an array appeared around the blood, a magic sigil shining.

As the blood poured onto the table, it suddenly disappeared as the light shone brighter. From there, a small bead suddenly appeared, crimson red in color.

Su Baicheng grabbed the bead, his wrist was already healed without a wound. "Don't worry, although it's my blood, the spell does some purification on it." Saying so, he dropped the bead into the jug of wine. "Drink up. With that, if I harm you in any way, I will be hurt instead. You should be safe now."

"What about XueLu?" Fei Qianchi narrowed his eyes as he asked.

Su Baicheng sneered, "You really are thorough." He turned to the silent man behind him, "Come."

Wei XueLu's face was blank as he reached for his sword, directly cutting his wrist without another word. As his blood dripped down onto the table, his rough voice said, "I, Wei XueLu, with this Vow of Blood, will never hurt those who have my drop of blood in their body. So long as this drop of blood exists within their body, shall I ever harm them in any way, the damage will be reflected upon my body." With that, his blood shone, quickly disappearing as a bead took its place.

Su Baicheng grabbed it and quickly dropped it into the jug of wine. "The rest is your job. I will uphold my end of the deal. Now, Immortal Fei will tell you the rest."

Before he could leave, Fei Shang stepped up, "Sect Leader, things aren't finalized yet. Stay for a bit longer."

Su Baicheng looked at Fei Shang, Wei XueLu's eyes grew dark and gloomy. His sword was still unscathed, Su Baicheng looking at him before the man finally sheathed his sword.

Fei Qianchi also smiled, reassuring both himself and Zhu Longwang. "Yes. If you leave, perhaps this wine will simply be thrown out." He didn't pay attention to Zhu Luishui, who was still frozen in place.

Everyone was tense, the pressure was high in the room. Fei Qianchi didn't feel anything. Compared to them, he felt detached. He wasn't angry nor was he mad, he was simply himself.

Leisurely, he reached for the wine, four jade cups appearing as he poured the crystal clear wine into the cups. He set one in front of everyone first. As he did this, everyone was quiet. He didn't know why everyone was so quiet, but he didn't ask. Today, he was going to make sure that everything gets finalized. No more secrets, it was time to reveal everything. He had enough of these secrets that would only hurt people the longer it stayed hidden.

"Drink up," Fei Qianchi grabbed a cup for himself, handing one to Zhu Longwang who slowly grasped the small cup. Before him, Fei Shang and Zhu Luishui also grabbed a cup as Su Baicheng and Wei XueLu stared at them.

Eyes roaming, Fei Qianchi quickly downed the wine, a burning sensation running down his throat. He set the empty cup onto the table, watching as the liquid from the jug of wine slowly disappeared.

"Everyone is here." Fei Qianchi's lips curved, appearing dark in that moment. "Why don't we reveal everything today?"

Zhu Luishui's eyes widened as he heard these words, "Fei Qianchi!"

Su Baicheng sneered, "Oh. I see what you're trying to do." The man snapped his fingers, "It's not like I have anything to hide, right, Lord of Suzhou?" He taunted the man, eyes glancing towards him.

Zhu Luishui bowed his head, biting his lips.

"Qianchi," Zhu Longwang didn't know anything. In front of him, Fei Qianchi was more serious, perhaps even cunning. The man was not letting anything escape from his eyes. Yet, Zhu Longwang was afraid to hear these words. His brother's reaction was already making him wary.

Fei Qianchi smiled at Zhu Longwang, his eyes turning warm, "Don't worry. From today on, there will be no secrets. Everything will be revealed and this long enmity will be settled."

Su Baicheng laughed, his chest moving as the man's red eyes glared sharply. "I should've expected you to do this. Good! What should I reveal? After all, I have nothing to hide." The man's pale face made his eyes appear even more daunting. He leaned back into his chair, relaxed and menacing.

Zhu Luishui clenched his fist.

Fei Qianchi spotted this. He knew that Zhu Luishui was reluctant to reveal his deepest secret. The man had used a man he loved, had killed him to gain power. He knew that he had no right to step into their problem, but when so many people had been pulled into this, it could no longer be kept hidden. Perhaps Su Baicheng needed closure too. The man was left with nothing when Zhu Luishui betrayed him. Su Baicheng needed an apology, he needed something to help him let go of his resentment.

"Lord of Suzhou, it has been long enough. More than a thousand years have passed. No matter how long you hide it, it is time to confess." Fei Qianchi was also tired. He, who was pulled into this fight, Zhu Longwang, who was killed because of his brother, the both of them had no clue back then. Now that he knew, he understood that while Zhu Luishui did it for his brother, what he had done was still wrong.

"To have Immortal Fei speak up for me, perhaps you understand me too." Su Baicheng's lips were curved, revealing his canine. The man was using his cruelty, he was using this side of him to hide how scarred he was deep inside. "XueLu, sit down. This will take some time."

From the side, Zhu Luishui closed his eyes. He was scared, yet, he also hated himself. For so long, he had tried to escape his crime, his sin. He hid it deep within him. Because of this, everyone else suffered in his stead. He took in a deep breath, revealing his purple eyes layered in mist.

"I will speak first." Zhu Luishui's voice shook. "I will reveal everything. After all, it was only me. I will not hide anything."

The man looked around before he began to talk.

From the beginning, he spoke about everything. From when Su Fuwen approached him to when he met Su Baicheng. He fell in love with him, but he still remembered his deal with Su Fuwen. Choosing between his brother or his lover, the man ultimately casted away his lover. He spoke about how he stabbed the man, pushing him off a cliff, to when he became the Lord of Suzhou. He even talked about the guilt and shame he went through, the tortures he faced by himself.

It was a long story. Everything was clearly explained with his words.

As Zhu Longwang listened to his brother, he couldn't help it as his eyes shook. For him, his brother had done this. He leaned towards Fei Qianchi, seeking comfort from the man he loved most.

Fei Qianchi held the man's hand. He could feel his cold hands shaking.

Zhu Luishui continued speaking. Even as he was frightened, scared of himself, he didn't hide anything.

Su Baicheng listened, the smirk upon his lips never disappeared. He tapped his fingers onto the table, as if this story only bored him.

Fei Shang was silent, knowing well that he had no understanding of this. His face was expressionless, only sighing in the end.

"I... was the root of everything." Zhu Luishui finally ended his long story. "From the beginning, it was my fault." The man looked down at his palm.

Zhu Longwang didn't know what to say. How was he supposed to say something? The story was too difficult to understand. There were too many twists and turns, it was impossible to pick a side.

"Su Baicheng, I owe you an apology." Zhu Luishui looked towards Su Baicheng. "For everything that I've done, I apologize. I won't ask for forgiveness because I know that I don't deserve it. But, I'm sorry."

Su Baicheng's smirk suddenly disappeared. "An apology..." The man closed his eyes suddenly. With his eyes closed, he appeared much weaker with his thin figure. "After 1,200 years, things are already different."

The man slammed his palms onto the table, breaking the silence in the room. "But I won't. I won't apologize for anything that I've done." The man narrowed his eyes at Fei Qianchi, "Immortal Fei, such human emotions are something I am incapable of now." Saying so, Su Baicheng didn't say another word as his figure disappeared.

Wei XueLu looked at everyone, "Until we meet again, Hong Meiwan will give you any information you need." He also disappeared.

It was quiet. It was silent. In the air, a heavy pressure lingered.

Things were already different. Nothing could be changed now...

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