10 Chapter 9: Becoming The Apprentice of the Demon Lord_2

Chu Mo told the old man roughly about his encounter with the Demon Lord on the icy plains.

However, he omitted the part about the Demon Lord torturing him, not wanting his grandfather to worry.

He only mentioned that the Demon Lord was a recluse of high standing who wanted to take him as an apprentice, yet he was intent on joining Longevity Heaven.

The old man sighed, looking at the Demon Lord with gratitude in his eyes, then he turned around and reprimanded Chu Mo, "You child, such a powerful individual wants to take you as an apprentice, yet you reject him..."

Chu Mo scratched his head and said, "My conviction at that time was to join Longevity Heaven, who would have thought...sigh!"

Chu Mo continued, recounting in detail what had happened to him in Longevity Heaven.

He didn't mention the matter of the Demon Lord sealing his aptitude and fundamental capabilities either.

The old man exploded in anger at once. He slammed the table, stood to his feet, and cursed, "Zhao Hongzhi, this beast! Truly the most shameless!"

Chu Mo looked at his grandfather and said, "Earlier, you should have realized that he's a beast."

"And yet I'm angry!"

"I can't believe that my single action almost harmed my grandson!"

"Preservation of traditional virtue... what number one under heaven?"

"Utterly filthy!"

The old man's chest violently heaved, he scoffed and said, "Do you know why Zhao Hongzhi fears me so much?"

Chu Mo had always been curious about this.

With Zhao Hongzhi's background, even if it were ten or twenty years ago, his realm wouldn't be that poor.

How could a disciple from Longevity Heaven be saved by his grandfather?

The Demon Lord, who was on the side, also glanced at Fan Wudi, but he said nothing.

"Considering the circumstances, there's no need to continue hiding anything for him!"

The old man let out a long sigh, "Talking about this, it's already been fifteen or sixteen years. At that time, I hadn't adopted you yet."

"Back then, I was just a minor general, leading a team of scouts to investigate enemy activities."

"Unexpectedly, I witnessed a horrifying battle in an old-growth forest nestled deep in the mountains!"

"Or, to be more exact, it was an absolutely brutal slaughter!"

A trace of fear appeared in the old man's eyes.

"That was the most horrifying attack I've ever seen, do you know what it was?"

Chu Mo said, "Grandpa, stop creating suspense, tell us quickly!"

The old man chuckled and said, "It was a Windwing Dragon!"

"What?" Chu Mo jumped up in shock, disbelief in his eyes, "A Windwing Dragon? That's impossible! Yes, Windwing Dragons are incredibly strong and highly intelligent, they're one of the guardian beasts of the Human Clan, how could they attack humans?"

The Demon Lord sneered from the side, "You could try stealing a Windwing Dragon's egg, see if it will attack you then?"

The old man, slightly shocked, looked at the Demon Lord and praised, "You're truly remarkable! You guessed the reason in an instant!"

Chu Mo's mouth twitched at the corners for a while, then he said, "Seriously? Zhao Hongzhi... dared to steal a Windwing Dragon's egg? That's a ninth-tier Primordial Beast!"

"Moreover, he was a disciple of Longevity Heaven, would he not fear the wrath of the world committing such an act?"

As Chu Mo was speaking, he seemed to realize something and muttered, "No wonder he wanted to kill you, so that's the real reason!"

"He was seen by you when he committed such a shameful act back then, and you even saved him..."

The old man shook his head with a bitter smile and sighed.

Chu Mo looked at the Demon Lord, full of admiration in his eyes.

Even though the Demon Lord had not guessed the exact reason, he had made a rough analysis.

Now, compared with the truth, it was surprisingly consistent!

The Demon Lord didn't show any signs of pride and sat there expressionlessly.

Chu Mo said, "Then, you saved him, healed his injuries, and promised not to talk about that incident, right?"

The old man nodded and sighed, "I shouldn't have saved him!"

"I understood it all!" said Chu Mo, "No wonder Zhao Hongzhi wanted to kill me on sight when he saw this token. He was scared that his past scandals would be exposed!"

"After testing and finding out that I didn't know anything, he spared my life, allowing me to leave. He was certain that I had been hit by the Blood Killing Palm and was fated to die."

"But he probably thought that my refusing him would cause you to be furious, Grandpa, and his own scandalous past would naturally come to light!"

"That's why he wanted to kill you as soon as possible to seal your mouth!"

The old man sighed, "I did not tell you about this incident because I didn't want people to think that I was demanding gratitude."

"However, in the end, I did wrong!"

"His stealing the Windwing Dragon egg is enough to show there's a great problem with his character."

"It's me who was too superstitious when it comes to the reputation of Longevity Heaven!"

Chu Mo nodded in agreement and said, "Even a golden reputation will have a lot of dirty things behind it!"

The old man looked at Chu Mo, nodded, then said, "Fortunately, you met this... cough cough... friend."

The old man wasn't sure how to address this man in black.

Simply because the Demon Lord looked too young.

On his angular face, there wasn't any sign of age,. Yet, in his eyes, there was a seen-it-all kind of worldly wisdom. Obviously, he was not as young as his face suggested.

The Demon Lord gently said, "Call me the Demon Lord."

"Demon Lord?" The old man raised an eyebrow, contemplating the meaning of those two words in his mind

Then, thinking about his grandson's attitude towards him, the old man seemed to understand something faintly.

However, the old man, worn with experience, had seen all kinds of people in his life, and, having just undergone that ordeal, he was utterly disappointed in Longevity Heaven.

He laughed heartily in response, "My friend, you might call yourself a 'demon,' but your actions are indeed extraordinary! For my grandson to encounter such a good teacher in his life, it is his blessing!"

Turning to Chu Mo, he then said, "Silly boy, why aren't you kowtowing to your master quickly!"

Chu Mo was a little stunned, he thought to himself: Just like that, you sold me out... you have no idea how terrifying this demon can be.

Ultimately, it was something he had agreed upon. Kneeling before the Demon Lord, he said, "Pupil Chu Mo, greetings to my master!"

The Demon Lord nodded, then said to the old man, "Excuse us!"

With that, he raised Chu Mo's arm, his figure flickered, and he vanished in an instant!

Leaving the old man standing there stupefied, after a long time, he mumbled with his mouth twitching, "No wonder he's called the Demon Lord... he really has a strange temperament!"

At that moment, something seemed to occur to the old man, and he ran outside, but it was already empty.

At that point, a guard at the entrance heard the commotion, and ran over quickly, "General... why are you out here?"

The old man rolled his eyes and pointed at the window, "The window's broken!"

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