Chương 72: The Cuckold

"Give up your hopes for the Emperors. Do you really think they are as kind and loving as their statues in the temples?"

"Hahaha. How could that be? It is all a disguise. They sit up there watching you, pointing and laughing, saying: Look at that fool. He actually thinks sincere prayer can make him an immortal. Hahaha. Impossible!"

"Yes. Exactly right. We need these fools' sincerity. The harder they cry before the statues, the purer the Immortal Crystals will be. Hahaha."

"Do you hear it, Fang Cheng? We are being mocked. We are like dogs, pitiful and lowly, begging for the immortals' favor. But after all our licking, we still end up with nothing!"

"Wake up, Fang Cheng! Stop being so stubborn!" Su Mu shouted coldly. At the same time, he spread his arms wide. The great image behind him opened like an angel's wings.

"Come. Let us follow the truth together. On the great path of truth, we will reach the heavens and become gods!"

"But I do not want to become an immortal or a god." Fang Cheng shrugged.

"I just want to eat well, drink well, and sleep well. If I could have a fragrant roasted sweet potato, that would be even better. Slurp... Oh, ah, oh..."

"A roasted sweet potato! What the hell!"

"What are you thinking about!"

"I waste my breath explaining the truth to you, and you talk to me about roasted sweet potatoes! Are you even a cultivator? No, you are not even human! What the hell are you!" Su Mu was about to lose his mind. He had never met such a bizarre creature with such a twisted mind. Why was this happening? Why! Someone save him! Su Mu sighed and looked up at the sky. The great image behind him shattered. Before Fang Cheng, the great truth was useless.

"Leave. I do not want to see you." Su Mu gave the order to leave.

"Oh." Fang Cheng nodded and turned away. But after two steps, he slapped his forehead. Wait. Why should he leave? He turned back and patted Su Mu's shoulder, putting on a friendly expression.

"Great Cult Master Su, you still have not told me about your delicious sins. I am so hungry. So hungry. What do I do, what do I do..." Su Mu snorted.

"I only have the truth. Everything I do is for the truth. There is no sin."

"Then I have no choice. I will just have to eat the truth..." Before Fang Cheng could finish, a loud male voice came from outside.

"Su Mu, it is time for this month's dividends." Stolen content warning: this content belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences. Footsteps followed. A burly man in his forties appeared in the palace. He had a thick beard, a strong build, and piercing eyes. It was Hu Tong, the City God of Dongyang City.

"Fang Cheng?"

"Su Mu?"

"What are you two doing here...?" Hu Tong stopped. His eyes swept over the two men and saw the dense, practically solid black demonic energy clinging to both of them. His heart tightened with alarm. Su Mu snorted at Hu Tong.

"Shuili City's business is bad. You have seen the population decline yourself. The array is not producing Immortal Crystals. How can there be dividends?" Hu Tong relaxed slightly when he saw Su Mu could still talk normally.

"Even if business is bad, the array still runs. There should be some crystals." Su Mu sneered.

"Hu Tong, do you think I do not know why you are here today? My friend in the capital already told me. You came under the pretense of collecting dividends, but your real purpose is to kill me. Heh." Hu Tong dropped the pretense.

"Since you already know, I will not hide it. Su Mu, let me tell you something. The tide has turned. I'm not your ally anymore. I'm returning to the Eternal Life Hall as its leader. Your head is my chance to clear my name. You should be thanking me for ending this. From now on, order will be restored. All cultivators who possess the Demonic Spirit Gathering Array must die!" Su Mu sneered again.

"It is too late. Pandora's box has been opened. No one can stop it. No one wants to stop it. The Ascended Realm great cultivators' resistance will all be in vain." Hu Tong shook his head.

"I do not care how it ends. I need your head as a tribute. Otherwise, I will end up like you." Su Mu's face grew cold.

"Hu Tong, we have been brothers for years. I once respected you as a real man. I came to Shuili City to join forces with you. But after taking the Immortal Crystals, you turned around and wanted me dead. How can you be so shameless!"

"Yes, yes. So shameless." Fang Cheng nodded in agreement, pulling out his notebook to record their dirty dealings. Hu Tong shot back, "Su Mu, I have done everything I could. I have been more than generous. When Pei Tang and Li Jinghong were investigating, I covered for you. If not for me, you would have been exposed long ago. I also contacted the City God of Xijiang Prefecture, Sikong Shang, trying to unite Xijiang and Lianshan into an underground kingdom. But unfortunately, Sikong Shang was killed by Dark Night.

And then, I obtained all of Fang Cheng's evil deeds from the Xijiang Land God Self-Help Association and helped you launch the propaganda war in Lianshan. As a brother, I have done more than enough. Now it is your turn to pay."

"Let me interrupt. Those are not evil deeds. Those are good deeds. OK. You two continue." Fang Cheng went back to writing furiously, silently cheering them on. Yes! Keep arguing! Argue as loud as you can! Expose each other's dirty secrets! Haha. He loved hearing about their ugly sins. So delicious. He could not help drooling. Now it was Su Mu's turn. He spat first to show his disdain, then said,"Heh. Helping me? Hu Tong, we both want Immortal Crystals. Why be so high and mighty? Oh, I see. You are learning.

Before becoming the Chief's dog, you are learning to act like him. Then you will be his favorite. Hahaha... Ah... Pfft!" Su Mu spat again. Fang Cheng could not help clapping.

"Well said, Great Cult Master Su. Even though you are missing that thing, that spit was very manly." Then he turned to Hu Tong.

"Brother Hu, your turn. Fight back hard!" Hu Tong frowned at Fang Cheng. He could see the demonic energy on Fang Cheng growing thicker. He felt uneasy. He had heard about Li Jinghong's death. He knew Fang Cheng was not simple. But from Fang Cheng's words, he could tell Fang Cheng was not on Su Mu's side. Whatever. He would focus on Su Mu first. Fang Cheng was Pei Tang's subordinate. He would not act rashly. Everything would follow the rules. With that decided, he stared at Su Mu and sneered.

"Su Mu, your excuses are useless. Do not forget that years ago, you broke into my house and raped my wife. Killing you is only right. I do not need any other reason!" Holy shit! Hu Tong was a cuckold! Hahaha. A cuckold who buried the hatchet and cooperated with his wife's rapist. This was explosive! This was incredible! Fang Cheng scribbled furiously in his notebook. It felt just like reading The Abai Detective Files. This could be a sequel! Haha. With his sharp eyes—no, with his sharp ears—hahaha... Keep going!

Keep going! Spill all your dirty secrets! Hahahaha...