But fearing that Jiang Yun would get even angrier, Xia Lin didn't dare to keep daydreaming. He answered obediently, "I found out last night. I heard your conversation with a man wearing a straw hat."
Jiang Yun stopped tapping and seemed to be thinking. Xia Lin felt extremely uneasy. Finally, after a full two minutes of silence, Jiang Yun said, "Keep this to yourself. Don't tell anyone! If you leak this secret, I'll..." Meeting Xia Lin's tear - filled eyes, Jiang Yun didn't utter the second half of the threat. He hadn't done anything, so why was this little apprentice so scared?
"Forget it. Anyway, don't tell anyone. This is your master's secret."
Xia Lin nodded, feeling incredibly surprised. His master had let him off so easily. It seemed that the almost 60 affection value was really useful.
"Master, don't worry. Even if I'm captured and tortured, I won't reveal your secret. But master, I'm really curious. Why are you the leader of the Demon Cult?"
Jiang Yun tapped Xia Lin's head with his fan. "I don't want to tell you."
"Please, master. Please tell me." Xia Lin tugged at Jiang Yun's sleeve, using his tried - and - true coquettish method.
Sure enough, Jiang Yun sighed helplessly and began to explain. "Actually, I was the leader of the Demon Cult before I became the head of the Xiaoshan School. I'm the youngest son of the previous leader of the Demon Cult. But during a rebellion, my father and two elder brothers died at the hands of the traitors while trying to quell the rebellion. When the rebellion broke out, I escaped under the escort of several loyal servants. Later, the servants died, and I accidentally fled to the foot of the Xiaoshan School's mountain. At that time, I was only four or five years old, and I had never been out before the rebellion. So the people of the Xiaoshan School just thought I was a noble young master in distress. In order to survive, I made up my own background. Later, because of my outstanding talent, I became the youngest disciple of the head."
"And then..." Xia Lin was as engrossed as if he were reading a storybook. Seeing his master stop to take a sip of water, he couldn't help but "urge for more". Jiang Yun gave him a sideways glance and continued, "Later, my father's loyal subordinates successfully took back power. They found me. I'm my father's only son, and I can't escape this responsibility. Moreover, as I grew older, I became more and more disgusted with some so - called noble and upright sects that were actually hypocritical. The Xiaoshan School is also a noble sect, so I can't deal with them. But the Demon Cult can. The Demon Cult allows me to do things that I can't do as the head of the school."
Xia Lin asked curiously, "Such as?"
Jiang Yun deliberately gave a terrifying smile. "Such as assassinations and massacring entire clans."
Xia Lin was indeed frightened, but he was no longer a newbie after completing missions in two worlds. He was only scared for a moment by Jiang Yun's expression and then came back to his senses and said, "No wonder I thought you were not as simple as you seemed when I first saw you, master! It turns out you have such a miraculous experience. Master, don't worry. I'll keep your secret. If others find out your identity, you'll surely be condemned by everyone!"
Jiang Yun shook his head. "I don't care about my reputation. It's just that there are still unfinished things, so I can't expose my identity. Alright, now tell me how you heard my conversation with my subordinate last night. I don't remember when your light - footed skills became so good?"