Even now, I was still dazed. I even suspected whether this Guiguzi before me was real or fake.
I had gone through so much in the Ghost Domain. Just as I was about to lift the mysterious veil from that person, Guiguzi suddenly appeared and interfered. None of this felt quite right.
The fake Ying Gou had been created by Guiguzi, yet he had not given the fake Ying Gou all of Ying Gou's memories. According to him, that person had exploited a loophole—right under his nose, no less. Guiguzi was an incredibly clever man. There could not have been many people in this world capable of pulling such tricks right under his nose.
If he was not lying, then that person had to be a terrifying existence as well.
Was that why he had told me not to ask yet? Was he afraid I would become fearful and not dare face him in the future?
"Still, I don't understand. Why are you here?"
I voiced my doubts.
He said, "If I weren't here, then he would be. With me here, you can remain safe and sound. But if he were here, you probably wouldn't be so lucky. You'd likely have already entered another cycle of reincarnation by now."
"Does he really want my life? He had plenty of chances when we were at the foot of the mountain."
"No. He can only make arrangements at the foot of the mountain. He cannot attack you directly."
Jiang Xiaohui could not stand it anymore either. He felt that the old man's words were full of holes. "I say, aren't you contradicting yourself? If he can make arrangements at the foot of the mountain and cause so much trouble, why can't he attack directly? Can he only make a move once we're