"I said I would do it, and I naturally will. But he is he, and you are you."
Xu Chunniang looked at Luo Qi. "I may spare his life, but I never intended to let you off."
A flicker of anger passed through Luo Qi's eyes, only to vanish quickly. "He is my incarnation, a part of me. Since you are willing to spare him, why insist on holding on to me?"
"I do not pursue his transgressions because I distinguish clearly between gratitude and resentment."
Xu Chunniang looked at Luo Qi. Many things she had failed to understand before were gradually becoming clear to her.
The Black Bone Skeleton had been far from Luo Qi's true body, dwelling beyond the domain for many years, and had already developed some self-awareness.
Yet there were exceedingly few matters he could decide for himself. Most of the time, he had to obey Luo Qi's commands.
"The Black Bone Skeleton showed me kindness, at least. But when you descended beyond the domain back then, you came with ill intent."
Back then, the Black Bone Skeleton had been unable to withstand Mu Yun and Mu Sha's joint attack, and had no choice but to take the risk of summoning Luo Qi's true body beyond the domain.
Xu Chunniang had fled while he was dealing with Mu Yun and Mu Sha. She knew very well that if she had not escaped then, once the summoned Luo Qi had dealt with the Mu siblings and freed up his hands, he would have come after her.
As Luo Qi's incarnation, the Black Bone Skeleton obeyed his orders, but he still possessed thoughts of his own.
That was precisely why she was willing to spare the Black Bone Skeleton's life.
"Hehe, so you saw through it."
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