"Senior Brother Li, what's wrong?" Seeing that something was off with Li Huowang's expression, Lingmiao instinctively tightened her grip on his hand.
Li Huowang smiled and shook his head. "Nothing. I was thinking we'll be leaving the Pass soon, and I'm a little worried about the land outside. Come on, let's help the Lu family take down the stage. Once it's dismantled, we should leave quickly."
Though Li Huowang said that, his gaze was cold. His temper was becoming more and more like Danyangzi's.
That change sent a chill down Li Huowang's spine. Coupled with the fact that everyone else saw Danyangzi as him, that earlier suspicion was no longer merely a suspicion—it was gradually becoming reality.
If it were only his personality, that would be one thing. What Li Huowang feared even more was that, as time passed, he would completely become Danyangzi himself.
If that's true, then everything from before makes sense. Danyangzi wasn't protecting me—he was protecting himself!
The thought alone made Li Huowang's heart grow restless. If there was anyone in this world he hated most, that old madman Danyangzi would undoubtedly rank first.
He did not want to become Danyangzi. If that happened, he would rather die!
Li Huowang even suddenly felt the urge to turn around at once and return to Zhengde Temple. No matter what hardships awaited him afterward, he would first make those monks hold the Universal Salvation Ritual and get rid of Danyangzi.
But that was only a thought. Before they had torn off all pretense, there had still been hope of reconciliation between both sides. But after he had killed those seven Buddhas, the first thing those monks would likely do upon seeing him would be to wipe him out on the spot.
Those monks were not true monks who