Appearing before Yun Jiutian once more, I saw that he had finally believed I could find him with ease. Running into him again and again had left him ashen-faced. "Xia Yitian! It's not as if the energy of this grand formation can never be fully worn away! Even if you can find me three times, or even ten times, what of it?!"
"What of it? Don't you understand the principle of one side waxing as the other wanes?" I gave him a cold smile and pointed my sword-fingers at him. Yun Jiutian hurriedly shouted, "Wait!"
"Heh heh, Yun Jiutian, do you have something else to say?" I thought to myself that this fellow wouldn't be delaying for no reason. He definitely had another plan.
"Do you really think your Grand-Mistress is on your side? She's holding the Star Chart, and the outcome may not be any better than if I had it! Do you still remember Xia Ruize?" Seeing my expression change, Yun Jiutian couldn't help but let out a sinister laugh.
I narrowed my brows at him. "Who would do anything without some benefit, whether good or bad? Humans are emotional creatures driven by profit. If it falls within an acceptable range, I can accept it. That's still better than you obtaining the Star Chart and throwing Sky City into chaos, right?"
Yun Jiutian snorted. "Is that so? Then you're terribly mistaken—naive to the extreme. What kind of person is Meng Xuanru? I spent my entire life with her, and I understand her far better than you do, boy! It's true that I put my own interests first when I act, but if you think everything she does is for the sake of others, one day you'll learn what regret means! I..."
I couldn't be bothered to let him