Hearing the Bull Demon King say such things, even Uchiha Hiko found it rather strange. In his impression, the Bull Demon King should have been deeply distrustful of his master.
And he should have forced his master to stay here.
So Uchiha Hiko looked at the Bull Demon King in astonishment and asked him somewhat suspiciously, "Big Brother Bull Demon King, why would you suddenly think that way? I know Master Roshi's thoughts may indeed hurt you, but I believe that, as his best disciple, you will definitely forgive him."
Hearing Uchiha Hiko's words, the Bull Demon King merely smiled, raised his hand, and patted Uchiha Hiko on the shoulder.
Then he leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Actually, I still need to apologize to you, Brother Uchiha."
Uchiha Hiko was slightly stunned upon hearing that. Although he understood perfectly well what the Bull Demon King meant by those words,
he was acting, after all, and if he was going to act, he had to see it through to the end.
Thus, he looked up at the Bull Demon King with a somewhat puzzled expression and stammered, "Big Brother Bull Demon King, what exactly do you mean by that?
Why don't I understand? Aren't we always good friends? If there's something going on, you can't hide it from me."
The Bull Demon King merely smiled at Uchiha Hiko's words, then continued to whisper in his ear, "The reason I want to apologize is that I still had some doubts about you. But seeing how open and straightforward you are, I feel that suspecting you like this was truly judging a gentleman's heart with a petty mind."
Only then did Uchiha Hiko realize that the Bull Demon King had never trusted him from beginning to end.
Yet despite not trusting