Huo Ling'er's thoughts were practically written all over her face.
Doubt, and still more doubt.
She doubted that Shi Yi's supposed invincibility in the Celestial Passage Realm was all hype—that he was nothing but a silver spearhead, pretty but useless, perhaps not even a match for her.
At this.
Shi Yi remained calm, neither elated by external gains nor saddened by personal losses. There was no need for him to rush to prove himself. A true powerhouse would not grow angry over the doubts of the weak.
Lies did not hurt people; the truth was the sharpest blade.
True strength feared no doubt.
With money in hand, one need not worry about tomorrow.
Those who truly had confidence treated the doubts of others as nothing more than a joke.
Still, Shi Yi had no intention of deliberately humiliating Huo Ling'er. He explained, "I have a cousin who cultivates the One Lifetime Scroll Treasure Technique. This special technique can foresee the future. She sensed that this was a trap carefully laid by someone—a trap meant to lure me into rescuing someone. That was why I asked the Human Emperors of the Stone Kingdom and Fire Kingdom to intervene."
Unless necessary.
Shi Yi did not want to reveal the Willow Deity's existence. Though he did not know whether her frequent interventions might draw the attention of her enemies, it was better to avoid making her act whenever possible.
After all, she had only ended up in the Eight Regions of the Lower Realm because she had been betrayed. If people learned that this Ancestor Offering Spirit had not yet perished, who knew whether it would attract the attention of the Upper Realm or even the Immortal Domain.
"So that's how it is!" Huo Ling'er said thoughtfully.
In truth, she did not care