Aunt Hong naturally understood that after the interference of the Demon Corpse and Monster Corpse, even if Meng Zhao had trusted her completely before, perhaps only forty or fifty percent of that trust remained now. That was only because she had consistently supported Meng Zhao so strongly.
After thinking it over, she decided to reveal a little.
"Do you know which five Corpse Demons there are among the Heavenly Corpse Faction?"
Meng Zhao grasped her meaning at once. It seemed Aunt Hong intended to reveal some truths, and joy rose in his heart, along with a measure of relief. He said,
"The Demon Corpse and Monster Corpse should both be among them. Aunt Hong, are you one of them as well?"
Aunt Hong shook her head.
"I once was, but not anymore.
After I left the Heavenly Corpse Faction, the original six Corpse Demons became five. And these five Corpse Demons were not especially loyal to the Heavenly Corpse either. It was perfectly normal for them to harbor their own little schemes.
Think about it. We were all Gods and Devils. Even if the Heavenly Corpse's cultivation realm was higher, that did not mean he could treat other powerful Gods and Devils as his slaves, bullying and berating them as he pleased. That would be an insult to Gods and Devils.
Therefore, in those early years, we submitted in word but not in heart. At the very least, we did not believe we ought to be suppressed beneath the Heavenly Corpse's thumb, or be ordered about by him to do this and that!"
"Not until the powerful figure I mentioned arrived. His Unrivaled Divine Skill and peerless bearing allowed him to wound the arrogant Heavenly Corpse and suppress him for a short time, giving me the chance to leave the