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However, Tie Xiongfei did not know that from beginning to end, Yang Cai had never regarded the Masked Man as his master, nor had he ever said he would serve under him in the future. Their relationship was merely one of mutual exploitation and cooperation, fundamentally different from Tie Xiongfei's surrender.

His arrangement with the Masked Man, Zhao Hun, was also simple: kill Meng Zhao. There was no second matter.

That made things even easier. If he won the coming battle, Meng Zhao would naturally die, and he would not be breaking his oath. If he could not defeat Meng Zhao, then what he had promised before would clearly be impossible to fulfill, and that promise would naturally become void.

Yang Cai merely disdained to bother with the twists and turns of human dealings; it did not mean he was truly stupid or unable to tell good from bad.

It could be said that his current choice was a bet placed on both sides. Win or lose, he would not suffer a loss—rather, he stood to profit immensely.

But that was only because his own talent was exceptional enough for both the Masked Man, Zhao Hun, and Meng Zhao to be willing to spend effort and Mental Power trying to recruit him. Tie Xiongfei did not have such qualifications.

The Masked Man, Zhao Hun, felt his heart turn cold as well. He had thought that with Yang Cai and Tie Xiongfei accompanying him, they could nail Meng Zhao to death in these desolate mountains beyond all doubt. Now, however, it seemed that his own life was in danger instead.

Yet he had no solution. Yang Cai was not under his control and had only reluctantly agreed to do one thing for him.

The success or failure of that matter depended