Putting on a Show

"Eh? Why is that?"

Hearing Lin Yu's words, Li Nian could not help voicing her confusion.

"You said you agreed to her proposal just to deceive her." Yunzhen was equally puzzled. "But why would you do that?"

"Because if I agreed to her, she wouldn't think about destroying the seal anymore. Instead, she'd actively cooperate with the sealing process in order to use your seal to completely sever the part of her past that belonged to the Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Silk Demon Lord from herself. Why wouldn't I take advantage of that?"

Lin Yu said this with a smile.

Yunzhen paused, then said, "That's not what I meant. I mean... she must have offered you some benefits, right?"

"Of course." Lin Yu spoke softly. "Taking her away would benefit me in itself. I'd gain another useful combat force, and she's also willing to teach me some ability that would be extremely useful to me."

Yunzhen looked at Lin Yu. "Then why did you refuse her?"

"Agreeing to her would be the better choice for you, wouldn't it?"

"Yes. In fact, it wouldn't even hurt you. She even took the initiative to offer to help us outsiders accomplish our purpose here, and to let Daoist Yunzhen and Daoist Xuan Yunzi each obtain 'release' and 'freedom.'" Lin Yu spoke calmly. "She was quite sincere. Especially since, according to what she said, she'd be reduced to only one-thousandth of her original strength, leaving her at my mercy. And her Innate Divine Ability just happens to be extremely useful."

As Lin Yu spoke, the group looked at one another.

Clearly, they had even been faintly swayed by Lin Yu's words.

But then Lin Yu continued.

"But I still don't intend to agree to her. I don't intend to take her away." Lin Yu's voice gradually turned