A Shout That Broke the Silence (In Celebration of He Guanglin's Ghostly New Year Alliance)

No matter how crafty Xu Yi was, how could he have guessed that the Ghost Master would hatch a scheme at this very moment? He had let his guard down, and thus confirmed that he himself was the Scar-faced Daoist.

The Ghost Master recorded the scene, but held back from making his move.

First, Xu Yi had used the plot surrounding the Imperial Tomb to threaten him. He had no way to fight back, even if he produced the Shadow-Sound Pearl and tried to use it to get leverage over Xu Yi.

Second, comparatively speaking, the Ghost Master was more worried about his plot at the Imperial Tomb. As for Xu Yi, he could simply leave and disappear. Even if the Ghost Master announced to the world that Xu Yi was the Scar-faced Daoist, what difference would it make?

Therefore, the Ghost Master had endured all this time. Even when Xu Yi forced him to impersonate the Scar-faced Daoist and face a pursuit by countless powerful cultivators, he had never used the Shadow-Sound Pearl.

In his plans, the best time to use the Shadow-Sound Pearl would be when he opened the Imperial Tomb.

First, a sudden attack would surely kill Xu Yi and soothe the hatred in his heart.

Second, by exposing Xu Yi's identity, he could lure the many powerful cultivators into surrounding him, drawing the tiger away from the mountain and clearing the way for his plot at the Imperial Tomb.

Originally, everything had proceeded according to plan.

Who could have expected news of the battle at the Void Divine Palace to arrive so suddenly? The Ghost Master learned that Xu Yi had taken part and obtained a Realm Tablet.

At that point, the Ghost Master realized he had no choice but to change his original plan.

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