There was no one in sight. Yan Ji seemed to be speaking to thin air.
"Yan Ji, after all these years, you still haven't changed." Another gentle voice rang out.
"After being trapped here for so many years, you're still the first friend I've come to see. Did you come to visit me?"
"No. I came to kill you!" Yan Ji wore a smile, and there wasn't a trace of killing intent in her eyes, but Lu Xiaotian could tell she wasn't joking.
"Why?" Ning Yuxi, who had yet to show herself, sounded thoroughly astonished. "Is there some misunderstanding between us?"
"A misunderstanding? I'd say you're simply too foolish. Shengxiao played both of us in the palm of his hand. How laughable that I was kept in the dark for so many years, wholeheartedly looking out for him.
"I've woken up, but you've only woken halfway. With you around, Yumeng will always hesitate to some degree when dealing with Shengxiao. Otherwise, I wouldn't have needed to make this trip.
"Only if you die will Yumeng be able to act without restraint." As Yan Ji spoke to herself, she paced through the air.
Lu Xiaotian listened in surprise. It seemed Yan Ji's thinking hadn't changed. But what did the other party's plans to kill the Nine-Turn Dragon Seal Dharma King and this so-called Ning Yumeng have to do with Ning Yuxi?
Lu Xiaotian surveyed his surroundings, searching for any chance to escape.
From what he could see, these women had tangled relationships with the Nine-Turn Dragon Seal Dharma King. It would be best not to get involved, but whether he wanted to or not, he was already in too deep to withdraw easily.
Things have come to this. I can only follow Yan Ji down this road to the end. Lu