Speculation

Hanyu actually didn't much want to assume the worst of Su Xiaoxiao.

It was just that one of their own elders had set the example.

Thinking through the whole sequence of events, there did seem to be some kind of cause and effect.

The Yanluo Hall people had arrived, Su Xiaoxiao had insisted on taking him to watch the battle, and then he'd been discovered and nearly captured alive.

If Chang Geng and the others hadn't wanted to put him on trial, and if Muzi Li hadn't made that deal, Hanyu might never have thought in this direction.

"So, was Su Xiaoxiao really doing it on purpose? But what would he get out of it?"

Hanyu was utterly baffled. He had no grudge against Su Xiaoxiao, so it was unlikely he'd deliberately put him in danger.

Even if they did have a grudge, Su Xiaoxiao's senior brother, Muzi Li, could step in and help him in a matter of moments.

Help Yanluo Hall?

That seemed even less likely. When Su Xiaoxiao dealt with Yanluo Hall, he'd been ruthless beyond measure.

The number of Yanluo Hall cultivators who'd died by his hand was probably beyond counting.

There was simply no reason for it.

"Maybe you should be careful around him from now on?"

The Artifact Spirit murmured as he mulled it over.

Hanyu agreed that made sense. Still, more than anything, he wanted to get out of here!

Muzi Li didn't answer the old Daoist's question. He merely spoke with a meaningful look in his eyes.

"Try not to provoke those five in the future."

For some reason, he hadn't sensed a trace of humanity from those people, not once.

Especially this time, when they'd fought Yanluo Hall. The way their utterly emotionless aura had burst forth made him even more