The Master of Deception and the Hypocrite

Avoiding everyone and discussing things with him in private seemed harmless enough.

But in truth, Qin Shaofeng only had to think about it for a moment to understand.

Hou Yanqing simply wanted to use these special Spirit Pearls, which could aid cultivation, to keep the disciples of the Divine Mansion's other factions in check and maximize his own benefits.

If Qin Shaofeng's guess was right, then once he agreed, Hou Yanqing would surely claim he was keeping the matter secret for the Divine Mansion—or insist that before the Divine Mansion's higher-ups learned of it, Qin Shaofeng hand over every special Spirit Pearl he made for Hou Yanqing to handle.

Or he might simply have Qin Shaofeng make however many Spirit Pearls he wanted, according to his own demands.

Then Hou Yanqing would have control over the special Spirit Pearls Qin Shaofeng made. When the time came, he could use this opportunity to seize all the power for himself.

If things really went that way, Hou Yanqing would end up with the greatest share of the benefits.

Perhaps Hou Yanqing wouldn't shortchange Qin Shaofeng after they returned to the Divine Mansion, but Qin Shaofeng would never be the one credited with the greatest achievement for the Divine Mansion—not even if the Spirit Pearls he made greatly improved the overall strength of the Divine Mansion's disciples who had entered.

The Divine Mansion's higher-ups would see only Hou Yanqing!

After only a little consideration, Qin Shaofeng had already thought of all these possibilities.

Perhaps he was overthinking it, but Qin Shaofeng knew in his heart that what Little Ball had said was probably right: Hou Yanqing really was a damn hypocrite.

Besides, no matter what, Qin Shaofeng couldn't actually reveal how he made these special Spirit Pearls.

Their true source was the unique