Only the Blind Man remained standing on the black-canopied boat. He gave a bitter smile. "After all these years, I've finally met someone who refuses to play by the rules—and is still incredibly powerful."
In this battle, Lu Yin hadn't understood what was happening at all. He'd thought that he and the Blind Man had joined forces to trick Xing Zhui, using Linlang Heaven and Xing Yue to force Xing Zhui to deal with Blood Peach Blossom, thereby helping Lu Yin escape its pursuit.
But everyone had their own schemes.
Xing Zhui might not have cared about Xing Yue at all, and it might not have attacked Blood Peach Blossom and the others out of greed for Linlang Heaven. Its reason for attacking and delaying its battle with Blood Peach Blossom had been Lu Yin.
It wanted to capture Lu Yin and use him to claim credit with the Main Dao.
Lu Yin was the bait the Blind Man had used to lure Xing Zhui into action. Linlang Heaven and Xing Yue had been irrelevant.
During its battle with Blood Peach Blossom, Xing Zhui had already contacted its subordinates and summoned them to capture both Lu Yin and the Blind Man. That was why it had been stalling.
Lu Yin could understand that much: his Skeleton Clone was extremely valuable.
As for the Blind Man, his goal had been to eliminate Xing Zhui. Blood Peach Blossom had been the first to wear down Xing Zhui's strength. If anyone else could be said to have been used, then the second was Lu Yin, because the Blind Man knew that Lu Yin had a clone capable of stealing Linlang Heaven from the White Unknown. That confirmed Lu Yin had the strength to wear Xing Zhui down.
Of course, the Blind Man had