Lu Yin knew better than anyone that Armed Vitality, divine talent, and Seven Empty Tribulation Kills were all means of striking back. On top of that, Ming Qing hadn't understood his methods, especially Li Qi and Instant Movement. If Ming Qing had focused from the start on protecting itself and joining up with Saint Rou and the others, killing it would have been impossible.
Now Saint Rou and the others knew how strong he was. They had seen all his methods. Taking down those three would be unlikely.
The three of them would definitely join forces with everything they had.
"Besides, even if you could butcher them, I still wouldn't do it. Who knows if I'll be your next target?" Thousand Machine Strange Performance spoke bluntly, wearing a smile that was almost a smirk.
Lu Yin looked at it earnestly. "I won't. I need to work with you to turn on Death Lord again and finish him off."
Thousand Machine Strange Performance was speechless. "Could you say that a little quieter? Everyone heard you."
Lu Yin smiled. "That's what makes it sincere."
Thousand Machine Strange Performance shrugged and left.
Chang Chuan spoke up. "It believed you?"
Lu Yin raised an eyebrow. "I meant it."
"All right." Chang Chuan didn't know what else to say. Lu Yin's way of doing things was completely different from the Nine Fortresses'.
Put it this way: most people from the Nine Fortresses were upright and open, like Pan, while Lu Yin was full of schemes and plots. He seemed to stand somewhere between light and darkness.
As Ming Qing had said, Lu Yin was no match for Pan. Pan had defeated it openly and honorably, only falling to a war of attrition, while Lu Yin relied on sneak attacks and scheming.
But Ming Qing didn't