Lu Yin sighed. "These few rulers really are wary of Wang Wen."
"Can't blame them. Wang Wen has outmaneuvered them too many times. The only thing Death Lord failed to account for was you. It never imagined that you and I were so familiar with each other, or that we'd work together. Only Thousand Machine Strange Performance knew about this, but Thousand Machine Strange Performance betrayed Death Lord, so Death Lord naturally had no way of finding out."
Lu Yin looked at him. "So what exactly did you bring me here for?"
Eternal Life answered earnestly, "To cooperate. I'll help you comprehend the power of death, and you'll help me make up for my Illusion Flaw."
Lu Yin raised an eyebrow. "You'll help me comprehend death?"
Eternal Life smiled. "The reason Death Lord and the others can't figure you out is that they don't know you well enough. By the time they wanted to understand you, you'd erased your Past Traces. So, as things stand, the only ones who truly understand you are a few old friends like us."
"The moment you attacked Death Lord, I knew what you were after. Don't deny it. I'm only guessing based on instinct."
"If I'm wrong, you can just leave."
Lu Yin lifted his foot, stepped out, and disappeared.
Eternal Life remained where he was, his expression unchanged.
Behind him, Lu Yin appeared and looked at his back. "You're pretty confident."
Eternal Life turned to face Lu Yin, then exaggeratedly let out a sigh of relief. "I was pretending. So, are we partners?"
"First, how are you going to help me comprehend death? Have you comprehended it yourself? Second, what is an Illusion Flaw?" Lu Yin asked.
Eternal Life answered each question in turn. "I haven't comprehended death. As for how I can