"I was just asking. Why are you getting so worked up...?"
Lu Li grinned.
He truly hadn't expected that one basic attack from him would make Uluomo Jia throw out an entire set of ultimate moves.
"Uh..." Uluomo Jia looked awkward as he gave a perfunctory answer.
"Anyway, I'll tell you everything you're allowed to know."
"After all, the Authority of Reincarnation is closely tied to you. If I want to ascend to the divine throne, I have to make sure things go smoothly for you."
"As for anything else, you'd be better off asking less..."
"So I should mind my own business?" Lu Li's lips curled upward, and the smile of someone who had found something entertaining gradually appeared on his face.
"When you're out in the world, being able to fight really doesn't mean shit. You need connections. You need influence..."
Uluomo Jia fell silent again for quite a while.
In the end, he suddenly blurted out something utterly baffling.
"If you dare call me a dick snake like the Time Dragon did, I'll never let it go!"
"My manners may not be great, but I'm not as low as that thing." The amused smile on Lu Li's face grew even broader.
Then, in an offhand tone, he asked, "By the way, which side were you originally on?"
"Were you with Eternal Night before defecting later?"
"Or were you against Him from the very beginning?"
The black snake projection in his mind coiled up, lifting its tail as it replied, "Neither."
"In your Earth terms, I was just a bystander watching the drama unfold."
"I only stumbled upon the mark of the Authority of Reincarnation on you and got dragged into this mess."
"Oh~ So you're just some nobody~~~" Lu Li's grin widened further, his face full of