Sikong Jing pondered for a moment, then fixed his gaze on Shu Guangye and continued...
"Either take you away with them, or kill you outright. What's the point of leaving you here in this state?"
"She knows better than anyone how terrifying Senior Demon Dream is, and she would certainly tell Heavenly Heart. So if Heavenly Heart merely wanted to rescue Han Guanglei, he should have silenced you for good."
"He couldn't possibly deliberately spare your life just to thoroughly offend Senior Demon Dream."
Hearing Sikong Jing's words, Shu Guangye was completely stunned.
That was right—if he was left alive, Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor's rescue of Han Guanglei would be fully exposed.
And Heavenly Dao Sacred Land would end up offending the Demon Dream Witch, a peak Saint Martial expert.
After thinking it over, Shu Guangye said, "Could it be that Heavenly Heart wanted to kill me to silence me, but Junior Sister Han pleaded with him not to, out of the bond between fellow disciples?"
In response, Sikong Jing curled his lips and sneered again and again...
"Gate Master Shu, you've stayed out of worldly disputes for too long. You underestimate just how sinister the human heart can be."
"She could claim that you were putting on an act with her, singing a double act, and even drag the entire Hidden Star Gate down to be buried with her. How could she possibly still care about you?"
"If you die, wouldn't she become the Hidden Star Gate Master?"
Of course, Sikong Jing knew that Han Guanglei's claims from more than ten days ago—that she and Shu Guangye had been acting together in a double act—were nothing but utter nonsense.
He believed even less that Han Guanglei would spare Shu Guangye without an ulterior motive.
Even after hearing Sikong Jing,