The entire scene remained steeped in an eerie, absolute silence. Why had Sikong Jing suddenly turned into a Shadow Moon Demon Rat?
"Sikong Jing said he devoured Beast Venerable Young Master Zong Zhanhao, and his body is in terrible condition right now."
"So he had me disguise myself as him and stand in for him for a while. After all, you only gave him half a quarter-hour before. There was no other way."
"So I could only come out and help Sikong Jing."
Everyone present was still utterly confused.
Just then... thud, thud, thud!
Footsteps rang softly from outside the Sword-Slaying Ruins, followed by a voice. "The Sikong Jing you saw just now came out from inside the Sword-Slaying Ruins. Shouldn't you have guessed sooner that he wasn't the real me?"
The moment those words fell... whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Every living being turned toward the voice, only to see the real Sikong Jing walking in from outside the Sword-Slaying Ruins.
Their mouths hung open, their minds tangled into knots.
"Many thanks, Demon Rat brother. I've finished dealing with Beast Venerable Young Master Zong Zhanhao's blood essence."
"You had it hard just now."
The Shadow Moon Demon Rat grinned. No one present knew that they had been the same person all along.
That was right, just as everyone had seen...
The Sikong Jing from earlier had actually been Sikong Jing's Demon Rat body.
After Sikong Jing's true body arrived at the Sword-Slaying Ruins, he immediately exchanged memories with his Demon Rat body. Then, he had the Demon Rat body slip out from within Flowing Sword River at once.
Because it was too dangerous.
Ling E and the Demon-Slaying Hall experts would definitely try to capture the Demon Rat body.
And his Demon Rat body was also of the Sword Clan. Combined