"Although True Person Fan Kang never dealt with us personally and only sent a trusted subordinate, over time, we learned some information about True Person Fan Kang from that subordinate. For instance, his disciple—Young Master Guan Liang—was consumed by murderous intent and fond of beautiful women."
"When you first arrived in Pingxi City, the three of us did not know whether Young Master Guan Liang was aware of our dealings with True Person Fan Kang. If he was unaware, it was indeed possible that he had come to purchase Netherworld Sand, so we could not determine your identity at first. That was why Ke Feng took you to watch vicious dogs gnawing on corpses, then invited you to a pleasure house; yet you refused both. That was utterly unlike Young Master Guan Liang's habits."
"At that point, we determined that you were not Young Master Guan Liang at all. However, we did not act rashly. Instead, we had Di Cang secretly go to Taitan City to report to True Person Fan Kang and ask him to decide what to do."
Wen Hua clearly believed victory was already in their grasp, and she kept chattering on about the whole sequence of events.
The Heaven-and-Earth Avatar frowned tightly, while Song Wen, hidden beneath the yellow sands more than two thousand li away, felt equally restless and uneasy.
Di Cang had reported the matter to Fan Kang, which was why Guan Liang had appeared. Then...
Was Fan Kang nearby as well?
No one had made a move yet, so the Heaven-and-Earth Avatar had not been exposed. But once Wen Hua and the others attacked, the Heaven-and-Earth Avatar would turn into a pile of wood chips in an instant.
At that point, Fan Kang would inevitably realize that he was Gou Jun.
Then enemies