Chi Qi gave Jiang Lanruo a long look, deeply shaken by what she had said.
Outsiders all claimed that Jiang Lanruo cared for Jiang Yushan with the utmost devotion.
Yet all of it had been a facade.
The one Jiang Lanruo truly cared about was Shadow Void, rooted within Jiang Yushan's sea of consciousness.
"Why did you choose Jiang Yushan as the vessel for hatching Shadow Void? Is there something special about him?"
Jiang Lanruo glanced at Jiang Yushan below and said disdainfully.
"He is nothing but a wastrel. Other than being obsessed with women, what is so exceptional about him? If there is anything special about him, it is that he was born into a good family. He has an endless supply of treasures to aid his cultivation, allowing his cultivation to advance at breakneck speed. His sea of consciousness and soul will grow stronger along with it, which is also beneficial to Shadow Void's hatching."
"The real reason I chose him as the vessel was that, as soon as he understood the feelings between men and women, he turned his thoughts toward me. A lowlife like him is a sin merely by being alive. He might as well be used to hatch Shadow Void—making use of waste. Besides, I raised him from childhood and can remain by his side at all times to monitor Shadow Void's hatching. If I found someone else and kept him constantly at my side, it would instead arouse others' suspicions."
After hearing this, Chi Qi immediately understood.
The final sentence Jiang Lanruo had spoken was the true reason she had chosen Jiang Yushan as the vessel.
"You are one of the Jiang Clan's three Void Refinement cultivators. Why would you fear arousing suspicion? Could it be that Jiang Guyun and Jiang Liangbi do