"Yes. The Lion King had lived for far too long. He had witnessed too many conflicts between the Demon Clan and the other races, and he knew that when the Three Realms had been thrown into chaos back then, leaving countless lives devastated, the Demon Clan led by Chi You had borne the main responsibility. That was why he did not support rescuing that God of War, whose heart was filled with mad conquest and slaughter. He only wished for the three races to remain settled in their own domains and refrain from disturbing one another. Small-scale friction was acceptable, but large-scale war must not erupt." Fu Donglai nodded.
"Brother Fu, have you considered that what happened before may not have been as simple as you thought? The chaos at this sect-splitting ceremony might not have been aimed at your master at all?" Shen Luo fell silent for a long while before speaking again.
Fu Donglai was slightly stunned. Recalling Shen Luo's earlier words and actions, his expression immediately turned alarmed.
"Brother Shen, you... you mean the one who instructed Xiong Ran to frame me was not the Azure-Furred Lion King... but..." He could not continue.
"Perhaps we misunderstood from the very beginning. At this sect-splitting ceremony, the one meant to be eliminated was not your master, but the Azure-Furred Lion King, whose views differed from those of the other two. Judging from how he reacted to Xiong Ran's betrayal earlier, he seemed more like someone who had been kept in the dark." Shen Luo said.
After Shen Luo put it that way, Fu Donglai gradually recalled all sorts of strange details himself.
"Did you suspect my master long ago?" Fu Donglai asked.
"Not exactly. I just had a feeling all along that everything about this matter was strange and