After some time, once Burial Demon Old Ghost had confirmed that he had shaken off Heaven-Burning Ancestor, he hid in a mountain cave to tend to his wounds, intending to leave only after he had fully recovered.
However, just as he sat cross-legged on the ground inside, healing himself, he seemed to sense something and abruptly turned to look outside the cave.
"Who?"
"Show yourself!"
Burial Demon Old Ghost's nerves tightened as his gaze fixed firmly on the cave entrance.
"Hehe! I didn't expect you to be so vigilant. You're already injured this badly, yet you still noticed me."
"Don't be nervous, old friend!"
Jade-Faced Rakshasa slowly walked in from outside the cave, looking at him with a beaming smile.
Seeing that it was this old acquaintance entering the cave, Burial Demon Old Ghost did not lower his guard. Instead, his expression grew even graver.
"We ran separately. I didn't expect you to escape Heaven-Burning Ancestor's pursuit as well. But why did you come looking for me from so far away instead of properly tending to your injuries?"
"Could it be that you saw how badly I was injured and thought there was an opportunity to exploit?" Burial Demon Old Ghost sneered.
"Hehe! You really measure a gentleman's heart with a petty man's belly. We've been old friends for many years. Is it wrong for me to come check on your injuries? Why do you imagine me to be so sinister?"
Jade-Faced Rakshasa approached him with a smile.
"Stop right there! Do you think I can't guess it? You want to take advantage of my severe injuries to kill me and refine me into a human pill, don't you? You've never given up on completing the medicinal power of the Heaven-Defying Pill, so stop putting on that hypocritical act."
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