"You!"
He had twisted the truth right to her face, brazenly pointing at a deer and calling it a horse!
Outrageous!
Utterly outrageous!
When had the woman in white ever been treated this way? Anger welled up in her despite herself, and her already near-collapsing form blurred further!
Sensing her condition, she hurriedly reined in her thoughts, pressed her palms together, and cut away her distracting thoughts.
"So this is what comes of borrowing thoughts to give rise to a True Spirit without a physical body to bear it. The Six Thieves spring up one after another!" The woman sighed and looked at Chen Cuo. "Lord, I miscalculated. I never expected you to have studied even the way of Cause and Effect. I tried to be clever and only made things worse."
Cause and Effect had been twisted, and Fate decreed!
With that move complete, so long as the man before her did not show Nie Zhengrong's face, she could not rashly attack him, even knowing he had done everything earlier. To do so would be an unprovoked challenge, forging a karmic tie that would bring retribution later!
After all, it was "Nie Zhengrong" who had ruined the descent of the Earthly Buddha Land, not "Chen Fangqing." Attacking over that matter would mean making an enemy for no reason!
And Chen Fangqing was hardly a man without powerful ties. Behind him stood a great sect of the Daoist Order!
"You flatter me. When it comes to twisting things, I'm still a student. I have much to learn from you." Chen Cuo cupped his hands, his face unsmiling. "The workings of Cause and Effect are wonderfully profound. I knew what they did, but not why. It was only when you tried to twist my path, Bodhisattva, that I could delve a