[Threatening the Venerable Lord of Yin-Yang Authority, Clearing Up Doubts] (Nine catch-up chapters, 9/16)

["Was this why you wanted to see me?"]

[The [Venerable Lord of Yin-Yang Authority] did not answer directly, merely saying calmly:]

["What meaning would that have?"]

[Meaning?]

[You froze at first, then understood.]

[Indeed, with matters having reached this point, everything had already lost its meaning.]

[Even if you really deduced the [Venerable Lord of Yin-Yang Authority]'s true purpose, what of it?]

[What you faced now was pursuit by the [Lord of the Heavenly Court, Nine Heavens].]

[And you had already fallen out completely with Past Li Ping.]

[No matter what, in the end, you would definitely use the Major Divine Ability [Sage of Today] and [Purple Talent: Wish Echo]!]

[Regardless of whether this was part of the [Venerable Lord of Yin-Yang Authority]'s scheme.]

[And so, you broke into a bright laugh and could not help saying:]

["Yes. At this point, trying to verify all of this has already lost its meaning."]

["Whether or not this is your true purpose no longer matters."]

[To say you did not care would certainly be a lie. After all, what you feared now was yet another reversal.]

[If, in the end, even using what you considered your final trump card still failed to turn the tables, and merely played into an even deeper scheme, wouldn't you be finished?!]

[That was why you dared not use it, instead coming straight to the World Within the Painting to seek confirmation.]

[But judging by the other party's attitude... no explanation was forthcoming.]

[Still, your deductions were probably not far off...]

["Thinking back now, the purpose you spoke of before the Life-and-Death Chess Game began may have been genuine."]

[You once again explained calmly, recalling how you had tried to coax information out before the Life-and-Death Chess Game began, asking about the other party's true purpose.]

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