"Did you really not realize this yourself?"
Chai Jin was rather bewildered by Xu Tong's surprise.
After all, how could Xu Tong know absolutely nothing about the situation at Mount Liang?
"I think you've misunderstood, or perhaps those men have misunderstood."
Xu Tong shook his head helplessly.
He truly had never wanted to take control of Mount Liang.
Otherwise, how could Mount Liang's leader have kept changing?
If he had really harbored such intentions, he would not have concealed them at all. He would simply have taken the position of Mount Liang's leader.
Besides, even if he did take that position, it would have suited his standing perfectly.
After all, he certainly had the qualifications.
The fact that he had never done anything of the sort up to this point meant that Xu Tong truly had never entertained such an idea.
After all, being Mount Liang's leader was no simple matter.
Anyone who truly wanted to sit in that seat would have to pay the price that came with it.
Xu Tong simply wanted to spend his time in peace and leave this world as soon as possible.
Apart from that, Xu Tong did not care in the slightest what benefits he could obtain in this world.
After all, he could not take those benefits with him when he left.
Under those circumstances, as long as he could keep the overall course under control, he would pay no attention whatsoever to anything else.
That was why he had never once considered becoming Mount Liang's leader.
"It seems I really did misunderstand you on this matter."
Chai Jin nodded.
Xu Tong had absolutely no reason to hide something like this from him.
"So you hold your current position because of your unusual background?"
That was the only explanation Chai Jin could