Although Haotian was on the Investiture of the Gods List, he was still a Two-Corpse Slash Quasi-Saint, after all. He had once competed with Ao Yue and Gungun for the divine authority to govern the Heavenly Court, and lately he had been descending to the mortal world frequently. All these things together left Ao Yue somewhat wary of him.
As for Yang Jian, Ao Yue had originally felt little toward him, considering him merely a fool who could not read the situation and had thrown away a splendid future. Now, however, Ao Yue found him thoroughly disagreeable. Once that happened, naturally, everything about him seemed suspect.
At this thought, Ao Yue frowned and said, "Could Yang Jian have learned the truth behind his mother's death and reconciled with Haotian? Have uncle and nephew decided to join forces and rise again? And Haotian's youngest daughter is the intermediary keeping them in contact!"
Gungun clenched his right fist and struck it against his left palm. "That's possible!"
"But Haotian is already on the Investiture of the Gods List. As long as his true spirit remains bound to it, his life and death are in your hands, fellow Daoist. What could working with Yang Jian possibly change?" Ao Yue murmured.
"He's making preparations in advance, obviously. Opportunities favor prepared gods. Without preparation, even if an opportunity comes along in the future, he won't be able to seize it, will he?" Gungun said casually.
"Mm, you're right!" Ao Yue nodded.
Then he calculated on his fingers, divining matters concerning Yang Jian, Lu'er, and Haotian at the same time.
Through his divination, he discovered that Lu'er had gone to see Yang Jian not at Haotian's command, but entirely of her own accord. Haotian knew nothing about it.
Ao Yue did not believe that result!
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