Chi Yingting followed Li Ling back to the camp, but still could not quell his indignation.
"If matters here weren't holding me back... I would chase that man down and question him thoroughly. If he really harmed our eldest senior brother, I..."
At that thought, however, it suddenly occurred to him that the Thousand-Faced Devil Lord's Dao Body might have come from his eldest senior brother.
The chain of cause and effect was unclear, making it difficult to tell whether he was still their eldest senior brother at all.
He hesitated again, then could not help asking, "Master, you said earlier that he was no longer our eldest senior brother. What made you say that?"
Li Ling said, "His aura was wrong. He no longer had Li Ying's original scent, only a muddled aura mingled from hundreds or thousands of people."
Chi Yingting said, "Is... is the Thousand-Faced Devil Art really that formidable?"
Earlier, when Li Ling had told him that their opponent possessed a thousand people's faces, he had not fully understood. Only now did he finally realize why Li Ling had insisted on forcing the man to switch to Li Ying's appearance.
That would have been the moment his true nature returned and Li Ying's soul revealed itself.
"Actually, even if he really showed Li Ying's appearance, that wouldn't necessarily mean he was still the person he once was." Knowing what Chi Yingting was thinking, Li Ling sighed deeply. "People change..."
Chi Yingting's expression shifted slightly.
How could he not understand that?
But people had feelings, after all. Who would not wish their loved ones and old friends could remain as they were in their memories, without turning into something else?
Li Ling said, "You needn't concern yourself too much with this. I'll find a way to investigate."