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"": "I think that's all it was. Nothing more."
Luo Bin nodded as he answered.
This time, Qin Tianqing was the one taken aback. He smiled bitterly.
"True enough. I wasn't conscious during the earlier possession, but just now, I heard what the Female-One Patriarch said. Through a twist of fate, you gave Luo Xianshen an opportunity. By striking out the Blackblood Vine, he gave you one as well."
"I did consider having a disciple sacrifice himself to pull the Blackblood Vine out of you. But things are different now. You were weak back then, and your body wasn't your own. Besides, Qin Que was a leader among the traitors, and he was powerful. He managed it that day, but even he probably couldn't do it now, much less an ordinary disciple."
After a brief pause, Qin Tianqing let out a long breath and continued, "Most importantly, you were probably just a puppet derived from Moss Eater before. This time, you've become the main body. What gets pulled out might not be the Blackblood Vine, but a derivative Moss Eater. That would introduce even more uncertainties."
Luo Bin nodded. He understood what Qin Tianqing meant.
"Thank you." Luo Bin clasped his hands and bowed slightly.
"I only considered it. I never did anything." Qin Tianqing shook his head. "I didn't help."
"The Patriarch was an unforeseen factor. Without that intervention, Mr. Qin, you would have gradually put your ideas into practice, one way or another. There's thinking without acting, and there's thinking and planning. You fall into the latter category," Luo Bin said.
Before Qin Tianqing could speak again, Luo Bin gave him a full account of everything that had happened at Divine Firmament Mountain.
Qin Tianqing became completely absorbed in those events.
In truth, apart