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"": "If he considered only his immediate gains and losses, only how he felt in the moment.
Then Shangguan Xingyue should have died long ago.
He had to consider the bigger picture.
That was why he could not lie, go against his conscience, or deny it.
Even if Hu Jin had rushed out and told him at the time, he still would not have killed Shangguan Xingyue. He still would have simply walked away.
"Are you all right, Mr. Luo?" Hu Jin asked cautiously.
"I'm fine now." Luo Bin shook his head.
He lifted the hem of his clothes again, looked at the filthy fabric, then tilted his head back and steadied his emotions.
Luo Bin stepped onto the cliff path and walked forward.
Before long, he reached the end of the path.
The blood Zhang Yunxi had spat out was still visible.
So were the two deep gouges cut into the rock wall on one side.
Aside from those traces, there was no sign of anyone.
Of course. An entire day and night had passed. The other Taoist had probably climbed out long ago and left with Zhang Yunxi.
Luo Bin's objective was simple.
He would learn from Shangguan Xingyue how to leave Floating Tortoise Mountain and return to Cabinet Mountain, then find Zhang Yunxi.
Zhang Yunxi was a good man who was not afraid of getting involved in trouble.
That meant Zhang Yunxi might be able to help him.
There was also another crucial factor: the Heavenly Mechanism Taoist Grounds, and Qin Jiumo!
Yuan Yinxin had lied.
In truth, even the Heavenly Mechanism Taoist Grounds probably did not know Qin Jiumo's whereabouts.
That, too, was an opportunity!
One person could not break out of Yuan Yinxin's scheme.
But what about a group?
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