He knew about this step in Li's plan, but he had not expected it to come so soon.
When Li left again, Xia Jue sought out Yun Huanling.
The atmosphere between them was decidedly unpleasant. With Yun Huanling almost completely convinced that he was no good, persuading him was all the harder.
"So you're saying you're doing this to help A Jiu ascend?" His smile was mocking, his face full of scorn and distrust.
"Whether you believe me or not, I need your power..."
"Once the Heaven-Connecting Tower's power is released, I'll never be able to return to my original form. Do you think I'd believe you?"
"Li wants to kill A Jiu..."
Baleful qi erupted within Yun Huanling. "Isn't that what you've wanted all along!?"
There was still no trace of a smile on Xia Jue's face. He merely said calmly, "I'm a half-demon, destined to become neither an immortal nor a demon. To Li, I've never been anything but a pawn. The laughable thing is that she still thinks I don't know that."
Yun Huanling was stunned. "You're a half-demon!?" Then understanding dawned on him. "No wonder. No wonder you could use arts before..." It also explained why he had sensed nothing when Xia Jue was human.
If this man had not come this far to become a demon, then he could only have some other purpose.
To help Li? Impossible! The greatest benefit Li could offer him was a return to the Devil Race. But what if he had known all along that he could never return?
At that moment, the look Yun Huanling gave Xia Jue could almost be called frightening.
He had always known that this man's mind was terrifyingly meticulous, but this was the first time he had experienced it firsthand. *So this was