Had everything truly been within Mask Man's expectations, his reaction would never have changed like this.
At the same time, it confirmed a suspicion Su Jiu had formed in the Secret Realm: someone else was likely behind Mask Man, directing all of this.
But Mask Man had already reached Spirit Transformation. As for the person controlling him...
The more Su Jiu thought about it, the more terrifying it became. She was only a little over forty, yet she already had such a powerful enemy lurking behind her. She did not know whether she ought to thank the Heavenly Dao for thinking so highly of her.
Still, if that person truly wanted her dead, given the gulf between them, he should have been able to crush her with a single finger. Why take such a long, winding route?
Su Jiu suspected there must be some hidden matter behind all this that kept that person from acting rashly.
Su Jiu's answer made Mask Man's eyes grow darker. He stared at her for a long while, then suddenly laughed. "It hardly matters. You're going to die anyway."
The pressure surrounding Chu Luohen sank even lower, while Yun Huanling shouted outright, "Faceless freak, say that again! I dare you!"
Perhaps provoked by Yun Huanling's cry of "faceless freak," Mask Man clamped a hand around his throat with a wave of his arm. He stared sinisterly at Yun Huanling for a long while before saying slowly, "Hongguang really is getting better and better at teaching his disciples. Do you even know who I am, to dare address me like that?"
Even with his face turning red from being strangled, Yun Huanling refused to back down. "You don't dare show your true face. What are you if not a faceless freak?"
Mask Man hurled Yun Huanling