Zhao Layue knew Nan Wang disliked her.
To be precise, Nan Wang had liked her very much at first, and had even wanted to take her as her own disciple at the Sword Inheritance Assembly.
But after she chose to inherit the sword of Divine End Peak, Nan Wang's attitude toward her had changed completely.
Many people on Green Mountain knew that Nan Wang disliked True Person Jingyang and held no respect for him. Whenever she mentioned him, she called him by name, never once addressing him as Little Martial Uncle.
Zhao Layue was now the Divine End Peak Master. Though her cultivation was far inferior to Nan Wang's, her seniority and standing were no lower.
With her temperament, since Nan Wang disliked Divine End Peak, she naturally would not like Nan Wang either.
Listening to this exchange, Guo Dong found it quite interesting. Then, thinking of something unknown, the corners of her lips lifted into a smile.
Somewhat displeased, Nan Wang turned to her and asked, "What happened here?"
Guo Dong said calmly, "My junior sister Mo Xi used my name to invite Peak Master Layue out to meet her, and colluded with someone to set a trap to kill her."
She explained the entire situation in one very simple sentence, because this had been a very simple death trap to begin with. But in the world of Daoist cultivators, simplicity often meant directness, and directness was the true danger, because only the truly powerful were qualified to be direct. That was something countless times more terrifying than conspiracy.
Had Guo Dong not arrived in time today, Zhao Layue really might have been killed by that Man in Black, unless she still had some hidden means.
The question was, since Mo Xi had used Guo Dong's name to lure