When Xu Fei heard these words, he keenly noticed the Gu Master’s casual shift in title. The person once held in such high esteem could no longer be called “Lord.”
“Still, since you’ve shown me the truth, I must accept it, but even if you mock or provoke me, it’s no use. Even knowing it was the Evil King who acted against me, I simply don’t have the courage to confront him.”
“Because that man is far too powerful, though I think you might be able to.”
At the end of his words, the Gu Master looked up at Xu Fei.
“Me? I don’t even know who this man is or where he’s hiding. I’m no omnipotent immortal,” Xu Fei said.
The Gu Master’s smile widened, and he continued.
As Xu Fei had previously deduced, the Gu Master had lived a comfortable life in his homeland.
There, Gu Masters held an exalted status, seen by locals as spokespeople of the gods.
While not everyone could summon the elements, a Gu Master could easily command ordinary people.
One day, while training with the Great Sorcerer alongside other Gu Masters, a group of strange figures burst in.
They wore black robes and masks, making their true identities impossible to discern.
The only thing that left a deep impression on the Gu Master was the cherry blossom ghost masks they all wore.
Clearly, the Great Sorcerer knew something, as he treated their leader with surface courtesy. That night, they talked until dawn.
The next morning, the Great Sorcerer joined them in proclaiming a grand vision of the future.
They told the Gu Masters and others that in the East lay a country called Huaxia.
It could be a fresher, richer soil for them, if only the Great Sorcerer and his group joined forces with them.
The Great Sorcerer was open-minded, telling everyone present that the choice to stay or go was theirs.
Soon, the time to decide arrived.
The Gu Master had been enchanted by the grand promises, but to his shock, he was deemed unfit.
The reason was simple: his strength was too weak to qualify.
Yet even this rejection didn’t dampen his enthusiasm. Though not selected, he secretly followed them to Huaxia.
To avoid attention, he settled in a rundown neighbourhood in the capital, using his skills to open a massage parlour.
Through persistent inquiries, he finally contacted the Evil King’s subordinates.
Hearing of the Gu Master’s loyalty, they arranged a meeting and, that same day, tasked him with a plan involving Gu poison, promising that success would earn him a place by the Evil King’s side.
Xu Fei knew the rest. Now, it seemed likely that the Gu Master had been poisoned during that meeting with the Evil King.
The faint heartbeat Xu Fei had heard was the Gu poison, undetected for so long that it had grown, developing its own vitality and traits.
“Since the Evil King treated me like a pawn to toy with, he can’t blame me for turning on him. I’ll tell you everything I know about him!”
