The moment Lü Yang's voice faded, everything went utterly silent.
Inside the shop, Master Qi He, who had been fiddling with an Array Plate, abruptly froze. He slowly raised his head and stared intently at Lü Yang.
"You do our Saint Sect Zhenren proud."
Lü Yang accepted it calmly.
'The best way to judge a person isn't by their thoughts or words, but by their actions. Do that, and the truth of many things becomes clear.'
'Master Qi He might have talked a good game, pretending to have my best interests at heart, but what were his actions? Sealing the entire shop with an Array. Sure, he had a fine excuse—trapping the Independent Practitioners on Secret Gallery Street—but wasn't it also trapping me?'
'If Master Qi He were truly sincere...'
'...he wouldn't have set up the Array by himself. He would have invited me to help. Since he didn't, it was clear to me he was harboring ill intentions!'
"What a pity..."
