Huang Quan's gaze shifted back and forth between Hou Tu and Si Ren, as if he had sensed the true purpose behind their questioning.
"Ha!
Do you really want to let Si Ren know the truth?
What difference would it make if he knew? Is the truth really that important? It would be far better to just die in blissful ignorance and have done with it once and for all.
Just like you—you could have lived out your life in peace and security, yet you simply had to seek revenge.
Whom are you trying to take revenge on? Me? Are you even a match for me?"
Hou Tu retorted scornfully:
"You're nothing more than a spineless piece of trash who only knows how to scheme and hide in the shadows. Do you really consider yourself some kind of big shot?
Have you forgotten what you looked like when you first descended upon this world?
It was Nuwa who discovered you, took you in out of the goodness of her heart, and raised you. She hoped that one day you would be able to shoulder the responsibility of protecting the barrier.
And you? How did you repay her?
You actually waited until Nuwa wasn't paying attention, opened the barrier, and let outsiders in.
Then you colluded with those outsiders to suppress Nuwa! You pinned all those crimes on the Demon Clan, and forced our Ancestral Witches to mend the heavens..."
Chapter 1563