Chapter 317: Destiny
"A deception? Deceiving whom?"
Li Musheng furrowed his brow, and his gaze carried a faint edge of warning as he looked at the Hidden Kill Pavilion Master.
The face beneath the bronze mask was entirely expressionless, and the Pavilion Master said, "The deception I speak of is not about the Hidden Kill Order itself, but about each successive Pavilion Master."
As he said this, he looked at Li Musheng, whose expression had shifted somewhat, and explained, "In truth, by the time each new Hidden Kill Pavilion Master is named as a successor, the choice has already been decided in advance."
At those words, Li Musheng's gaze shifted, and he narrowed his eyes, "You mean to say that the Hidden Kill Order, which has stirred up so much blood and chaos throughout the martial world, is real enough, but in practice it is only going through the motions."
The Hidden Kill Pavilion Master gave a nod, "That is correct. In truth, before any reigning Pavilion Master releases the Hidden Kill Order into the martial world, they have already selected the person they have in mind."
"No matter how much killing the Hidden Kill Order causes in the martial world, no matter how many hands it passes through, in the end it always finds its way to the person the Pavilion Master has chosen, and that person will then complete the three assassination attempts and become the next Pavilion Master."
As he said this, the Hidden Kill Pavilion Master gently closed his eyes, "I was the person chosen by the previous Pavilion Master, and so the Hidden Kill Order wound through many hands and eventually came to me by what appeared to be coincidence."
"No matter how many martial world experts competed for it along the way, in the end only I took the Pavilion Master's seat."