Chapter 31: It’s All My Fault
The declaration that he would head for the Central Plains wasn’t a sudden whim or a spur-of-the-moment idea.
Ever since Jincheon had sensed that things were taking a strange turn, he had wanted to do this.
If people understood a situation differently depending on their perception of the facts, then ultimately, the only way to resolve it was to ask the one who had caused it—the one responsible.
That man. The one they called the former, or previous, Palace Master.
But there was a problem with this method.
If Jincheon were to say, “Ah, I see. There must’ve been some misunderstanding. I’ll go back and check,” would the people of the Heavenly Flame Palace simply accept that?
Absolutely not.
They might insist on leaving Jincheon behind while they went to verify it themselves.
“That won’t do.”
That would make him no different from a death-row prisoner just waiting to be executed.
Who knew? They might return in a fury and declare, “That fraud must die,” and kill him.
That’s why he had to take control.