Chapter 980 - 972 The Concerns Behind
"Let me tell you one more thing. Actually, there are more than one Green-eyed Silver-tailed Needle in this prison. From what I know, there are at least two more, but I don’t know whose hands they’re in now," Liu Bailong said calmly.
This was another bombshell for Xiao Yifei. He hadn’t expected that the items his ancestors had been seeking would all show up here, but time wasn’t on his side anymore.
"Why didn’t you tell me earlier? Why do you have to wait until now when I have to leave?" Xiao Yifei asked, having just started to warm up to Liu Bailong, but now that feeling had completely faded.
"I didn’t want to tell you before. Now I do because the timing is right," Liu Bailong stated mysteriously. Whatever he meant by "the timing is right" suggested there might be other secrets or plans unbeknownst to him.
"What do you mean by that?" Xiao Yifei asked, growing increasingly confused about Liu Bailong, whose intentions were even tougher to read than Liu Rui’s—he was just like an old fox.
After spending a long time with Liu Rui, Xiao Yifei slowly understood Liu Rui’s inner thoughts. But despite spending almost as much time with Liu Bailong, he never knew what Liu Bailong was truly thinking. So, he had to carefully contemplate Liu Bailong’s words to see if there were any traps.
Being around such people was indeed exhausting, always having to guess their underlying intentions.
"It doesn’t mean much; you’ll understand the meaning of my words naturally later. I see it’s almost time for you to leave. If you stay one more day, you might never have the chance to leave. Do you really want to stay in this prison for a lifetime just to obtain the other Green-eyed Silver-tailed Needle? People shouldn’t be too greedy," Liu Bailong said.
"I’m not greedy. I’m using the Green-eyed Silver-tailed Needle to save lives. How can that be considered greedy?" Xiao Yifei countered.
"Besides, the Green-eyed Silver-tailed Needle originally belonged to the Xiao Family. Isn’t it right for me to take back what belongs to us?" Xiao Yifei asked.