I was instantly shocked.

If my killing of Gui Kui myself was a mistake, could Shui Linglong's second attack on Gui Kui, devouring his soul, also be fake?

Shui Linglong quickly said, "That soul's aura is very close to Gui Kui's. They should be twins or triplets."

"Gui Kui is hiding in the body of the third person from the left on the ship's side."

Zhu Xiaoyu nodded at this moment and said, "Very well, in order for us to continue our cooperation, I will go into the water with you."

"No need." I raised my hand and pointed to the fifth person on the side of the ship. "Gui Kui is there. You can ask him yourself."

When Zhu Xiaoyu and the others turned their heads, I said again, "Gui Kui, you'd better come out yourself. Don't force me to kill you again."

As I spoke, the man's shirt buttons burst open, revealing his chest. His head tilted back, his occiput touching his back, and the area below his throat opened like two mechanical doors.

Gui Kui, reduced to a fist-sized soul, jumped out of the man's stomach and stood on the ground, returning to his original appearance.

Gui Kui glared at me with bloodshot eyes and said, "Leader, he killed my brother!"

Shui Linglong quickly transmitted her voice to my ear, "Don't worry about what he knows. He hasn't entered the range of the Water God Temple, so he can't hear us. Otherwise, I would have kept him here too."

I said coldly, "Who is your brother? Why would I kill him?"

Gui Kui said sharply, "Leader, he colluded with the ghost god in the Water God Temple, preparing to frame us. My brother overheard their conspiracy, so he killed my brother!"

"Is that so?" I looked at him with a half-smile. "Then tell me, what did I say to the ghost god? What conditions did we reach?"

I originally thought that Gui Kui would be speechless at my question.

Unexpectedly, Gui Kui started making up lies as soon as he opened his mouth, "You have known that ghost god for a long time. Chen Shuyu, from your subordinates, once explored the Road of Life and Death and knows these ghost gods like the back of her hand. So, you went to the Water God Temple to conspire with the ghost god..."

"Enough!" Zhu Xiaoyu shouted sharply before he could finish, "Gui Kui, stop making up stories. Everyone here is smart. Don't embarrass yourself."

Gui Kui said sharply, "He killed my brother, two brothers!"

Zhu Xiaoyu said in a deep voice, "Why did your brother follow Hall Master Li? Who gave the order?"

"Private action, monitoring allies, wasn't Hall Master Li right to kill him?"

"I...you..." Gui Kui was so angry that his eyes were bloodshot, but he couldn't speak.

Zhu Xiaoyu said in a deep voice, "You step back. If anything like this happens again, Hall Master Li doesn't need to do it himself. The family rules won't spare you."

Gui Kui looked at Zhu Xiaoyu for a long time before retreating to the side hatefully.

Zhu Xiaoyu said, "Hall Master Li, I apologize for my lax discipline of my subordinates."

Zhu Xiaoyu's move left me unsure how to respond.

Before I could speak, Zhu Xiaoyu asked, "Hall Master Li, as an ally, shouldn't you also explain why you went deep into the Water God Temple?"

I replied, "That's because I think there's something strange about the Water God Temple."

"It's not strange to have barracks, fortresses, and post stations on the Road of Exile. But suddenly, a Water God Temple appears. Don't you find it strange?"

"I chatted with the Water God, and she helped me draw the locations of the five temples on the Road of Exile."

I took out the map and handed it to Zhu Xiaoyu, "The Water God also told me that the most dangerous place is the town near Laocheng Camp."

"Wu Xian Town?" Shi Fei Daoren subconsciously said a name and then stopped.

I looked at Shi Fei Daoren with a smile. "Old Daoist, you seem to be hiding something too, aren't you?"

Shi Fei Daoren said unusually, "Hall Master Li, aren't you being a bit too forward?"

Zhu Xiaoyu said at this time, "Daoist, your words are a bit inappropriate. Since we are allies, we should cooperate sincerely. Even if we want to compete, we should compete after entering Laocheng Camp, shouldn't we?"

Shi Fei Daoren said respectfully, "This poor Daoist was shallow."

I sneered, "You two don't need to sing the same tune here. I don't have any other skills, but I'm good at ending conversations."

"Zhu Xiaoyu, you and I both have selfish motives."

"Our cooperation has lacked sincerity from the beginning. Now you are talking to me about sincerity and trust. Don't you think it's ridiculous?"

"Besides, what sincerity do you have?"

"From the moment I met Shi Fei Daoren, you have been setting up traps everywhere."

"Later, when you realized you couldn't trap me, you turned around and cooperated with me."

"Under these circumstances, you want me to trust you?"

I pointed to Gui Kui. "You say he was following me. Wasn't that your arrangement?"

"Then I ask you, after Gui Kui was dismembered by Ye Yang's sword, did any of you remind Ye Yang that Gui Kui wasn't dead? Or, did you say you wanted to recall Gui Kui?"

"So, let's not talk about cooperation. Let's just take care of our own affairs. Just don't cause trouble for each other."

Zhu Xiaoyu sighed and said, "Senior Brother, can we talk alone?"

I made a gesture of invitation and walked with Zhu Xiaoyu to the bow of the ship. "You can say what you want to say now."