"So you're the real Heart Demon. You're the Monk's alternate personality. All these years, it's always been you, usurping his place! Otherwise, with your power ten years ago, you would have had the chance to kill the Monk. You wouldn't have spared his life."
Fan Yao shuddered. He clutched the wound on his neck. Zheng Xiu's words were like a direct, devastating blow, completely shattering his defenses.
'That's right.'
'I'm the real "Heart Demon." I'm the so-called "alternate personality"! I'm the part that "shouldn't exist"! I'm the one who should be despised and cast aside!'
'It was I who suppressed Huahua for all those years. It wasn't until I was sucked into the painting that Huahua could be reborn as the "Playful Monk," like a pure, unblemished blank slate.'
