Chapter 518
Chapter 518: As Venomous as Viper
Translator: flycrane01 Editor: Millman97
An hour later, in their suite
The manacle that confined Huangpu Xiaoya had been relieved . But she was imposed upon yet another few barriers . It was fine for her to eat or drink, but she could only summon the least spiritual energy . Whenever she had the idea of self-torturing, she would immediately receive an electric shock and be paralyzed to bed .
Therefore, just like a beast that had fallen into a trap, Huangpu Xiaoya could do nothing but glare with her bloodshot eyes at the bed on which Li Yao was reading an ancient book comfortably on the other side of the room . The book was Huangpu Shiyi's personal collection . It was offered to Li Yao without him asking because Huangpu Shiyi felt extremely good today .
Huangpu Xiaoya stared at Li Yao for a long time, only to discover that he was smiling as airily as before . She gnashed her teeth . "Shameless!"
Li Yao laughed and replied, "You think this is shameless? Then I'm afraid that your eyes will be opened today . Do you want to hear it?"
Huangpu Xiaoya was dazed, not knowing what he meant .
Li Yao continued instead of waiting for a reply . "When I reflected on the whole thing, there are several points that have been bothering me . Look, according to Huangpu Shiyi, his sole reason for going to the Skyhill Domain was to invite you to join the Temple of Immortals and become an Immortal Cultivator, was it not? At that time, he was not aware of my capability yet . He merely planned to kill me as a favor for Fengyu Zhong, who is also a member of the Temple of Immortals .
"I was never his focus; you were .
"Then, here comes the question . Do you not think that there should be a step-by-step process to lure in other people, especially hardcore Cultivators who were born in the noble families in the Cultivation world and firmly believe in the ethos of Cultivators?
"For example, he could've elaborated to you about how merciful and beautiful the Temple of Immortals is, or that it was established for the peace of the universe and for the happiness of the people . At the very least, he should've explained that there were good reasons that the Temple of Immortals were killing other people, say, killing some was actually saving more, or that it was not the Immortal Cultivators who were wrong but the other living souls in the multiple worlds, bla bla bla .
"Then, he could've shown you the dark side of the Cultivators and let you realize that Cultivators were actually pretentious people whose actions turned out to be the very opposite of their claims, and so on .
"The process could be repeated until you were brainwashed and gradually accepted their stance . You would've been transformed slowly but surely .
"This should be the standard procedure to get more people to join his organization!
"But what did Huangpu Shiyi do exactly?
"He showed the serial explosions in the Skyhill Domain to you before anything else, as if he was afraid that you could not see through his evilness . He seemed to be trying to trigger your fury and resistance against the Temple of Immortals .
"Right now, we've been held captive for more than half a month, but he's only spoken to you less than three times . By logic, it's perfectly normal that an avid believer of the Cultivators' creeds could not change their mindset in such a short amount of time, is it not? Why doesn't he take you to the headquarters of the Temple of Immortals and ask a few more kindly-looking, preferably middle-aged, nuns to take their time to work together and talk sense into you?
"If the Temple of Immortals really is so bad at recruiting new people, I can only wonder how the organization has existed for such a long time and is even showing signs of thriving .
"The Huangpu family is a noble family of refining and one of the most renowned families in the circle of refiners . You are the most talented genius in the younger generation of such a family . To deal with such an important figure like yourself, it won't be a waste of time even if it has to take several years, will it?
"Thirdly, even if Huangpu Shiyi is in dire need of a pair of new hands, does he really have to be so hasty? The medical staff on this starship are definitely less proficient than the doctors in the headquarters of the Temple of Immortals . Why can't he wait until we reach the headquarters and ask a professional doctor to do the transplantation? Why is he not patient enough to wait for another half a month?
"Those three points have been baffling me for an entire hour . However, I suddenly figured everything out when you called me 'shameless' just now!"
Huangpu Xiaoya was dazed . She pondered for a long time and still failed to get what Li Yao was trying to say . She murmured, "What do you mean?"
Li Yao smiled knowingly . "It's simple . If Huangpu Shiyi's purpose was to tempt you to join the Temple of Immortals, what he has been doing is idiotic and unreasonable .
"So, the fact is, since the very beginning, he had never wanted you to join the Temple of Immortals, and he was even scared that you might decide to join it .
"His one and only purpose at the Skyhill Domain was your hands!"
Taking a deep breath, Huangpu Xiaoya felt that several bolts of lightning were striking inside her head .
After she heard Li Yao's explanation, she found everything clearer and yet more desperate!
"So, this was his scheme all along . He—he is my blood uncle, but he has been coveting my hands!"
Huangpu Xiaoya was trembling beyond her control . "Terrible . You Immortal Cultivators are too terrible! You are not humans . Definitely not humans!"
Li Yao smiled . "Huangpu Shiyi is a super refiner . Since he was in need of a pair of new hands, he definitely wouldn't choose any random person's . Inside the Huangpu family, the hands of his relatives of his generation or senior to him were too old . He wouldn't be able to use them for long even if he transplanted them . So, he could only look for alternatives in the younger generation .
"Who in the younger generation has better hands than you, the talented heir of the Huangpu family?
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