Haoran's face turned grim beneath his visor. I see… this was all a ploy.
Putting two and two together, he immediately understood that he had been played. When the prince gave him information on the suspect, he had conveniently left out the fact that he was a martial artist—intentionally screwing Haoran over.
Though he had long come to the conclusion that Spark must have been a cultivator of some kind if he was truly the Bloodied Shadow, he never expected him to be such a big shot!
Though Bloodied Shadow broke the city law by committing such a mass slaughter, one had to remember the crime was committed on criminals and vagabonds who had it coming anyway. Offending such a figure for them was outright stupid.
He wasn't a fool—yes, he believed in justice, but that reason only worked when he had the bigger sword. In a case like this… it was best to learn to be versatile.
