บท 196: Maelstrom

A minute earlier.

When Ning saw Mallus appear behind him, his heart skipped a beat. Not only was Mallus there, but even his disciples were also there as well. 

'This is troublesome,' he thought. 

As they talked, Ning realized why they were here. He first wanted to immediately teleport to a faraway location so he didn't have to worry about him. 

But then he remembered that if he left after antagonizing the strongest cultivator in the scattered isles, he would certainly show retaliation towards the Deepskull island folks. 

While he cared about Gion, Yelca, and the other folks, he was especially worried about Anya getting mixed in all of this. So, he asked the system a question. 

'Hey, System. How do you determine innocents from the guilty ones? How do I know if I can kill someone or not,' he asked. 

<Anyone who hasn't had a conflict with the host, or has no malicious intent towards the host is considered innocent>