Ma Yan pondered for a moment and said, "That may not necessarily be the case."
"Oh?" The crowd looked over.
Ma Yan explained, "The nature of this Demon Art practitioner, as you all should know better than I, is that in his earlier years in the Capital, he was flamboyant and defiant, lawless and vengeful.
Initially when he was 'killed,' even if he didn't die completely and somehow escaped, any Magic used would likely have caused him severe injuries. His disappearance for nearly three years without a trace also supports this judgment.
Given his temperament, if he weren't hiding to heal, why would he only now reappear?
If that's truly the case... his return now must imply he has harbored resentment, and his publicly declared actions indeed match his character.
So, in my view, his declaration seems more like a forewarning of revenge, driven more by personal motives than the interests of the Kuangfu Society.
