No one liked feeling like their life and death were out of their hands, not even weapon spirits.

The white-haired woman’s question revealed undisguised fury and indignation.

Although she was a sword spirit, she was a sentient being in her own right, with intelligence and feelings.

Alas, her question was directed at Su Yi, who’d seen numerous cases of sword spirits turning on their masters.

Even the sword he'd used in his past life had a spirit.

Su Yi knew that when it came to questions like this, there was no one-size-fits-all answer.

Just like people, sword spirits came in all stripes.

Some sword spirits would risk everything for their masters without fear of death.

Some sword spirits would try as hard as they could to break free of their masters, striving for any opportunity at independence. 

Some sword spirits, like Qing Luo, harbored a desire to turn on and devour their masters right from the start.

And the white-haired woman in red? She was willing to work for her master, and she was loyal, too, but she wouldn’t sacrifice her life for nothing.

This wasn’t a question of...