Chapter 1361 Settling Things (1/2)

“Settle things between us? What are you talking about? I don’t understand what you’re trying to say!”

Anger and alarm colored Xu Beiyan’s expression as he looked at Zhou Yuan, causing the other all-heavens experts to burst into confused whispers.

No one had expected Zhou Yuan to open fire on Xu Beiyan immediately after dealing with their biggest problem, the Sacred Race.

Was it because of the squabbles between them previously? But it didn’t seem appropriate to resolve things here, right?

Xu Beiyan’s gaze swept across the surroundings as he said in a heavy voice, “Zhou Yuan, are you angry because I closed the defensive boundary earlier? But you should try and understand that we would have been slaughtered by Tai Xuan if I did not do so. We did not have time to wait for you to complete your cultivation breakthrough and return!”

The nearby all-heaven experts could not help but nod in agreement. Many even spoke out to persuade Zhou Yuan.

“Grand elder Zhou Yuan, this is not Xu Beiyan’s fault. He was thinking about the big picture.”

“Although it might be a little harsh, it would have indeed been disastrous if he was a split second late.”

“Please think about the big picture grand elder Zhou Yuan.”

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Although Zhou Yuan’s influence had reached tremendous heights, several all-heavens experts still spoke up for Xu Beiyan. After all, from their point of view, it was not a mistake to close the defensive boundary. Although it might be unfair to Zhou Yuan, tough times often called for tough decisions.

Xu Beiyan’s gaze flickered, realizing he could use this. He displayed a mournful expression and said, “If you do feel resentment, you can go ahead and unleash it all on me. I won’t put up any resistance. But if I have to make the same decision again, I’ll still choose to close the boundary!

“Since the boundary authority was handed to me, I need to be responsible for everyone!”

His righteous attitude instantly drew even more sympathy. More and more people began to support him verbally.

Zhou Yuan’s expression remained indifferent. He ignored everyone else as he stared at Xu Beiyan and said, “Are you done acting?”

Xu Beiyan’s heart sank as he said, “What exactly do you want?!”

Zhou Yuan’s gaze swept across the crowd. Everyone who met his gaze immediately closed their mouths, because they could see the sliver of iciness in his eyes.

The surroundings turned silent.

Zhou Yuan’s calm voice sounded, “I’m not seeking him out because he closed the boundary, but because we were stopped by a surge of Spirit power a split second before we were about to enter the boundary. It was this split second difference that caused us to be stuck outside and hit by Tai Xuan’s fist seal.

“In other words, someone secretly tried to stop us from entering the boundary.”

As his words rang out, appalled looks appeared on the crowd’s faces. They never imagined that such a thing had happened during that critical juncture.

Confused gaze after gaze was cast towards Xu Beiyan. Zhou Yuan was clearly implying that he was the culprit.

Xu Beiyan’s expression changed. Soon after, he angrily said, “Zhou Yuan, I know that you’re unhappy that I pursued the goddess previously, but are you trying to frame me because of that?!

“You might have contributed the most in the Stone Dragon Secret Domain, but that doesn’t mean I did nothing. I was also risking my life for the all-heavens. Don’t you think it’s a little too much of you to make things difficult just because things are going well for you?!

“Do you really think anyone will believe such baseless accusations?!”

The surrounding experts had dazed looks, clearly confused by the two parties. They did not know who to believe.

Xu Beiyan appeared enraged on the surface but was secretly sneering inside. He had borrowed the boundary’s power to conceal his actions previously, and no one should be able to find out. As long as he stuck to his story, he did not believe Zhou Yuan would dare to take action against him with the all-heavens Saint experts watching.