Chapter 596 (2/2)

Without waiting for the Master of Mystery to explain, he went on to say, “The truth is, in this world, anyone with exceptional powers, whether they be your followers or not, would definitely have a good relationship with you. For this person to be daring enough to plot behind my back, he must have someone that he can rely on—and I think his backing is no one else but you!”

The Master of Mystery remained silent.

“If you think there is a problem with my reasoning, you can point it out,” Sui Xiong said. “If not, hand over the culprit to me.”

The Master of Mystery did not reply. On the other hand, the God of Spellcaster, who had rushed over later, was already incredibly mad. “Void Mask, be it your self-conduct or your way of doing things, but you have to be reasonable. Without any evidence at all, here you are, making trouble for His Majesty. Please be reasonable!”

With a sneer, Sui Xiong retorted, “Reasonable? When the Master of Mystery condoned the others who are plotting against me, how was that reasonable?” He continued to say, “Or let’s put it this way, in this world, there is a spellcaster who had lived for a few thousand years. He has formidable powers, great wisdom and is well-versed in the field of medicine, but the strange thing is, the great Master of Mystery knows nothing about him?”

Up to this point, his face fell, and he shouted angrily, “Do you take me for a fool?”

“If you have fallen victim to someone’s plot, you should investigate the matter on your own. What use will it be if you come looking for us!” the God of Spellcaster asked furiously. “Regardless of whether we know anything or not, why should we help you look for this person?”

“You are very much mistaken!” Sui Xiong said. “I am not asking for your help. I am warning you, do not offer any form of protection for this fellow!”

“We are, most certainly, not hiding him. You can search to your heart’s content. After you have found him, how you choose to deal with him is up to you. We are not going to utter a single word at all.”

“If you guys do not hand him over, it is the same as protecting him!” Sui Xiong said coldly. “For a criminal, you know who he is, know where he is, and yet, you are unwilling to hand him over. If this is not protecting and hiding him, what else could it be!”

The God of Spellcaster was momentarily dumbfounded. He did not know how to explain further.

After a while, he sighed and then said, “If I tell you that I too, have no idea who this fellow is, would you believe me?”

Sui Xiong merely sneered with indifference. He did not even bother answering.

The God of Spellcaster closed his eyes and began to search for the culprit with his Divine Power.

After a long time, he opened his eyes, but his expression was somewhat unpleasant.

“I can’t find him,” he said. “Believe it or not, no matter what, I really can’t find such a person.”

Sui Xiong laughed. “Please give me a reason to believe you.”

“What I say can’t be trusted?” the God of Spellcaster answered him with another question.

Sui Xiong ignored him and turned around to look at the Master of Mystery, who had been quiet all this while with eyes shut; then Sui Xiong asked, “Is this your intention?”

The Master of Mystery opened his eyes; then he sighed gently as he said, “I understand. I dare not say that I will definitely be able to find this person, but I will find clues for you. This person is definitely under the protection of some other god. I really cannot find him for the time being. But just as you have mentioned earlier on, spells, potions… all of this fall within the range of my priesthood, so long as I am given enough time, even if I am unable to apprehend him directly, I will still be able to look into the matter thoroughly.

“Are you satisfied with such a reply?” the Master of Mystery asked.

Sui Xiong thought for a moment, frowned, then nodded before he said, “Well, I will be waiting for the outcome of your investigation then.”

Finishing what he had to say, Sui Xiong turned and left straight away, leaving behind the Master of Mystery, who was contemplating in silence, and the God of Spellcaster, who was still very mad.