865 It Really wasnt Me... (1/2)
”Jun Mo Xie was a great worry for the three Holy Lands! This old man indeed felt some shame about the manner in which I killed the boy back then, but for the three Holy Lands, I had ridden us of a future lethal threat! Although this old man had lost some reputation because of it, my conscience remains clear! If I had to choose again, this old man would still make the same choice! Compared to the prosperity of the three Holy Lands, what is the reputation of a mere old man like me worth?”
”Well said! Even a despicable act like that can be portrayed in such a noble way in your mouth. Zhan Mu Bai, from your words just now—anything that could threaten the existence of your three Holy Lands should be neutralized with any methods? No matter how despicable the method is?” Bai Qi Feng who was standing at the side asked.
”Indeed! Is there anything wrong with that? Could it be that you are capable of remaining unfazed by a lethal threat to your Misty Illusory Manor? All of us are the same; what are you so shocked about?” Zhan Mu Bai shouted with rage, his chest puffed up with self righteousness.
The moment Zhan Mu Bai's words rang out, everyone from the three Holy Lands looked at him with a kind of sincere admiration. Only a few people noticed that the look in the seven Misty Illusory Manor Saint Emperors' eyes had changed yet again. If their eyes could be said to have been concealing a murderous intent earlier, it was now blazing with a naked declaration to kill!
”Good, good, you've said it really well, Zhan Mu Bai! You've finally admitted to killing the joint disciple of us seven, right? Looks like it was our disciple who deserved to die! He's the other mortal threat of your three Holy Lands, so as long as you get rid of him, the three Holy Lands can rest peacefully from here on!” Bai Qi Feng's voice was cold and sharp, like a poisonous viper.
Zhan Mu Bai coughed violently and widened his eyes with rage and some confusion. At this time, he finally regained some clarity of the situation amd remembering the earlier sentences, he spluttered. ”What did you say just now…? What removing a mortal threat? And you said I killed your disciple in front of you? This… where did those words come from? What nonsense are you spouting?!”
”At this point, you still want to deny! Didn't you confess it very clearly just now? Aren't you just afraid that my disciple would become a huge threat to your three Holy Lands in the future?” Cao Guo Feng was so enraged that he nearly spat out a mouthful of blood: ”This old man saw with my own eyes and even pursued you here. Then, we all saw you holding the blood-stained shirt with our own eyes; you still want to deny? Could it be that you think you're still capable of escaping responsibility?”
”Deny? What am I denying? I killed your disciple? What?” Zhan Mu Bai shook his head vigorously. This fellow was first cursed at and then beaten up; after which a heap of confounding accusations were thrown at him, causing him to be exceedingly confused. ”Your disciple? Since when did you have a disciple?”
”You're still trying to play dumb? It's that kid with the Free and Natural Physique!” Cao Guo Feng was practically jumping with fury as he hollered. From the looks of it, another fight was about to break out. When he uttered the words Free and Natural Physique, Cao Guo Feng felt as if his heart was being cut by knives. Six hundred years ah… and he'd only discovered that single disciple…
Cao Guo Feng hadn't even charged over, when Zhan Mu Bai jumped up with shock. Widening his eyes to a new impossible limit, he demanded, ”What did you say, what did you say?! The Free and Natural Physique kid was killed by me? Cao Guo Feng, what nightmare came into your sleep last night? What nonsense, that kid…”
As he spoke to this point, he stopped with a start. ”That kid… is dead?!”
Bai Qi Feng looked at him coldly and scoffed. ”Zhan Mu Bai, keep pretending! Act with all your might! Why didn't you go and become an actor back then? With your acting skills, you would have definitely been extremely famous, with accomplishments far surpassing your measly attainments as a Saint Emperor!”
”I act your mother's head!” Zhan Mu Bai was so angry that he could hardly form his words. ”How could I have possibly killed him? I can't even begin to treasure the boy enough, so how could I have the heart to kill him? Just last night, I specifically sought Brother Hai and Brother He out to discuss a plan about the matter, and I even took out two thousand year old spirit herbs, and two divine weapons and gave it to them. We discussed all the way until midnight, and only then did I manage to convince them to help me. We were just about to look for you to determine who the disciple should belong to. How did he get killed by me in the blink of an eye? What kind of ridiculous nonsense is this?!”
As he talked, Hai Wu Ya and He Zhi Qiu nodded repeatedly, their faces showing faint awkwardness. Although the two of them had agreed to help, they had also received some benefits in return. Now that Zhan Mu Bai had disclosed this information so clearly in front of everyone, they felt somewhat embarrassed.
But, they also knew that Zhan Mu Bai had done it out of desperation. He had to to bring out the best evidence in this critical moment. Although it was not a comfortable feeling to be exposed like that, there was nothing strange about it.
”With Brother Hai and Brother He as witnesses, there is naturally no need to doubt this point. But who the f*ck knows what you wretched thing went to do after your meeting with them? You think that by creating a cover with those actions, you'd be completely unfaultable? Thinking that you've created the perfect alibi, you changed into a set of sneaky black clothes and snuck into our manor, abducting the boy away. However, you were discovered by us and seeing that it was impossible to escape with him, you committed this atrocious crime! Since there's no longer any hope that he will be your disciple, you ruthlessly killed him instead to prevent him from becoming a future threat to your three Holy Lands! You thought that if you didn't admit to it, it would have nothing to do with you? Zhan Mu Bai! You dare to commit the crime, but are scared to admit to it, attempting to deny and find excuses to cover yourself. You are despicable to the extreme!”
Cao Guo Feng pointed at him with rage and with a flash, he grabbed the black shirt on the ground and held it up. ”Zhan Mu Bai, the seven of us chased you all the way to this place, and when we came in, we also saw you taking off this black shirt… Do you still want to deny! This old man is truly blind, to have ever treated you as a friend…”
”Black clothes… black clothes…” Zhan Mu Bai's eyes grew rigid with shock. At long last, he realized that he'd been ruthlessly set up by another person this time! All the events from before flashed before his eyes one by one: the loud voice, him coming out, the wall collapsing, the appearance of a black shirt, and him catching it… Right after that, Cao Guo Feng and the other seven arrived…
The methods of this hidden person were truly ruthless. One thing after another, every single factor was lined up flawlessly and meticulously to the extreme, leaving him no chances to clear his name as he fell into the middle of the giant plot, forcing him to stand in opposition to the several Saint Emperors.