540 Playing the Blame Game! (2/2)

”We've located Liang Long's presence.” Having said that, she grabbed Wang Baole and rushed forward without waiting for a reaction from Wang Baole. They disappeared and reappeared on a deserted island.

This was where Wang Baole and Liang Long had fought. Mie Liezi, who had arrived slightly earlier, had a dark look on his face as he hovered in mid-air. He was staring at someone who was lying on the island!

The person was all skin and bones, barely breathing, and unconscious. He was Liang Long!

Immediately after they appeared above the island, Wang Baole looked at Liang Long and saw the absence of a rope on the latter. He secretly released a breath of relief. At least the rope was intelligent enough to escape in time. Else, he would have a hard time trying to explain himself. He also realized that Liang Long's presence had no longer been concealed precisely because the rope had left. That was how Mie Liezi had been able to sense his location.

Is the rope's ability to seal one's presence and cultivation that powerful? Wang Baole's heart stirred at that thought. He wondered if perhaps Mie Liezi hadn't used his full powers to look for Liang Long.

Wang Baole was unsure of the details. Regardless, he had gained a deeper understanding of his rope's strange abilities. While Wang Baole was deep in thought, a sullen Mie Liezi lifted his right hand and pointed a finger at the unconscious Liang Long.

Liang Long shuddered violently and slowly opened his eyes. He looked lost at first. His confusion persisted for a duration of seven to eight breaths. Then, he shivered when Mie Liezi snorted and awoke completely. He stared at Mie Liezi, who was hovering in mid-air. His body began to shake violently, and he climbed to his knees and kowtowed immediately. Tears streamed down his cheeks as he sobbed loudly and uncontrollably.

”Master, you've finally come to save me!” Liang Long wept. It was the loud kind of crying that implied that he had barely survived death. It made him sound pitiful. Even Wang Baole felt sympathy for him as he listened to his sobbing.

Feng Qiuran frowned as she looked at the loudly weeping Liang Long. Mie Liezi seemed unhappy as well. He said lightly, ”Tell me what happened.”

”Master, it's this cursed Wang Baole! It's him! I was out on a mission when I passed by this area and was ambushed and heavily injured by him. He humiliated me using every means possible. Then, he tied me up and left me here to die. He used a cursed rope that sealed my presence and my cultivation. I suffered a fate worse than death! Please seek justice for me! Please mete out justice for the Vast Expanse Dao Palace!” Liang Long gritted his teeth. His eyes were red. He had seen Wang Baole standing next to Feng Qiuran. He might not be as clear-headed as he was ordinarily, but he knew his master's character. What his master needed was simply a reason to act.

He didn't spare too much thought before he started outright lying.

Wang Baole had been thinking about how to make what he had said in the great hall seem true. It would be a challenging feat. He had a few ideas, but they weren't ideal. However, Liang Long was playing the blame game now. Wang Baole was overjoyed. This was his chance. He put on a bitter expression on his face, then cupped his fists and saluted Feng Qiuran.

”Elder Feng, I've said it before. I was only able to escape from this island by using an artifact. What Senior Brother Liang Long has said is a blatant lie. If I really had the upper hand, if I had the means to humiliate him and seal his presence, why wouldn't I simply kill him for good? Why didn't I take his storage bag? The contents of his storage bag should be worth a fortune, what with Senior Brother Liang Long's status and rank!” As soon as Wang Baole said that, alarm flashed across Liang Long's face. His mind finally cleared. He recalled how Wang Baole hadn't made any attempts to steal his storage bag throughout the entire fight.

He had overlooked that fact earlier due to his just coming to and still feeling fuzzy in the head. His breathing quickened. In his panic, he spoke again hastily.

”Wang Baole, you're the liar! You didn't kill me and take my storage bag because you didn't dare to! I told you that my master could turn back time. He would be able to see who directly or indirectly caused my death!”

Wang Baole released a sigh of relief secretly when he heard that. He couldn't help but give Liang Long a thumbs up secretly. With Liang Long's unknowing cooperation, he finally managed to simplify a complicated problem and narrow down all his troubles to this single problem.

Everything came down to one question—who was the one who set an ambush?

Addressing that question would allow him to have reason on his side!

At that thought, Wang Baole gritted his teeth. Sorrow and fury colored his voice as he asked Mie Liezi loudly, ”If that's the case, Senior Mie Liezi, please activate the spell to turn back time. Please see for yourself… who was the person who set up an ambush!”