"Who was it? Please tell us—we really don't want anyone else to die..." a member of the Divine Treasury Clan begged.
The Heavenly Venerable sneered meaningfully. "Very simple. The one truly behind these Dao Plants is your beloved Governor Li..."
Though he spoke leisurely, his words were like a devil's whisper, making the Divine Treasury Clan members widen their eyes in disbelief.
"No! Impossible! Governor Li has repeatedly risked himself for us. He would never do something like this."
"He has no reason to save us and harm us at the same time. Your attempt to sow discord is far too clumsy. No one will believe you!"
"And here I thought you actually knew something. Turns out you were just toying with us."
Nine Cauldrons suddenly appeared as well and snorted. "Whether you believe it or not is not up to you. Li Tianming used a bitter flesh scheme to sacrifice you. You are merely tools he used to smear the Young Emperor. At a time like this, even if the Emperor wanted to do something, how could he possibly make it so obvious?"
"I don't believe it! Don't even think about driving a wedge between our Divine Treasury Clan and the Destiny Army!" someone shouted harshly, still unwilling to believe.
"You respect him so much, yet he treats you this way. Even I feel chilled to the bone for your sake," Nine Cauldrons said with a smile. "Do you know that Li Tianming belongs to the Divine Path Alliance?"
"So what if it's the Divine Path Alliance? It is nothing more than a banner. What right do you have to slander Governor Li?" an elderly Divine Treasury Clansman glared angrily.
"Heh! I truly don't know whether you are genuinely stupid or pretending to be." Nine Cauldrons sneered and drawled,