Arrogant Divine Palace.
Ye Ningting lowered her small head slightly, her exquisite face expressionless.
"Are you certain Ling Wuwei attacked Wang Ye first?" Aoni God's gaze was piercing as he stared at Ye Ningting and asked once more.
"Yes, True God." Ye Ningting raised her head. "Though I did not see the entire process clearly, Wang Ye was attacking the God King Monster at the time. If Ling Wuwei had not made the first move, Wang Ye could not possibly have forcibly counterattacked under the God King Monster's firepower."
"Moreover, after Ling Wuwei appeared, his target was Wang Ye from the very start. That alone explains everything."
Aoni God nodded solemnly.
He looked toward Ngyue God beside him, exchanging glances with her.
"Mm, you may return first." Ngyue God spoke softly. "Do not spread word of this matter. Since Ling Wuwei has already fallen, there is no need to pursue it further. Make a big matter small, and a small matter disappear."
"Yes, True God." Ye Ningting answered and withdrew.
The great hall fell into brief silence.
After a long while.
"She may have concealed something," Ngyue God said.
"Because Wang Ye saved her," Aoni God said. "But it may indeed have happened that way."
"Other than Ningting, no one else knows what happened that day," Ngyue God said. "The only certainty is that Ling Wuwei and Wang Ye truly had a grudge between them, perhaps even one that could only end with one of them dead."
Aoni God pondered in silence.
"Should we question Wang Ye again?" Ngyue God asked.
"No." Aoni God said, "As you said, this matter ends here. There is no need to pursue it further."
"Ah?" Ngyue God froze.
This was completely unlike Aoni God's usual way of handling matters.
"Ngyue, have you ever considered