The atmosphere was tense, as though the air throughout the entire space had solidified.
No one spoke. The silence was almost suffocating.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on the two of us brothers, and Hera was staring at me intently as well.
It was as though I had truly killed Poseidon and stolen Zeus's Scepter.
Jiang Xiaohui coughed lightly. "Hey, could you stop looking at us like that? We already said we didn't do this. Besides, what would we gain from it? Just for a scepter? That thing might be an invaluable treasure to you, but to us, it's just a piece of gold. Gold that could fetch a bit of money, at most. Um, Hera, right? Don't you think so?"
Jiang Xiaohui was fearless at heart.
That was simply his personality—he feared neither heaven nor earth.
But he was right. Zeus's Scepter might have been something precious to those people of Mount Olympus, but it was utterly useless to me.
Besides, what would I gain by killing Poseidon? If I wanted to wage war against them, I could just do it directly. Why would I need to pull all these pointless tricks?
But they might not see it that way.
Hera sighed, breaking the silence.
"I believe you wouldn't do such a thing." She actually said that.
Diana cried out, "Divine Lord, you can't just believe them so easily! Didn't the Divine Lord say it too? People of Great Xia can't be trusted. They're all sinister and scheming!"
"Damn it, who are you calling sinister and scheming? You're the sinister one. Your whole family is! Don't think you can spout nonsense just because you've got a pretty face. Use your brain before you speak—though judging by your chest, you probably don't have one."
I was somewhat speechless. This guy really