At this moment, the Swallowing-Moon Toad finally understood what it meant to be unable to explain himself even with a hundred mouths. Seeing Scorpion Lady's expression, as if she had already seen through him completely, Swallowmoon could no longer maintain his previous polite demeanor. He immediately revealed his true form as a ferocious creature before Scorpion Lady.
"Stinking scorpion, with someone like you beside the Young Master, you'll become the greatest obstacle on his path to consummating his cultivation. Today, this child will deal with you first on the Young Master's behalf."
Scorpion Lady was no good person herself. She had said those things not only to warn and test the Swallowing-Moon Toad on Chen Cheng's behalf, but also because she could not stand the way he acted so refined and courteous while earning Chen Cheng's favor.
Seeing this, She Li, who stood nearby, wanted to stop the two of them. Chen Cheng, however, waved his hand and said:
"Let them fight. If one of them gets killed, I'll take responsibility. Better yet, they can both drop dead."
Hearing Chen Cheng's words, the two who had just been about to come to blows immediately restrained themselves, and the ferocity vanished from both their faces.
"Young Master, Little Frog absolutely has no disloyal intentions. This scorpion is purely trying to sow discord. I ask the Young Master to uphold justice for Little Frog."
Seeing Swallowmoon seize the initiative, Scorpion Lady cursed him inwardly for his sycophancy. At the same time, she felt fortunate that Swallowmoon had failed to become Chen Cheng's Subordinate God. Otherwise, her current position would probably be in jeopardy.
After all, there were only her and Kui Niu in Chen Cheng's Divine Kingdom, and she was still beneath Kui Niu, merely at the very bottom.
"Enough. Why are