Huancang looked at Huoyu, who had frozen in place, and a triumphant smile appeared on his face, even carrying a hint of schadenfreude. The other man had set him up first, after all. He was merely giving him a taste of his own medicine.
Only Huoyu's eyeballs could move. He frantically signaled Huancang with his eyes, yet he could not utter a single word. The space around him had already been sealed, and even if he tried to speak, no sound could escape.
Yunxi said calmly, "A visitor is a guest. Sit and speak!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Huoyu stiffly sat in the chair below, moving his arms and legs in unison. He perched on only half his buttock, so proper that not a single fault could be found.
Huancang was doing much better than Huoyu. Through their time together, he had discovered that as long as he did not touch High God Ranxi's bottom line, this great figure was quite mild in manner. As for where that bottom line lay, he did not have the nerve to test it. He was already satisfied to have dragged Huoyu over to serve as a cushion beneath him.
Yunxi looked at the primly seated Huoyu and said, "You ran the moment you saw me, so you must know who I am. Why did you urge Huancang to stop me from leaving the God Conferring Platform?"
Her voice was soft, with no trace of anger or joy in it, yet Huoyu instinctively swallowed. He glanced again at Huancang, who was glaring at him from across the room, before finally speaking. "In reply to High God, I accidentally overheard several God Monarchs discussing something in private. They said that among the God Attendants who ascended this time, there was someone who would