"What do you mean?"
At first, Zhu Que did not understand. "You mean that old bastard Xiyuan Zhang was afraid of the enemy and avoided battle?"
However, Dongbo Cheng Zhi had already stepped in front of Bai Pu. With Bai Pu before and him behind, they hemmed Xiyuan Zhang in between them. His fingers quietly settled on the hilt of Peacock Plume.
Dongbo Cheng Zhi lightly flicked the catch with his thumb, and a short section of Peacock Plume's blade slid from its sheath.
Though it was only a soft click, the atmosphere in the area became subtly tense.
The remaining half of the Xiyuan Family's Demon Tamers were faintly surrounded by the Azure Dragon Oath's Ghost Warriors.
Xiyuan Zhang forced a smile. "Steel Heart, you can't make jokes like that. It's not that I'm afraid of the enemy or avoiding battle. It's just that this Teleportation Array..."
Bai Pu shook his head. "You're not afraid of the enemy or avoiding battle. You're a demon spy."
"Me? A demon spy?"
As though he had heard the greatest joke in the world, Xiyuan Zhang burst into laughter. "Steel Heart, have you ever seen a demon spy lead people into a core stronghold like the Crystal Throne and guide humanity in destroying the Demon Emperor's Source of Demonic Power?"
Zhu Que nodded as well. "Yeah, Steel Heart. Could there be some mistake? I'd believe it if you said Xiyuan Zhang was cowardly and afraid of death, but saying he defected to the demons and became a spy... I... I really find that hard to believe!"
Leien and the other awakened ones exchanged glances.
Leien sighed. "Only someone with Steel Heart's reputation would dare accuse a leader of the Oath Faction of being a demon spy. If any other awakened person did this,