"I'm not! I didn't!"
At that moment, Multi-Treasure Boy felt incomparably wronged. He hurriedly looked toward Dragon Fishing Old Man beside him. "Fellow Daoist Dragon Fishing, you know me! You can testify for me!"
"This..."
Dragon Fishing Old Man opened his mouth at those words, then said quietly, "Fellow Daoist Wuxing, I think that no matter what, Multi-Treasure Boy would not betray you at a time like this."
As soon as those words fell, True Person Wuxing, whose anger had nearly overwhelmed his heart, instantly came to his senses. Leaving aside the fact that Multi-Treasure Boy had once been robbed by a Sacred Sect True Person and bore a blood-deep hatred, making betrayal highly unlikely—even if he truly had betrayed them, it could not be said aloud at a time like this and shake their morale.
"...I misspoke."
True Person Wuxing let out a long breath and swiftly regained his composure. "The Sacred Sect must have acted craftily this time, deliberately laying a trap that caused us to fall into it."
"My miscalculation endangered all of you."
"But rest assured, everyone. I will naturally make up for my mistake. When we break out later, I will bring up the rear and see that I bring you all back safe and sound!"
True Person Wuxing's words quickly steadied the group.
Then True Person Wuxing swept his gaze around and immediately seized upon the key point. "The Demon Sect True Person surrounded by us must be the one in charge of this Demon Sect operation."
"He used himself as bait to lure us in."
"But in doing so, he has also fallen into our encirclement."
"Our only option now is to strike at him first. With the force of Mount Tai crushing an egg, we must force the other Demon Sect True