Driven Away by Me

After going in a circle, things seemed to have come full circle again.

Tang Zhen gritted his teeth. He still did not quite believe me. There was no reason for it—just the instinct of someone who had spent many years wandering the continent. Like that Old Guy Wind Venerable, he simply refused to trust me...

Damn it all! Mu Qingluan and Tang Huo'er had been so easy to deal with. Why did all you old guys act as if you had a grudge against me from a past life?!

"Tian Nan Zi, is what he said about Heavenly Snake true?" Tang Zhen asked unwillingly.

I immediately spoke up. "Tian Nan Zi, look at your own situation. Your life and death are in Senior Tang's hands now. Word of Heavenly Snake has already spread, and Senior Tang can find out the truth with a little investigation. You'd better not conceal anything or spout nonsense, or you'll lose your life!"

Tang Zhen suddenly turned to look at me. I smiled, while Tang Huo'er reached out and tugged at Tang Zhen's sleeve.

Tian Nan Zi had been slapped several times by Tang Zhen earlier. Half his face was red and swollen, and no one had wiped away the blood at the corner of his mouth. It had streamed all the way down his neck, leaving him in a miserable state. Where was his former air of world-destroying majesty?

"Valley Master Tang, everything he said is true. Heavenly Snake was indeed defeated by him and fled back."

Tian Nan Zi lowered his head, not daring to speak carelessly. That matter had spread too widely. If he lied now and Tang Zhen later verified it elsewhere, who knew how he would deal with him?

I let out a breath of relief and gave Tang Zhen