"This disciple would not dare deceive True Lord. Tie Xiaochuan knows about this matter as well!"
Ji Mingfeng looked respectful, but his gaze remained fixed on Venerable Gu Yu. He understood very well that Venerable Gu Yu's sudden change in tone could not have come without reason.
After Tianli Sect's defeat on the Red Rock Continent and Ling Cangyan's death, Mo Xinghe bore the brunt of the responsibility. Venerable Gu Yu was, after all, the acting head of Imperial Sky Peak, and Mo Xinghe was his Junior Brother. Naturally, he had to make plans for him.
Ji Mingfeng knew Mo Xinghe too well. He feared that Mo Xinghe had some connection with Gu Yu; otherwise, Gu Yu would not have suddenly brought up Fang Mo's lineage.
Gu Yu surely knew about this matter, yet he was pretending not to. Given his relationship with Ling Cangyan, it was impossible that Ling Cangyan had not told him.
People! Once they lost their value, they became nothing!
Though Tianli Sect was one whole, it had five peaks, and there were naturally degrees of closeness and distance between them. It was perfectly normal for Gu Yu to want to protect Mo Xinghe.
So Ji Mingfeng had to block that opening, lest Gu Yu pull some trick!
Venerable Gu Yu merely shook his head with an indifferent expression and said nothing more. Some matters only needed to be hinted at. As a Venerable, he had no need to keep pressing Ji Mingfeng and lose face. It was enough as long as Divine Lord Qingshui harbored doubts.
He could not help recalling the message Mo Xinghe had sent back, and a glint flickered in his eyes. "That is not important. The crucial matter now is Mo Xinghe's return. We need to understand the Mechanical Empire's situation