Ye Xiwen was shaken to the core. He had never known there were so many twists and turns behind this. Cold sweat suddenly streamed down his back. He had known nothing at all, yet he had swaggered back so openly. Wasn't that simply walking into a trap? If not for another group protecting him as well, then wouldn't the "traitor's son" in the Head Steward of the Clan Affairs Hall's eyes have returned only to seek his own death?
"Impossible. If that were really the case, I would have been dead the moment I returned," Ye Xiwen said coldly.
"This was the Patriarch's order. Otherwise, why do you think you've lived until now?" the Head Steward of the Clan Affairs Hall said.
"Since you had already decided to spare me, why now..." Ye Xiwen narrowed his eyes, then abruptly fell silent.
"I understand. The Devil Race has invaded, and you can't determine whether I'm a spy they sent. So you decided to go all the way and get rid of me first. In this chaos, no one could say much anyway. Better to kill a thousand by mistake than let one slip through. Am I wrong?" Ye Xiwen said with narrowed eyes.
There was also a hint of surprise in the Head Steward of the Clan Affairs Hall's eyes. He had not expected Ye Xiwen to analyze it all in just a few words. This man truly was no simple figure.
He had originally thought this would be a straightforward matter, yet it had escalated to this extent. That alone was enough to make him look at Ye Xiwen in a new light.
"So that's how it is." Ye Xiwen narrowed his eyes. Upon hearing this, he nearly had the urge to turn and flee. He had still underestimated just