Mutual Schemes, The Betrayer is Born

What!

There was such a thing?

After hearing Qing Luan's words, Da Peng could not help crying out in shock.

The next second, his expression turned exceedingly grim.

After all, judging by this development, Bai Jie's earlier words could not be trusted.

For that very reason, he was filled with lingering fear, and even some anger.

After all, he had nearly chosen to agree just moments ago.

What would that have meant?

It would have meant that once he agreed, the matter would end there. But what of the Phoenix Clan's old hatred? Would the White Tiger Clan's betrayal truly just be abandoned like that?

At that thought, Da Peng looked at Bai Jie with hostility.

And not just him.

Even the people around them looked at Bai Jie with a measure of contempt.

After all, they all represented the peak races of the Ancient Era, even the foremost powers of that time. Though they had now declined, they were still among the best of the second-tier races. To say such things and play such petty tricks at a time like this was simply intolerable—infuriating, even.

"No, it wasn't like that~"

Seeing this, Bai Jie panicked as well.

She had never expected Qing Luan to say such things, much less for what had happened in the past to be understood in this way.

Not caring about anything else, Bai Jie immediately said, "It wasn't like that. My father said that what happened back then was not as you described!"

"The reason my father took the clansmen away and even went into seclusion was because we encountered a threat."

At this point, Bai Jie's expression grew somewhat sorrowful. "Because of this, members of my White Tiger Clan could not even take human form before reaching the Daluo Golden Immortal realm. Our