Hong Zhuang seemed to have long guessed that Qin Jishi would ask this. The corners of her lips rose into a smile.
"Hall Master of Jishi Hall, don't you already know? Must I really say it aloud?"
Hearing this, Qin Jishi shrugged. "What I can know and what you personally tell me carry different meanings."
Hong Zhuang: "..."
She nodded. "Fine. Since Hall Master of Jishi Hall has put it that way, how could I refuse to tell you?"
"Actually, this matter has nothing to do with Xie Huang and Li Chuang. The reason they targeted Hall Master of Jishi Hall was that they misunderstood what I meant."
Misunderstood what she meant?
Qin Jishi smiled without really smiling. "Fairy Hong Zhuang, how exactly did they misunderstand your meaning?"
How did they misunderstand?
Hong Zhuang turned to look ahead. "When I came to the Incense Burning Realm, I gathered with them. At that time, we spoke of the Divine Son Competition, and I shared my thoughts."
"Zhang Shiqing of the Ice Phoenix Realm!"
"Su Qi of the Azure Realm!"
"And, of course, you, Hall Master of Jishi Hall."
"If you encounter any of them, you must be cautious and never underestimate them."
"Because of that, I believe Xie Huang and Li Chuang misunderstood what I meant."
"..."
Now, Xie Huang and Li Chuang had already suffered losses at Qin Jishi's hands.
Based on Hong Zhuang's understanding of Qin Jishi, he would definitely force the truth out of them.
Thus!
Qin Jishi must already have learned that she had instigated this matter.
Rather than pretending not to know, she might as well admit it outright.
That way!
Even if Qin Jishi truly harbored anger, he would likely suppress it.
The truth indeed exceeded Hong Zhuang's expectations!
She had thought Qin Jishi would