Wang Zhuofu sighed, seeming to have aged many years in an instant. "Several hundred years ago, the Clan Leader approached me in private and said he wished for our Zhongzhou Wang Clan to join the Profound Abyss Alliance. That way, not only would we gain the alliance's protection, but we could further expand our influence."
"But I refused at the time. Looking at it now, however, those old men led by the Clan Leader had long since been secretly colluding with Bi Mo."
His voice was filled with desolation.
Having learned all this, Su Yi finally felt enlightened. "It seems that when they sent you here this time, they counted on the fact that you knew nothing of their plans and would be more likely to earn my trust. That would give those three old guys from your Wang Clan a chance to sneak into my side as well."
Wang Zhuofu nodded, his expression growing ever more dismal.
For a Supreme Elder like him, being used as a pawn by his own clan was undoubtedly a bitter experience.
"Master Su, our Wang Clan was forced into this as well!"
Not far away, the three Wang Clan elders were imprisoned on the ground. At that moment, one Emaciated Old Man could not help but speak up in defense.
He raised his head to look at Su Yi, his face full of bitterness. "Back then, Bi Mo used both threats and inducements to make our Wang Clan serve him. He said that if we did not join the Profound Abyss Alliance, he would regard us as an enemy faction and suppress us. How could our Wang Clan dare oppose him?"
Another old man spoke up as well. "Just like the trap laid out this time, at the very beginning, our Wang Clan