Mao Song seemed not to have expected the Ren Family Head to be here either. After giving him a slight nod in greeting, he led us to kneel on one knee and pay our respects to the City Lord. Once he signaled us to stand to one side, the City Lord, Bei Huzhan, looked at me. His eyes were bright as stars, his beard flowing, and his face weathered as though carved by knives and axes. He asked, "Are you the spy Ren Qing said came to my Immortal Realm from Liuxian City?"
Mao Song's expression changed, while Mao Chuchu was even about to step forward and argue. Fortunately, her father stopped her in an instant. I, meanwhile, let out a speechless laugh inwardly. The Ren Family really is straightforward. But I wasn't a fool either, so I stepped forward and said, "City Lord, if I were a spy, I wouldn't be standing here."
Mao Song heard how cleverly I answered and stepped forward as well. "City Lord, Fellow Immortal Xia is absolutely right. Please don't lightly believe unsubstantiated claims."
"Commander Mao, even you can't explain clearly whether he's a spy or not. Why are you in such a hurry to protect your own?" Ren Yue, the Ren Family Head, smiled faintly, seemingly without any intention of making his speculation stick.
Mao Song glanced at him and said, "Since you know Fellow Immortal Xia isn't a spy, as an attendant of my family, there's nothing improper about my protecting him."
"Heh. He's a spy, and the entire Liuxian Immortal Realm was destroyed, yet he alone escaped? I think he had already planned everything from the start and colluded with the Original Immortals. This time, after entering our Zongyun Immortal Realm, he might even be constantly transmitting intelligence outside at this