"You say they're all blinded by greed? Do you know that they're all realm lords, and some are even important ministers of bandit strongholds?" Even Wuxiang the monk couldn't help arguing back. After all, that was tantamount to saying everything they had done was wrong.
"But to Xia Yitian, they're nothing but a rabble! How many Dao-Proving immortals does Xia Yitian command now? How many capable ministers and brave generals? Compared to the people we've won over, they're just a bunch of frustrated malcontents, treacherous rebels coveting what's in someone else's bowl while eating from their own!" Zhuang Ruoyue's words left Lord Kongfang, Wuxiang, Miao Dong, and Qin Kexin all gaping in shock. Though they had thought beforehand about how to persuade Zhuang Ruoyue, they had never expected her to know so much. Her rebuttals were also perfectly reasoned, and she had already broken free of their script.
"The immortals and people of the Nine Heavens were all deceived by that usurping bandit! He seized the position of Sky City's lord, and everyone merely dared to be angry without daring to speak!" Qin Kexin continued to argue her case.
"That's right. Everyone is only submitting because they're under Xia Yitian's tyrannical might! Just look at how many wives and concubines he's taken. That shows how insatiably greedy he is. He's utterly despicable!" Miao Dong said angrily.
"Everyone was willing to do that, all right! Yes, he is somewhat of a womanizer, but with so many wives and concubines, have you ever heard any rumors that he forcibly married any female immortal? With so many wives and concubines, has any of them ever been willing to leave him? There may be friction between them in the harem, but in all the years he was gone, not one of his wives and