Tongtian had already grown wary the moment he saw Master Cibei.
There was something abnormal about this bald man's behavior!
So when he said those words, Tongtian was not surprised in the slightest.
"Master, don't make my lucidity a topic of discussion. If you merely want to offer a few empty compliments, I can accept that."
Tongtian looked calmly at Master Cibei, his gaze utterly tranquil.
"But if you want to use your supposedly lofty status as a master to keep an eye on me because I am the Crown Prince, then I will have to question your intentions. I will have even more reason to question the intentions of your entire White Horse Temple, and even those of the entire Western Teachings."
Tongtian's words instantly plunged the previously lively and harmonious scene into complete silence.
Master Cibei was dumbfounded. He had never expected a child to possess such a sharp tongue.
But the next moment, his eyes lit up.
"Your Majesty, I wonder if you have heard the story of the magpie's nest being occupied by a dove?"
"My Mother Empress has heard the story of the wolf's ambition, and also the saying that those who offer kindness without reason are either criminals or thieves!"
Tongtian sneered.
"All you want is to slander me. Once you spread the claim throughout this temple fair that the Crown Prince has been possessed by a demon and wants to bring chaos to the world, I will be forced to bear this infamy forever."
"I may thereby lose my chance to inherit the throne in the future, while you can take the opportunity to support—or control—a Crown Prince who will be easier for you to manipulate, or whom you already control, and put him on the throne. What a brilliant scheme!"
Tongtian stared