"Pill Demon certainly had a discerning eye."
Lin Bai smiled and praised him.
But to Tong Xiuyun and Seventh Sister, those words were almost like a death warrant.
The name Pill Demon was something everyone in Silver Moon City found difficult to forget, especially the Tong family's martial artists, Tong Xiuyun, and Seventh Sister.
When Pill Demon first arrived in Silver Moon City, Seventh Sister had been his beloved wife, while Tong Xiuyun had been as close to him as a brother.
Perhaps Pill Demon had never imagined that he would not die to the mechanisms and traps within the Kong Lu Tomb, but instead at the hands of his own sworn brother and the beloved wife who had shared his bed.
Tong Wuji hurried forward, cupped his fists, and respectfully said, "Lord Emperor Ling, could there be some misunderstanding here?"
Lin Bai chuckled. "Look at how pale and terrified these two are, trembling from head to toe. Do you still think there's a misunderstanding?"
Tong Wuji's pupils constricted. He naturally knew everything about the matter concerning Pill Demon. Not only did he know the details—Tong Wuji had also instructed Tong Xiuyun to do it. Later, when Pill Demon escaped Silver Moon City, Tong Wuji had secretly arranged the pursuit and killing as well.
In other words, the final hand pushing Pill Demon into such a predicament had been Tong Wuji.
As for Tong Xiuyun, he had merely been a chess piece in Tong Wuji's hand.
If Pill Demon had not escaped Silver Moon City back then, but had instead been captured alive by Tong Wuji, allowing him to locate the Kong Lu Tomb and deduce the location of the Three Thousand Dao Lord's treasure, then Tong Wuji would have rendered immense service to the Tong family and become its