Lin Bai also knew he was in the wrong, so he said with a bitter smile, "Brother Nie, why would you say that? I really can't make that decision!"
The Worship Heaven Sect's Holy Son, Nie Shang, ground his teeth and said, "Then give me a straight answer, Brother Lin. Are you planning to go back on your word?"
"Is the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace planning to go back on its word?"
Lin Bai flatly denied it. "No! Absolutely not!"
Lin Bai naturally knew that although he, the Overturning Heavens Sect, and the Worship Heaven Sect all understood the situation perfectly, the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace was about to go back on its word.
But something like this absolutely could not be brought into the open.
On the surface... the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace still had to uphold the principle of "honoring bets and accepting defeat," preserving its dignity.
But in reality, the Overturning Heavens Sect, the Worship Heaven Sect, and Lin Bai all knew perfectly well that the Demon Palace could not possibly hand over those hundred-plus provinces.
The Overturning Heavens Sect and the Worship Heaven Sect knew the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace would not hand them over, so why had Nie Shang still come to demand them?
The answer was simple.
Whether you gave them was your business.
Whether I demanded them was mine.
At least, I had to make my stance clear first.
Faced with Lin Bai's "shameless" conduct, the Worship Heaven Sect's Holy Son, Nie Shang, flew into a rage.
"You people are truly shameless!"
"Brother Lin, how can your Demon Palace be so utterly devoid of shame?"
"You're actually going back on your word!"
Lin Bai hurriedly denied it.
"Brother Nie, don't make wild accusations. We aren't going back on our word. Since we agreed