"In other words, Master was kind-hearted and couldn't be bothered with them, considering how hard they had worked to cultivate. Otherwise, just based on how arrogant they acted, like they were some big shots, and the fact that they offended Master, I definitely wouldn't have let them off!"
After excitedly recounting this past event, Mantis turned around, only to see that both Ximen Lang and Queen Keisha and Pi Pi Xi were staring at him suspiciously.
All of them were looking at him with questioning eyes, clearly not believing him and thinking he was bragging!
Although he had indeed been somewhat inclined to boast about himself while caught up in the emotion of the story just now.
But seeing them look at him this way, Mantis immediately felt slighted and said unhappily,
"What kind of look is that? Do you think I'm bragging? Are you looking down on me?!"
Then, before Ximen Lang could voice the doubts that were already on the verge of escaping his lips, Mantis immediately tossed the question to Pi Pi Xi, whom he knew best.
"Sister He Xi, tell me, was I bragging just now?"
Seeing that even Pi Pi Xi was hesitating and didn't believe him, Mantis said helplessly,
"It would be fine if they didn't believe me, but why don't even you believe me?"
Hearing this, Pi Pi Xi said awkwardly,
"I did want to say a few words in your defense, but there's no way around it. At your peak, you were only barely Fifth Generation. But what about that leader of Shurima? You personally said he was Seventh Generation!"
"The difference is just too great. I really want to speak up for you, but I'm genuinely in a difficult position here."
Then she muttered under her breath,
"I can't go against