The moment he said this, everyone's expressions changed drastically.
Disbelief appeared on Ye Hong's grief-stricken face.
Xiao Tianquan's face went slightly pale. He forced a smile. "Little brother, I don't know what you're talking about..."
Mo Hua recalled how Xiao Tianquan had just ground the narcissus beneath his foot and into the dirt, wearing that cold yet delighted expression. Looking at him now and sensing the fear in his soul, Mo Hua gradually became certain.
"You are Water Yama!"
"Baseless accusations, you..."
Mo Hua shook his head. "You must have known that dead 'Water Yama' long ago. At the previous bandit stronghold, aboard the Rouge Boat, and at the Dragon King Temple, you tried again and again to put him to death."
"And in the Bone Labyrinth, under such dangerous circumstances, you were the one who went all out to deliver the final blow."
"Because once he died, no one would know that you were Water Yama."
Xiao Tianquan gave a few mocking laughs. "What nonsense are you spouting?"
"It doesn't stop there..." Mo Hua's gaze shone as he gradually connected everything together.
"Long ago, in the Bishan Demon Cave, when Uncle Gu, the Dao Court Office cultivators, and I were surrounding and killing Fire Buddha, you pretended to block his path. But during the fight, you deliberately let him go."
"When you passed each other, you instinctively exchanged a glance. That look was deeply suggestive, and it carried a trace of familiarity."
"That shows that you knew Fire Buddha as well."
"That look signified the inheritance of status."
"And at the Dragon King Temple, I also overheard the conversation between you and Inspector Xiao inside the Sound Isolation Array that night."
"Inspector Xiao said that, in order to promote you, he had mobilized all his strength to pave the