It Had to Be You?

"Deliberately?"

"I did it deliberately! So what can you do about it?"

"Didn't I give him a chance?"

"I was using my life to scout the way. Everyone else managed to keep up—what was Bian You doing?"

"I gave Bian You a way to live. I gave him a chance. He was the one who was suspicious and wanted others to use their lives to scout the way for him. He brought this upon himself—who can he blame?"

"If he'd been even a little faster on his feet, he would've passed through the tree hollow long ago. Would he be in such a miserable state now?"

"You're questioning me? You ought to ask Bian You himself!"

Ye Zhen's string of rhetorical questions left Shadow Blade Shao Mo, who had been furiously confronting Ye Zhen, utterly dumbfounded.

Thinking it over carefully, Ye Zhen's words did make some sense. When crossing the Path of Life and Death, Bian You had indeed been far too careless.

Still, Bian You had ended up in such a terrible state. Even if his wounds healed, he would practically be crippled. There were pills that could regrow severed limbs, but they were priceless treasures unavailable even on the market. Shadow Blade Shao Mo still could not swallow his anger.

He could only turn a pleading gaze toward Hundred Poisons Venerable Lan Shuiqiao, hoping she would uphold justice.

Unfortunately, all Shao Mo received was a long sigh from Hundred Poisons Venerable Lan Shuiqiao.

How was she supposed to judge this matter?

Ye Zhen did indeed seem to have intended harm, but the foundation of it all lay in Bian You's selfishness and distrust of Ye Zhen.

Ye Zhen had urged him frantically several times before. If Bian You had listened even once, he would not have fallen into