He readily admitted it. He had never intended to conceal this matter. From the moment he mobilized Five-Beam Mountain's manpower, he had prepared for Misty Pavilion to find out. This was an opportunity to prove he had not lied, laying the groundwork for what came next and proving that he would come clean when facing Misty Pavilion.
Just as he had judged before, from the moment Luo Fangfei sent him out of the Sacred Realm, he knew that woman had landed him in enormous trouble. Luo Fangfei's actions would certainly draw Misty Pavilion's intense attention to him, and that was one reason he had hastened his actions.
Xuan Yao was fairly satisfied with this answer. It matched the information Misty Pavilion's covert agents had sent back. This fellow before him was at least being honest.
Xuan Yao said calmly, "Misty Pavilion has no interest in your personal grudges. I only want to know why you wanted to kill Chao Shenghuai."
Niu Youdao said, "When Yan and Song went to war, the Myriad Beasts Sect did indeed meddle in the conflict and inflicted immense losses upon Yan's army. Afterward, I found Chao Jing, and Chao Jing did secretly help me, which led to Song's army suffering a crushing defeat! The Myriad Beasts Sect had already demonstrated its ability to sway the course of a battle. I did not wish to provoke the Myriad Beasts Sect. If the Myriad Beasts Sect intervened in anything afterward, it would be detrimental to me."
Xuan Yao said, "That was why you wanted to kill Chao Shenghuai? Why did you not act earlier, but chose this particular time?"
Niu Youdao said, "There were other reasons that drove me to act at this time. I had always remained secretly in contact with Chao Jing, including after coming