To be honest, given Min Tao's temperament, if anyone else had dared speak to him like that, he would have slapped them across the face long ago and taught them what manners and reality truly meant.
Unfortunately, Mr. Yue's formidable deterrence as a martial arts grandmaster had clearly suppressed Min Tao's nature. He merely answered with silence. This was already the greatest concession he could make without betraying his own nature and Martial Dao Will.
Wu Chen had no such reservations. He knew the three of them were turtles in a jar now. They could neither escape nor break out of the encirclement. If they refused to cooperate, their end would certainly not be pleasant, so he could only confess honestly.
"Peng Haibing changed inside that mist and clouds, then attacked me. His whereabouts are unknown now.
"As for the other two, they are disciples of the Seven Star Tower. When we arrived, we saw them seemingly riding golden Suspended Golden Steps, like a mirage, toward a Golden Palace. We couldn't catch up, so we could only remain here and wait."
Having no integrity was still better than losing one's life. Moreover, Wu Chen truly harbored a considerable degree of jealousy toward Meng Zhao and Gan Mingfeng. Why was it that they had all entered the mountain together and faced every sort of danger together, yet Meng Zhao and Gan Mingfeng were the two who entered the secret ground and might even reap immense benefits?
Under ordinary circumstances, he might have suppressed such unwillingness and resentment. But once the external circumstances provoked him, it all naturally spilled out. One manifestation was that he answered whatever they asked.
It appeared to be nothing more than helpless compliance under the circumstances, but who could say it was not revenge born of resentment