Xie Wanzhi turned his gaze to Yu Nanfeng. Seeing that she seemed quite close to Meng Zhao, he said pointedly,
"Nanfeng, why were you not cultivating at Brother Nangong's side? How did you end up here with Dragon King Meng? Could it be that Brother Nangong assigned you some task?"
He was deliberately currying favor, hoping to dispel the negative impression left by his deliberately passive refusal to act earlier, when he had failed to stop Yu Changkong's desperate strike.
Naturally, he recognized Yu Nanfeng. He had met her several times and had long been interested in this woman possessed of the Ethereal Physique.
It was not interest between man and woman, but rather the temptation posed by her constitution and bloodline. More than once, he had wanted to secretly capture her and use the Chaos Great Millstone to drain her completely dry.
Yet, out of consideration for Nangong Yao, he had ultimately not acted.
He knew Yu Nanfeng's background, and seeing her so intimate with Meng Zhao, as though their relationship was far from ordinary, he formed a few guesses.
Whether this woman was sincere or feigning it, he had to make his stance clear. At the very least, Meng Zhao had to know that his heart now leaned toward the Meng Family, not Nangong Yao.
As for whether this woman had betrayed Nangong Yao, it had never entered his considerations.
Yu Nanfeng naturally understood Xie Wanzhi's unspoken meaning. Her opinion of him worsened further, and with a smile that did not reach her eyes, she said,
"Hasn't Senior Xie also come to the Meng Family and placed himself under Dragon King Meng's command?
"As for me, I felt I would not have much time left by Nangong Yao's side. I found an opportunity to deceive him and fled