Or perhaps Ma Shaokang had indeed escaped their encirclement and slaughter back then, only to be spent and exhausted afterward. He had held on until he told the truth to this young woman before dying. That made even more sense.
Of course, no matter which possibility it was, enemy and ally were clearly distinguished now. These two were their enemies, their opponents. They had deliberately lured them here to avenge Ma Shaokang. It was either kill or be killed.
Zhao Zhen understood this as well, but he could not curb his temper, nor was he willing to let himself lose ground in terms of rhetoric. He glared and snapped,
"Bullshit! Shao Kang and I were as close as uncle and nephew. Now that his father has died, I was about to bring him back to Ma Family Manor to inherit the family estate. Who would have thought we'd run into two villains like you? You killed Shao Kang, and now you want to deal with us too. Your hearts deserve condemnation!"
This truly turned black into white. Yet for Zhao Zhen, regardless of what the truth was, he had to cling to this story to the bitter end.
He feared that if they failed to keep these two here today and one escaped, that person might spread the news in the future. By then, he could use public opinion to suppress them.
In other words, Zhao Zhen intended to pin Ma Shaokang's death on Lü Yue and Shanhua, completely cutting off this hidden danger once and for all.
Ma Tianyi caught the refined tune at the first plucked string. After only a brief consideration, he agreed with Zhao Zhen's idea and nodded.
"That's right. You two truly are the murderers who killed Shao Kang. It seems we cannot spare you