At the mention of Su Baixing, Mountain Lord's expression shifted slightly. Sure enough, only a scant few knew exactly where he was and how he had been doing, and Su Baixing was one of them.
Their friendship likewise dated back to their youth. Unlike his mere meeting of minds with Fang Duohai, the bond between the two of them was closer to that of kindred spirits. Whether in martial arts, aspirations, or temperament, they were exceptionally well matched.
Over the years, whenever Mountain Lord went out, he would always seek out Su Baixing for drinks and long talks. Their friendship ran exceedingly deep.
He did not believe that some so-called Earth Demon Alliance alone could make Su Baixing betray him.
"Su Baixing knew you were plotting against me, and willingly sold me out?"
For some reason, Fang Duohai appeared extraordinarily calm at this moment. Shaking his head, he explained,
"That was not the case. After I got in touch with Su Baixing, I drew upon your friendship from years ago, as well as the talk of a childhood engagement between us, to coax information about you from him. He did not know that I would come looking for you."
Only then did Mountain Lord's expression ease considerably. Sure enough, someone with whom he had maintained a friendship for so many years would not sell him out so easily. It turned out that others had merely exploited a loophole and schemed him into it.
"Why did the person behind the Earth Demon Alliance have you establish such a force? What was his purpose?"
Lü Yue was somewhat curious. According to Fang Duohai, the person who had helped raise his cultivation to the Grandmaster Realm should possess exceptionally high martial arts. Even if he fell short of his Young Master, across the