Whoosh.
At Xu Xiaoshou's words, every black-robed figure present turned in unison to look at the short youth behind them.
At this point, even an idiot could tell who the mastermind was.
"You're very sharp." After hesitating twice, the black-robed youth ultimately stepped forward and spoke.
"Never mind whether I'm sharp or not. Aren't you one of the Red Robes? Have you forgotten the Red Robes' rules? Impersonating someone here and ruining their reputation—do you think that's appropriate?"
Gripping the famed sword Azure-Scaled Spine, Xu Xiaoshou swept a cold gaze over him.
As soon as those words fell, all the black-robed figures panicked.
"Red Robes?"
"This doesn't seem right!"
"Boss, he really is one of the Red Robes? If this guy is a Red Robes agent, why did he turn a blind eye to what we were doing?"
The second-in-command in black robes was stunned.
He had known absolutely nothing about this.
And he understood even less.
If this youth was really one of the Red Robes, how could he have gone against the grain and urged them to do such things? The black-robed youth swept his gaze around and clearly saw the panic in his companions' eyes.
"I'm not one of the Red Robes. You've mistaken me for someone else," he said softly.
"Deceived, Passive Value, +1."
Xu Xiaoshou gave a derisive laugh.
"Still pretending?"
"You're still pretending?"
"Little Red Robes, do you really think I know nothing?"
"If I remember correctly..."
Xu Xiaoshou recalled what Shouye had said after the Yanmang incident and said, "Lu Ke?"
"Uh."
The black-robed youth visibly froze.
"What, I called out your name, and now you can't keep pretending?"
Xu Xiaoshou chuckled. "Little brat, Shouye's looking for you. He told me that if you don't return to the team, believe it or not,