"Glare?"
Xu Xiaoshou felt Shouye's murderous gaze and found it both amusing and somewhat moving.
Indeed, Lan Ling's thoughts had completely collapsed.
Among those present, not a single person's mind could keep up anymore.
Even Xu Xiaoshou himself had nearly talked himself into a corner, let alone anyone else.
After Yu Zhiwen's earlier betrayal, he had thought himself trapped in a certain-death situation.
At the very least, with the information Yu Zhiwen shared, it would have been child's play for the Red Robes to expose his identity.
But now...
Seeing the reactions of Shouye, Lan Ling, and the others, Xu Xiaoshou realized something.
Yu Zhiwen had indeed guessed his identity and had even chosen, from the Red Robes' standpoint, to expose him directly.
But the way she exposed him was only by saying that Xu Xiaoshou might be here.
Yet "here" could carry two meanings.
First, Xu Xiaoshou was someone else, hiding in this place.
Second, he was Xu Xiaoshou himself.
But she didn't spell it out...
Xu Xiaoshou secretly rejoiced that he had not killed her in a fit of rage, but had instead taken her into the Origin Mansion.
Otherwise, the misunderstanding would have grown enormous!
Judging from Lan Ling's reaction, it was not difficult to guess that Yu Zhiwen had not been the only one to suspect his identity.
It was even possible that Lan Ling's various deductions about him had surpassed Yu Zhiwen's.
Under such circumstances, if things had proceeded normally and Yu Zhiwen had chosen to reveal his identity step by step, she might indeed have been able to preserve his secret.
But the more likely possibility was that Lan Ling, should she remain unconvinced or harbor a sliver of hope, would choose to test him with an attack.
Then... Xu Xiaoshou knew he absolutely