Zhu Qiansi

Lin Yu had previously sensed that Xuan Yunzi harbored no malice, but that did not mean Lin Yu believed everything Xuan Yunzi said.

Lacking malice did not mean being completely honest.

As a fraudster, Lin Yu knew very well that sometimes deception did not stem from malice, nor perhaps even from goodwill—the target of the fraud might simply be a calculated component within the fraudster's plan.

And once he operated on the premise that Xuan Yunzi might be lying and concealing things, his entire narrative contained far too many coincidences, vague points, and ambiguities.

Perhaps some details were genuinely unclear due to the passage of time.

However, however...

With so many loopholes available for fabrication and fraud, Lin Yu did not believe the other party had failed to intentionally weave in a dozen or so falsehoods.

Of course...

Uncovering the Taiqing Sect's historical scandals by accident was something Lin Yu had not anticipated.

Watching the political winds shift, all six players had already sided with him.

Chen Yuanye looked at Xuan Yunzi. "You hypocritical Taoist priest, your true colors are finally showing!"

Xuan Yunzi's expression turned ugly as he looked at Chen Yuanye. "Even so, demons are demons... The patriarch might have been wrong back then, but that spider demon was also a major scourge to humanity. If it had been left to develop, the one suffering would not have been just Willow Town!"

Xuan Yunzi looked at the players, cupping his fists as he spoke. "This old Daoist admits... I did indeed deceive the six righteous travelers from beyond the realm. Young friend, I also admit that perhaps the patriarch's actions three hundred years ago were inappropriate, but... the Prison Mountain Realm three hundred years ago was far more chaotic and disorderly than it is now, and sometimes we