Tu Wuming sneered. "You sent Xu Yi, this junior, over here simply to lower my guard. If you'd sent Your Excellency White Wolf instead, I wouldn't even have opened the doors to my hall in the dead of night. The smallest details reveal the greatest skill. Brother White, I sincerely admire your abilities."
White Wolf scoffed. "If you're determined to pin a crime on someone, you can always find an excuse. I wonder, did Xu Yi tell you that I sent him, or did you just make that up yourself, Brother Tu? If it's the former, then from now on, whenever anyone does something against you, are you going to blame me?"
Tu Wuming was about to continue his tirade when the Golden Roc Demon King raised a hand. "Let's leave White Wolf out of this for now. I only want to know one thing: between Xu Yi and Old Tu, who tried to kill whom?"
"Great King, it's obvious!" Tu Wuming said heatedly. "I've already made myself clear. If I'd wanted to kill Xu Yi, I wouldn't have chosen this moment to do it. And if I had made a move, I certainly wouldn't have given him the chance to make a commotion. Xu Yi clearly harbored wicked intentions and tried to kill me. The Starry Sky Snake I keep with me saw through him, and in his shame and fury, he made his move. I swear to Heaven that every word I've said is true. If even one word is false, may the five thunders strike me down!"
In an instant, every gaze turned to Xu Yi. Tu Wuming had spoken with such heartfelt conviction and sworn such a grave oath that he had seized the upper hand from the very start.
Even White Wolf couldn't help but