Banerchan's thoughts stirred. "Could the men aboard those two Starry Sky Boats have been sent by you, Brother Chen, only to be ambushed by that Xu fellow?"
Wu Xinshan suddenly understood. "I knew it. This fellow's been going out so often these past few days, not even practicing his turtle-shell technique. So that was what he was up to. But it doesn't make sense. Where did that Xu fellow get the strength to attack Brother Chen's men?"
The two were both quite shrewd. Just from the fact that Chen Bingying had come to them of his own accord, they had already guessed most of what had happened.
Chen Bingying clearly couldn't make sense of it. He cried out in shock, "Well, well! I thought you didn't know, but it turns out you knew all along and just sat by, doing nothing while I was left to die. You deliberately watched me make a fool of myself.
"Fine, very fine! Just you wait. I'll report this to the clan, I swear. Damn it, I was at a loss before, but now I've found the right people to take this up with..."
Chen Bingying had first gritted his teeth, then erupted into a furious roar.
He was truly enraged. He'd rushed over in the first place to make a grand entrance and show off the prestige of Chen Bingying. After all, even a swaggering figure like Wu Xiuxian had fallen at Xu Yi's hands. If he, Chen Bingying, could defeat Xu Yi in one stroke, wouldn't his name shake the world?
It had been a good plan, and he'd put it into action in earnest. He had senior direct-line relatives in the clan who were willing to support him. They'd even spared no effort in mobilizing the clan's strength to assemble a