He could ignore everything else.
But this examination concerned Ji Qingyi's future. Though Lu Yang had no interest in claiming the title of so-called demon-slaying hero, he still had to set the record straight.
Lu Yang spoke calmly. "First, Blood Soul Demon Lord was indeed killed by me. But if Senior Murong Luoli and the other seniors from the three great Aristocratic Clans hadn't joined forces to find Blood Soul Demon Lord and worn down most of his strength, I fear I would have died beneath that Blood Demon's spear. I have never denied or disparaged the contributions of the four seniors. I explained the matter clearly and plainly back in Man Province. If you don't believe me, you can ask Eternal Heaven Venerable.
"As for the news of the demon's slaying, I wasn't the one who spread it, and I've never once claimed credit for it. So how can you say I stole the contributions of those seniors?"
"Hmph, you're still making excuses!" Murong Ling sneered. "The Abyssal Ground is vast and bottomless, and you were the only one who returned alive. Who can know what happened down there?"
Then he barked, "You could even have deceived a Venerable!"
"Heh, Brother Murong is right!" Li Chenliang strode forward and smiled faintly. "No one witnessed what happened in the Abyssal Ground that day. As for how those four heroes from the great families died, I think we ought to investigate properly!"
After he said that, many people looked at Lu Yang with suspicion.
Li Chenliang hadn't stated it outright, but his meaning couldn't have been clearer.
He was plainly suggesting that another possibility existed: the four King-level warriors from Man Province had joined forces to slay Blood Soul Demon Lord, but when they were exhausted, Lu Yang had ambushed and