"Exactly. Wang Tianzhong and Hu Qingping had spent nearly all their belongings on improving their cultivation over the years. The Eastern Alchemy Saint didn't even consider Law Mirror Immortal Pills worth looking at anymore, so what could Wang Tianzhong and Hu Qingping possibly have that would earn even a second glance from him?"
Wen Tingyu shared the same view. Lu Xiaotian truly had no motive to kill them; apart from bringing trouble upon himself, there was no need for it whatsoever.
"Inside the Xuanyong Battlefield, I was ambushed by Judge Jiumo and his group, so I was separated from the other four. The Ruin Fortresses inside the Xuanyong Battlefield were destroyed, and Wang Tianzhong and Hu Qingping had no choice but to return. They happened to encounter me when I was badly wounded. With their strength, crossing the Xuanyong Battlefield was already impossible, but they were unwilling to return and face the heavenly tribulation, only to die beneath its trials. Then, seeing that I was injured, they set their sights on the Law Mirror Immortal Pills on me. Naturally, we ended up fighting."
"Abandoning their companions and taking advantage of someone in peril—despicable." Lou Yikong slammed his palm onto the table with a bang and spoke furiously.
"So you're saying Wang Tianzhong and Hu Qingping were killed by the Eastern Alchemy Saint?" Fu Lianyue asked with a frown.
"There was no way to hold back under those circumstances." Lu Xiaotian nodded. He did not hide the matter from Fu Lianyue and the others. Wang Tianzhong and Hu Qingping were already dead, after all. Even if he denied it, everyone would still think so.
"Wang Tianzhong and Hu Qingping brought it upon themselves. It's just that you have no way to prove your innocence now, Eastern Alchemy Saint, while footage of