Although Chen Changan had known Yue Zhengyang for only a short while—just this brief moment—
he had seen everything Yue Zhengyang had done.
How could someone so utterly hypocritical and afraid of death suddenly show such backbone?
He was probably up to something else.
He was merely adding another bargaining chip to help save his own life.
Chen Changan had no idea who the Central Pole Origin Emperor was, since he had never dealt with him.
But Yue Zhengyang—Fei Zhengnan—couldn't have learned about Chu Xiangxiang without also learning what kind of person Chu Zhantian was.
After all, he wanted to marry into the Martial Emperor Mansion. He would have to face Chu Zhantian one day, so he needed to maintain a perfect disguise to better achieve his goal.
"If I'm not mistaken,"
"when you heard he was descended from the Fei Family, you started rationalizing some of his behavior."
"You even didn't want to lay a hand on him, did you?" Chen Changan asked, looking at Chu Zhantian.
"If he really were descended from the Fei Family, I might have let him go."
"Though I didn't cause it intentionally, the Fei Family did perish because of me." Chu Zhantian nodded.
"Wait a minute."
"I don't quite understand. We've already agreed to let him go, so why would he still lie?"
"If he's not from the Fei Family, how would he know so much?" Lin Qingmu asked, puzzled.
"Do you know what a liar's greatest flaw is?"
"Because they're always deceiving people, they develop a habit of doubting everyone and everything."
"They trust no one, not even themselves."
"You said you'd let him go, but he won't completely believe you."
"He's only doing this to give himself another bargaining chip to save his life."
"As for how he learned about the