Debate and Accusation

The beautiful but cold woman also glanced at Yu Xing at that moment.

Yu Xing touched her nose, somewhat surprised. "You accuse me of these things? What things?"

As he spoke, he stepped into the enclosed circle, stood beside Klaus, and bowed to the Tree Witch.

Yu Xing said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I just arrived yesterday and no one has told me about the etiquette yet, so I can only greet you using the customary way on the ground."

The Tree Witch's eyes flickered, and he nodded slightly. "It's alright, there are no etiquette requirements in the Underground City."

Indeed, both Klaus, the leader, and Saintess Amber Bradley were able to mingle with the other believers, with no sense of distance between them.

"Roy, we discovered at daybreak today that many buildings in the city have been invaded by ghosts, so the gathering scheduled for today cannot be held," Klaus explained to Yu Xing. "For many years, the Underground City has never experienced such a serious incident, so we asked the Tree Witch to investigate the city."

Yu Xing's eyes widened slightly. "Invaded by ghosts? You mean those vengeful spirits and fierce ghosts that you told me would appear in the city at night before dark yesterday?"

"That's right, those are the ones. Now Ruben Reed is accusing you of involvement as a victim of the disrupted party. Do you have anything to say about that?" Klaus gave Yu Xing a look.

After yesterday's dispute over the ownership of the Yindu Heart, Klaus had already harbored resentment towards Ruben Reed.

"This... I don't know." Yu Xing was utterly bewildered, asking with some confusion, "Okay, I woke up a little late today, and I ran into the neighbors when I opened the door, and we even exchanged a few words. But I still don't quite understand the situation. What did the ghosts do after they invaded the building?"

"And normally, ghosts can't enter our building?"

These were all unfamiliar concepts to the newcomer who had just arrived yesterday. His questions instantly made everyone realize just how genuinely clueless he was.

Because other believers were in a similar situation when they first arrived, it took them a long time to understand the rules of the Underground City.

"Stop pretending, you must have been involved." Ruben Reed interrupted Yu Xing, laughing smugly. "Before you arrived, nothing was wrong in the Underground City, but as soon as you arrived, you stirred up a conflict between me and Klaus, and then this happened tonight. Do you dare say you're completely innocent?"

Yu Xing didn't refute him, but just looked at him with a look that said, "How could you be so ridiculous? There's really nothing I can do about it."

Ruben Reed was slightly provoked by that look and turned to face the Tree Witch: "Besides, the Bookstore Lady is here today. She knows everything. She is the Wood God's representative in the underworld. With her here, your lies simply won't work."

"Sir, what you're doing makes me feel like you're retaliating against me for rejecting you yesterday." A barely perceptible hint of anger flashed across Yu Xing's face. "Accusing me of this? First, you'll have to explain exactly what I did, otherwise I won't even know where to begin."

Ruben Reid said, "I don't know exactly what you did, but I know you were definitely involved."

Yu Xing frowned even more deeply.

Klaus glared at Ruben Reed and, before Yu Xing could speak, said to the Tree Witch, "Lord Tree Witch, listen to this! Ruben Reed's accusations are completely baseless!"

"That's right. If you're accusing me, you should either provide evidence or explain exactly which part I was involved in, instead of just vaguely stating my involvement like you do." Yu Xing sneered.

"So, in other words, I'm accusing you of involvement as well. You deliberately disrupted your gathering because you were dissatisfied with Klaus's position, making yourself the victim so that no one would suspect you, while Klaus might be removed from his position as the leader due to poor management of his support."

He stared at Ruben Reed with a chilling gaze. "Do you think what I'm saying makes sense? Although I have no evidence, I'm doing the same thing as you, which is making wild guesses. I can even pinpoint your motives, but what motive do I have for pointing fingers at me?"

Ruben Reed chuckled. In truth, it was still just a little instruction from the Wood God, so he had no grounds for rebuttal. But today was different. The Tree Witch was the best guarantee. With the Tree Witch present, no matter what lie this newcomer told, it would be seen through.

He trusted the Wood God's advice, and therefore believed that the newcomer Roy was the mastermind behind last night's incident.

If that's the truth, the Tree Witch can draw a conclusion in a short time without him having to argue.

However, since the Tree Witch needs time to use his abilities, he also needs to buy the Tree Witch some time.

Ruben Reed said haughtily, "Then you still haven't said why nothing happened before, but this happened as soon as you arrived? The only difference is that you weren't here before, but you are now."

"How could you even come up with such a reason?" Yu Xing laughed, seemingly exasperated by the childish and unreasonable tone. "The Wood God sent me here yesterday, so I woke up at the altar yesterday. The Saintess also said that I was acknowledged by the Wood God; otherwise, I wouldn't have woken up at all, but would have turned into nourishment on the spot."

"Since my arrival is the will of the Wood God, why are you attributing these matters to my arrival?"

"And one more thing, Ruben Reed, I must call you by your first name, because you are not worthy of me calling you 'sir.' Don't forget, I wasn't the only one who caused the anomalies in the Underground City after our arrival; you were too."

Ruben Reed's expression changed slightly.

Because he had lived in the Underground City before, he didn't consider that he himself was a newcomer in other people's eyes when he was pointing out Roy's mistakes.

"My unfamiliarity with the Underground City is genuine. If you believe that Lord Tree Witch can detect lies, then I believe that Lord Tree Witch can certainly see that I am not lying."

Yu Xing curled the corners of his lips. "And you, Ruben Reed, you once lived in the Underground City and know everything about it. If you wanted to do something underhanded, wouldn't it be easier for you than for me?"

"When the ghosts arrived last night, I even spoke a few words to them out of curiosity. Anyone who was close enough would have heard me." He said, turning his gaze to Amber Bradley, who was standing to the side, respectfully looking at the Tree Witch.

Suddenly reminded, Amber quickly said, "Oh right, I remember now, last night I heard a ghost knocking on Roy's door."