He Hadn't Lied

In fact, even if Yu Xing hadn't brought it up, Ruben Reed had planned to.

For some reason, the Wood God had a strong grudge against this believer. Ruben thought it was probably because Roy's faith wasn't pure.

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So before coming to cause trouble, his mind was filled with a lot of mixed images transmitted by the Wood God.

The images were extremely blurry, like a person with severe myopia (thousands of degrees) trying to see something ten meters away without their glasses—they could only make out a vague picture.

In Ruben Reid's mind, the Wood God was a god, and his ability to receive these messages was equivalent to divine revelation; it was a gift and trust from the god.

In fact, even the Ghost Tree had no choice.

After all, the trunk is too huge. It's the same problem Yu Xing had thought of before: even if the Ghost Tree has thoughts, it would take a very long time for its roots to transmit what they think to the treetop. After all, it's just a tree, without a brain.

Therefore, although the Ghost Tree envelops and controls the Underground City, its perception is not clear, and even less can be transmitted to a particular believer.

Ruben Reed saw the vengeful spirit knocking on Roy's door in those blurry images, and he thought that this must be evidence of Roy's collusion with the vengeful spirit, and that Amber Bradley, who lived next door, could be a witness.

Unexpectedly, the despicable Roy revealed it himself, even twisting the truth. And even more unexpectedly, the dignified Saintess was so easily deceived.

"I don't think so. If you didn't intend to do anything, Mr. Klaus clearly told you that nighttime is dangerous, yet you still made a commotion to let the vengeful spirits find you?" He stared intently at Yu Xing. He had failed last time, and this time he certainly couldn't let down Wood God's entrustment again.

"How many times do I have to say it?" Yu Xing sighed, as if she were exhausted. "I'm new here. I only touched my door at night out of curiosity. Since Amber definitely heard it, that proves that I didn't make a sound before the vengeful spirit approached me."

Amber looked at Yu Xing's face, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded.

That's right, but she's still a little confused about how she fainted yesterday; she doesn't seem to have any happy memories of it.

"Furthermore, Ruben Reed, I need to tell you that although I am only a new follower of Lord Wood God, your repeated baseless accusations against me today are rather unreasonable."

"If you're pointing the finger at me, then provide evidence."

"If you want Lord Tree Witch to verify my lie, I've been cooperating here for quite some time now."

"Stop using your garbage excuse that this only happened because I got here. You're more suspicious than I am in this matter."

Yu Xing didn't give Ruben Reed a chance to speak at all, and listed out each and every one of them.

In his opinion, the conversation with this little fool was enough, and he didn't need to waste any more time on this argument.

Anyone who wants to harm him should be prepared to die, especially someone as stupid as him...

"Maybe it's a misunderstanding!" After hearing Yu Xing's words, the onlookers were already getting impatient, as the Tree Witch hadn't stepped forward to confirm that he was lying.

They're making a big fuss over such a small matter.

The underground level was more thoroughly damaged; they have many things to do, who has time to watch a debate here?

"Can we just call it a day...?"

Amber sighed, knowing that no one else dared to speak, and only she, the Saintess, could barely muster the courage to open her mouth before the Tree Witch: "Lord Tree Witch, please give me a straight answer, whether Roy is lying or not."

The Tree Witch glanced at Yu Xing, then looked at Ruben Reed with a cold expression. "He wasn't lying."

Ruben Reed's eyes widened immediately.

The others also began to sigh, realizing that it was indeed a waste of their time.

"He didn't speak a word in any of his answers; he was telling the truth." The Tree Witch's beautiful face was shrouded in ice, and a hint of displeasure was also faintly visible.

Ruben Reid told her definitively that he had found the person behind this incident, and this is the result?

"How could that be? He must be lying!" Ruben Reed was utterly exasperated. Why was it that every time Roy was involved, things never went the way he expected?

"You question Lord Tree Witch." Klaus could no longer tolerate it. He didn't want to watch this farce anymore. Sure enough, Ruben Reed had become restless ever since he obtained the Yindu Heart.

Ruben Reed clenched his fists tightly. He knew his insistence was tantamount to doubting the Tree Witch, but the Wood God had personally given him instructions, and the Tree Witch was also a successor to the Wood God's will—how could he not help him?

"Lord Tree Witch, he must have used some method to block your observation. Please believe me, punish this traitor!"

Yu Xing looked at him with a half-smile.

He did have a way to block the Tree Witch; here, the power of curses was the best all-purpose weapon. However, Ruben Reed was simply no match for him, and couldn't even force him to cheat using the power of curses.

He could genuinely refute every question and challenge Ruben Reed asked, such as that he and the vengeful spirit were indeed strangers, and that he was indeed new to the place and knew nothing about many things.

To all questions concerning the truth, such as whether he was involved in last night's bizarre events, Yu Xing responded with rhetorical questions, leaving no room for doubt.

Now it all depends on the Tree Witch's attitude. Ruben has probably accepted the Ghost Tree's ideology, which is why he's trying so hard to trick him. So, as the messenger of the oracle, the Tree Witch should also be wholeheartedly serving the Ghost Tree.

But the Tree Witch not only didn't take the opportunity to accuse him of lying, but even looked at him with displeasure, clearly indicating that they hadn't conspired.

It's strange, why is Ghost Tree using someone who just returned instead of a perfectly good Tree Witch? Could it be a problem with their connection to the outside world?

"The Tree Witch has already said, so stop making a scene." Many onlookers were still standing there because this victory celebration was brought by Ruben. If it were someone else, they would have already started cursing.

"Yeah, let's call it a day."

The Tree Witch casually straightened her cuffs, intending to be the first to leave.

"Wait," Yu Xing called out, stopping everyone. He sneered, "Disperse? By what right?"

Amber was taken aback and was about to grab his sleeve and tug at it to remind him to calm down.

The Tree Witch's steps were slowed once again as her cold gaze fell on Yu Xing's face.

"I was summoned early this morning without knowing anything, and then I was subjected to Ruben's accusations," Yu Xing said in a deep voice. "And he didn't say anything, but he kept accusing me. I want to know, in the Underground City, is spreading rumors costless when faced with something like this?"

Chapter Nineteen: He Didn't Lie