Qin Jiuge's subjective inclination had clearly been to resist just now, which was why they had not tried to mediate. Besides, Chris and Long Shilin had plainly held the upper hand in that scene. Under such circumstances, whether these two old fellows joined in or not made no difference.
That was why they had both chosen to protect themselves wisely. And now, wasn't retribution upon them?
"You owe me an explanation.
"You didn't help at all. Are you still the good brothers who vowed to stand together through thick and thin?
"Or have each of you secretly gotten together with the two women of the Heavenly Evil Faction?"
Qin Jiuge held one hand behind his back, his expression composed and his manner absolutely calm.
Lei Wuchang was forthright and blunt, and he immediately boomed, "I've been wronged—truly, grievously wronged! Brother Qin Jiuge, you have shown our entire Thunderbolt Faction an enormous kindness. There's no way I, Lei Wuchang, could be that sort of person.
"As long as Brother Qin Jiuge gives the word, at worst we'll give up the Heavenly Evil Faction's two Supreme Realm experts. No matter when it is, I, Lei, would absolutely be willing to risk my life to accompany Brother Qin Jiuge. What's the big deal?"
With a sweep of his hand, Lei Wuchang made his words sound incomparably grand. Monk Danggui, standing beside him, was left utterly dumbfounded. He felt that Lei Wuchang had gone too far, leaving him not even the slightest room to offer a pretty speech of his own.
Monk Danggui shot him an irritated glance, then likewise said, "Please forgive us, benefactor. It is not that the two of us did not wish to help. We simply could not."
Monk Danggui was rational, while Lei Wuchang had just been emotional—one emotional,