Ma Ying saw the confusion among his subordinates and felt it was necessary to get everyone on the same page. He couldn't let his elite men think differently from him.
"This man definitely isn't from the Flower Demon Clan. He's been trying to create that impression and lead us to that conclusion. But the harder he tries, the less I believe he's one of us. If he were, he'd be doing everything he could to conceal his identity in front of us, not practically begging us to believe he's one of us. The more he acts like this, the more it proves he's feeling guilty."
Ma Ying's words helped his men calm down.
They were worried that if the mysterious man belonged to the Flower Demon Clan, then their raiding operation hadn't been kept secret and could easily be exposed.
If these things came to light, they'd all be in deep trouble—not just minor players like them, but even Ma Ying, a genius of the Flower Demon Clan.
That was why they were so concerned about the mysterious man's identity.
Ma Ying continued, "Though this man isn't from the Flower Demon Clan, his people must be very similar to ours. My guess is that he's either from the Treasure Tree Clan or the Yao Cao Clan. Of course, he could be from another Purification System clan, but he definitely isn't from the Flower Demon Clan."
It wasn't enough just to establish that he wasn't from their clan.
One of his subordinates couldn't help asking, "If he isn't from the Flower Demon Clan, how did he learn about the auction money? And how did he know to target Yun Tu and the others?"
"Ha, isn't it obvious? Yun Tu's an idiot. He thinks he's careful, but he's so flashy whenever he