Zhuo Wang took a deep breath, faced Chu Ruo, and bowed deeply. "Thank you, Senior."
Chu Ruo's age was irrelevant. Calling him "Senior" meant that he acknowledged the Chu Family's status and resolved their grudge.
At the same time, it proved that he was confident—and that he had nothing to do with the masked men.
After Du Kong arrived, Zhuo Wang's attitude toward the Chu Family changed drastically, catching him off guard. Still, that did not stop him from questioning Chu Ruo. "Zhuo Wang is, after all, the Poison Realm's acknowledged realm master under the Heavenly Sect. The Heavenly Sect fully supports the Chu Family investigating the culprit, but you shouldn't act this way either. At the very least, you should obtain his consent and the Heavenly Sect's."
Chu Ruo looked indifferently at Du Kong. "Are you teaching the Chu Family how to act?"
Du Kong frowned. "I simply don't want the Chu Family to become too overbearing."
"If the Heavenly Sect had found out who those masked men were sooner, my Chu Family absolutely wouldn't have acted."
"The Heavenly Sect will investigate with all its strength."
"Save it. How long has it been since Senior Shang Qing and Senior Bai Xue died? How long has it been since Senior Wendy Yu Shan was ambushed? The Heavenly Sect hasn't given us any explanation, so my Seven Clans Hidden Tribe will investigate on our own. There's no point investigating Poison Valley. We won't find anything there. The next place we'll investigate is the Time Gate."
Du Kong was shocked. "You're going to investigate the Time Gate?"
Chu Ruo's expression was cold. "Is that not allowed?"
Du Kong's voice sank. "Is that your decision, or Senior Chu Xing's?"
"Either."
"Chu Ruo, do you know that the Time Gate is backed by Time