Prefect Lord's Scheme

"Heh, you certainly know how to talk!"

With a soft chuckle, the Divine Prefecture Lord suddenly said, "Qin Shaofeng, aren't you curious why I wanted to put my own junior brother to death?"

The Divine Prefecture Lord's sudden words genuinely startled Qin Shaofeng.

Without waiting for Qin Shaofeng to react, the Divine Prefecture Lord continued, "Actually, you do not know this, but my junior brother was far too ambitious. Without sufficient strength, he still dreamed of overthrowing me and replacing me as the Divine Prefecture Lord."

"To be honest, I had known him for centuries, and our bond ran deep. I never imagined that he would harbor such ambitions. I had always been exceedingly tolerant of him, yet I never expected him to ultimately take action!"

As he spoke, the Divine Prefecture Lord looked toward Qin Shaofeng and sighed. "Alas, it was precisely because of this that your Nine Cloud Hall suffered a calamity that toppled mountains and overturned seas. I am truly ashamed!"

As the Divine Prefecture Lord spoke these words, his face was filled with utmost grief.

Yet in Qin Shaofeng's eyes, it only made him sneer inwardly.

This Divine Prefecture Lord was really damn good at putting on an act!

If I had not already learned the truth from Chen Tianshuo, I might really have been fooled by him right now.

But then...

With a cold laugh in his heart, a trace of amusement flashed through Qin Shaofeng's eyes.

I'd like to see just how long you can keep this performance going, Divine Prefecture Lord!

"So that was how it was. Then Chen Tianshuo truly was detestable!"

Qin Shaofeng suddenly spoke, with a faint trace of anger on his face as well.

"Forget it!"

Seeing Qin Shaofeng's reaction, the Divine Prefecture Lord lightly waved his hand. "Let