Two Witnesses

Bai Xiaowen turned back with a smile, and a young woman stepped out from the Blood God Palace crowd.

The sight of her struck Zuo Yunxuan like a blow to the head. "Ajiao! Why are you mixed up with the villains of the Blood God Palace?"

He promptly raised his voice to address the crowd. "Friends, this young woman is my disciple, Tu Mengjiao. During the battle at Sword-Washing Valley, my junior brother Wu Ang and I did everything we could to protect her, allowing her to escape alive. Five days ago, Yin Fei and Bai Wen slipped into Changxi City. My junior brother Wu Ang was killed, and this disciple of mine vanished. I feared she had been murdered, but it seems the Blood God Palace took her captive."

After a pause, Zuo Yunxuan said to Tu Mengjiao, "Don't be afraid, Ajiao. Righteous heroes have gathered here. As your master, I will rescue you and bring you back to the Boundless Sword Sect."

That old snake reacts fast, Bai Xiaowen thought. Zuo Yunxuan's speech had done two things at once: hinted that she should side with him and laid the groundwork to discredit her. Whatever Tu Mengjiao said now, people would already have reason to doubt it.

"Miss Tu," Bai Xiaowen said, "please tell us exactly what happened five days ago, from beginning to end."

Tu Mengjiao lowered her head. "That day, Uncle Wu and I met Young Master Bai..."

She described the arrangement between Bai Xiaowen and Wu Ang, then continued, "I didn't see whether Master killed Uncle Wu. But Uncle Wu did go to confront Master that night about whether he had ordered the massacre at Waterbreak Manor. And Young Master Bai Wen stayed outside the Westwind Inn the entire time. There was no way he could