The two of them tossed the blame back and forth at lightning speed.
The group of Embroidered Uniform Guards standing behind them were dumbfounded as well.
What were these two big shots doing?
How had they gotten that Vice Minister killed?
Niu Wanyu, who stood nearby, had originally wanted to help her husband deceive everyone and take a wisp of his split soul to another prefecture. At least then, he would still have had a chance to live.
But now, his secret technique had been forcibly interrupted, and he suffered a backlash.
It was akin to failing to possess another's body—he died on the spot, his Dao extinguished and his soul scattered!
"Ahhh!!!"
Niu Wanyu let out a shriek and glared furiously at Tang Yu and Song Qilin. "Why did you kill my husband?!"
"Madam, please accept our condolences. Brother Song did not do it on purpose either. He may have thought Lord Huang was trying to use a secret technique to escape; he never expected this to happen. Please forgive Brother Song."
Tang Yu said with a grief-stricken expression, "We only meant to have a talk with Lord Huang and ask him about some matters concerning Firecloud Prefecture."
Song Qilin opened his mouth, but forcefully swallowed the words he had prepared to shift the blame.
Before entering, this fellow had explicitly told him that Vice Minister Huang was deliberately stalling for time, perhaps intending to flee. When the time came, Brother Song, your cultivation is far above mine, so we'll have to rely on you to act.
Thus, before entering, he had already prepared the hand seal on the way, ready at any moment to keep Huang Zhenzhi from escaping.
And that was how things had ended up like this.
"I also never expected Lord Huang to be performing