Xie Bao glanced at Yan Chihuo again and said, "Elder Gui, you brought Gui Shu along this time. Gui Shu is known as the Divine Strategist Gui, never missing a calculation—how did you still suffer such a crushing loss? Could the Sea Heaven Sect truly be that powerful?"
Gui Xing said, "The Sea Heaven Sect is not that strong. Gui Shu merely fell for their scheme." He then recounted the battle from beginning to end, leaving out nothing.
Sha Dao'an threw back his head and laughed. "You have Gui Shu, the number-one divine strategist of the Tribulation Stage, yet you fell for their scheme? Do you take us for fools so easily deceived? I fear you intended to borrow a knife to kill, using this chance to eliminate members of our two clans."
Having been pushed to this point, Yan Chihuo had no choice but to say, "Seniors, this 'Divine Strategist Gui' and 'number-one divine strategist of the Tribulation Stage'—that is far too exaggerated a joke. Though I am usually somewhat arrogant, I have never dared call myself that."
Gui Shu had always considered himself exceptionally clever. He had also pulled off several impressive feats, so some Turtle Demons under his command had lavishly flattered him, giving him titles like Divine Strategist Gui and the number-one divine strategist of the Tribulation Stage. He had never imagined that Sha Dao'an and Xie Bao would actually know of those titles.
Sha Dao'an sneered. "Gui Xing, are you sacrificing the chariot to save the king? Do you think throwing out one Gui Shu will settle the fury of our two clans?"
Yan Chihuo said, "Senior Sha, please calm your anger. Our Mystic Tortoise clan did act too hastily in this matter, and mistakes were made, but this was never what we wanted. You