"This..."
As the Greedy Wolf Star Lord's words fell, the face of the man in blue-and-white armor high in the sky darkened to the extreme.
He stared fixedly at the composed old man, his throat bobbing, yet could not force out a single word of rebuttal.
Give him a chance, indeed.
Back then, Xuanluan's disciple had forced his way through the Southern Immortal Gate and committed a crime that towered to the heavens. Had Xuanluan not secretly changed sides and thrown his lot in entirely with Yu Yu Heaven, why would he, a dignified fifth-rank divine general, have vouched for a rebel doomed to die?
But no matter how much Clear Subtle Heaven and Yu Yu Heaven were like fire and water behind closed doors...
On the surface, they all served the Heavenly Court. Such matters naturally could not be openly laid on the table.
Besides, he had just been invoking heavenly laws and discipline at every turn, brimming with righteousness.
Now the Greedy Wolf Star Lord had turned the tables on him with that old affair.
If he kept twisting logic to argue his case, would he not be slapping his own face in public and showing that he had no leg to stand on...?
At that thought...
The man's gaze grew heavy. After a long silence, he suddenly forced another smile onto his face.
"Come now, Star Lord..."
The man spread his hands, his laughter drifting over the sea of clouds. "Naturally, I also wish to give this girl a chance."
"It's just that..."
"Immortal Official Xuanluan and his disciple were together for tens of thousands of years. Though master and disciple, they had long been as close as father and son."
"I have also known Xuanluan for many years. We are trusted, intimate friends. I am willing