Taishang Laojun looked at the old fox before him and did not speak immediately, instead pondering the matter.
This old fox knew that he had used the Chaos Star Disk to refine a powerful immortal elixir. It seemed she had planted someone at his side, yet he had never noticed.
This both greatly surprised and worried Taishang Laojun.
How had the old fox managed this? And who was the traitor at his side?
"Laojun, don't overthink it. I haven't planted anyone by your side. The people around you were all personally chosen by you—how could I possibly have the ability to do such a thing?" The old fox smiled faintly, clearly understanding what Taishang Laojun was thinking.
"If that is so, then how did you learn that I refined such an immortal elixir?" Taishang Laojun asked, staring at the old fox.
The old fox smiled again. "Laojun, if I said that what I just said was merely a guess, would you believe me?"
Hm? Taishang Laojun scrutinized the old fox from head to toe. Had it truly been a guess?
"Taishang Laojun, there is no one of mine by your side, nor could I plant anyone there. Very few people knew that you were refining such a powerful immortal elixir, so it would have been difficult for the news to leak out. If I wanted to obtain such information, do you think that would have been possible?" the old fox said with a smile.
That truly was impossible.
"So, what I said to you just now was only a guess. I really did not know you had refined such an immortal elixir. I merely felt that you would do so, and when I said it, you had indeed refined one," the old fox continued.
Taishang Laojun's expression changed. He was