The moment Zhang Taixuan spoke, everyone's eyes turned to him, Zhang Tie included.
Though Zhang Tie looked somewhat surprised on the surface, his heart was utterly calm, because Zhang Taixuan's reaction was entirely within his expectations.
The three knights who had entered the cave back then had followed Zhang Taixuan there. From the way they spoke, they were clearly very familiar with Zhang Taixuan—especially that Phantom Knight surnamed Huang.
They were familiar with Zhang Taixuan, and had only found him by following at Zhang Taixuan's heels. They were not wanted criminals from the Office of the Chief Justice and had no need to skulk about in hiding. It was impossible for them to have appeared in You Province without coming into contact with Zhang Taixuan; their contact might even have taken place openly. Zhang Taixuan could not deny it even if he wanted to. If he remained silent now, once the Office of the Chief Justice uncovered that man's background and movements in You Province, Zhang Taixuan's silence would be like lighting a fire on himself—he would expose himself. Therefore, Zhang Taixuan had to make some sort of statement now.
The reason Zhang Tie had thrown this man out at this moment was precisely to make Zhang Taixuan jump out and expose him himself.
Since those people had been familiar with Zhang Taixuan, had met with him before something happened, and were now being exposed by Zhang Taixuan, once this information reached the ears of that "Your Highness," what would that "Your Highness" think? He would only feel that Zhang Taixuan had sold him out.
Zhang Taixuan's exposure at this moment was an act of self-preservation, but it would also further worsen his relationship with that so-called "Your Highness." It was Zhang Taixuan's arm-severing choice of the lesser evil between