"You were somewhat rash this time!"
After the three Saints from beyond the universe had been jointly suppressed, the Patriarch said this to them.
Hearing this, everyone could not help looking toward Wu Chu. Wu Chu was rather speechless, thinking, It wasn't my suggestion. It was Tongtian's idea, Yuanshi seconded it, and everyone agreed!
But as Xuanmen's eldest senior brother, Wu Chu naturally could not shirk responsibility. He nodded and said, "Master's reprimand is correct. We were indeed too overconfident. Although we suspected that beings from beyond the universe might descend, we never expected them to collude with that old devil and pull a feint..."
At that moment, Zhunti remarked, "Did Eldest Senior Brother let that old devil escape because you were worried that we could not defeat those Saints from beyond the universe?"
Wu Chu shot the old Daoist Zhunti a sidelong glance, feeling that the fellow had no good intentions. On the surface, he seemed to be saying that Wu Chu was concerned for everyone, but in truth, he was telling them that Wu Chu had let the old devil go.
"It wasn't because I feared you could not defeat those Saints from beyond the universe. I was simply afraid that you would be unable to stop the Demon Realm from self-destructing, and that the myriad races of the Primordial World would suffer unnecessary casualties."
Wu Chu continued, "Besides, if that old devil can wreak havoc on the myriad races of the Primordial World, then he can certainly go wreak havoc on those people in the Eternal True Realm!"
Everyone was dumbfounded upon hearing this.
The logic was sound, but they felt they could not bring themselves to say such things.
How could dignified Saints incite others to harm people?
But when they remembered that the other side