Smack!
The Painter slammed his hand on the table and said indignantly, "Exactly! That's it! He dumped the blame on me so you'd hate me instead of him.
Think about it. I don't even know you, so why would I scheme against you? Doesn't that make sense?"
"I... I guess?"
"So, we were both used by the Collector. He coveted your armor and even framed me for stealing his collection. Heaven and earth bear witness, why would I steal his collection?
I'm one of the Ten Kings, after all. Would I be short on that little bit of money? That little collection?"
The Painter's words completely shook Lu Yao. She had been born with a silver spoon in her mouth and had never cared much for money. This had become even truer after she became one of the Ten Kings. Countless people were eager to hand her money.
Even she, a newly appointed member of the Ten Kings, was like this. The Painter, an established member of the Ten Kings, was surely incredibly wealthy. Why would he resort to theft?
What she did not know was that the Painter usually borrowed his bath money from Gu Huangquan.
And Gu Huangquan's money was stripped off corpses.
"Sorry, I misunderstood you." Though Lu Yao's expression remained cold, she still offered a sincere apology.
The Painter generously waved his hand. "It's fine. It's all that damned Collector's fault!"
Yet inwardly, he was overjoyed. Miss Yinglong really was so innocent. She had been schemed against, yet she was the one apologizing.
Looks like I can scheme against her again next time. Hehe...
"White Lord, this is the list of Pseudo-Humans captured over the past two days. There are more than a thousand of them, including quite a few mid- and high-ranking personnel, as