Before Su Shi'er could speak, Wu Hongfei dropped to his knees with a thud and begged for mercy.
"Senior, spare me! I did nothing wrong, and I would never dare harm you. Tong Chuan was the one stirring up trouble from start to finish."
Tears streamed down Wu Hongfei's face as he begged, heaping all the blame on Tong Chuan.
It was not that he did not want to run. But before someone at the Out of Body stage, a Nascent Soul Cultivator like him had no hope of escaping.
Nor did he possess the White Bone Banner's inconceivable methods.
Worse, his opponent wielded Lightning Law. His attacks were as swift as lightning itself.
Knowing he could not escape, Wu Hongfei did not even try.
Even as an Evil Cultivator, he had not found his many years of cultivation easy. He chose to bow his head at once, hoping to preserve a sliver of life.
"Heh. You've washed your hands of everything rather neatly."
Su Shi'er gave a cold laugh. He did not believe a word Wu Hongfei said.
"Every word I've said is true. I would never dare deceive you, Senior!" Wu Hongfei kept his head bowed, making himself as humble as he could.
Su Shi'er waved a hand and said flatly, "Enough. I don't care which of you was stirring up trouble. You're a clever man. You should know what I want to learn, or I would have killed you already."
"I understand, I understand! But if I tell you everything, Senior, will you give me a chance to live?"
Wu Hongfei nodded furiously, then raised his head with care to look at Su Shi'er.
Su Shi'er gave a low snort. "Do you think... you're in any position to bargain with me?"
"Everyone else who knows what you