The Young Patriarch of the Zhu Rong Clan was no fool himself. How could he fail to see that with Su Shi'er's meager cultivation, there was no way he could be accused of betraying the human race?
His earlier outburst had indeed stemmed from resentment toward the Yun Ge Sect and Su Shi'er that outweighed everything else.
But he did not regret his actions in the slightest.
After all, if not for Ren Yunzong, if not for the Yun Ge Sect, the Zhurong Clan would not have suffered such a drastic decline in strength, much less become the laughingstock of Azure Star's Cultivation World.
Now that everyone had brought up old grievances again, fury surged anew within him.
He only hated that Tribulation Crossing stage Xuan Jue stood beside Su Shi'er, leaving him unable to vent this foul breath through action.
Drawing a deep breath, the Young Patriarch of the Zhu Rong Clan swept his gaze across everyone present, then forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart.
"Fellow Daoists, I accept every one of your criticisms. In this matter... there were indeed aspects of my conduct that were improper."
"But speaking fairly, were you not all brimming with confidence in the preparations we had made beforehand?"
"Otherwise, if everyone had truly been willing to cooperate with this senior of the Demon Race, how could my words alone have swayed the outcome?"
He first lowered his stance. No matter how formidable the Zhurong Clan was, it could not afford to provoke public outrage.
Then, with a turn in his tone, he calmly posed his questions to the crowd.
As soon as those two questions were raised, everyone present showed awkward expressions and found themselves speechless for a moment.
No matter how they reproached others, it could not change the fact that