"I... I'll tell you."
Hearing Xiao Fan's threat, Sha Qing could only relent and speak to Xiao Fan and Yun Yun. As for the punishment he would receive for betraying his sect, that was a problem for later. If he refused to speak now, he probably would not even survive the ordeal before him.
"Go ahead. I have ways of telling whether you're lying to me."
At Xiao Fan's words, Sha Qing immediately began telling the two of them what he knew.
"Well... our sect actually has a strict hierarchy. Each elder handles different affairs. Aside from the elder responsible and the Sect Master, even if others know a plan exists, they know absolutely nothing about its details."
At this point, Sha Qing looked up at Xiao Fan. Only after seeing that his expression remained calm did he continue, "So, about what you just mentioned-the plan to sacrifice civilians-although I've heard a little about it, I'm not the one in charge. I really don't know the details."
"Hmm?"
Sitting on the stone stool, Xiao Fan glanced at Sha Qing upon hearing this, then said mildly, "Then, by your own account, it seems there's no point in keeping you alive?"
As his words fell, Sha Qing felt the pressure bearing down on him suddenly increase considerably. Even the Seven-Colored Toad perched on his shoulder looked listless now.
Sensing that Xiao Fan's killing intent was no bluff, Sha Qing abandoned his wishful thinking. Although he did not know which faction this mysterious expert belonged to, anyone who dared oppose the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect in the Chu Yun Empire would meet only one end.
For now, however, his most pressing concern was to make sure he stayed alive.
"I... let me think..."
Terrified that Xiao Fan would kill him on the spot,