"Zi Mu, enough."
Ju Zi could no longer stand hearing anyone slander Qin Xiao like this. She shouted angrily at Zi Mu, "Do you see these magic arrays on the table? He engraved every one of them."
She pointed her small hand at the magic arrays on the table.
What?
Zi Mu looked more closely. Could I have misjudged him?
Was this kid actually a plainly dressed soul engineer?
But as Zi Mu's gaze settled on the table, his expression turned strange.
"Ju Zi, even if you want to speak up for this fellow, there's no need to make up lies and deceive everyone, is there?"
"What lies have I made up?" Ju Zi looked somewhat stunned.
She knew perfectly well that she had told nothing but the truth.
Zi Mu pointed at the engraving knife and magic arrays on the table and declared, "That engraving knife on the table is yours, isn't it?
"And there wasn't a single mistake made while engraving these magic arrays.
"That means every one of them was successfully engraved in one go, which proves that whoever engraved them must be an experienced soul engineer.
"And all the evidence points to you, Ju Zi, being the one who made these magic arrays."
Ju Zi: "???"
Since when had Zi Mu learned to deduce things?
"Why would I engrave basic magic arrays? Do you think I have that much time on my hands?" Ju Zi barely had the energy to retort.
"Heh, you certainly don't have that much time... so there can only be one truth..." As Zi Mu spoke, his gaze settled on Qin Xiao. "You wanted to teach him about soul engineering and show him how to engrave magic arrays. Am I right?"
Ju Zi froze at his words.
She had to admit that,