Seeing Yan Shaozhe's righteous expression, Du Busi laughed. "Heh, playing dumb when you know perfectly well, are you?"
"I don't know what you're talking about," Yan Shaozhe insisted. "But let me warn you: no one is allowed to harm anyone from Shrek Academy. And as the Body Sect's sect master, why are you hunting down an elder of our Sea God's Pavilion? Don't you think you owe us an explanation?"
Du Busi burst out laughing. "Hahaha! Yan Shaozhe, spare me your retreat-to-advance routine. Do you think I'm hunting Xuan Zi over a personal grudge?"
He hadn't expected Yan Shaozhe to still harbor hopes of getting lucky and try to muddle his way through.
Yan Shaozhe frowned. "Isn't that the case?"
"Of course not."
Du Busi took out a crystal and channeled soul power into it, displaying scenes of Xuan Zi slaughtering entire villages before everyone's eyes.
"Ah, this..."
Everyone's heart lurched at the sight.
This wasn't their first time seeing these scenes, but every viewing sent a chill through them.
"What does this prove?"
Yan Shaozhe's face turned cold as he said gravely, "Xuan Zi was bewitched by an Evil Soul Master into doing these things. He was a victim too."
"Wonderful. What a fine Shrek Academy. After all these years, you're still so skilled at turning black into white."
Du Busi sneered. "If he's a victim, what does that make the people he killed?"
Clearly unwilling to argue with Du Busi any further, Yan Shaozhe waved a hand. "Enough! Shrek Academy will investigate this thoroughly and give the people an explanation. If Xuan Zi is at fault, we certainly won't let him off."
Beside Yan Shaozhe, Xian Lin'er chimed in. "Exactly. This is between Shrek Academy and the people of the continent. It has nothing whatsoever to do with