Taiyi Zhenren was utterly dumbfounded!
He was absolutely certain he had never done such a thing.
After all, he had been cultivating peacefully in the Golden Light Cave on Qianyuan Mountain.
Then he had suddenly heard Nezha's cries for help and hurried over.
Who could have imagined that stepping forward would not only earn him a savage beating from Shi Ji...
But also leave him taking the blame for someone else in the end?!
Had he not feared Yuanshi's authority as a Sage, Taiyi Zhenren would have thrown back his head and cried to the heavens that he had been wronged.
Of course, however unjustly treated Taiyi Zhenren felt, he dared not act out before Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi.
He could only drop to his knees with a thud and kowtow repeatedly, saying:
"Master, I absolutely never did such a thing! There must be some misunderstanding. Please investigate this clearly, Master!"
Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi's expression was icy, but a barely perceptible trace of embarrassment flickered in his eyes.
Investigate clearly?!
Are you fucking trying to force me to expose myself?!
But he quickly regained his imposing air and rebuked him:
"You still dare quibble? Had you not secretly assisted Nezha, how could a mere Golden Immortal like him have pierced the Interception Sect Protective Formation and shot Caiyun Boy dead?"
"If you refuse to admit to what happened today, who else can bear responsibility for this crime?"
In truth, Yuanshi's final words already carried a veiled warning to Taiyi Zhenren.
If you refuse to admit it, who else can bear responsibility for this crime?!
Did that not make it perfectly clear that Yuanshi had no other option but to pin it on Taiyi Zhenren?!
A chill of despair swept through Taiyi Zhenren's heart at those words.
The beating Shi Ji had