Even if Tuoba Chan's head had been full of water and he could only think with the fur protecting his backside, he would surely have figured out that Black Brother Dog and Lei Hu were moles.
These two strategists had kept urging him to "rebel." Once the fighting actually started, Azure Ox's people had decisively abandoned their assault on the mountain, while the two of them had mysteriously vanished. Now they were calling out "Brother Ox Heavenly Venerable" at every turn. They were practically unleashing their ultimate attacks in his face, not even bothering to pretend anymore.
Seething with hatred, he ground his teeth and stomped on Black Dog as he cursed, "You're full of catchy rhymes and phony loyalty, but when it really matters, you haven't got a shred of decency! Since you knew how precious that drop of Buddhist blood essence was, why did you betray me?! Have I ever treated you badly? Huh?!"
Black Brother Dog lay beneath his foot without a shred of dignity, his canine chest pressed flat against the ground, making not the slightest attempt to resist. He merely howled, "Lord Buddha’s Son, I must disagree with you on one point. We can talk about anything, but betrayal simply doesn't apply here. You see, I accepted Azure Ox's payment first, then followed his instructions and brought my brothers to join you. In other words, I came here intending to scheme against you from the very beginning. When it comes to loyalty and betrayal, you really aren't entitled to criticize me... Ren Daniú, on the other hand, does have the right to judge my character. After all, he paid me...!"
Tuoba Chan had never met anyone so shameless. He trembled with fury, but lacked the words to express himself, so he could only stomp viciously