Hearing True Lord Huode speak with such certainty, Kong Hongwu looked at him with great interest and asked lightly, "How did you know?"
True Lord Huode was overjoyed and hurriedly recounted Xiao Hua's actions in detail. Finally, he added, "This one heard that General Shangguan was killed, and Xiao Hua happened to be nearby. That scoundrel is most skilled at concealing his cultivation. It must have been his doing."
"Linghu, what do you think?" Kong Hongwu seemed to have thought of something and actually asked Linghu Piran with a smile.
Linghu Piran glanced at True Lord Huode, then bowed to Kong Hongwu. "This subordinate is more interested in Xiao Hua. However... it seems to have no meaning now. This subordinate shall personally execute him and use his head as an offering to General Shangguan."
"This one is also willing to atone for his crimes through meritorious service, assist General Linghu in executing Xiao Hua, and avenge General Shangguan!" True Lord Huode immediately seized the opportunity and said with a bow.
"Atone for your crimes through meritorious service?" Kong Hongwu looked coldly at True Lord Huode, no one knowing what he was thinking.
At that moment, Linghu Piran suddenly interjected from the side, "Hall Master, although Star General Huode was briefly possessed by greed and bewitched by a rare treasure, considering that he has done quite a few things for our Star Lord Palace over the years—if he has no merit, he has still labored—and that his entry into the Yaotai Gathering inadvertently brought such important news to our Star Lord Palace, in this subordinate's opinion, why not let him go execute Xiao Hua and count it as atoning for his crimes through meritorious service?"
"Good!" Kong Hongwu nodded slightly. "Jin Yude, if you can execute Xiao Hua, this old man