"Ah, Fairy Qiu, you should honestly admit how you colluded with Zhai Xingzi, shouldn't you?" True Lord Huode sighed again. "What is the point of clinging to this old man? To tell the truth, if not for wanting the five fellow Daoists to see the truth clearly, how could this old man have allowed dogs like you to live until today? Moreover, this old man acts openly and aboveboard, and will absolutely not give others grounds for criticism."
"Using poison counts as open and aboveboard?" Gusu Qiuran sneered. "Others may not know your true face, but do you think I do not?"
True Lord Huode declared righteously, "Your cultivation is similar to this old man's, and this old man admits that I am no match for you. But for the peace of the Daoist sects of Cangxian Continent, this old man would rather ruin my own reputation! I absolutely will not let your plot succeed!"
"Well said, True Person!" A tall, thin cultivator praised him. "Previously, I had some misunderstandings about you, True Person. Now that they have all been cleared away, if anyone asks about Zhai Xingzi's death in the future, I will naturally testify for you."
"Ah, True Lord Huode!" Upon hearing this, Zhai Xingzi spoke. "This old man truly underestimated you. I never expected your ambitions to run so deep! Just now, this old man thought your purpose in acting was the Pure Yang Ancestor, that object of utmost yang. But now it seems that you also intend to take over all the forces in this old man's hands one by one!"
Naturally, Zhai Xingzi did not know that True Lord Huode's aims were not limited to those two matters. Most importantly, he had failed to assassinate Xiao Hua at the Yaotai Gathering and could not account