"Y-you..." Jiang Rui looked around the space shrouded in lightning, too flustered to barge about recklessly. His voice stretched thin and long. "True Person Xiao, what is the meaning of this? Earlier, this old man encountered an unexpected change and hurried to respond. Who would have thought I would accidentally injure you..."
"Ao Shi!" Xiao Hua looked coldly at Jiang Rui and said blandly, "At this point, why do you still need to conceal it?"
"Ah? Y-you knew all along??" Ao Shi, disguised as Jiang Rui, was greatly shocked. He looked at Xiao Hua in disbelief and asked, "How could you possibly know?"
"Hmph, what is so difficult about that?" Xiao Hua said coldly. "Jiang Xia made it quite clear. She regretted not sending powerful dragon generals to track Ao Shi. In other words, Jiang Rui's strength was quite ordinary. Yet when this Xiao rescued you just now, I had already sensed that your strength was on par with Ao Xuan's. If Jiang Rui possessed such strength, would he have needed to travel with you to the North Sea Dragon Palace?"
"You..." Ao Shi had truly never imagined that this human who appeared so kind-hearted would possess such meticulous thoughts.
"Furthermore, Jiang Hong was hidden within the Dragon Pouch, which was the work of the North Sea Dragon Palace. As a dragon of the Dongtian River, Jiang Rui could not possibly have known of it. He was merely an expendable chess piece sent aboard the sea vessel, yet the moment we met, you mentioned the Dragon Pouch twice. How could this Xiao not grow suspicious?" Xiao Hua ignored Ao Shi and continued, "Do you know a saying of us humans? There are no three hundred taels of silver buried here!"
Ao Shi shook his head. "That proves nothing. When our