Everything Zhou Bi had said before was true. Had he hidden anything? It seemed he had hidden nothing at all.
But why did nobody believe the truth?
And this muscular masked woman seemed emotionally unstable. She was far too powerful, too...
"I'll talk. I'll tell you everything I know."
Zhou Bi finally "gave in."
This seemed to satisfy the two Red Moon Holy Temple members.
At that moment, Zhou Bi seemed to understand why Xu Le had been so certain the Red Moon Holy Temple members would not believe his first account.
Because, to the Red Moon Holy Temple, speaking openly and honestly was impossible.
They were already accustomed to torture, threats, intimidation, beatings, and coercion. Those were the effective ways to obtain information.
It sounded absurd, but on closer consideration, it made quite a bit of sense.
People only believed what they wanted to believe.
The answers someone freely gave you might well differ from the answers you forced out of them.
"Tell us. What was your agreement with Xu Le?"
"Xu Le told me to stall you and give you some false information. Actually, the Soul Tree currently has no master, and it's absorbing the souls of the Guard. Then there's the decay around the Soul Tree's perimeter, and... let me think. What else was there? Oh, right. Xu Le also asked me to plant some informants within the Red Moon Holy Temple. They wouldn't need to be spies, just ordinary informants, because he knows how powerful the Red Moon Holy Temple is. In return, he would provide the Lighthouse with cheap energy supplies, weapons, and trade cooperation."
Zhou Bi poured out a great deal at once, his tone somewhat disjointed and frightened, his account halting.
But it was precisely this flustered display that convinced Duo En and