Leaving aside Ancestor Longyan, who was full of suspicion and secretly imagining all sorts of things.
Over on Goddess Xinglan's side, Wang Shouzhe's threatening words had struck her weak point, and her expression flickered between light and shadow.
After struggling for a long while, she ultimately gave up on using her trump card to flee. Gritting her teeth, she angrily defended herself, "I was the one secretly spying on you. It has nothing to do with Elder Zishuang. Do not make things difficult for her."
"Whether it is related or not, I will make my own judgment once I have uncovered the cause," Wang Shouzhe said solemnly. "To prevent misunderstandings from deepening further and bringing about an irreparable outcome, Goddess Xinglan should disarm and surrender first."
"There is one thing Your Highness may rest assured about: we are not vicious villains. If it is found that you bear no hostility toward me, not only will I refrain from troubling you, I will offer compensation and an apology."
Wang Shouzhe's attitude was exceedingly sincere.
After all, before he understood why Goddess Xinglan and the others were here, casually releasing them would leave behind a dangerous hidden peril.
At the same time, he did not wish to intensify the conflict and create an irreconcilable enmity between both sides. That was why he had adopted this approach.
Hearing Wang Shouzhe speak so earnestly, and seeing Elder Zishuang being pressed into a beating beneath the joint assault of the White Tiger and Elder Zhantian, her situation becoming ever more precarious, Goddess Xinglan could only grit her teeth and agree. "Since that is so, I shall trust you once. If you dare act recklessly... hmph, our Limitless Divine Palace is no easy target."
As the prospective goddess of the Limitless Divine Palace, Goddess Xinglan was