"Xueran, what did you say? Say that again." The War Faction Elder's face was full of disbelief.
"Elder, Chu Feng tried to seize Lord Dragon King's inheritance. In order to do so, he killed Princess Tingyu, and he killed several of our seniors as well. It was only because the seniors fought to the death to protect me that I managed to escape," Yaojiao Xueran said.
"What nonsense are you spouting? Chu Feng is merely a seventh-grade half-emperor — how could he possibly kill them?" Forget about everyone else, even the War Faction Elder didn't believe it. Setting aside how many first-grade Martial Emperors had accompanied the expedition, there had even been a second-grade Martial Emperor among them.
"Elder, I'm truly not lying to you. Chu Feng concealed his cultivation — his real level is eighth-grade half-emperor. On top of that, using some unknown technique, he was able to use a lightning armor and lightning wings to consecutively boost his cultivation by two whole levels."
"After those two levels of increase, he became a first-grade Martial Emperor. And then he used an extremely underhanded method to trigger the mechanisms inside the tomb. Even the seniors were no match for him," Yaojiao Xueran said.
"Outrageous!" Upon hearing these words, the Yaojiao Royal Beasts present first let their expressions change drastically, then turned their utterly furious gazes toward Baili Xuankong and Hong Qiang.
What Yaojiao Xueran said was vivid and detailed — they didn't believe he was lying. Every single one of them bought it completely.
"I knew you humans couldn't be trusted. Chu Feng did something like this, and you two are complicit — you both deserve to die." Yaojiao Ba flew into a towering rage, and with those words, he moved to kill Baili Xuankong and Hong Qiang.
"Stop." But at that very moment, Yaojiao Guang suddenly stepped in front of Baili Xuankong and Hong Qiang. "This may not be true. From what I know of young friend Chu Feng's character, I don't believe he would do such a thing."
"Yaojiao Guang, get out of the way! That Chu Feng was brought here by you — you're implicated in this too!" Yaojiao Ba seemed to have lost his mind. He did not stop; instead, he clashed with Yaojiao Guang.
"What did you say? You're saying I'm implicated? If what Xueran says is true, are you suggesting I colluded with Chu Feng to kill my own daughter?!" Yaojiao Guang was furious.
"To protect your position as clan chief, there's nothing you wouldn't do. In my opinion, wanting to kill your own daughter is a lie — what you really wanted was to kill Xueran. With Xueran dead, there'd be no one to challenge your and your faction's claim to the chieftain seat. You're despicable beyond measure, Yaojiao Guang." Yaojiao Ba began slinging accusations at Yaojiao Guang without restraint.
After hearing this, the Yaojiao Royal Beasts' gazes toward Yaojiao Guang shifted as well. They all knew that Yaojiao Guang had no intention of relinquishing the chieftain seat, and Chu Feng had indeed been his guest. Even now, Yaojiao Guang was still backing the humans — and so they began to suspect their clan chief.
Hummm— At that moment, a vast wave of oppressive might descended from the sky, forcibly separating Yaojiao Guang and Yaojiao Ba.
"A human has killed members of our clan, and yet the two of you are still fighting amongst yourselves — have you no sense of propriety?" It was the Harmony Faction Elder who had intervened.
"Elder, I don't believe young friend Chu Feng would do such a thing. I respectfully request permission to enter the tomb and investigate the truth," Yaojiao Guang said.
"Yaojiao Guang, the truth must indeed be investigated — but not by you. Yaojiao Ba will be the one to go," the War Faction Elder said.
"Elder, that absolutely cannot be! Yaojiao Ba despises humans with every fiber of his being, and he hates Chu Feng as well. If he goes in, even if the truth is different from what was described, the moment he kills Chu Feng and the others, no one will be left to contest the story. It will simply become whatever version he presents," Yaojiao Guang said.
"So you're saying that Xueran is lying, and that I'm planning to silence Chu Feng and frame a human together with Xueran, is that it?"
"Yaojiao Guang, you don't trust me — but I don't trust you either. What if you go in and save that Chu Feng?" Yaojiao Ba roared in fury.
"Elders, please reconsider!" Yaojiao Guang stopped arguing with Yaojiao Ba and turned his gaze to the elders.
"At this moment, between you and Yaojiao Ba, I'm more inclined to trust Yaojiao Ba," the War Faction Elder said.