"Grandfather?" Seeing his own grandfather dumped out of Chu Feng's sack like a bundle of goods, rolling across the floor several times, Song Yuheng's face looked as if he had eaten excrement. It took a good while before his expression softened.
"Chu Feng, how did my grandfather end up inside that sack of yours? What did you do to him?" Song Yuheng rushed to his grandfather's side, supporting him while furiously demanding answers from Chu Feng.
"Chu Feng, what exactly is going on here?" Duan Jidao also rose from the formation and stepped forward to ask.
At the same time, Yin Gongfu, Jiang Wushang, and the others all stared at Chu Feng with expressions of shock. Their first thought was: how could Song Yuheng's grandfather have been captured by Chu Feng? After all, the gap between their strengths was enormous — could it really be that Chu Feng possessed the ability to contend with a second-rank Martial Emperor?
Moreover, they all felt that Chu Feng had landed himself in serious trouble. Song Yuheng's grandfather was, after all, one of Duan Jidao's most trusted confidants.
"Lord Duan, Song Yuheng's grandfather set up a trap outside the Secluded Valley, intending to kill me."
"Logically speaking, since he coveted the bounty offered by the Four Great Emperor Clans and sought to kill me, I should have killed him on the spot."
"But he is a member of the Secluded Valley. That is why I brought him back here and handed him over to Lord Duan for judgment." Chu Feng said.
"Chu Feng, stop spewing nonsense! Why would I ever do such a thing?" Song Yuheng's grandfather naturally refused to admit to his evil deeds, vehemently denying everything.
"Song Chenghong, is what young friend Chu Feng says true?" Yet Duan Jidao pressed Song Yuheng's grandfather nonetheless.
"No, this is absolutely not true. Lord Duan, please listen to my explanation — just listen to my explanation!" Song Yuheng's grandfather pleaded desperately.
"Go ahead."
"Lord Duan, I went out today and encountered this Chu Feng blocking my path. Without a word, he attacked me. I never expected this brat to be so powerful — I was no match for him, and he captured me and brought me here."
"But I never imagined he would frame me like this." Song Yuheng's grandfather adopted an innocent expression, then turned to Chu Feng and said, "Young friend Chu Feng, you and I have no enmity between us. Why would you frame me like this?"
At this point, he glanced over at Jiang Wushang. Upon noticing him, he put on a show of sudden realization, then said to Chu Feng, "Could it be because of Jiang Wushang? I know you and Jiang Wushang are close friends. You must be hoping that Lord Duan will pass his inheritance on to Jiang Wushang."
"So when you learned that Yuheng was about to receive Lord Duan's inheritance, you came up with this scheme — framing me in order to prevent Lord Duan from passing the inheritance to Yuheng. Am I right? Chu Feng, you are truly despicable. And here the Secluded Valley hosted you as an honored guest."
Song Yuheng's grandfather was indeed no simple character. Although his words were far-fetched, his emotional delivery was flawless. He was absolutely a master of performance — no wonder he had been able to deceive Duan Jidao.
"Setting aside the fact that you're talking nonsense — even if what you say were true, I simply happened to run into you. If I hadn't run into you, how could I have framed you?"
"Despicable? I think you're the truly shameless one, spouting such an obvious lie riddled with holes to defend yourself. Not content with that, you even try to turn the accusation back on me." Chu Feng said.
"Whether or not I'm framing you, you know perfectly well. I was going out today — it wasn't exactly a secret. If someone had tipped you off in advance, you could have easily been lying in wait outside the Secluded Valley." Song Yuheng's grandfather said this while deliberately glancing at Yin Gongfu — he was trying to kill two birds with one stone, not only turning the accusation back on Chu Feng but also dragging Yin Gongfu into it.
"Song Chenghong, what exactly are you looking at me for? I had no idea you were going out. Even if I had known, I would never have told Chu Feng." Yin Gongfu said angrily.
"Whether you knew or not, you know in your own heart." Song Chenghong snorted coldly, then turned to Duan Jidao and said, "Lord Duan, some people's schemes run far too deep. I implore you to serve as my judge."
"Chu Feng, Gongfu — is what Song Chenghong says true?" After a moment of deliberation, Duan Jidao looked toward Chu Feng and Yin Gongfu in turn.
"Lord Duan, you… you don't trust me?" Hearing these words, Yin Gongfu's face filled with disappointment and bewilderment. He had never imagined that his loyalty…