Rudy had a dark look on his face as he said, "No matter what, I feel like this matter is filled with suspicion everywhere. Even the conflict between the Unbreaking Pavilion and the alliance is bizarre."Fane nodded as he gulped down the rest of the tea in his hand. After organizing his thoughts, he said, "The Unbreaking Pavilion's conflict with the alliance is absolutely not as simple as it looks. The two forces fighting each other definitely involves a lot more things."If it's already at the stage of the war, then it was definitely not sparked by a small matter that can be solved just with discussions. If it's just a matter of benefits, then it definitely involves something precious."After saying that, Fane let out a smile as he shook his head, "Whatever, before he gets even more information, this is all just speculation from us. We'd better use the time more wisely on other matters."Rudy pursed his lips helplessly as he looked at Fane with a face of worry, "I'm just worried th
Just as Fane's thoughts were all over the palace, he suddenly heard a knock on the door. The two of them stopped their conversation at the same time as they turned over to look.Lou's voice was heard immediately, "I just received news earlier that the two of you are to go to the Elder Hall for something.""Understood, we'll head there right now," Fane immediately answered. Rudy was so scared that his face paled. His entire body started to shake as he reached out and grabbed Fane's arm, "Could they be planning on doing something to us? Could it turn out exactly like what I have guessed? They don't want to wait anymore. They're summoning us to the Elder Hall and arranging for someone to capture the two of us?"Fane sighed helplessly as he looked at Rudy's reddened eyes. He reached out and patted Ruddy on the arm, "If they really want to do anything to us or make us disappear, they would not have sent someone to pass the message. They control the whole Phoenix Valley, it's not that h
In truth, on their way there, Fane had been trying to figure out why they were being called over to the Elder Hall. Various thoughts surfaced in his head, but Fane could not be sure about the exact reason they were being summoned.However, he no longer needed to think about it then, because the answer was right in front of him. When Harold heard the footsteps, he immediately turned his head around with Johnson to look at Fane and Rudy.When Harold saw Fane's face, his miserable look suddenly became incredibly cold and sinister. He stared at Fane with a venomous look in his eyes.He wanted nothing more than to rush over and beat Fane up. Fane was already immune to how Harold was looking at him. No matter how the guy looked at him, he ignored it.Fane and Rudy arrived in front of the three elders. After they bowed, Elder Eliot introduced Fane to those he did not know. The one who sat in the middle was Elder Baggin, who held the highest position. The one on the left was Elder Rick whi
There was a smile on Fane's lips before he said, "You said he was forced, so who was it who forced him? Why would they force him when everyone knows he has a grudge against me? Harold using Michael to try to kill me is something we all know, so why are you trying to say that he was forced?"After saying all of that, Fane looked up at Elder Rick with a serious expression. Elder Rick must be Harold's backer, that was something incredibly obvious. Otherwise, he would not be protecting Harold and Johnson.He had so calmly twisted the truth, helping Harold shed any responsibility. When Elder Baggin heard all of that, he nodded as he ran his hand through his beard, "You bring up some good questions, but before he answers you, let me ask you something first. We've not even explained the details of the matter yet, but you seem to know what happened?"Fane turned to look at Elder Baggin. Elder Baggin had a sharp look in his eyes, but Fane could tell that Elder Baggin was different. He was
Elder Rick really was incredibly silver-tongued. With just a few words, he had basically dismissed all of Harold's wrongdoings. He was so shameless it rendered Fane speechless. Elder Zhou did not care how the two of them reacted and instead pointed right at Langston who was kneeling on the ground."Langston is a close brother of Michael's. Before Michael went to Holy Soul Mountain, he handed the contract with Harold to Langston for safekeeping. If any accidents happened, Langston would bring the contract out."Fane raised a hand to interrupt Elder Rick as he earnestly asked, "I don't have anyone with a grudge against me outside. I've never heard of some black-clothed man before. This was obviously all fabricated by Harold to clear his name."Why do you trust his words so much? If I've done something and just casually made up some black-clothed man, would I be able to clear my own name as well?"Elder Rick let out a slight laugh as he said casually, "This black-clothed man isn't som
Fane nodded, "Even if you insist that it's all true, you still can't explain the most important thing. If the black-clothed man is so capable, why isn't he moving alone?"Can't he just kill me himself? Why would he need to work together with Michael? This makes no sense!"Elder Baggin nodded at Fane's words as he stood up from his chair, "Fane is right. If this black-clothed man is so capable, he wouldn't need to waste so much of his effort, even risking being found out. Why would he leave the corpse on a trail that alchemists would definitely pass? It's as if he wanted someone to find it!"Elder Rick frowned after he heard that, turning around to look for everyone, "This is a problem I still haven't figured out to this day, but from the leads, Harold seems to be speaking the truth."He was being threatened. He might be in the wrong here as well, but his crimes aren't so bad that he needs to die. He should just be punished a little…"Fane laughed coldly, "None of these clues can p
He used that fabricated person to clear his own name and prove to everyone that he was a victim as well. He had done all of that out of desperation. Fane could not help but turn to look at Harold.At that moment, Harold seemed much calmer as he matched Fane's gaze in an uncaring manner. It was as if he wanted to say that, no matter what Fane said that day, they would be spared punishment.It was because they had the support of Elder Rick. Rudy looked at Fane nervously. At that moment, Rudy felt like he was going to be angered to death.The two of them were too despicable. They had twisted the truth so much that it was not believable anymore. It caused Rudy to feel like spitting blood.That feeling tormented Rudy. It was as if someone was accusing him of something he did not do, but he was unable to defend himself.Rudy looked up at Fane. He had even made the determination that even if the situation was being turned around like that by Elder Rick, he would absolutely stand up and e
"Elder Rick, you really are the most silver-tongued person I've ever met. You're really capable of twisting the truth as well. Since you all want to know the truth, then let me tell you the truth. The so-called black-clothed man doesn't exist at all, I was the one who killed Michael!"The moment he said that everyone present was stunned. Even the three who were kneeling down on the floor looked up at Fane at the same time. Everyone had looks of shock and doubt in their eyes.They were shocked that Fane said he had killed Michael while they doubted the truth of Fane's words. Fane did not care how they were looking at him.He walked forward and stopped in front of Harold before he suddenly laughed coldly, "Did you think that these lies you made up would be able to clear your name even though they had some holes in them?"Harold frowned as he shouted, "What kind of nonsense are you spouting? I've never planned on clearing my name! Everything I did was because I was forced."If the bl