"Ling Xiao, this is slander! I may have been the last to arrive, but how can you prove I stole the Spirit Fruit? I think you're deliberately targeting me, trying to use this senior's hand to kill me! Hypocrite!" Lin Xi roared angrily, his face a picture of righteous grief and indignation.
This damned bastard actually dares to reverse the blame?
But he didn't have the Dao Principle Spirit Fruit on him,so why should he fear being framed?
A straight foot isn't afraid of a crooked shoe.Lin Xi wasn't panicked at all at this moment.
"Huh? This guy... seems to be the one who openly challenged Young Master Ling Xiao at his engagement ceremony that day..."
"Right,right! I think his name is Lin Xi..."
"Could it be..."
Hearing this, the crowd's expressions turned doubtful again.
This Lin Xi really didn't seem like someone capable of stealing a spirit fruit right under a Divine Marquis demon beast's nose.
He didn't have the capability.
But Ling Xiao was different.Although his cultivation level was similar to Lin Xi's, his status as the heir of an ancient clan and young master of the Demon Sect meant he undoubtedly possessed trump cards beyond ordinary imagination.
Even Nian Qingyun's eyes now held a cold glint.
As expected, Ling Xiao was just putting on an act.
"Heh. These days, it's truly hard to be a good person. After all, there are too many fence-sitters easily swayed by incitement." Ling Xiao smiled bitterly, a look of disappointment on his face. He glanced deeply at Nian Qingyun. "But I don't care if they don't believe me. You have to believe me."
"I..." Nian Qingyun suddenly felt confused. What is Ling Xiao really up to? Could it really not be him?
"How to prove it? Isn't that simple? Let's both take out our Qiankun Rings and let the senior search them, won't that clarify things?" Ling Xiao grinned sinisterly. Lin Xi's face instantly turned pale.
You motherf----er!!
He truly hadn't stolen the Dao Principle Spirit Fruit,but he also truly didn't dare let anyone search his Qiankun Ring!
Forget the secret of Elder Ling,the Iron Armor Puppet was still inside!
If the Fire Wolf saw that,could he clear his name even if he jumped into the Yellow River?
In that brief instant,cold sweat broke out on Lin Xi's forehead.
"Ant, hand over your Qiankun Ring!" The Fire Wolf, hearing this, immediately found it reasonable.
He wouldn't dare search Ling Xiao's Qiankun Ring even if beaten to death.
What if he found something he shouldn't see inside?Like women's belly-warmers, inflatable... Ahem... wouldn't the Ling Clan kill him to silence him?
But that ant below...
Huh? Why did his face suddenly turn pale?
"Look! That bastard is sweating!"
"He's guilty for sure!"
"Dammit,so it really was this guy who stole it!"
"Shameless!And he dared to slander Young Master Ling Xiao!"
"I knew he didn't look like a good person,shifty-eyed and treacherous."
"But we can't just search the Qiankun Ring!A disciple in our sect once stole an elder's pill and actually hid it in his butt..."
"Ugh,that's disgusting! How could you still eat it after that?"
"Hey,these dogs would eat shit; just wash it off, it's the same."
"But the Spirit Fruit is so big..."
Many disciples involuntarily looked at Lin Xi, a hint of shock in their eyes.
Ruthless!
But then,this guy dared to go alone to the Ling Clan to cause trouble on Ling Xiao's engagement day; he was a ruthless character to begin with.
Thinking of it that way,things made much more sense.
If he didn't even fear the Ling Clan's three Emperors and ten Kings,why would he fear a mere Divine Marquis demon beast?
By now, hearing the crowd's slander, Lin Xi's face had turned completely livid.
He simply couldn't understand why Ling Xiao could perfectly pin the blame on him every single time.
And the worst part was,he couldn't explain!
Frustration and hatred finally coalesced into a roar filled with resentment.
"Ling Xiao!!Just you wait!"
"Pah, shameless! This Lin Xi shows no remorse!"
"Caused the disaster himself,but tries to shift the blame to Young Master Ling Xiao."
"Utterly despicable!!"
Whoosh!
Lin Xi's figure instantly vanished from the spot.The Fire Wolf's expression sharpened, flames erupting violently around him.
"So it really was you!!!"
If it wasn't you,why the hell are you running?
Whoosh!
The sound of rushing wind roared,and the Fire Wolf chased after Lin Xi.
Ling Xiao watched the two figures vanish over the horizon in an instant, a trace of amusement lingering on his lips.
Sons of Destiny always had tumultuous fates.
However,with the Fire Wolf's methods, actually killing Lin Xi was absolutely impossible.
After all,having Luck Points on your side was an unpredictable thing.
Ling Xiao's figure descended from the sky, landing in front of Fu Yunyao and the others. He didn't pay any further attention to Nian Qingyun.
Women shouldn't be spoiled all the time.
You have to let the quarry run before you reel it in.Sometimes you need to leave them hanging, otherwise they might get moldy.
Besides,the look she gave him earlier clearly held some distrust.
He wasn't anyone's simp ; of course he wouldn't go seeking reconciliation through compromise.
"Young Master..." Fu Yunyao and the others bowed respectfully, their gazes full of awe as they looked at Ling Xiao.
"Young Master... that Spirit Fruit... is it in your hands?" Based on Fu Yunyao's understanding of this young master, he was eighty percent responsible for this kind of thing, then took the opportunity to shift the blame onto that Lin Xi.
Otherwise,Lin Xi wouldn't have run away looking so aggrieved.
"Hmm?" Ling Xiao looked at Fu Yunyao with a faint, ambiguous smile and said softly, "Be more confident. Remove the 'is it'."
Pfft!
A smile instantly bloomed on Fu Yunyao's pretty face.
Just as expected. Our young master is full of nothing but mischief.
Although she didn't know why Lin Xi was unwilling to have his Qiankun Ring searched,she guessed he probably had some leverage fallen into the young master's hands.
This way,he had no choice but to carry this blame, ready or not.
In the distance, near the ancient forest, Nian Qingyun coldly watched the laughing and chatting pair of Ling Xiao and Fu Yunyao. A flash of ice passed over her peerlessly beautiful, painting-like face.
After hesitating for a long time,she finally mustered her courage and walked towards Ling Xiao.
"Just now... I'm sorry..." For the first time, this Divine Maiden of the Dao Palace voluntarily lowered her head to someone else.
It was hard to imagine that a heavenly goddess like her,who cultivated the Path of Heartlessness, would actually apologize to someone.
What did an apology mean?
It meant she couldn't let it go!
The eyes of Fu Yunyao and the others widened in shock, clearly not expecting Nian Qingyun to apologize to Ling Xiao.
Heh. The Path of Heartlessness.
So much for heartlessness!
"Oh." Ling Xiao just nodded very calmly, showing not the slightest intention of engaging with Nian Qingyun.
Seeing the indifference on the young man's face,a flash of humiliation instantly appeared in Nian Qingyun's eyes.
I've already taken the initiative to apologize, what more do you want?
For a moment,she actually felt somewhat wronged.
In a daze, Nian Qingyun seemed to realize that in the few days since she had been with Ling Xiao, many emotions she had never felt before had emerged in her heart.
She had started to feel anticipation,nervousness, fear of loss, and dislike seeing other women standing by his side.
But...
Why was this happening?
The Path of Heartlessness,the Great Way of Forgetfulness.
She had cultivated this Dao for eighteen years.How could it... possibly be defeated by a mere face?
'The world may not believe in me, but you cannot!'
These words,like a demonic obsession, were deeply engraved in Nian Qingyun's heart.
Faintly,she also felt that, yes, she couldn't!
At this moment,Nian Qingyun's heart was in turmoil. Seeing Ling Xiao's indifference now, she finally understood just how hurtful coldness could be.