Bab 215: THE END of Season 1

Stepping in, I casually tossed a space storage ring towards Huo Xie. "Enough," I declared, holding his gaze. "Take your possessions, Huo Xie. I appreciate the... assistance with Elder Hu and Elder Fan, especially the unexpected surprise attack. But tell me, why did you kill Elder Zhou?"

He snarled, "That damned Elder Zhou tampered with my armor, slathering it in poison. I had to go into hiding for five days just to rid my system of the toxin! I'd kill him again if I could, the meddlesome pest."

The irony was, it had been me who had poisoned Huo Xie's armor, cunningly setting the stage for Elder Zhou and Huo Xie to blame each other. The elders now connected the dots, their gazes darting to me, searching for clarity.