Chapter 1278: Betrayal

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After Haishan's voice fell, a ripple of space emanated from his residence.

The next moment.

A figure walked out from his residence and appeared in everyone's field of vision.

The person who arrived wore a red dress and had a beautiful appearance.

It was none other than Honghe.

"Greetings, Elder."

After Honghe walked out of Haishan's residence, she first bowed to the tall, thin elder, then her figure flashed and she appeared beside Haishan.

She helped Haishan up.

During this time, she did not even glance at Wang Jianqiang.

"Honghe..."

"How could it be like this?"

Seeing this scene, Wang Jianqiang seemed to understand something and revealed an expression of disbelief, "Didn't you say that in this life, you would only be with me? You actually betrayed me!"

"Betrayal?"

Hearing this, Honghe looked at Wang Jianqiang with a cold expression, "I never confirmed a relationship with you, so where does this talk of betrayal come from?"

"Many people know about the feelings between us; you are actually denying it!" Wang Jianqiang's face was full of grief.

Honghe shook her head, "I did have some good feelings for you before, but that was just good feelings."

Hearing this, Wang Jianqiang recalled how Luo Ling had acted when facing him and Xuan Ji, and he clutched his chest, stumbling back several steps.

The expression on his face was performed perfectly, with the emotional tension stretched to the limit.

It fully displayed the pain and despair of being abandoned by a lover, as well as that extremely suppressed anger.

"Tianyu, now that the facts are before us, what else do you have to say?"

The tall, thin elder looked at Wang Jianqiang and spoke coldly.

"I still have evidence to prove it."

Wang Jianqiang seemed to wake from a dream and turned to look at Haishan's two lackeys, "These two were the ones who told me the news that Honghe had been abducted, and at the time, they even took out an Image Recording Stone."

"The Image Recording Stone recorded the scene of Honghe being abducted."

"Tianyu, what nonsense are you spouting? We don't have what you're talking about on us."

As soon as Wang Jianqiang's voice fell, the two suddenly sneered.

"You!"

Wang Jianqiang was filled with anger, his face turning red with rage, "Elder, the evidence is on them; we only need to get their Space Rings, and it will naturally be found."

The tall, thin elder shook his head indifferently, "The Mermaid Clan is a clan that reveres freedom; every clansman has their own most basic rights."

"Unless you have absolute evidence to prove they have it, otherwise... I have no right to search them."

Hearing this, Wang Jianqiang's expression became even uglier.

He looked fiercely at Honghe, his face full of unwillingness, "Honghe, I never imagined that you would actually cooperate with Haishan to scheme against me!"

Honghe's gaze dodged slightly, "Tianyu, I don't know what nonsense you are spouting; no one is scheming against you."

"You..."

Wang Jianqiang wanted to say something more.

"Enough."

Just at this moment, the tall, thin elder suddenly spoke, interrupting the exchange between Wang Jianqiang and Honghe.

He looked at Wang Jianqiang, a cold glint flashing in his eyes, "Tianyu, the evidence is now clear."

"Since you cannot prove your own innocence, then I can only follow the clan rules and arrest you."

Before the words had finished, the tall, thin elder's palm was already raised.

An invisible force instantly enveloped Wang Jianqiang's body, attempting to bind him.

Just at this moment, Wang Jianqiang suddenly spoke, "Wait, Elder, I have evidence to prove my innocence."

The tall, thin elder frowned.

He looked around.

At this moment, the commotion here had already attracted the attention of a large number of clansmen.

He frowned, but ultimately dissipated the binding force and said indifferently, "What evidence do you have?"

Wang Jianqiang waved his palm.

A crystal stone appeared in front of him.

An Image Recording Stone!

Seeing this Image Recording Stone, the expressions of Haishan's two lackeys turned ugly at the same time.

Haishan's expression tightened, and a sense of foreboding suddenly welled up in his heart.

The tall, thin elder frowned.

After Wang Jianqiang took out the Image Recording Stone, he pointed his finger at it.

Inside the Image Recording Stone, an image emerged.

In the image, Tianyu appeared outside Haishan's residence with a gloomy expression.

"Haishan, get out here..."

"Hand over Honghe..."

"You rat who only knows how to pull strings behind people's backs, you despicable and shameless bastard..."

In the image, Tianyu is cursing wildly.

After the cursing continued for a moment, two figures suddenly flew in from afar, approaching from behind him.

They were precisely Haishan's two lackeys.

The two seemed to have already accumulated quite a bit of resentment toward Tianyu in their hearts; upon arriving, they immediately looked coldly at Tianyu.

"Tianyu, you actually dare to curse Daoist Friend Haishan!"

"This is you provoking us first."

"Today, we shall act on behalf of Daoist Friend Haishan and teach you a lesson."

Having said that, the two wore expressions of excitement.

Simultaneously, they launched an attack at Tianyu.

Yet Tianyu's reaction was surprisingly swift.

With a flash of his figure, he dodged the two's attack, and subsequently, the two's attack continued forward, crashing into Haishan's residence.

Immediately following.

Haishan appeared from the residence.

"Tianyu, you actually took the initiative to attack my residence..."

"I'll kill you!"

After Haishan appeared, without another word, he launched an attack at Tianyu with a face full of murderous intent.

Afterward, Tianyu threw out a Magic Treasure, severely wounding Haishan.

The image stopped abruptly at this point.

At the same time.

Haishan, Honghe, and Haishan's two lackeys all had their smiles freeze on their faces simultaneously.

This Tianyu actually recorded the video!

So underhanded!

"Elder, whether Honghe was abducted or not is a matter for later; now, my evidence has already proven that I did not take the initiative to attack his residence."

"My actions were also forced; it was Haishan who struck first, and I only counterattacked in order to protect myself."

"I have not violated the clan rules."

"On the contrary, it is Haishan who violated the clan rules first; the one who should be dealt with by the clan rules is him!"

As Wang Jianqiang's voice fell.

Haishan gave a start, instantly snapping back to his senses, his expression shifting.

He glared fiercely at the two lackeys and couldn't help but send a voice transmission to curse them, "You two bastards, didn't I tell you to lure him into attacking my residence? You things who fail at everything and ruin everything."

The two looked innocent and responded via voice transmission, "Young Master Shan, we were luring him into attacking your residence, but..."

"You came out too anxiously; we hadn't succeeded yet, and you already charged out."