Chapter 458: I

Numerous gazes turned in unison toward Zi Huai, each eye bearing a scrutinizing meaning.

Before this, they did not know the other's plight.

They originally thought that all the Great Hall Masters, like themselves, had received the special Task ordered by Su Yang.

After he said that, no one expected Zi Huai to actually climb a higher rung?

Did he even become a man of the Mighty King?

Zhao Xian snorted coldly, "Purple Hall Master, what a rigid backbone you have, the Warlord killed how many brothers of the Six Harmonies Society, and you still Recognize Thief as Father?"

"Where is your conscience? Where is your loyalty?"

Ceng Yunzhong's tiny pea‑sized eyes spun around, and in a strange voice said, "People ascend to higher places, water flows downwards; it's human nature. Hall Master Zhao does not understand the world's operating Guilü, does he not comprehend humanity?"

"I think, Purple Hall Master, after you return you will surely report our planned 'rebellion' upwards, hoping to soar to the branch like a phoenix."

Feng Jingchu's brows were filled with murderous aura; she has always despised Opportunists, especially those who defect when the Gang is at its most difficult.

Defecting to the enemy during wartime.

This is a Traitor!

"You still have the face to attend the meeting? Planning to hand over a false declaration to your master?"

Lei Cheng remained silent, but his clenched fist already revealed his current inner thoughts.

If Zi Huai utters even half a word wrong, a sandbag‑sized fist will swing toward his face.

The shadow beside him quietly tightened the dagger in his chest, waiting for Su Yang's command.

Facing the interrogation and suspicion, Zi Huai raised three fingers to the heavens and solemnly said, "I, Zi Huai, swear to the heavens, I am 100% loyal to the Six Harmonies Society, with no second thoughts!"

Su Yang shook his head, "I don't want to hear this; I just want the answer."

"What you need to do now is not to profess loyalty, but to give an account to everyone present, including yourself."

"And also the souls of the fallen brothers must be given an account."

Zhao Xian hammered the table forcefully, producing a muffled thud, his hair standing up like an enraged male lion, "Speak!"

Zi Huai, seeing the familiar person now looking at him as if he were an enemy, felt bitter pain and spoke:

"Actually, all this was accidental. While I was out gathering Intelligence, I saw a familiar Silhouette, chased it, and then saw a person lying in the snow."

"I hadn't intended to intervene, but as I passed by I heard that person calling for Rescue; I ordered my subordinates to take him to a hospital and kept pursuing."

"But later I couldn't catch up; on the way back to the Hall, I was taken away by the Warlord's men."

"When I arrived, I realized the person lying on the ground was the current Mighty King!"

Upon saying that, the suspicion in everyone's eyes grew even deeper.

Zhao Xian asked, "You mean… while on the Task you happened to encounter the Mighty King, happened to hear his call for Rescue, and happened to save his life?"

"I swear it's absolutely true; if there's any falsehood, Zi Huai will not die a good death!" Zi Huai shouted.

"Continue," Su Yang lifted his chin.

"I originally thought I had entered the Gate of Ghosts, but the Mighty King warmly welcomed me and even forcibly kept me as a guest in his residence."

"Later, after I heard the news that He Zhenlong had died, I casually offered a couple of suggestions, and he ordered me to stay by his side," Zi Huai explained.

Before Su Yang could speak, Feng Jingchu was the first to say, "There are very obvious contradictions in your story."

"First, when the Warlord learned your identity, Lin Yang and Miss Yin had not yet gone to negotiate with the Warlord; that means in that setting, the Warlord had no reason to spare any member of the Six Harmonies Society."

"Second, before the Mighty King rose to power, he was at least a deputy commander; how could he have not a single subordinate by his side, lying alone in the snow?"

"Third, strictly speaking you are an enemy; the Mighty King is surrounded by many talented individuals, yet he chose you as Military Advisor? Do you find that credible yourself?"

After her analysis, everyone instantly felt she made sense.

Everywhere there were loopholes; everything was terribly false.

Zi Huai swore earnestly, "These are all my personal experiences; if I were a traitor, why would I be here today?"

"Who knows? Perhaps he just wants to play the hypocritical game, deliberately pretending innocence to extract Intelligence," Ceng Yunzhong sneered.

"Ceng, you damn it, try spewing another false accusation at me!" Zi Huai shouted, standing up abruptly.

"Ah, being the Mighty King's dog is different; the aura is much stronger," Ceng Yunzhong patted his chest, feigning fear.

"I damn you…"

Before the words finished, a terrifying pressure suddenly slammed onto his shoulders, forcefully pinning him to the chair, unable to move.

Lin Yang looked down from his lofty position, gazing into his eyes, and said, "If there is another time… I won't be courteous."

Zi Huai's face turned ashen; he clenched his teeth and said, "I, Zi Huai, was blessed by the former gang leader; thanks to all of you present I am still alive as a person."

"You all know who I am; I never tolerate injustice in the face of great right and wrong."

"Staying by the Mighty King's side was forced upon me; I have no say, no right to choose."

"If given the choice, I would rather die in battle than be stabbed in the spine and called a Traitor!"

With those words, everyone fell silent immediately.

In daily life, we might have a few verbal spats, but those are just jokes and never become serious.

As the Qian Shou Hall Hall Master, Zi Huai's abilities are unquestionable, and his loyalty and trustworthiness have never been broken.

However, with the facts laid before us now, any clear‑sighted person can see something odd here.

Lei Cheng, seeing the heavy atmosphere, said, "Could it be that the Mighty King deliberately set a divide‑and‑conquer scheme?"

Su Yang looked at him and said, "Spending so much effort just to deal with a medium‑sized Gang of no value?"

"I think, whether from motive or value, Zi Huai cannot justify this. Even if he repays the Rescue debt, there's no need to take it this far. As a Warlord, no one understands the principle of raising a tiger as a disaster better than he does," Feng Jingchu said.

Su Yang thought for a moment and asked, "Why was he lying in the middle of the road?"

"Heart disease," Zi Huai explained. "The Mighty King has always had a severe heart condition and usually carries medicine on his person."

"That day he probably forgot it; his companions were sent out, and that nearly cost him his life."

Alone again?

Back then, He Zhenlong also went alone to the appointment and died.

As the Warlord Leader, he traveled with no one to protect him.

This time the Mighty King suffered a heart attack and almost died; the two cases have a few similarities.

Su Yang Scent Perception a faint whiff of conspiracy, and he became even more certain that his guess was correct.

The person behind…

On the next Great Chess!

"According to the Warlord group's nature, even living parents would not hesitate to kill them; to prevent one's own weakness from being exposed, I think the matter may not be that simple," Feng Jingchu said.

Su Yang pondered for a while, then asked, "... you said you Sight a familiar silhouette... who is it?"

Zi Huai's face showed difficulty, as if he had something hard to say.

Zhao Xian, looking like iron that failed to become steel, said, "What are you nagging about? Speak up!"

He looked up at the expressions of those around him, gritted his teeth and said, "It is Su Kang!"

"I think that person's silhouette looks a lot like Su Kang!"