Chapter 225
“Nonsense!”
Zhu Yan’s face turned from red to black with rage as Feng Xiaohuang’s words hit him like hammer blows. Humiliation and fury twisted his expression. He snapped harshly, his voice trembling slightly despite his effort to sound composed.
“Where did you find such an insolent dragon soul? How dare it impersonate Dragon Lord Feng Yi and slander this Immortal!”
“Bah!”
Before anyone else could speak, Little Yellow spat furiously.
“You shameless old bastard! Now you pretend you don’t know me? Don’t make me expose that little affair of yours with the Heavenly Consort—don’t think I won’t—”
“Silence!”
Killing intent flashed in Zhu Yan’s eyes as he turned toward Yuanjiang. “Immortal Yuanjiang, I’ve worked alongside Dragon Lord Feng Yi for many years. I know his temperament well. This dragon soul is clearly a fraud! These mortals must have found some random dragon spirit to frame me.”
“Lies,” Hall Master Xu stepped forward, his tone cutting.
“Immortal, you addressed him by name moments ago. And now you deny it?”
“How should I know where you found a dragon soul that looks and sounds so similar? I merely mistook it for a moment,” Zhu Yan said stiffly, stubbornly clinging to his denial.
“You—!”
The crowd seethed. How shameless could one be? The proof was before their eyes, yet he refused to admit a thing.
“So, Immortal Lord,” Yuanjiang asked calmly, “you’re suggesting this dragon soul is not truly Dragon Lord Feng Yi?”
“Of course,” Zhu Yan replied firmly. “If Feng Yi truly perished here, he would harbor deep hatred for these people. How could he be standing with them? Clearly, they’ve used some trick to conjure an illusion to defame me.”
“Bah! This is called redemption! I turned over a new leaf, you idiot!” the dragon soul retorted, wings twitching in outrage.