"Whether it's important or not, you have to say it to know."
Kong Ling smiled faintly. Although the outcome was decided, he still wanted to hear it.
This was how he made Po Xiao work extremely hard, yet gain no credit, and then witness the anger and helplessness in their eyes.
Only then could he vent the anger in his heart.
"Since that's the case, let's talk about it one by one."
Ye Cang Tian glanced at Kong Ling, smiled, and shrugged. Then his gaze fell upon Gu Hai beside him, his lips curling slightly as he said, "You claim you wiped out the Bellock Squad. How did you obtain their intelligence?"
This...
At this question, Gu Hai was instantly stunned.
After the Bellock Squad was annihilated, they had rushed to the tomb. As for everything that happened before, he himself was unclear!
Furthermore, he hadn't expected Po Xiao to ask this question, so he hadn't prepared at all!
Now, if he fabricated something on the spot, he wouldn't have the ability to do so!
If there were even the slightest doubt, wouldn't the truth and falsehood be immediately apparent?
Thinking this, Gu Hai gritted his teeth and, mustering his courage, said, "The intelligence on the Bellock Squad was discovered by Xuan Si Qi, who then handed it to me and Xue He."
His thinking was simple. Since the other party dared not find Xuan Si Qi to confront him, they could just push everything onto Xuan Si Qi.
"Wrong! Let me tell you, from beginning to end, Xuan Si Qi's branch was not involved in the battle concerning the Bellock Squad!"
"It was because the Nan Yan Sect feigned allegiance to the Dark Association, luring Lan Yue to collect supplies. Later, the matter was exposed, ultimately implicating the Bellock Squad!"
"Lord Xing Yuan also knows about this matter. Do you dare to confront Lord Xing Yuan!"
Ye Cang Tian looked at Gu Hai with disdain, recounted the general events, and then cast a challenging glance at Gu Hai.
He had reported these matters to Xing Yuan, otherwise, he truly wouldn't have had evidence today.
"This..."
Upon mentioning Xing Yuan, Kong Ling's expression changed.
Xing Yuan was, after all, a Heavenly-level expert and had once controlled the Dark Association. Kong Ling regarded him as a rival.
Although Kong Ling had returned triumphantly and seized power, he still attached great importance to Xing Yuan, and he had to give Xing Yuan face.
He couldn't genuinely fall out with Xing Yuan over such a trivial matter; it was clearly not worth the loss.
On the other side, Gu Hai's expression also turned grim. One was Xuan Si Qi, and the other was Xing Yuan. Whose words carried more weight was obvious!
Moreover, Kong Ling had already invited Xing Yuan to come, and it was likely he was on his way, arriving in a couple of days. By then, how would he dare to confront him!
Thinking this, Gu Hai gritted his teeth and said, "Lord Kong Ling, I'm not too clear about the specifics of this matter. It was all handled by Xue He!"
Gu Hai directly shifted the blame onto the deceased Xue He.
He stated that Po Xiao had likely already cleared out the Guang Ming Squad before Xue He and Xuan Si Qi arrived.
Since Xue He and Xuan Si Qi hadn't discovered Po Xiao, they had only seen a ground full of corpses, so they decided to keep the credit for themselves.
As Gu Hai's voice fell, everyone present, including Hong Mo and Zi Long, looked at him with disdain.
They could see the right and wrong at a glance. It was clear that Gu Hai was fabricating stories for credit and pushing all the blame onto a dead person.
It was utterly shameless!
"This pig!"
From the main seat, Kong Ling was also grinding his teeth in anger!
Even if Gu Hai had nothing to say, couldn't he have found a more reasonable explanation?
Though furious, Kong Ling couldn't say much in front of everyone.
He glanced at Ye Cang Tian and continued, "Po Xiao, continue with the other matters!"
Hearing this, Ye Cang Tian's face showed a faint smile, which indicated that Kong Ling had tacitly acknowledged that he had annihilated the Bellock Squad.
Then, his gaze fell upon Gu Hai again, and he said indifferently, "Next is the Kusi Squad. How did you obtain the intelligence on the Kusi Squad?"
"I..."
"I got the news from Xuan Si Jiu!"
Gu Hai's momentum had been suppressed. Upon hearing this question again, he could only bring out Xuan Si Jiu.
However, even so, he had no confidence, unsure of what words the other party would use to deal with him!
"Heh heh, is that so?"
"Then I'm very curious. You were tricked by the Kusi Squad back then, chasing after a few small fries across the river, so how did you annihilate the Guang Ming Hall Squad?"
Ye Cang Tian said with a playful smile, his tone light.
This...
At this question, Gu Hai's face instantly turned red. He wished he could sink into the ground when such a shameful matter was exposed.
Thinking this, he glared at Po Xiao with gritted teeth and said fiercely, "Although I crossed the river, Xue He was still there. It was Xue He who obtained the information from Xuan Si Jiu and annihilated the Kusi Squad!"
"Xue He? Laughable!"
"Xue He never went to the branch in Dongjiang City. When Xuan Si Jiu saw him, he was already a corpse!"
Ye Cang Tian chuckled disdainfully.
Hearing this, Gu Hai was immediately speechless.
In fact, he didn't know if Xue He had gone to that branch. He had already crossed the river at that time. When he returned, he saw Xue He's corpse.
And without experiencing something, he truly couldn't fill in the details and fabricate lies.
On the other side, Kong Ling, from the main seat, had a sharp gaze. From the contemptuous look when Po Xiao mentioned Xue He, he was quite displeased.
His intuition told him that Xue He's death might truly be related to Po Xiao.
After all, Xue He was still investigating Po Xiao before he died.
Thinking this, he said gloomily, "Po Xiao, then tell me, how did you annihilate the Kusi Squad?"
Ye Cang Tian slowly replied, "Earlier, the Xue family and the Shadow Tower in Dongjiang City attacked the branch. They had colluded with the Kusi Squad. I obtained the news only after I annihilated them."
Pausing for a moment, Ye Cang Tian continued, "Regarding the actions of the two families, Gu Hai was also in Dongjiang City at that time, but he didn't handle it!"
"Gu Hai, is this true?"
Upon hearing this, Kong Ling's gaze immediately fell upon Gu Hai, becoming exceptionally sharp.
"Yes, yes..."
"I originally intended to destroy the Xue family and the Shadow Tower, but I suddenly received news..."
Feeling Kong Ling's gaze, cold sweat began to trickle down Gu Hai's forehead.
He knew that Kong Ling harbored extreme hatred for these rogue forces.
Let alone these forces attacking the branch, even without attacking, Kong Ling had almost zero tolerance.
And his failure to eliminate the two forces would definitely incur Kong Ling's extreme displeasure.
As expected, before he could finish explaining, Kong Ling waved his hand, and a tyrannical surge of spiritual energy erupted from his body, directly blasting Gu Hai away!
Kong Ling was truly furious!
Not only was Gu Hai tricked by Kusi, but he also ignored rebellious forces, which could be considered collusion with both sides!
From another perspective, if Gu Hai had eliminated these rebellious forces, wouldn't Po Xiao have been able to snatch the credit?
So, in the end, it was all Gu Hai's incompetence. He truly couldn't stand it anymore!
On the other side, looking at the trace of blood at the corner of Gu Hai's mouth, Ye Cang Tian revealed a faint smile.
But just then, Gu Hai wiped away the blood and quickly said, "Lord Kong Ling, I still have something to say! As far as I know, the Xue family and the Shadow Tower have joined the Anti-Dark Alliance!"
Gu Hai's meaning was simple!
Since the Shadow Tower and the Xue family had joined the Anti-Dark Alliance, then Po Xiao's claim of annihilating both of them was not credible!
And Po Xiao's statement about obtaining intelligence from the two families was also problematic!
Could it be that Po Xiao had some connection with the Anti-Dark Alliance?
Upon hearing this, Kong Ling immediately understood Gu Hai's intention, and his gaze once again fell upon Po Xiao, saying, "Do you have an explanation for this matter?"
"Yes."
Ye Cang Tian nodded and said, "After I annihilated the Xue family and the Shadow Tower, their remnants contacted the Anti-Dark Alliance and joined it.
When the subordinate learned of this, I pursued the Anti-Dark Alliance with all my might, but they still managed to escape Dongjiang City!"
Uh...
Listening to Po Xiao's explanation, Gu Hai's mouth twitched instantly.
From a logical standpoint, everything made sense.
After all, the overall strength of the Anti-Dark Alliance at that time was not comparable to the Xue family and the Shadow Tower, so the Xue family and the Shadow Tower did not take the Anti-Dark Alliance seriously.
However, after both sides were annihilated, the stragglers naturally needed to seek new protection, and joining the Anti-Dark Alliance was normal.
Thinking this, and given that he was not in Dongjiang City at the time, he was utterly at a loss for words to refute.