Chapter 440: Listen to My Justification

Five sharp gazes immediately fell upon Xu Xiaoshou.

Almost everyone except Fu Zhi and Qiu Xuan had faces filled with doubt.

Yet, despite the pervasive doubt, Xu Xiaoshou, as the one directly involved, still held the right to speak.

When he spoke, everyone had to listen.

"Here's what happened..."

Xu Xiaoshou quickly sorted out the new story in his mind and spoke smoothly:

"Because the Zhang family and I had a feud, back at Tiansang Spirit Palace, that Zhang Xinxiong guy constantly targeted me, trying to kill me. Out of desperation, I chose to defend myself and fight back."

"There's an old saying that always holds some truth: when the young ones fall, the elders emerge."

"Not long after I left the Spirit Palace, I encountered a Throne-level assassin."

At this point, he looked at Qiu Xuan and Liu Jing.

"You two should know that before the City Lord's Mansion was struck by the giant axe from the sky that day, not far from the Pill Tower, there was an incident involving a Throne-level battle."

"I'm not wrong, am I?"

The Yin-Yang Protectors exchanged glances and nodded.

In truth, they still hadn't completely figured out what that Throne battle was truly about.

The only thing they were sure of was that anyone daring to make a move in Tiansang City must be punished.

But in the end, the companion the scruffy uncle summoned was too terrifying; they directly split the City Lord's Mansion's protective formation in two with an axe.

This, in turn, led to today's still imperfectly repaired protective formation being shattered by Xu Xiaoshou's explosive attack, which didn't even reach the Severed Path level.

"So, what about that day's incident?" Liu Jing asked.

If she remembered correctly, that day, Xu Xiaoshou had been unconscious in a sack behind the scruffy uncle.

Could this matter truly be related to him?

"To be frank with you all." Xu Xiaoshou sighed, saying, "That Throne assassin that day, named Red Dog, was sent by Zhang Taiying to kill me."

"A Throne tried to kill you?" Qiu Xuan was shocked. "A Throne tried to kill you? How did you survive?"

Xu Xiaoshou glanced at him, calmly spreading his hands as if to say, 'Hold on a moment.'

"Isn't Zhang Taiying dead now, too?"

This rhetorical question instantly rendered everyone speechless.

Qiu Xuan felt his face twitch. Looking at this young man, who was only at the peak of Yuan Court, he wanted nothing more than to call him boastful and then slap him.

Yet, it was the truth, and at that moment, he truly had nothing to say.

Shouye frowned.

Others might not see it, but Shouye, having transitioned from "White Garment" to "Red Garment," vaguely perceived that Xu Xiaoshou's manner of speaking seemed to be hinting at something.

This guy seemed calm.

But every word he uttered was subtly establishing his dominance over the narrative.

If anyone tried to interfere, he'd immediately strike back with a single phrase.

Not only was it logically sound, but it also subconsciously planted the suggestion that "Zhang Taiying, like Red Dog, also wanted to kill me, Xu Xiaoshou."

"A coincidence...?" Shouye was startled.

This kid is too mature, excessively so.

Could a young man his age have learned such interrogation techniques?

Or was everything he said the truth?

Xu Xiaoshou's 'Perception' was carefully observing Shouye's expression.

Seeing a string of "Suspicion Received" in the information bar, he could tell his way of speaking was effective.

Apart from Fu Zhi and Shouye, he genuinely wasn't afraid of anyone else present.

As for those two, what he cared about more was their approach to handling matters.

With their seasoned experience, if he were to lie from the start,