Volume 3

159 A Fight Between the Snipe and the Clam (T/n: A phrase in Chinese, yu bang xiang zheng, that describes a third party benefiting from a fight between two others.)

I addressed Jiao S while keeping my eyes on Nie Zun, who remained looking innocent.

“I should be fine… I guess.”

There was a chill in Gaoqin Jiuye’s gaze as he asked, “Nie Zun, can you give us some sort of explanation?”

Nie Zun gave a casual laugh, and he quickly repeated what he previously told me about being taken away by Ta Lai. I then told him about what happened to us when he was missing.

After that, there was nothing but silence in the room.

Gaoqin Jiuye was the first to break the silence.

“You were rather merciless when you went against us previously, so why should we believe you now?” He directed this question at Nie Zun, as if snubbing him.

Nie Zun was his usual, calm self. “You can choose not to believe me.”

Okay, a stalemate again.

I looked at the two of them and thought to myself, When...