Once again, all eyes were on Tie Liu . "I have heard about the manic poison but never seen it . Moreover, there are not many mussels that have acquired the human form . How will I know that it is not its usual form for battle?" Tie Liu answered carefully .

Gu Xijiu responded scornfully, "If you are an expert, you should at least have some doubts the moment you see the signs . You should have tested to see if the mussel was really poisoned . Did you do so?"

"I had not thought of that . " Tie Liu was obviously giving a lame excuse .

"You have not? As one of the Great Guardians of the Emperor Immortal, you have to be careful and meticulous . You should not be so reckless . After the capture, you did not perform any test on it despite knowing that something was not right . You should have investigated its whereabouts, but you did not . Instead, you put it into the stupid bottle gourd and tortured it ruthlessly . You forced it to admit that it was acting under its master's command . Obviously, you were trying to blame me . I believe that I have never done anything wrong to you, so why did you do that? It seems like you are the one being instigated!"

Tie Liu was at a loss for words . He could not find a valid argument at the moment .

The other men were astonished, too . Tie Zheng coughed as he spoke, "About that, I admit that it is our mistake . However, where is your evidence to prove that the mussel is not the prime criminal of the case?"

"I can be the proof . " A man interfered . It was Long Siye . He took a turn and emerged from behind the tree . "The mussel, along with its master, have been staying in my residence for the past two weeks . The mussel only left three days ago . "

The four Great Guardians were shocked . The missing case of the majestic beings had been around for two weeks now . Therefore, according to Long Siye's explanation, the mussel was indeed innocent .

Four of them looked at one another helplessly . Tie Liu then continued to defend the team . "The mussel is not the prime criminal of the case, but it not entirely innocent . After all, it killed three Senior Immortals and their three majestic beings . "

Before he could finish his sentence, a shadow flashed before his eyes all of a sudden . There was a hard slap on his face .

He rose abruptly and attempted a swing at the shadow figure, intuitively . The shadow avoided his strike and teased him, "How dare you hit me!"

Tie Liu's face was still burning with pain due to the sudden strike . His cheeks were bruised, and his nose had turned purple . "You started it first! I am only defending myself!" He was enraged .

"Yes, the same goes to the three Senior Immortals . Wasn't the mussel allowed to defend itself when they attacked it?" Gu Xijiu answered him with an icy tone .

Tie Liu was at a loss for words, again .

Tie Zheng spoke up for him, "Now that we know that the mussel is not the prime suspect, it is indeed our mistake for taking it in . Hereby, I would like to apologize to you . Can we let the incident pa.s.s?"

Gu Xijiu did not seem to accept his apology . "Do you really think that an apology is enough for the torments that you have put my majestic being through? Do you think that I am a fool?"

"What do you want, then?"

Gu Xijiu flickered her fingers nonchalantly . "Let Tie Liu undergo the same torments . "

Tie Liu's jaw dropped in disbelief . Tie Zheng continued, "Why do you have to argue a point to death, even when I have apologized? The mussel is only a majestic being . How can you compare it with a man?"

"In my eyes, it is even n.o.bler than any of you . I do care for my majestic being . If it is wronged in any way, I will definitely claim justice for all the suffering that it has been through . "