"Words have a price!"
Huo Dong sneered, "What evidence do you have to prove that the person and I are accomplices? If you have no evidence, then you are slandering me, and I will not be merciful to those who slander me!"
"What, you want to make a move?"
Lu Fan asked coldly, with a chilling glint in his eyes. "Everyone present understands that you are inseparable from this matter. Are you still trying to deny it?"
"Say whatever you want, this matter has nothing to do with me!"
Huo Dong said indifferently, his words sharp and cutting, as if he had never taken Lu Fan and the others seriously.
The people at the Drunken Immortal Tower saw this and said nothing more. Since Huo Dong did not admit it, they could do nothing. Moreover, even if Huo Dong admitted it, they probably wouldn't be able to do anything.
After all, this matter was difficult to explain, and Huo Dong was the young master of the Drunken Immortal Tower, someone they could not afford to offend. All they could do now was to accept it silently.
"To do such a thing is already an act of utmost wickedness, yet you are still so confident!"
Lu Fan sneered, "You truly amaze me!"
"You brat, you speak without evidence and just talk nonsense here. Believe it or not, I'll kick you out of the Drunken Immortal Tower!" Huo Dong suddenly stood up, radiating killing intent.
He was the young master of the Drunken Immortal Tower and possessed absolute authority within the entire Glazed City. He would not tolerate someone like Lu Fan. If he could, he would kill Lu Fan instantly.
"If you truly have that ability, then try it!"
Lu Fan's expression was indifferent. "I'd like to see if you have the capability!"
"You're simply seeking death!"
A cold glint flashed in his eyes, and Huo Dong suddenly looked at Lu Fan, radiating sharp killing intent.
Lu Fan, however, remained unfazed. He harbored great suspicion towards Huo Dong, and if not for the lack of evidence, he would not have wasted his breath here.
"This is the Drunken Immortal Tower, and you are not welcome here!"
Huo Dong said coldly, "Please leave!"
"The Drunken Immortal Tower has already signed an agreement with the Central State Academy. All students participating in the assessment are to reside at the Drunken Immortal Tower. If I remember correctly, that is how it is!" Lu Fan asked coldly.
"So what?"
Huo Dong said coldly, "Don't think you can intimidate me with the Central State Academy. You are just a student participating in the assessment, not an official student of the Central State Academy. Don't you think too highly of yourself?"
Lu Fan let out a cold laugh and did not argue with him. The situation had reached this point, and it was already very clear. It was just that Lu Fan currently lacked evidence. If he rashly fell out with Huo Dong, it would not be a good outcome.
At the same time, throughout the Drunken Immortal Tower, everyone began to distance themselves from Huo Dong. They clearly understood that this matter might have been caused by him, which was why they dared not approach him easily.
After Lu Fan returned to his room, he sat cross-legged. Gui Ying spoke, "Sir, what do you think of this matter?"
"I don't know who that man in black is, but I know for sure that Huo Dong is inextricably linked to him!"
Lu Fan said directly, his eyes filled with a cold glint. "If possible, I would like to test him!"
"It's a pity that Huo Dong is always quibbling, and we have no way to act!"
Gui Ying shook his head, his expression grave. The development of the situation had left them quite helpless.
"If it was indeed Huo Dong's doing, they must have some connection!"
Lu Fan waved his hand. "We just need to wait and see!"
Upon hearing Lu Fan's words, Gui Ying nodded slightly. There were some things he couldn't understand, but there was no need to say more. He would follow Lu Fan's wishes.
When night fell, Huo Dong saw that everyone in the Drunken Immortal Tower had rested. He then left the Drunken Immortal Tower and headed towards the outskirts of Glazed City, moving with extreme speed.
At the same time, Lu Fan and Gui Ying followed. They had been waiting for a long time, naturally going after Huo Dong.
Not long after Lu Fan and Gui Ying left, Hu Xian'er and Hu Yu appeared. Looking at their retreating backs, Hu Yu asked, "Should we follow them?"
"There must be something strange about this matter. Let's go and see!"
Hu Xian'er shrugged her shoulders. "But don't reveal your presence. In Central State, a place where experts are as numerous as the clouds, exposing ourselves too much will only attract others' attention!"
"Eldest Sister, don't worry, I won't be that foolish!" Hu Yu nodded slightly, a smile appearing on his face.
However, at this moment, within a forest outside Glazed City, a figure stood erect. This person was the man in black from earlier.
"Why are you only arriving now!" the man in black asked coldly. "What happened? Why did that situation occur today?"
"Elder Xuan Yue, I wanted to ask you too!"
Huo Dong said coldly, "Today, I led everyone into the killing formation. You were supposed to kill them all. Why did they all return to the Drunken Immortal Tower? Should you give me an explanation?"
"If it weren't for that brat, how could I have failed!" the man in black said coldly. "Why wasn't I informed beforehand that there was such a powerful person in the Drunken Immortal Tower? So I could have been prepared!"
"You're talking about that person named Lu Fan?"
Huo Dong frowned. "So it was really him. He has quite a bit of nerve, but he does have some strength!"
"Now that our transaction has failed, I cannot give you what you want!"
Elder Xuan Yue said directly, "After all, I haven't absorbed their spiritual energy!"
"It's your problem if you didn't absorb it, what does that have to do with me?"
Huo Dong's eyes turned sharp. "Are you saying you want to default on the payment?"
"Young Master Huo, you shouldn't speak so rudely. If the matter had succeeded, I naturally wouldn't be like this. But now that it has failed, shouldn't we reconsider?"
Elder Xuan Yue smiled and said, "Unless you get rid of that brat for me, perhaps I can give you this reward!"
"Get rid of that brat?"
Huo Dong sneered, "Even you couldn't do it, how could I? You are a Saint King!"
"I have a poison here, it's colorless and odorless, but it can kill people. Even a Saint King level expert cannot withstand it after drinking this poison!"
Elder Xuan Yue held a pill in his hand and handed it to Huo Dong.
Huo Dong glanced at the pill and then frowned. "In that case, I'll try. Whether it succeeds or not, it will be up to fate!"
Elder Xuan Yue nodded slightly. "Don't worry, as long as that brat is killed, everything will be easy!"
"With this poison pill of yours, it will naturally be a piece of cake!"
Huo Dong nodded slightly, his expression indifferent.