After listening to what Deputy General Zou Li said, Long Yu finally understood that when Huo Yuanbai said there was a problem with Deputy General Zou, he meant there was some problem.
Although he was a deputy general, he was so arrogant in front of General Huo Yuanbai and even cursed at him, which showed that he did not take Huo Yuanbai seriously.
The confidence that Zou Li had in doing this naturally came from his relationship with Zou Xiongliang.
Zou Xiongliang's father is the deputy commander of the imperial guards of Shura Valley. That is to say, even Shu Chan would have to perform a salute or something when she saw Zou Xiongliang's father. You have to know that Shura Valley is the center of the entire Shura County.
And Zou Xiongliang’s grandfather is even more amazing, he was the former prime minister of Shura County!
With such a relationship, even though Lieutenant General Zou Li is only a side branch of the Zou family, he has enough arrogance in the entire Shura County.
"How could Zou Xiongliang, who has such a background, come to the Nightmare Legion and lead the Vulture Squad to mine?"
Long Yu was quite confused about this.
But soon, Huo Yuanbai's next words answered Long Yu's doubts. Facing the angry Zou Li, Huo Yuanbai said calmly: "Deputy General Zou, since you want to use your power to suppress others, then may I ask, what is the ranking of Zou Xiongliang among his father's sons?"
Huo Yuanbai's question made Deputy General Zou Li's tone stagnate, but he still snorted coldly: "He is ranked sixth, so what? Could it be that if he is ranked lower, he is not the biological son of the deputy commander of the Imperial Guards?"
"Then let me ask you again, if Zou Xiongliang is of such status, why did the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard send him to the Nightmare Legion?"
Huo Yuanbai continued to ask calmly.
"Well, then of course we need to let him come here to gain some experience!"
Zou Li said with a bit of lack of confidence.
"Since it is a training, there must be life-threatening dangers. Otherwise, what is the point of training? If someone dies during the training, it can only be attributed to Zou Xiongliang's own incompetence."
Huo Yuanbai spoke eloquently, staring at Deputy General Zou Li, and took a step forward. The aura of the Seventh Divine Ability Realm burst out: "Deputy General Zou, don't you think this is the truth?"
Of course, Zou Li didn't think what Huo Yuanbai said made sense.
But just as he uttered the word "no", Huo Yuanbai immediately interrupted him with a sentence: "Isn't this logic wrong? Where are the other five sons of the deputy commander of the imperial guards now?"
Faced with Huo Yuanbai's questioning, Zou Li had no chance to refute at all. After all, he was a veteran on the battlefield, and Huo Yuanbai's momentum directly overwhelmed Zou Li.
"They are now training in various places, and some have even gone to the imperial city of the Tianqin Dynasty..."
Zou Li answered with a guilty conscience.
"Among the five of them, how many are still alive?"
Huo Yuanbai closed his eyes and let the aura of his body emanate, enveloping Zou Li, but he deliberately didn't even look at him.
"The eldest was killed by a noble son of the royal family in the imperial city of the Tianqin Dynasty... The third was killed while fighting against the martial artists of Guixie County... Only the second, fourth, and fifth are left alive."
As Zou Li spoke, he secretly cursed himself for being so impatient and being completely led by Huo Yuanbai.
But if he didn't agree with Huo Yuanbai, Huo Yuanbai might punish him on the spot. In terms of eloquence, Zou Li and Huo Yuanbai were not on the same level at all.
"Then let me ask you again, the deputy commander of the Imperial Guards had his eldest and third sons killed. Did the deputy commander avenge his sons?"
Huo Yuanbai opened his eyes slightly and asked.
When Zou Li heard this, he immediately felt that the situation seemed not good, but he didn't know what was wrong, so he had to bite the bullet and said, "No revenge."
The eldest son of the deputy commander of the Imperial Guards was killed by a royal nobleman of the Tianqin Dynasty. Not to mention the deputy commander of the Imperial Guards, even Prince Shura would have to think twice if he wanted to take revenge and consider whether he could bear the consequences!
His third son was killed by the martial artists from Guixie County when they were fighting against them.
Guixie County has always been the archenemy of Shura County. If revenge was possible, the deputy commander of the Imperial Guards would have done it long ago. Why would he wait until now
"Since there is no revenge, that's it."
Huo Yuanbai raised his lips slightly and said, "Now, his son Zou Xiongliang, who has the worst talent, died when he came to the Demon Nightmare Corps for training. This shows that he is totally vulnerable. This is really a disgrace to the deputy commander of the Imperial Guards!"
When Zou Li heard this, his face turned pale and blue, looking extremely ugly.
"General Huo, however, Zou Xiongliang was killed by a traitor. That person actually killed someone just to snatch the Qingling Diamond. It is really outrageous!"
After Zou Li said this, he seemed to have found his own reason and instantly gained some confidence.
However, these confidences were quickly shattered by Huo Yuanbai's next words, and Huo Yuanbai was almost accused of some crime.
Huo Yuanbai narrowed his eyes and said slowly, "According to you, if an outsider kills the son of the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard, he doesn't need to bear any responsibility. But if our own people in Shura County do it, we will be punished? What's the logic? With such a powerful enemy like Guixie County at hand, Deputy General Zou, you are still thinking about internal fighting. You really have no sense of responsibility as the deputy general of the Demon Nightmare Legion!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the warriors from the surrounding Demon Nightmare Legion looked at Zou Li with extremely unfriendly eyes.
In the entire Demon Nightmare Legion, Zou Li is the deputy general, but in fact, he has very few confidants. Most of the hundreds of thousands of martial artists in the entire Demon Nightmare Legion are Huo Yuanbai's men.
Today's words will soon spread, and this Deputy General Zou Li will become a traitor in the eyes of many martial artists. After all, as the deputy general of the Demon Nightmare Legion, Zou Li did not deal with the people of Guixie County, but even wanted to deal with his own people. It was really hateful.
As a result, Lieutenant General Zou Li's influence in the Demon Nightmare Legion was further weakened. Although he was called a deputy general, in fact, he could not command other martial artists at all.
What's more, Zou Li has always relied on his family's power to show off his strength in the Demon Nightmare Legion. He even showed little respect to General Huo Yuanbai, which had already planted the seeds of disgust in the hearts of many martial artists.
Huo Yuanbai's words made Zou Li not know how to refute and he froze on the spot.
"You are very good."
Zou Li looked at the martial artists around him pointing and talking, and he knew that if he continued talking, his reputation would be further ruined, and that would not be worth it.
He took a deep look at Huo Yuanbai, a sinister look in his eyes: "In that case, I am rude, General Huo, I will take my leave!"
After saying this, Zou Li turned around and wanted to take his people away.
"Wait, that one stays."
Huo Yuanbai was unyielding. He narrowed his eyes and pointed at the remaining ninth member of the Vulture Squad.
This frightened the skinny martial artist Lao Jiu. What did Huo Yuanbai want to do by leaving him alone
Zou Li was very clear about Huo Yuanbai's purpose of keeping Old Nine, but he had no reason to stop him, so he could only let go. Soon, Old Nine was coerced by the two martial artists to stay in Huo Yuanbai's camp.
"Don't be nervous, just come to me."
Huo Yuanbai smiled faintly at Old Nine and waved.
"General Huo."
Lao Jiu felt a little uneasy when he met Deputy General Zou Li. After all, he was going to report a death, and Zou Xiongliang's death was not good news.
Although he didn't need to be afraid of anything when he saw Huo Yuanbai now, he felt even more frightened when he thought of a certain possibility.
What if Huo Yuanbai wanted him to tell the truth about what happened at that time in order to resolve the death of Zou Xiongliang, what should he do
Of course, Old Nine knew the truth. It must be Deng Yuan who couldn't help but try to snatch the Qingling Diamond from that boy. But if the truth was revealed, even if the deputy commander of the imperial guards came in person to avenge his son, he would have no reason to do so.
In this way, he, Lao Jiu, will become a thorn in the eyes of Zou Li, the deputy commander of the Imperial Guards!
After all, he was the only survivor of the Vulture Squad, so he was the most qualified to speak and his words carried the most weight.
Lao Jiu followed closely in front of Huo Yuanbai, lowered his head, and was a little hesitant to look at him.
"Everyone calls you Lao Jiu, right?"
Huo Yuanbai smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "I asked you to stay only to ask you to tell the truth about Zou Xiongliang's death. Don't be nervous. No matter what you say, I won't blame you."
He actually asked Lao Jiu this question in person!
This made Lao Jiu even more at a loss. If he said in public that all this was Zou Xiongliang's own fault, wouldn't he offend Zou Li and the deputy commander of the Imperial Guards
And if he insisted on standing on the side of Deputy General Zou Li, would Huo Yuanbai turn against him on the spot
After all, if compared, Zou Li is definitely not Huo Yuanbai's opponent, and Huo Yuanbai's status in the entire Shura County is no worse than that of the deputy commander of the Shura Valley's imperial guards!
Facing Huo Yuanbai, Lao Jiu didn't have the courage to lie.
"Why don't you speak?"
Huo Yuanbai looked at the nervous Lao Jiu, his eyes gleaming with a sharp light, and said directly: "Just tell me the truth. I won't blame you no matter what. If you are worried about offending someone because of this... I, Huo Yuanbai, can give you a guarantee that you will not be targeted by those people. How about it?"
Huo Yuanbai's guarantee is probably well-known throughout the entire Shura County.
This old general is the backbone of Shura County who has been fighting against the martial artists of Guixie County for decades. What he says is always as good as gold!
After hearing this, Lao Jiu did not hesitate at all and told everyone what happened at that time.
"I don't remember much about what happened earlier, but I followed Boss Zou into the mine after he sensed the aura of the Azure Diamond, but I didn't see Deng Yuan and the other five... Then, Boss Zou told us to just go ahead and kill that mountain ghost, little brother Mountain Ghost."
Lao Jiu said, "I didn't expect that little Shan Gui was much stronger than the Human Tribulation Realm. Even Boss Zou from the Tianhua Realm was killed by him in a few moves... I took advantage of the chaos to escape."
"In other words, it was Zou Xiongliang who took the initiative to kill the mountain ghost, right?"
Huo Yuanbai narrowed his eyes and asked.
"good."
Lao Jiu thought for a moment and said through gritted teeth.