Chapter 599

Her explanation was straightforward and direct, leaving no room for fault. The few of them were merely entrusted with a task and had carried it out to the best of their ability; everything that needed to be done was done, and they had even parted with a Soul-Nourishing Pearl in the process. As for the fact that Yao Bin had ultimately been reduced to ashes, it was not caused by their single investigation, but by the Yao family's own resident protective spiritual plant—this blame was not theirs to shoulder. Most importantly, although someone had come from their backer, the Kong family, that person was currently struggling to protect themselves and lacked the qualification to negotiate with them. As for the rest, it would depend on how the Yao family chose to handle it; the two of them represented only themselves and would not interfere in family affairs.