Most importantly, as things stood, they had no way of knowing whether this man's words were true or false, or if he was simply trying to fool them. It was completely uncertain.
Tianmang suddenly laughed, looking at the human before him with cold mockery. "I must admit, the lie you fabricated is indeed watertight," he said, smiling, "but we won't believe you. What you need to do now is hand over the jade bed, and then sever the connection between yourself and the puppet. Perhaps then we might choose to believe a thing or two of what you say."
Kuimang nodded in agreement. "Brother Tianmang is entirely right," he said. "If you want us to believe you, you must show some sincerity. Both the jade bed and the puppet must be handed over, and we can guarantee that we will not kill you."
Chapter 998