"Wait, wait, Gui Zhu, let me explain!"
On this side, Mo Ya had only just pulled down the black cloth used to cover his face when Gui Zhu's attack had already arrived.
In desperation, Mo Ya could only rush into battle. Of course, one couldn't truly blame Gui Zhu for being too impulsive.
In reality, when you see a pile of your subordinates dead, and there is only one person at the scene wearing black night-traveling clothes with a special marker left by a Poison Master on them...
Tell me, in the face of such a scene, how many people could still think calmly?
After all, if there was only one thing wrong, it might truly be a coincidence. But in the current situation, was there only one thing wrong?
There were at least three or more, alright!
Facing this situation, could he really have a nice chat with the other party and let them find another opportunity to take him out as well?
That would be truly having a screw loose!
At this moment, for Gui Zhu, the only option was to strike first to gain the advantage. Otherwise, the ending would be suffering a disaster by acting too late. Don't forget, Mo Ya's strength was overall two stars higher than Gui Zhu's.
Even if Gui Zhu could achieve cross-tier combat due to the unique nature of his Poison Dou Qi, that was the limit. The possibility of defeating Mo Ya in a head-on clash was still very low.
Therefore, seizing the initiative was very important for Gui Zhu.
"Ghost Nether Poison Claw!"
Indeed, Gui Zhu had already resorted to using a Dou Technique.
After his attack missed once again, Gui Zhu did not hesitate at all. He extended his right hand and made a grasping motion toward the empty space where Mo Ya was located.
Immediately following that, a poisonous claw emitting a ghostly black light clawed toward Mo Ya's face.
Seeing that his attempts to explain were interrupted time and time again by Gui Zhu, and that the opponent was using lethal moves, Mo Ya finally flared up. Even a clay man has three parts of anger, let alone a dignified Grand General like him!
Did Gui Zhu really think I was afraid of him?
Consequently, along with Gui Zhu using a Dou Technique, Mo Ya also began to use heavy hands.
"Gale Palm!"
While retreating, Mo Ya took the opportunity to strike out a palm toward his front. Instantly, a cyan palm image collided with the poisonous claw glowing with ghostly black light.
"Bang!"
"Rumble!"
The collision of the two Dou Techniques directly caused a massive explosion.
Even the surrounding rock walls were shaved flat across a large section. However, this also signified that the battle between the two sides had completely escalated!
As for the mastermind behind all of this—Xiao Lin—he was currently hiding to the side watching the excitement.
"If only there were a chair and a bag of melon seeds right now."
Looking at the battle between the two Dou Wang not far away, Xiao Lin couldn't help but sigh.
If Mo Ya and Gui Zhu knew that the battle between them was designed by Xiao Lin, and that the other party currently wanted to bring a chair to sit and eat "melons" while watching the show, they would probably risk their lives to settle the score with him.
Unfortunately, all of this had been calculated by Xiao Lin from the very beginning.
Actually, the reason why Xiao Lin previously guessed that the Grand General Mo Ya had colluded with the Chu Yun Empire and betrayed the Jia Ma Empire involved another important reason.
That was, according to his memories after awakening his innate wisdom, he knew that after the plot of Battle Through the Heavens began in the original story, the Yinter Clan actually no longer existed within the Jia Ma Empire.
However, he vaguely remembered that the original story did indeed mention such a clan. If the original story mentioned the Yinter Clan but they did not appear later, then in Xiao Lin's view, there was only one possibility.
That was, after the original story began, the Yinter Clan ceased to exist!
What kind of event would lead to the disappearance of a Dou Wang clan?
Xiao Lin thought it over and over, and the only path was that their treason had been discovered. After reaching such a conclusion, Xiao Lin's guess that Grand General Mo Ya had committed treason appeared perfectly reasonable.
Because Mu Chen did not have God's perspective, he naturally didn't know why Xiao Lin would groundlessly suspect Grand General Mo Ya. But in Xiao Lin's vision, only Grand General Mo Ya committing treason was the best explanation!
Following Xiao Lin's arrangement and what he saw with his own eyes now, his hypothesis was indeed verified. Retracting his focus, Xiao Lin continued to observe the fierce battle between Mo Ya and Gui Zhu in the shadows.
At this moment, both sides had clearly fought until they were truly incensed, and the state of the battle had escalated further.
The consequence of this was that Gui Zhu, a Five-Star Dou Wang, was gradually being suppressed by Mo Ya, a Seven-Star Dou Wang. After all, there was still a two-star difference between the two sides.
Seeing this, Mo Ya, who was slowly calming down once more, wanted to continue explaining to Gui Zhu that everything happening before them had nothing to do with him.
"Gui Zhu, calm down! Your subordinates were not killed by me!"
In a brief gap, Mo Ya shouted loudly.
"Bullshit! If my subordinates weren't killed by you, why would you appear here? Also, you clearly have the marker planted by our Poison Masters on your body. Do you still want to deny it?"
Facing Mo Ya's defense, Gui Zhu directly cursed.
One piece of evidence after another was laid out right before his eyes; did he take him for a fool?
Perhaps feeling that his intelligence had been insulted, Gui Zhu fired another "Ghost Nether Poison Claw" at Mo Ya.
Because he was busy explaining to Gui Zhu, Mo Ya was caught off guard, and this "Ghost Nether Poison Claw" grazed right past his scalp, causing him to break out in a cold sweat.
At this moment, the anger in Mo Ya's heart was such that he truly wished he could beat Gui Zhu to death!
However, logic told him that he and Gui Zhu were very likely being framed by someone.
Although he didn't know who was scheming against them, from the way the person led him here, planted the marker that only Poison Masters possess on him, and finally lured Gui Zhu here...
Following these steps, Mo Ya was certain that he had truly fallen into someone's trap!
Otherwise, this kind of thing could not be explained by coincidence. After all, looking at Gui Zhu's appearance, it was impossible that the other party had made an appointment with him here!
Furthermore, even if Gui Zhu had invited him, what would be the point of killing all his own subordinates?
Did the other party also want to betray the Chu Yun Empire? That was just nonsense.
Therefore, to avoid falling for the "vile scheme" of the person behind the scenes, Mo Ya could only suppress his fury and speak out to explain once again.
"Gui Zhu, although I don't know what methods the person behind the scenes used to plant the special marker that only Poison Masters know on me, I can tell you for certain that the other party must still be nearby!"
"We only need to find him, and the truth will come to light. Moreover, if I haven't guessed wrongly, you should have also received a letter from a mysterious person and then come here, right?"
"Think about it, if that person were me, why would I go through the extra trouble of doing such a thing? Taking a step back, if the person who sent you the letter really had good intentions, why haven't they shown themselves until now?"
"You must calm down; we absolutely cannot be deceived by that fellow!"
While Mo Ya dealt with Gui Zhu's attacks, he rapidly explained.
Surprisingly, as Mo Ya finished his speech, Gui Zhu finally calmed down slightly. After all, since Gui Zhu could become the commanding general of the Chu Yun Empire's forces this time, how could he really be an idiot?
Previously, he was just driven mad with rage by the scene before his eyes. Now, along with Mo Ya's explanation, he truly felt a scent of conspiracy enveloping him.
"Mo Ya, was all of this really not done by you?"
Seeing the other party's explanation was so sincere, the palm that Gui Zhu was originally prepared to strike out paused in mid-air.
Seeing this, Mo Ya was finally delighted in his heart.
As long as Gui Zhu was willing to listen to his explanation, it was fine. However, just as Mo Ya was preparing to speak again and give Gui Zhu a proper explanation of the events, another change occurred.
Unbeknownst to them, a small squad of dozens of people had already gradually approached the battlefield between Mo Ya and Gui Zhu.
"Grand Marshal, we've come to help you! Today, we must definitely keep this fellow Gui Zhu here!"
Along with the appearance of this shout, Mo Ya's expression, which had just begun to show a smile, instantly froze, while Gui Zhu gnashed his teeth as his eyes became bloodshot.