The hall fell silent.
As Chu Ning offered his explanation, Fei Xiao and the others showed a trace of doubt in their eyes.
Did he really smear poison on this box?
They could not be sure. Firstly, because they felt that Chu Ning would not stoop so low as to promise sparing Lu Si's life in front of the public, only to kill him in the end.
Secondly, because they felt that Lu Si might indeed do such a thing. After all, except for the one defeat against Chu Ning, Lu Si mostly presented himself as an invincible powerhouse before the public, not a person of no backbone.
It was simple to find out the truth; they just had to let Chu Ning take out and open the box to check its contents.
However, none of the five, including Fei Xiao, dared to openly question Chu Ning, and those like Lu Sizhong, who noticed something amiss, were even less likely to question him.
Chu Ning turned his gaze toward Fei Xiao and his group. Fei Xiao quickly said, "Daoist Chu, we did not collude with Lu Si."
