"Afterwards, I waited for you two to return from the third challenge on the platforms. But then, the disaster I had been fearful of actually struck!
"Qian Yun and the rest of those cultivators became puppets of that villain Zhao Weiqing. I had to buy some time to ensure that Zhanxian would reach the poor idiots waiting outside the portal. So I acted along with the situation, performing according to their expectations..."
Han Xuhan concluded his story with a weak smile, hiding the victorious glow from his face.
Giving Mu Ran and Xuanyuan Zhou a satisfactory answer was important. But even more important was to amend and advance the relationship he had with these two. Fortifying their trust in his character, his role, and his innocence was Han Xuhan's true goal.
And this new explanation was targeting just that!
