Ye Qiu looked at Xu Jiao in surprise as she spoke.
Although most of what Xu Jiao said was true, it was indeed he who was provoked first, but the decision to kill Liu Meng was made to help Liu Jie.
His intention was to first eliminate the support around Xu Batian, forcing him to rely solely on Liu Jie.
Moreover, Ye Qiu was quite sure at the time that there was no interaction between Liu Meng and Xu Jiao, and Liu Meng probably hadn't even seen Xu Jiao.
Therefore, at this moment, Xu Jiao's words were clearly to absolve him, stirring a myriad of thoughts within Ye Qiu, and he felt an inexplicable touch of emotion.
At the same time, it made him even more conflicted as he looked at Xu Batian, who fell silent after Xu Jiao finished speaking, whispering to himself, "What should I do?"
Xu Batian indeed fell into silence at this moment, but he had no intention of killing Ye Qiu in his heart.
Liu Meng, though his right-hand man and confidant who helped him in his conquests,
