然而，叶尘並没有立刻点头答应。他心中的一个疙瘩必须解开，这关係到他对这条坑狗还能保留多少信任。
他缓缓从空中落下，保持著警惕的距离，目光灼灼地盯著大黑狗：
“精血的事，可以商量。但在这之前，死狗，你必须给我一个解释。”叶尘的声音沉了下来，“我被困在天青妖族那里，前前后后加起来得有个把月了。以你对能域的精通，还有你那神出鬼没的本事，我不信你破解不了那里的布置。可你为什么迟迟没有露面，更没有想办法救我出去？你当时，到底打的什么算盘？”
大黑狗闻言，咧了咧嘴，露出一口白牙，表情痛心疾首。
“汪！你妹的叶尘，真是好心当做驴肝肺！本皇那是害你吗？我那是在成全你！你自己摸著良心说，那一个月里，你是不是在天青妖族，特別是那小女妖精的帮助下，成功融合了妖帝心臟？是不是藉此机会点燃了神火，修为大进？还白得了人家不少好处吧？”
“这种千载难逢的大机缘，本皇要是早早跳出来把你捞走，岂不是坏了你的好事？我那是躲在暗处，深藏功与名，默默守护，等待你神功大成啊！懂不懂？”
大黑狗越说越起劲，唾沫星子横飞。
“其实本皇一直都在！就在那片桃林外围的能域节点之间穿梭，暗中观察，默默守护著你！你想想，那天青妖族的阵法虽然有点门道，但又怎能完全瞒过本皇的法眼？我那是將计就计，一方面看看他们到底意欲何为，另一方面也是为了在关键时刻，能一举掌控全局，救你於水火！本皇的良苦用心，天地可鑑啊！”
“后来那天狐族的娘们儿突然杀到，確实打乱了本皇的布置，场面一下子复杂了。但你看，本皇是不是在最关键的时候，动用了压箱底的帝兵，把你从圣刀底下捞出来了？为了你，本皇可是煞费苦心，连帝兵都暴露了，冒了多大的风险！你非但不知感恩，竟然还以小人之心，度本皇之腹，质疑本皇的狗品……不对，是品格！叶尘啊叶尘，你这个人的人品有大问题，我劝你善良……”
“啊——呸！”
叶尘听著这番天乱坠、自吹自擂的说辞，只觉得一阵反胃，连半个字都懒得信。这死狗，黑的都能说成白的。它若真的一直在暗中守护，就算不直接传音，也至少该留下些標记或暗示，让自己心里有个底。
可那段被软禁的日子里，他没感受到对方一丝一毫的存在痕跡。
“收起你这套鬼话。”叶尘的声音冷了下来，“別拿我当三岁小孩耍。最后一次机会，说实话。否则，你我从此各走各路，你去找你的神晶矿，我走我的独木桥，一拍两散！”
大黑狗訕訕地笑了笑，爪子刨了刨地上的黑色泥土，眼神飘忽：“咳……这个……其实吧，中间……本皇確实是离开了一小会儿。但这是有原因的，完全是为了大局著想！”
“你看啊，催动帝兵哪是那么容易的事？本皇之前受伤未愈，元气大损，要强行催动那龙帝壶盖，非得找些稀有的天材地宝来恢復元气不可。我那是爭分夺秒，去给你找救兵的本钱去了！一切都是为了最后能成功救你出来！你想想，要是我状態不佳，帝兵催动到一半后继无力，那咱俩不都得玩完？”
听著这漏洞百出的解释，叶尘脸上只剩下浓浓的鄙夷。一小会儿？骗鬼呢！以他对这条坑狗的“了解”，这所谓的“一小会儿”，恐怕至少是半个月，甚至更久。说不定这廝就是在外头逍遥去了，直到感应到桃林方向爆发大战，才匆匆忙忙赶回来，正好撞上最后关头。
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