"Of course not," Ji Xiaoxiang quickly began gesturing emphatically as he explained:
"When we first entered the Secret Realm, your brother noticed something was off with Zhou Yaxuan's emotions. He even looked to me several times for my opinion with his eyes. I certainly noticed too that Zhou Yaxuan's rationality had been eroding quickly from the beginning. But we also feared provoking him, so we could only quietly observe and look for a chance to deal with it later."
"But who could have known Zhou Yaxuan would deteriorate so fast? He couldn't even handle a few sentences during a meeting, and the appearance of the monkeys only showed signs of him breaking down. That's why your brother chose to calm him down first instead of joining us in the fight, believing that Zhou Yaxuan's condition was far more dangerous than the monkeys."
