"I cannot," Lin Suqing said unflinchingly, "when you are qualified to negotiate, you will naturally know. Telling you now benefits no one."
How could he tell Xi Ye that it was actually because the Heavenly Emperor suspected him of being a calamity, hence he wanted to eliminate him?
Guessing the first sentence, Xi Ye would immediately ask him why the Heavenly Emperor suspected him of being a calamity. However, he feared that even if he explained, Xi Ye wouldn't believe him and would surely press him to prove it.
But... how could he prove it?
If he could not prove it, then Xi Ye wouldn't believe him and might even think he was fabricating another lie.
Seeing Lin Suqing remain silent, Xi Ye's eyebrows knotted in anger, his lips pursed in displeasure. Suddenly, he turned his head and said, "You're beating around the bush, I haven't understood a single thing."
Lin Suqing chuckled and said, "Don't try to coax words out of me, I said I can't tell you now, and I definitely won't."
