Wesley did not bother with them. Instead, he stared fixedly at James. “Are you doing this on purpose?”

James raised an eyebrow. “About what?”

Wesley’s voice turned cold. “You’re intentionally causing a rift between me and Emperor Qadeer. You’ve trapped me with no way out.”

“I swear I’m not.” James shrugged. “You’re the one who told me not to act within the Three Treasures Formation. You wanted to handle it, and now it’s turned into me plotting against you?”

“That’s your cunning.” Wesley brea