It's no longer wise to feign unconsciousness now; the enemy intends to make an example by killing him, and he's sure that he would be that example.
But if he didn't pass out, then he would have to say something, which boiled down to two options: either deny everything and claim ignorance, or reveal the conspiracy of the Earl Mansion, pinning all the blame on the people there and the Feng Shui Master who betrayed his sect.
However, before that, he had an urgent issue to deal with: whether this so-called Prince Qi was genuine.
Recalling the moments before the incident, it was very quiet inside the Earl Mansion and he heard no sound of chaos. From Yang Xiao's understanding of these people in the Earl Mansion, once the conspiracy was exposed, these fellows would definitely not surrender without a fight; a fierce battle would be unavoidable.
