Inn, Shi Chun couldn't escape the appointment for a discussion.

The conversation was about the events at the West Pole arena. When Shi Chun learned the identity of the interrogator, he was surprised, not expecting that a competition would attract such people.

He had heard of the people from Stargazing Pavilion during his time in the Land of Exile and knew what they did—they were said to be the Empress's hounds.

As long as it wasn't about the Demon Path, Shi Chun had nothing to fear.

The interrogators didn't ask much else. They weren't interested in the competition for the Extreme Crystal; they only wanted to know if Shi Chun knew who had struck him down during his fight with Mulan Qingqing.

First, Shi Chun genuinely didn't know who had struck. Secondly, he had been warned by a hidden expert, so he stubbornly denied knowing.

It wasn't for any other reason; if the Stargazing Pavilion had shown the power to rip through the void, he might have honestly confessed.

He didn't even clearly see how the person had made their move, yet they were asking about the direction of the strike—the gap was too big, how could he open up with the truth?

He would definitely stand with the powerful, otherwise who knows how he would die.

The interrogation didn't last long and was soon paused, as suddenly, thousands of armored soldiers appeared outside the inn at Wukang Mountain, the royal forces had arrived.

Their arrival wasn't gentle; they directly surrounded and stormed into the inn.

"Stop!"

Several men in black at the gateway immediately shouted to stop them.

Swish swish, swords flashed, directly placed on the necks of the men in black, forcing them open.

Among the men in black who rushed out of the inn, one took out a Xuanji Token, but before he could show it, the backside of a sword smashed it from his wrist, and a kick sent the Xuanji Token flying into the forest outside the walls—unseen, unnoticed.

The noise of mutual scolding was so loud that even Shi Chun, who was sitting inside undergoing interrogation, heard it. Then, the door was kicked open, and a group of armored soldiers rushed in.

Faced with the threat of swords, the interrogator slammed the table and stood up, pointing at the soldiers and shouting, "What are you trying to do?"

The leading officer scanned Shi Chun, who looked completely bewildered, and asked, "Shi Chun?"

Shi Chun alertly stood up, "That is indeed me."

The leading officer then replied to the interrogator, "At the Sky Rain Meteor Conference, we suspect this boy of cheating."

He turned back to his subordinates and shouted, "Take him away!"

Cheating? Screw you! Shi Chun was instantly infuriated. Competing with one's own skills— how could there be cheating? He immediately yelled out, "I'm innocent, I didn't cheat..."

The armored soldiers did not listen to his plea and quickly escorted him away.

Once they reached the courtyard, he realized that Wu Jinliang, Xiang Laner, Bian Weiying, Yin Huixing, and Elder Ke, among others from Wukang Mountain, were almost all being escorted out, only Bian Jixiong was not seen.

Bian Jixiong was still in the best room of the inn, the door tightly closed, guarded by a man and a woman in black, both quite handsome.

A general with a group of soldiers hurried over and was about to smash the door when the female in black said with a smile, "If you knew who was inside, you'd better not break in. You know what the consequences would be, but if you don't know, feel free to break in and find out."

The general hesitated with his fist raised.

The man in black calmly and politely said, "Please wait a moment."

The general, with a tense face, lowered his hand.

Just then, the door silently opened and a tall middle-aged man with fair skin and a refined appearance, dressed in a blue shirt, appeared looking quite genteel.

With the man in the blue shirt's appearance, the general twitched his mouth and quickly stepped aside; the accompanying soldiers, though unclear of the situation, followed suit.

The man in the blue shirt stepped out the door, calmly and composed, and the guarding man and woman followed him left and right.

Bian Jixiong, who came out afterward, was not as fortunate. He was directly taken away.

In the courtyard, the man in the blue shirt scanned the crowd, his gaze directly locking onto Shi Chun, staring at him for a while, making Shi Chun extremely uncomfortable.

Just before getting into the carriage, the man in the blue shirt suddenly halted to ask, "Wasn't the 'Xuanji Token' shown?"

One of the men in black immediately came forward and took the blame, "It was shown, but they pretended not to see and intentionally knocked it away."

The man in the blue shirt uttered "Oh?" and asked, "Who did it?"

The man in black looked around the scene, then raised his hand and pointed at one of the leading armored soldiers, "Him!"

The man in the blue shirt turned his head, his cold gaze fixed on that person.

The moment their eyes met, that soldier's neck suddenly sprayed blood—a Silver Radiance Knight appeared abruptly and severed his neck with one stroke, startling everyone.

With the head falling to the ground and before anyone could react, the Silver Radiance Knight disappeared in an instant.

The scene was filled with shock, yet no one dared to make a move; with the appearance of the Silver Radiance Knight, it was clear who the man in the blue shirt was.

Shi Chun's eyebrows twitched. He did not know who the man in the blue shirt was, but he knew the origins of the sects the man came from.

Frightened, he instinctively activated his superpower in his right eye, wary of being assassinated.

Before boarding the carriage, the man in the blue shirt glanced seemingly inadvertently at Shi Chun.

Shi Chun's heart raced, vaguely realizing that the man had also intended to show his capability of killing.

What astounded him more was that the man in the blue shirt just left with his men in black, having killed someone from the Royal Court, and the forces from the Royal Court did not dare block them and just let them go.

Wukang Mountain group was also taken away, not knowing where they were being taken to, only that they were brought into a military camp.

They were given a courtyard to temporarily reside in; they were free to move around as long as they didn't run out.

Shi Chun was waiting to be questioned about his cheating, his well-prepared explanations remained unused since no one came to question him. It seemed like the people here had forgotten why they had captured him.

Meanwhile, Bian Jixiong also gathered some people for a talk.

"Sect Master, the Su Yuan Sect's Mulan Qingqing has a fiancé named Wang Sheng, who is a disciple from Youxia Mountain in Xuan State. You all know this, don't you?"

Bian Jixiong's opening remarks stunned both elders and Shi Chun and those who were in the know.

Shi Chun bent his waist and once again honestly admitted, "Sect Master, there is no person named Wang Sheng in Youxia Mountain; that was fabricated by the disciple."

Bian Jixiong asserted, "No, there is indeed a person named Wang Sheng in Youxia Mountain, he's an outer disciple of Youxia Mountain."

Wu Jinliang was amused on the spot and chuckled, "No way, is it really such a coincidence?"

Bian Jixiong continued, "He is indeed Mulan Qingqing's fiancé, but Mulan Qingqing has never met him and doesn't know what he looks like. After Shi Chun learned this insider information, he used it to deceive Mulan Qingqing during the Sky Rain Meteor Conference."

While everyone listened with skepticism, he added indisputably, "From now on, no matter who asks, you must all say the same thing. This is the truth, this is the fact. You must never change your statement, or you will surely die a miserable death, understand?"

Everyone was not foolish and quickly realized something.

Shi Chun asked, "Sect Master, then who is the man in the green shirt?"

Bian Jixiong replied, "Don't ask anymore. Knowing less is good for you."

Shi Chun secretly sneered.

Inside another military camp in the royal capital, Xuan State's Domain Master, Chi Rang, who was furious, finally met people from Bilan Sect and other eleven sects.

These people from the eleven sects were also the ones he had forcibly retrieved from Stargazing Pavilion with a team from the Royal Court.

It was hard not to be furious. The Extreme Crystals from the Xuan State troops had been stolen. As the majestic Domain Master, he certainly needed to ask his own people about what happened. After much inquiry, he only got superficial details and knew only roughly what had happened but found no one who truly knew the inside story.

An unexpected fiancé also emerged. When had Shi Chun become Mulan Qingqing's fiancé?

The people from the Su Yuan Sect had also vanished.

When he finally found some sects that might know the inside story, he discovered that these sect people had also disappeared. He then realized something was wrong and immediately sought help from the specialized forces of the Royal Court, only then discovering that Stargazing Pavilion had acted too hastily.

That was why he mobilized forces to snatch the people back from Stargazing Pavilion.

The people were all fine, but some truths were very hard to unearth again, even for Chi Rang, the Domain Master of Xuan State.

The individuals from the eleven sects who knew the truth spoke only edited versions; apart from the edited parts, everything else was real and could withstand scrutiny.

Content unfavorable to the Su Yuan Sect had disappeared.

Asking what Stargazing Pavilion had done when they took them away was naturally among the inquiries.

With the intervention of the Royal Court's surveillance power, the people from Su Yuan Sect were eventually found. Chi Rang furiously asked about the fiancé issue, and the answer he got was just like what Bian Jixiong said. Shi Chun, from nowhere known, had found out about Wang Sheng and used this information to deceive Mulan Qingqing.

Chi Rang also met the fuming Mulan Qingqing who had vomited blood and personally checked her, finding that she was indeed in a coma from anger and had not awoken yet.

Mulan Qingqing had ended up in this state, and it was understandable that Stargazing Pavilion had intervened to investigate the reasons.

But this also made the lord rage furiously; his achieved goal had been deceived away from him, which was utterly outrageous. He bellowed out, "Shi Chun, you thief," and then went directly to the related authorities in the Royal Court to file a complaint.

He couldn't simply not react.

The related authority did not just listen to one side; they ordered someone to call Wei Mo for a confrontation.

Wei Mo was already near the courtyard where Wukang Mountain group was temporarily residing, as he also wanted to know what Stargazing Pavilion had wanted with the Wukang Mountain group.

And the Wukang Mountain group was also retrieved by him from Stargazing Pavilion; he had them temporarily placed here fearing further complications.

"Lord Wei," someone dashed over to stop him, informing him, "The Right Minister summons you, ordering you to come immediately."

"Now?" Wei Mo glanced at the still dark sky.

"Yes, immediately."

"What's the matter?"

The person smiled, "Don't know; anyway, Chi Rang sought the Right Minister first."

Wei Mo suddenly understood, thanked them with a bow, "You go back first; I'll be there shortly."

"Hurry up." The person dropped the words and left.

Wei Mo looked at the nearby courtyard, pondered for a moment, then sidestepped and gestured. When his attendant approached, he whispered, "Chi Rang can't accept his defeat and has gone to make a scene at the Right Minister's, the outcome is already decided, I'm not worried, but I don't know what complications might arise. After all, it's better to avoid extra troubles. Locate Young Master Nan immediately and find a way to relay the news to him. Make sure no one finds out it's connected to me, move quickly."

"Alright." The attendant quickly took the order and left.

Wei Mo then leisurely went on his way.

Upon meeting the Right Minister and hearing Chi Rang's on-the-spot accusations, he was informed of the manipulations Shi Chun had carried out, even impersonating Mulan Qingqing's fiancé. He was truly startled; was it really that elaborate?

The Right Minister, who was propped up in his large chair, perpetually half-awake, with a gleam in his half-open eyelids, seemed to grasp a bit of the situation and asked, "At this point, you still don't know what Shi Chun has done?"

This question slightly embarrassed Wei Mo. He had intended to ask because the relationship with Wukang Mountain had always not been that great, maintaining some dignity. Knowing the results were secured, why panic?

He was just about to casually inquire when he was called here.

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