Watching Shi Chun fall to such an end, Young Master Nan truly couldn't muster a smile. If he hadn't betrayed Shi Chun by selling the iron box entrusted to him to the East Victory Right Minister Hou Jiahuan, Shi Chun wouldn't have ended up like this.

After confirming Shi Chun was securely detained, Wei Mo ordered a search of Shi Chun, only to find that Shi Chun was quite 'clean', with just a few simple personal items and not a single coin.

Wei Mo, examining the items, personally held Shi Chun's Qiankun Bag and asked, "Don't tell me this is all you have on you?"

After all, he had personally seen the magical treasures used by the other party in the Heavenly Mirror's projection.

Shi Chun said, "I don't even know what kind of end I'll meet. Before parting with Wu Jinliang, I gave everything to him. You don't need to ask where he went; he didn't say before we parted, and I didn't ask. I was afraid I'd reveal it if I knew. I have already turned myself in; there's no need to implicate others. Lord Wei, Xun Gate of Juku State is searching for me; can you get me out of here?"

Wei Mo paused and said, "As for how to get out, there's a way. You don't need to worry."

With a nod of his head, someone immediately took out a black cloth bag and covered Shi Chun's head with it.

The group then quickly departed with the suspect.

The target was already in hand, and to avoid any unforeseen complications, they needed to promptly return to the territory of the East Victory Royal Court.

Before returning, some people needed to be released, such as Lan Qiaoyan and her daughter, Mulan Qingqing, and Gu Lianni.

Release isn't exactly the right word; Wei Mo had to show at least some 'gratitude' for bringing these people here, since it troubled them. They would need to work together again in the future, so he couldn't truly offend them deeply.

Along with them, the group from Wukang Mountain was also released, given that Wei Mo had a connection with Wukang Mountain — they were, to some extent, almost like his own people.

The group of outcasts from the Land of Exile was also released, with Young Master Nan even providing them with a severance payment, as they couldn't even afford the cost to enter and exit Xun Gate, being truly the bottom tier of the Cultivation World.

Only the group from Mingshan Sect, all of whom were hooded, would temporarily be taken away, as they were evidently Shi Chun's accomplices and couldn't be released until the situation was clarified.

Before leaving the cave, Lan Qiaoyan paused and asked, "Has Shi Chun been caught?"

Wei Mo contemplated and then politely informed, "Shi Chun has voluntarily turned himself in. Thanks to Mrs. Miao and your cooperation, otherwise, who knows when we'd be able to catch him."

It was intended as a polite expression of gratitude, yet some found it difficult to accept.

Lan Qiaoyan's lips tightened, Miao Yilan secretly bit her lip, and Mulan Qingqing lowered her head slightly.

The group from Wukang Mountain behind them showed varied expressions.

To prevent any complications, Wei Mo didn't give them a chance to see Shi Chun again, and thus, they parted ways...

With the black hood removed, Shi Chun, back in the light, found himself in a dim interrogation room, having left the Western Continent and returned to the East Victory Royal Court.

No time was wasted; as soon as he was delivered, he was immediately chained to the torture rack. The torture devices around were dark and intimidating, some even containing what seemed like wriggling worms in transparent jars, the nature of which was unknown.

Shi Chun, with a look of fear and apprehension, fixed his gaze on a dignified elder with grey hair. After Wei Mo, who delivered him, bowed and saluted the elder, he withdrew.

At this point, the interrogation matters no longer concerned Wei Mo, or rather, there were things Wei Mo shouldn't know.

The elder was none other than the Right Minister Hou Jiahuan of the East Victory Royal Court, who was here to personally conduct the interrogation.

Beside him were two women in palace clothes, whose presence seemed out of place here. They were the East Victory Queen's confidants, sent to participate in the interrogation.

Everyone unrelated was dismissed, leaving only these three individuals.

The three moved closer, scrutinizing the tightly bound Shi Chun as if examining some specimen.

A round-faced woman in palace clothes even touched Shi Chun, casting a spell to probe his cultivation level, and was surprised, "With just him, they couldn't catch him until he surrendered? He doesn't seem all that extraordinary."

The woman with an oval face in palace clothes discreetly tugged at her, and the former finally stepped back.

After things settled down, Jiahuan spoke slowly, "Shi Chun, do you know why you are being captured?"

Shi Chun chuckled bitterly, "Young Master Nan mentioned something about a royal court theft over here, suspecting it was my doing, but he didn't seem to know any specifics, and I certainly don't either. May I ask for your name, sir? The theft at the royal court is truly unrelated to me. Even if I had great powers, I couldn't sneak into the royal court to steal, could I? Isn't that a bit far-fetched? Young Master Nan said that as long as I cooperated with the investigation, you would release me. You wouldn't go back on your word, would you?"

He spoke rapidly, sounding very eager to distance himself.

The woman with the oval face in palace clothes took out a Jade Scroll and cast a spell to record the interrogation.

Jiahuan ignored Shi Chun's self-defense, straightforwardly asking, "There are two Soul Capturing Bags containing souls, one you sent to Shen Moming of the Mingshan Sect and the other to Young Master Nan, is that correct?"

Shi Chun, bewildered, responded, "Yes, that's true. What does this have to do with the royal court theft?"

Jiahuan asked again, "Those two Soul Capturing Bags, where did you get them from?"

"This..." Shi Chun lowered his head, somewhat hesitant, as if he didn't want to say.

Jiahuan's face darkened, and he suddenly admonished, "What, even here, you still want to refuse to confess? Do you still want to find out the truth and leave alive?"

Shi Chun still hesitated, "Senior, this is my personal affair and has nothing to do with the theft of the Royal Court, right? I was previously trapped within Juku State and had no way to leave. Anyone with a discerning eye should be able to see that the theft of the Royal Court couldn't possibly be my doing."

The round-faced woman in palace attire heard this and said harshly, "Answer what the Right Minister asks, where's all this nonsense coming from? Do you really think the torture devices here are for show?"

"Right Minister..." Shi Chun was genuinely shocked, carefully scrutinizing the gray-haired old man, his mana constrained, unable to activate his right eye superpower to observe the other's cultivation.

He hadn't expected such a significant figure to personally interrogate him.

Jiahuan asked again, "Will you confess now, or after enduring torture, you choose."

Shi Chun lowered his head, very hesitant for a moment, "If I tell, will you let me leave safely?"

Jiahuan: "As long as it can be proven that it truly has nothing to do with you, consideration will be given."

Shi Chun was still troubled, "May I ask, Senior, I really can't understand, what does the theft of the Royal Court have to do with the Soul Capturing Bags?"

Jiahuan said indifferently, "I don't want to waste any more words, just ask if you'll confess honestly?"

Shi Chun lowered his head and finally sighed, "Those two Soul Capturing Bags were stolen by me."

Upon hearing this, Jiahuan immediately pursued, "Where did you steal them from? The process needs to be detailed."

Shi Chun looked up and smiled bitterly, "If I need to explain this in detail, I'm afraid it's a long story, really not something that can be clarified in one or two sentences."

Jiahuan said indifferently, "Then take your time, I have plenty of time."

Shi Chun glanced at the two palace-attired women, slowly entered a contemplative state, and said, "I really didn't expect the Royal Court to arrest me would be related to the Soul Capturing Bags, where should I start? To be honest, it's a bit far off; the cause of events began with a batch of magical treasures damaged by lightning acquired during the Divine Fire Covenant. We wanted to repair them, and upon investigation, learned that 'Death Refusing Incense' was feasible.

Where to find 'Death Refusing Incense' was another problem, but later Young Master Nan helped find out that there had been a corpse change incident around Dazhi City of Juku State, based on the remaining fragrance showing a possible connection with 'Death Refusing Incense'.

Knowing this clue, Wu Jinliang and I quietly went to Dazhi City of Juku State, also to facilitate the search for clues. I entered a library called Chao Yue Hall to search for some ancient books, and later even worked in the library doing chores. To find the clue, I even secretly set up a 'Treasure House' in Dazhi City, under the guise of having 'Death Refusing Incense', intending to lure out the true holder of 'Death Refusing Incense'.

Life was originally peaceful, then one day someone came to Chao Yue Hall, the nephew of the Hall Master Dong Wenshu's wife, named Fan Wuzhe, whose arrival disrupted the peace. Speaking of which, it's also related to a friend Wu Jinliang made in Dazhi City named Huang Yingying..."

Huang Yingying recognized Fan Wuzhe and uncovered the purpose of Fan Wuzhe coming to Chao Yue Hall, which was slowly revealed.

It has to be said, it is quite a long story, but the three people interrogating him were listening attentively and taking serious notes, without interruption.

And indeed, the more they listened, the more interesting it got, unexpectedly about just a mere real estate of the library, Lou Xiu, the Inner Court Captain of Dazhi City, would make such a mess.

Of course, in Shi Chun's account, there were parts altered to remove the sections detrimental to himself, but most of it was truthful.

"After Bai Qiru found us, I left the library and with Wu Jinliang went into a rice shop to do chores. Under Bai Qiru's assignment, we went to Yao Mountain City at the foot of the Divine Mountain, trying to find a way to rescue Huang Yingying. Since I suspected the Divine Mountain's Sir A Xun was killed by Lou Xiu, I secretly kept an eye on Lou Xiu, who had been transferred to Yao Mountain City, hoping to get some proof against him to rescue Huang Yingying.

As a result, I inadvertently discovered Lou Xiu secretly negotiating with a Mountain Patrol named Jiang You'er in the Divine Mountain North District. They talked about something important that had already been sent up the mountain, and another batch was to be delivered soon, caught words like 'resurrection from the dead', likely referring to 'Death Refusing Incense', so I got the idea to get close to Jiang You'er. Later, seizing the opportunity, I intercepted the important items before the exchange could take place.

Indeed, in that batch of items, 'Death Refusing Incense' was found, and in addition, there were two Soul Capturing Bags tightly sealed in an iron device. At that time, we didn't know what was inside; we were preoccupied with using 'Death Refusing Incense' to repair those magical treasures.

But during the recovery process, something went wrong. Unexpectedly, while using it underground, the scent of 'Death Refusing Incense' permeated out, and even more unexpectedly, Jiang You'er, who was leading people to search everywhere, discovered it, and thus we were chased by him leading a large group of people..."

The real fight location and process during the chase were also narrated here.

Learning that, under the siege of a large number of Earth Immortal experts, this guy actually relied on those magical treasures to counter-kill Jiang You'er, even Jiahuan and the other two, who had seen a lot, couldn't help but twitch their lips.

And all of this content, the egg-faced woman in palace attire was recording in detail, to prepare for later verification.

In the subsequent confession, Shi Chun mostly told the truth, saying that after escaping the chase, he ran to the library in Dazhi City to hide. Strangely enough, although he had already escaped the chase, afterward he was still traced by a master, and only later did he know it was actually a Heavenly Immortal Realm master.

In the misfortune, there was a bit of luck; in the library at that time, there was actually a master reading. He only later found out that the master was the renowned in the Cultivation World, Sword Saint Fu Que. At the very moment of his peril, Fu Que made a move. Fu Que seemed to recognize the opponent and directly started fighting in the library, causing the assassin to flee in embarrassment; Fu Que pursued him, allowing him to narrowly escape disaster.

It was only afterward that Shi Chun realized, among the things he seized, the importance of those two Soul Capturing Bags likely surpassed 'Death Refusing Incense', otherwise how could they mobilize hundreds of experts to chase him, even deploying a Heavenly Immortal Realm expert against him.

Precisely because he realized the importance of the items, Shi Chun secretly sent the two Soul Capturing Bags back to East Victory Royal City for safekeeping. Not wanting to put all the eggs in one basket for safety, he secretly sent them to two different places, planning to verify their secrets after escaping, truly not expecting it to be linked to the Royal Court theft case.

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