This was a rather smooth interrogation, or one could say that the suspect was quite cooperative.

During the questioning, the suspect seemed to speak without reservation, while Jiahuan was more focused on picking apart the details of the questions. Shi Chun either had prepared responses or couldn't recall the details.

Shi Chun himself didn't care much about the ambiguity in some details since he dared to come forward, he wasn't afraid of that. He knew well that his fate wouldn't be determined by some details.

But he subtly directed the main target towards Huang Ye, the North District Commander of Jukuzhou Divine Mountain.

Before the first interrogation session ended, Jiahuan asked a stray question, asking Shi Chun how he managed to escape while carrying the severely injured Li Hongjiu.

Shi Chun spoke plainly but casually muddled the truth, saying he used the Soul-destroying Mace, the Soul-breaking Bell, and the eye-blocking skill of the Three Corpses Mirror to find an opportunity to escape.

Anyway, the capture team didn't see how he escaped at the time, so he had the guts to concoct lies in front of Right Minister because no one could prove he was lying, hence he dared.

His logical responses were often this simple and direct, unlike many cautious people who fret over every little detail unnecessarily.

After a round of interrogation, Shi Chun was taken off the torture rack and thrown into the prison.

He paced around the dark cage, inexplicably feeling familiarity with the environment, suddenly recalling that it wasn't his first time in prison. Before coming out of the Land of Exile, he had already spent time behind bars.

Meanwhile, Jiahuan and the two others exiting the interrogation room also stopped to communicate.

The oval-faced woman in palace attire handed the Jade Scroll to Jiahuan to examine, to verify that there were no errors or omissions, and if none, she would submit it to the Queen for review.

The round-faced woman in palace attire suddenly asked softly, "Was the person chased by Fu Que in the library Mo Shiliu? It appears the cause of their fight was actually because of Shi Chun."

She may not grasp much of the circumstances in the Cultivation World, but she managed to get wind of some top-level information.

The battle between Fu Que and Mo Shiliu was no secret, and since it caused such a stir, based on some information at hand, they could deduce who was fighting even without witnessing it firsthand.

The oval-faced woman in palace attire hesitated, "Could the chaos in the palace be the work of the Demon Path?"

The round-faced woman in palace attire nodded slightly; if it was the Demon Path, then it could be plausible. Saying Shi Chun did it was something even they highly suspected.

The question was, what was the point of Shi Chun doing such a thing? The Demon Path was different; who knew what conspiracy they were plotting in secret again?

After looking over the Jade Scroll, Jiahuan returned it to the oval-faced woman and nodded, indicating there were no issues, and promptly responded, "Whether true or not, Shi Chun seemed terrified during interrogation but wasn't scared at all. That fellow is supposedly quite cunning, and further verification is needed before concluding. You may proceed to report back."

"Thank you, Right Minister." The two women in palace attire replied in unison and saluted.

Jiahuan nodded slightly and then turned to leave...

In the central of the Marsh Country, deep within the rainbow scenery of Qingqiu, inside an old courtyard, temporary residence or rather the place of soft imprisonment for the Golden-haired Rat Clan. The Fox Clan outright refused to let them leave this garden.

The elderly and frail clan leader, Jinfu, took a stroll around the courtyard before returning to his room. Upon entering, he was startled to see a hooded figure standing silently inside like a statue.

"Wang Ping sent me..." The hooded person spoke directly before the other could even react, and repeated what Shi Chun had last said when they parted.

It was a matter only Shi Chun and Jinfu knew about, immediately proving the authenticity of his intentions.

Jinfu hurriedly entered, turned around to close the door, and was still shocked by the mysterious visitor, wondering how they managed to bypass the Fox Clan guards to get inside.

Could they be someone from within the Fox Clan?

He could actually tell something was amiss from the Fox Clan's attitude of soft imprisonment.

He also didn't forget to pay respect, saying, "Old Jinfu greets the esteemed one."

The hooded person directly handed him a piece of paper, "From Wang Ping, if the people from East Victory Royal Court find Huang Yingying to inquire about relevant matters, tell him to say what's written on the paper."

Jinfu respectfully took the paper and examined it, realizing it mentioned the murder of Lord A Xun in Dazhi City, instructing that no matter who asks, they should align with the confessions made in Dazhi City. If the truth was revealed to Bai Qiru, and there's a confrontation with Bai Qiru, they must firmly claim it was their own deceit.

"This...this..."

Jinfu hesitated, the hooded person said, "Don't ask me, I know nothing and understand nothing, I'm only responsible for delivering the message. It's not suitable to linger here, go outside to keep watch for me."

"Oh, alright." Jinfu responded respectfully and backed up to the door, put the paper away, looked outside, and then stepped out to close the door.

After wandering outside for a while, when he returned to open the door, he found the person inside had vanished unnoticed, leaving him in bewilderment.

Afterwards, he swiftly summoned Huang Yingying over, closed the door for a confidential talk, and handed the piece of paper to Huang Yingying for examination.

Upon reading it, Huang Yingying appeared slightly suspicious. He hadn't actually revealed the truth of that night to Bai Qiru; the matter had already passed, and then he was immediately captured by the City Guard when he surrendered, followed by being escorted to the Divine Mountain, leaving no time or opportunity to explain the truth to Bai Qiru afterward.

The question was, what was the situation?

Just as he was about to speak, Jinfu quietly reminded him, "Sent by Wang Ping, there could be something happening. If the situation described on the paper arises, just follow it."

"What are they up to now..." Huang Yingying muttered while touching his chin.

At the Phoenix Clan's Divine Mountain, the clan leader Feng Xi descended alone into a forest of Heart-wrapping Grass to meet with dozens of disguised people.

After a private discussion with the leader, Feng Xi paced and pondered heavily for a while before eventually deciding to take them up the mountain.

Afterwards, he dispatched Zhongshan Order Master Feng Jue, instructing him to personally lead more than a dozen people to Yao Mountain City to handle affairs, half of whom were those in disguise.

The group entered the city quietly, with some quietly hiding in the City Lord Mansion, and others secretly keeping an eye on Inner Court Captain Lou Xiu.

Even the City Lord did not know what the matter was and summoned Lou Xiu according to Feng Jue's instructions.

Before the City Lord and Lou Xiu could react to what was happening, those ambushed around suddenly made a move without a sound, directly capturing Lou Xiu in secret.

Without any ability to resist, Lou Xiu didn't even have time to utter a word before being knocked unconscious and secretly taken away.

At the same time, in the Divine Mountain North District Central, Huang Ye, who was leisurely strolling among the pavilions and towers, suddenly paused and turned his head to look at the second floor of the Command Mansion, as he heard some unusual noise coming from upstairs, swiftly darting away, flying directly through the window.

Landing and glancing around, his mana swept the area, yet he saw no one. However, on the desk where official business was conducted, there was a piece of paper. Upon approaching, it boldly read: Exposed, Dangerous, Withdraw Quickly!

Stunned, he checked the paper repeatedly.

Suddenly, sounds of someone coming upstairs were heard. A subordinate came and reported with a bow: "Commander, the Clan Leader has ordered all the area commanders to the Divine Hall for a meeting."

"Alright, I'll go right away." Huang Ye responded blandly. After the people retreated, he immediately showed a face full of suspicion and uncertainty, taking out the paper he had hidden behind him for another look, then quickly took out the Mother-child Talisman to send related messages somewhere.

After receiving a response, he immediately left, not heading to the Divine Hall, but quietly descending the mountain to test something.

However, before he could go down the mountain, Goddess Feng Qingping led her people to intercept him personally.

Feng Qingping questioned, "Huang Ye, the Clan Leader is convening a meeting, where are you going?"

Seeing unfamiliar faces behind her, Huang Ye, upon seeing this lineup, realized that the warning on the paper was true. There was surely a trap set at the Divine Hall waiting for him, understanding there was no chance for luck, and reinforcements could not possibly arrive in such a short time.

Feigning to answer with cupped fists, he suddenly swung to unleash a ray of light striking toward Feng Qingping, rapidly transforming into a phantom and shooting into the air.

Fortunately, the Divine Mountain Formation was down; otherwise, escape would have been impossible.

Boom!

Feng Qingping Wielded her sword to block the light strike, and the sound shook both the heavens and the earth.

Before she could counterattack, a few unfamiliar people beside her had already swiftly chased him.

Once the commotion started, several figures immediately shot out from the summit of the Divine Mountain, pursuing him fiercely, even the Phoenix Clan Leader Feng Xi personally joined in, and he acted in a furious manner.

It turned out Huang Ye indeed had issues, and the Clan Leader deeply suspected that the Divine Mountain Formation was stolen by Huang Ye.

With a calculated ambush and many who had higher cultivation than Huang Ye, even among these disguised strangers were many who had long contended with the Demon Path, possessing substantial experience dealing with it, keeping back-up hands early on, naturally making it impossible for Huang Ye to escape easily.

The ambushed people suddenly soared to intercept, and a titanic battle unfolded instantly.

At this point, Huang Ye dared not hold back, as rolling Demonic Qi surged out, displaying his best Demon Skill and fighting back with full force.

"Demon Path!" Feng Xi shouted in alarm upon rushing in, truly both surprised and furious, further confirming Huang Ye's connection to the theft of the Divine Mountain Formation.

The fighting noise was massive, though far from Yao Mountain City, it still alerted everyone inside the city.

Meanwhile, Feng Jue had just secretly captured Lou Xiu and left the city, to avoid startling the snake, both sides had essentially agreed to act simultaneously, only Huang Ye's side met with a bit of a mishap.

Hearing where the noise came from, Feng Jue, who had just reached outside the city, turned back with a slightly changed complexion.

The immense sound quickly ceased, still, the same thing, prearrangements were thorough, calculated ambush, Huang Ye was destined for inevitable capture, within a few moves he had already fallen into the net.

If Huang Ye hadn't received a prior warning, perhaps even the commotion might not have occurred.

After both Huang Ye and Lou Xiu were captured to the Divine Mountain, a dispute arose between Phoenix Clan Leader Feng Xi and East Victory's secretly dispatched personnel, because Feng Xi broke his word, unwilling to let East Victory's personnel take them away directly, wanting to interrogate them himself first.

All because of the theft of the Divine Mountain Protection Formation.

This was the Western Continent, and also the Phoenix Clan's territory, Feng Xi insisted on first detaining the people, and East Victory's secretly dispatched personnel couldn't determine on their own, ordering to urgently send a message to the East Victory Royal Court.

However, before the response from the East Victory Royal Court arrived, a shocking change took place in the Divine Mountain Prison. In a solitary cell used for holding serious offenders, the closely guarded Huang Ye and Lou Xiu were found dead, despite their mana being restrained, both had been killed with a single fatal blow.

Several guards stationed in front of the cell were also dead, whether it was the guards or those keeping watch, they all died silently.

East Victory's secretly dispatched personnel was furious, publicly condemning Feng Xi for breaking their word and causing delays, arguing that if they had been allowed to take the prisoners back to East Victory, nothing would have happened, even suspecting Feng Xi of intentional wrongdoing, otherwise how could the suspects be silenced under such conditions?

They determined the murderer was most likely a familiar acquaintance of the guards who were killed!

Feng Xi's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot, and his glare at the crowd was as if he wanted to eat someone alive, even he could not believe this wasn't the work of an internal traitor.

This was clearly an urgent silencing operation!

That is to say, there were still people of the Demon Path within the Phoenix Clan!

Now that the incident has occurred, what can be done? The only option is to search the suspect's belongings for clues.

The two groups joined forces to investigate, pouring out a pile of items from Huang Ye's Qiankun Bag, among which several soul capturing bags sealed tightly with metal objects appeared somewhat unusual.

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