Chapter 15 : The truth is completely revealed

The situation for the three major sects is already very grim!

Inside the City Governor’s Mansion, three action managers from the Xiao Kingdom’s three strongest sects sat sternly around a table, their eyes sharp—

They all had a pained expression.

The old monk was the first to jump up, slamming the table, veins bulging with anger: “Too much! This scoundrel is truly too much! How dare he defecate on top of my Great Light Temple in the Xiao Kingdom’s territory!”

“…”

The other two were speechless.

Old monk, who exactly are you cursing? It’s just cursing a person, there’s no need to go one-for-one.

Because his sect’s most treasured artifact had just been lost, the old monk hadn’t calmed down yet.

He continuously spewed vulgarities, cursing the air.

It was only then that the old elder of Wuji Sect and the old Taoist of Lingyun Taoist Temple realized that among the three major sects of Xiao Kingdom, Great Light Temple was the one who cursed the most viciously… Truly, you can’t judge a book by its cover.

These bald donkeys, constantly chanting “Amitabha,” were definitely the most hypocritical bunch.

It made sense, too.

Great Light Temple only accepts male disciples; in such a place, the yang energy is overly strong.

Furthermore, Great Light Temple was built on the fiery heart of a scorching active volcano, and their cultivation methods were fire-attributed, so it would be strange if their temper wasn’t explosive.

In truth, the old monk’s excessive anger wasn’t without reason.

The other two sects had lost sect artifacts, which were external possessions.

If they were lost, they were lost and could be refined again.

But what Great Light Temple lost was the very foundation of their sect! It was with this bead that Great Light Temple could withstand the scorching ground fire! Only then could they delve deep into the ground fire to extract the purest and densest fire-element spiritual energy!

Moreover, in terms of preciousness, that Profound Fire Divine Pearl, as a congenital fire-element spiritual treasure forged by heaven and earth, utterly surpassed the other two by more than a hundred times!

The old monk pulled Jue hong in front of him, pinching his neck, and furiously demanded: “You think hard for me! Think about when this Profound Fire Divine Pearl was lost! What happened at that time!”

Jue hong was in immense pain and began to rack his brains.

But his head was full of bumps, and he was in too much pain to concentrate at all.

Whenever he tried to recall, he would remember the three painful experiences of being brutally hammered, and tears would well up from his heart.

Suddenly, however, his crying stopped.

He abruptly recalled that when he had bribed the little monster opposite him earlier, he saw the Profound Fire Divine Pearl still safely in his Qiankun Bag.

But by You(between 5 PM and 7 PM), it was gone as soon as he got out of prison.

This meant that the Profound Fire Divine Pearl must have been lost in prison!

Seeing the change in Juehong’s expression, the old monk immediately understood that he might have remembered something.

He put him down and no longer disturbed him.

Juehong frowned, patted his head, and tried hard to recall.

Who did he meet in the heavenly prison?

Who all had contact with him, or rather, who had the opportunity to contact him, and thus had the conditions to commit the crime?

“Bang!”

He slammed his fist, a cold smile appearing at the corner of his mouth, and his thoughts suddenly became clear!

Everything before his eyes suddenly became clear, like a smooth path leading to the truth!

He had figured it all out!

Heh, let’s use the process of elimination, step by step eliminating all impossibilities, to find that ultimate truth!

There is only one truth—

First—

Eliminate the little monster opposite as a suspect!

Hmm, yes, it definitely wasn’t her!

Although that little monster was incredibly annoying and made him gnash his teeth in hatred, logically speaking, the other party truly did not have the opportunity to commit the crime.

Firstly, like him, she was a prisoner confined behind iron bars, but she was clearly just a small creature who had just transformed, so weak that she barely had the strength to walk.

He could clearly see this at a glance, because little monsters who had just transformed would have a few particularly long, messy stray hairs on their tails, which were a sign of incomplete transformation.

Furthermore, he could sense that the other party’s spiritual energy reserves were below the One Yuan stage.

A little monster at that level couldn’t cast even a tiny spell, nor could she learn one.

So how could she have stolen his Qiankun Bag from ten zhang away?

Hmm, innocent, she didn’t do it, eliminated!

Therefore, the identity of the scoundrel is completely clear!

—It could only have been the jailers!

That’s right, during the last group beating, the jailers knocked him out cold, creating an absolutely favorable and crucial opportunity for them.

It was at that time that they brazenly snatched the Qiankun Bag from his waist!

Ah, so it was you ungrateful little wretches all along.

I had suspected you for a long time.

You were constantly targeting me, probably because you already knew my identity, and were just waiting for an opportunity to snatch the Profound Fire Divine Pearl from me, weren’t you?

The lock on the prison door must also have been tampered with by yourselves, and only you had the opportunity to tamper with it!

This way, you would lure unsuspecting me into a trap, attempting to escape from prison.

However, you had already made preparations, just waiting for the moment I tried to escape from prison, so you could seize the opportunity to frame me and take the Profound Fire Divine Pearl from me!

Looking at it this way, the little monster opposite was innocent.

Although she also shouted about escaping, which led to me being beaten, which was very annoying, even if she hadn’t shouted, the jailers were already prepared.

In fact, they had set an even more terrifying trap, and if I had escaped from the heavenly prison, it would have been a tragic end with no burial ground!

The little monster forcing the jailers to come in might have actually saved my life.

Amitabha, it turns out the little monster opposite was Buddha’s manifestation, leaving blessings and fortune for this disciple!

Juehong was in tears.

“Master, I understand!”

After Juehong figured all this out, he told his master his reasoning.

“Hmm, well-reasoned, logically clear, and impeccable!” The old monk praised, “As expected of you, Juehong, you’re much stronger than those two idiots next door who are still completely confused…”

The old elder of Wuji Sect and the old Taoist of Lingyun Taoist Temple pretended not to hear the old monk’s sarcasm.

Their expressions were enlightened, as if they had finally understood something crucial.

“So that’s it!” the two said in unison.

“May I ask, what have the two benefactors understood?” the old monk asked with a raised eyebrow.

“So that’s how it is, now everything connects,” the old Taoist sneered, “No wonder no matter how we investigated, we couldn’t find the scoundrel’s identity… That scoundrel is actually an inside agent of Wulei City!

“That’s right! It’s the Demon Capturing Squad of Wulei City!”

The old elder of Wuji Sect declared definitively, “Only they knew our plan to transport the sect’s treasured artifacts from beginning to end! And only they had enough informants to find our dispatched disciples immediately… Furthermore, only they had enough capability and influence to steal all of our sect’s treasured artifacts!”

“Hmph, we guarded against everything, but forgot to guard against these petty officials,” the old Taoist’s face showed unconcealed, intense murderous intent, “Time is pressing, and a great enemy is at hand. It seems we can no longer let these petty individuals cause further trouble.”

“Ming Jian, issue the order! Summon all disciples above the Four Symbols stage in the sect to immediately rush to Wulei City!”

“Zhenyi, issue the order…”

“Juehong, issue the order…”

“Ensure that before midnight tonight, gather the army and slaughter all members of the Wulei City Demon Capturing Squad!”