Chapter 1577 - Questioning

When everyone in Tongshen Palace heard the sound, they were all taken aback and turned to look.

A towering figure advanced in the backlight.

He was dressed in a black brocade robe, his demonically handsome face half-lit and half-dark. As he walked, the wind rolled up the corners of his clothes, bringing a touch of unattainable cold and noble aura.

A pair of deep phoenix eyes like the cold pool of an ancient well looked calm and collected on the surface, but in fact, a dark tide was surging inside, making him seem unpredictable.

When he stepped into the hall, a faint bloody aura spread silently.

Everyone felt a jolt in their hearts! This man would only have such an aura after he has just killed someone, or before he is about to kill!

36 Respected Elder Ming heaved a sigh of relief and took the lead in getting up to greet him. “Welcome back, Your Grace!”

Of all the people present, he had the highest status.

Seeing him saluting respectfully, everyone finally returned to their senses and followed the salute one after another.

Rong Xiu walked straight forward.

In the quiet hall, only his footsteps were particularly clear. Step by step, it seemed to step on everyone’s heart.

He clearly didn’t say anything, just walked in front of the crowd, and naturally brought an indescribable heavy pressure.

Rong Xiu walked to the top position, lifted his clothes, and took a seat.

He looked around the hall.

The surroundings grew even quieter.

Without his permission, nobody dared to get up without authorization, so they had to maintain the awkward posture of saluting.

After a while, Rong Xiu said, “At ease.”

Only then did everyone sit down again. It was just that the atmosphere in the hall was very different from before.

36 Respected Elder Ming leaned leisurely on the back of the chair, raised his eyelids, and sneered in his heart. They were so arrogant and actually dared to mock His Grace and the princess consort, making me think that they were going to rebel. But when Rong Xiu came… Before he even said anything, these people started to withdraw from the hall by themselves, and they didn’t even dare to make a single noise.

I really overestimated them.

Rong Xiu’s gaze finally fell on Respected Elder Tong Chuan and Respected Elder Yu Jing. Their thin crimson lips were slightly raised, and they were seemingly smiling.

“Several respected elders have always had a high vision, but today they are so generous in complimenting Yue’er. Therefore, they must be very satisfied with her.”

The faces of Respected Elder Tong Chuan and the other elders suddenly became very ugly. Since when did we compliment her? It was clearly mockery—We were ridiculing her!

But this couldn’t be said in front of Rong Xiu.

After a short stalemate, Respected Elder Tong Chuan looked over and said without any emotions, “The princess consort was personally selected by His Grace with great pains, so she’s naturally different.”

Rong Xiu righteously nodded and smiled. “It’s rare for Respected Elder Tong Chuan to share the same opinions as I do.”

Respected Elder Tong Chuan choked and didn’t want to talk anymore.

36 Respected Elder Ming looked outside the door for a while and asked suspiciously, “Your Highness, the princess consort didn’t come back with you?”

Rong Xiu nodded his head, his expression indifferent. “The clan leader of the red-gold heavenly phoenix clan personally wrote a letter asking her to go to Godly Phoenix Mountain, so she did not return with me.”

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone gasped uncontrollably. The red-gold heavenly phoenix clan was very noble, and its clan leader is even more notoriously arrogant. He doesn’t even respect the legendary warriors. Why is he writing to Shangguan Yue personally now?

Right! She seems to have contracted a red-gold heavenly phoenix…

Respected Elder Tong Chuan suddenly laughed coldly. “The red-gold heavenly phoenix clan has never communicated with the human race and regards a contract with the human race as a major stain. Your Highness, aren’t you worried at all about Princess Consort?”

This didn’t seem like a good thing.

Rong Xiu raised his sharp brows slightly. “I’m aware of your meaning, Respected Elder Tong Chuan. However, you’re thinking too much. If the red-gold heavenly phoenix clan really wanted to find trouble with Yue’er, they could just come to our door as Miao Yao did. Isn’t it unnecessary to write a letter to invite her over?”

Respected Elder Tong Chuan was taken aback. He felt that something was amiss, but he couldn’t say anything to refute it.

Quite a few people secretly exchanged glances.

Actually, what His Grace said made sense. According to the usual temper of the red-gold heavenly phoenix clan, if they really wanted to trouble Shangguan Yue, they would never do such unnecessary things.

Could it be that… Shangguan Yue is really there as a guest?

“The red-gold heavenly phoenix clan is rarely involved in the affairs of the God Residence Realm. This time, they took the initiative to invite Princess Consort over. Maybe they can still form a good relationship,” 36 Respected Elder Ming stroked his beard and remarked slowly.

Everyone was suspicious when they heard it, but they didn’t dare to ask more.

If it had been before, they would definitely think this was all fake. However, it was different now.

During this period of time, the affairs of Ling Xiao Academy were in an uproar.

The name ‘Shangguan Yue’ had also spread almost throughout the God Residence Realm. Not only was she an all-rounder, but she was also young and had already broken through to become a true god!

In addition, her true origin was finally presented to everyone—not only was she the descendant of Shangguan Jing, a supreme Armory Refinement Master, but she was also an apprentice of Nan Suhuai, the dean of Ling Xiao Academy!

A few months ago, everyone was still looking down on her. Now, they only felt their faces hurt.

Who knew what other trump cards and formidable skills Shangguan Yue had?

The red-gold heavenly phoenix clan might really be sucking up to her! It was hard to say!

…

Rong Xiu’s gaze stayed on the dozen or so heads of the family for a moment, and he said unhurriedly, “Yue’er can handle her own matters herself. On the other hand… After I received the news, I rushed back immediately, but I didn’t expect everyone to come earlier than me.”

Some people had already begun to break out in sweat.

Respected Elder Yu Jing’s eyes flashed, and he tried to explain. “They were also worried about the clan leader, so they hurried here.”

“Oh?” Leaning back, Rong Xiu’s knuckled fingers tapped lightly on the armrest twice before he smiled faintly. “I thought that you were all waiting for me to come back and give an explanation.”

The crowd was stumped.

In fact, they originally planned this! However, Rong Xiu’s preemptive attack rendered them unable to say this aloud.

After a while, Respected Elder Tong Chuan spoke up. “How dare I wait for Your Highness to be held accountable? It’s just that the clan leader has been unconscious since he returned from Ling Xiao Academy, and the only person who knows more about the events at that time is Your Highness. Therefore, we just hoped that Your Highness could come back to preside over the overall situation and thoroughly investigate what’s going on.”

He said this tactfully, but he actually pushed the blame onto Rong Xiu quietly.

Unfortunately, Rong Xiu wasn’t someone who could be manipulated.

He seemed to nod in agreement. “What Respected Elder Tong Chuan said is reasonable, and I also rushed back so quickly for this reason. In fact, I have already been to Jishen Palace and visited the clan leader just now. Having seen the clan leader, I did find a little problem.”

Rong Xiu paused, and his eyes fell on Respected Elder Yu Jing’s body. “Respected Elder Yu Jing, why does the clan leader’s body have your scent?”

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