"Thank you, Third Master!" Miao Yi cupped his fists. As he turned around, he pretended not to see An Ruyu at all. Then, he noticed that everyone was crowding around him and addressing the other person as' Sir '. Guessing that this person was Huyan Taibao, Miao Yi stepped forward and cupped his fists as well. "Miao Yi pays his respects to Sir!"
Truth be told, An Ruyu and Huyan Taibao had been standing side by side ever since they came out together. Huyan Taibao's blatant disregard for An Ruyu was a source of frustration for An Ruyu. Right now, she couldn't bring herself to be angry at Miao Yi, nor could she bring herself to hate him. She couldn't scold him, nor could she beat him up. She wanted to lower herself and get closer to him … Not too long ago, she even set up a trap to kill him.
Huyan Taibao looked him up and down and asked, "So you're Miao Yi?"
"Yes!" Miao Yi was extremely respectful, but he didn't feel good in his heart. He had a grudge against this old man as well, but when he thought about how he would have to face the wall and ponder over his misdeeds for ten thousand years, he could only muddle through on the surface. After ten thousand years, who knew who would be afraid of who?
How could he know that Huyan Taibao had already returned to the mountain? Otherwise, who knew what he would be thinking?
Huyan Taibao nodded slightly. "Don't let the Venerable Lord wait for too long. Go now!"
"Understood!" Miao Yi answered again, then hurriedly left.
As soon as he entered the Nine Heavens Palace, he saw Mu Fanjun sitting on the throne. Miao Yi wasn't sure if he was imagining things, but he realized that this expressionless woman disguised as a man was looking at him with a strange gaze. He couldn't quite put his finger on it, but he just felt that something was off.
"Your humble servant pays his respects to the Holy Lord!" Miao Yi cupped his fists respectfully.
Mu Fanjun grunted in acknowledgment, then continued to look at him with a strange gaze. She then said coldly, "Miao Yi. How dare you use the life of the Celestial Nation's Overlord as a bargaining chip!"
Miao Yi abruptly raised his head. His respectful expression instantly turned into one filled with grief and indignation. "Holy Senior! I had no other choice. Someone among them had colluded with the Demon Kingdom and the Boundless Kingdom to plot against me. I … "
Before he could finish his words, Mu Fanjun had already interrupted him, "Are you trying to say that you are helping me to clean up the mess?"
"I wouldn't dare! I just don't know who wants to harm me, so … "
Before he could finish, he was interrupted again. Mu Fanjun said, "Do you really not know who wants to harm you, or are you pretending not to know?"
Miao Yi flatly denied it. "I really don't know!"
Mu Fanjun asked, "You're not playing dumb so that you can get away?"
Miao Yi felt a chill run down his spine. He felt that this woman seemed to already know something. She felt a little guilty, yet she still refused to admit it even if he beat her to death. He said vehemently, "I really don't know!"
Mu Fanjun looked at him quietly, causing Miao Yi to feel uneasy.
There were some things that Mu Fanjun already had an inkling of, and she was truly impressed by the man standing below her. He was actually able to escape from Feng Beichen's clutches under such circumstances. It was no wonder that he had survived all the troubles he had faced since the start of the Sea of Constellations Subjugation Crusade. If An Ruyu had such adaptability, she wouldn't have ended up like this.
However, she didn't expose Miao Yi. At her level, she was well aware of what she should turn a blind eye to. If she were to resort to ruthless methods in every situation, Huyan Taibao wouldn't have been able to survive until now. This time, An Ruyu's life was in danger as well. If she were to kill everyone, then there would be no one left to help her. The world was so vast that she couldn't control it all by herself just because she had a high cultivation.
If she exposed Miao Yi, then she would have to deal with him. Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to explain herself to the others. She calmly asked, "The person who plotted against you has nothing to do with anyone else. It was An Ruyu who did it. She has already admitted to it. How do you think I should deal with her?"
"It was Second Master?" Miao Yi was shocked. After recovering from his shock, he cupped his fists and said, "I dare not make the decision. I will leave it all to the divine judgment!"
"I will deal with this matter myself!" Mu Fanjun put the matter aside for now, and changed her tone to ask, "I have a question for you. On the night you were attacked at the Exquisite Refinement Sect, it was said that a monk saved you. Who was he?"
Miao Yi's prepared excuse was completely ruined. It didn't go according to his plan. The other party didn't even give him a chance to frame An Ruyu and directly made the decision. Actually, he really wanted to know how to deal with An Ruyu, but he couldn't change anything even if he asked. It wasn't something a mere Palace Lord like him should be asking.
Putting An Ruyu's matter aside for now, Miao Yi already knew that Mu Fanjun would definitely ask about the monk. He replied, "It was the Sorcerer!"
He really didn't have any other choice. If he could get through this, then he would. For now, he could only push the blame onto the elusive Sorcerer. In any case, not many people could find that guy.
"The Sorcerer?" Mu Fanjun's expression changed. She stood up and asked again, "It was the Sorcerer who saved you? Why did he save you? "
Miao Yi replied, "Because I and the Sorcerer are old acquaintances. I met him when I first went to Flowing Clouds Dune Sea to carry out a mission. It was when I found the Netherdragon Ship. Later on, I met him again in Flowing Clouds Dune Sea, and that's how we became friends. This time, we happened to bump into each other at the Exquisite Refinement Sect. He also heard about the Transcendent Artifact Contest and wanted to come watch the show."
Mu Fanjun was shocked, "The Sorcerer never gets involved in any disputes. He killed eight Overlords just to save you?"
"Actually, he wasn't the one who killed them. It was I who took the opportunity to kill them while he was restraining them. I was the one who killed them … They wanted to kill me, so I had no reason to spare them. Because of this, I even angered the Shaman Walker, and he even severed all ties with me!" Miao Yi confessed honestly.
"So it's like this …" Mu Fanjun fell into deep thought. From time to time, she would glance at Miao Yi with a doubtful gaze. She then asked, "What's your current cultivation level?"
Miao Yi raised his hand and rubbed his forehead, revealing a Purple Lotus Ninth Grade. "Purple Lotus Ninth Grade!"
Mu Fanjun was shocked once again. Her phoenix eyes narrowed, and a fierce glint flashed through them. She said in a sinister tone, "What a fast cultivation speed. It looks like you and that Yan Beihong really do have a close relationship!"
Miao Yi could feel the killing intent emanating from her body. He quickly replied, "Reporting to the Venerable Holy Master. Even though I am friends with Yan Beihong, I don't know how his cultivation speed is so fast either. It's all thanks to the Sorcerer that my wife, Yun Zhiqiu, and I are able to cultivate so quickly. If he hadn't given us a batch of Basic Immortal Pills, we wouldn't have been able to cultivate so fast. "
"Basic Immortal Pills?" Mu Fanjun exclaimed. She was a little confused by the shocking things that were happening one after another. She asked anxiously, "The Sorcerer has Basic Immortal Pills?"
Miao Yi said, "Venerable Holy Master, you may not know this, but the first time I went to Flowing Clouds Dune Sea and met the Shaman, I also saw the Netherdragon Ship at the same time. I met the Sorcerer again in Flowing Clouds Dune Sea, and he was chasing after the Netherdragon Ship. After talking with him, I found out that he had been searching for the Netherdragon Ship all this while. It was also at that time that I personally witnessed the conflict between the Sorcerer and the Netherdragon Ship. The Sorcerer managed to knock some items off the bodies of those zombies, and among them were a large number of Basic Immortal Pills. He didn't seem to be interested in them, and seemed to only be interested in the Netherdragon Ship. He gave all of the Basic Immortal Pills to me. After I was promoted to the position of Sun Traversing Palace Lord, I went into seclusion for several hundred years in order to use these Basic Immortal Pills to raise my cultivation. My wife, Yun Zhiqiu, also used these Basic Immortal Pills to raise her cultivation to the Golden Lotus realm.
Miao Yi knew that he wouldn't be able to keep the matter under wraps with his wife's cultivation forever. Thus, he took this opportunity to resolve the matter once and for all, so as to avoid any future troubles.
Mu Fanjun's eyes flashed anxiously as she pondered over his words. There was one thing she could be sure of — when Miao Yi found the Netherdragon Ship for the first time, she had indeed seen the Sorcerer as well. So it turned out that the Sorcerer had been searching for the Netherdragon Ship all this time.
As for what Miao Yi said after that, she wouldn't believe him if she couldn't confirm it.
When she regained her senses, she asked in a deep voice, "Why didn't you tell us about this earlier?"
Miao Yi replied in a low voice, "The situation at the time was rather complicated, and the Basic Immortal Pills were indeed good stuff. My wife and I also wanted to raise our cultivation as quickly as possible, so …" He didn't need to say anything else.
Mu Fanjun gritted her teeth a little, but she could understand why. No one would reveal such a large amount of Basic Immortal Pills. She slowly swallowed her anger and asked, "Did you just say that Yun Zhiqiu's cultivation has broken through to the Golden Lotus realm?"
Yun Zhiqiu had always been hiding her cultivation, not daring to reveal it.
Miao Yi nodded and said, "Yes!"
After hearing this, she could at least confirm one thing — Miao Yi hadn't kept the Basic Immortal Pills for himself, and he hadn't mistreated his wife either. A man who was willing to let his wife have a higher cultivation than him was clearly a man who doted on his wife. As she thought of this, Mu Fanjun's anger seemed to have dissipated quite a bit. She murmured, "He has already broken through to the Golden Lotus realm …"
As she said this, a hint of surprise flashed across her eyes.
Sneaking a glance at her, Miao Yi caught the flash of surprise in her eyes. He couldn't help but mutter to himself, 'Am I seeing things?'
Mu Fanjun scoffed and slowly sat back down. She brushed the matter aside and said with a cold expression, "A mere Palace Lord actually dared to use the Overlord's life as a bargaining chip. This is a crime deserving of the death penalty! Since there is a reason for this, and out of respect for your sister, I will give you a chance to atone for your sins. Let's see if you can grasp it! "
Miao Yi's heart was instantly in turmoil. 'You still won't let it go? Don't you want to use the Four Overlords of the Sea of Constellations anymore? '
It was precisely because he was able to pull the Four Overlords of the Sea of Constellations that he was confident that this matter could be resolved. Now, he didn't know what this woman was going to do, so he cautiously said, "I'm all ears!"
Mu Fanjun calmly said, "I have a grudge with the Devil Nation. I believe you must have heard about it. If you can convince your wife to publicly announce that she is willing to join the Immortal Register, it will be considered as helping me vent my anger. I will consider giving you a lighter punishment!"
'That's it?' Miao Yi heaved a sigh of relief. 'And here I thought it was a big deal. What does it have to do with me if you humiliate the Great Devil Realm?' He immediately promised, "I will definitely convince my wife to agree!"
"Don't agree too soon!" Mu Fanjun scoffed. "Do you think you can still keep your position as Palace Lord after causing such a ruckus?"
"..." Miao Yi was taken aback. Then, he changed his mind. 'I just want to be safe. I don't really care if I become a Palace Lord or not. It doesn't matter even if I'm demoted to East Arrival Cave Master.' He immediately cupped his fists and said, "I am willing to accept your punishment, Holy Venerable!"
Mu Fanjun casually said, "You have caused such a huge ruckus. A small punishment is inevitable. Out of respect for your sister, I will not make things difficult for you. Just let your wife take the position of Palace Lord. You can be demoted to her Advisor. The two of you will still enjoy the benefits you deserve. What does it matter who becomes the Palace Lord and who becomes the Advisor?"
"What?" Miao Yi cried out in shock.
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