Chen Luoyang looked around.
The atmosphere in the hall was getting more and more oppressive.
Everyone looked at the Hierarch's emotionless face, and their hearts began to beat faster.
Repelling the enemy and achieving a complete victory should be something to be happy about, but the situation didn't seem right.
"When the earth moves, snakes, insects, rats, and ants all come out."
Chen Luoyang's indiscernible voice echoed in the hall: "When I left, Li Yuanlong and the others came in and made a ruckus, and sure enough, a lot of insects came out."
The people of Devil Religion present said in unison: "The Hierarch's divine might is unparalleled, a few sneaky tricks are not worth mentioning."
Everyone now understood what was going on.
The Fifth Disciple of the Sword King who was captured and imprisoned in the headquarters, the Sword of Wisdom, Shi Jing, strangely escaped.
The Head of the White Tiger Hall, Nie Guangyuan and the Right Emissary Wang Fei were furious. While searching for the Sword of Wisdom, they ordered a thorough investigation of the headquarters.
It wasn't until the news of the Hierarch's victorious return that the Ancient God Peak calmed down a little.
The White Tiger Hall's prison could be considered one of the most heavily guarded places in Devil Religion's headquarters.
Shi Jing's strange escape, no one would believe that there were no spies.
Previously, when the underground fire erupted under the Ancient God Peak, the Hierarch had mentioned that the Sixth Elder Zhou Pancheng had an accomplice when he uncovered the spy. Now it seemed that it wasn't an unfounded speculation.
Now that the Hierarch had returned to the headquarters, he really wanted to investigate this matter.
People with a clear conscience were calm at this moment.
But there were also senior members of the Elder Faction who felt uneasy.
They knew that they weren't spies and didn't betray the Ancient God.
But who knew if the Hierarch would take the opportunity to make a fuss and use them as an example?
"Reporting to the Hierarch, this subordinate was not strict enough and made a mistake. I'm ashamed of the Hierarch's trust." The Head of the White Tiger Hall, Nie Guangyuan, took a step forward and knelt to Chen Luoyang.
Chen Luoyang looked at him from his seat.
"After investigation, the Sixth Constellation of the White Tiger Palace, Zhang He, colluded with the Xia dynasty and secretly stole the Sword Pavilion's stone mirror. Your subordinate has already taken him down." Nie Guangyuan reported, "After interrogation, we found out that the person who contacted them was Gao Zhen, one of the Head Stewards of the Inner Palace of the Xia dynasty. I have already ordered people to pursue Gao Zhen and Shi Jing."
Chen Luoyang didn't know whether to agree or disagree, but he didn't respond. Instead, he called out, "Tianheng."
"Yes, Hierarch," Protector Zhu Rong Zhang Tianheng, who was in charge of the Dian Prefecture branch, responded and walked out of the hall.
Everyone's heart shuddered slightly.
The Hierarch had previously ordered the Eight Protectors of the Outer Branch to cooperate with the Blue Dragon Hall in heading north to reclaim the lost territories of the Infernal Domain.
But Zhang Tianheng stayed.
He was fanatically loyal to the Hierarch, so he naturally wouldn't disobey orders.
The only explanation was that the Hierarch had ordered Zhang Tianheng to stay for the time being.
At this moment, everyone looked at Nie Guangyuan with a contemplative gaze.
The other party was the Head of the White Tiger Hall, and the prison was the Head Steward of the White Tiger Hall. At the same time, the White Tiger Hall was also responsible for part of the internal security of the headquarters.
Now that Shi Jing had escaped, no matter how you looked at it, Nie Guangyuan couldn't absolve himself from the blame.
Although he had remedied the situation in time and was effective in tracking down the traitor, he still couldn't avoid responsibility.
More importantly, did the Hierarch still trust him?
If the Hierarch still trusted him, then it wouldn't be a big deal. He would always have a chance to make a comeback.
But looking at the current situation, Head Nie's situation didn't seem good …
Zhang Tianheng's fanatical loyalty to the Hierarch could be ranked in the top few in the entire Church.
Even if it was all an act, he was an Outer Branch Protector and couldn't intervene in infiltrating the main altar. Previously, he had been outside with the Hierarch for a long time, so he didn't have the opportunity to stir up trouble in the main altar.
Among everyone present, Zhang Tianheng was one of the few people who were the least suspicious.
So here's the problem.
Zhang Tianheng was trustworthy, which made Nie Guangyuan feel awkward.
The White Tiger Hall's President knelt on the ground in Silence. He didn't speak or move, quietly waiting for the Hierarch's orders.
Chen Luoyang closed his eyes to rest, his fingers lightly tapping on the armrest of his chair.
In the main hall, only the "dong dong dong dong" sound rang out, like muffled thunder.
Everyone below was silent. Their minds were wandering, and they thought of many things in an instant.
However, they didn't ask them to wait too long.
Just a moment later, someone returned to the main hall.
It wasn't Zhang Tianheng, but the six Devil religion followers under his command.
These six Devil religion followers each carried a person in their hands.
Those people were restrained and couldn't move. They could only let Zhang Tianheng's subordinates carry them in like a bag.
Everyone's gazes swept over the faces of these prisoners, and they were all surprised.
First of all, Zhang He, the White Tiger Hall's sixth constellation, wasn't among them.
Secondly, these people weren't prisoners imprisoned in the White Tiger Hall, but disciples of the Devil religion staying in the main altar. Not all of them were disciples of the White Tiger Hall, but they belonged to different places.
Moreover, there were people from both the Elder Faction and the Young Faction.
Finally, although their cultivation realms weren't very high, the duties they carried couldn't be underestimated.
Nie Guangyuan still prostrated in front of Chen Luoyang and didn't get up to look at the people who came in.
But when he heard the many footsteps, a gloomy look flashed across his eyes.
"Reporting to the Hierarch, a total of six people have been brought," the voice of a Devil religion disciple rang out.
Slowly, Chen Luoyang opened his eyes, and a dark golden light flickered faintly.
Everyone could feel the murderous aura of the Chi You avatar behind him becoming stronger.
"Six people." Chen Luoyang's voice was still calm: "Guangyuan, after hearing this number, do you have anything else to say?"
Everyone was surprised.
"It's true that Zhang He colluded with Gao Zhen of the Xia dynasty, and it's also true that he has nothing to do with you. But you, these six people, and Gao Zhen, are related," Chen Luoyang said indifferently.
Nie Guangyuan knelt on the ground and didn't move. After a long while, he finally said: "This subordinate has selfish motives, and wanted to use the purge of the main altar to plant trusted followers. I didn't dare to ask the Hierarch for forgiveness, but I ask the Hierarch to understand, this subordinate is loyal and devoted to the Divine Religion, and will never collude with external enemies!"
Chen Luoyang didn't say anything, and his fingers tapped on the armrest of his chair.
In the main hall, the air seemed to freeze.
After a while, another person came in, and finally broke the silence.
This time, it was Zhang Tianheng himself who came back.
In his hand, he also carried a person who couldn't move.
The people around looked carefully, and found that it was a disciple of the Rosefinch Hall.
Second Elder Yan Zhao and Fifth Elder Tan Yunsheng all had gloomy expressions.
"Hierarch, this subordinate was lucky to not fail you." Zhang Tianheng first greeted Chen Luoyang.
Chen Luoyang nodded slightly.
Zhang Tianheng looked at Nie Guangyuan next to him and sneered: "You are really cautious."
Nie Guangyuan was still kneeling on the ground, and now he raised his head, straightened his back, and turned to look at the disciple of the Rosefinch Hall. After that, he kowtowed to Chen Luoyang again: "This subordinate was framed, Hierarch please investigate."
"You have always been proud and boastful, why are you so mischievous today?"
Chen Luoyang said carelessly: "How can this seat be deceived by others? Today, you are the only one asking, so don't think that you can be lucky. These seven people couldn't touch you, what if there were two more?"
At this time, the other people of the Devil religion looked at Nie Guangyuan with a gaze that gradually changed.
The situation was clear at a glance.
All of Nie Guangyuan's secrets had already been completely uncovered by the Hierarch!
Thinking that this White Tiger Hall's First Seat was the person in charge of surveillance and intelligence gathering within the church, and now he had ended up like this, everyone present felt their hearts tremble.
Just how well-informed was the Hierarch's eyes and ears?
Just how developed was the layer upon layer of intelligence network under him?
After a moment of silence, Nie Guangyuan let out a long breath.
He raised his head, his expression calm.
Afterwards, he straightened his back and stood up.
Although it was a very natural and ordinary action, anyone could see from it that at this moment, this White Tiger Hall's First Seat didn't feel any respect or fear towards the high and mighty Hierarch of the Devil religion.
However, without waiting for him to stand up straight, a tremendous force came crashing down.
The Chi You Avatar's eyes fixed on Nie Guangyuan.
The formless power of his gaze pressured Nie Guangyuan to kneel again.
Nie Guangyuan's body overflowed with cold air, and the cultivation of the Lunar Sutra revolved to the limit. He spared no effort to contend against Chi You, wanting to stand up again.
But in the end, he was still no match for Emperor Wu's level of fist intent.
Not only was he unable to stand up again, but he was even thoroughly pressed to the ground, prostrating on all fours.
Lying on the ground, he turned his head with great difficulty, attempting to look up at Chen Luoyang, but his line of sight couldn't reach.
Only Chen Luoyang's voice rang in his ears, "You're not bad now, at least you dare to take responsibility for what you've done, but I didn't allow you to get up."
Although it was futile, Nie Guangyuan still tried his best to struggle.
Unfortunately, Chen Luoyang's fist intent completely pressed him to the ground, and in the end, he couldn't even move his little finger.
The surrounding people of the Devil religion looked at Nie Guangyuan, guessing in their hearts.
The other party was a young talent that the Hierarch had previously promoted, and one of the most trusted people. Otherwise, the White Tiger Hall would not have been handed over to him.
Why did Nie Guangyuan betray them?
If it was for power, he would not have taken such a risk out of desperation.
Chen Luoyang, who was sitting on the seat, looked confident and indifferent, but in fact, he was also curious.
Through Black Pot's latest personal experience, Chen Luoyang finally caught some clues about Nie Guangyuan.
The other party's previous background, seemed to be clean.
However, after Chen Luoyang left the headquarters again to look for the Sword Emperor Wang Jian, the other party finally could not hold back.
In the matter of Shi Jing's escape, Nie Guangyuan was still hiding behind the scenes, without leaving any traces.
After Shi Jing's escape, he finally revealed some traces in the process of cleaning up the headquarters.
In particular, he finally took the initiative to contact the eunuch chief of the Great Xia Dynasty, Gao Zhen.
Although he secretly cultivated his henchmen in the Rosefinch Hall as a middleman, at this point, he had nowhere to hide in front of Chen Luoyang.
Looking back now, his behavior might not be so clean, but he had always been cautious and did not act rashly. He only used some small, seemingly unintentional actions to slowly weave his own net.
This person, most likely, already had disloyalty.
Sand accumulates into a tower, and dripping water penetrates a stone. After accumulating, once launched, it seemed like there was no smoke and fire, like moving the stars and changing the moon with ease, but in fact, it was a deep accumulation.
It was indeed thanks to Nie Guangyuan that the White Tiger Six Zhang He could bring out the Sword of Wisdom stone mirror.
It was a pity that Nie Guangyuan did not have the luck to misjudge the situation. He thought that the rare opportunity had finally arrived, but who would have thought that everything would be reversed in an instant in the battle of Nanyun Mountain.
If it was another opponent, there was no possibility of him being exposed under multiple cover, and he could continue to lie low and wait for the next opportunity.
But in the end, the first and only time he officially surfaced, just as his head emerged, Chen Luoyang grabbed his hair.
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