Honglang pursed her lips and asked, "Your Majesty, is Ban Heng really a traitor?"

"It's not clear yet." Chong Jiu thought of Yao Tian and added, "But it's pretty much certain."

Hong Lang looked dejected, his face hanging low. The four of them had grown up together since childhood, and from the time he got into trouble to when he met the God, he had never doubted his three brothers.

Unexpectedly, I turned out to be one of them!

Chong Jiu frowned and said, "Judging from what Yao Tian said and the information I heard, there is a 90% chance that it is him."

"Not only you, but how could I, the venerable one, ever accept this?"

Honglang nodded with red eyes, her gaze towards Chongjiu filled with sympathy.

You must know that these four were all guardian beasts personally chosen by the God. Now that they have been betrayed by their own guardian beasts, how heartbreaking!

When Chong Jiu saw that look in his eyes, his eyelids twitched involuntarily.

Has he finally reached the point where he'll receive pitying glances?

Upon seeing this, Hong Lang immediately withdrew her gaze and said, "Your Majesty, Rong Jin contacted me before I came down, asking if I had any news of you, but I did not tell him."

Chong Jiu nodded, "Yes, don't tell anyone yet. If the person who injured you finds out you've gone back, they'll inevitably try to hurt you again."

"How did Rong Jin know you were in the Holy Spirit Domain?"

Honglang shook her head. "He only asked me about you, and didn't say anything else."

Chong Jiu frowned. Rong Jin wouldn't be so hasty, so either someone was using Rong Jin's name, or something had happened to Rong Jin as well.

"Be careful. Next time Rong Jin contacts you, ask him why he's trying to find out about me."

"Just pretend you don't know I'm in trouble, just pretend you came down here for fun."

"Also, some things are unavoidable, so don't keep dwelling on them. Your lively and active nature used to be a good thing."

Honglang shook her head with slightly red eyes, "If Baijue and I hadn't been running around everywhere, Your Majesty wouldn't have had this happen to you."

"Rong Jin is the same. She stays by the God's side every day, yet she still manages to..."

Chong Jiu waved his hand, "Alright, Rong Jin is in charge of the entire Chongyao Palace, how could he have time to guard me all the time? Besides, even if you guard me every day, those who want to scheme will still find an opportunity to scheme."

"It's also because I misjudged people that I was tricked by such a heartless scoundrel."

Ban Heng was the one with the lowest status among the four of them. If he hadn't happened to meet them, it's uncertain whether Ban Heng would have survived.

But Ban Heng plotted against the very person who had saved his life and guided him through his growth, teaching him manners and cultivation.

That's why he trusted him more, and that's also why he couldn't accept it the most.

Chong Jiu suppressed the fierceness in his eyes and looked at Hong Lang, saying, "Could you find out for me indirectly who Ban Heng has been in contact with all these years?"

“Lian Sheng is also one of my people. I sent him to gather information in Shenzhou. If there’s anything you want to know, you can go to him.”

Honglang turned to look at Liansheng and nodded, "Yes, Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty, when do you plan to return?"

“I will inform you before I return.” Chong Jiu twitched his chin slightly, indicating that he should go back and sit down first. “Today is my joyous day. If you are not in a hurry to return, you can go to Qionglai Peak tomorrow to talk to me.”

"Yes." Hong Lang bowed to him and Shu Jianyue, then returned to her seat.

He hadn't spoken a word to Lian Sheng before, but as soon as he got back, he started chatting with her.

Lian Sheng was overjoyed and told him everything he knew and everything he wanted to know.

Those who came to participate in the ceremony began to step forward to offer toasts. Chongjiu was in a good mood today, so he naturally accepted all the toasts.

So, regardless of their own strength or influence, they all stepped forward to offer a toast, hoping to become acquainted with each other.

Chong Jiu, being a certain kind of person, naturally knew what they were thinking.

But he didn't have time to memorize these people's faces. He was happy to attend the ceremony, but the spiritual fruit that Shu Jianyue gave him was no ordinary item, so he could consider it a reward.

Therefore, he no longer needs to think about how to repay them.

Gu Pingsheng looked at the eager elders and teachers of Shengshi Academy and couldn't help but twitch his lips. What were they doing before? Now they're thinking of currying favor?

It's too late.

If they weren't still somewhat useful, he would have replaced them all; they were all opportunists.

But he himself didn't think that if he hadn't become acquainted with Shu Jianyue, would he have been unwilling to approach her and befriend her?

Suddenly, Gu Yunxiao, the Venerable Master whose cultivation level was not high in their eyes, became the object of everyone's admiration.

Gu Yunxiao was always cheerful, welcoming anyone who came, neither arrogant nor conceited, and her words were always fair and reasonable.

He would brush off questions about his background, and would refuse to talk to anyone who asked, so no one dared to ask.

Yu Chuan couldn't stand it for long, mainly because these people were all too hypocritical, and it hurt his eyes to look at them.

So he grabbed Kong Xuan and Jiang Yiqing, who had been hiding in the corner, and ran away.

Sky also wanted to run away, but then it thought that it wouldn't be right for it to come down here and run away during its master's covenant ceremony.

Chao Tian glanced at him and said calmly, "All the formalities are over now. You can go if you want. The master won't say anything."

Sky shook his head again, "Forget it, I won't go. It'll only be a little while."

Chaotian didn't say anything more.

They were both sitting in the front, right behind Lian Sheng.

They had all met before, but they all knew that Tiankong was one of Shu Jianyue's people, but they didn't know that Chaotian was one of them. They only thought that he was there on behalf of Yunxiao Auction House.

Fearing that Wu Yan might be influenced by the hypocrisy of some people, Shu Jianyue had Yan Xi take him back to Qionglai Peak first.

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