In the Qingshu Hall of Guangde Palace, Xuanming, the North Sea God, sat expressionlessly on a sandalwood chair, while his wife Jiang Yinghuan sat beside him, sobbing and wiping away tears.

Fang Jian was sitting on a sandalwood chair at the head of the hall, while Thunder God Feng Lun was sitting on the lower right side, facing Xuan Ming and his wife.

Not long after, a man wearing a robe embroidered with red clouds and gold thread was tied tightly with a rope, and then was taken to the Qingshu Palace by two water gods from the North Sea Divine Palace.

The man had handsome features and a gentle complexion, but his expression was gloomy. After being escorted to the center of the hall, he knelt directly on the ground.

"Why don't you pay your respects to Master Hongqing?" Xuan Ming said in a cold voice.

It turned out that this man was Lu Tao, the son of Xuan Ming and the husband of Peng Ziqing. After hearing Xuan Ming's words, Lu Tao immediately bowed to Fang Jian and said, "The sinful immortal Lu Tao pays homage to the True Lord Hongqing."

Hearing Lu Tao's words, Thunder God Feng Lun's eyes widened and he looked at Lu Tao in disbelief.

The reason why he was so incredulous was that he had never expected that Peng Ziqing's death was actually related to Lu Tao. What he had never expected was that as soon as Fang Jian arrived, the North Sea God Xuan Ming did not do anything to cover up and actually asked Lu Tao to confess directly.

Fang Jian's expression remained unchanged as he asked, "Lu Tao, how did Peng Ziqing die?"

Hearing this, Lu Tao's face was immediately tangled, and he said with regret: "She was killed by me."

Fang Jian took a look at Lu Tao's cultivation, then said to Thunder God Feng Lun, "Check his soul and ask about his spirit."

Thunder God Feng Lu immediately stood up and walked towards Lu Tao. However, Jiang Yinghuan quickly said, "Master Hongqing, Master Thunder God, can we wait until after the wedding to interrogate him?"

But before Fang Jian could say anything, Xuan Ming beside him spoke up, "He's already a Taiyi Xuanxian. He shouldn't be unable to withstand even soul-searching and soul-questioning. Thunder God, please proceed."

Feng Lun bowed to Xuan Ming, then came to Lu Tao and used the soul-checking and spirit-questioning technique on Lu Tao.

Human memory has surface and inner layers. The surface memory exists in the mind, and this part of the memory can be modified with great magic power.

But the inner memories are hidden deep within the soul and spirit. If you want to modify them, it will inevitably damage the foundation of the soul and spirit. Therefore, unless there is a deep hatred, no one dares to touch the memories in the soul and spirit.

The reason why the soul-searching method is so harmful to people is because it extracts memories hidden deep within the spirit and soul.

Ten breaths later, Lu Tao fell to the ground in a daze, while Feng Lun frowned and walked to Fang Jian, saying, "Master, I'm afraid this matter is a little different from what we imagined."

"Oh?" Fang Jian looked at Feng Lun and said, "Show me his memories."

So Thunder God Feng Lun sealed the memories of Lu Tao about Peng Ziqing that he had extracted in a jade slip and presented it to Fang Jian. Fang Jian was also stunned after reading it, but his expression looked much better.

Fang Jian was about to speak when he heard a commotion outside the hall. A high-pitched female voice shouted, "Can't I, the Young Madam of the Divine Mansion, enter? Get out of the way!"

Afterwards, two gods from the Divine Palace were pushed down at the door of the main hall, and then a beautiful woman wearing a golden cloud and phoenix robe walked into the main hall.

The thunder soldiers in the hall immediately surrounded her with their magic weapons in hand. Without a word, the woman made hand gestures and prepared to attack, but Xuan Ming's face changed and he shouted sternly, "Stop!"

The woman, upon being yelled at by Xuan Ming, immediately put away her magic spells. She looked towards Xuan Ming and Jiang Yinghuan, then bowed from afar and said, "Dad, Mom, they want to capture my husband. How can I let them take him away before my wedding?"

Xuan Ming looked at his daughter-in-law, Zhiyu Zhenren, and said, "You can't attack the Thunder Department Heavenly Soldiers either. Come here."

After Xuan Ming said this, the thunder soldiers stopped trying to stop Zhiyu Zhenren. Zhiyu Zhenren walked forward, helped Lu Tao up from the ground, and called softly, "Husband?"

While calling out, Master Zhiyu injected his magical power into Lu Tao's body to help him recover his spirit. After about thirty breaths, Lu Tao finally woke up slowly.

However, when Lu Tao saw his wife's beautiful face, his eyes showed a deep sense of shame, "Madam, I am ashamed to see you."

"What's wrong?" Zhiyu Zhenren asked in surprise, "Didn't you say that Peng Ziqing's death had nothing to do with you?"

But this time Lu Tao did not hide it. Instead, he lowered his head in shame and said, "I'm sorry, madam. I lied to you."

"What?!" Master Zhiyu glared, "What's going on?"

But soon Xuan Ming's wife Jiang Yinghuan came to the side of Master Chiyu. She first helped Master Chiyu up, and then pulled her to sit on the sandalwood chair on the side.

"Mother." Jiang Yinghuan forcibly pulled Zhiyu Zhenren to sit on the sandalwood chair. He immediately asked with a puzzled look on his face, "What's going on?"

Jiang Yinghuan held Master Zhiyu's hand and said with a sad face, "My son, don't ask. You'll know soon."

True Man Zhiyu is a disciple of Empress Qiongxiao. His status as a Daluo Jinxian disciple alone is extraordinary. The shout from Xuanming just now was the only time that Xuanming had used such a harsh tone to True Man Zhiyu since she moved into the Beihai Divine Palace.

Hearing this, Zhiyu Zhenren immediately quieted down and sat there quietly. She first looked at her husband, and then at the person on the first seat.

The legendary True Lord Hongqing, at this moment, the True Man holding the edict felt that the True Lord Hongqing lived up to his reputation, because just by sitting there, an incomparably cold divine power emanated, which made people tremble with fear.

"Untie the ropes on him." Fang Jian pointed at Lu Tao, who looked a little dazed.

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