"How should I know what's going on in your Palace Master's mind?" Bai Suning retorted directly, her attitude very impatient. "According to what you said, if your Palace Master tacitly allows you to imprison one person, it means that person has the Shengmu Source. Then if he tacitly allows you to imprison ten people, does that mean all ten of them have the Shengmu Source?"
"Stop talking nonsense!" Senior Brother Luo also joined the interrogation. He was really concerned about Sheng Muyuan's situation. "As long as you tell the truth, we won't make things difficult for you. But if you refuse to answer, you know the consequences."
"You people in Tao Palace are really a bunch of idiots. No one believes me when I tell the truth. You insist on me lying and giving you a satisfactory answer before you believe me." Bai Suning scolded them, not even afraid that the sword would really pierce her. "You said that if we told the truth, you would let us go, but what happened? You locked us up anyway.
Despicable and shameless.
No wonder he only ranked fifth, maybe he got this position by being shameless."
"Swish!" Senior Sister Zhang brought her sword closer, her eyes cold. "If you keep talking nonsense, I'll cut off your tongue!"
"stop."
A majestic voice suddenly sounded.
Senior Sister Zhang and the others all turned their heads to look at the door, and then saw the Palace Master walk in wearing a black and gold striped outfit with a serious look on his face.
Senior Sister Zhang and Senior Brother Luo saluted respectfully: "Palace Master."
"What are you doing here?" The Palace Master glanced at them with calm eyes.
"We heard she had the Shengmu Source, so we came here to investigate," Senior Sister Zhang confessed honestly. She never hid anything like this. "But she said you checked and found nothing."
The Palace Master glanced at Bai Suning, then found a random place to sit down, his whole body filled with majesty: "This is not something you should worry about. During this time, you should continue to investigate the matter of Shengmuyuan outside. Other matters are none of your business."
"But..." Senior Brother Luo was a little worried.
"No buts, just follow my orders." The Palace Master was angry without any authority, and there was a serious look in his eyes as he looked at them.
The two of them couldn't refute it, so they had to obey honestly: "Yes."
After finishing talking about the two of them, the Palace Master turned his attention to Bai Suning. Seeing her standing with Jiang Niyun and the others in a hushed tone, he parted his thin lips and asked in a steady voice, "Just now, it was this Palace Master who failed to discipline the disciples in the Palace. I hope Miss Bai will not take it to heart."
"If it were you, wouldn't you take it to heart?" Bai Suning confronted him directly.
Senior Sister Zhang sternly rebuked, "How dare you! Who told you to speak to the Palace Master like that?"
Bai Suning curled her lips and said nothing.
Looking at the Palace Master's expression, we knew that he had something to ask them and would not get angry with them for the time being. If they didn't say a few words now, they would have no chance later.
"You two, go down. What happens here has nothing to do with you." The Palace Master frowned and sent the two away.
The two of them didn't want to leave, but since it was an order, they had no choice but to leave.
After everyone left, the Palace Master softened his expression. His gaze first fell on Bai Suning, then he looked at Jun Yunyan, who was sitting there with an extraordinary temperament, and asked meaningfully, "Miss Bai, who is this friend of yours?"
"My friend." Bai Suning gave him a meaningless answer casually.
Palace Master: “…”
The Palace Master was not angry. In order to get the information he wanted, he was extremely patient: "I want to ask what his name is and what he does."
"This seems to be our personal problem." Bai Suning raised her eyes slightly and frowned as she looked over. "Is the Palace Master checking the household registration?"
Even though the Palace Master had seen a lot of the world, he was choked by these words.
He never expected that Bai Suning really didn't give him any face at all.
"Palace Master, I know you're very interested in Shengmuyuan, but that's no reason to keep us locked up." Bai Suning took the initiative to bring the topic back to the point, looking at him seriously. "We have our own things to do, and the academy has assigned us homework. If we can't complete it on time, it will affect our classes next semester."
These words perfectly portray the character of a student who loves to study and only wants to study.
After hearing this, the Palace Master pondered for a moment and asked a simple question: "Have you ever heard of Shengmuyuan in the academy?"
"Yes, I have heard of it." Bai Suning didn't shy away from the question at all. She spoke very naturally, and it was impossible to tell that she was lying. "There should be very few people in the entire academy who haven't heard of it. This matter has spread throughout the academy, but..."
"But what?" the Palace Master asked immediately.
"However, the dean and the elders repeatedly warned us when we left the academy that we should pretend not to know about this matter after we left. We originally wanted to pretend not to know, but you have made things difficult for me time and time again, and I am really helpless." Bai Suning sighed, his brows furrowed.
A hint of emotion flashed across the Palace Master's eyes.
A moment later.
He looked at Bai Suning's expression and asked one last question: "Then do you know who has Shengmuyuan?"
"How could I possibly know? When this story was first spread, it was said to be Fang Ye, but as it spread, it became me." Bai Suning was not shy at all, not afraid of being investigated by the Palace Master. "There are several versions of the person who possesses the Shengmuyuan."
She didn't say anything more after that, because if she said too much, it would only make the matter more obvious.
The best way is to let the Palace Master realize for himself that messages between people are the least reliable.
The Palace Master was indeed thinking about this question. After considering it for a while, he stood up and left the room without asking another question.
The first thing he did after going out was to call Jiang Yize and the Great Elder to his study.
"Palace Master."
"Palace Master."
Both of them saluted seriously.
The Palace Master turned around and looked at their expressions. His gaze finally landed on Jiang Yize. His words were filled with heaviness and seriousness: "How did you know that the source of the wood was in Bai Suning's body?"
"My grandmother was cured after Bai Suning arrived. That poison could only be cured by Shengmuyuan. I also confirmed from my cousin that Bai Suning was indeed the owner of Shengmuyuan." Jiang Yize didn't understand why this question came back again, but he answered honestly.
He wanted the Palace Master to kill Bai Suning and go east directly.
The Palace Master frowned, the atmosphere becoming somewhat heavy. "Did you personally see her using Shengmuyuan for treatment?"
"This..." Jiang Yize looked distressed, and he didn't dare to tell a lie, so he had to answer honestly, "I didn't see it with my own eyes, but..."
"Let them go." The Palace Master made the decision forcefully without listening to what he said next.
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