A look of confusion appeared on Yun Qingwu's pretty face: "Your Excellency, what are you saying?"
Fang Xiu glanced at her calmly and said indifferently, "Still want to act? If I'm not mistaken, you've already poisoned this bowl of 'Well Moon'."
Upon hearing this, not only Yun Qingwu, but also An Linglong, who was standing next to her, had their expressions change drastically.
A look of surprise flashed across Yun Qingwu's cool and aloof face, mixed with a hint of grievance at being misunderstood.
"Your Excellency, do you suspect that I poisoned the Well and the Moon? There must be some misunderstanding. How could I dare to poison a true god?"
"Not bad acting skills." Fang Xiu praised slightly. He found that all the women in the Void Moon Palace were better actors than the last, and they continued to act even when they were exposed.
"Unfortunately, you have too many flaws."
“Your Excellency, if I have done anything wrong, I will accept your punishment. But I will never admit to such a fabricated charge. You are the benefactor of my Void Moon Palace. How could I possibly poison someone in the well or the moon?”
“Yes, Your Excellency True God, the people of my Void Moon Palace would never do such a despicable thing,” An Linglong explained anxiously from the side.
However, Fang Xiu remained very certain: "First, when you bowed to me earlier, you were probably trying to hide your inner shock, right? There should be a message from Jiang Mengyue on the Void Moon Seal, and you were very shocked after hearing it."
Yun Qingwu frowned deeply: "Your Excellency, I was merely expressing my gratitude. You've already made this assumption based solely on that..."
"Secondly, although the Moon in the Well is a treasure of the Void Moon Palace, why didn't you let Elder An Linglong retrieve it, but instead went yourself?"
Yun Qingwu quickly explained, "So that's what caused your misunderstanding. It's like this: Jing Zhongyue is located in a very important area of our sect, and only I, the Palace Master, can enter at will."
Fang Xiu quietly watched her argue: "Third, you keep emphasizing that I am a great benefactor of your Xuyue Palace. According to your attitude, if I only ask for the treasure in the well, you will definitely feel that the reward is not enough. But you did not. Instead, you agreed to give the well as the reward without hesitation."
“Your Excellency, please let me explain. The mere Moon in the Well is naturally insufficient to repay your kindness. My Void Moon Palace has other ways to repay you. I was just afraid you would be anxious, so I brought the Moon in the Well to you now.”
Fang Xiu nodded calmly: "Not bad eloquence, but there is still one crucial point. Jiang Mengyue once said that the moon in the well can only be retrieved on the night of a full moon, but it is daytime now. How did you manage to retrieve the moon from the well?"
"Your Excellency, you are unaware that the Moon in the Well can indeed only be retrieved on the night of a full moon, but I retrieved and stored it ahead of time on the night of last full moon..."
Yun Qingwu could no longer continue her story, because she realized that her words had begun to contradict themselves.
She previously claimed that the moon reflected in the well could not be stored and must be consumed as soon as possible, but now she says it was retrieved and stored ahead of time on the night of the last full moon...
Seeing that her scheme had been exposed, Yun Qingwu's aggrieved and flustered expression vanished, and she returned to her previous aloof and arrogant demeanor, looking down at Fang Xiu with a scrutinizing attitude.
"I underestimated you. I didn't expect a mere fifth-tier cultivator to have such keen insight."
Yun Qingwu has truly mastered the phrase "before being courteous, after being arrogant," transforming her previous friendliness and humility into her current haughtiness and superiority.
An Linglong, who was standing to the side, was clearly not skilled enough and was completely dumbfounded when she saw this scene.
"Fifth...fifth rank? Your Highness, what...what are you saying?"
Yun Qingwu frowned and said, "Get out of here."
Then, she turned her gaze to Fang Xiu and said indifferently, "You guessed right. There is indeed information left by the Moon Venerable in the Void Moon Seal, but this information will only be revealed when the two Void Moon Seals are combined."
You probably already guessed what the information inside is. That's right, the Moon Venerable has already told you that you are a fifth-order being and what you did in the Divine Ruins. Fang Xiu, your deeds have been exposed.
Now that you are within the territory of the Void Moon Palace, your only way to survive is to hand over the treasures you possess, and I might consider sparing your life.
Faced with Yun Qingwu's threat, Fang Xiu remained calm, "You talk too much nonsense."
Just then.
boom!
A loud bang came from outside the palace.
Immediately afterwards, countless cracks appeared on the palace walls, accompanied by a rumbling sound...
The palace collapsed completely, revealing the outside world.
One after another, women with a cool and ethereal aura and exquisite features rode flying swords, surrounding the area like a swarm of locusts. Moonlight rose from the ground, weaving into a huge net above the abandoned palace. Mysterious laws flowed like ripples on water, clearly indicating some kind of powerful formation.
Above the sky was a white jade bottle, from which a curtain of light emanated, sealing off the area.
It turned out that while the two were talking, Yun Qingwu had already set up a trap outside.
Yun Qingwu looked at Fang Xiu with a mocking gaze, like a spider eyeing its prey trapped in its web.
"Fang Xiu, what do you think I explained all that to you before? I was waiting for my disciples to set up an inescapable trap, but what were you waiting for?"
"oh?"
His calm gaze slowly swept over everyone, finally landing on the aloof Yun Qingwu. "What a coincidence. The reason I spoke to you was to wait for you to reveal all your trump cards, so that I could prepare for my next visit to the Void Moon Palace."
Yun Qingwu frowned, not understanding what Fang Xiu was saying. The next second, a cold smile appeared on her fair and delicate face: "Next time? Do you think you'll have a next time? I know you possess a rare treasure that can ignore the seal, but what I've laid down here is not just a seal, but also immortal artifacts and countless immortals. Hand over the treasure immediately!"
Fang Xiu seemed not to hear, instead casually observing the resources of the Void Moon Palace, "Is this all the Void Moon Palace has?"
"Hmph, you dare to put on airs even when you're about to die, prepare to die!" Yun Qingwu raised her slender hand, and a three-foot sword aura condensed in her palm. She casually slashed out, lightly and simply.
Yet, it was precisely this seemingly effortless sword strike that, upon its descent, cleaved the heavens and earth like a canvas, creating a straight crack. Wherever the sword pointed, the laws of nature resonated, imbued with an invincible divine aura.
The terrifying sword light slashed towards Fang Xiu's legs. Yun Qingwu clearly intended to sever Fang Xiu's legs first, rendering him unable to move, and then imprison him, slowly torture him, and force him to hand over the treasure.
However, after that sword light fell, the scene of Fang Xiu's legs being severed at the root did not appear. It was as if the sword was cutting through the air, passing straight across his legs without leaving a trace.
Yun Qingwu was immediately startled: "What!?"
She couldn't understand why, with her peak seventh-tier strength, dealing with a fifth-tier opponent would be a piece of cake, yet the other party ignored her attack.
A priceless treasure! It must be that priceless treasure!
Possessing such miraculous power, could it be a legendary divine artifact?! A true divine artifact!
Even for a woman as aloof and ethereal as her, a hint of greed couldn't help but surface in her beautiful eyes.
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