Shen Ce's expression changed, and finally he clenched his fists. He turned his head and stared at Elder Qiu fiercely: "You did it on purpose, no, both you and the servant deliberately did not tell the truth, just to create some time alone for the two of them."
Upon hearing this, Mr. Qiu's face darkened.
He sneered repeatedly and said, "District Master Shen, I haven't even said that you deliberately framed our Lord, but you're putting the blame on me and our Lord. Do you have any shame?"
Shen Ce was so angry that his chest felt stuffy and he almost couldn't breathe. He waved his sleeves fiercely and decided not to talk to Qiu Lao anymore, because he knew that saying more would be useless.
It is better to remain silent than to waste your breath.
Shen Ce picked up the District Nine Token again and carefully placed it in the recess of the archway.
This time, he checked it extra carefully and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that there was nothing abnormal.
He said grimly, "Let's go!"
"Yes, District Master!" the subordinates responded in unison.
And Mr. Qiu naturally followed them closely.
Shen Ce noticed what Old Qiu was doing and his eyes narrowed slightly. Before he could say anything, he heard Old Qiu say, "Why? Do you still want to chase me away?"
Mr. Qiu's tone was calm but contained a hint of contempt.
If it weren't for the order from His Majesty, it would be too naive for Chen Ce, a mere Thirteenth District Master, to act arrogantly in front of him.
In order to consider the overall situation, Shen Ce allowed Qiu Lao to follow.
He was very anxious at the moment. He wanted to know the whereabouts of His Highness and whether those old ministers had any thoughts of betrayal.
…
Three days later, District 9.
Inside the Colosseum, everyone coming and going was wearing cloaks and masks, looking extremely mysterious.
The auditorium gradually filled up with people.
A massive iron cage stood on the arena. Within, imprisoned was a massive, bone-breaking spider. Its black and white body gave it a strange, eerie appearance. Its eight long legs were incredibly sharp, gleaming with a cold light, as if ready to tear its prey apart at any moment.
What is even more strange is that its eyes are emitting turbid black air.
Everyone began to point and talk at the arena.
"Is this the Broken Bone Spider that swallowed the black water? I remember that some time ago, its strength level was still very low. Now the aura of power it exudes is surprisingly strong. It must have reached several realms, right?!"
"Yes, this black water is really a treasure!"
"What good treasure? Haven't you heard that many practitioners died in District 13 and District 2 because of the black water?"
"That's wrong. There are also cultivators who became powerful because of Black Water. Haven't you heard of Fang Zuo from District Two?"
"Fang Zuo? Of course I've heard of him. He was the first person to successfully use black water for his own benefit. That's why he was qualified to be invited to District One."
"The person who will fight the Bone-Breaking Spider later is said to be a person who has successfully taken black water and become stronger. His name is Shi Gang."
"I know that guy Shi Gang. He's the henchman of that woman Chen Ke. Haha, I heard that Shi Gang was once one of Chen Ke's fiancés. However, he fell in love with another woman, so Chen Ke dumped him!"
"I've never heard of this. Isn't Chen Ke's current fiancé Chen Ce, the deputy district chief of District 13?"
“…”
Everyone was talking about it.
In the best audience seats, there was a slightly thin figure. She was wearing a black cloak and a pure white mask.
All around her were powerful people with restrained auras.
The man sitting next to her was also wearing the same cloak, but he was wearing a devil's mask, and his eyes were dark and unclear.
Suddenly, the woman raised her hand and placed it on the back of the man's hand, sighing helplessly, "Ace, are you still blaming me for acting on my own?"
The man frowned and tried to pull his hand back, but the woman held it tightly.
"Ace."
Her tone seemed a little annoyed.
For a moment, the strong men sitting around stared at Shen Ce's back with sharp eyes.
Shen Ce frowned, he felt extremely uncomfortable in his stomach, as if he was particularly nauseous.
He pursed his lips and said, "Your Highness, I don't blame you."
The woman said gently, "Ace, if Uncle Zeng and the others hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have known you were tricked by someone pretending to be me. Uncle Zeng and the others are doing this for your own good, so please don't be angry with them, okay?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Ce said "OK".
Uncle Zeng, sitting next to him, wore a fang mask. He spoke slowly, his voice hoarse and steady, "Cer'er, not just any random person can impersonate His Highness. You should understand this. His Highness has known us for over thirty years. How could we not tell them apart? And yet you, having only known someone for a few days, have already assumed they are the real His Highness. This is simply ridiculous."
"Uncle Zeng, you've scolded A Ce many times these days. Just forgive him today and let him watch a beast fight happily." The woman spoke in a resentful tone, acting coquettishly with familiarity.
After a pause, she curled her lips and smiled, "Besides, Shi Gang specially invited us here today."
When Shen Ce heard their conversation, he felt a strong sense of discomfort.
He dropped his eyes.
Could it be that they really weren't betraying him? Instead, they believed that the current Chen Ke was the real His Highness?
The woman noticed that Shen Ce's mood was not right. Her eyes narrowed slightly, and then a hint of contempt appeared at the corner of her lips under the mask.
She forced her fingers to intertwine with his.
She said with some hurt: "Ace, we have known each other for more than 30 years, do you really not trust me?"
"You don't have to think too much." Shen Ce tried to break free from her hand, but she held him very tightly, so he could only let her go.
The woman asked in a dejected tone, "Have you fallen in love with someone else? Just like Shi Gang fell in love with another woman and then broke off the engagement with me?"
Shen Ce said firmly: "No, because I have always belonged to His Highness."
Your Highness?
The woman realized the difference in his address and her expression turned a little colder.
She leaned her head on his shoulder and said, "Ace, I like you very much."
Shen Ce’s face was expressionless: “Yeah.”
Each of them has his own thoughts.
At the same time, somewhere in the Colosseum's auditorium, two people wearing cloaks and the same purple masks slowly took their seats.
"The smell of black water is very strong." A male voice sounded.
The girl wearing a purple mask glanced up at the Broken Bone Spider on the arena and said, "The Broken Bone Spider's consciousness is being eroded. It won't be long before it becomes nourishment for the black water."
He chuckled and said, "Ayan, you've observed it very carefully. Do you want to bet on when it will turn into a pool of black water?"
The girl looked sideways at him and asked, "What's the bet?"
"Just a kiss."
"not good."
"Why?" he asked somewhat resentfully.
The girl said indifferently: "I lost, it was a kiss, I won, it was also a kiss, what's the difference?"
He sighed softly, "What a pity, you saw through it."
Girl: “…” She’s not stupid.
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