At this moment, the chief priest, who was in seclusion in the courtyard behind the National Academy, suddenly opened his eyes, and his usually calm face showed a rare look of surprise: "Heaven and earth have turned upside down, and the universe has been reversed?"
He stood up, took a step forward, and appeared directly at the entrance to the secret realm in the next second.
The chief priest rarely appeared, so his appearance immediately caused a stir among the surrounding crowd.
However, many people are hesitant to approach and strike up a conversation due to the difference in their social status.
Qi Yaoguang had no such doubts. She skipped and hopped over to the Chief Priest: "Teacher, what brings you here?"
She is responsible for opening and closing this secret realm, so she must always wait near the entrance.
"Teacher!" Jiang Luofu also came over. She had been keeping Qi Yaoguang company every day to chat and relieve his boredom, and Qi Yaoguang teased her for being a wolf in sheep's clothing.
The chief priest hesitated for a moment before saying, "I sense that something great has happened in the secret realm."
Qi Yaoguang was startled upon hearing this and hurriedly took out the divination plate. Her slender fingers transformed into afterimages, and the stars on the divination plate moved rapidly. After a while, her expression changed: "Extremely ominous!"
Jiang Luofu was shocked: "What do you mean?"
Qi Yaoguang explained, "I sensed that the space within the secret realm had become extremely unstable, as if it were about to collapse."
Although she was guarding the entrance to the secret realm closest to it, her cultivation was far inferior to that of the High Priest, and she had only just noticed it.
"What? Brother-in-law, my brother-in-law is still inside!" At this moment, another exclamation came, it turned out that Chu Youzhao had run over.
She's been coming here frequently these days, just waiting for news from Zu'an.
Counting the days, the people inside should have finished their mission a few days ago, but no one came out. She had a bad feeling, so she came here every day to wait for news.
She was immediately panicked when she heard the news of the explosion as soon as she arrived today. If something happened to her brother-in-law, her sister would be heartbroken.
Moreover, the thought of how good her brother-in-law was to her made her feel like the world was ending.
However, she was stopped by guards as soon as she rushed to the vicinity of the entrance to the secret realm: "The entrance to the secret realm is sealed. In order to ensure fairness, no one else may enter the secret realm until the people inside come out!"
Chu Youzhao immediately became anxious: "Something's happened in the secret realm, and you're all just standing here watching!"
Unfortunately, no matter what she said, the guards remained expressionless and refused to budge.
Murong Qinghe, who was standing next to her, advised, "Brother Chu, don't be too anxious. Brother Zu is so powerful, even if something happens, he can turn bad luck into good."
Chu Youzhao was somewhat dazed at the moment, but hearing her words seemed to offer her comfort, and she instinctively agreed, "That's right, he's so capable, he'll definitely be alright."
However, the commotion still alerted many people, whether they were from the Prince Qi's residence or the Crown Prince's faction. They all went to the Chancellor to ask, "Chancellor, what exactly happened inside?"
The chief priest stared at the entrance to the secret realm: "I don't know. I can only sense that the spatial elements inside the secret realm are extremely chaotic, even reversed, but how is that possible..."
Later on, even he became a little doubtful. He had never seen anything like it before, despite his extensive experience, and even wondered if his judgment might be wrong.
At this moment, Zhu Xie Chixin also came over. He had been staying here to prevent people from the Qi Prince's Mansion from sneaking into the secret realm to cause trouble. At first, he watched the commotion from the sidelines, worried that it was a conspiracy by the Qi Prince's side and dared not leave his post without permission. But when he heard that even the Chief Priest was talking about it so seriously, he finally couldn't sit still and hurriedly came over to ask.
The chief priest shook his head and said, "I don't know what happened inside. We can only find out by sending someone in to check."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Xiechi was in a difficult position, worried that the Grand Master of Ceremonies and the Prince of Qi were secretly conspiring to send someone in to sabotage the Crown Prince's examination.
Just then, a trembling wave emanated from the entrance to the secret realm, causing the nearest guards to stagger and stare in horror at the entrance.
With such a commotion inside, and the violent spatial power pouring outwards, one can imagine what the situation inside is like.
Zhu Xie Chixin's expression changed. He didn't care about anything else and rushed towards the entrance of the secret realm, intending to go inside and check.
As a result, the officials from the Qi royal family all stopped him:
"This major examination emphasizes fairness, impartiality, and transparency. Naturally, the Crown Prince should rely on his own abilities to solve it. Even if the Crown Prince really comes out with the Heavenly Azure Moon Flood Dragon's tendons after the Grand Commander goes in, who knows if it was Commander Zhu Xie who helped him? After all, with Commander Zhu Xie's cultivation level, killing the Heavenly Azure Moon Flood Dragon in a short time would be very easy for him."
Zhu Xie Chixin was furious: "Can't you see what's going on inside? If something happens to the Crown Prince and Crown Princess, who among you can take responsibility?"
"Commander-in-Chief, please don't exaggerate. Those who went in with the Crown Prince this time were all carefully selected experts from various families. How could anything happen?" The speaker was Pei Zheng, the then Attendant-in-Ordinary, Duke of Linhai, and head of the Pei family.
The Prince of Qi sent him to keep an eye on things here. Zhu Xiechi was worried that the Prince of Qi's men would go in and disrupt the Crown Prince's examination. The Prince of Qi's men were also worried that the Crown Prince's men would go in and ruin the Prince of Qi's long-standing plans.
Zhu Xiechi said coldly, "Something's clearly wrong inside. The Crown Prince and Crown Princess are in extreme danger, yet the Duke of Linhai is openly trying to stop them. Is this some kind of rebellion?"
Pei Zheng retorted without fear: "Everyone says that Commander Zhu Xie doesn't need evidence to handle cases, and seeing it today, I can see how impressive he is! I was only trying to ensure the fairness of the Crown Prince's examination, yet Commander Zhu Xie has accused me of this. What are your true intentions?"
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