"But in fact, Ning Zhuo had always been mediocre until the emergence of Lava Fairy Palace. Only then did he show his talent and become a celebrity."

Zhu Xuanji had already collected a lot of information about Ning Zhuo and knew his growth trajectory.

Before, Zhu Xuanji thought that Ning Zhuo was constantly accumulating knowledge and finally making great achievements. After the renovation, he gradually discovered that he had talent and then blossomed.

But now, Li Leifeng's jade slip broke his old cognition.

"If Ning Zhuo was five years old, he would have been able to perform the play of clearing the injustice. Judging from his manipulation of the puppet, his basic skills are extremely solid!"

"Ning Zhuo performed poorly in the Ning family exam because he was nervous... It was obvious that this was his performance."

"It seems that Ning Zhuo has been hiding his incompetence and disguising himself since he was very young."

"He has been hiding like this for more than ten years, and only recently did he take the initiative to show his edge."

"Why?" Zhu Xuanji felt very confused.

"Ning Zhuo, this descendant of the Ning family, why would he want to hide his incompetence and disguise himself?"

"Why did he act so ordinary in his long school career?"

"Obviously, as long as Ning Zhuo shows his talent and aptitude, he will be able to receive the family's focused training!"

Zhu Xuanji thought of Ning Xiaoren.

"Maybe there's internal strife in the Ning family?"

"The point is, if this kid has been disguising himself since he was three or four years old, what kind of mentality does he have?"

"This kind of thought is too deep!"

When Zhu Xuanji thought of this, he even felt a chill in his heart.

"So Ning Zhuo did it on purpose and hid it for more than ten years?"

"During this period, did Ning Zhuo not have any of the vanity and impulsiveness of a young man?"

"Or... is there actually another expert guiding him?"

Zhu Xuanji had more and more doubts.

The more he discovered, the more questions he had.

"There is something wrong with Ning Zhuo!" Zhu Xuanji said in his heart with certainty.

He had begun to doubt Ning Zhuo before, but he knew that this suspicion was groundless. He just felt that there was something indescribably strange and unnatural about Ning Zhuo.

Now, Zhu Xuanji understood the reason! "I have investigated cases countless times and pursued the real culprits. I have accumulated a lot of experience and developed an intuition for solving cases."

"Ning Zhuo performed very well, without any obvious flaws or unreasonable parts."

"But performance is performance, and there is always a gap between it and reality!"

Zhu Xuanji had seen too much truth and falsehood. Although sometimes he could not judge it rationally, he had already felt this weirdness and unnaturalness in his heart.

When this unnatural feeling accumulated to a certain extent, Zhu Xuanji couldn't help but begin to doubt Ning Zhuo.

"Ning Zhuo, little guy, what role did you play in the battle for Lava Fairy Palace?"

Zhu Xuanji frowned and looked up at the night sky.

Tonight, the moonlight is hazy and covered by clouds.

All kinds of information and countless clues flashed one after another in Zhu Xuanji's mind. They mixed together and formed a huge vortex.

Zhu Xuanji stared at the clouds that obscured the moonlight, as if he was seeing the fog in his mind.

He had a strong feeling - he was just missing the last piece of clue.

Just like a puzzle, it was just missing the last crucial piece! As long as he found and pieced it together, he would be able to tear apart the fog that covered him in front of his eyes, and let the moon called truth completely reveal itself.

"So...Shiji Pavilion is the last piece of the puzzle!" Zhu Xuanji's eyes suddenly shone with golden light.

He felt an urge in his heart, wanting to fly directly back to the Lava Fairy Palace and personally watch Ning Xiaohui thoroughly investigate the Historical Records Pavilion.

"No, no, no, you can't do that."

Zhu Xuanji lowered his head and paced back and forth, deep in thought.

He was completely immersed in his own world of thoughts and forgot everything around him.

When Zhu Hou saw him thinking like this, he couldn't help but smile. He didn't make a sound and just watched quietly.

As a senior, he was filled with admiration and satisfaction when he saw the outstanding younger generations of the royal family perform so well.

Zhu Xuanji quickly reviewed the past. From the time he arrived at Huoshi Xiancheng to now, he had experienced various events, among which Ning Zhuo had appeared too frequently.

"Ning Zhuo must have played a relatively important role."

"Perhaps he is the biggest fog that covers up the truth!"

"But I can't unpack it. I lack direct evidence."

"Even if he showed Li Leifeng's form, Ning Zhuo would have countless excuses."

"In fact, even if he confessed, he has been pretending for more than ten years, so what?"

"Perhaps I should conduct a surprise inspection to see what he usually uses in his storage equipment?"

"No, that's not right either!"

Zhu Xuanji thought that Ning Zhuo was only in the Qi training stage. Even if he was deeply involved with the mastermind behind the scenes, he was just a capable chess piece.

Even if Zhu Xuanji pried open the chess piece and saw the underlying color that had been covered by it, what could he do?

"On the contrary, it would alarm the enemy too much and provoke conflicts."

"Right now, Ning Xiaohui is a key, and Ning Zhuo is another key."

When Zhu Xuanji thought about it, he made a decision.

He first wrote a secret letter to ask Zhu Zhen.

After Zhu Zhen terminated the investigation, he secretly came to Zhu Xuanji and took the initiative to express his willingness to make more contributions.

In fact, Zhu Xuanji had another important task for Zhu Zhen - in the past few days, Zhu Zhen had been secretly responsible for protecting and supervising Ning Xiaohui! "I am now outside the Immortal Palace, which is an opportunity."

Zhu Xuanji made a secret letter on a jade slip, telling Zhu Zhen to do his best to protect Ning Xiaohui! At the same time, Zhu Xuanji took out a dressing mirror from his storage belt.

This mirror is exquisite and gorgeous to the extreme.

The entire mirror is surrounded by a lifelike golden phoenix, with its wings spread and embracing the mirror. Its feathers are as thin as silk and extremely delicate, as if every feather is trembling gently.

The phoenix's head is held high, its eyes are like stars, revealing majesty and mystery, and its mouth is slightly open, as if it is whispering an ancient spell. Its long tail winds down, and its tail feathers lightly coil around the bottom of the mirror frame, forming a graceful arc, adding a bit of softness and agility to the mirror.

Golden Phoenix Mirror! This was taken by Zhu Xuanji from the treasury of the Nandou royal family.

King Nandou specifically told him that this Golden Phoenix Mirror originally belonged to the Lava Fairy Palace, but was taken away by the retired emperor.

If it is handed over to the Lava Fairy Palace, you will definitely get a huge reward!

Zhu Xuanji held the precious mirror in his hand, intending to keep it as a trump card until it could be used.

Now, he decisively took it out and decided to secretly give it to Ning Xiaohui through Zhu Zhen. Ning Xiaohui handed it over and gained huge merits in a short time.

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In this way, Ning Xiaohui would be able to obtain the position of Shi Ji Ting in an instant.

This is the most critical breakthrough in the current situation!

Zhu Xuanji originally did not intend to pay such a heavy price. But at this moment, after he received the form from Li Leifeng, he felt a chill from Ning Zhuo.

This prompted him to make such a decision.

"Ning Zhuo... He is another key, the most important witness."

"We should also try our best to get it!"

When Zhu Xuanji thought of this, his eyes narrowed and he came back to his senses.

He smiled at Zhu Hou, feeling a little embarrassed.

Zhu Hou waved his hand and said, "I am very pleased to be able to help you, uncle."

Zhu Xuanji said, "Uncle, I have changed my mind. I will attend your succession ceremony tomorrow, and I will also bring another person with me."

Zhu Hou was curious after hearing this: "Oh? You just behaved like this and thought so hard because of this person?"

Zhu Xuanji had nothing to hide from Zhu Hou, so he directly admitted: "That's right, this person is called Ning Zhuo, and he is the talent recorded in Li Leifeng's form."

"Although he is only a cultivator in the Qi training stage and is only sixteen years old, he is the most special young man I have ever seen."

"Many times, I can't figure him out!"

Zhu Hou immediately showed a look of surprise.

He watched how the young Zhu Xuanji made rapid progress step by step. He was very clear about Zhu Xuanji's talent. This was the first time he saw Zhu Xuanji speak so highly of someone! And this person was only in the Qi training stage and was only sixteen years old.

Zhu Hou was extremely curious and laughed out loud: "Hahaha, this makes me look forward to tomorrow's succession ceremony."

"Ning Zhuo, huh? I must take a good look to see what kind of young genius he is to catch the eye of Zhu Xuanji!"

The next day.

"Oh no, oh no! Young master, wake up, wake up!" The anxious voice of the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit woke Ning Zhuo up.

Ning Zhuo was lying on the bed, and suddenly opened his eyes: "What happened? Has the Lava Fairy Palace's defense shield been mostly broken?"

Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit: "No, it's worse than this."

"This morning, Ning Xiaohui obtained a magic weapon called the Golden Phoenix Mirror, and was about to present it to the Immortal Palace!"

"The Golden Phoenix Mirror originally belonged to the Immortal Palace. It is a pair with the Jade Dragon Mirror and is specially equipped for the Mirror Platform Spiritual Communication Technique."

"Now that she has handed over such an important magic weapon, her merits will skyrocket and instantly exceed the minimum standard for Shi Jiting's position!"

The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit was extremely anxious.

Ning Zhuo's heartstrings tensed up immediately, and he sat up immediately: "What?!"

He was about to continue asking about the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit's emergency situation when Ning Jiufan's voice came from outside the house: "Ning Zhuo, wake up, I will take you out."

Ning Zhu's heart skipped a beat and he quickly pushed the door open wearing only his underwear and bowed to Ning Suishu.

Ning Jufan grabbed Ning Zhuo's collar with one hand and flew high into the sky.

On the way, he explained, "The Salesian Garden is holding a succession ceremony today. Zhu Xuanji is presiding over this event. Seeing that you have donated things to the Salesian Garden many times before, he specially invited you to attend."

"I didn't expect that Lord Zhu Xuanji thinks so highly of you. Xiaozhuo, you must perform well."

"Do you understand?"

Ning Zhuo's heart was cold, but he looked very surprised on the surface: "I have always been grateful to Master Li Leifeng! When I was a child, I stole the leftover cakes from the guests in the Salesian Kindergarten. Master Li Leifeng found me, but he didn't drive me away. He even treated me to many new meals of tea, fruit and cakes."

The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit was stunned.

It watched Ning Zhuo being taken away and left the Lava Fairy Palace. It then reacted and subconsciously stretched out its dragon claws with four fingers wide open.

The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit looked at the direction where Ning Zhuo was going away and shouted loudly: "No——!"

"return."

"Ning Zhuo, come back soon!"

"Ning Xiaohui is about to enter the History Pavilion and learn the whole truth!!"

Ning Zhuo felt a chill in his heart, as if he was in the snow, freezing cold to the bone.

"Ning Xiaohui suddenly had a magic weapon that could be handed in, but I was taken away from the Lava Fairy Palace at this critical juncture."

"This must be the work of Zhu Xuanji!"

"Zhu Xuanji is even more suspicious of me. Where did I reveal my flaws?"

"Could it be that Han Ming has been caught?!"

(End of this chapter)