"Breaking news! Breaking news! Breaking news! Xiu Qiyu has been assassinated, seriously injured, and his fate is unknown!"
The news spread throughout the continent in a very short time, partly due to Xiu Qiyu's unimaginably large and frighteningly fanatical fanbase, and partly due to the help of Hua Rong and Qing Zhiyi.
Although Hua Rong is currently just a spoiled brat with the title of the eldest young master of the Hua family, neither the Hua family's patriarch nor the current patriarch are fools. Even if Hua Rong were a good-for-nothing, as long as he is Ye Xiruo's good friend, he will definitely be the next patriarch of the Hua family. Moreover, after spending a lot of time with Ye Xiruo, Hua Rong has become much more ambitious and is about to reach the Nascent Soul stage.
This time, after receiving Ye Xiruo's message, Hua Rong immediately took it to the Hua family head to borrow people. To handle this matter successfully, he didn't have enough resources and connections; he needed the old man's support.
The Hua family patriarch pulled out the patriarch's token and threw it to Hua Rong: "Do whatever you want! It's just a Illusionary Heaven Palace, my Hua family isn't too afraid of it."
Hua Rong was now free to act boldly. Whether it was the news that Lian Jing was going to harm Xiu Qiyu, the news that the Divine Child was Lian Jing's illegitimate son, or the news that Xiu Qiyu had been assassinated, Hua Rong was the first to spread it.
Many people expressed doubts about this, wondering how it could be such a coincidence, and whether Lian Jing was really that stupid. He dared to do such a thing right after being exposed. Did he really think he could cover up everything?
However, when more and more people said they saw a worried Ye Xiruo rushing to the Treasure Pavilion to find a healing elixir in a small town, they had no choice but to believe that Xiu Qiyu had really been attacked and was seriously injured. Now all the fans were furious. Lian Jing, you bastard, do you have no shame? How dare you attack our idol right under our noses.
"My idol almost died. I almost never saw him again. The consequences of this incident are really too serious."
"Lian Jing, this matter is not over. You must give a reasonable explanation for why you targeted your idol."
"Let's go to the Illusionary Heaven Palace and demand an explanation from Lian Jing."
"I wonder how my idol is doing now. I hope nothing bad has happened to him."
"The god is blessed with good fortune and will surely be safe and sound."
Many more people angrily headed towards the direction of the Illusionary Heaven Palace. As for those who were already at the gate of the Illusionary Heaven Palace, they began to discuss how to put pressure on the Illusionary Heaven Palace to force Lian Jing to step down, preferably to be imprisoned for a hundred or eighty years. By the time he comes out, the male god will have already completely destroyed him.
As a result, the outermost formation of the Illusionary Heaven Palace was attacked wave after wave, with someone in charge of unified command and coordination. This was clearly a plan to annihilate the Illusionary Heaven Palace.
An incredibly powerful aura suddenly appeared, radiating from mid-air towards the ground. An old man in a white priest's robe, with white hair and beard and a calm expression, stood in mid-air, single-handedly blocking all the attacks.
"Stop, or it will be considered a declaration of war against the Illusionary Heaven Palace." The white-robed elder's expression was indifferent, and his aura, as deep as the ocean, was very intimidating.
"State your name!" someone shouted from below.
With Bai Wu's cultivation level, he naturally quickly discovered who the speaker was, but did not take any further action: "I am Bai Wu, the Grand Elder of the Illusionary Heaven Palace."
"Elder Bai, we did not mean to offend the Illusionary Heaven Palace. We just wanted to ask Palace Master Lian Jing for an explanation."
"You can't just see the Palace Master whenever you want." The implication was that you weren't qualified.
"I believe it won't be long before Palace Master Jingli comes in person to have a talk with your Palace Master. This time, not only was Xiu Qiyu seriously injured, but the Young Palace Master also suffered internal injuries. I forgot to tell you, this might affect the Young Palace Master's Nascent Soul formation. Do you think Palace Master Jingli and the Throne Lord will let Palace Master Lianjing off the hook?"
"You've only heard rumors about this. What evidence do you have to prove that the Palace Master did it?"
"That's right. Whether he did it or not, just confront him face to face. Do you dare to swear on your Dao heart that he had no intention of killing Xiu Qiyu and did not send anyone to assassinate Xiu Qiyu?"
"That's right. Xiu Qiyu is still unconscious, so you can say whatever you want. But do you really think you've done something flawless?"
"The Illusionary Heaven Palace needs time to investigate the truth of this matter. No one should try to frame our Illusionary Heaven Palace."
"Elder, you've misspoke. Can I interpret this as meaning that during this period your Illusionary Heaven Palace will attempt to assassinate Xiu Qiyu a second time, which is called killing to silence him?"
"Nonsense."
"Bring Lian Jing out. He must explain whether he did this or not."
"Don't challenge the bottom line of my Illusionary Heaven Palace."
"Please, Lian Jing has already crossed our bottom line. Is it Xiu Qiyu's fault that the Divine Child was crippled? He brought this upon himself, and he still has the nerve to blame the male god."
"Insolence!" That was Lian Jing's voice; this coward had finally come out.
"Are you provoking the Illusionary Heaven Palace?" A woman in an ice-blue robe, with soft, silvery-white hair tied back with an equally ice-blue hair crown, had a pale, cold face that was expressionless, with a hint of frustration in her eyes.
"Finally out, no longer planning to hide."
"My conscience is clear, why should I hide?"
Tsk tsk, how self-righteous of them.
"Of course you didn't do it, someone else did it. They're framing you. Who would believe that? Show me the evidence."
"I will naturally admit to doing it. Heaven has eyes; can anyone hide the truth from Heaven?"
Judging from Lian Jing's attitude, could it really not be him who did it?
I don't believe it, I'd rather die than believe it.
"That's all I have to say. You should leave as soon as possible and not attempt to provoke the Illusionary Heaven Palace." With that, Lian Jing vanished from the spot.
"Young people, don't make a big mistake because of a momentary impulse." Does this mean they were being used as pawns?
"Hmph, we won't leave until the truth comes out."
"Indeed, let's wait and see how Illusionary Heaven Palace will court death in such a bizarre way."
"Palace Master Jingli, when are you coming?"
"We have to heal Xiu Qiyu and Ye Xiruo's injuries first before we can come and settle accounts."
The gates of the Illusionary Heaven Palace closed again, but these people did not leave. Fan'er had even more people rushing over. If their idol were to die, they would definitely avenge him as soon as possible.
No, no, no, no! My idol will definitely be alright!
Because of Lian Jing, the Illusionary Heaven Palace has become a laughing stock across the entire continent.
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