There were thousands of steps in total, which seemed to lead to the sky, and countless astonished eyes were watching.

The woman had disheveled hair, tattered clothes, and her body was covered with deep whip marks, some of which were even dripping with blood.

She slowly raised her foot and walked onto the steps to be judged. After a few steps, she stumbled and fell.

There were exclamations from all around. The woman struggled to get up and lifted her long hair that was covering her face. In an instant, the exclamations from all around turned into angry shouts.

The woman had gorgeous facial features and was charming and seductive. It was Si Minglan.

However, this pretty face that had charmed countless young talents now had a long whip mark running diagonally downwards, which looked hideous and terrifying, completely disfiguring this beautiful face.

"Who did it?"

"This is so cruel, it's too much!"

“Wow, Third Senior Sister is covered in wounds. She must have been tortured!”

"The Western Dynasty has gone too far!"

On the Sword Tomb Platform, Tan Tai Ming Yue frowned: "Queen Xi, Si Ming Lan is my disciple of Zhen Yang Sect. She has not been convicted yet. Why did you torture her?"

Lin Yuan looked at Si Minglan, who was covered in blood, and frowned slightly. She knew that this was because Si Mingcheng was venting his personal grudges, but she represented the West Palace, so she could not show weakness. She said calmly:

"The eldest prince has been made the crown prince. He was assassinated and riots broke out throughout the West Royal City. Countless people died tragically. The murderer is extremely guilty. Si Minglan is the most suspicious. We must interrogate her first."

Tan Tai Ming Yue said coldly: "If Si Ming Lan is not the murderer, what will you do?"

Lin Yuan said calmly: "It's too early to say that."

Tan Tai Ming Yue said: "If Si Ming Lan is not the murderer, the Western Dynasty must hand over the person who tortured her privately!"

Lin Yuan turned her head and looked at her: "Daoyou Tantai, are you speaking on behalf of yourself or the Zhenyang Sect?"

Ye Xiyue next to him suddenly said, "After the trial, there will be public opinion. Arguing now will not help."

"Xiyue?" Tan Tai Mingyue looked at her in surprise.

Si Minglan is a disciple of Xiyue Peak and also Ye Xiyue's junior sister. Even if the two of them don't get along, they are still from the same sect after all. Why doesn't she speak up for Si Minglan?

Jianyue had a cold expression on her face. She was looking at Si Minglan who was struggling to climb up below, but she was laughing in her heart.

Si Minglan, there are times when you are so miserable, haha.

It’s a pity that the master has already been promised to save you. You won’t die, but you will just suffer again.

At this time, Si Minglan was climbing up the stairs step by step, and there was a long bloodstain where she walked.

When entering Zhenyang City, Si Mingcheng tortured her again, and the half-healed wounds on her body were torn apart again by the Thorn Whip.

But she never said a word. Even though her miserable appearance was exposed in public, she remained calm.

She raised her head and looked at the sword tomb in front of her, a cold light flashed in her eyes.

Dad, Mom, brother...If Minglan doesn't die today, I will definitely massacre everyone in the West Palace to avenge you!

She raised her bloody bare feet and stumbled forward, step by step. The surroundings became quiet, and everyone looked at her intently.

I don't know how long it took, but the crumbling body finally stepped onto the sword tomb platform.

Zheng Shengmo looked at her coldly and shouted, "Si Minglan, why don't you kneel down and stand trial!"

Si Minglan was covered in blood, standing proudly: "I am innocent, why should I kneel?"

"How dare you! You violated the sect rules and caused so much trouble for the sect. How dare you be so rebellious?!"

Zheng Shengmo almost got Si Minglan's top-grade spiritual roots, but she escaped. He was naturally dissatisfied and took this opportunity to humiliate her.

Tan Tai Ming Yue said: "Senior Brother Zheng, Si Ming Lan is only suspected, but has not been convicted yet. She is still a disciple of my Zhen Yang Sect."

Zheng Shengmo laughed: "Tan Tai, the acting headmaster, is right. Today's Six Peaks Trial is to find out the truth. Junior Brother Leng, is it time to start?"

Leng Jing is the head of Jianzhong Peak. In the past, he was responsible for interrogating and convicting disciples who violated the rules of the sect. At this time, Leng Jing had a blank expression on his face and said to Lin Yuan:

"Friend Lin, the Western Dynasty suspects that Si Minglan murdered the eldest prince. Do you have any evidence?"

Lin Yuan clapped her hands, and several Golden Snake Guards escorted Fang Xue from the Judgment Steps to the Sword Tomb Platform.

When Fang Xue saw Si Minglan covered in blood, she immediately cried out, "Third Senior Sister, you, what are you doing..."

She couldn't continue speaking and her voice became choked.

Si Minglan looked at her with a smile: "Junior sister, I'm fine."

Fang Xue looked at the long bloodstains on her face and finally couldn't hold back her tears:

"Third Senior Sister...who did this?"

The clear voice became extremely cold.

Si Minglan shook her head and stopped talking, obviously not wanting to implicate Fang Xue.

Tan Tai Ming Yue frowned and said, "This is also a disciple of our Zhen Yang Sect, right? Fellow Daoist Lin, can the Western Dynasty now arrest people from our Zhen Yang Sect at will?"

Lin Yuan smiled dignifiedly: "This Fang Xue is an outer sect disciple of Xiyue Peak and is good friends with Si Minglan. We found out that Si Minglan stayed in Yunling Town for a long time and disappeared for half a month. After that, he was seriously injured. The first person he looked for when he returned to Yunling Town was Fang Xue."

"The half month that Si Minglan disappeared was the time when my eldest son was assassinated."

"So, Fang Xue should be able to prove that Si Minglan is the murderer."

Instantly, all eyes turned to Fang Xue.

Leng Jing asked, "Fang Xue, is what Fellow Daoist Lin said true?"

Fang Xue had a calm expression and clear eyes, and she said loudly: "Third Senior Sister was injured because she went to Yunling Mountain to subdue the monster!"

"Monster?"

Many Zhenyang Sect disciples looked at each other in bewilderment. No one could have expected Fang Xue to give such an answer.

Lin Yuan frowned slightly: "Friend Fang, I have never made things difficult for you along the way. I just hope you can tell me the truth. Don't let me down."

Fang Xue bowed to the six peak masters and said, "Peak masters, everyone knows that high-grade monsters have been wreaking havoc in various places recently. In fact, a fifth-grade monster appeared on Yunling Mountain several months ago."

"Third Senior Sister went to Yunling Mountain just to get rid of this monster, but this monster was very cunning and set a trap, so Third Senior Sister returned seriously injured."

Si Minglan turned her head to look at Fang Xue, only to see that her young face was extremely calm and her eyes were determined.

"Xiaoxue..."

Si Minglan lowered her head to hide the moisture in her eyes.

Lin Yuan's dignified and gentle face gradually turned cold: "Since he was injured in subduing the monster, why didn't he return to Zhenyang Sect, but went to Yunling Town to find you? Why did you hide this matter?"

Fang Xue said: "At that time, Third Senior Sister was seriously injured and naturally had no strength to return to Zhenyang Sect. As for why we concealed it, it was because... the method we used to heal Third Senior Sister was somewhat special."

"How special?" Leng Jing asked.

Fang Xue showed a trace of shyness on her face: "This method of healing requires the doctor and the injured to bathe together, and that doctor... is a man."

"What?!"

The disciples of Zhenyang Sect were in an uproar.

"With you? With a man?"

"So, Si Minglan already has a Taoist partner?"

"Has our Zhenyang Sect's beautiful senior sister been picked by someone?"

"Which bastard is it! Aaaahhh!"

On the Sword Tomb Platform, several peak masters looked at each other in bewilderment. Lin Yuan frowned slightly:

"Among the people who have a close relationship with Si Minglan, the maid of Qiu Zhihe, who ranked second on the beauty list, has the Occult Eye. According to ancient legend, the Occult Eye can be used to heal wounds through bathing. But the maid is a woman, so how can she be a man?"

Fang Xue said: "Yes, the Misty Spirit Bathing Technique requires a man and a woman to perform together. Sister Qiu's husband, Qin Gengyun, was the one who saved our Third Senior Sister together with Sister Susu."