Chapter 41: Chu Chen: You don't look like a good person at all.
"Is this enough, or should I fetch more?"
Chu Chen casually sipped his beast milk, speaking with a grin.
Enough?
Is this really a question of whether it's enough?
Does this damn brat want to crush my Demon Saber Sect with talismans?
The corner of Elder Huomo's mouth twitched slightly as he cursed inwardly.
"This little milk baby is really generous."
"I guarantee he must have raided some major talisman power."
"No, we don't have such generous talisman forces in Lanzhou, right? Could he be from outside Lanzhou?"
"Are you silly? Haven't you heard that these two milk babies came with the State Governor? They're definitely from Central State."
"Coming from Central State, no wonder they're so formidable. Among Jiuzhou, Central State has the most heavenly prides and the most power."
"Of course. Of the world's top ten Holy Lands, Central State has three. Our Lanzhou doesn't even have one."
The crowd chatted noisily, all shocked by Chu Chen's bold move, yet they curiously speculated about his origins.
A slight smile appeared on Long Yufei's lovely lips; then she brought out the Lanzhou Seal, her True Qi surged into it, and translucent light screens fell down, enveloping the entire competition area.
She was mobilizing Lanzhou's Fate Power through the Lanzhou Seal she deployed, creating a prohibition that even Martial Saints would struggle to break through in a short time.
Moreover, any attack on this prohibition would result in a backlash from Lanzhou's Fate Power, coming at a steep price.
Afterward, she turned her head and looked towards Elder Huomo, speaking faintly, "Elder Huomo, do you have anything else to say?"
Elder Huomo's mouth twitched, and with no excuses left, he braced himself and said, "All disciples above Martial Emperor level, to the stage."
He had already resolved to pin all the blame on that disciple later, determined not to give Long Yufei a chance to leverage this issue and suppress the Demon Saber Sect.
Long Yufei looked at Chu Chen, who was sipping beast milk, and smiled, "Little guy, you are the victim here, so you do the questioning."
"Great, great, I love hearing people tell the truth."
Chu Chen cheered, and then glanced at his eager sister in the spectator area, saying to Long Yufei, "Aunt Long, can my sister join too? She also loves hearing people tell the truth."
"Of course."
Long Yufei nodded.
"Thank you, Aunt Long."
Chu Chen gave his thanks and turned around to vigorously wave his chubby little hand towards Chu Xin, "Sister, come play the 'Finding the Culprit' game."
Finding the culprit game?
The crowd was speechless, observing that these two milk babies had certainly played this a lot before.
Who knew what their parents were thinking, not properly guiding such talented children in their cultivation but teaching them these oddball things.
"Coming, coming."
Chu Xin leapt onto the stage, causing the ground to tremble as she landed.
The crowd couldn't help but show surprise; the sister's physical strength seemed hardly less than her brother's.
These siblings, both were freaks.
"Now, everyone listen to my command. Divide yourselves into two lines, one line in front of me, the other in front of my brother."
Chu Xin, with her small hands behind her back and a stern little face, looked at the lazy disciples of the Demon Saber Sect and scolded in a child-like voice, "Hurry up, hasn't anyone taught you that time is life? Daddy said that wasting someone's time is tantamount to endangering their life. You're wasting my time and my brother's time, which means you're plotting against our lives. You deserve to be punished."
As soon as her words fell, her tiny figure instantly disappeared and reappeared behind one of the lackadaisical disciples.
Slap!
Her little hand shot up, striking heavily on the disciple's buttocks, producing a crisp sound.
"You're seeking death!"
In front of a large crowd, being smacked on the butt by a three-year-old was an unspeakable humiliation. He bellowed angrily, drawing his sword and slashing towards Chu Xin.
"Oh! You dare to resist?"
Chu Xin caught the man's large saber barehanded, Divine Runes appearing in her palm, and scolded, "All of you are suspects now. Obey and do not resist, otherwise I'll make your butt bloom."
"You!"
The disciple was stunned, his rage-fueled slash unexpectedly caught by this little girl?
After all, I am at the late stage of Martial Arts Sect.
Other onlookers, who were enjoying the spectacle, were equally shocked. This sister's strength probably wasn't inferior to her brother's; who knew what heaven-defying person had raised such an extraordinary pair of siblings.
"What are you waiting for, get in line quickly."
Chu Xin's large eyes glowered, and with a raise of her snowy white hand, the man hurriedly withdrew, slipping back into the line.
Seeing this, no one else dared to dawdle or delay and promptly lined up, waiting for their interrogation.
"That's more like it."
Chu Xin nodded her little head in satisfaction, returned to her spot, waved her hand to retrieve a bunch of Truth Talismans, and began questioning the disciples of the Demon Saber Sect.
Chu Chen was doing the same on the other side.
After the siblings busily interrogated over a hundred Martial Emperor Level disciples of the Demon Saber Sect, they still hadn't identified the culprit.
The Demon Flame Elder turned to Long Yufei with a smile, "State Governor, we have finished the interrogations, and the person who gave Liu Tian the Devil Tempting Pill is not among them. It seems someone wants to frame our Demon Saber Sect. I implore the State Governor to discern the truth and clear our Sect's name."
Long Yufei's expression was calm as she softly said, "It seems you've forgotten what I just said. I spoke of the Martial Emperor Level disciples and Elders. Now that the disciples have been questioned, it is time for your Sect's Elders."
"The Elders, too?"
At this, the Demon Flame Elder's expression darkened. "Is this wise, Governor? The Elders of our Sect are all Martial Saints. To have these two children interrogate Martial Saints with Truth Talismans is an insult to the Martial Saints."
"Are Martial Saints above the laws of Lanzhou?"
Long Yufei's tone was icy, "The State Mansion does not concern itself with the disputes among the major powers, but when forbidden items appear, they must be thoroughly investigated. If someone still possesses the Devil Tempting Pill, potentially even a Sacred Level or higher, everyone present could die. I do not wish to see a tragedy akin to a thousand years ago repeat itself."
"A Sacred Level Devil Tempting Pill? Consuming it could elevate someone to Peak Martial Saint, and no one here could match them."
"Centuries ago, someone in Lanzhou consumed an Emperor Level Devil Tempting Pill, reached the Peak Martial Emperor stage, and slaughtered hundreds of millions of Lanzhou's inhabitants. Later, all the Martial Emperors of Lanzhou banded together to slay him, but they also damaged their cultivation foundation and soon all perished. Since then, Lanzhou has had no Martial Emperors and has become the weakest among the nine states."
"Check! We must meticulously check, we cannot coddle."
"Indeed, a rigorous check is necessary."
The thought of potentially facing a Peak Martial Saint, or even a Peak Martial Emperor Level monster, instilled fear in everyone. They all vocally supported Long Yufei.
The Demon Flame Elder's face turned grim, but he could not defy the will of the many. His eyes filled with a murderous glare as he looked at everyone present, then he intoned deeply, "All Elders of the Demon Saber Sect, step up to the platform."
As his words fell, three white-haired elders slowly climbed onto the platform.
Chu Chen, holding a bottle of Beast Milk, pointed at the Demon Flame Elder and said in a childish voice, "And you, you look like a bad guy, you need to come up here, too."