Goddess Atlas, Starting from the Queen

Upon hearing Sikong Cheng's words, Mu Yongfeng was slightly taken aback.

However, he quickly realized that it was not surprising that Sikong Cheng could guess that the Prince of Xiaoyao had something on their Mu family, but he certainly couldn't say it.

Since the emperor is involved, he cannot be sure whether Sikong Cheng and the emperor are on the same side.

If it were revealed that the mastermind behind the massacre of the village by evil spirits was the emperor, Sikong Cheng would likely turn around and tell the emperor. In that case, before Mu Yunyan could even marry into the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion, her family would probably be wiped out.

Mu Yongfeng then said, "My lord, you misunderstand. The reason I agreed to Prince Xiaoyao's request is because my daughter also likes Prince Xiaoyao."

Upon hearing this, Sikong Cheng sneered, "Mu Yunyan likes a piece of trash? How laughable!"

Mu Yongfeng continued, "Although the Prince of Xiaoyao is an ordinary person, he is, after all, a descendant of an immortal. He is handsome and has an otherworldly temperament. Not only my daughter, but all the young ladies of the capital yearn for the Prince of Xiaoyao."

Upon hearing Mu Yongfeng's words, Sikong Cheng frowned even more deeply. Although he had always kept his distance from the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion, he had heard about Lu Ming's affairs.

Indeed, there are rumors that the Prince of Xiaoyao is extremely handsome, like an immortal. Many women in the capital, even knowing that he is just a playboy, still dream of spending a romantic night with him one day.

Sikong Cheng quickly came to his senses. Mu Yunyan had been in the Zhenling Guard for so many years, and he had always been grooming her to be the next Zhenling Envoy. He understood Mu Yunyan's personality very well.

Given Mu Yunyan's personality, there's absolutely no way she would like a pretty boy.

Sikong Cheng then said to the guards at the door, "Wei Liang, summon Mu Yunyan."

Upon hearing this, Mu Yongfeng's heart skipped a beat. Sikong Cheng looked at Mu Yongfeng coldly and said, "I'd like to see if it's as you say."

A short while later, Mu Yunyan also arrived at the Star Gazing Tower.

Seeing her father there, Mu Yunyan immediately realized that Sikong Cheng probably knew about her marriage to the Prince of Xiaoyao.

Mu Yunyan first bowed to Sikong Cheng, "Greetings, Your Excellency!"

Sikong Cheng asked calmly, "I've heard that your father intends to marry you off to the Prince of Xiaoyao?"

Mu Yunyan replied, "My lord, it is I who wish to marry the Prince of Xiaoyao."

Hearing Mu Yunyan's answer, Mu Yongfeng breathed a slight sigh of relief. Fortunately, he and his daughter were of one mind and thought about the same thing.

If it were said that the Mu family was marrying her off to the Prince of Xiaoyao, Sikong Cheng would definitely act as if he were seeking justice for Mu Yunyan, and try to stop the Mu family from marrying Mu Yunyan into the Prince of Xiaoyao's mansion.

Now that Mu Yunyan says she wants to marry into the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion, Sikong Cheng can no longer use this excuse.

Upon hearing Mu Yunyan's answer, Sikong Cheng's face darkened immediately. He continued, "Did your father tell you to say that?"

"If you do not wish to marry the Prince of Xiaoyao, you may tell me. As long as I do not agree, no one can force you to marry someone you do not like."

Mu Yunyan continued, "My lord, it is indeed I who wish to marry the Prince of Xiaoyao."

Sikong Cheng coldly uttered two words, "Reason!"

Mu Yunyan replied, "During the time when evil spirits appeared at Lu Mansion, I spent a few days with Prince Xiaoyao and found him to be handsome and refined, and not as bad as rumored. I then developed feelings of admiration for him."

After Mu Yunyan finished speaking, the entire pavilion fell into a deathly silence.

After an unknown amount of time, Sikong Cheng's voice rang out again in the attic, "You all go about your own business."

Mu Yunyan and Mu Yongfeng immediately bowed and said, "Yes, sir."

The two then left the pavilion. Watching the father and daughter's retreating figures, Sikong Cheng fell into deep thought. He still didn't believe that Mu Yunyan wanted to marry the Prince of Xiaoyao. Even if Mu Yunyan wanted to marry the Prince of Xiaoyao, he might not necessarily be willing to marry her. Mu Yunyan had long been in contact with evil spirits, and her yin energy and murderous aura were very strong. In addition, people themselves were very wary of evil spirits. No matter how beautiful she was, there weren't many men in the capital who would be willing to marry Mu Yunyan.

Unless the other party is targeting the Zhenling Guard.

Thinking of this, Sikong Cheng immediately said to the guards at the door, "Summon Xiang Hezheng."

"Yes, my lord."

Before long, a burly man with a face full of scars was brought before Sikong Cheng.

Xiang Hezheng bowed respectfully to Sikong Cheng, "Greetings, Your Excellency!"

Sikong Cheng said directly, "Tell me in detail what has happened during this period."

Since handing over the management of the Zhenling Guard to Mu Yongfeng, he has not paid attention to the matter of evil spirits for a long time. Although he has heard about the evil spirits massacring villages, he has never intended to get involved. Even when he heard that the evil spirits broke into the capital and even killed a Zhenling Envoy, it still did not attract his attention.

After all, he knew something about evil spirits massacring villages, so he didn't want to get involved.

However, the unusual behavior of Mu Yongfeng and his daughter made him realize that something that was likely beyond his control had recently happened.

Immediately afterwards, Xiang Hezheng recounted all the recent events to Sikong Cheng.

Upon hearing that evil spirits had appeared at the Lu family manor and that the evil spirits that had broken into the capital had died at the Xiaoyao Prince's mansion, Sikong Cheng immediately became alert.

Sikong Cheng then asked, "Were you present when the evil spirits at Lu Manor were dealt with, and when the possessing evil spirit broke into the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion?"

Xiang Hezheng replied, "My lord, I was at the Prince Xiaoyao's residence when that possessed evil spirit broke in."

Sikong Cheng asked directly, "How did that evil spirit die?"

Upon hearing this question, Xiang Hezheng hesitated for a moment before finally saying, "It was... it was Lord Shen who killed it."

Sikong Cheng clearly sensed Shen Hongfei's slowness and immediately realized that Xiang He was lying.

Sikong Cheng then reminded him, "You are not only a member of the Zhenling Guard, but also a member of the Guanxing Tower."

"I'll ask you one last time, who killed that evil spirit?"

As soon as he finished speaking, an aura of oppression emanated from Sikong Cheng. Xiang Hezheng couldn't withstand the pressure and immediately knelt on the ground. He hurriedly said, "It was the Prince of Xiaoyao! It was the Prince of Xiaoyao who killed that evil spirit..."

Upon hearing Xiang Hezheng's reply, Sikong Cheng sneered, "I see."

Clearly, the Carefree King is no ordinary person; otherwise, Mu Yunyan wouldn't have considered marrying him.

Being able to kill a grandmaster possessed by evil spirits not only shows that Lu Ming's strength is at least that of a grandmaster, but also that Lu Ming possesses some methods for slaying demons and monsters.

So the question is, where did Lu Ming get his strength and these methods of slaying demons and monsters?

Sikong Cheng suddenly realized that he had really underestimated Lu Ming.

He then said to Xiang Hezheng, "Tell me everything that happened that night, in every detail."

Under pressure from Sikong Cheng, Xiang Hezheng had no choice but to tell Sikong Cheng the whole process of Lu Ming killing the evil spirit.

After listening to Xiang Hezheng's account, Sikong Cheng frowned and remained silent for a long time. (End of Chapter)