Lord Holy Sword is unreliable again.

Seeing Wang Hong's drastic change in expression, as if he had eaten shit, Huang San quickly asked, "What's wrong?"

Why is it a defective product? What about a sixth-grade spiritual energy core from the Nascent Soul realm?

The answer is obvious! It's a case of a cat switching the prince!

What a shrewd woman, Lu Qingyuan! If it weren't for the Holy Sword, he really would have been fooled by her!

Wang Hong was about to question Lu Qingyuan when he stopped.

How so?

The defective product inside must have been replaced by Lu Qingyuan.

He had just lied and said there was nothing inside, but now he was going to question Lu Qingyuan about where her original treasure was.

If she puts on another play then, what will Huang San and Qing Xiang think of her? Will she even care about her reputation anymore?

Damn, this woman! Her acting skills are incredible!

Seeing Huang San's questioning and concerned eyes, Wang Hong punched the air hard. He was so upset!

Suddenly remembering something, Wang Hong burst into a tirade: "It's all that bastard Holy Sword's fault!"

Huang San: ? ? ?

Lu Qingyuan turned her head and glanced at Wang Hong, giving him a barely perceptible "you're no good" look before continuing to complain to Qingxiang, who kept casting resentful glances at Wang Hong.

[Holy Sword, why didn't you say so sooner? Why didn't you say so sooner?!]

The holy sword had issued multiple warnings to its wielder, to no avail. The holy sword trembled violently once more.

Wang Hong tried hard to recall, but there was very little information about the Holy Sword. He quickly found a concise piece of information.

[Obtained a flawed psionic core, Rank 9.]

Damn it, is this all the warnings you've given me? You won't even say a single extra word!

Suddenly, lines of small characters began to magnify from a corner of his consciousness, shining brightly and even penetrating beyond his consciousness. Wang Hong's head suddenly shone with light, like a light bulb.

Huang San stared in amazement at the little sun in front of him. Did humans emit light when they were feeling down?

No wonder their race is legendary! This is a natural phenomenon!

Wang Hong was speechless at the sight of the Holy Sword. This guy was definitely up to something; he even had a temper!

[Holy Sword, are you an intelligent entity like the Flame, or a spirit?]

The holy sword did not respond.

He closed his eyes and carefully sensed the area, finding no special aura left. He then asked Huang San, "Is there a fourth level here? I feel like something's missing."

"You'll have to ask Miss Qingxiang!" Huang San shook his head.

Wang Hong walked up to Lu Qingyuan and the other woman, who were staring at his head and laughing.

"Qingyuan, I'm relieved to see you smile." Wang Hong gave Lu Qingyuan a "you just wait" look.

Lu Qingyuan said dismissively, "It doesn't matter, do as you please."

"Qingxiang, my intuition tells me that there is another main hall inside this ancestral hall."

At first, Wang Hong couldn't figure out where this intuition came from, until he stood in front of the two women and it dawned on him.

The Holy Sword sensed that there were other high-level energy sources within this ancestral hall!

Thinking of this, Wang Hong asked Lu Qingyuan again, "What did you discover on the other side?"

"There's nothing there!" Lu Qingyuan said calmly.

Wang Hong grasped Lu Qingyuan's hand, thinking to himself, "Holy Sword, scan her thoroughly!"

[Deep biological scanning.]

[The Nine Lotus Lantern, a priceless treasure, has been detected.]

[Sensing a Nascent Soul Realm spiritual energy core. Current status: In the process of merging with Tianxuan No. 18.]

[The target's Nine-Tailed Fox bloodline has awakened, and they have already acquired the third innate divine power.]

Just as I suspected, Lu Qingyuan had indeed stolen the psionic core; my judgment was correct!

"What are you doing now?"

Lu Qingyuan frowned, but did not stop her.

The last time Wang Hong did this to her, it enhanced her divine beast bloodline. I wonder what surprise he has in store this time! Is Wang Hong trying to compensate her? How could I possibly accept that... Lu Qingyuan's pretty face flushed slightly.

Qingxiang stared wide-eyed at the two of them; it was obvious they were doing something strange!

She didn't understand! How infuriating, didn't they even try to hide it from people?!

Huang San looked at Wang Hong with admiration. This is the human race!

The legendary human race!

All you need to do is perform a magic trick to make her happy, and then hold your woman's hand, and she will be as obedient as a little bird nestling in your arms!

Compared to him, I'm practically nothing!

Huang San was pondering how to learn from Wang Hong when a sudden change occurred!

Wang Hong pinched Lu Qingyuan hard, causing Lu Qingyuan to scream in pain.

"Wang Hong, what are you doing!" Lu Qingyuan was furious. She thought he was going to give her some benefits, but she didn't expect to be hurt instead!

Wang Hong ignored him and pulled Lu Qingyuan by the sleeve, leading her behind the statue.

Huang San and Qingxiang exchanged a glance and smiled, as if to say, "Look at this young man."

Lu Qingyuan's face was full of displeasure, so Wang Hong could only keep saying nice things and claiming that he had important matters to discuss.

Wang Hong finally pulled Lu Qingyuan behind the statue.

Just as he was about to activate the Holy Sword for a deep scan to see what treasure she had found, Wang Hong spoke up on his own, murmuring as if in a dream:

"The holy sword arrives, the lotus blooms. Be careful if your wings are broken in mid-air, for the broken wings will be joined by the Kunpeng."

Upon hearing this, Wang Hong was startled. What was going on? Who let me say that?

"What did you say?" Lu Qingyuan was stunned for a moment, then her breathing quickened. "Say it again?"

Wang Hong stared wide-eyed at Lu Qingyuan. "I really don't know!"

"Wang Hong, this matter is of utmost importance!" Lu Qingyuan stared into Wang Hong's eyes, knowing that Wang Hong was not lying.

"Qingyuan, I know what's important and what's urgent! That wasn't what I originally wanted to say!"

"Could it be the divine word of Heaven?" A bold guess escaped Lu Qingyuan's lips.

[Holy Sword, what is the Holy Word of Heaven?]

The Holy Sword did not reply.

Lu Qingyuan looked at the bewildered Wang Hong and patiently explained, "Legend has it that some warnings and omens are unintentionally uttered by mortals with no cultivation or even young children, and can even spread to the general public. That's the way of Heaven giving a warning!"

The holy sword arrives, the lotus blooms!

Could it be that the Holy Sword, a supreme treasure of heaven and earth, has triggered a warning from the Heavenly Dao?

Lu Qingyuan knew perfectly well that she had nine lotus flowers inside her body, but she knew absolutely nothing about them. She only knew that she had discovered them in her dantian after she opened her dantian. At the time, she naively thought that every member of the Spirit Fox Clan had nine lotus flowers inside them.

Recalling the moment when his bloodline was enhanced, the strange phenomenon of the nine lotuses in his body was indeed caused by Wang Hong's holy sword. What does the blooming of the lotuses mean?

To this day, she still doesn't know what the nine lotus flowers are for.

"Qingyuan, what I really wanted to ask you was what you gained here, but I ended up saying that instead."

The Holy Sword's scan of Lu Qingyuan yielded nothing.

Lu Qingyuan was already in a state of turmoil, and when she heard Wang Hong's question, a hint of anger appeared on her face. "There really is nothing here. Do you think I'm lying to you?"

"If you hadn't just switched the baby out with a fake one, I would naturally believe you." Wang Hong gave her a look that said, "I see right through you."

"The prince was replaced by a raccoon dog? What does that mean?" Lu Qingyuan asked, puzzled.

Wang Hong looked helpless; it's best to avoid telling too many Chinese anecdotes!

"Um, it's basically replacing the real one with a fake one."

Lu Qingyuan racked her brains but still couldn't figure out the connection between the raccoon dog and the crown prince.

"Since you took the treasure from the box, why do you still slander me as the one who took it!" Lu Qingyuan roared angrily, as if afraid that Qingxiang and the other person outside wouldn't hear him.

"Keep your voice down!" Wang Hong quickly tugged at her sleeve. "Don't push me. If you push me too far, I'll tell you your secret."

"Oh, what secrets do you know about me?" There was a hint of provocation in Lu Qingyuan's eyes.

Wang Hong ignored her and instead brought up old matters, "Lu Qingyuan! You don't want to lose the opportunity to improve the purity of your Nine-Tailed Bloodline, do you?"