Let me explain, it's not what you think.

"You monsters! You deserve to die!"

Someone roared, and a beam of light shot towards the elder.

Tang Xin raised his hand and waved it, and the spiritual light dissipated in mid-air.

"Go on."

"What else does Your Majesty want to hear? Tell me how many princes in your royal family aren't your biological children?"

Tang Xin's face changed instantly; it turned red.

It's one thing that the Empress didn't give birth to a child, but there were others!

"I asked you to tell me information about that sorcerer—who exactly is he!"

"Why do you hate him? You should be thanking him. Without him, your Great Li cultivators would have been extinct long ago! Hahaha!"

The Elder Hehuan laughed maniacally, and then his body began to expand rapidly, heading in the opposite direction from Lu Chen. Clearly, he had discovered Lu Chen, but he didn't say anything!

"Oh no, he's going to self-destruct! Stop him!"

Just as everyone was in a panic, Tang Xin made his move.

With a single finger, the Hehuan Sect elder's body deflated like a punctured ball, and in the blink of an eye, blood flowed all over the ground; he was dead beyond any doubt.

The campaign was effective, but ultimately failed.

None of the people present could have imagined that the Hehuan Sect, being a demonic sect, would have such unyielding members who would rather die than reveal the identity of that demon!

Even Lu Chen was greatly shocked. The people of the Demonic Sect were the most sophisticated egoists. How could they possibly choose to self-destruct in order to protect their identities?

Tang Xin stood before the pool of blood, his face ashen.

The sect leaders and family patriarchs behind him looked at each other, speechless. This was completely illogical.

However, no matter how much they thought about it, they couldn't get an answer for the time being, so they had to go back dejectedly to do more important things.

That's the poison from the Hehuan Sect!

As men, they must thoroughly check their bodies to see if they have been poisoned! This is a matter of male dignity!

On the way back, no one spoke, no one talked, everyone kept their heads down, lost in their own thoughts.

The flying boat landed, and the group headed straight for the Medicine King Sect.

The gates of the Medicine King Sect were instantly packed with people. Cultivators from various sects and factions, and even a few court officials, were all blocking the entrance, creating complete chaos.

The disciples of the Medicine King Sect scrambled to maintain order, barely managing to keep things afloat.

Standing at the back of the crowd, Lu Chen looked at the sea of ​​black heads and felt a little uneasy.

"Junior brother, let's go! Quickly check if we've been poisoned!" Lin Tian urged.

Wang Feng and Zhang Fan followed behind, neither of them speaking, but their steps were faster than anyone else's.

Hu Wei walked over from behind, his tone serious: "Chen'er, you should also investigate this. This kind of thing can't be taken lightly."

"Master, I..."

"Stop talking nonsense!" Hu Wei glared at him.

"You have the five elemental roots, making cultivation inherently more difficult than for others. If you get poisoned on top of that, your life is over! Go now!"

Lu Chen opened his mouth, but in the end he couldn't refuse and followed the crowd into the main hall of the Medicine King Sect.

"We already know the general situation regarding this poison. Your bodies are fine; we just need to test your life energy. So please go to a secluded place and prepare before coming back for the test!"

The sect leader of the Medicine King Sect stepped forward to explain to everyone, which was also to save himself trouble.

"Damn, this is so embarrassing! I have to do the physical examination myself, and there are people everywhere here. Where am I supposed to do it myself?" Lin Tian complained on the spot.

Zhang Fan and Wang Feng's faces also darkened.

"Senior brother, if... if you don't mind, I'd be happy to serve you!"

Suddenly, a man with an effeminate manner stood close to Lin Tian.

In an instant, Lin Tian felt extremely nauseous.

"Get lost, don't touch me!"

He kicked the man away and took Lu Chen and the others back to the sect's stronghold.

For a moment, the four brothers looked at each other, their faces turning slightly red.

Hu Wei, standing to the side, remained silent.

"Ahem, the inspection still needs to be done. Let's... go back to our rooms and take our time! Let me make this clear first, no one can dawdle in their room just to show off!" Wang Feng said.

The atmosphere became more relaxed after these words were spoken.

"Huh? Wasn't it supposed to be solved in three minutes?" Lin Tian joked.

"Senior brother, anything over 3 seconds is considered endurance!" Lu Chen joked.

"You brat, hurry up and go!" Hu Wei laughed upon hearing this and lightly kicked Lu Chen.

Soon, the three brothers returned to their respective rooms and began tinkering. Lu Chen, on the other hand, claimed that he had a girlfriend and went to find Tantai Qingxue.

Hu Wei was the only one who sighed and didn't go inside.

He had originally intended to check, but after thinking it over carefully, he realized that as an elder, how could he do something so...unspeakable in front of a junior? He decided to wait until next time!

……

After a long while, Lu Chen and Tantai Qingxue, whose knees were bruised, returned to the stronghold together. The three brothers had been waiting for a long time.

"Old Lu, you're quite the actor, aren't you? Didn't you say three seconds? Why did it take so long!"

"Ahem, it's not that I wasted time traveling back and forth, please don't mind, senior brother!"

"Come, let me introduce you. This is my girlfriend, Tantai Qingxue!"

"Greetings, fellow disciples! I am Tantai Qingxue, the young sect leader of the Li Huo Sect!"

"What?!" The entire Xuantian Sect's headquarters instantly descended into chaos.

……

It took Lu Chen quite a while to explain things to everyone.

Wang Feng and Zhang Fan were genuinely happy for Lu Chen, while Hu Wei was overjoyed, his face beaming. This disciple had really made him proud!

This Tantai Qingxue, destined to be at the pinnacle of the Great Li Dynasty! And now, she's become his prospective apprentice's wife!

Only Lin Tian looked at Lu Chen with envy.

It wasn't that he wasn't happy for Lu Chen, but rather that he felt he had missed out on a lot.

Although he had two girlfriends before, their relationships were always based on affection and remained within the bounds of propriety. Unlike Lu Chen, who claimed to have fallen in love with Tantai Qingxue at first sight, and then the two of them...

He himself had a chance, but on that day, he ran away from the wedding...

As for Meiji, she was also strictly controlled by the sect, and he was not allowed to lay a hand on her.

Ultimately, it was all my fault for upsetting Jingbai, which led to this outcome!

He... kind of regrets getting a divorce!

……

Soon, the five of them headed to the Medicine King Sect together. Tantai Qingxue was also very worried about Lu Chen's health, since she did not know Lu Chen's true identity.

At first, Lu Chen was quite scared. He knew his own activity level all too well, and even thought about collecting the items to destroy their activity. But doing so would easily be detected, so he gave up the idea.

Then, while Tantai Qingxue was working hard, Lu Chen had a flash of inspiration.

He's got a contrarian side too! Why doesn't he just inject that contrarian energy directly into his work?