Chapter 576: Ning Fengzhi: Qin Jian Told Me

"Is Teacher also here to attend Qinghe's coronation ceremony? It was remiss of Qinghe not to invite Teacher beforehand."

Seeing the figures of Ning Fengzhi, Jian Douluo, and Ning Rongrong, a trace of gloom rose from the depths of Qian Renxue's eyes.

This was a scene she had not anticipated, which meant that something beyond her control was about to happen.

But no matter how vigilant she felt inside, her expression remained calm as she smiled and looked at the square below, watching Ning Fengzhi and his party walk through the crowd.

"Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect? Princess Rongrong? What are they doing here now?"

"They aren't here to stop the Crown Prince's coronation, are they? That's already a done deal; what's the point of stopping it now?"

"Besides, there's no suitable candidate to replace him. Are they going to choose Princess Rongrong? After all, she isn't of the direct bloodline; the Imperial Family won't recognize her."

"..."

Many people were whispering, especially the imperial clansmen who were particularly confused, but they failed to notice the nobles and political figures exchanging glances; a strange undercurrent was quietly surging.

Only Qian Renxue, looking down from above, easily saw all of this, and her heart could not help but sink.

"Could they really be certain of turning the tables at the last moment? What exactly makes Ning Fengzhi so confident? Could it be..."

Qian Renxue couldn't help but glance at Qin Jian not far away, only to see him also looking down with a bewildered expression.

"It's not him..."

She breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"As everyone knows, my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has always supported the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, with the protection of the Heaven Dou Empire's interests as the sect's purpose..."

Ning Fengzhi slowly stepped onto the stairs, walking up step by step until he stood opposite Qian Renxue.

His expression remained gentle, but the words he spoke caused Qian Renxue's heart to slowly fall into an abyss.

"But now, the Heaven Dou Empire has been infiltrated by the Spirit Hall for twenty years; this matter is a dereliction of duty by my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."

"Whoosh!"

Before the words had even faded, the entire audience was in an uproar.

"Ning Sect Master, do you mean to say..."

An old Prince of the Imperial Family stepped forward, his brows tightly furrowed: "Are you saying there is a problem with Xue Qinghe?"

Countless gazes fell upon Qian Renxue, filled with disbelief.

What did twenty years mean?

Could it be that Xue Qinghe was actually a person from the Spirit Hall?

"Qinghe, do you have nothing to say?"

Ning Fengzhi looked with a smile at his former disciple, now his political enemy.

Qian Renxue's eyelids twitched, but her expression remained exceptionally calm: "What does Teacher want me to say?"

"Tell us how you have been lurking in the Heaven Dou Empire for a full twenty years," Ning Fengzhi said indifferently.

The uproar grew louder.

"This is impossible!"

Countless people let out this exclamation.

Lurking for twenty years, is that even human?

"Teacher is joking."

Qian Renxue looked at Ning Fengzhi and smiled indifferently: "I know Teacher has always wanted to push Rongrong to the top, and has always wanted the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to truly take control of the Heaven Dou Empire, but if I may be blunt, the mud you are throwing at the end is not as clever as the previous attempts."

Her attempt to shift the blame caused the noise to grow even louder, as the amount of information contained within seemed to reveal many hidden secrets.

Could it be that the rumors previously circulating so fervently about the Crown Prince poisoning his brothers and father were actually completely fabricated by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?

Sometimes, when words are spoken ambiguously, letting others fill in the blanks, the effect is better than stating things clearly; Qian Renxue was clearly well-versed in this.

Unfortunately, the one who betrayed her this time was her mother...

Ning Fengzhi shook his head and smiled: "Qinghe, to be able to remain so calm even now is truly impressive, but it is a pity that since I came here, I naturally have a one hundred percent certainty of exposing you."

"I wonder how Teacher intends to expose me?"

Qian Renxue narrowed her eyes.

In fact, even if Qin Jian jumped out to expose her right now, it wouldn't change anything, because without evidence, he couldn't convince everyone, and the title of Crown Prince she held was her greatest weapon.

"Qinghe, as everyone knows, the martial soul of the direct line of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family is the Swan; why don't you show everyone your martial soul?" Ning Fengzhi said with a faint smile.

Many people's eyes lit up; a person can be disguised, but a martial soul cannot.

Qian Renxue's gaze was indifferent: "Is this what Teacher is relying on?"

She stepped forward so that everyone could see her, and at the same time, five Soul Rings rose from her feet with a hum, and a snow-white Swan martial soul appeared behind her, quickly possessing her body, extending a pair of snow-white wings on her back—holy and magnificent.

"Whew..."

The imperial clansmen collectively breathed a sigh of relief.

No matter how bad Xue Qinghe was, he was at least of the Imperial Family bloodline, which was better than falling into the hands of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

"Ning Sect Master, please do not play such boring jokes again; the facts prove that Qinghe is indeed the Imperial Crown Prince..."

Before the old Prince could finish his sentence, he saw a golden light from Ning Fengzhi's hand shoot straight at Qian Renxue.

"Hum!"

A blinding light suddenly burst forth, and accompanied by a low gasp from Qian Renxue, the five Soul Rings on her body suddenly turned into seven!

"Ssh..."

The Swan martial soul possessing her body gradually disappeared, replaced by a magnificent martial soul with three pairs of wings.

"Six-Winged Angel!"

Many people exclaimed.

Qian Renxue's face turned pale.

"It's the Six-Winged Angel martial soul! The Pope Bloodline!"

The expressions of the royal clan members were as ugly as if they had eaten shit.

"So it turns out all of this really is a conspiracy by the Spirit Hall!"

That Prince pointed a trembling finger at Qian Renxue, his lips quivering: "No wonder... no wonder Qin Jian, as the Spirit Hall Chief Judge with such a high status, would actually be willing to support you; it turns out you are all in the same boat!"

Qin Jian did not speak, only looking at Qian Renxue, feeling a slight ache in his heart as he watched her bloodless appearance.

What does it feel like to have twenty years of effort go down the drain? It must be as helpless as those children in his past life who failed their college entrance exams...

"Yes, my Spirit Hall..."

He chose without hesitation to stand with Qian Renxue, facing this difficult situation together with her.

"No."

Ning Fengzhi suddenly waved his hand to interrupt his words, saying loudly to everyone: "As everyone knows, the Pope Palace and the Elder Palace of the Spirit Hall have been at odds for a long time. Qin Jian belongs to the Pope Palace, while Xue Qinghe belongs to the Elder Palace, and furthermore..."

He smiled slightly: "Xue Qinghe's true identity was actually told to me by Qin Jian."

Everyone was stunned, including Qin Jian and Qian Renxue.

"Qin Jian is the personal disciple of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Honorary Elder Jian Douluo, and is also Rongrong's fiancé. If he were in the same boat as Xue Qinghe, then it would be impossible for me to come and expose Xue Qinghe no matter what..."

Ning Fengzhi continued: "It is precisely because the Pope Palace he belongs to also wants to thwart the Elder Palace's conspiracy that I have appeared at this moment. Otherwise, how could someone who has been able to hide for twenty years be so easily exposed?"

"Swish!"

Qian Renxue's gaze immediately turned toward Qin Jian like a knife...

(End of this chapter)