Chapter 122: Detecting Lies

Lai Ao Rui Er sighed and said, "Follow me, wait a moment in the council hall, and I will explain the situation to His Majesty the King."

The priests, the nobles, including Naimi Xisi, entered the palace bewildered, waiting inside the golden‑and‑jade‑splendid council hall.

"What's going on? His Majesty the King will see us? Is this really…?" the ministers and nobles whispered among themselves.

Only the two bishops sat expressionless in their seats, saying nothing.

Whether the king appears or not makes no difference; Sheng·Delisi is merely a pseudo‑Legendary, powerless before the Church's might. Not to mention, Bishop Kang La De sitting here today is a level‑15 priest, let alone the Morning Light Archbishops who have not yet humbled themselves to come here.

If the royal family truly, under the king's command, colluded with a Red Robe Mage to summon a demon, it would likely provoke even harsher sanctions.

Soon, the waiting yielded a result.

The council hall doors opened; first entered Lai Ao Rui Er, followed by a gray‑haired elder in a wheelchair being pushed in, and a man in a black robe beside him.

Everyone immediately rose, right hand on the chest, left arm hanging, bowed, and respectfully said, "His Majesty the King."

Although Naimi Xisi had never seen Sheng·Delisi, the others' reactions suggested that this frail old man truly was the king.

"How strange, how odd."

Naimi Xisi frowned, using Mind Power to probe the old man's memories, but found only chaotic ramblings, as if from a madman. He then tried to reach the memory of the man behind the old man, and unsurprisingly was blocked.

"Another level‑17 strong one." Naimi Xisi's gaze grew heavy; the higher‑level strong ones he encounters are increasing. He has now discerned a pattern: with his current Mind Power strength, he cannot probe the memories of those standing at the mortal pinnacle, only beings below level 17 can be easily examined.

The reason appears to be that a level‑17 strong one's will undergoes a metamorphosis, greatly boosting their resistance to Mind Power.

However, Naimi Xisi is still a young dragon; he believes that when he grows into an adult dragon, even a prime‑age dragon, this situation will change.

"All of you, be seated in order." Sheng·Delisi cleared his throat and announced in a hoarse voice.

Everyone sat down except Bishop Kang La De, who remained standing, his expression solemn as he said, "Sheng·Delisi, I, representing the Morning Light Church, hereby question the Inbutu royal family: does the demonic phenomenon in Gobenlan City involve the royal family?"

Someone noted that Bishop Kang La De's wording had changed, his tone unusually severe; the bishop had moved beyond anger, because he realized that those Gobenlan believers might indeed have been abandoned personally by His Majesty the King.

"Ahem, of course, none." Sheng·Delisi's face darkened. "Furthermore, address me as—His Majesty the King, Bishop Kang La De."

"Heh, very well." Kang La De sneered.

"Then let the great Lord of Morning Light determine whether you are lying!"

Kang La De closed his eyes and began chanting prayers; beside him, Lai Ao Rui Er's face changed dramatically, rebuking his audacity, but Sheng·Delisi stopped him with a single hand.

The Divine Spell's effect manifested quickly, the priests' unique ability detecting whether Sheng·Delisi's words contained any lie.

But the result was startling—none. Naimi Xisi furrowed his brows, feeling somewhat incredulous; although lie detection is merely a Spell Circle Divine Spell, it is an especially special one, because each casting seeks the gaze of a deity, a spell that cannot be casually used unless absolutely necessary.

This shows that the spell's result is essentially accurate; nothing can evade the deity's gaze.

But it was clearly an incident the royal family colluded with a Red Robe Mage to accomplish, I experienced it myself—could I be insane?

Naimi Xisi even absurdly began doubting his own memory.

"Wait a moment, could His Majesty the King be unaware?" Naimi Xisi considered another possibility: speaking a lie without knowing it is a lie makes it appear as truth to the speaker.

But would Lai Ao Rui Er really hide such a huge matter from the king? Moreover, wasn't Mi Ci Li's appointment started 20 years ago? That too was designated by the royal family.

These layered doubts made it hard to trust the detection result; Kang La De stared at the result in disbelief, speechless, his face grim as he looked toward Lao Lun Si, hoping for an explanation.

Bishop Lao Lun Si's face was also grim; he had to stand, his once‑favorable wind turning into a dire headwind, forcing him to brace himself.

"It seems His Majesty the King is unaware, but this is undoubtedly the work of your royal family. This is Lord Naimi Xisi, the favored child of the God of Knowledge, also the True Dragon who saved Degeng City and battled the Gobenlan demon. Not only did he hear it himself, but a Red Robe Mage also serves as human testimony, proving this is a conspiracy between your royal family and the Red Robe Mage: sacrificing Gobenlan to summon a demon and gifting it to Sa Zha Si Tan, who in return will help you eliminate Nie Rong!"

Bishop Lao Lun Si spoke forcefully, brimming with confidence, as if the detection result had not affected him at all.

Just kidding, Naimi Xisi is a being whom Ou Ge Ma himself sent a Divine Decree to cooperate with, and Lao Lun Si saw through it; this is more selective than a voter, he says the sun rises from the west, and indeed the sun rises from the west! This old bone is set on clinging to the future's big leg.

Naimi Xisi also stood up at that moment, nodding, which made Lai Ao Rui Er's expression turn rather sour.

"Oh? A giant dragon who saved my people? How rare—a giant dragon who does not covet treasure yet protects humanity." Sheng·Delisi seemed to hear this for the first time, expressing great surprise.

"But…" Sheng·Delisi's voice lowered, "Just this, to slander my Inbutu royal family, is not enough, Bishop Lao Lun Si, that's still not enough."

Sheng·Delisi's harshness made Lao Lun Si and Kang La De furrow their brows; is this king insane? Is he daring to provoke them without evidence?

But indeed, the lie detection Kang La De just performed embarrassed the Church side; it would be better to just throw some self‑made evidence. Now what to say? His Majesty the King is unaware? Or the deity also approves the king? Holding this thought, Lao Lun Si was also at a loss, subtly glancing back at Naimi Xisi, as if saying "What now?"

Juan Ce Long, now a silver‑haired youth, sat back down, brushed dust from his fingertips, "Alright, though I don't know how the royal family managed to fool the deity."

But to play dirty with him? Don't blame him for playing even dirtier.

"Then let's ask those ministers who serve the royal family meticulously; they should know some inside details."

The youth's mouth curled into a malicious grin, giving Lai Ao Rui Er an instant bad premonition.

Guess what Naimi Xisi is about to do (End of Chapter)