81: A true disciple of Yuehua Palace! The Mantra Pearl!

"What is it?"

Li Shengyuan looked indifferently at the woman who walked out of the crowd.

Looking at her simple cyan long dress, this attire was not that of an ordinary commoner; she seemed to be a disciple of a certain sect, and her cultivation was also decent, at the sixth-grade!

It was just that Li Shengyuan did not often come to the Northern Territory, so he did not understand the sect attire of this woman, and it did not look like formal sect attire either.

Her beautiful appearance was quite top-notch, but there was a hint of cold arrogance between her brows.

Before this woman could speak, another lovely girl, dressed similarly to her, walked out from the crowd behind her. Her appearance was indeed charming, and she had a seventh-grade cultivation. The two were from the same sect.

The lovely girl pulled the cold and arrogant woman's arm and whispered,

"Sister, let's not get involved in this matter, shall we? Wouldn't it be better to let them handle it themselves? Besides, I don't think that woman is anything good either."

The cold and arrogant woman pushed her junior sister's hand away, "Even if this woman is not of good character, it is still wrong to use soul control on an ordinary woman!"

These words seemed to be directed at her junior sister, but even more so, they seemed to be conveying her attitude to Li Shengyuan.

Upon hearing this, Li Shengyuan also smiled, full of disdain, and then looked at the two women and said indifferently,

"Since we are holding a public trial, we are naturally prepared to accept everyone's opinions. However, young lady, shouldn't you introduce yourself before trying to show off?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the cute and adorable-looking girl immediately timidly hid behind her senior sister, unsure if she was frightened by Li Shengyuan's imposing aura.

The cold and arrogant woman, however, raised her head without the slightest fear, and said proudly,

"Moon Clearsnow, a true disciple of Yuehua Palace. This is my junior sister, Yue Qingmeng."

Li Shengyuan revealed a look of realization, "So it's a fairy from Yuehua Palace, a third-grade sect in the Northern Territory!"

"My apologies!"

A series of exclamations also rang out from the listening crowd, clearly not expecting that the person standing beside them was actually a true disciple of Yuehua Palace.

Liu Zhen and the others, who had previously been indifferent, now looked at the two in front of them with some surprise.

Although Yuehua Palace was one of the eight major third-grade sects in the Northern Territory, it had two powerful third-grade cultivators within its sect, placing it among the upper echelons of the eight major sects.

Located in Youzhou, next to Jizhou, Yuehua Palace held the same status as Giant Spirit Hall in Jizhou, almost a hegemon!

This sect was special, just like Giant Spirit Hall; ninety-nine percent of Giant Spirit Hall's disciples were male, while Yuehua Palace's disciples were all female.

The cold and arrogant Moon Clearsnow's expression remained normal regarding the exclamations of others; she had long been accustomed to it.

Her junior sister, Yue Qingmeng, was a bit shy, as if she had never seen such a scene before. She didn't even dare to show her face, and occasionally, when she took a peek, her cheeks immediately flushed crimson.

She looked directly into Li Shengyuan's sharp gaze without fear and said,

"Lord Li, even if this woman is truly lying, you should not use the method of interrogating a cultivator against her. This will cause damage to her soul!"

As a sixth-grade Purple Mansion Realm Qi Refiner, she could naturally tell from Zhang's expressions and details that she was lying.

Not only that, many people present could tell, but it was impossible to convict her just like that, which would not convince the public.

Even so, when Li Shengyuan had Ye Hangzhou, a third-grade Warlock, use soul control, she felt that it was wrong.

In her opinion, crimes should be judged by law, but they should not suffer harm outside of legal judgment.

She was just that stubborn...

Li Shengyuan didn't know what to say about this woman and said coldly,

"Fairy Yue, Chief Ye has a third-grade cultivation, the same as your Palace Master of Yuehua Palace. His soul control is very precise and will not harm their souls in a short period. We just need to find out who is telling the truth and who is lying!"

"Even so, it's not allowed!" Moon Clearsnow still maintained her cold expression and said stubbornly.

"I..." Li Shengyuan was also angered by her. Why was this woman so stubborn?

First, he glared at Ye Hangzhou, who was standing by with his arms crossed, gloating, and then said irritably,

"Then you tell me what to do. If you have a better method that doesn't require soul control, that's fine too!"

Moon Clearsnow pondered for a moment upon hearing this, which somewhat surprised Li Shengyuan. Did this woman really have one?

Soon, Moon Clearsnow took out a moon-white round pearl, the size of a longan, from her storage bracelet and handed it to Li Shengyuan, saying in a cold tone,

"This is a Truth-telling Pearl, one of the few unique magical artifacts of my Yuehua Palace!"

Li Shengyuan stared at the pearl with some curiosity, but what he didn't expect was that Ye Hangzhou, who had previously been gloating, was now examining the Truth-telling Pearl in Moon Clearsnow's hand even more intently than he was.

He understood that this guy's inventor nature had been triggered again; as long as he saw an unfamiliar magical artifact, he wanted to study and replicate it.

This time, the cute junior sister Yue Qingmeng, who was hiding behind her, smiled and was the first to explain,

"As the name suggests, as long as the user drips blood into the Truth-telling Pearl, they can only speak the truth. If they lie, the Truth-telling Pearl will glow and become scorching hot, and at the same time, the blood flow of the person who dripped blood will accelerate, their body will turn red, and they will suffer the pain of burning blood!"

"Oh? Yuehua Palace actually has such a treasure!" Li Shengyuan said with some surprise.

"Of course! Although our Yuehua Palace does not forbid disciples from marrying within the palace, every man needs to be tested with this Truth-telling Pearl to see if he is truly sincere or has ulterior motives!"

"Although it's useless for people with very high cultivation, it's more than enough to deal with an ordinary person like her!"

"If anyone doesn't believe it, they can come out and try it themselves."

Yue Qingmeng explained with a smile, her mouth agape, until she was glared at by her senior sister. Only then did she shrink her neck and hide behind her again.

Li Shengyuan looked at the Truth-telling Pearl in Moon Clearsnow's hand and nodded, saying,

"If we have this pearl, it will indeed be more convenient."

Then he looked at Moon Clearsnow teasingly and said, "It's not allowed to hurt her soul, but it's okay to make her bleed?"

Moon Clearsnow gave him a cold glance and said indifferently,

"The soul involves the foundation; even slight damage can lead to irreversible loss. But a drop of blood can be quickly replenished."

Li Shengyuan pouted, thinking that this woman was truly stubborn.

"Since that's the case, then I'll trouble you to use this Truth-telling Pearl on her."

Ye Hangzhou waved his hand, and the soul control on Butcher Wang and Zhang ceased.

Moon Clearsnow retracted her gaze and looked at her junior sister.

The cute junior sister, Yue Qingmeng, took the Truth-telling Pearl and came before the now normal Zhang.

Zhang was already scared half to death.

Seeing a cute little girl skipping towards her, she immediately said in horror,

"You... what do you want to see? And so many people are watching!"

"Hmph, be honest, don't move!"

The cute little girl was usually a bit shy, but her movements were very clean and precise when drawing blood.

After glaring at Zhang, she drew a drop of blood from her fingertip onto the Truth-telling Pearl.

She placed the Truth-telling Pearl in Zhang's hand and said fiercely,

"Hold it tight!"

She turned around and looked shyly at Li Shengyuan, who was looking at her with curiosity. With a red face, she said, "You can interrogate her now," and then ran to hide behind her senior sister.

Li Shengyuan chuckled. This girl was silly and much more interesting than her senior sister.

He then looked at the still-frightened Zhang with a serious expression, his gaze sharp as he stared into her eyes and said,

"Tell me, did you seduce Butcher Wang, or did he force you?"

"It... it was him who forced... Ah!"

Before Zhang could finish speaking, she let out a piercing scream, and then her entire body turned crimson.

At this moment, Yue Qingmeng jumped out and exclaimed, "She's suffering the pain of burning blood! She's lying!"

"Only by speaking the truth can the pain be alleviated."

Zhang's face was somewhat distorted at this point. Upon hearing the cute little girl's words, she immediately changed her tune and said,

"It was me, I seduced him, just to have sex with him... It hurts so much, please stop burning me... Wuwuwu..."

As soon as these words came out, a commotion immediately broke out. No one expected that it was truly this vicious woman who was framing Butcher Wang.

Zhang's crimson body indeed returned to normal, and her cries of pain also greatly diminished.

Ignoring Butcher Wang, who was looking at her with tears in his eyes and immense gratitude, Li Shengyuan then asked coldly,

"What was your purpose in framing Butcher Wang like this? Confess truthfully!"

Zhang choked out, "I... I just saw that he was foolish and rich, and I wanted to swindle some money from him to live a carefree life. I didn't want to marry an ugly and dirty pig butcher... Wuwuwu..."

Perhaps knowing that she was doomed, Zhang began to cry and wail in pain.

For a moment, discussions erupted on the scene, with everyone pointing fingers at Zhang's slumped figure on the ground.

Butcher Wang, on the other hand, was pointing at her, utterly exasperated.

Seeing this, Li Shengyuan also slammed the table and coldly shouted,

"The evidence is conclusive. Zhang framed Butcher Wang for rape, and her attitude is egregious. She will be punished with the same crime. Take her out and give her thirty lashes, then immediately imprison her in the Heavenly Prison. She must serve a full three-year sentence before she can be released!"