82: Cracked version of Mantra Pearl! Control Ye Xingzhou!

Everyone watched Zhang Shi, who was crying and pleading, being dragged away to be beaten with a plank, their eyes filled with disdain.

Soon, Zhang Shi's screams echoed from outside.

Yue Qingmeng, hiding behind her senior sister, took the Truth-telling Pearl and looked at Zhang Shi's retreating figure, muttering softly.

"How can there be such a shameless woman in this world? For a bit of silver, she'd even abandon her purity. As a fellow woman, I'm truly ashamed of her..."

"Mengmeng, you must not speak ill of others behind their backs!" Moon Clearsnow reprimanded her coolly.

"Oh, I know, Senior Sister." Yue Qingmeng shrank her neck and nodded obediently.

Moon Clearsnow nodded in satisfaction and said indifferently, "Let's go too, we still have important matters to attend to."

"Okay!"

Yue Qingmeng nodded, then blinked her bright, large eyes at Li Shengyuan on the high platform and said to her senior sister,

"Senior Sister, aren't we going to bid farewell to Lord Li?"

"We are not familiar with him, why should we bid farewell?" Moon Clearsnow nodded expressionlessly.

The cute and adorable Yue Qingmeng was used to her senior sister's demeanor and nodded, but still poked her head out and smiled, waving goodbye to Li Shengyuan.

"Goodbye, Lord Li, I hope we meet again by chance."

"Mm, goodbye, Mengmeng. Thank you for your help this time." Li Shengyuan also smiled and waved goodbye to the adorable girl.

In his opinion, this cute and adorable girl was much more interesting than her senior sister.

However, hearing Li Shengyuan's intimate address of "Mengmeng" instantly made Yue Qingmeng's face flush red.

She shyly averted her gaze, lowered her head bashfully, and countless thoughts surged in her mind.

The address "Mengmeng" was only used by those with close relationships within the sect.

But this Lord Li called her that on their first meeting, wasn't that too forward?

However, Lord Li really was very handsome, and awe-inspiring, much better looking than any man she had seen since leaving the sect for training...

Her Senior Sister Moon Clearsnow glanced sideways at her junior sister's flushed face, her eyes full of meaning.

Ever since leaving the sect, her junior sister had been particularly prone to shyness and blushing, and she had long grown accustomed to it.

But this level of shyness was something she had never seen before.

Her mind couldn't help but picture Li Shengyuan, sitting in the main seat of the public court, clad in golden armor, sternly interrogating the criminal. Could it be because of him?

She shook her head slightly, casting the thought aside. Just as she had said, they were people from two different worlds, and the chance of meeting again in the future was too small.

The most urgent task was to complete the mission assigned by their Master.

At this moment, Butcher Wang in the public court repeatedly shouted "Long live the upright Lord!" and knelt down, kowtowing to Li Shengyuan with tears of gratitude.

If Li Shengyuan hadn't cleared his name, his life would probably have been ruined.

Not only would he have gone to jail, but after getting out, his reputation would be ruined, and he would be scorned for the rest of his life.

Li Shengyuan waved his hand indifferently, then left with Liu Zhen and the others.

Compared to this case, the other cases were much clearer and could be handled by the Silver-Robed Demon Suppression Envoy under his command.

Leaving the public court, Li Shengyuan looked at Ye Hangzhou and asked curiously,

"I think that Truth-telling Pearl is very good. If we could produce it, the efficiency of interrogations would definitely be much higher in the future, and it would save you Imperial Observatory people the trouble of coming to help."

"How about it, can you replicate a few?"

As soon as he said this, Liu Zhen and the others also looked at Ye Hangzhou with shining eyes. They had witnessed the effect of the Truth-telling Pearl, and it was indeed a good thing!

Facing the gazes of the four, Ye Hangzhou calmly fanned himself with the fan in his hand and, uncharacteristically, spoke,

"No..."

"No?" Li Shengyuan frowned, looking at him, "You, a third-rank artifact refiner, are too useless, aren't you? You can't even make such a small gadget?"

After a while, Ye Hangzhou finally said helplessly, "...problem!"

"No problem? Why didn't you say so earlier!" Li Shengyuan slapped Ye Hangzhou in annoyance.

What greeted him was Ye Hangzhou's resentful gaze.

If he could have said it earlier, would there have been a need for this?

Liu Zhen and the others also showed smiles on their faces, but they dared not complain about Ye Hangzhou like Li Shengyuan.

Don't look at them acting like buddies now; in reality, they hadn't even exchanged two words.

Then, Liu Zhen and the other two left to make preparations.

They had to depart tonight, so everything here had to be properly arranged.

Li Shengyuan stealthily watched the three figures walk away, then hooked Ye Hangzhou's shoulder and whispered,

"Well... since you can research the Truth-telling Pearl, can you research an artifact to counteract it?"

Li Shengyuan looked at Ye Hangzhou with anticipation. The words of the adorable girl Yue Qingmeng had reminded him.

The Truth-telling Pearl was used to test men who had gotten close to the disciples of their palace. Although these artifacts were few and Yuehua Palace didn't have many, if this thing were to spread in the future, and the women around him used this trick against him, what would he do?

Leaving aside everything else, just a simple question like "Who do you like the most?"

Li Shengyuan would be dumbfounded on the spot...

Fortunately, he had a good buddy who was a great inventor!

Since he could replicate the Truth-telling Pearl, creating a counter-device shouldn't be a big problem!

Ye Hangzhou looked at Li Shengyuan with some curiosity, wondering why he wanted to counteract it.

Li Shengyuan perhaps saw the confusion in Ye Hangzhou's eyes and waved his hand, saying,

"Don't worry about what it's for, just give me the counter-device once you research it."

Then he added with a serious expression, "Remember, this thing must never be spread outside. Only I can have it; it's just between you and me. Otherwise, this Truth-telling Pearl will be a joke!"

Ye Hangzhou thought for a moment, then shook his head.

"You can't make a counter-device?" Li Shengyuan frowned.

Ye Hangzhou shook his head again.

"So you don't want to make it, then?" Li Shengyuan glared at Ye Hangzhou.

This time, he finally nodded.

"You..." Li Shengyuan gritted his teeth, looking at Ye Hangzhou. How could this guy be so irritating!

Ye Hangzhou, however, remained calm, looking as if there was no room for negotiation.

Li Shengyuan looked at him with a headache, scratched his head, and then sighed,

"Since you don't want to, then forget it. After all, you are the renowned Chief Ye. If you don't want to, who can force you..."

Ye Hangzhou looked at Li Shengyuan with surprise upon hearing this. He knew this guy was someone who would stop at nothing to achieve his goals. Had he given up so easily?

However, Li Shengyuan's next words left him dumbfounded on the spot...

"Alas..." Li Shengyuan sighed, somewhat troubled, and said,

"Well, I'm someone who usually can't keep my mouth shut. And with so many brothers on this warship, when I get happy and have a little drink, my mouth just gets even more out of control."

"If I were to tell about you going to..."

Ye Hangzhou didn't wait for Li Shengyuan to finish speaking before angrily grabbing his neck, physically shutting him up.

Looking at the furious Ye Hangzhou, Li Shengyuan's lips curled into a slight smile. Little trickster, with your weakness in my hands, how could you possibly turn the tables!

Li Shengyuan pretended to be choking and patted Ye Hangzhou's hand.

"Ugh... let go... let go, I'm running out of air... You let go, okay, I won't say it anymore?"

Upon getting Li Shengyuan's response, Ye Hangzhou glared angrily at Li Shengyuan, then released his hand.

Li Shengyuan rubbed his neck and muttered softly, "You dare to do it but don't let people talk about it..."

Ye Hangzhou glared at him again, looking as if he was about to make a move again.

Seeing this, Li Shengyuan waved his hands repeatedly in exasperation, rolling his eyes and saying,

"I won't say it, okay? I won't say it!"

Then he revealed a sly, old fox-like smile, looked at Ye Hangzhou, and asked with a laugh,

"How about it? Can you do it now?!"