Chapter 188: Exposed

Zhao Xidong was momentarily stunned.

What? A person of great opportunity?

I think you two are just spies arguing among yourselves!

Each of you has a Town Boundary Treasure— what else could you be if not spies?

He held out his hand again; if these two still had other items in their rings, they essentially couldn't escape.

"Give me the ring!"

Luo Leilei glanced sideways at Xu Xiaoshou, then boldly stepped forward, leaving Xu Xiaoshou completely dumbfounded.

After obtaining the "Seal Stone," that was the third Town Boundary Treasure, and then Tianxuan Gate collapsed, meaning Luo Leilei had the fourth one.

But now she had taken out the egg, which meant there was nothing else in her ring?

— He had been outmaneuvered!

"Check his first. He's hesitating, so he's definitely hiding something." Luo Leilei shifted her gaze toward Xu Xiaoshou.

"Hurry up!" Zhao Xidong urged as well.

Xu Xiaoshou had no choice but to step forward, hesitating as he extended his hand, which bore a ring.

"This is my privacy," he pleaded at last.

"Heh!"

Zhao Xidong didn't care about his privacy at all and quickly pulled the ring off his finger.

Xu Xiaoshou wore a pained expression.

A spatial ring like this could only be opened by others with the owner's authorization, unless the owner was dead.

Of course, this rule didn't apply to certain people, like extremely powerful individuals or Ye Xiaotian.

Once authorized, Zhao Xidong scanned it with his spiritual sense, and his expression soon turned strange.

What had he seen...

There were several large bundles of clothes, some intact and some stained with blood;

Then piles of countless spirit crystals, a few jars of honey, and a huge number of pills.

Refining Spirit Pills were one thing, but where did this kid get so many Yuan Court Pills? His wealth didn't seem like that of a newbie in the inner academy!

He didn't dwell on it for long and only searched for the Town Boundary Treasures he wanted, but after one scan, there were none.

Another scan, still none...

Zhao Xidong's mouth twitched slightly. This wasn't what he had expected— if they were spies, each should have two, right? How could there be none?

If Xu Xiaoshou only had the Black Fall Sword Sheath, that would mean Luo Leilei had a full three Town Boundary Treasures?

How could anyone gather that many in just two days?

Was that a joke?

Or was it as Xu Xiaoshou said— he was just a person of great opportunity, and there was still another spy who hadn't revealed themselves?

He subtly glanced at Mo Mo, who remained calm and unaffected.

The crowd watched the changes in Zhao Xidong's expression and could vaguely guess that Xu Xiaoshou was innocent.

"What about the other rings?" Zhao Xidong snapped back to attention.

Xu Xiaoshou looked bitter: "Come on, am I that wealthy? Other spatial rings?"

"You might as well say I have even more precious spatial bracelets and spatial necklaces!"

A spatial necklace...

I don't even have one of those!

Zhao Xidong sneered and handed the ring back to him. "You're indeed quite wealthy."

"No, no, don't say that!" Xu Xiaoshou waved his hands quickly. "There are so many people watching— do you know what kind of trouble that one sentence could bring me?"

"I'm just a mere outer academy disciple..."

Zhao Xidong: "..."

The crowd: "..."

Only at that moment did everyone remember that this guy was still just an outer academy disciple. If he hadn't mentioned it, they would have almost treated him like a core disciple.

"Suspected, passive points: 144."

"Admired, passive points: 66."

"Envied, passive points: 89."

"Heh heh." Seeing this unexpected gain, Xu Xiaoshou chuckled, took back his ring, and quietly stepped back.

"You're still under suspicion, don't run off. You'll need to enter the Lingfa Pavilion system for another search later."

"Sure, sure."

Xu Xiaoshou nodded quickly, and under Zhao Xidong's warning gaze, he patted down his clothes, adjusted his necklace, and then calmly sat down.

"The ring." Zhao Xidong, without a second thought, turned to Luo Leilei.

Luo Leilei withdrew her gaze from Xu Xiaoshou, a look of surprise in her eyes.

She remembered asking Xu Xiaoshou at the Tianxuan Gate array entrance back then, and he had said the other Town Boundary Treasures were on him, so...

How had he hidden them?

"The ring." Zhao Xidong urged.

Luo Leilei looked at the ring on her finger; if you looked closely, you could see the carvings on it were slightly different.

It depicted the outline of a naked woman, head bowed and knees hugged, with shackles on her limbs, like a weeping slave.

She took off the ring and, along with it, put the "Ice Dragon Egg" inside, then handed it over.

"Here."

Zhao Xidong raised an eyebrow— this was full of sincerity. When had everyone become so upfront?

As he reached out to take the ring, the moment his fingers touched it, his whole body froze, even his eyes unable to move.

Everyone stared in shock.

"What's wrong?"

After a long while, Zhao Xidong still didn't move, until a faint smell of burning flesh wafted out, and someone realized something was off.

Sizzle—

Purple electric light appeared on Zhao Xidong's body, and only then did he start convulsing violently.

"Gah... gah... gah..."

His teeth chattered, muscles spasmed, hair stood on end. Already dressed in black, after Luo Leilei intensified the electric shock, even his flesh turned charred black.

Xu Xiaoshou watched with a chill running down his spine. This woman was not to be messed with— just look at Zhao Xidong now, like he'd touched a live wire.

"Spy!"

"She's the spy!"

Several shrill shouts finally rang out, and black-clad enforcers swarmed in from outside the pavilion.

Suddenly, a bolt of purple-black lightning descended from the nine heavens, piercing straight through the pavilion.

The lightning struck the ground and spread out, electrifying everyone nearby and leaving them rigid.

Luo Leilei removed the ring and gently pushed, sending Zhao Xidong crashing to the ground with a thud.

"Sorry, I really only have the Ice Dragon Egg, but the things in the ring— I can't let you see them."

She spoke softly, then glanced at Xu Xiaoshou; she could tell he was just pretending to be paralyzed...

Turning to Ye Xiaotian, Luo Leilei parted her red lips:

"Throne-level experts aren't allowed to get involved in fights among lower-level spirit refiners, right!"

Ye Xiaotian's eyes narrowed: "You're different."

Luo Leilei chuckled lightly: "How am I different? Besides, Jiang Dianzhu is still here!"

Jiang Bianyan furrowed his brow.

Indeed, the Sacred God Hall had such a rule for mainland powerhouses.

It was because these experts, who had comprehended the Great Dao, could cause devastating destruction if they fought, so they weren't allowed to interfere in battles of lower-level spirit refiners.

Before he could speak, some of the enforcers had already regained their mobility and charged forward with weapons drawn.

"Demoness, die!"

"With your level, you don't deserve to face the academy head!"

Luo Leilei's eyes flashed with electric light, though anxiety stirred in her heart.

The Lingfa Pavilion enforcers were mostly at the innate level, but there were also quite a few grandmaster experts, all with impressive combat skills.

She had only managed to immobilize everyone earlier because of the surprise attack.

Otherwise, just Zhao Xidong alone would have been a handful for her!

Luckily, the biggest threat was now electrocuted. She should be able to handle this, as long as...

Those three Throne-level experts didn't intervene!

She bit her finger, a drop of crimson blood appearing, and drew it down from her chest.

"Command!"

Purple electric light flickered as she soared into the sky, endless spiritual energy surging toward her and gathering in her qi sea.

A faint grandmaster aura spread out.