One Talks of the City Gate Tower, the Other of a Hip Joint!

Soul Lamp Position Lock is a special technique.

Every disciple of the Vast Heaven Holy Land has their own soul lamp within the Vast Heaven Holy Land. If a disciple encounters danger, the soul lamp will react immediately.

The disciple responsible for guarding the soul lamp will be able to detect it immediately, and then use the Soul Lamp Position Lock mechanism to pinpoint the location of the disciple in danger, and then launch a rescue operation.

However, under normal circumstances, there are only two situations where the Soul Lamp Position Lock: the first is the situation described above, and the second is when you encounter a traitor!

There's no other way... The Soul Lamp was lit by a wisp of the disciple's remnant soul, and once the Soul Lamp Position Lock, this wisp of remnant soul must be completely burned away.

Once the remnant soul is completely burned, the owner of the soul lamp will inevitably suffer considerable damage and may need many years to recover.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, it is impossible to easily Soul Lamp Position Lock. In the first scenario, when the disciple is facing life and death, how can one care about the issue of injury or not... one would definitely spare no effort to save the person.

As for the second type, the Vast Heaven Holy Land has never had a traitor who needed to Soul Lamp Position Lock in all these years!

Now, Qin Xiangqian is not asking an ordinary disciple to Soul Lamp Position Lock, but a Grand Steward. Soul Lamp Position Lock opened for someone of this level, the consequences will be extraordinary.

Shen Chun certainly wouldn't dare to do such a thing; he would at least have to report it to the Grand Elder and let the Grand Elder make a decision!

Therefore, Qin Xiangqian was not qualified to have Shen Chun use the Soul Lamp Position Lock to lock down a Grand Deacon!

Just because Qin Xiangqian isn't qualified doesn't mean Chu Xinghe isn't.

Although Chu Xinghe to be a high-level elite disciple in the Vast Heaven Holy Land... surely no one actually considers him a disciple?

So when Old Qin heard that it was Junior Brother Xinghe's order, Shen Chun did not hesitate at all and immediately arranged for someone to activate the Soul Lamp Position Lock!

What kind of high steward is this? If Junior Brother Xinghe wants to lock up the other party, there must be a reason for it!

Shen Chun didn't care about any senior or junior deacons; he would lock it however his Junior Brother Xinghe said!

Soon, the Soul Lamp Position Lock activated by Shen Chun gave the result!

"Old Qin, this is the location of the Soul Lamp Position Lock, it seems to be over in the Great Liang Kingdom..."

"Thank you very much Senior Brother Shen Chun. I will arrange for someone to search for him immediately!"

"Okay..." Shen Chun didn't say much, and immediately sent the location of the Soul Lamp Position Lock to Qin Xiangqian.

The moment he received the location, Qin Xiangqian immediately dispatched his strongest men!

Although Grand Deacon Xu Wen's cultivation level in the Vast Heaven Holy Land wasn't high, he still possessed the strength of Ninth Rank official. Therefore, all the personnel Qin Xiangqian mobilized were above the Ninth Rank, and Qin Xiangqian issued a strict order!

Xu Wen must be brought alive to the court of the Great Liang Kingdom!

It must be said that the efficiency of the Vast Heaven Holy Land's manpower is truly high. In just half a day, Qin Xiangqian received the news that his subordinates had found Grand Deacon Xu Wen and sent him to the Great Liang Kingdom's court as soon as possible.

As a beam of light from a teleportation array fell, several disciples of the Vast Heaven Holy Land led an old man curled up like a shrimp to the Great Liang Kingdom's imperial court.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Xinghe!" Several disciples of the Vast Heaven Holy Land who were capturing Xu Wen hurriedly stepped forward and bowed to Senior Brother Xinghe.

"No need for formalities... What's going on?" Chu Xinghe was also a little confused as he looked at Xu Wen, who was curled up like a shrimp...

Xu Wen doesn't look normal... he seems to be in a deep sleep.

"Reporting to Senior Brother Xinghe, when we used the Soul Lamp to find Grand Deacon Xu Wen, he was sealed within an illusion array. We forcibly broke through the array and discovered the imprisoned Grand Deacon Xu Wen... but Grand Deacon Xu Wen seems to remain unconscious..."

As the Vast Heaven Holy Land disciple answered, Chu Xinghe's initial anger turned into fury!

To be honest, Chu Xinghe initially thought that everything that happened in the Great Liang Kingdom today was orchestrated by Grand Deacon Xu Wen behind the scenes. Perhaps it was for profit, or perhaps for other reasons. In any case, Chu Xinghe immediately assumed that Grand Deacon Xu Wen was responsible.

But at this moment, when he saw that Grand Deacon Xu Wen was imprisoned, Chu Xinghe was truly furious!

Although Grand Deacon Xu Wen is currently in a state of slumber, Chu Xinghe, being the person he is, can tell in a second that Grand Deacon Xu Wen must have been in a slumber for a very long time!

In other words, it wasn't the Grand Deacon Xu Wen who manipulated all of this behind the scenes, but rather someone who controlled the Grand Deacon Xu Wen and then impersonated Grand Deacon Xu Wen to do all of this!

If that's the case, then the nature of this matter changes completely.

If Xu Wen did all this himself, Chu Xinghe would be furious, but ultimately it was Vast Heaven Holy Land's own fault for not managing its subordinates properly, a family scandal!

But now someone dares to imprison the Grand Deacon of the Vast Heaven Holy Land. This is no longer a matter of family shame; this is practically tearing the sky apart!

"Evil Repeller! Emerge!" Chu Xinghe flashed out of Evil Repeller in his hand, and in an instant flew into the space between the eyebrows of Grand Deacon Xu Wen. The next moment, something between Grand Deacon Xu Wen's eyebrows seemed to shatter.

As the object Grand Deacon Xu Wen shattered, Grand Deacon Xu Wen suddenly began to gasp for breath!

"Ma Liang!"

"Exist!"

"Give this pill to Xu Wen!"

"Yes!"

Ma Liang took the pill from Senior Brother Xinghe and quickly stepped forward, then gave it to Grand Deacon Xu Wen.

After the medicine took effect for a while, Xu Wen finally breathed a sigh of relief and gradually recovered.

When Xu Wen opened his eyes, he was initially confused. After a moment of confusion, Xu Wen looked around and saw Chu Xinghe, who was standing there with a frosty expression!

"Xinghe? Ma Liang... Qin Xiangqian... you... how did you get here... I... where am I?" Xu Wen looked completely bewildered.

But after his initial confusion, Xu Wen seemed to remember something, and a look of fury appeared on his face!

"That beast! That beast attacked me!"

At this moment, Grand Deacon Xu Wen seemed to have remembered everything. Without Chu Xinghe needing to ask any further questions, Grand Deacon Xu Wen had obviously already guessed the general outline and then recounted the recent events in detail.

The Grand Deacon Xu Wen is responsible for dealing with various countries and forces.

Therefore, Xu Wen is often away from home.

The Grand Deacon Xu Wen usually enjoys calligraphy and painting. Not long ago, Grand Deacon Xu Wen met a kindred spirit.

This man called himself Lu Shu, and his skill in calligraphy and painting was so high that, according to Xu Wen, he was second only to the Holy Emperor.

Xu Wen quickly became close friends with this person, and thereafter they talked about everything!

Xu Wen never dreamed that this friend he considered his closest confidant would suddenly attack him and imprison him in the place where he was discovered today. What happened after that, Xu Wen had no idea.

As Xu Wen recounted the story, not only Chu Xinghe, but even Ma Liang felt a chill run down his spine!

We've seen plenty of madmen like Ma Liang in this world, but to be so insane as to imprison the Grand Steward of the Vast Heaven Holy Land, impersonate him, and even manage to do so without being discovered is simply unbelievable!

Just after Xu Wen finished speaking, Chu Xinghe also spoke up, "Xu Wen! You have wrongly associated with treacherous officials. By my order, strip him of his position as steward and demote him to manager. He shall never set foot outside the Vast Heaven Holy Land again!"

Upon hearing Chu Xinghe's punishment, Xu Wen, who had just woken up, did not show any resentment.

Xu Wen knew very well that although Chu Xinghe was a disciple and he himself was a Grand Steward, once this punishment came out of Chu Xinghe's mouth, no one in the entire Vast Heaven Holy Land could protect him!

Ma Liang also approved of the punishment Senior Brother Xinghe gave Xu Wen.

What the heck? You're saying Xu Wen was wronged?

Ma Liang exclaimed that he was completely innocent!

A high-ranking deacon of the Vast Heaven Holy Land, betrayed and even replaced by someone else—do you know that stupidity is a crime even in the Vast Heaven Holy Land?

What right does such a fool have to continue serving as the head butler?

The fact that Xinghe Senior Brother was able to strip him of his deacon position and let him continue to work as a steward in Vast Heaven Holy Land until he dies is already a favor from Senior Brother Xinghe, considering his many years of hard work for Vast Heaven Holy Land.

If I, Ma Liang, were to encounter a formidable opponent, and even if I were defeated or captured in a head-on confrontation, it wouldn't be a problem.

But if I, Ma Liang, think I've met a kindred spirit and get ripped off in every way possible, and end up imprisoned, then I don't even need Senior Brother Xinghe to punish me; I, Ma Liang, can send myself to my death myself!

Being outmatched in a direct confrontation is a matter of combat ability, but being tricked into this state shows a lack of common sense!

With a brain like that, isn't Senior Brother Xinghe already being more than kind by letting him stay in Vast Heaven Holy Land as a menial laborer for the rest of his life?

After dealing with Xu Wen, Chu Xinghe didn't rest. Instead, he led Ma Liang and the others to head towards the Great Chang Kingdom!

Chu Xinghe n't know who this Lu Shu was, but he had already contacted Shen Chun!

I received some information.

It should be noted that high-ranking figures in the Vast Heaven Holy Land are required to report their location to the Holy Land periodically.

According to Senior Brother Shen Chun, Chu Xinghe learned that Xu Wen's last report was ten days ago, and his location was in the Great Chang Kingdom, where he said he was handling matters related to the Great Chang Kingdom.

Based on all the previous events, Chu Xinghe could roughly deduce that this Lu Shu, who was impersonating Xu Wen, was probably in the Great Chang Kingdom!

Chu Xinghe personally took out his communication token, which was immediately connected. The person on the other end was none other than the Phantom Evil Lord!

"Chu Xinghe?" The Phantom Evil Lord was a little confused at this moment...

What's going on with the Phantom Evil Lord's statement? Has news leaked from the Earth Sha Evil Lord's side?

Otherwise, why would Chu Xinghe suddenly contact me?

"The Phantom Evil Lord! He's been acting strangely lately!"

Even the Phantom Evil Lord was terrified... Holy crap... Did Chu Xinghe really find out?

"Chu Xinghe... you... what did you say... I... I haven't been dishonest at all, I... I haven't done anything lately... If you're looking for someone, you shouldn't be looking for me, it's the Earth Sha Evil Lord's business!"

Chu Xinghe: "???"

Ma Liang: "???"

Upon hearing the Phantom Evil Lord's reply, Ma Liang exclaimed, "Holy crap, there's an unexpected bonus?"

The Earth Sha Evil Lord's business? What the hell has Earth Sha Evil Lord been up to lately?

"What nonsense! The Lu Shu incident is clearly the work of your Phantom Evil Spirits, okay? What does it have to do with the Earth Sha Evil Lord?"

Phantom Evil Lord: "???"

The Phantom Evil Lord was also confused... Wait... are we talking about the same thing?

Chu Xinghe, aren't you asking about the methods the Earth Sha Evil Lord has been secretly using to manipulate the earth's veins lately?

What the hell is this Lu Shu?

We're talking about different things here, one of us talking about the city gate tower, and the other about the hip joint... Is that correct?