After leaving the main hall, Zhong Chen transformed into a streak of light and shot through the sky, vanishing beyond the horizon.
"Husband, Zhong Chen is indeed suspicious. There's a strong chance he's a hidden move Sister Situ left behind."
Fang Yue watched Zhong Chen depart, her expression solemn.
Back then, in the struggle for the position of Moon Palace Master, she and Du Xu had joined forces to kill Situ Mei. Situ Mei had detonated her physical body, leaving not even her Nascent Soul behind. Afterward, Fang Yue had carried out a thorough purge, eliminating all disciples and followers loyal to Situ Mei. Zhong Chen had had little contact with Situ Mei and belonged to Fang Yue's faction. Coupled with his clean background, Fang Yue had never suspected him.
After Situ Mei appeared under the identity of Zhang Wuchen, Fang Yue and Du Xu sent people to capture her while secretly investigating suspicious individuals. There had to be Situ Mei's accomplices within the Sun Moon Palace.
Fang Yue and Situ Mei had been fellow disciples and knew each other well. After investigating, they discovered that three Nascent Soul Realm Elders might be secretly colluding with Situ Mei. Zhong Chen was one of them.
Zhong Chen's record was spotless. On the surface, he had no connection whatsoever to Situ Mei.
When the Sun Moon Palace dispatched a large number of people to hunt down Situ Mei, Zhong Chen volunteered to search for her in the Myriad Ghosts Sea Region. He only returned to the Sun Moon Palace after Situ Mei appeared in the Central Plains Cultivation World. At that time, Zhong Chen had still seemed fairly normal.
After news suddenly spread through the South Sea Cultivation World that the Azure Lotus Couple might be descendants of core disciples of the