In the front hall, Xi Manyun knelt on the cold floor, scarcely daring to breathe.
Outside, she was a commanding deacon of the Upper Xun Celestial Master Pavilion. But here, she was merely a subordinate. A single word from Wang Chen could strip her back to her original state and rob her of all her splendor.
Xi Manyun knew very well who had given her her current position.
Precisely because it had been so hard-won, she cherished it all the more and was especially terrified now.
Seated in the place of honor, Wang Chen had just finished reading the dossier she had presented.
It was a confession.
The confession obtained after Xi Chenlong had taken the old gardener Wang Chen had captured earlier back for interrogation!
The upgraded Cultivation Panel had not been mistaken. This old cultivator, so skilled at disguise, truly was a spy.
In fact, before entering the Upper Xun Celestial Master Pavilion, he had already lurked within the Xi Family for over twenty years without ever being discovered—a true deep-sea player.
As for who controlled him from behind the scenes, or exactly how much intelligence about the Xi Family he had sold, the old cultivator had revealed nothing.
It was not that the Xi Family's methods were lacking, but that he had been placed under a restriction. The moment sensitive matters were involved, it would trigger and kill him on the spot!
That was also why Xi Manyun was so frightened.
She feared Wang Chen would think the Xi Family had handled the matter poorly.
"You've worked hard."
Wang Chen tossed the dossier aside and said to Xi Manyun, "Get up. This matter cannot be blamed on you either."
Xi Manyun was merely a direct descendant of the Xi Family, not its head, and she was a