The personal guard was the first to speak:
"Your Majesty, perhaps this person from the Alien Realm is merely making mountains out of molehills. What she said may not be true; it needs to be verified from multiple sides."
The Chiyang King's gaze flickered in and out of focus. He was also comparing her words, word by word and sentence by sentence, against Chiyang Country's current situation. Then, rather dejectedly, he discovered that most of what the Alien Realm woman had said matched up.
As the ruler of a country, he understood Chiyang Country's circumstances better than anyone—his own descendants, his ministers, and that An Guoshi of You'an.
Not only had You'an failed to bless Chiyang Country with peace, he had also harmed countless young boys and girls. Previously, the Chiyang King had been furious but dared not speak, and had even needed to curry favor with him. Now, this Alien Realm woman named Ranxi might be able to deal with An Guoshi of You'an and free him from being controlled by others.
Ranxi's words also echoed through Dugu He's mind. It seemed he had found the reason he could not break through to Saint Master, but what then? If he did not resolve this problem, even with an endlessly long lifespan, he still would not be able to break through.
After the deathly silence, the King rose to his feet and said to Dugu He:
"Grandmaster He, please stay temporarily at Summer Retreat Villa. There are some matters I must return to the palace to verify. Once I have made a decision, I will inform Grandmaster He."
The Chiyang King did not tell Dugu He to watch Ranxi. From their earlier exchange, he had already learned that although the Alien Realm woman capable of triggering strange phenomena had her