Face-to-Face Confrontation, Proving the Truth

"Pagoda Master Qiangu, to prove the Spirit Pagoda's innocence, I think we should follow Commander-in-Chief Chen's suggestion. To put your minds at ease, the person testing the artifact's effects can be chosen by your Spirit Pagoda. You may choose anyone," Xu Lang said.

His form of address for Chen An had changed. In a public setting, he naturally could not call him by name directly and instead added his official title.

He trusted Chen An fairly well. Chen An certainly was not deliberately slandering the Spirit Pagoda; there had to be something to it.

The Federation Speaker also stated his position, believing that the matter should be thoroughly verified. If the Spirit Pagoda had been wronged, they would stand up for it and would not favor Chen An. But if it was true, then the Federation would make the Spirit Pagoda pay the price and would never let it off lightly.

Colluding with the Holy Spirit Cult and attempting to steal a God-Slaying Weapon was an extremely serious matter. Though it would not be enough to directly destroy the Spirit Pagoda, a major internal purge would be unavoidable.

The public all called for the Spirit Pagoda to prove its innocence. Was their constant evasion of the issue a sign of a guilty conscience?

On the Spirit Pagoda's side, Qiangu Dongfeng felt as though he were being roasted over a fire. He had been forced into a corner with no other choice. It seemed they could only do as Chen An said now.

All he could hope for was that Chen An's artifact truly could control people's thoughts. If so, he could insist that Chen An had deliberately made Ghost Emperor say those things to frame them. It would also be fine if it could not make people tell the truth,