Hearing Xuan Zhen's words, Meng Qi could not help but shake his head inwardly.
They had barely avoided Third Prince Zhao Yi, and now the Crown Prince had shown up. With Zhao Laowu, both teammate and comrade, thrown into the mix, it seemed they could not escape the whirlpool of the struggle for the throne after all.
"Uh, since Junior Master Uncle has put it so bluntly, then let's go. We'll see whether that fellow Xu Yue agrees."
"Amitabha. That is only proper."
No matter what, Xu Yue was a lay disciple of Shaolin. As his martial uncle, even if Xu Yue ranked first on the Human Ranking, Xuan Zhen had to be given some face out of both sentiment and propriety. Whether or not Xu Yue would join Zhao Qian was another matter, but meeting him was inevitable.
Thus, when Xuan Zhen arrived at the residence of Xu Yue and Meng Qi and stated his purpose, Xu Yue readily agreed.
Though it was subtle and normally impossible to detect, after taking targeted precautions and activating his clairvoyance, Xu Yue had vaguely sensed a trace of Heavenly Will's fluctuations through information cloud computing.
Yet he did not care in the slightest.
"Junior Master Uncle, you smell a little of blood. Did you do something before coming here?"
After agreeing, Xu Yue asked casually.
"I encountered some scum from the Beggar's Clan trafficking women and children, so I specifically subdued them and handed them over to Six Doors."
Xuan Zhen pressed his palms together and told the truth.
Meng Qi could not help frowning at that.
"We encountered something similar once before, though we weren't sure whether those beggars belonged to the Beggar's Clan."
"This time, it was one of the Beggar's Clan's branch halls. The evidence was conclusive."
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