The Floodwaters Have Swept Through the Dragon King's Temple (Extra Chapter-Please Vote for Me)

"Luoshui Guards?" Tao Tingfeng stared, dumbfounded. He'd heard his clan uncle talk about the organization. It had been established by the imperial court specifically to deal with high-level cultivators.

He'd only ever listened for a bit of amusement. He never thought they'd come knocking on his door.

Yu Qian and the other two simultaneously pulled out their badges. The words "Luoshui" were engraved on them.

"Concealing and disguising the proceeds of crime? Me?" Tao Tingfeng had never paid much attention to criminal law. He'd heard about it and forgotten it, so how could he have imagined that he'd broken the law without even realizing it?

Yu Qian's eyes narrowed slightly as she fixed her gaze on Tao Tingfeng. "Tell me. How did you first meet True Lord Guanzi, and how did you get the Golden Cicada Shell to recognize you as its master?"

This was a secret technique of the Luoshui Guards. If the difference in cultivation was great enough, it could determine whether someone was lying.

The Stoneflesh Bones had a similar secret technique. They'd used it back when they were testing whether Lu Yang belonged to the Heavenly Court Sect, but the technique they'd used wasn't as effective as the Luoshui Guards' secret art.

Tao Tingfeng steeled himself and recounted everything that had happened, leaving nothing out.

"Back then, True Lord told me, 'This item is called the Golden Cicada Shell. I took it from a troublesome opponent. Make sure you keep it safe...'"

"I thought True Lord had died, so I tried to make the Golden Cicada Shell recognize me as its master with a drop of blood..."

"Later, True Lord turned out to still be alive..."

After listening, Yu Qian furrowed her brow and asked sternly, "So you knew the Golden Cicada Shell had been stolen