Granny Bizhu's accusation left everyone on the End of the World Terrace staring in stunned silence. No one had any idea what kind of act the Sea Fishing Tower was putting on today.
The Practical Affairs Elder accusing the Sect-Protecting Elder? Disregarding the sacred significance of the Sea Sacrifice? Accepting bribes?
Only Zhu Biqiong, on the verge of death, saw the last faint glimmer in her eyes dim along with Granny Bizhu's voice.
The granny who had raised her from childhood, taught her Daoist Arts, and nurtured her into adulthood wanted her dead more than anyone.
Such pain.
Who besides her could ever understand?
Hai Jingping was furious. He stepped forward and demanded, "What did you say?"
As the Sect-Protecting Elder, there was no doubt he outranked the Practical Affairs Elder.
But Granny Bizhu didn't even look at him. She addressed True Lord Chongguang instead. "This old woman has enough witnesses and physical evidence to prove that, in the days before the Sea Sacrifice, Jiang Wang of Qi State repeatedly visited Hai Jingping's residence and delivered bribes of considerable value!"
"Before each visit to Hai Jingping's residence, Jiang Wang bought a new Storage Box from the Hundred Treasures Pavilion, along with all kinds of rare treasures. What did he need so many Storage Boxes for? And why did he buy so many rare materials he had no use for?"
She took a ledger from her robes. "Everything is recorded here, clear as day. Each item proves it!"
The Hundred Treasures Pavilion's ledgers were not easy to obtain. Records of high-value transactions, in particular, were among every merchant association's most closely guarded secrets. No one knew how much effort Granny Bizhu had gone to, or what price she had paid.
As the largest merchant association in the Near-Sea Archipelago, the Hundred