The Ritual Hall fell utterly silent.
Nominally, it had been the Qing Kingdom that ordered the Zither-Chess Twin Friends to lie low in the Wu Kingdom, but in truth, it had been Saint Zong.
Years earlier, when Saint Zong held high office in the Qing Kingdom, he had already begun laying his plans throughout the kingdoms.
In kingdoms such as Jing and Gu, whose national strength had gradually declined, the agents Saint Zong planted had held power for a long time.
Although Fang Yun appeared to be accusing the Qing Kingdom, he was actually accusing Saint Zong!
Before the Battle of Two Worlds Mountain, Saint Zong's planting of hidden pawns could be justified, but with the Human Race facing a great calamity, such actions seemed far too underhanded.
More underhanded still, the Zong and Lei Families had actually sent spies of the Human Race to attack a distinguished Void Sage.
After a moment of silence in the Ritual Hall, Yun Luo demanded angrily, "Zong Ganyu, Lei Ao, is this true?"
Zong Ganyu remained silent, and Lei Ao also began to hesitate. The man they sought to accuse was a Void Sage, and they were in the Ritual Hall. If they truly lied, Fang Yun would very likely turn their own spear against them, costing them the entire game.
Moreover, Yun Luo had addressed them directly by name rather than respectfully calling them family heads. This meant the Great Scholars of the Ritual Hall were deeply displeased.
Together, the Zong and Lei Families could cow the Great Scholars of any hall or pavilion in the Sacred Academy. Even the Great Scholars of the Hall of Punishment or the Four Saints Pavilion would be wary of the two men, yet they were utterly powerless against the Great Scholars of the Ritual Hall.