At the inn, Shi Chun had been unable to escape questioning.
The questions concerned what had happened in the Western Extremity Arena. When Shi Chun learned who his interrogators were, he was surprised too. He had never expected a competition to draw these people in.
They were from the Stargazing Pavilion. He had heard of them back in the Land of Exile and knew what they did. They were said to be the Empress's hawks and hounds.
As long as they had not come over matters involving the Demonic Path, Shi Chun had little to fear.
They did not ask much else and had no interest in the contest for insect core crystals. They only asked whether he knew who had intervened and driven him back during his fight with Mulan Qingqing.
First, Shi Chun genuinely did not know who had struck. Second, the hidden expert had already warned him, so he stubbornly insisted that he knew nothing.
There was nothing more to it. If the Stargazing Pavilion could demonstrate the strength to slice open the void, he might tell them the truth.
Yet they had not even understood how that person had attacked and were still asking which direction the attack had come from. The gap was rather large. How could he bring himself to tell them the truth?
Naturally, he would stand with the stronger side. Otherwise, he might not even know how he died afterward.
The interrogation had barely lasted any time before it was suspended. Over a thousand armored guards suddenly appeared outside the inn where Mount Wukang was staying. The Royal Capital's garrison had arrived.
Their arrival was anything but gentle. They surrounded the inn outright and stormed straight inside.
"Stop!"
The few Black-Clothed Men at the courtyard entrance immediately shouted and moved to block