"Rumble..."
Almost at the same moment Meng Qingqiu asked Xu Taiping this question, an uproar rose from the stands like thunder.
Amid the uproar, Meng Qingqiu immediately shook her head vigorously again and said:
"No, this Moonshadow Stone must have been forged. That absolutely isn't you in there, Taiping!"
Whatever else might be said, Meng Qingqiu trusted Xu Taiping's character completely.
At the other end of the Sword Platform, Zhao Qian, like Meng Qingqiu, gave a cold laugh immediately after his brief astonishment:
"To think the illustrious Mysterious Female True Lord would resort to such despicable means just to frame a minor cultivator!"
Not only Zhao Qian, but even Liu Chuxuan beside him frowned and said:
"This is no trifling matter. I hope you will exercise greater caution when presenting evidence, Senior."
As though having anticipated their doubts, the Mysterious Female True Lord spoke without haste:
"If Sect Master Zhao and Prefect Liu believe the images in this Moonshadow Stone of mine are false, you are welcome to come forward and examine it."
After exchanging a glance with Zhao Qian, Liu Chuxuan stepped forward and held out his hand to the Mysterious Female True Lord:
"Since you say so, Senior, allow me to examine it."
Although Zhao Qian very much wanted to take Xu Taiping away right then,
it was clear that doing so before establishing whether the Moonshadow Stone was genuine would surely be seen as a sign of a guilty conscience, cementing the accusation that Xu Taiping had colluded with a heretical cultivator.
Without another word, the Mysterious Female True Lord handed the Moonshadow Stone Mother Stone to Liu Chuxuan, then folded his arms across his chest and watched him with the expression of someone enjoying a show:
"You don't need this old man to teach you how