"Hall Master Lu, This Old Man is the one keeping you all imprisoned here. It has nothing to do with Her Highness Yudie. Who told you to refuse to reveal the identity of the cultivator who activated the Spirit Bone Stele? This concerns the fortune of the Great Chu Imperial Clan. We had no choice but to resort to this and screen them one by one."
Grand Confucian Fan Zhixing grinned at Lu Rushuang.
"Hadn't you already divined that he would appear at the Relic-Seeking Studio and take part in this Golden Scale Assembly? Don't tell me you still haven't found him?"
Lu Rushuang sneered at Fan Zhixing.
"Don't be impatient. Today is the last day to enter the Golden Scale Assembly's ranking. If he still doesn't come, it means the calamity has been averted, and we still win."
As Fan Zhixing spoke, he took out a painting scroll.
He placed the scroll on the Go board and slowly unfurled it.
Once the scroll was open, three carp could be seen swimming around inside the painting, seemingly searching for a way out.
"But rest assured. According to the agreement we made six years ago when we used Draw the Ground as a Prison, as soon as the person we seek enters the Golden Scale Ranking, I will release you, the brother and sister from the Mysterious Cloud Martial Hall, and the monk."
Fan Zhixing glanced down at the fish in the painting, then spoke to Lu Rushuang with a beaming smile.
"Old Scholar, you had better keep your word. Otherwise, even if you reach the Fifth Realm, I will still have a way to kill you."
At this point, Lu Rushuang turned her gaze toward Chu Yudie before continuing, "And your Chu Kingdom Imperial Clan."
Her tone was perfectly calm,