"The Void Dragon King wielded the Great Dao of Illusion and Reality and had the authority to verify truth and falsehood. That's why every contestant entering the East Sea Dragon Hall has to undergo his questioning to prove their background is clean. It's standard procedure."
As though afraid Yue Wen might overthink it, Ao Weilian offered another explanation.
"If you have no connection to evil spirits, you don't have to worry about any other secrets being exposed. The Void Dragon King won't investigate anything unrelated to evil spirits."
Every high-level cultivator had secrets they didn't want others knowing. He understood that too, so the Dragon Hall was quite accommodating in this regard.
But after hearing him out, Yue Wen still couldn't help smiling bitterly to himself.
How do you know I have no connection to evil spirits?
I'm nervous precisely because I'm not clean.
So he asked, "Could you tell me exactly what questions he'll ask? I'm worried this might expose our plan to find my parents."
"You can rest assured. It absolutely won't," Ao Weilian said confidently. "My father and the other senior members of the Dragon Hall will be present to supervise the entire process. The sole purpose of this questioning is to ensure that no spies from other realms or demonic cultivators infiltrate the Dragon Hall."
"As for the specific questions, the wording might vary, but they ask more or less the same things every time..."
Ao Weilian said, "First, he'll definitely ask whether you have any unspeakable dealings involving the Demon Race."
Pfft.
Yue Wen felt as though an arrow had struck him squarely in the chest.
He hadn't colluded with the Demon Race, true, but his secret killing of Qimo Tuo and theft of the Snake Mountain Bronze Cauldron remained a secret to this day.