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Seeing his painstakingly built cave dwelling razed to the ground, Kui Mulang was completely enraged.

"Robbers! I'll kill you all!"

He roared, no longer concealing his identity, and the power of the Heavenly Court's star source within him erupted. Specks of starlight overflowed from his body, converging around him to form a dazzling starlight shield, and an aura of pressure far surpassing that of an ordinary Taiyi Golden Immortal spread out.

He was, after all, one of the Twenty-Eight Constellations of Heaven, a true celestial being. In a one-on-one fight, ordinary demon kings were no match for him.

However, he was facing the most unreasonable and chaotic demonic ape in the Pangu Palace.

"Is that all the light you get? It's not even as bright as the luminous pearl in my backyard outhouse!" Lin Dasheng looked at the starlight shield with disdain on his monkey face.

He didn't even bother to enlarge the golden cudgel; with a casual wave of his hand, the seemingly ordinary black iron rod, accompanied by a piercing shriek that tore through space, slammed solidly into the starlight shield.

Click!

A crisp sound, like shattering glass, rang out.

Kui Mulang's proud protective starlight couldn't even last half a breath before shattering like an eggshell struck by a hammer, turning into countless points of light.

"puff--"

With his original divine power broken, Kui Mulang was struck as if by a heavy blow. He spat out a mouthful of blood and flew backward like a kite with a broken string.

Before he could regain his footing, a hairy foot stomped heavily on his chest, pinning him firmly to the gravel ground.

"That's it?" Lin Dasheng looked down at him, picked at his ear, and said, "I thought you were a real fighter, but you're just a fraud."

Kui Mulang was completely stunned. He felt the terrifying force in his chest that made him unable to move, and his heart was filled with horror.

Just who is this monkey? Its strength is probably already approaching that of a Great Luo Golden Immortal!

Just then, a series of unhurried footsteps approached.

Jiang Liuer walked over with his hands behind his back and steady steps. His three-year-old face was full of seriousness and calmness that did not match his age.

At the rear of the carriage, Jianglong and Fuhu peeked out and, seeing this scene, sighed silently once more. They already sensed that their colleague's fate would likely be even more tragic than physical destruction. After all, the rules of the Pangu Palace always prioritized punishing the heart first, followed by fines; physical assault was merely a prelude.

"Deputy Commander, just step on him, don't kill him. Leave him alive for questioning," Jiang Liuer calmly instructed.

He took out the palm-sized portable lie detector jade plate engraved with "Da Shang Quality Inspection" from his small storage bag.

He crouched down, pointed the jade tablet at Kui Mulang's face, and spoke in a cold tone like an emotionless law enforcement machine.

"First question: Name, background, affiliated faction, and who is the mastermind behind this highway robbery?"

A flicker of struggle crossed Kui Mulang's eyes, but his survival instincts led him to lie: "I am the Yellow-Robed Monster, the demon king of this place. I have cultivated for ten thousand years, ruling this mountain. I have no mastermind!"

Om-!

As soon as he finished speaking, the lie detector jade plate in Jiang Liuer's hand instantly burst out with a dazzling red light, and the honesty bell hanging on his waist rang wildly with a sharp and piercing sound.

"A string of lies is an even greater crime." Jiang Liuer tapped the jade tablet expressionlessly, seemingly noting down a fine.

"Second question: Did you illegally imprison Princess Baihuaxiu, a mortal from Baoxiang Kingdom in Xiniu Hezhou, in your cave?"

Kui Mulang was startled. How did they know such a secret? But he still gritted his teeth and denied it, saying, "Nonsense! There are only my brothers in my cave, how could there be a mortal princess!"

Buzz—! Ring ring ring!

The red light grew brighter, and the bell rang more urgently.

Jiang Liuer's face turned completely cold. He stopped looking at Kui Mulang, instead raising his head and speaking slowly and deliberately, in a tone as if stating a fact:

"My third question is, you, Kui Mulang, one of the Twenty-Eight Constellations of Heaven, why did you disregard the Heavenly Laws and descend to the mortal realm without permission to wreak havoc here? You even kidnapped a mortal princess, laid down calamities, and obstructed the official itinerary of my Great Shang's westward expedition? Is the true mastermind behind you the Jade Emperor of Heaven, Haotian?!"

This series of questions struck Kui Mulang's primordial spirit like thunderclaps!

He was completely stunned, his eyes filled with endless fear and horror.

He... his identity, the purpose of his trip, even Haotian's secret orders—the other party knew everything! How is this possible?!

In his utter confusion, he was completely unable to fabricate any effective lies.

The lie detector jade tablet in his hand seemed to sense his inner collapse, and its red light instantly surged to its maximum, almost dyeing half the sky blood red! The Honesty Bell rang as if it were about to explode!

A beam of golden light shot out from the jade plate, forming a light curtain in mid-air.

On the light screen, Kui Mulang's registration list in the Heavenly Star Palace was clearly displayed, along with a faint but indelible golden causal thread, one end of which was connected to him, and the other end of which pointed directly to the dilapidated Lingxiao Palace in the heavens above!

The proof is like a mountain!

Jiang Liuer put away the jade tablet, his small face icy. He turned away, no longer looking at the ashen-faced Kui Mulang on the ground, picked up the special communication jade slip from the carriage, and reported to the headquarters of the Great Shang Dynasty, hundreds of millions of miles away, in an extremely calm voice:

"Reporting to headquarters, Minister Lin Ze, this is the Western Expedition Team. We have captured a celestial official named Kui Mulang. He is suspected of multiple crimes, including descending to the mortal realm without authorization, illegally occupying mountains, kidnapping mortals, setting up illegal calamities, and attempting to endanger the safety of the expedition team. We have both witnesses and physical evidence."

"Preliminary assessment indicates that the mastermind is the Jade Emperor Haotian of the Heavenly Court."

"The Ministry of Justice is requested to immediately prepare a cross-border lawsuit against the Heavenly Court, and... a brand new, exorbitant fine!"