When I stopped licking, the lady panicked.

Everyone looked on in horror at the nearly insane Yun Zhenting.

Just as Yun Zhenting was about to self-destruct, a sword beam suddenly struck him, catching him off guard and causing him to lose his balance.

"Who! Who attacked me? Are you tired of living!" Yun Zhenting roared madly.

"Who are you calling a suicidal?"

A cold, arrogant voice rang out.

Yun Zhenting immediately regained consciousness.

"Third...Third Prince's Consort..." Yun Zhenting swallowed.

Upon seeing that the visitor was Luo Qingxue, the commotion in the room immediately subsided.

Even Xiao Zhan stood up at this moment, looking at Luo Qingxue in disbelief.

Although the two were not husband and wife, Luo Qingxue's status and position still posed a great threat to these people.

Luo Qingxue stepped onto the arena, her gaze sweeping over everyone in sight.

She was clearly just a woman, but her aura was more powerful than anyone else's.

However, even this aloof woman showed a hint of panic in her eyes when her gaze met Lin Xuan's.

Lin Xuan narrowed his eyes, and after a brief eye contact with Luo Qingxue, he looked away, as if deliberately trying to distance himself from her.

Luo Qingxue realized Lin Xuan's deliberate distancing. Although she didn't say anything on the surface, she felt as if she had lost something particularly important.

Seeing that Lin Xuan remained silent, Luo Qingxue pursed her lips and resumed her aloof demeanor as the Third Prince's consort.

"Yun Zhenting, as the city lord of Qingzhou, you have received imperial favor for generations, yet now you do not think of repaying the country and have given up on yourself. Do you live up to this great imperial favor and the people of Qingzhou?" Luo Qingxue said proudly, her tone full of the confidence and pride of a nobleman.

Yun Zhenting lowered his head, speechless.

A man in his sixties was being lectured by a woman in her twenties to the point of not being able to lift his head.

The scene was truly comical.

"The Third Prince's Consort!"

Zhang Yan suddenly stepped forward to explain, "The reason Lord Yun is so angry is entirely because someone harbors malicious intentions; not only did they win the competition, but they also wanted to take lives!"

Upon hearing this, Xun Fu was the first to stand up and object: "Bullshit! It's clearly Yun Xiao who can't accept defeat, and his father wants to avenge him!"

When Ouyang Chengdu saw that Xun Fudu had spoken, he also stood up, closed his folding fan, clasped his hands together, bowed slightly, and said, "Your Highness, Princess Consort, this matter is exactly as Young Master Xun said, without the slightest error."

Zhang Yan angrily said, "Ouyang Chengdu, how dare you publicly protect Lin Xuan, the cheater!"

Xun Fu retorted, "You old fool, you say Lin Xuan cheated, but do you have any evidence?"

Zhang Yan said, "Yun Xiao burned his essence to forcibly raise his cultivation to the Earth Profound Realm, but what was the result? He was still instantly killed by Lin Xuan. What else could this be but taking forbidden pills?"

"Could it be that Lin Xuan is born with superhuman strength and can kill Yun Xiao in a state of burning essence in one move? Nobody believes that!"

"What's even more outrageous is that the City Lord of Yun City, who is at the late stage of the Earth Profound Realm, easily dodged Lin Xuan's palm strike!"

"That palm strike, let alone Lin Xuan, even I wasn't confident I could dodge it!"

"All signs point to Lin Xuan cheating!"

Yun Zhenting chimed in, "Your Highness, it is indeed so. Lin Xuan has definitely taken forbidden pills!"

Luo Qingxue narrowed her eyes and looked at Lin Xuan.

Lin Xuan frowned and glanced at Luo Qingxue.

That look seemed to say: Are you going to doubt me like they do?

When Lin Xuan stared at her with that look, Luo Qingxue's heart skipped a beat, and she subconsciously lowered her head.

She pursed her lips, then looked at Su Xin and asked, "Thirteenth Prince's Consort, what do you think?"

"I don't think these are enough to prove that Lin Xuan cheated," Su Xin said.

"She's covering for someone!" Yun Zhenting shouted angrily.

Upon hearing Yun Zhenting's audacity to accuse Su Xin of covering for her, Zhang Yan rolled his eyes, muttered "idiot" under his breath, and silently retreated, refusing to say another word.

He knew that when Yun Zhenting publicly accused Su Xin of protecting Lin Xuan, he had already lost.

Su Xin is here on behalf of the imperial court to oversee the martial arts examination. You publicly pointed out that Su Xin is protecting Lin Xuan. Where does that leave the imperial court? Where does that leave His Majesty?

Even if you have doubts in your heart and know the truth, you can't say it out loud!

Yun Zhenting has truly become senile, or perhaps he has gone mad because Yun Xiao was crippled.

As expected, after Yun Zhenting publicly accused Su Xin of covering up for the wrongdoing, Su Xin and Luo Qingxue simultaneously questioned, "Are you questioning His Majesty's decision?"

Yun Zhenting was taken aback for a moment, then immediately realized he had misspoke and said, "I didn't question His Majesty; I questioned the Thirteenth Prince's Consort!"

Su Xin's eyes turned cold as she said, "I represent the court and His Majesty in overseeing this martial arts competition. Your questioning of me is tantamount to questioning His Majesty."

"You..." Yun Zhenting was speechless.

Yun Zhenting was not a reckless person, but now that his most beloved second son had been crippled by Lin Xuan, his plans that he had laid out for many years had completely fallen apart. These things were a huge blow to Yun Zhenting, which caused him to lose control of his emotions and speak recklessly.

"I don't care! Lin Xuan must die today!" Yun Zhenting ignored Su Xin and Luo Qingxue, turned to look at Lin Xuan, and unleashed his full cultivation power.

Since he's already made a move, let's go all the way and take someone down with us!

Killing Lin Xuan means I'll have company on my journey to the underworld. It's worth it!

Seeing that Yun Zhenting still wanted to make a move, Luo Qingxue angrily shouted, "Yun Zhenting! Does my word no longer carry weight?"

Yun Zhenting remained silent and charged straight at Lin Xuan.

Even Lin Xuan wouldn't dare to take a full-force attack from a late-stage Earth Profound Realm expert head-on.

However, at that moment, an even more powerful force struck, blasting the aggressive Yun Zhenting away.

thump!

Yun Zhenting crashed to the ground, clutching his chest, vomiting blood continuously.

"If her words don't work, then my words don't work either?"

A proud and serious voice rang out.

His voice wasn't loud, but it carried an imposing presence that silenced everyone present.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw an old man dressed in a dark blue official robe with various birds and beasts embroidered in the center appear in their field of vision.

Beneath his official robes were red official trousers, and over them were official boots, a pair of jet-black boots that looked oppressive and heavy.

He wore a round hat with the brim turned up, the inside of which was wrapped with a ring of precious sable fur, and the hat was decorated with red silk.

The hat is topped with a bright ruby ​​bead, clear and translucent, with a gold-embroidered base below it. A double-eyed peacock feather is inserted into the base, its feathers pure black with clearly defined eyes.

This official robe, in its overall dark blue or bluish-black hue, gives a heavy and oppressive feeling.

Every time Lin Xuan saw Daqing's official robes, he would curse inwardly: "So ugly."

The visitor was none other than Luo Qingxue's father, the Left Chancellor of the court—Luo Zongfu.