Chapter 1104 (1/2)

Lu Yin sneered. “Are you still trying to quibble? You pushed Wanzhang Mountain into the sea, trying to completely remove all traces, but do you think that you can fool the universe? Your business has been spoken of by others for a long time.”

Shang Ju had a venomous look. “It’s that mute! He must have betrayed me.”

Lu Yin was speechless to discover that there was yet another person who knew about this matter. The main reason why Lu Yin had dared to accuse Shang Ju in the first place was because Chen Fu’s cosmic ring was still in the man’s office, and there was also some other evidence. Otherwise, Lu Yin would never have taken away the plans for the sourcebox array, as a baseless accusation would be pointless.

Yuan Shou’s face was cold, and an overflowing killing intent descended that caused even the void to tremble. Shang Ju’s entire body was forced down onto the ground, his bones almost shattering. “It really was you! How bold! You dared to harm my disciple. Just who gave you such courage?”

Shang Ju struggled to look up, blood leaking from his mouth. Hatred filled his eyes as he looked at Yuan Shou. “He forced me to do it! Back then, he said that he’d give me a look, but in the end, he went back on his word. And for what? I gave him so much so that he could make enough contributions to the sect, but he reneged on his promise in the end!”

Yuan Shou was furious and swatted down with his palm, slapping Shang Ju into the ground “Speak! Where are the plans for the sourcebox array?”

Shang Ju screamed.

Outside the city master’s residence, Shang Chen was kneeling on both knees, and he stared at Yuan Shou in terror.

Yuan Shou shouted, “If you don’t speak up, I’ll have you suffer the Cosmic Sect’s worst punishment.”

Shang Ju seethed, but in the depths of his eyes, a hint of terror could be seen. Elder Yuan Shou’s might was overpowering, and Shang Ju could only drop his head. “In my office.”

Yuan Shou’s gaze trembled, and he waved a hand and flipped the city master’s residence apart. The man who was standing guard in front of the office instantly spat out a mouthful of blood as he flew out and crashed into the ground. “What?”

Shang Ju coughed, and the Cosmic Sect cultivators dragged him over to his office. He had already resigned himself to his fate as he approached a corner of the office and looked down. Eh? Where’s the case?

Shang Ju was left in a daze as he stared at the empty corner of his office, his face blank.

Elder Yuan Shou looked down on the man from above.

Sheng Ju was surrounded by the Cosmic Sect cultivators. Not even an Envoy-realm powerhouse could escape from this situation, which showed the power of the Cosmic Sect. Any random elder who appeared would have a power level exceeding 500,000, and according to Lu Yin’s best guess, Elder Yuan Shou’s true strength might be comparable to the Sea King’s.

As the True Elder, his position should not be much lower than the sect leader, and Yuan Shou was clearly one of the most influential individuals within the sect.

Everyone was staring at Shang Ju.

Shang Ju glanced at the side and rubbed his eyes, though his entire hand was covered with blood. The box… was gone? Well and truly gone?

Lu Yin swallowed his saliva, and he suddenly felt somewhat sympathetic towards Shang Ju. It was just the man’s misfortune to have encountered Lu Yin, and this was simply a matter of fate.

“You still want to hide it despite how things have turned out?” Elder Yuan Shou barked.

Shang Ju fearfully answered, “I’m not hiding anything; I left it right here.”

He then looked at the guard for the office, and roared, “Who went in my office?”

The man had already fainted, but one of the Cosmic Sect cultivators quickly roused him.

The man blankly took in his surroundings.

“Who’s entered my office within the last two days?” Shang Ju glared at the guard.

The man coughed up blood and stuttered, “It’s- the young lord.”

Shang Ju’s face went pale. “Only him?”

“Yes. Only- only the young lord went in.”

“When?”

“Not too long ago.”

Yuan Shou snorted, and his eyes swept over the city master residence towards Shang Chen, who was trembling in front of the residence. Shang Ju stared at his son, his eyes filled with regret and a beaten look. “You entered my office? Where’s the item?”

Shang Chen was perplexed. “What? What item?”

“The thing that was in the corner of the office!” Shang Ju raged.

Shang Chen’s face went pale, and he quickly shook his head. “I don’t know.”

Shang Ju fiercely glared at the youth. “Speak! Where is it? Hurry and speak up. Only then can you avoid death.”

Shang Chen became desperate. “Father, I don’t know! I didn’t go to your office.”

That man guarding the office glared at Shang Chen. “Young lord, you just came by, and you even pushed me aside.”

Shang Chen glared at the guard. “What nonsense! When did I push you aside? You’re a Hunter. How could I push you anywhere?”

Shang Ju shot a venomous glare at the guard. “You said that my son pushed you aside? How is that even possible? You’re lying! Speak up, why are you framing us? What’s your relationship with that mute?”

The man spoke as best he could, though his voice was hoarse with desperation. “It really was the young lord who pushed me aside. If not him, who else could enter the office or even the city master’s residence so easily?”

“You’re spouting nonsense!” Shang Chen bellowed. “You’re framing me!”

“Enough!” Elder Yuan Shou shouted. His gaze swept over the three men. “Take them all back to the sect and carefully interrogate them.”

Shang Ju despaired as he looked at Elder Yuan Shou. “Elder, I’ll admit that I killed Chen Fu and that I must die. Thus, I naturally have no need to hide the sourcebox array plans! Elder, someone is framing me, and they must have also stolen the sourcebox array plans.”

“Elder, this disciple isn’t lying! I really never went to the office!” Shang Chen shouted desperately.

But no matter what the men said, they could not change the facts of the situation, and a tragic future awaited them, or possibly, no future at all.

Elder Yuan Shou let out a deep breath and stared off into the distance. “Little Fu, Master has finally found revenge for you.”

Lu Yin silently stood to the side. He did not speak at all, and acted completely innocent.

The city master’s residence was sealed off, and many Cosmic Sect cultivators stood guard on all sides.

After a long time, Elder Yuan Shou let out a sigh and turned to look at Lu Yin. The old man gratefully said, “You’re a good child, and you’ve made a great contribution to my Cosmic Sect.”