“This is the evidence she left behind.”

“Since she has done such an unconscionable thing, we must expose her vile actions, right?”

Cold Luan smiled as she looked at the dazed Bing Lian, injecting streams of dark energy into Bing Lian’s mind, washing through her consciousness.

Bing Lian stared dully at Cold Luan, nodding slightly, “Yes, we must expose Fu Huan.”

“Listen carefully, this tassel hairpin was something you picked up at the entrance of Yuggu Forest, understand?”

Bing Lian nodded again.

“Good, you may leave now.” Cold Luan withdrew her true energy and waved at Bing Lian.

Bing Lian rose and walked out in a daze.

After Bing Lian left, Zhu Ling rushed in, looking worriedly at Cold Luan. “Supreme Deity, isn’t this step too risky? This is the Third Princess, after all.”

…

…

“What are you panicking about? The Soul-Losing Powder will dissipate completely once she leaves, but the memories I’ve implanted will remain real. Now it depends on the Third Princess’s abilities.” Cold Luan curled her lips.

Seeing this, Zhu Ling sighed inwardly. In the past, the sisterly affection between Supreme Deity Cold Luan and Supreme Deity Fu Huan was envied by many. Who would have thought that now, for the sake of a man, they would turn against each other?

The key was that Supreme Deity Fu Huan remained in the dark.

Alas, a great calamity was likely coming.

……

Phoenix Feather Pavilion.

Fu Huan was sitting in the garden sunbathing. Her recent interactions with Si Qing had been going well, which had made her mood quite bright.

“Nanny Yu, since I’ve established my own household in Phoenix Feather Pavilion, does that mean my marriage affairs are in my own hands?” Fu Huan remembered this issue and looked toward Zi Yu.

Zi Yu was sitting nearby trimming the branches of a small tree. Hearing this, she looked up. “Marriage affairs?”

“Yes, can’t deities in the Celestial Realm marry?” Fu Huan smiled lightly.

Zi Yu smiled, seeing Fu Huan’s lovesick appearance. She opened her mouth, “Although you’ve established your own household, Great Emperor Ziwei is still your father. Your marriage affairs should still be decided by Great Emperor Ziwei.”

Fu Huan sighed. Of course, she knew about this relationship with Great Emperor Ziwei; she just wanted to hear something different from someone else.

As the two were chatting, a series of footsteps sounded from outside.

“My lady, something terrible has happened!”

……

Qingyang Palace.

Fu Huan had just been summoned by the Celestial Emperor’s celestial attendant, ordered to report immediately to Qingyang Palace for questioning.

When the celestial attendant delivered the message, his expression wasn’t good, and his tone was heavy, causing Fu Huan’s heart to tense up.

Upon arriving at Qingyang Palace, the Celestial Emperor sat in the main seat with a somber face, clearly angered.

To one side, Bing Lian was looking at Fu Huan smugly. After Fu Huan arrived, she raised her eyebrows at her and rolled her eyes.

To another side, Great Emperor Ziwei, Great Emperor Qinghua, and Wuji Heavenly Lord had also been invited. None of their expressions looked good.

“Greetings to the Celestial Emperor.”

“Greetings to Father, greetings to Master, greetings to Wuji Heavenly Lord.”

After paying her respects to everyone, Fu Huan looked up at the Celestial Emperor.

When the Celestial Emperor caught Fu Huan’s gaze, he slightly raised his hand, revealing a red tassel hairpin in his palm.

“Fu Huan, is this hairpin yours?” the Celestial Emperor asked in a deep voice.

Seeing that hairpin, Fu Huan instinctively touched her hair bun, then inhaled sharply. She had been so careless lately; she didn’t even know when she had lost this hairpin.

“It is mine.” Fu Huan nodded.

After she spoke, the Celestial Emperor’s expression darkened further. He clenched his fist, his eagle-like eyes fixed on Fu Huan, and said word by word, “The last time you came out of Yuggu Forest, how did you say Immortal Lord Qinglan from the Underworld Realm died?”

Qinglan?

Fu Huan slightly frowned, not understanding why the Celestial Emperor would suddenly mention Qinglan. However, given the somber atmosphere in the hall today, as well as the Celestial Emperor’s displeased expression and tone, Fu Huan gradually sensed something was wrong.

“Encountered fire wolves and was burned to death,” Fu Huan answered simply.

“Is that true?” The Celestial Emperor’s tone was cold.

Fu Huan nodded, “It is true.”

“Bang!”

That tassel hairpin was thrown by the Celestial Emperor to land at Fu Huan’s feet. Then the Celestial Emperor stood up, pointing at the tassel hairpin, “Then tell me, why does your hairpin have marks of being burned by fire wolves?”

“I’ve already had people investigate. In the entire Yuggu Forest, only the place where Qinglan was harmed shows signs of fire.”

“Your hairpin happened to be dropped there. Tell me, does Qinglan’s death have anything to do with you? Was she truly unable to withstand the fire wolves’ attack, or did you throw her into a pack of fire wolves?”

The Celestial Emperor’s tone grew increasingly severe. He suddenly realized that lately, this Fu Huan had become more and more unruly!

Fu Huan frowned, knelt down, and said, “Qinglan’s death has nothing to do with me. The Yuggu Forest is filled with bizarre beasts; one careless moment could cost you your life. You cannot blame Qinglan’s death on me based solely on this hairpin.”

“And, who found this hairpin?”

“It doesn’t matter who found it. Since you say you didn’t harm Immortal Lord Qinglan, why was your hairpin found at the place of her death? And with fire marks, doesn’t that prove you were present when the fierce fire was burning?” Bing Lian interjected at the right moment. She wouldn’t miss this opportunity to bring down Fu Huan.

Fu Huan realized that this normally foolish Third Princess was quite eloquent today.

At the time, Qinglan had been thrown into the fire wolf pack by Si Qing. Although she truly died under mysterious circumstances, since they had already told everyone she was attacked by fire wolves, they couldn’t let this story be overturned.

Otherwise, they would all be in trouble.

“What if I had dropped the hairpin when I passed through that place earlier?” Fu Huan countered.

Then, Fu Huan added, “When entering Yuggu Forest, I was with Great Emperor Qinghua’s three disciples. The four of us had just entered when we encountered a pack of fire wolves. Later, I used an ice formation to temporarily trap them, and then Shaoguang and the others left one after another.”

“During this time, Immortal Lord Qinglan had already left ahead of us. As for what happened afterward, I truly don’t know.”

Hearing this, the Celestial Emperor glanced at Great Emperor Qinghua.

Great Emperor Qinghua waved to a small celestial child beside him, “Go summon Shaoguang and the other two.”

The small celestial child understood.

“Also, summon Si Qing and Cold Luan as well,” the Celestial Emperor said.

……

Soon, the five people arrived at Qingyang Palace.

When Si Qing stepped into Qingyang Palace, he immediately saw Fu Huan kneeling on the ground. His fingers stiffened slightly, but he pretended not to see her, walked in, and bowed to the Celestial Emperor.

Seeing this, Shaoguang and the others were also alarmed.

The Celestial Emperor sat in the hall, briefly told the five of them what had happened, and then fixed his gaze on Shaoguang, “You three, tell me what happened after entering Yuggu Forest?”

The three immediately knelt down, with Shaoguang speaking first, “Reporting to the Celestial Emperor, we three knew our cultivation was shallow, and entering Yuggu Forest would certainly be dangerous. So after passing through the entrance of Yuggu Forest, we first stayed in place.”

“Later, Lord Underworld God left alone first, then Immortal Lord Qinglan left with Supreme Deity Cold Luan. When only Supreme Deity Fu Huan remained, we boldly approached to seek help, asking Supreme Deity Fu Huan to look after us.”

“The four of us had just entered the forest when we encountered a pack of fire wolves. Supreme Deity Fu Huan trapped the fire wolves with an ice formation, then led us away together.”

During his narration, Shaoguang deliberately modified his story, not mentioning that after encountering the fire wolves, the three of them had left first, leaving Fu Huan alone.

The Celestial Emperor was clearly falsely accusing Supreme Deity Fu Huan of murder due to someone’s instigation. The three of them had all received Supreme Deity Fu Huan’s kindness and knew her character well, so they couldn’t betray Supreme Deity Fu Huan.

“Oh? Qinglan was with Cold Luan?” The Celestial Emperor caught this point and turned his gaze to Cold Luan.

In truth, a figure like Qinglan was utterly insignificant and inconsequential to him as the Celestial Emperor. Her death wasn’t worth his attention.

However, this matter involved too many people, all of Supreme Deity rank.

What he feared was that these people, relying on their cultivation and status, would take the lives of lower-ranked immortals and gods, which he absolutely would not allow.

Cold Luan, seeing her name suddenly mentioned, also knelt down accordingly. Before speaking, she glanced at Si Qing standing beside her, “Reporting to the Celestial Emperor, Immortal Lord Qinglan pulled me away because she wanted to catch up with Lord Underworld God.”

“After I met with Lord Underworld God, Immortal Lord Qinglan left on her own.” Cold Luan said.

The Celestial Emperor frowned, “You and Si Qing? Why would Qinglan pull you along to chase after Si Qing?”

Cold Luan lowered her eyes. When asked this question, she glanced at everyone in the hall from the corner of her eye, curled her lips slightly, and said word by word, “It’s embarrassing to say, but Cold Luan has admired Lord Underworld God for a long time. My request to enter Yuggu Forest for training was merely to seek an opportunity to spend time with Lord Underworld God.”

When Cold Luan’s words came out, the entire hall fell completely silent.

Fu Huan clutched her sleeve tightly, not expecting Cold Luan to express her affection for Si Qing on such an occasion.

This way, she and Si Qing couldn’t openly acknowledge their relationship.

“You admire Si Qing?” The Celestial Emperor was somewhat surprised by this answer.

Cold Luan nodded.

To the side, several observing immortals and gods had already begun whispering among themselves.

Fu Huan frowned, her heart troubled and confused. At this moment, she didn’t even have the courage to look at Si Qing.

Reality was so cruel.

Before receiving acknowledgment, her relationship with Si Qing could never be openly discussed.

“Alright, let’s not discuss this now. So according to what you’re saying, there was a period when Qinglan was acting alone?” The Celestial Emperor returned to the main topic.

If that was the case, Qinglan could indeed have encountered fire wolves on her own and died from the attack.

It seemed he had been overthinking.

Seeing the situation easily reversed, Bing Lian immediately became agitated again. She pointed at Fu Huan, then at Shaoguang and the other two, “If Fu Huan saved these three, who knows if these three might be lying here for Fu Huan because of the life-saving debt they owe her?”

“Third Princess, are you questioning my inadequacy in teaching my disciples?” Great Emperor Qinghua spoke coolly, glancing sideways at Bing Lian.

Bing Lian was suddenly at a loss for words and quickly waved her hands, “No, no, that’s not what I meant…”

“Enough!” The Celestial Emperor interrupted, then sat down and looked at Fu Huan, “Since Qinglan’s death has nothing to do with you, I won’t punish you for a crime.”

“However, having caused idle gossip, you still need some discipline.”

“Starting today, you are confined to Immortal Mountain Manor in the lower realm. Without my permission, you are not allowed to leave Immortal Mountain Manor a single step.”