There was actually one more thing He Lingchuan had not said.

The elixir of youth case had already been exposed for more than a month. Could State Preceptor Qing Yang truly have not prepared any countermeasures?

Bai Ziqi’s investigation had pointed straight at her. Did she look like the sort of person who would sit there and do nothing?

In the current situation, what exactly would State Preceptor Qing Yang do?

As the Chiyan people withdrew from the Spring Palace, Fushan Yue did not forget to send the goshawk high into the sky to scout Tianxin Island for the latest developments.

By now, more and more people were gathering around the Spring Palace. Everyone stretched their necks, eager to get a taste of this enormous scandal.

Over the past month, one juicy piece of news after another had burst out in Lingxu City, each sweeter than the last.

But Heavenly Palace guards suddenly besieging the Spring Palace? This was definitely the most outrageous event of the year. No, of the past century! Especially now that the elixir of youth case had been fermenting for a full month, and everyone basically understood its causes and consequences.

If they could dig up some shocking material today, wouldn’t the evening conversations around braziers be lively?

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Heaven-Reaching Palace, Tianxin Island.

State Preceptor Qing Yang stood behind the door. Outside the wall,...