Chapter 1444: Hall Master Hui Yue, Is This True?

"Enough. All of you shut up! Do you have so much free time that none of you need to go out on missions?"

Commander Cai let out a cold snort. His aura swept across the area, and the gathered disciples immediately fell silent.

He knew Feng Shaoan fairly well. With Feng Shaoan's personality, he would never throw away his pride just to gain a few benefits.

Since he had spoken up like that, it meant that Ling Feng truly possessed considerable strength.

Whether he could fight against the Barbarian Divine Guard was another matter entirely.

"Feng Shaoan, did you personally witness this boy killing the Barbarian Divine Guard?"

Commander Cai asked directly.

Feng Shaoan stiffened for a moment. He glanced at Ling Feng with a trace of apology before shaking his head.

"No, I did not."

Ling Feng rubbed the bridge of his nose. Feng Shaoan stepping forward to speak for him was already a show of real loyalty.

Commander Cai then looked toward the disciples who had gone with Ling Feng into the Dead Soul Devil Abyss.

"Did any of you personally see him kill a Barbarian Divine Guard?"

Silence spread through the crowd.

Even Chu Tiange and the others did not dare give false testimony.

Ling Feng might indeed be powerful, but none of them had actually seen him fight a Barbarian Divine Guard.

Ling Feng felt helpless.

The only real witness was Saint Lady Hui Yue, but...

That woman was probably still inside the Dead Soul Devil Abyss recovering from her injuries.

A faint regret surfaced in Ling Feng's heart. If he had known those Barbarian Divine Guards carried such special status, he would never have taken out those tokens. Now he had only brought unnecessary trouble upon himself.

"Very well. I understand."

Commander Cai drew a slow breath and looked at Ling Feng again.

"Whether you truly killed the Barbarian Divine Guards still needs to be verified. Come with me. We will meet Supreme Elder Xu. Truth or lies will be decided by him."

Ling Feng let out a quiet sigh.

At this point there was little else he could do.

If necessary, he would simply tell the whole truth and mention Saint Lady Hui Yue. They could verify the matter with her themselves.

"All other disciples may return for now. Once Supreme Elder Xu makes a final decision, we will distribute rewards according to merit."

After saying that, Commander Cai pressed a hand onto Ling Feng's shoulder and escorted him away like a prisoner. He led him toward the grand hall where Supreme Elder Xu handled official affairs.

Commander Cai had already formed a strong suspicion toward Ling Feng from the start. If Feng Shaoan had not spoken up earlier, he probably would not have bothered bringing Ling Feng to see Supreme Elder Xu at all. He would have thrown him straight into prison.

Before long, under Commander Cai's watch, Ling Feng was brought to a magnificent hall. This was the place where Supreme Elder Xu usually conducted official business.

Inside the hall sat the white-haired Supreme Elder Xu along with several elders stationed at the Hall of War.

Among them was a very familiar figure.

Dressed in flowing white robes, elegant and composed, she sat quietly in the foremost seat on the right. Her face carried a frosty calm, untouched by the dust of the mortal world.

That woman was none other than Saint Lady Hui Yue.

"Saint Lady Hui Yue!"

The moment Ling Feng saw her, joy surged through his chest.

Now the truth could finally be cleared.

He took a quick step forward, but Commander Cai immediately gripped his shoulder and held him in place.

"Detestable brat!"

Saint Lady Hui Yue had clearly noticed Ling Feng as well. Her brows knit slightly, revealing a hint of displeasure. The expression vanished almost instantly, leaving her face calm and unreadable.

After Ling Feng left that day, she had relied on the medicinal pills he left behind to recover a portion of her strength.

The first night had been extremely difficult, but things gradually improved afterward. Once her cultivation recovered to about thirty or forty percent, she departed from the Dead Soul Devil Abyss.

She traveled alone and moved swiftly. Although she set out later than Ling Feng's group, she still arrived at the Hall of War several hours ahead of them.

She had claimed that she and Ling Feng owed each other nothing.

Yet the truth remained that Ling Feng had saved her life.

Being rescued by someone she had always looked down on was a feeling she found difficult to describe.

Seeing Commander Cai and Zuo Feiqing escort Ling Feng into the hall, Supreme Elder Xu frowned slightly.

"Hall Master Zuo, what is going on this time?"

Zuo Feiqing shook his head with a bitter smile and recounted everything that had happened outside.

When the elders heard that Ling Feng claimed he had killed four Barbarian Divine Guards, shock filled the hall.

The matter sounded far too unbelievable.

Experts above the fifth level of the Divine Destiny Realm were not opponents one could simply kill.

"Reporting to Supreme Elder Xu," Commander Cai said while cupping his fists respectfully.

"In my opinion, this boy fabricated the entire story. He invented the matter out of thin air and intends to use these four tokens to fraudulently claim merit. According to the rules of the Hall of War, he should be sentenced to death by slow execution to uphold military discipline."

Zuo Feiqing spoke next.

"Elder Xu, the matter may not be so simple. I personally examined the tokens. All four are genuine. This means four Barbarian Divine Guards truly appeared in the Dead Soul Devil Abyss. Since Ling Feng obtained these tokens, there may be hidden circumstances involved."

He paused before continuing.

"Commander Cai's reasoning is understandable, but Ling Feng should not be executed yet. The matter must be investigated thoroughly so that, even if he must die, he understands the reason."

Zuo Feiqing valued Ling Feng's talent and did not wish to see him die unjustly.

𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

"

Mhmm

. Both of you make reasonable points."

Supreme Elder Xu nodded and looked toward Ling Feng.

"Ling Feng, explain the truth of this matter."

His voice sounded calm and gentle, yet when it reached Ling Feng's ears it felt like thunder crashing inside his mind.

Ling Feng's entire body trembled.

"Supreme Elder Xu, I have already said it. Those four Barbarian Divine Guards were indeed killed by this disciple."

Ling Feng drew a deep breath and looked directly at Saint Lady Hui Yue.

"When I killed the Barbarian Divine Guards, Saint Lady Hui Yue was present. She can testify for me."

"

Oh?

"

Supreme Elder Xu raised his brows slightly and turned toward her.

"Hall Master Hui Yue, is this true?"

After returning, Saint Lady Hui Yue had only reported the number of barbarian Great Emperors she had killed. She never described the details of what happened.

Her pride prevented her from speaking about her injuries, and with her high status no one dared question her further.

Saint Lady Hui Yue's face remained cold as frost as she looked at Ling Feng.

At this moment, Ling Feng's life depended entirely on a single sentence from her.

If she said that nothing like that happened, Ling Feng would not only be guilty of falsely reporting military merit. He would also be guilty of slandering a Hall Master. Death would be unavoidable.

If she confirmed the event, Ling Feng would be completely innocent and would also receive the merit for killing four Barbarian Divine Guards.

The difference between the two outcomes was vast.

One side was heaven.

The other was hell.

Ling Feng's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Only now did he realize something frightening.

Entrusting his fate to this woman might have been an incredibly foolish decision.

With how ruthless she could be, if she wanted to use this opportunity to eliminate him, there would never be a better chance!