Suo Lun instinctively wanted to deny his identity, but he quickly reacted.
If he were not Suo Lun, his first reaction should be concern for Yan Nair. After all she had said something very terrifying, that tonight they would not allow her to leave alive.
If he hurriedly denied his real identity, it would instead look suspicious.
Moreover, on what basis could Tu Ling Duo recognise him? Although she had been his classmate for five or six years, she had hardly attended classes from enrolment to graduation. Besides, the previous Suo Lun had chased after all the beauties in the royal city academy but had never chased after this Tu Ling Duo.
The two of them could be said to have had no interaction at all. On what basis could she recognise him at a glance? Not to mention that the current Suo Lun was no longer the previous Suo Lun but Lan Ling from Earth pretending.
So there was only one possibility. Tu Ling Duo was bluffing him.
Her father, Duke Tu Ling Tuo, completely stood on Zhi Lis side and was even a mainstay beside Zhi Li. And Tu Ling Duo herself had always worked on the secret front of the Rage Wave Kingdom and knew the struggle between Zhi Li and him very clearly.
Originally Zhi Li had planned to have Suo Han Yi kill him, but it failed. Later he planned to have Gui Xing Fu trap him to death on Random Stone Island. He had not expected that not only would he fail to trap him, but Suo Lun would instead establish a huge foundation on Random Stone Island and dig out a massive money tree.
They would definitely guess what Suo Luns next step would be.
He would look for an army. He had already earned an astronomical amount of gold coins, so next was to find an army.
Then where would Suo Lun go to find an army? Among the three major mercenary cities, the possibility of him coming to Tianye City was the highest.
And once he came to Tianye City he would definitely go to the Silver Wolf Legion because Yan Nair was his former lover.
In that case, whoever appeared beside Yan Nair now might be Suo Lun.
Therefore Tu Ling Duo had not actually recognised Suo Lun at all. She was completely bluffing based on her own guesses.
Then according to this inference, she shouted out Suo Luns name, hoping that he would not react in time and reveal a flaw.
At the same time she deliberately said that Yan Nair would not be able to leave alive tonight as further probing.
This woman was very dangerous and must not be underestimated.
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All the above thoughts flashed through Suo Luns mind almost in an instant. From beginning to end it took less than half a second, and he had already thought through the whole sequence of events clearly.
Then what role should he play now? A man who was determined to win Yan Shuang. He should now completely forget that the other party had treated him as Suo Lun and focus entirely on caring about Yan Shuang.
Is the Divine Dragon Holy Temple not supposed to ignore worldly affairs? Suo Lun sneered, Could it be that the people of Tianye City are so capable that they can command the Divine Dragon Holy Temple to harm me in order to annex the Silver Wolf Legion? Oh, and who is this Suo Lun you mentioned?
You do not need to pretend. Tu Ling Duo sneered, We have been classmates for six years. Your little verbal habits and your gaze have betrayed you. Moreover you seemed very skilled at dressing women and designing clothes earlier. Very coincidentally, when Suo Lun was in the royal city he once designed completely new styles for women in the brothels, causing a huge sensation. In this aspect both of you are geniuses.
Suo Lun did not deny it. Instead he looked Tu Ling Duo up and down for a good while and said, Miss Tu Ling, seeing a special woman like you has once again filled me with creative desire. Give me a little time and I will definitely give you an unparalleled new outfit. The focus will be to highlight your androgynous beauty, your long legs, and your flat chest.
Hearing the words flat chest, Tu Ling Duo did not appear very angry. She simply shook her head and said, No need. It does not matter whether you admit it or not. Our target tonight is not you but your old lover Yan Nair. She is about to face a devastating disaster.
With that Tu Ling Duo no longer gave any chance for further probing and left directly.
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When Suo Lun returned to the hall, countless thoughts turned in his mind.
What did the Divine Dragon Holy Temple care about? The three major human laws: anti Divine Dragon faith, anti dragon power cultivation, and anti human order.
As long as these three major laws were not violated, the Divine Dragon Holy Temple would not arrest or move against a person at all. Because it was a lofty and transcendent force and could not use the tribunal to arrest people for trivial interests.
Then which of the three major laws had Yan Shuang violated?
The only suspicion on her was that in less than a year she had suddenly become incredibly powerful and had broken through to dragon warrior level at the age of twenty two. Moreover she had undergone a complete transformation, as if she had become a different person.
So this phenomenon of hers was suspected by the Divine Dragon Holy Temple as anti dragon power cultivation.
However, although people who suddenly became powerful like Yan Shuang were extremely rare, they were definitely not nonexistent. If the Divine Dragon Holy Temple had to arrest people for this they would be too bored.
Moreover it was not only people from the Divine Dragon Holy Temple who had come but also Tu Ling Duo. What was she here for?
She was from the Rage Wave Kingdom and would not really run around for the affairs of the Divine Dragon Holy Temple.
Her purpose in coming should be only one, to prevent the Silver Wolf Legion from falling into Suo Luns hands.
So the question was, among the things happening tonight, which was the main and which was the auxiliary?
Was the main thing the Divine Dragon Holy Temple arresting Yan Shuang? Or was the main thing preventing Suo Lun from obtaining the Silver Wolf Legion, so they took the opportunity to imprison Yan Shuang and disintegrate the annexation of the Silver Wolf Legion?
The current information was still not sufficient, so Suo Lun could not make a sufficient judgment.
From the balcony to the hall these thoughts turned rapidly in his mind. Then he walked to Yan Shuangs side and said, Come with me.
The two came to a quiet spot on the balcony. Suo Lun said, It is people from the Divine Dragon Holy Temple who want to arrest you.
The Divine Dragon Holy Temple? Yan Shuang said, The elders council of Tianye City should not be able to command the Divine Dragon Holy Temple to harm me.
The elders council of Tianye City could not command them, but Zhi Li of the Rage Wave Kingdom might not be unable to.
Suo Lun said, When the Divine Dragon Holy Temple dispatches the tribunal to arrest someone, it must involve the three major principles: anti Divine Dragon faith, anti dragon power cultivation, and anti human order. In my view, your sudden powerful cultivation is the reason they have targeted you. But this seems insufficient to dispatch the tribunal to arrest you, so I am thinking what other reasons there might be.
Yan Shuang nodded and looked into the distance without answering.
At this moment a completely black carriage drove in from outside. Wherever it passed, everyone knelt and bowed on the ground.
This was the carriage of the Divine Dragon Holy Temple tribunal.
Yan Shuangs gaze turned towards Fang Qing Shu in the hall again. Then she nodded and said, I know what to do.
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The carriage of the Holy Temple tribunal stopped in the courtyard. Two women in black robes walked down from it, with white divine dragons embroidered on their chests.
These were the adjudicators of the Divine Dragon Holy Temple. Their auras were cold and gloomy as they walked into the hall.
Instantly the entire venue fell silent. Everyone solemnly bowed to the two adjudicators, even including Fang Qing Shu.
Fang Qing Shus status in the Divine Dragon Holy Temple was far higher than these two adjudicators, but once they put on the white dragon black robes it represented the power of divine judgment. Everyone had to be solemn and hold their breath.
The two adjudicators came before Yan Shuang. One of them said, Are you Miss Yan Shuang?
I am. Yan Shuang said coldly.
Please come with us to the Holy Temple tribunal for a trip. The leading adjudicator said.
For what matter? Yan Shuang asked.
We suspect you of anti Divine Dragon faith, anti dragon power cultivation, and anti human order. The adjudicator said.
As soon as these words came out not only Suo Lun but everyone present was thoroughly shocked.
According to Suo Luns estimate it would at most be suspicion of anti dragon power cultivation because Yan Shuangs martial strength had become powerful very suddenly.
He had not expected that she might have violated all three major principles. In the thousands of years of history it seemed that no one had ever been judged to have violated the three major principles.
Yan Shuang said, May I ask, on what basis do you suspect me of violating the three major principles?
You will know once you go to the tribunal. If you are innocent we will not only release you but also compensate you. The adjudicator said.
What a joke. The nearest tribunal was several thousand li away in the Rage Wave Royal City. Once she went in, no one knew how long it would take to come out. By then the Silver Wolf Legion would have long been annexed. Moreover once she entered the tribunal her entire spirit would suffer inhuman torture and the trauma caused would be irreparable.
And at this moment the demon star in Suo Luns heart suddenly spoke!
Master, do not let your emotions fluctuate at all. They are looking for you, looking for me.
The demon star continued, Or rather, they are arresting Yan Shuang in the name of searching for the demon star, taking the opportunity to let someone annex her army.
Suo Luns expression remained unchanged but his heart shook fiercely.
The Divine Dragon Holy Temple was searching for the demon star? No wonder. The demon star did indeed violate the three major principles because it devoured dragon power and wanted to destroy the world.
The demon star continued, When I descended there would be signs in the Divine Dragon Holy Temple. Moreover at that time Yan Nair was also in the Heavenly Demon Mountain Range. After leaving the Heavenly Demon Mountain Range her cultivation and spirit underwent earth shaking changes, so they have reason to suspect.
Suo Lun asked in his heart, Then why do they not suspect me and have not come looking for me?
The demon star said, Because the hosts of the demon star all do not belong to this world. They are outsiders from other worlds. In their view you are Suo Lun, a person of this world, so they have not looked for you.
Suo Lun said, But even if Yan Nair has undergone transformation she is still a person of this world.
The demon star said, Therefore someone is borrowing the name of capturing the demon star to arrest Yan Shuang, lock her in the tribunal, and then take the opportunity to annex her Silver Wolf Legion. The high levels of the Divine Dragon Holy Temple completely know that Yan Shuang is not the demon star host.
Suo Lun understood. This matter was also Zhi Lis handiwork.
The purpose was only one, to prevent Suo Lun from obtaining the Silver Wolf Legion. He might not even be sure that Suo Lun had come to Tianye City, but first disintegrating the Silver Wolf Legion and capturing Yan Nair would cut off Suo Luns opportunity.
At this moment Suo Lun also deeply felt the dark side of the Divine Dragon Holy Temple. Capturing the demon star was originally a sacred and supreme matter, yet it had been used by secular power.
If according to the theory that demon star hosts were outsiders from other worlds, then the Holy Temple tribunal clearly knew that Yan Shuang was not the demon star host yet still wanted to arrest her and bring her into the tribunal. This was obviously a cooperation with Zhi Li.
Then why would the Divine Dragon Holy Temple cooperate with Zhi Li? What role did Fang Qing Shu play in this?
But no matter what black curtains were behind it, the current difficulty must be overcome. Yan Shuang absolutely could not be taken to the tribunal by the adjudicators.