Eagle Eye, protective of Eddie as the only eyewitness, warned Tenser to keep his distance and threatened to continue the emperor's previous decree of waging war against the Piaomiao Sect if Tenser attempted to harm Eddie.
General Wind Fury, recognizing Eddie as the son of the Yue family, sought Eddie's account of the events, trusting his version over Tenser's.
The situation was dire, with the emperor nearly issuing a war order against the Piaomiao Sect due to Tenser's actions.
Fortunately, the national advisor had persuaded the emperor to withhold the decree and instead capture Tenser for investigation.
Eagle Eye, believing that Eddie had been killed by Tenser, was fiercely attacking him in an attempt to avenge Eddie.
The situation took a dramatic turn when Eddie unexpectedly appeared and mentioned the existence of two Tensers.
Eddie had never experienced such protection before, with Eagle Eye, General Wind Fury, and two other generals surrounding him, awaiting his explanation of the events.
Eddie recounted the events, explaining how they had arrived to deliver medicine and encountered Tenser, who used a golden drum to stun everyone.
Eagle Eye furiously accused Tenser of causing the injuries, while Tenser vehemently denied the accusations, insisting that an imposter was responsible.
General Wind Fury silenced the arguments, giving Eddie the opportunity to continue his account. Eddie described how Tenser summoned a silver-ranked python and a fog monster, attacking his teacher and enveloping the physician in mist.
Tenser also summoned a silver-ranked Minotaur to attack him. Tenser again denied these actions, claiming he possessed neither the python nor the Minotaur and that an imposter was behind it.
Eddie expressed his certainty that the person he encountered was not disguised and resembled Tenser exactly, suggesting a deeper conspiracy. He carefully omitted the details of the duel space, instead saying he had blinded the Minotaur's eyes and lured it into a ravine with his two-headed wolf.
He described how Tenser pursued him, summoning a cumbersome beast and an electric bat, and how he unexpectedly found Tenser killed by a powerful warrior, turning to ash.
General Wind Fury concluded that there were indeed two Tensers, and the group awaited further clarification on the mysterious events that had unfolded.
"The instant kill?" Maximus Senior and others, upon hearing this, were stunned and speechless.
Even the impostor of Tenser Senior, a formidable warrior capable of stunning everyone with a single strike and summoning a silver rank eight python, was instantly killed?
Eddie, seeing the expressions of those around him, quickly waved his hand: "I don't know if it was an instant kill because I was knocked unconscious at that time. When I opened my eyes, I found that Tenser Senior was intact, but upon closer inspection, he had turned to ash, crumbling at the slightest touch."
The man with eagle eyes nodded in sudden understanding: "No wonder when I was fiercely battling the python, it suddenly screamed and exploded. Its master must have died!"
However, Tenser Senior expressed his doubts: "I believe you were knocked out, but how can you prove that the impostor is dead? I suspect there was no such person at all. You might have set up a trap to frame me and the Piao Miao Sect. You're just a kid from an academy, how could you possibly survive an attack from masters of our level?"
Eddie didn't argue further but simply took out a platinum grimoire from his backpack.
At this, Tenser Senior was left speechless.
His face turned unsightly, cursing angrily, "This must be some faction's ploy to stir conflict. A powerful being with a platinum grimoire disguised as me to do such things... Look, my platinum grimoire is different from this one, proving I'm not that person!"
Tenser Senior showed his own platinum grimoire.
However, Maximus Senior still shook his head, saying, "I no longer suspect you are that person, but you are still suspicious!"
"I am willing to go before Emperor Alexander to clarify everything before returning to the Piao Miao Sect. I am definitely not the murderer and I am not afraid of investigation or confrontation. Although I have old grievances with Porking, I harbor no intent to kill him. I never took the past incident to heart," Tenser Senior, knowing the suspicion cast upon him if he returned to the Piao Miao Sect now, quickly expressed his willingness to be investigated to avoid worsening relations with the Great Xia Kingdom.
"Are you sure that person wasn't your twin brother?" Eddie asked again, "He didn't disguise himself and looked exactly like you."
"My brother died in battle over a hundred and eighty years ago. At that time, I was in the same unit with General Dorphan. "
"My brothers and I didn't even look alike. My older and younger brothers died in that battle, and only Dorphan and I managed to escape. We had a disagreement about whether to continue fighting or preserve our strength. I was afraid and heartbroken over my brothers' deaths, leading to a fallout with Dorphan. "
"Later, I joined the Piao Miao Sect as a disciple and grew stronger. "
"Yes, I did things that offended Dorphan, and we had old grudges, but I never intended to kill him! And representing the Piao Miao Sect on a rescue mission, how could I possibly go on a killing spree? "
"That's impossible! As for a brother, it's even more unlikely; first, my brothers died early; second, they didn't look like me... "
"Why the imposter looked exactly like me, I want to clear that up too. A guy with a platinum grimoire and resembling me, what other bad things has he done in my name? I want to find out! "
"I hope you can send someone to invite the master of Bai Yun Sect and Emperor Alexander to oversee this matter. "
"This is surely another power's attempt to sow discord, as our relations have always been strained and are easy targets for manipulation," Tenser Senior turned to look at Eddie and nodded: "I have to thank you for this.
If you hadn't returned, I would have been blamed, and the relationship between the Great Xia Kingdom and the Piao Miao Sect might have deteriorated to an extreme, playing right into the hands of our cunning enemies lurking in the shadows."
"You sort out the matter. I've said all I can say. I'm still a kid, unable to handle national affairs, better off returning to my studies," Eddie didn't want to get involved in any conspiracies between sects and the state.
Jokingly, each of these guys was tough to deal with.
Killing an impostor of Tenser Senior had already taken all his effort, let alone facing the real one – that would be asking for trouble.
The man with eagle eyes, nodded in agreement with Eddie's words. In his eyes, Eddie was the most promising newcomer in the Great Xia Kingdom, and he couldn't let the old ghosts of the Piao Miao Sect take him away for training, or else he would no longer be involved with the Great Xia Kingdom.
Training didn't necessarily have to be within the four major sects.
As long as one had enough talent, where couldn't one become a strong fighter?
Thinking this, he quickly took out a silver rank eight python magic crystal from his bosom and handed it to Eddie:
"Your teacher can't be here right now, so you go back to the academy. Don't rush to do tasks. I suggest you attend Grandmother Wu Teng's classes; her knowledge of the basics is very rich. If you want to learn medicine, I can ask Grandmother Feng to be your tutor at the academy!"
"Thank you, teacher!" Eddie, seeing the silver rank eight magic crystal, quickly acted the part of the obedient student.
"Woof!" Grey Tail Wolf also came over, wagging its tail, holding a silver rank six Minotaur warrior magic crystal in its mouth. It was going to swallow it, but remembering Eddie's usual warnings, it quickly offered it to please its master.
"You did well, I'll reward you with a delicious bone tonight!" Eddie was overjoyed, with more magic crystals collected – it was indeed a good day! "Is he really Quinn Yew's son? He does look a bit like him, but his personality..." Tenser Senior watched Eddie's departing figure, seemingly intrigued.
"Hey, you better mind your own business!" Rambo couldn't help but remind him that he was still a suspect.
"It seems the Yew family is truly on the rise..." Tenser Senior, however, paid no heed and muttered to himself.