Yuan Ji was now pacing up and down nervously outside one of the many inner halls of the Emperor Hall Sect. It was because Shangguan Yuan and Fairy Ye Chengxi were now talking inside.
He was dying to know what they were talking about.
Did he or did not touch Fairy Ye Chengxi during his trance?
That was the only question that was in his mind.
He completely could not explain why he had Fairy Ye Chengxi's lingerie inside his robe.
Away from him, standing outside the outer hall were Old Liu Xuan and his four law enforcer protégés.
Old Liu Xuan was also pacing up and down nervously.
It was because Old Man Xuan had failed to find the culprits that had dared to defile the sanctity of the Emperor Hall Sect with their dirty acts.
"Alas!" Old Liu Xuan lamented loudly. "How do I tell Palace Master that I've failed him?"
He had tested the blood of all three thousands protégés in the Emperor Hall Sect, including his four law enforcer protégés but had yielded no results.
Earlier, he was even making a big ruckus about finding the culprits and dealing them the sect's justice.
But now he was at a complete loss how to tell Palace Master.
He did not have the chance to tell Palace Master yet because the Palace Master was now pacing inside the inner hall. The inner hall was strictly forbidden to men other than the Palace Master of course.
Suddenly one of the protégés said nervously. "Master Liu, actually you don't have to worry too much. I don't know if I should say this or not."
Old Liu Xuan growled, "If you got shit to say then quickly say it loud. Why beat around the bush?"
"I am afraid that master will punish me." He replied even more nervously.
"As long as it is not disrespectful to Palace Master and the Emperor Hall Sect, you can say whatever you want." Old Liu Xuan barked.
The same protégé lowered his head, "It may be a little disrespectful."
Old Liu Xuan frowned, "Alright, alright. Quickly say it. You are acting just like a maiden."
"Erm, I won't get punish?"
Old Liu Xuan looked at him unhappily, "That will depend if what you will be saying is helpful or not."
After a short hesitation, the same protégé looked at his fellow protégés before saying in a timid voice, afraid that Old Liu Xuan heavy fists may come upon him anytime. "Actually, your humble protégé here thinks that it may not be necessary for us to pursue this matter so aggressively or be afraid that the wrath of our Palace Master may come down upon us."
Old Liu Xuan: ???
The same protégé explained timidly, "We have already checked the blood of almost all the protégés except for just a few. And these few…erm…" As he said it, he took a quick glance in the direction of the inner hall.
Old Liu Xuan was suddenly gasping, "We did not check Palace Master, Palace Mistress and Fairy Ye yet…"
The same protégé nodded nervously, "Look at these lingeries. It is so exquisite. One look and we can almost guess who it belongs to."
Immediately Old Liu Xuan and the other three protégés were all gasping loudly.
"Shhh! Not so loud!" Old Liu Xuan suddenly said.
But his loud voice soon asked hoarsely, "Palace Mistress or Fairy Ye?"
The same protégé muttered weakly, "I think it belongs to Fairy Ye."
"Why so?" Old Liu Xuan asked quickly. He was dying to know the truth. Although he was the laws enforcer elder but he lacked the detective mind. "Quick, tell me! Stop beating around the bush!"
The same protégé heaved a soft sign of relief that Old Liu Xuan was not scolding him so he quickly said, "Our Palace Master can do the deed openly inside any of the inner hall with no questions asked. But he had to do it outside. There is no doubt who this maiden is, right?"
Old Liu Xuan was gasping loudly, "This! Why didn't I think of this?" Then he was laughing out loud. "Then it is perfectly alright. Come to think of this, this is no wonder why Palace Master suggests that we close an eye to this? Haha. It's no wonder why I think Fairy Ye Chengxi was looking so flustered earlier. So this is the reason. Haha."
Another protégé said in a low voice, "I don't know if I should say this too. I hope that Master Liu will not punish me."
Old Liu Xuan frowned, "If you also got any shit to say, quickly say it. I won't punish you if you are not disrespectful to Palace Master or the Emperor Hall Sect."
This protégé had a flushed face as he smiled, "Actually I think that the lingeries belong to Fairy Ye Chengxi. I am very sure about it."
"Oh?" Old Liu Xuan and the other three protégés said at the same time as they looked curiously at him.
The protégé with the flushed face as he smiled lecherously, "I have noticed today that Fairy Ye Chengxi seems to be missing her body lingerie. I've been observing her figure for a long time now. I can't be wrong about it."
Old Liu Xuan and the other three protégés were now gasping out loud, "So the lingeries belong to Fairy Ye Chengxi…"
All of a sudden Old Liu Xuan said to the protégé with the flushed face, "You will be given twenty heavy strokes of the rod and I will be personally administrating it to you later."
The protégé with the flushed face began to stammer, "Master Liu, I thought you say that you will not punish me for saying out my thoughts?"
Old Liu Xuan frowned, "I didn't punish you for saying out your thoughts. I am punishing you for peeking and looking at Fairy Ye Chengxi so lecherously that even I did not notice that she isn't wearing her lingerie. Have you forgotten that Fairy Ye Chengxi is our honorable elder? She is even ranked higher than me! For this disrespect, I am punishing you!"
This was true;
Although Old Liu Xuan was the law enforcer elder but he was not a true 'elder' of the Emperor Hall Sect. He was only an elder that was in charge of the law enforcer hall. Therefore even an honorable elder position was higher than him.
Then Old Liu Xuan was laughing jovially, "Who knows if she may even become our second palace mistress soon."
Then his eyes were rolling lecherous with the three other protégés who were all drooling with him, "So this belongs to Fairy Ye Chengxi…I can sniff her fragrance already…she's one of the four great beauties of the Desolate Celestial Fraternity…"
"Ahem!" He proclaimed loudly. "Since we are unable to find the culprits, we shall then report to our Palace Master as such. Case close. I am keeping these evidences for future use. I mean future…research use."
The protégés: …