Ms. Diviner: The Prodigal Daughter's Return

Chapter 1706: Chapter 1706: Shy and Bashful

”According to the temple law, anyone who dares to engage in favoritism and fraud during the examination will be executed without mercy!” Chu Yanghe became more furious as he spoke, raising his hand to strike Han Yan.

Han Yan’s heart sank; she never expected Wen Rongsong to resort to such false accusations in his embarrassment and anger.

She also hadn’t anticipated that Chu Yanghe, as the Main Priest, would be so indiscriminate and credulous, moved to kill her based on just Wen Rongsong’s words, without even giving her a chance to explain.

However, she didn’t know that Wen Rongsong had no intention of framing her but simply couldn’t think of any other reason, while Chu Yanghe’s willingness to listen and believe so easily was largely due to this. Disabling three Concentration Arrays and gravely injuring three Ninth Rank Divine Priests, could there be any other possibility if she wasn’t concealing an extremely powerful magic artifact? Even if there were, it wouldn’t be found on a young person who hadn’t even passed the Initial Stage Priest examination.

Originally, Wen Rongsong, Liang Gubai, and Kang Qingyuan had followed Chu Yanghe for years, tirelessly assisting him, always being his trusted aides, so given the strangeness of the situation, how could he suspect Chu Yanghe’s words?

Han Yan hadn’t expected Chu Yanghe to suddenly become hostile, and neither did Ye Yi’an. Just as Chu Yanghe was about to strike, Ye Yi’an’s expression changed as he stepped in front of Han Yan.

”Wait!” Surprisingly, Sikong Qinglan suddenly moved, also positioning himself in front of her.

”Sikong Qinglan, you haven’t left yet?” Chu Yanghe paused his raised hand, frowning slightly as he spoke.

”Ah... I saw the Feng City Temple was conducting a priest examination, so I stayed to observe for a few days.” Hearing Chu Yanghe’s question, Sikong Qinglan appeared somewhat embarrassed, speaking with a flushed face.

Han Yan happened to catch sight of Sikong Qinglan’s blushing profile, secretly wondering why this young priest could be so bashful and easily embarrassed.

”If you wish to observe, do so properly. Don’t interfere in the affairs of my Feng City Temple lightly.” Chu Yanghe snorted coldly, speaking heavily, and after finishing, added mockingly, ”Anyone would think I turned down your request, intentionally pitting yourself against my Feng City Temple.”

It was clear that not only did Wen Rongsong and the others take Sikong Qinglan lightly, but Chu Yanghe was also rather unkind, showing no regard in their words.

Han Yan just realized that Sikong Qinglan was seeking something from the Feng City Temple, hence his humility.

”No... no.” Sikong Qinglan felt even more embarrassed, hastily explaining, ”What Lord Wen said is just one-sided. I was present just now and didn’t see this Miss Mu holding any magic artifact. In other words, Lord Wen is merely speculating without evidence, so why should the Master Priest act against her for this reason?”

Although a bit nervous and bashful, with slight stammering, Sikong Qinglan was resolutely firm in his stance.

”Evidence? What evidence do you need? Several arrays have been successively breached, even severely injuring my Feng City Temple’s Dual Priests and Prayer Priest. You explain to me what exactly is going on?” Chu Yanghe said impatiently.

Han Yan finally understood; this old fellow not only listens and believes one-sidedly but is also extremely defensive, extremely arbitrary—no wonder Wen Rongsong and the others behaved so unscrupulously, all indulged by him.

”Well... I... I don’t know how to explain, but there’s no evidence, so we cannot claim she violated temple law. The Master Priest should not punish her for this!” Despite being at a loss for words, Sikong Qinglan remained determined in his statement.

”Humph, evidence, you want evidence? I’ll give you evidence!” Chu Yanghe declared domineeringly, suddenly splitting his hands, rapidly performing several hand gestures!

In a split second, multicolored patterns appeared on the dome of the great hall, and with Chu Yanghe’s hand gestures, those multicolored lights twisted like threads, enveloping Han Yan.

”My lord, what are you doing!” Sikong Qinglan was startled and instinctively moved to intervene, but before he could act, he saw Chu Yanghe’s arm move slightly, and a massive force struck heavily on his chest, sending him retreating over ten steps, his face pale and unable to catch his breath.

Beside him, Ye Yi’an, who also tried to take action, was forced to retreat repeatedly; however, considering his old age, Chu Yanghe somewhat spared his dignity and did not injure him.

”You don’t need to worry that I’ll hurt her. As the Divine Temple Chief Priest of Feng City, it wouldn’t make sense to disregard life. I will give you an explanation that will satisfy you.” Chu Yanghe took a deep breath and said slowly, ”This Heavenly Spirit Array isn’t very powerful, but it’s invincible. No matter how powerful the magic artifact she’s carrying is, I’ll expose her true form!”

”Heavenly Spirit Array!” Sikong Qinglan was slightly stunned.

Strictly speaking, the Heavenly Spirit Array is a Guardian Defensive Array but can also be used like a Concentration Array for testing young priests, although it tests not ordinary priests but those naturally born Divine Priests. Due to its intricate and near-perfect design, and the exceptionally difficult sense of the array’s power, ordinary priests cannot pass the test; only those priests born with the innate ability to Condense Law power might achieve it.

Even with his strength, such an array couldn’t be performed, so he didn’t immediately react.

”Heavenly Spirit Array,” Ye Yi’an realized suddenly, but his expression turned strange.

”Lord Mu, in consideration of your years of service to the temple, I’ll give you another chance. As long as she hands over the magic artifact honestly now, I’ll plead with higher authorities, see if the Mu Family’s exile can be spared, just punishing her alone...” Chu Yanghe, after all, had a kind heart, thinking of Ye Yi’an’s age and wanting to do him a favor. However, before he could finish, he suddenly froze, his eyes widening, unable to speak further.

Han Yan calmly walked out of the Heavenly Spirit Array as if taking a leisurely stroll, curiously examining the hand gestures in Chu Yanghe’s hands.

No, impossible! Just how powerful is the magic artifact she’s carrying to even escape this Heavenly Spirit Great Array! With preconceived notions, he never considered other possibilities.

”Mr. Chu’s kind intentions for our Mu Family are appreciated, but as you can see...” Ye Yi’an rubbed his hands, speaking with a smile.

Though Ye Yi’an had never seen the Heavenly Spirit Array, he had heard a bit about it. If it’s used just for testing priests, the Heavenly Spirit Array’s power is actually slightly inferior to the ordinary Concentration Arrays, so such a result wasn’t entirely out of his expectations.