This female leader is a little bit stronger

The matter has become too serious and Patriarch Honghao can no longer handle it alone.

Eventually, news of the unrest below reached the ears of some dignitaries at the top.

The top floor of Tianzhou.

In an aerial garden surrounded by high jade walls, there were groups of servants, gently waving palm-leaf fans.

A woman in palace dress was half-leaning on a chaise longue, her head decorated with kingfisher feathers and her face adorned with pearls. She was so beautiful, graceful and elegant that she was beyond compare.

There was a group of people sitting below her.

They are from the deputy immortal alliances of the four prefectures of Qinglong, Zhuque, Xuanwu and Baihu, as well as some children from famous families.

Everyone respectfully paid homage to the imperial concubine from the palace.

Upon hearing this, the imperial concubine casually said, "Since there's a suspect, just deal with him directly to calm people's hearts. How can we let this matter escalate? Don't you know how important this Holy Land Contest is to the North? The Human Emperor has ordered that we absolutely cannot be left behind!"

Patriarch Hong Hao lowered his head respectfully, not daring to look directly at the imperial concubine. "Your Majesty, it's not that I don't want to deal with them, but they are from the Tianning Sect..."

As soon as they heard that it was the Tianning Sect, everyone below started whispering.

The people present were either high-ranking officials or prominent families, so they had naturally heard of the Tianning Sect that was related to the goddess.

The imperial concubine's beautiful eyes flashed, as if she was thinking, "Tianning Sect? The one with the goddess?"

"Yes……"

The person who came to Xuanwu Mansion this time happened to be Special Envoy Ye.

As soon as he heard the three words "Tianning Sect", he immediately jumped out to add fuel to the fire.

"Your Highness, I have had contact with the Tianning Sect and believe their suspicions are not groundless."

The imperial concubine looked over and said, "Oh?"

Special Envoy Ye said, "Xiyuan County, where Tianningzong resides, happens to be under the jurisdiction of Xuanwu Prefecture. A few months ago, I was ordered to go to Tianningzong to inform them of my intention to join the Immortal Alliance. Unexpectedly, they not only resisted this, but also brutally expelled me from the mountain!"

At this point, he paused slightly, "So I reasonably suspect they may indeed be related to the demons!"

As for the matter of the mummies, everyone originally suspected that it was the work of an evil cultivator.

This sentence is related to the demon clan, and directly labels the suspect as Tianning Sect!

When Patriarch Hong Hao heard someone so fearlessly throwing dirty water at him, he broke out in a cold sweat and stood up and said, "Special Envoy Ye's words are rather arbitrary. Not joining the Immortal Alliance doesn't necessarily mean you're related to the Demon Race. Besides, the Human Emperor's will also states that joining is voluntary..."

Envoy Ye snorted coldly, "The Immortal Alliance's goal is to unite with the righteous and fight against the demons. If you don't have something to hide, why are you so resistant?"

Patriarch Hong Hao knew that he couldn't convince everyone without evidence, so he hurriedly said, "Let's not talk about this matter. Let's just say that during the past few days on the Sky Boat, I arranged for my disciples to keep an eye on the Tianning Sect. They have been practicing in their rooms the entire time, and no one has left the house..."

"Ha!" Special Envoy Ye interrupted him with a cold laugh, confidently saying, "What's the point of surveillance? Don't you know that their sect leader, Ning Ye, possesses strange acrobatic skills, even able to pass through walls and appear and disappear without a trace? This perfectly matches the murderer!"

After saying this, he immediately flattered the Imperial Concubine, "The Imperial Concubine is very intelligent and discerning, unlike some people whose eyesight is blurry due to old age. She will definitely be able to identify the real culprit!"

Hong Hao, who was stepped on hard: ...

In order to whitewash the Tianning Sect, he had to constantly bring up the goddess, "Everyone knows that the goddess loves all living beings, and the people she chooses..."

Envoy Ye said, "People's hearts are fickle! Besides, the goddess is no longer in this world!"

Ancestor Honghao wanted to say something else.

"Alright~ It's just the Tianning Sect, why are you arguing so much?" The imperial concubine chuckled lazily, her tone tinged with contempt. "If you don't speak, then you'll be talking about strange and supernatural things. Don't think that Your Majesty is honoring them by canonizing them as legitimate gods. It's just a means to stabilize the people's hearts. Everyone knows there are no gods in the world. Even if there are, they're just people pretending to be gods."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

The Imperial Concubine continued, "Regardless of whether they are suspicious or not, I only know that they are just a handful, insignificant compared to the tens of thousands of cultivators aboard the Sky Boat. Before the Holy Land conflict is over, I do not want to see people's hearts falter. Victory is the most important thing; everything else is secondary. Honghao, do you understand?"

Ancestor Hong Hao sighed inwardly, "I understand."

The news that the imperial concubine wanted to expel the Tianning Sect quickly spread like snowflakes.

The monks on the Tianzhou gathered at the bottom of the stairs leading to the top floor, wanting to see with their own eyes the murderer being expelled from the Tianzhou.

"Boss, Uncle, Uncle Zhao... I want to follow you! You can't leave me behind!"

Chen Jiaqian broke free from his fellow apprentices' hands, squeezed next to Ning Ye, and tugged at her sleeve pitifully.

"Jia Qian, come back soon!" His fellow disciples looked at him with great concern, but none of them dared to step forward to capture him.

There may be perverted murderers among them. If you are targeted, you will die a miserable death.

Patriarch Hong Hao had already ordered people to block the stairs and looked at Ning Ye with an apologetic look, "Well... Your Excellency has given the order, and this old man really..."

Ning Ye glanced down the stairs and, as expected, caught a glimpse of several familiar faces.

Shrugging, "That's a shame. I was hoping to help catch the culprit. In that case, we'll have to go our separate ways."

Ancestor Hong Hao hesitated for a long time, then gritted his teeth and pulled out his beloved flying boat from his sleeve, handing it to Ning Ye. "The Sky Boat travels thousands of miles a day, and the journey home is long. You can take my flying boat back. Although it's a bit slow, it's better than walking..."

"No need, we have flying equipment. Please bring my deer here." Ning Ye said.