Fantasy: After transmigrating, I effortlessly became a god.

"Your Highness, spare me! I'll tell you everything. The Supreme Elder is Mo Yuan."

Li You's words were like a bombshell, instantly turning the banquet into a noisy mess.

"I understand. Mo Yuan is the head of the exam preparation and evaluation team. It's possible that Zheng Qian got the exam paper in advance, let alone just cheating."

"Mo Yuan is actually the Supreme Elder of the Undying Sect. That's what surprised me the most."

"The Undying Sect harbored wolfish ambitions, captured Zheng Qian and Mo Yuan, and hanged them at the city gate."

Before Lu Yan could finish explaining his power, someone raised an objection.

"Scholar Mo Yuan is a highly respected figure, not only a pillar of the court but also the spiritual mentor of the Boundless Harmony Academy. How dare you frame Scholar Mo Yuan? Who instigated you? Summon him immediately."

"This is clearly a frame-up, an attempt to slander a key national official."

"Pah, you're all blind! You actually believe such things. No wonder you've made such a mess of Guangxiang Country."

The two sides argued fiercely, while the envoys from various countries watched the spectacle.

Those who spoke out in rebuttal were all Mo Yuan's students or disciples. Mo Yuan was not present today, but they could not allow anyone to slander him.

Li You stared directly at the first person who asked who had instructed him and said loudly, "I have evidence that Mo Yuan is the Supreme Elder of the Undying Sect, Zheng Qian is the Sect Master, and Mo Li is the Vice Sect Master of the Undying Sect."

"Li You, if you can't produce any evidence today, I'll kill you with one palm strike." The speaker was the patriarch of the Murong family, his voice filled with murderous intent.

Li You was very excited, and his voice became even louder.

"Seven nights ago, Zheng Qian and Mo Li joined forces to kill Huang Chaogui on the back mountain of the academy to avenge the Undying Sect."

"Huang Chaogui is just missing. What makes you think he was killed by Zheng Qian and Mo Li? Produce evidence, or it's slander."

At that moment, a voice rang out: "I am the evidence."

Vice Dean Yu Chengdi walked over from his seat, bowed to Empress Han, then bowed to Lu Yan, before continuing his speech.

"Seven days ago, a great battle broke out on the back mountain of the academy. Several colleagues from the academy and I rushed over and found that Huang Chaogui had been killed. The traces left on the scene were Mo Li's water-type soul technique and Zheng Qian's three-stage sword qi."

Although Yu Chengdi did not hold an official position in the imperial court, almost all officials in Guangxiang Kingdom were either his students or his colleagues, and his words carried considerable weight.

"I believe what Vice President Yu said."

“Vice President Yu is highly respected, and his words are the evidence.”

"Zheng Qian is the sect leader of the Undying Sect."

Dong Hao winked at Zheng Qian. He knew that Zheng Qian had been framed, and he wanted to let Zheng Qian see the true colors of the people in Guangxiang Kingdom, so that he would consider developing his career in Xinyue Kingdom.

Li Sheng remained silent. Ye Tianjue wanted to have a fair fight with Zheng Qian, so he went to see Zheng Qian, who surprisingly agreed and said he would kill Ye Tianjue tonight.

Ye Tianjue is the young sect master of the Demon Radiance Sect, a late-stage Dragon Transformation Realm expert with unfathomable strength. Zheng Qian is already surrounded and attacked here. If Ye Tianjue makes a move, Zheng Qian will be in even greater danger.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Zheng Qian can fight twenty-two Dragon Transformation Realm experts alone. Ye Tianjue can too. He is an expert who has undergone six levels of tribulation and possesses countless treasures, making him incredibly powerful.

Empress Han immediately understood: Lu Yan wanted to kill Zheng Qian and, incidentally, use Li You to implicate Mo Yuan, thus eliminating this capable minister who served the people.

"Shut up."

Empress Han's voice wasn't loud, but it resonated in everyone's ears, and the scene instantly fell silent.

Her face was cold, and a powerful aura swept over the entire room as she stared at Zheng Qian.

"Are you the sect leader of the Undying Sect?"

Zheng Qian flashed a smile, revealing his white teeth, and said, "I'm not."

Empress Han stopped releasing the pressure of the Liquid Aperture Realm and stared directly at Zheng Qian with her charming eyes.

"Since that's not the case, then you should explain it clearly to the Crown Prince to avoid any misunderstandings."

Empress Han's meaning was very clear: if you are not her, she will protect you, but you must give Lu Yan an explanation.

Zheng Qian laughed. What nonsense! Tonight, Lu Yan wanted to kill him and seize the so-called luck. Well, he would defuse the situation and see who would die in the end.

Of the two of them, only one will survive tonight.

After bowing to Empress Han, Zheng Qian showed even more disdain for Lu Yan, and his tone was utterly disrespectful.

“Your Highness, it is common knowledge that I, Zheng Qian, have been in Guangxiang Kingdom for less than a month. Yet you have fabricated a story about the Undying Sect from three years ago and claim that I am the sect leader. Even a three-year-old could come up with such a low-IQ story.”

Zheng Qian continued, "Do you know what? You're just an idiot. You can't beat me in academics, and you're miles behind me in martial arts. Aren't you just jealous of my perfect scores in all three academic subjects and first place in martial arts? Here you go, I'm announcing right now that the title of first place in martial arts is yours, Lu Yan."

"Today, I, Zheng Qian, will make my point clear here: I support the Second Prince's succession to the throne. In my heart, the Second Prince is a hundred times better than you. You can slander me as the Sect Master of the Undying Sect, and you can slander Scholar Mo Yuan as the Supreme Elder, but you cannot slander the Second Prince as being better than you."

Not only was Lu Yan stunned, but even Empress Han was surprised and opened her mouth wide.

I asked you to explain that you are not the sect leader of the Undying Sect, but why were you so reckless as to directly confront the Crown Prince?

If you're going to criticize him, fine, but to say in front of everyone that he's not as good as Lu Cilin is just slapping him in the face in public.

Lu Cilin's eyes widened like copper bells. Zheng Qian said he would publicly slap Lu Yan in the face and support him to inherit the throne. He didn't expect Zheng Qian to be so brave as to say it in public.

Is it appropriate to say something like this in public?

Of course he could. Lu Cilin would love for everyone to say that Lu Yan was inferior to him, so that he could create public opinion and even win over court officials to overstep their bounds and become emperor directly.

Lu Yan trembled with rage. He pointed at Zheng Qian and roared.

"Kill him, kill him."

Squads of guards, armed with weapons, stormed into the banquet, and Zheng Qian roared in response.

"Stop! I haven't finished speaking."

The guards surrounded Zheng Qian and surprisingly, they didn't make a move.

Zheng Qian grinned: "Lu Yan, even if you kill me, it still won't change the fact that you are a useless crown prince, and your abilities are inferior to those of the second prince. I support the second prince to become emperor."

Lu Yan's face turned pale with anger. "I thought you would prove your innocence, but I didn't expect you to still be insulting me."

"Kill, kill for me."

Zheng Qian's feet shimmered with starlight as he knocked two guards away and landed in the courtyard.

"Haha, Lu Yan, Empress Han is of noble status. She hasn't even spoken yet, and you dare to issue orders. You really don't take Empress Han seriously and think you're the emperor of Guangxiang Kingdom."

Lu Yan threw a fireball at Zheng Qian, wishing he could kill Zheng Qian on the spot, yet he was still digging a pit for him to fall into.

"Everyone, listen to my command: surround and kill Zheng Qian."

After Lu Yan finished shouting, he said to Cao Zehao, the Minister of War, "You lead 10,000 Imperial Guards to capture Mo Yuan's entire family. Anyone who dares to resist will be killed without mercy."

Lu Cilin couldn't sit still any longer. Zheng Qian was so supportive of him, he couldn't just stand by and watch. He had to make a move, otherwise his subordinates would become disillusioned and say he was weak and incompetent.

"Stop!" Lu Cilin shouted, and the guards stood frozen in place, unsure whether to continue the attack.

They couldn't afford to offend Crown Prince Lu Yan, nor could they afford to offend Lu Cilin, not to mention Empress Han was also involved. They could only do things once they received an order.

Lu Cilin, dressed in striking white, stepped forward and sneered.

"Brother, Zheng Qian is a genius recruited into the academy by the Dean, who also personally registered him for the Heroes' Tournament. You said that Zheng Qian is the sect leader of the Undying Sect and Mo Yuan is the Supreme Elder. Is the Dean who registered Zheng Qian also from the Undying Sect?"

Empress Han's pupils contracted. Dean Yun was an extraordinary figure; not to mention her, even the entire Demon Radiance Sect was no match for him.

The wise Empress Han chose to remain silent.

Lu Yan's face turned ashen. Even if he had a thousand lives, he wouldn't dare to slander Dean Yun. She was someone even his father, the Emperor, would have to be careful around, someone who would consider himself a servant.

Taking a deep breath to calm his anger, Lu Yan said coldly.

"Dean Yun is detached from worldly affairs and is naturally a leader of the righteous path."

Zheng Qian looked at Lu Yan with disdain; his intelligence was worlds apart from Lu Cilin's.