You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?-Chapter 349 - 4. Beiyuan Mountain_2

Soon, a man dressed in a cloud pattern purple robe emerged from the enormous carriage, followed by two Great Cultivators in Qingtian Bureau's purple official robes, as well as more than twenty Cultivators.

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Upon seeing this man in the purple robe, Lin Yue couldn't help but sneer inwardly.

However, when the man in the purple robe saw the Seventh Princess, he was taken aback and promptly stepped forward to salute, "Yuan Yu, at your service, Seventh Princess."

The Seventh Princess nodded gently, "You're the grandson of Prince Cheng with decent talent, right?"

The man in the purple robe immediately replied, "My father is Prince Ping Yun."

It was then that everyone understood—was this man actually the grandson of Prince Cheng, the Twelfth Prince?

"Is this your first time at Beiyuan Mountain?" The Seventh Princess asked warmly, "With your talent, you're also coming to Beiyuan Mountain?"

Although Beiyuan Mountain was a place of opportunity, most of the fortunes there were average, and only truly monstrous geniuses or those with special needs valued this place, unlike the talented ones without much resources or treasures.

The talent of Xiahong Yuanyu might not be considered peerless, but it was still quite good and highly regarded by the Twelfth Prince. Presumably, he would not lack resources or treasures, so why suddenly decide to try his luck in Beiyuan Mountain?

"You're right, Seventh Princess. I am here only by the command of my royal grandfather, Prince Cheng, and incidentally, to take care of some matters," said Xiahong Yuanyu, the man in the purple robe.

"Take care of some matters?" The Seventh Princess glanced at him.

Xiahong Yuanyu saluted and then looked toward Lin Yue and the other nine not far away, speaking in a cold voice, "Recently, Qingtian Bureau has discovered a culprit who committed robbery during cultivation, daringly robbing the treasure of Commandery Prince Dingyuan's son. After Qingtian Bureau's investigation for many days, we received information suspecting this person has stolen the North Garden Token and plans to flee into Beiyuan Mountain to evade suspicion, hence we have come here to capture them."

At this moment, the two Great Cultivators from Qingtian Bureau stepped forward with an overwhelming pressure radiating all around them.

One of the Great Cultivators from Qingtian Bureau waved his sleeve, immediately revealing the highest level of the bureau's wanted document, exuding a solemn aura.

Then, his gaze swept over Lin Yue and the nine others as he spoke in a stern voice, "Since you all are here today, you all have some suspicion. Please refrain from entering and come with us to Qingtian Bureau for investigation."

Everyone's expression turned slightly.

They were about to enter, and now they were asked to go to Qingtian Bureau for investigation?

But with the Qingtian Bureau Head's document present, as the highest command from an official, those without any backing dared not utter a word of refusal.

This delay would probably mean waiting an indefinite amount of time again.

However, Lin Yue was pondering deeply in his heart.

Such a coincidence?

Encountering the Seventh Princess might be passed off as happenstance, and to also run into Qingtian Bureau conducting an investigation? He didn't believe it was just a coincidence.

Qingtian Bureau? That was nothing but the Twelfth Prince's dog!

Whomever the Twelfth Prince instructed it to bite, it would bite.

Could it be because he announced he would go into closed-door cultivation, making the Twelfth Prince suspect he was aiming for the Prince's trial? Perhaps the Twelfth Prince was also aware of the awakening in the Beiyuan Mountain and deliberately sent people to disrupt things?

Knowing the style and methods of the Twelfth Prince, he was capable of such actions.

Possibly, he even guessed that Lin Yue would conceal his identity and accordingly staged this entire situation? Concealing his identity would mean that Qingtian Bureau would "invite" him for an investigation to prove his innocence!

But if he didn't conceal himself and approached as a prince, the Qingtian Bureau, though it wouldn't dare bark in his presence, once he entered Beiyuan Mountain, he would also become a target for many.

Indeed, this move was quite clever.

However, Lin Yue had anticipated this situation and had already thought of countermeasures.

He was about to speak up when he suddenly heard the Seventh Princess saying—

"I am also here. Do you really think the culprit who robbed the treasures might be me, the Seventh Princess?"

The Seventh Princess's smile remained gentle and cordial, but upon hearing her words, the two Great Cultivators from Qingtian Bureau grew visibly anxious and quickly said, "Your Highness, we only wish to prevent the fugitive from escaping the law and fleeing into Beiyuan. We would not dare to suspect you."

The two senior officials from Qingtian Bureau were only carrying out orders after all, and no matter how bold, they wouldn't dare to offend the princess.

"Escape?"

The Seventh Princess shook her head slightly, "That's not how you handle a case. It's quite presumptuous to arrest people in front of me like this."

She slowly swept her gaze over the two Great Cultivators from Qingtian Bureau, "Since you suspect that the fugitive has fled into North Garden, you should wait for them at the other exit of North Garden. Regardless of who it is, they can only stay in Beiyuan Mountain for a maximum of one year. Wouldn't it be better to capture them easily by waiting at the North Garden exit? What's the point of bullying people here?"

The two Great Cultivators from Qingtian Bureau could not rebuke her and could only agree.

Lin Yue couldn't help but feel a bit astonished.

It seemed... his countermeasures might no longer be necessary?

As rumored, the character of this Seventh Sister was indeed accustomed to protecting the weak, with a rather soft heart.

The other eight also breathed a sigh of relief.

After a while, Xiahong Yuanyu glanced at the two Great Cultivators from Qingtian Bureau, apparently conveying something through Divine Thought Transmission. The two officers immediately saluted the Seventh Princess and said,

"Since the Seventh Princess has spoken, we will naturally obey."

The Seventh Princess did not say much more, only turning to the Vice Commander of the Forbidden Army, Lou Kedi, and instructed, "Open the Barrier of the passage."

"Understood," Lou Kedi replied.

Then, Xiahong Yuanyu suddenly smiled and said, "Your Highness, the Seventh Princess, my nephew also wishes to enter the North Garden, maybe we could go together?"

"As you wish," the Seventh Princess said indifferently.

Immediately, at the somewhat misty entrance of the passage, the Barrier began to slowly retract, revealing the deep and bottomless staircase of the passageway.