Mind-Veil Pill and Clouded Consciousness

Seeing everyone watching him, the Crimson Sanction Hall steward chuckled, "Go to Hundred Remedies Hall and find Elder Shaw. He has a way."

"Him?" Mason Liu and the Mysterious Martial Aunt both looked surprised, while Evan Yang and the others had no idea what Hundred Remedies Hall was.

"Yes, that's him. Hundred Remedies Hall has a pill that can make people tell the truth. Just eat it and you'll know. Let's go." The Crimson Sanction Hall elder smiled.

Hearing this, Mason Liu inwardly cursed. He knew the two people he'd brought were there to slander Evan Yang, and if the truth came out, it would be trouble. Evan, meanwhile, was grinning.

But if he refused, it would mean Mason Liu was faking things, so he had no choice but to agree. The Crimson Sanction Hall steward led everyone toward Hundred Remedies Hall.

On the way, the Mysterious Martial Aunt explained Hundred Remedies Hall to Evan Yang. It turned out to be the place where pills were refined, and Fiend Palace disciples could use contribution points to exchange for pills and herbs—so Hundred Remedies Hall was a spot everyone frequented.

Since Evan Yang hadn't been injured since arriving at Fiend Palace, he'd never heard anyone mention it. Now, hearing about this place, he was curious—especially recalling that the Mysterious Martial Aunt had mentioned Fiend Palace did have some rare medicinal ingredients, some of which could only be obtained via Merit Hall missions.

As for Mason Liu, Captain Lee, and Captain Ling, their faces were all grim. This was no joke, and there was no way to fake it. If there really was a method to force the truth, none of them could escape responsibility.

"Young Master Liu, what do we do now?" Captain Lee transmitted quietly.

"We'll see when we get there. But you have to hold out—if you crack, you'll be held responsible too." Mason Liu warned via voice transmission.

Captain Lee certainly understood the situation: if their plot was exposed, everyone involved would be held accountable—especially seeing that Evan Yang had a powerful-looking woman protecting him.

The Enforcement Hall elder didn't want to offend either side, so he pushed the matter to Hundred Remedies Hall, letting them decide who was telling the truth.

Hundred Remedies Hall was bustling with people, and the arrival of Evan Yang and his group drew a lot of attention.

An elder, reeking of medicine, was originally busy managing his subordinates in Hundred Remedies Hall. When he saw so many people arrive—especially the mysterious woman and Mason Liu—his expression grew even stranger.

"Old Shaw, aren't you coming out yet?" the Enforcement Hall elder called into the hall.

The medicine-scented elder walked over. "Old Chase, what's this about?"

Seeing the elder's expression, the Enforcement Hall elder explained the situation to him.

After listening, the medicine-scented elder nodded in understanding. "So that's how it is."

"I know you have a way," said the Enforcement Hall elder with a smile.

"You're always causing trouble for me," the medicine-scented elder grumbled via voice transmission.

"I have no choice. We have to see who’s telling the truth, or else I can’t explain things to either side," the Enforcement Hall elder replied awkwardly via voice transmission.

"Elder Shaw, sorry to trouble you," the mysterious woman interjected after seeing the two elders’ expressions.

"No trouble, no trouble," the medicine-scented elder smiled, then addressed the group: "If you want to test truth or lies, it's simple—just take a Mind-Veil Pill."

"Mind-Veil Pill?" the crowd asked skeptically.

"Yes, the Mind-Veil Pill. After you take it, your soul will become muddled. At that point, we can ask questions, and whatever we want to know will come straight from your mouth, with not a hint of falsehood," the medicine-scented elder explained with a smile.

Evan Yang was curious about such a pill, while the other two grew increasingly anxious.

But at this critical moment, Mason Liu couldn’t back out, so he forced himself to keep a straight face and had Captain Lee and the other follow Evan Yang to the side.

The medicine-scented elder led the group to a room, had three chairs prepared, and the three sat down.

Evan Yang was naturally unconcerned, but the other two began to feel nervous.

The others stood in front of the three, watching as Elder Shaw took out a bottle.

Then three pills were distributed, one to each person. Evan Yang swallowed his without hesitation—he wasn’t afraid of poison or anything. The other two looked at the pills, glanced at Mason Liu’s expression, and finally swallowed them reluctantly.

At first, the two tried to resist, using their cultivation to keep the pill from entering their bodies, but it melted instantly upon entering the mouth and seeped into each of them.

Within moments, the two grew dazed, as if about to fall asleep. Evan Yang locked onto them with his divine sense, observed their symptoms, and imitated their behavior.

The pill had no effect on Evan Yang—it was absorbed by his Heaven-Cold Seed as nourishment, so he simply pretended to be affected like the other two.

"Alright, they’re now in a trance. You can ask them anything, and they’ll answer truthfully," Elder Shaw said with a smile.

Mason Liu quickly asked, "Did you see him kill the Fourth-Rank General?"

"No," Captain Lee and Captain Ling replied in unison.

Mason Liu hadn’t expected the pill to work so well; his expression changed. The mysterious woman sneered, "Now you know who’s lying, don’t you?"

"Then how did he die?" Mason Liu pressed on, determined to pin a crime on Evan Yang, otherwise he’d lose face.

"Thrown into a group of fiend-beasts," Captain Lee and Captain Ling replied.

"Who threw him?" Mason Liu continued questioning.

"That kid, Mu Han," Captain Lee and Captain Ling replied.

Mason Liu was pleased with their answers. "You see? Even if he didn’t kill him, he threw him to the beasts—it’s the same as murder."

The mysterious woman was unhappy and snorted, "It’s my turn to ask."

"I just asked—what’s wrong with that?" Mason Liu didn’t want her to ask, worried she’d uncover something he shouldn’t.

"What, you can ask but I can’t? That’s not fair," the mysterious woman retorted.

"You—" Mason Liu couldn’t find a reason to stop her, so he could only respond angrily.

"Why did he throw the Fourth-Rank General?" the mysterious woman asked.

The two replied in their muddled state: "The three of us tried to lure fiend-beasts to kill him, but he was too strong and subdued General Xiao."

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