Should We Verify in Public

"Your Majesty," Chloe Zhu stepped forward. "There is no spy here! The truth is, Prince Zane Tuoba did something wrong and got beaten up. Now he's just here for revenge!"

Prince Zane Tuoba pointed at her, "You're lying!"

"If you don't believe me, Your Majesty, just take a look!" Chloe Zhu turned and instructed Sammy Xing, who had been waiting nearby, "Sammy, bring her up."

"Yes!" Sammy responded and went to fetch the person.

He brought the person in, carrying her.

On the stretcher lay a woman covered in wounds.

She had a huge bump on her forehead, two scratch marks on her face, bruises all over her neck, her face pale, eyes closed, completely unconscious.

This woman was none other than Lily Xu.

"Your Majesty, her name is Lily Xu. She's a Spirit Alchemist from our Spirit Alliance, always meticulous and careful. Yesterday, I asked her to host Prince Zane Tuoba, but..."

Chloe Zhu's face was full of sorrow. "But she was assaulted by Prince Zane Tuoba! My assistant, Rina Chu, happened to witness it. She couldn't stand it, so she beat up Prince Zane and rescued Lily Xu. Who knew, today Prince Zane would bring all these people to surround Spirit Alliance Mountain, and accuse Rina of being a spy..."

"You're lying!" Prince Zane Tuoba snapped. "I don't even know her!"

"Prince Zane, you've never met her?" Chloe Zhu asked.

"Of course! I've never seen her before! How dare you slander me like this?" Prince Zane Tuoba was furious.

"Maybe it's hard to prove elsewhere, but here in the Spirit Alliance, it's simple," Chloe Zhu said.

"Alliance Master Zhu, what do you mean by that?" Henry Tuoba asked.

"When I checked Lily Xu's pulse, I found out she was pregnant as of yesterday," Chloe Zhu said. "If you want to know who the child's father is, we can use the Paternity Stone to find out."

Ordinary women usually need two or three months before pregnancy can be detected by pulse.

But for Spirit Practitioners, especially those with high cultivation, their bodies are pure and their pulses simple. Once pregnant, a skilled Spirit Alchemist can diagnose it immediately.

Everyone present understood this.

Prince Zane Tuoba understood too, and his face changed dramatically.

He was so badly injured yesterday, of course nothing could have happened between him and Lily Xu then.

But who knows about before... Maybe she really is pregnant with his child...

"Well? Prince Zane, do you want to test it in front of everyone?" Chloe Zhu pulled out a Paternity Stone from her sleeve.

Prince Zane Tuoba hurriedly said, "Lily Xu has always been with me. Even if she's pregnant with my child, it doesn't mean I assaulted her!"

"But just now, Your Highness said you didn't know her, that you'd never met her!"

"That was... That was..." Prince Zane Tuoba was so anxious his wounds nearly split open again.

"Enough!" Henry Tuoba couldn't watch any longer. "Guards!"

"Yes, sir!"

"Escort Prince Zane back! With these injuries, he can't lead troops into battle. Take him home to recover!"

Prince Zane Tuoba's face turned ashen. After a long pause, he squeezed out, "Yes."

So the soldiers carried Prince Zane Tuoba away.

"Return to the palace!" Henry Tuoba turned to leave.

"Wait!" Chloe Zhu called out.

Henry Tuoba turned his head.

"Your Majesty, I'm speaking to you now as the Grandmaster of the Spirit Alliance." Chloe Zhu walked up to him.

"Well then, what guidance does the Grandmaster of the Spirit Alliance have for me?" Henry Tuoba's eyes twinkled with amusement.

"Them." Chloe Zhu pointed at the soldiers who had just barged in. "They broke into the Spirit Alliance and injured my people. According to the Spirit Alliance-Vermilion Kingdom Accord, shouldn't Your Majesty give this Grandmaster an explanation?"