Chapter 150 - 149: Secretly Keeping a Male Concubine

Chapter 150: Chapter 149: Secretly Keeping a Male Concubine

"What a Xuan Nu Palace. What a Renowned and Righteous Sect!"

Upon learning the truth of the matter, Xia Wuyang’s expression changed drastically. He never imagined that one of the most Renowned Sects on the path of righteousness could commit such a despicable act.

How was this any different from the deviant and demonic paths? To seize a Secret Technique, they had actually attacked their own heavily injured sect member so viciously.

Looking at the vacant-eyed Elder Yuheng before him, a cold smile touched Xia Wuyang’s lips. He had already decided what to do next.

He had carefully selected all the details of Elder Qing Yin’s persecution from Elder Yuheng’s memory, organizing these fragments into a complete chain of evidence, along with other related proof.

He also found many of the Xuan Nu Palace’s hidden secrets, again with corresponding evidence.

’Since you of the Xuan Nu Palace have been unjust, don’t blame me for being ruthless.’

Once he finished organizing everything, Xia Wuyang had her take this chain of evidence and the unsavory secrets and leave the Eastern Palace.

She soon found a few of her friends in White Jade City and, after a few drinks, began acting drunk and spilling everything.

"When Qing Yin returned to the palace heavily injured, we were the ones who forced her to hand over the Sword Control Skill! How could a Supreme Secret Technique like that be practiced by her alone? We’re all disciples of the Xuan Nu Palace, so why can’t we cultivate it?"

"Our own Cultivation Techniques, Combat Techniques, and Secret Techniques... of course they remain ours. But Qing Yin’s Sword Control Skill is too powerful. It can’t just belong to her; it should be handed over to the Xuan Nu Palace! The Palace Master herself gave the order: if Qing Yin refused to comply, she was to be eliminated."

"The day she fell from the cliff was because we were hunting her down. The manual for the Sword Control Skill fell with her and was lost. As for Yun Liyue, it seems she doesn’t have the Sword Control Skill. Back then, because of that incident with the deposed Crown Prince, Qing Yin and Yun Liyue had a huge falling out, so Qing Yin never passed the Sword Control Skill to her. I’ve just confirmed this point; it is indeed the case."

"As for why we didn’t debunk the rumors, it’s because that Yun Liyue is no good either. For the sake of that deposed Crown Prince, she actually forced the palace to give up Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that had been collected for years! It was an outrageous betrayal of her master and sect! And her senior sisters also wished she would just die already."

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One shocking revelation after another left her surrounding friends pale with astonishment. They never expected that this was the real story behind the news that had been spreading across the world.

The great Xuan Nu Palace, one of the most Renowned Sects in the world, was actually so sordid behind the scenes.

If Elder Yuheng hadn’t gotten drunk, they probably would have never learned the truth.

Not only that, but the Xuan Nu Palace had committed so many other despicable acts over the years. Someone tried to smooth things over, telling Elder Yuheng to stop exposing their secrets.

Unexpectedly, this act angered Elder Yuheng. Not only did she ignore them, but she doubled down, thinking they didn’t believe her.

So, emboldened by the alcohol, she produced piece after piece of related evidence, including detailed times, locations, and missions... It was a complete case with both witness testimony and material evidence.

Then, as if possessed, she drunkenly insisted on going to the Government Office to verify these matters. Her friends were dumbfounded and tried to stop her, but they couldn’t. After all, Elder Yuheng’s strength far surpassed theirs.

They could only watch helplessly as the intoxicated Elder Yuheng ran to the Government Office, demanding that they confirm she and the Xuan Nu Palace had committed those despicable acts and even killed many innocent people. Just as she wished, Elder Yuheng was locked up by the Government Office.

The incident immediately became a huge scandal, throwing the entire White Jade Capital City into an uproar.

"I can’t believe it. A Renowned and Righteous Sect like Xuan Nu Palace actually did so many despicable things. They didn’t even spare their own Elder, resorting to murder just for a Secret Technique. Elder Qing Yin clearly obtained that Secret Technique through life-and-death struggles, yet the Xuan Nu Palace forced her to hand it over while refusing to share their own Secret Techniques."

"I heard that Elder Qing Yin had a falling out with the Xuan Nu Palace years ago because of that deposed Crown Prince. Back then, the deposed Crown Prince helped the Xuan Nu Palace a lot. But later, after he was conspired against, he asked the Xuan Nu Palace for help, and they just ignored him. They even denied that he had ever helped them. It’s the classic case of biting the hand that feeds you."

"So that’s the truth behind Elder Qing Yin’s disappearance... I’ll have to think twice about joining the Xuan Nu Palace in the future. If you accidentally find some treasure, you’ll probably never escape their clutches."

"I can’t believe the Palace Master and many Elders of the Xuan Nu Palace secretly keep male concubines! Especially the Mistress of the Profound Lady Palace—she looks so dignified, beautiful, and otherworldly, yet she’s supposedly keeping three hundred male concubines. Does she even have the time for all that?"

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Good news rarely leaves the house, but bad news travels a thousand miles. Especially when the news involved the Xuan Nu Palace and was this sensational, it immediately rocked White Jade City, the Jianghu, and the entire Great Xia.

The major sects all issued statements condemning the actions of the Xuan Nu Palace. Even forces that had been on good terms with them remained silent at this moment.

The Xuan Nu Palace tried to defend itself, but the evidence left by Elder Yuheng was too conclusive to refute.

The medical records from the day Elder Qing Yin returned to the palace clearly stated that she was heavily injured.

Secret correspondence between several Elders also detailed how they had coerced her for the Sword Control Skill. They also left behind a great deal of irrefutable evidence regarding the Xuan Nu Palace’s hidden secrets and despicable deeds.

Many Sects, Gangs, families... couldn’t resist getting involved to see if it was true, especially those forces with grudges against the Xuan Nu Palace. Seeing this as a golden opportunity, they all kicked the palace while it was down, helping to find related links in the chain of evidence.

The pieces of evidence were all interlinked, leaving the Xuan Nu Palace with no way to defend itself.

Although they repeatedly denied the accusations, claiming they were being framed, their explanations seemed pale and feeble in the face of the ironclad proof.

As the news spread further, the Xuan Nu Palace’s reputation became increasingly tarnished.

"I was thinking I might have a chance to marry a peerless beauty from the Xuan Nu Palace one day, but I never thought these ’beauties’ secretly keep male concubines. If we married one, wouldn’t we be putting a green hat on our own head? No way, no way. I can’t ever marry a disciple from the Xuan Nu Palace."

"The disciples of the Xuan Nu Palace used to be so magnificent and noble. To think that such filth was hidden beneath the surface is truly unbelievable. If even the Palace Master is that dirty, what does that say about the disciples?"

"So-called Renowned and Righteous Sects, so-called Fairies of the Xuan Nu Palace... so this is the kind of ’Fairies’ they are. It’s enough to make you laugh your head off. They’re probably worse than the girls in the brothels. At least you have to pay to sleep with a girl from a brothel. But these ’Fairies’? Not only do you not have to pay, but they might even pay you!"

"I don’t think they can be called the Xuan Nu Palace anymore. They should be called the Witch Palace! From now on, the Xuan Nu Palace is no longer a Renowned and Righteous Sect, but a demonic one."

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