However, as soon as this person flew out, he loudly accused Xiao Mu.

"I wondered who it was, turns out it's you. Chen Ming, you are quite bold, not staying in headquarters, running to the Everlasting Domain, going against this Grand Elder." Xiao Mu gave Chen Ming a faint glance and directly rebuked him.

Chen Ming sneered coldly, his fierce gaze fixed on Xiao Mu, and disdainfully said, "Ridiculous, Xiao Mu, does this Grand Elder need to report to you whatever I do and wherever I am?"

Xiao Mu simply ignored this person, his gaze full of the majesty of an authority figure landed directly on Lin Ping, intentionally saying, "Who is Lin Ping? Come out!"

Lin Ping, crushed by Xiao Mu's authoritative gaze, trembled all over as if he was carrying a Great Mountain on his back, almost bending his body.

He answered Xiao Mu with a trembling voice, "Lin... Lin Ping pays respects to Grand Elder Xiao!"

Two assistants sent by Zhu Jie to investigate the situation and also to apprehend Lin Ping, Li Yan and Lu Xuan, although detained by Chen Ming, had not been stripped of their personal freedom.

Seeing Xiao Mu appear, they immediately stepped forward, saluted Xiao Mu, and explained the reason.

Xiao Mu, not waiting for the two to finish speaking, waved his hand, instructing them to stand aside.

He himself continued to coldly glare at Lin Ping and shouted, "Lin Ping, you embezzled resources meant for building the Village Protection Arrays of thirty-two villages, ignored the Ancient God Village's plea for help, and disregarded the Grand Elder's command. Lin Ping, your crimes are grave, this Grand Elder will take you to headquarters for questioning."

"Lin Ping, this Grand Elder commands you to surrender and come with me to headquarters. Li Yan, Lu Xuan, seize Lin Ping."

"Understood!" Li Yan and Lu Xuan responded in unison and walked towards Lin Ping.

Lin Ping, frightened by Xiao Mu's initial stance of questioning, seeing Li Yan and Lu Xuan approaching to seize him, hastily looked to Chen Ming for help in his panic.

"Hold on!"

Chen Ming merely extended his hand and unleashed the power of the True God Realm, mingled with the authority of the Guobao Divine Monarch, forming a wall in front of Lin Ping, isolating Li Yan and Lu Xuan outside.

Then, Chen Ming coldly addressed Xiao Mu, "Xiao Mu, you are quite audacious, intending to arrest someone right in front of this Grand Elder. Have you considered this Grand Elder's opinion?"

Xiao Mu, having anticipated Chen Ming's actions, was not angered but looked at Chen Ming with a somber face, "Chen Ming, do you intend to obstruct this Grand Elder from apprehending Lin Ping? Do you know what crime Lin Ping has committed?"

Chen Ming dismissively said, "Isn't it just embezzling resources meant for thirty village's Village Protection Arrays? These resources, this Grand Elder has compensated on Lin Ping's behalf."

"Xiao Mu, you should know that if a Mutated Being can return the embezzled resources, their punishment can be lessened."

Xiao Mu seemed to have anticipated Chen Ming saying this and sneered, "Chen Ming, so you're determined to protect Lin Ping? Very well, I hope you can protect him to the end. Ignoring the Ancient God Village's plea for help and disregarding the Grand Elder's command are also grave crimes. What do you have to say about that?"

Chen Ming, unconcerned, said, "Xiao Mu, I advise you not to speak irresponsibly. You say Lin Ping ignored the Ancient God Village's plea for help, but how do you know Lin Ping ignored the plea? Lin Ping was about to set out to help Ancient God Village against the Heavenly Court invading and killing villagers."

"As for disobeying your Grand Elder's orders, does that count as a crime? What a joke! You, Grand Elder Xiao, can issue orders to Lin Ping, can't I, Grand Elder Chen, also issue orders to Lin Ping?"

"Indeed, you, Xiao Mu, ordered Lin Ping to go to Ancient God Village, but I, Chen Ming, also issued an order for him not to go to Ancient God Village."

"Xiao Mu, Lin Ping obeyed my command, what sin is there?"

Xiao Mu's expression grew increasingly gloomy with Chen Ming's words, but his tone remained calm, "Chen Ming, whether Lin Ping is guilty is not determined by your casual remark."

"This person ignored the Ancient God Village's plea for help, resulting in continuous deaths of Mutated Beings in Ancient God Village. Ultimately, two True Realm and three Mortal Realm people were killed by the Heavenly Court."

"No matter what you say, this crime cannot be erased."

"This Grand Elder will capture Lin Ping and bring him to headquarters for questioning, leaving it to headquarters to interrogate him. Chen Ming, if you have the ability, go ahead and try to obstruct me."

Having said that, Xiao Mu's form suddenly flashed, directly leaping over the wall of Guobao Divine Monarch's authority Chen Ming raised, and reached behind Lin Ping.

With one hand stretched out, Xiao Mu directly seized Lin Ping. The authority of his position emanated from his hand and landed directly on Lin Ping.

Lin Ping, being only at the peak of the Yin God Realm, how could he withstand Xiao Mu's authoritative power? He was immediately suppressed, his body going limp, locked down by a single hand from Xiao Mu.

"Xiao Mu, how dare you apprehend Lin Ping right before this Grand Elder's eyes without consulting this Grand Elder's opinion?!" Chen Ming burst into anger, also flashing and with Guobao Divine Monarch's authority sweeping over. He stood blocking Xiao Mu once again.

"Chen Ming, Lin Ping is guilty. This Grand Elder must capture him and take him to headquarters for questioning. Why don't you step aside quickly? By obstructing this Grand Elder and sheltering Lin Ping, is it possible that you have colluded with Lin Ping in private? Were you also involved in Lin Ping's refusal to rescue Ancient God Village?" Xiao Mu said, pinning a serious accusation directly on Chen Ming.

Chen Ming, however, was not fooled, "You say this Grand Elder is guilty, does that mean this Grand Elder is guilty? Xiao Mu, you are a Grand Elder, and so am I. Plus, this Grand Elder's strength is only above yours, not below. In front of this Grand Elder, you, Xiao Mu, have no advantage whatsoever."

"Now, I command you, release Lin Ping. Even if he needs to be taken to headquarters for questioning, I, Grand Elder Chen, will get there ahead of you with more qualifications to take Lin Ping for questioning first."

"Xiao Mu, release Lin Ping, otherwise don't blame this Grand Elder for being tart with you."

Saying this, Chen Ming lowered another wall of authority.

The authority of the Guobao Divine Monarch seeped from his body, the True God Realm opened, and the power of the True God Realm filled the wall of authority, completely blocking Xiao Mu's way.

At this moment, the Telepathic Talisman in Xiao Mu's hand suddenly lit up.

This was a Fu Zhuan he left with He Jin when he left, transmitting a message.

Xiao Mu pressed the authority of the talisman, and immediately He Jin's voice came through the Fu Zhuan, "Grand Elder Xiao, something bad has happened, Zhu Yuan was killed by people from the Heavenly Court."

Xiao Mu's face darkened further, Zhu Yuan was the other leader in the Ancient God Village besides He Jin who was still alive.

The result was that shortly after he left the Ancient God Village, Zhu Yuan was killed again.

Where was Zhu Jie, who he assigned to protect the Ancient God Village, protecting the village?

And Senior Hei, also in the Ancient God Village, couldn't even stop the Heavenly Court's strong ones from entering the village to kill Zhu Yuan?

Xiao Mu's heart became anxious immediately.

The Heavenly Court could enter the village to kill Zhu Yuan; could they also enter to kill He Jin? To kill Zhu Jie? To kill ordinary villagers?

He must return quickly to protect the Ancient God Village.

Even though it's still unclear why the Heavenly Court is slaughtering villagers in the Ancient God Village, Xiao Mu cannot sit idly by while the villagers are wantonly slaughtered by the Heavenly Court.

Thinking of this, Xiao Mu, without hesitation, took Lin Ping, stepped, and the Five Elements Cloud surged from under his feet.

Xiao Mu, stepping on the Five Elements Cloud, was about to soar into the sky.

"Where do you think you're going? Want to leave? Xiao Mu, leave Lin Ping behind, otherwise, don't think about leaving!"

Chen Ming immediately blocked the path again.

Because Xiao Mu was carrying Lin Ping, his speed was actually slower than Chen Ming. With a step, the Retribution Cloud rose, enabling this person to fly ahead of Xiao Mu, cutting off his Cloud Road.

"Chen Ming, the Heavenly Court has once again attacked the Ancient God Village. The other responsible person, Zhu Yuan, was killed once more in this Heavenly Court assault."

"This Grand Elder must return immediately to the Ancient God Village to provide rescue. Quickly step aside and do not obstruct this Grand Elder from returning to the village to save people."

"Rescue? Xiao Mu, first leave Lin Ping behind." Chen Ming, not showing the slightest bit of interest in getting out of the way, coldly sneered at Xiao Mu, "This person, Lin Ping, this Grand Elder is determined to protect. Without leaving him behind, don't think of leaving."

Xiao Mu angrily said, "Lin Ping ignored the Ancient God Village's plea for help, leading to the tragic death of several Mutated Beings in the village. His crimes are grave, this Grand Elder must seize him and bring him back to headquarters for punishment. Chen Ming, how dare you protect this person?"

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