First Summoner

Shen Ce's expression changed, and he clenched his fists. He turned his head and stared at Old Qiu fiercely: "You did it on purpose. No, both you and your servant did not tell the truth on purpose, just to give them some time alone."

Upon hearing this, Mr. Qiu's face darkened.

He sneered and said, "District Master Shen, I haven't said that you deliberately framed our Lord, but you put the blame on me and our Lord. Do you have any shame?"

Shen Ce was so angry that his chest felt stuffy and he almost couldn't breathe. He waved his sleeves fiercely and decided not to talk to Mr. Qiu anymore, because he knew that saying more would be useless.

It is better to remain silent than to waste your breath.

Shen Ce picked up the District Nine Token again and carefully placed it in the depression of the arch.

This time, he checked it extra carefully and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that there was nothing abnormal.

He said grimly, "Let's go!"

"Yes, District Master!" the subordinates responded in unison.

And naturally, Mr. Qiu followed closely behind them.

Shen Ce noticed what Elder Qiu was doing and narrowed his eyes. Before he could say anything, he heard Elder Qiu say, "Why? Do you still want to chase me away?"

There was a hint of contempt in Mr. Qiu's tone, which was calm.

If it weren't for the order from the Lord, it would be too naive for Shen Ce, a mere lord of District Thirteen, to act arrogantly in front of him.

In order to consider the overall situation, Shen Ce allowed Mr. Qiu to follow.

He was very anxious at the moment. He wanted to know the whereabouts of His Highness and whether those old ministers had any thoughts of betrayal.

...

Three days later, District 9.

Inside the Colosseum, everyone coming and going was wearing cloaks and masks, looking extremely mysterious.

The auditorium gradually filled up with people.

On the arena, a huge iron cage stood in the middle. Inside the cage, a huge bone-breaking spider was imprisoned. The spider was black and white, which looked very strange. Its eight long legs were extremely sharp, flashing with cold light, as if ready to tear the enemy apart at any time.

What’s even more bizarre is that its eyes are emitting turbid black air.

Everyone began to point and talk at the arena.

"Is this the Broken Bone Spider that swallowed the black water? I remember that some time ago, its strength level was still very low. Now the aura of power it exudes is so strong. It should have been upgraded by several levels, right?!"

"Yes, this black water is really a treasure!"

"What good treasure? Haven't you heard that many practitioners died in District 13 and District 2 because of the black water?"

"That's wrong. There are also cultivators who became powerful because of Black Water. Haven't you heard of Fang Zuo from the second district?"

"Fang Zuo? Of course I've heard of him. He was the first person to successfully use black water for his own benefit. That's why he was qualified to be invited to District One."

"The person who will fight the Broken Bone Spider later is said to be a person who has successfully taken black water and become stronger. His name is Shi Gang."

"I know that Shi Gang is the follower of Shen Ke. Haha, I heard that Shi Gang was one of Shen Ke's fiancés. However, he fell in love with another woman, so Shen Ke dumped him!"

"I've never heard of this. Isn't Shen Ke's current fiancé Shen Ce, the deputy district chief of District 13?"

"..."

Everyone was talking about it.

And in the best audience seats, there was a slightly thin figure. She was wearing a black cloak and a pure white mask.

All around her were powerful people with restrained auras.

The man sitting next to her was also wearing the same cloak, but he was wearing a demon mask and his eyes were dark and unclear.

Suddenly, the woman raised her hand and placed it on the back of the man's hand, sighing helplessly: "Ace, are you still blaming me for acting on my own?"

The man frowned and tried to pull his hand back, but the woman held it tightly.

"Ace."

Her tone seemed a little annoyed.

For a moment, the strong men sitting around stared at Shen Ce's back with sharp eyes.

Shen Ce frowned. He felt extremely uncomfortable in his stomach, as if he was particularly nauseous.

He pursed his lips, "Your Highness, I don't blame you."

The woman said gently, "Ace, if Uncle Zeng and the others hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have known that you were deceived by someone pretending to be me. Uncle Zeng and the others are doing this for your own good, so don't be angry with them, okay?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Ce responded with a "OK".

Uncle Zeng, who was sitting next to him, was wearing a fang mask. He spoke slowly, his voice hoarse and steady: "Cer, not just any cat or dog can pretend to be His Highness, you should understand. His Highness has known us for more than 30 years, how could we not tell the difference? On the contrary, you, who have only known someone for a few days, have determined that the other person is the real His Highness, which is too ridiculous."

"Uncle Zeng, you've scolded A Ce many times these days. Just forgive him today and let him watch a beast fight happily." The woman spoke in a resentful tone, acting coquettishly with familiarity.

After a pause, she curled her lips and smiled, "Besides, Shi Gang specially invited us here today."

When Shen Ce heard their conversation, he felt a strong sense of discomfort.

He dropped his eyes.

Could it be that they really weren't betraying him? Instead, they believed that the current Shen Ke was the real prince?

The woman noticed that Shen Ce was in a bad mood. Her eyes narrowed slightly, and then a hint of contempt appeared at the corners of her lips under the mask.

She forced her fingers intertwined with his.

She said with some hurt: "Ace, we have known each other for more than 30 years, do you really not trust me?"

"You don't have to think too much." Shen Ce tried to break free from her hand, but she held him very tightly, so he could only let her go.

The woman asked in a dejected tone, "Have you fallen in love with someone else? Just like Shi Gang fell in love with another woman and then cancelled the engagement with me?"

Shen Ce said firmly: "No, because I have always belonged to His Highness."

Your Highness?

The woman realized the difference in his address and her expression turned a little colder.

She leaned her head on his shoulder, "Ace, I like you very much."

Shen Ce had no expression on his face: "Yeah."

They both have their own thoughts.

At the same time, somewhere in the Colosseum's auditorium, two people wearing cloaks and the same purple masks slowly took their seats.

"The scent of black water is very strong." A male voice sounded.

The girl wearing a purple mask looked up at the Broken Bone Spider on the arena, and then said, "The consciousness of this Broken Bone Spider is being eroded. It will probably not be long before it becomes the nourishment of the black water."

He chuckled and said, "Ayan, you looked really carefully. Do you want to bet on when it will turn into a pool of black water?"

The girl looked at him sideways: "What are you betting on?"

"Just a kiss."

"not good."

"Why?" he asked somewhat resentfully.

The girl said indifferently: "I lost, it was a kiss, I won, it was also a kiss, what's the difference?"

He sighed softly, "What a pity, you saw through it."

Girl: “…” She’s not stupid.