Crowned by the Treacherous Big Shot

Chapter 910 7: Inspection

The journey across the lake was surprisingly smooth.

No sooner had they set foot on the island, they were surrounded by a group of guards wielding long spears.

"They're from the Holy Temple."

Si Snake said.

Lu Yuan leisurely looked at everyone, with a slight smile on his lips: "Isn't this a coincidence? Our luck is as good as ever... isn't it?"

Chen Long: "Shall we fight?"

Meng Qianqian looked at Si Snake.

Si Snake: "I suggest we don't fight."

So, the group "obediently" surrendered and were taken to the Holy Temple.

This process was also "surprisingly" smooth.

It wasn't until they were thrown into the dungeon that Meng Lang snapped out of it.

"Wait, did we just let ourselves get caught like that? Why did they capture us?"

Si Snake: "Outsiders must undergo examination by the Holy Temple, it's the rule."

Meng Lang muttered: "What a ridiculous rule. Besides, why didn't we fight back with so many of us? Getting captured like this is really embarrassing, isn't it?"

Meng Qianqian: "Is saving face more important, or is staying alive more important?"

Meng Lang: "Both are important."

Meng Qianqian and Lu Yuan began to survey the surrounding cells, which were almost all occupied except for a few at the end.

From their attire, it was clear that none of them were islanders.

"Brother, are you also here on the island to witness the Seven Stars in a Row?"

Lu Yuan suddenly spoke to a knight across from him.

The knight lifted his eyelids disdainfully and gave Lu Yuan a glance, but said nothing.

Lu Yuan said to Meng Qian: "He is."

The knight in question: "...!!"

Meng Qianqian pondered and said: "It seems that these people are all here for the Seven Stars in a Row. Isn't this rumor supposed to be a secret? Why does it seem like the whole world knows about it all of a sudden?"

Lu Yuan sneered: "Someone must have deliberately spread the news, trying to muddy the waters."

Meng Qianqian pondered: "Who could it be?"

It shouldn't be Ayimulan; she doesn't want too many people involved in the competition for the Seven Stars in a Row, and it's unlikely to be the Holy Temple.

Their goals align; they all want to get the Holy Daughter, so naturally, they don't want anyone to compete with them.

As they spoke, a team of prison guards came to their cell.

The leader commanded harshly: "The High Priest has ordered to bring you out."

Meng Lang curiously asked: "Who is the High Priest?"

Si Snake replied: "Other than the Hall Master, the High Priest holds the highest authority."

Meng Lang: "The eternal second in command, huh."

The leader coldly replied: "Impudent! Do not disrespect the High Priest!"

Meng Lang sneered: "I'm not wrong."

Lu Yuan nonchalantly dusted off his wide sleeves, stood up, and said: "Excuse me, lead the way?"

The knight Lu Yuan had spoken to earlier sneered sarcastically: "Do you think going out is a good thing? No one who left the prison ever came back alive."

Ban Xia clutched Tan'er's hand tightly.

Tan'er boldly declared: "If they walked out alive, of course, they wouldn't come back!"

Knight: "..."

The group was led out of the cell and taken to a courtyard where a few stone pillars stood, with dry wood piled beneath each one.

As someone in charge of the Jinyi Guard, Lu Yuan immediately understood the situation.

He looked at Si Snake with amusement: "Did you receive this kind of hospitality before?"

Si Snake paused: "No."

Chen Long also noticed the implication and coldly said: "Can we act now?"

Meng Lang nodded repeatedly: "Yes, they talked about an examination, yet here we are, no examination, just brought here to be burned alive!"

At such a critical moment, fighting their way out seemed to be their only way out.

But in doing so, they might never find peace on the island again.

"Then—"

Before Si Snake could finish his words, an anxious man's voice came from not far away: "Wait—"