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Jackie’s calmness made Zeph change his perspective on him for the better. Nonetheless, he had
already accepted the money on the promise of taking Jackie out. Therefore, there was no way in hell
he would let Jackie participate in the test nor let him leave this place alive.
Zeph laughed coldly and turned to face the crowd. “Of course not! The reason I’m not allowing you to
participate in the test is that you’re a spy sent by the Muddled Origin Clan.”
A collective gasp escaped from the crowd’s lips as they turned to look at Jackie with suspicions in their
eyes. The fact that the accuser was Zeph made the accusation extremely believable. After all, why
would someone of his status in the Dual Sovereign Pavilion lie about such a thing? What benefit could
he possibly gain from doing so?
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAmbrose had no idea whether what Zeph said was true but he had always been the kind to play devil’s
advocate to whatever position he held. He sneaked a glance at Jackie and was similarly impressed by
his calmness. ‘If he’s really a spy, he’s definitely not your average run-of-the-mill spy,’ he thought with a
faint smile.
He was originally standing next to Elder Lee but moved to be closer to Jackie. Then he turned to Zeph
and said, “You say he’s a spy from the Muddled Origin Clan? I wonder where you get your intel from.
Surely the Muddled Origin Clan would have done everything in their power to keep the identities of their
spy a secret.”
Although Zeph was not surprised that Ambrose would choose to go against him, his face still darkened
nonetheless. “I wouldn’t have accused him without showing any proof. As a person who pledged their
loyalty to the Dual Sovereign Pavilion, I would not allow any harm to come to it. Therefore, we must not
allow him to participate in the test,” he said while still facing the crowd. Ambrose smiled nonchalantly at
what he said while still keeping his eyes focused on Jackie whose expression never changed.
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Jackie stared icily at Zeph. Before coming, it had crossed his mind that Warren might send someone to
come after him but he never expected that person to be someone from the Dual Sovereign Pavilion.”
And what is this proof you speak of? You said that someone reported me to you. How do we know for
sure that person is a reliable source? Besides, why would the Muddled Origin Clan send an initial stage
of innate level spy? What is their motive? It’s not as if I can influence the outcome of the battle or
uncover the sect’s confidential information.“
Accusing Jackie of being a spy was the perfect solution to Zeph’s problem. This way he not only
prevented him from ever joining the Dual Sovereign Pavilion but also turned the crowd against him. No
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmone would have come to his rescue as they would be punished too if they were found to be associated
with a spy.
Once someone has been accused of being a spy, the onus falls on them to prove their innocence.
Jackie clearly understood that it would be difficult for him to prove his innocence and this was exactly
what Zeph was banking on. Unless he possessed some extraordinary abilities, there was no way in hell
Jackie would be able to disassociate the word spy from his name.
However, his calmness made everyone think twice. After some careful consideration, they discovered
Jackie’s word to be logical as to why would the Muddled Origin Clan send an initial stage of innate level
to spy on the Dual Sovereign Pavilion? It would take a long while for a fighter this level to rise up to the
ranks of an internal disciple even if he successfully joined the Dual Sovereign Pavilion and only those
of the ranks of internal discipline would have access to slightly more useful information or be of help to
the higher-ups.
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