Beginning Of Multiverse Saga-Chapter 126: Creating The Trap

Sharky quickly rejected this thought. If Diana’s insider was Cheng Xiong, then she definitely wouldn’t have told him in this manner.

Diana had an ambiguous smile on her face. She asked another question in return. "Tell me, if the emperor puts you in charge of the investigation, then doesn’t that mean he is already suspecting someone? Who else could this suspect be?"

Sharky suddenly realized something. Suspects passed over his mind one after another.

Zhuxie Chixin? No, he was the emperor’s trusted aide for many years. Even if the emperor suspected him, he wouldn’t do it so directly?

His own eunuchs? That didn’t seem right either. If he really suspected them, then he could just have them tortured for a confession. There is no need to put a golden token envoy like me in charge.

That means there are only the imperial guard generals left... 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

If he was still confused at first, once he learned that Cheng Xiong was part of King George’s faction, many of his doubts disappeared.

"It is Cheng Xiong!" Sharky blurted out.

Diana nodded, looking like she was proud of him. "Indeed. Because of successive generations of inheritance, King George’s strength in the military is extremely great, not only in the local armies but even in the imperial palace. If you were the emperor, would you feel relieved leaving a vital position like the Left Guard General to someone under King George’s faction?"

"Of course not." Sharky became excited as well. He continued off of her analysis, "We’ve found out that the assassins are related to King George... Actually even if the assassins were unrelated to King George, the emperor would never let such a good chance go. He will use this chance to shift the blame onto King George and use this as an excuse to purge King George’s faction."

No wonder Diana was so confident. It didn’t matter at all if she was exposed, because she was sure that the emperor would still act according to their plans.

They could use this good chance to cut off King George’s wings. This wasn’t a conspiracy, but rather an overt plot! That was why she didn’t care about being exposed at all.

He pecked on Diana’s lips, "You are really brilliant, my love."

"Your praise is too kind, but I loved it," Diana was full of delight.

"Then what should I do now?" Sharky asked. With a queen like Diana on his side, he didn’t have to waste his own brainpower.

Diana thought for a bit. Her beautiful face became rather serious while deep in thought.

A while later, she said, "You should pay Zhuxie Chixin a visit first. As the leader of the Justice Envoy, he naturally has a duty to act when his subordinates are being bullied. Furthermore, he is the emperor’s trusted aide, so he will help the emperor get rid of Cheng Xiong, so he will naturally be a huge help."

"However, there is a problem. That man has always been mistrustful, so you should be ready for his questioning before you meet him. Once you get him on your side, you should..."

Sharky was feeling hard-pressed, but after hearing her meticulous analysis, everything became much clearer. He sighed in admiration. "Whoever marries you in the future will have an awesome wife!"

Diana said, "Why do I need to marry anyone? I will only marry you."

Sharky leaned once again and gave a kiss on her lips, "Good, I appreciate your understanding."

———

Sharky left to seek out Zhuxie Chixin. After his conflict with Cheng Xiong, as an Justice Envoy, he obviously had to complain to his boss about it. He headed to the Justice Envoy’s government office.

The Justice Envoy had their own place to work in the imperial palace.

Zhuxie Chixin already rushed over when he heard the news. He listened to his subordinates complain about Cheng Xiong with a sullen face.

It was always the Justice Envoy who investigated others, yet they were the ones who were being investigated today. They felt incredibly wronged.

He waved his hand towards Sharky when he saw Sharky arrive. "Eleven, come with me. The others, return to your posts. I will personally deal with today’s matters."

Sharky followed him upstairs. This was where he dealt with administrative work.

Zhuxie Chixin slowly sat down on his chair and gestured for Sharky to sit down as well. Then, he said, "You and Cheng Xiong have a grudge between you?"

Sharky shook his head. "I only met him these past few days. How can there be a grudge?"

"Then why is he so determined to scheme against you?" Zhuxie Chixin was confused. With his ability to discern judgments, he could obviously tell that Sharky was Cheng Xiong’s objective.

Sharky pretended to hesitate for a moment, and then he said, "I suspect that he has already guessed at what I am investigating. That is why he wanted to make the first move."

"You are saying that he was the one who leaked out information regarding his majesty’s absence?" Zhuxie Chixin calmly looked at him. There was nothing visible from his expression.

Sharky shook his head. "I have no proof, but this seems to be the only possibility."

Zhuxie Chixin shook his head. "No, there is one other possibility. That Cheng Xiong’s suspicions aren’t wrong and that you did collude with the assassins."

His expression became incredibly sharp the moment he finished speaking. His aura immediately enveloped Sharky’s entire body.

But Sharky didn’t feel terrified from it, he calmly replied, "What are you saying? I do not understand."

But he didn’t know, although he bravely stood there, he would get repercussions soon colliding with the grandmaster aura.

Zhuxie Chixin sneered. His voice was incredibly sinister. "I’ve already investigated this on my own. Cheng Xiong did not suspect you without reason. That day, there were two golden token envoys who left the palace gates. However, I know fully well that the other golden token envoys had their missions, so there was no way they would appear in the palace."

Sharky without any hesitation, he lied, "I’m being wronged here! That’s the one-sided testimony of those palace guards, and they are Cheng Xiong’s subordinates. Wouldn’t they say anything Cheng Xiong told them to say?"

"Is that so?" Zhuxie Chixin stared at him. "It’s not difficult for us to prove whether you are being wronged or not. Hand over all of your uniforms for me to inspect. Every single Justice Envoy uniform is special, and their use is strictly recorded. They cannot be imitated through outsider methods."

"Okay, if the truth is revealed by just bringing out my uniform for the chief commander to see." Since he had already met Snow the previous night, he took back the Uniform.

Zhuxie Chixin slowly nodded when he saw Sharky bring out the uniforms one after another. "You were issued eight sets of uniforms last time, four for winter, four for summer. You’ve brought out eight sets. Good."

He was still a bit worried and examined this uniform. It was indeed the golden token envoy uniform. These uniforms were specially crafted with many secret markings that not even the golden token envoy could know about. That was why no one could imitate them.

He thus smiled and said, "I was just going to say that there was no way you could have been colluding with the assassins. It was definitely Cheng Xiong who was trying to frame you."

Sharky said with a smile, "It is natural for you. We indeed cannot let any point of suspicion go. I’ve learned quite a bit from this matter."

Zhuxie Chixin’s expression became more gentle. "It looks like Cheng Xiong is trying to frame you. Brother Sharky, is there anything you need help with? I will help you out."

Since he suspected the other party just now, he obviously needed to ease the relationship a bit. This kid is a smart person, so he should be able to tell what to do.

Sharky nodded and said, "Thank you! There really are some matters I need your help with."

"Please speak freely." Zhuxie Chixin’s expression eased even more. He remembered what he shared with Sharky in private, so he definitely didn’t want to tarnish this friendship.

"I wanted to ask you to help me keep an eye on Cheng Xiong and his clan. I wish to know everything about him in detail." Sharky wanted to take down Cheng Xiong, but he didn’t know enough about this person. He needed to investigate a bit first and then see if there were any areas he could make use of.

He was already overloaded from his roles as an Justice Envoy and the crown prince’s palace manager, how could he have the extra time to pay attention to that side? He could only seek out the help of others.

Unfortunately, even though he was a golden token envoy, it was only a nominal position. The emperor didn’t actually assign him any subordinates, so he could only ask Zhuxie Chixin for help.

"That’s not an issue at all. Keeping an eye on someone is the Justice Envoy’s specialty. We will send a silver token envoy and some subordinates to take care of this matter." Zhuxie Chixin immediately agreed.

This wasn’t anything too hard, and doing so would easily improve their relationship. Furthermore, if he really did find out something, then his majesty would consider it his contribution as well, so everything worked out.

Sharky’s smile immediately vanished when he left the Justice House. He was angry on both the Zhuxie Chixin and Cheng Xiong.

He was waiting to become strong or find his Watchhard DNA, then he will show them.

Or at least entered in the Master Realm, so he can control his alien powers freely.

He was so tired that, just when he opened the door of his manor, seeing Diana standing there, he fell on her.

So big... so soft...

He felt like he fell into a warm embrace. There was a nice smell, and then he heard a cry of alarm. Then, he didn’t remember anything else.

———

Diana was resting in the room. When she heard the noise outside, she knew that Sharky returned.

She quickly comes out to check on him, then she notices Sharky was not walking properly.

Why would he be injured though? To the extent where even his steps would become unstable?

Her expression became serious. She thought Zhuxie Chixin did something to him.

She couldn’t sit still any longer when she thought of this. She quickly rushed out to greet him. After all, Sharky was his lover.

Yet when she opened the door, he fell right into her arms, his face falling straight into her soft chest.

Diana noticed he had taken off his mask before falling on her. She gently picked him up and brought him to bed.

Killing intent flashed towards the Emperor and Zhuxie Chuxin, when she saw he was looking injured.

She had even wanted to go now and fight for her lover.

After Sharky woke up, he noticed that he was lying on his bed. Diana is also lying there in his embrace.

She was looking towards him, with a worried and careful expression. Noticing he was awake, she sighed with relief.

"Hubby, are you okay? How did you get injured?" She asked, looking at him.

"No, I was not injured, I was just tired, and came back to sleep, and when I noticed you on the gate, I didn’t have powers to go on the bed, and fell on you." He explained.

"Oh," Diana nodded, but she was also checking his body through her Ki. She wanted to know if he was completely fine or not.

Realizing he was fine, she asked, "So, what happened to your plan? Did Zhuxie Chuxin believe in you?"

"Yes, he believes in me. Now, everything is solved," Sharky replied.

"But I believe it is not solved here," Diana replied.

"Why?" Sharky asked back.

"Because, I have an intuition, that Cheng Xiong will also do something about telling you your soul is injured. And since, your soul is fine, this will create a problem for you," Diana explained.

Sharky was shocked to know that even lying that his soul is injured for Five Aggregates Root was also going to testify.

He asked her, "Did you have any technique, which will show my soul is injured."

"No, there was no technique. And even if there is any technique, you can only cultivate after becoming master rank," Diana explained.

"Only masters can forge their souls?" Sharky wasn’t willing to give up.

"Of course." Diana said. "The first to ninth rank are for tempering the body. Only when the body is strong enough can it support a more powerful soul. Cultivation is like setting sail in a sea of bitterness. The stronger the body, the steadier the boat, so it won’t be torn apart by the tempest. Once the soul is fortified, then there will be a helm and a sail, allowing you to traverse this sea faster..."

Sharky didn’t really know what she was saying, but it sounded pretty awesome. He asked, "Has anyone crossed this sea of bitterness?"