Because he couldn't stand Tang Wulin sleeping during the ceremony, he had secretly stimulated him while he slept, leading to the scene just now.
However, Arthur did not say it directly.
He took a step forward and spoke with an angry tone: "Your Majesty, there is something you may not know. We encountered Evil Soul Masters on our way to Star Luo City."
"Because of that, everyone has been on high alert, constantly watching their surroundings."
He glanced around: "In my opinion, there must be an Evil Soul Master hiding here. Tang Wulin must have been targeted by an Evil Soul Master just now. Being stimulated like that, his instinctive reaction was to take a combat stance. Any Soul Master who has experienced actual combat would have made a similar move."
Wu Zhangkong immediately followed up: "Yes, Your Majesty. Tang Wulin was responsible for guarding the rear during the soul tool train attack a few days ago, which took a great toll on his mental state. Having to wake up early for the ceremony today, it's inevitable that he would be exhausted."
Arthur continued to play along: "To be able to perfectly grasp the timing at a national ceremony and create chaos in this manner—if it wasn't an Evil Soul Master, it must be someone with ulterior motives. Their goal, I fear, was to make the Douluo Delegation lose their composure in front of the Star Luo Imperial Palace, or even to cast suspicion on them for having thoughts of assassination."
Dai Tianling was stunned. What did he mean by "something he may not know"? Was he hinting at him, or was he really hinting at him?
Behind him, Dai Yuner stopped giggling. How had she become an Evil Soul Master?
Dai Tianling's gaze darkened as he whispered to the captain of the guards beside him: "Investigate."
The captain of the guards bowed in response and waved his hand. Several guards in black uniforms instantly vanished into the crowd.
"Your Majesty, there's no need for such trouble." Arthur raised his left hand, and his Martial Soul Domain slowly expanded.
A thread visible to the naked eye extended from Tang Wulin's body.
"An attack will always leave traces, especially since it happened so recently."
"This thread is the trace left behind when that Evil Soul Master influenced Tang Wulin."
Dai Tianling watched this scene in astonishment, his gaze toward Arthur changing repeatedly.
A Domain of Spiritual Power!
It was simply incredible; it was the first time he had ever seen such a thing.
To actually manifest mental threads so clearly and concretely.
It was an extremely thin silver-white light, extending from between Tang Wulin's brows and trembling slightly in the air as if it were alive.
"This is... the trace of Mental Interference?" Dai Tianling said in a heavy voice.
Arthur nodded: "Correct. The opponent used Mental Interference to stimulate Tang Wulin just as the ceremonial cannons roared, causing him to hallucinate, which led to what happened just now."
He raised his hand and gave a gentle pinch. The silver-white thread suddenly pulled taut, and the other end swayed slightly.
Finally, it revealed itself.
The one connected to the other end was none other than Dai Yuner.
At this moment, her face was pale, and she stood there at a loss, facing the gazes cast by everyone around her.
That's just how bratty girls are.
They are lawless and disregard consequences when doing something bad.
But when they are caught, they cry miserably and act as if they are the most aggrieved ones.
"How is that possible? The Princess is an Evil Soul Master?"
"Shut up! Do you want to die?"
The surrounding guards exclaimed.
"I, I... I'm not..." Dai Yuner hurriedly denied, her eyes reddening as she was about to burst into tears.
Dai Tianling suddenly realized.
This was indeed something his daughter would do.
Relying on the Spiritual Power advantage of her Spirit Eyes Martial Soul, she loved playing pranks the most, but she never considered the importance of the occasion.
Damn it, he had actually been led astray by Arthur's "Evil Soul Master" rhetoric just now and hadn't even thought about his own daughter.
How was he supposed to end this now?
The exclamations around them continued. The guards looked at each other, unable to believe that the Princess of Star Luo could be associated with "Evil Soul Master methods."
Dai Yuner's tears were already falling. Her small shoulders twitched as she stomped her feet in grievance: "I didn't! I only used..."
Dai Tianling's expression changed, and he immediately knocked his daughter unconscious.
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