A few seconds later, the Nine Heaven Emperor stared at Grunt and asked, "Grunt, is what you are saying true?"

The Nine Heaven Emperor respected the Ghost Valley Sage and refused to believe that he would have anything to do with the lawless Darryl.

Grunt scratched his head; there was hesitation all over his face. It was just a guess, and he did not have any evidence. Suddenly, he began to panic. If he could not show any evidence, they would say he had lied to the Emperor.

"Your Majesty!" an official said just as Grunt was about to pull his hair out. "Yesterday, I saw the Immortal Venerable Balman scolding a female disciple of his. So, out of curiosity, I asked him what was going on. He tried to evade the question, but I managed to gather some information from other sources.

"They said that the Immortal Venerable Balman went to visit the Ghost Sage Valley and his female disciple had a run-in with the Ghost Sage Valley's attendant, so that was why he was punishing her.

"As you all