Mu Jinyu subtly mentioned Xiang Mantang in his words, his gaze froze, and he continued:

"I know that there is a lot of controversy and debate online regarding me and Xiang Mantang. Many people have labeled my good brother Xiang Mantang as the Destroyer of Worlds who wants to annihilate all of humanity..."

"And because of this, I deliberately started a live broadcast this afternoon to explain the matter, though it's not really an explanation. It's just to reveal the head and tail of the truth that has been cut out from the documents circulating online..."

As he said this, he paused, his face expressionless but speaking earnestly: "That's right, much of the information and evidence circulating online is true. The demonic turmoil and the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons were indeed released by Xiang Mantang..."

As soon as he finished that sentence, it instantly set off the entire internet.

Although comments and discussions were disabled during this live broadcast, people were still able to discuss it in chat groups and forums. As Mu Jinyu admitted that the dark turmoil was caused by Xiang Mantang, a group of people began to curse angrily.

But soon, these arguments ceased abruptly because Mu Jinyu continued speaking, making everyone focus attentively again.

Mu Jinyu's expression darkened slightly as he said, "Although the dark turmoil was caused by Xiang Mantang, his original intent was not as widely spread online—to destroy all humanity. He didn't know it would lead to such consequences. This is a distortion of the earliest documents and evidence that were maliciously cut off..."

Upon hearing Mu Jinyu's words, everyone's hearts were moved, and they listened intently to his account, wanting to know what the original purpose of Xiang Mantang's journey to the Mesopotamian ruins was that led to the dark turmoil?

However, Mu Jinyu did not quell everyone's curiosity about what Xiang Mantang's original purpose was. Instead, he took out numerous medals and relevant documents.

Everyone watched Mu Jinyu's actions, curious about what he intended to do.

Mu Jinyu took out these medals and documents, then carefully held them in front of the camera for a while before saying: "Here, there are a total of twenty-one first-class merit medals, thirty-three second-class merit medals, and as for the third-class merit medals, they are countless..."

He paused again, then smiled happily: "People who are unclear or haven't looked closely just now would surely think these medals are mine, but actually... they aren't. I've never served in the military... so all these medals were earned by my good brother Xiang Mantang at the cost of his life!"

Upon hearing Mu Jinyu's words, everyone watching felt an immense shock from within their hearts!

It's well-known that first-class merits are generally awarded to soldiers who have made great contributions and sacrifices.

There are very few living soldiers who have earned a first-class merit; such people are highly respected!

Indeed, it's because of their burdens that everyone else can enjoy peaceful times in the rear...

And Xiang Mantang, a single person, received twenty-one first-class merit medals!

This essentially means Xiang Mantang faced death at the Ghost Gate at least twenty-one times after joining the military...

He nearly lost his life twenty-one times!

And that's not counting the thirty-three second-class merits and the countless third-class merits he established...

Would such a man really be as the internet portrayed him, as a maniac set on destroying all humanity?

For the first time, people began to waver in their thoughts.

Of course, the world is never short of critics and fools. They continued to speak out in major forums, claiming these medals were fake and fabricated by Mu Jinyu to whitewash Xiang Mantang!

Mu Jinyu seemed to know this as well, and after casually displaying the medals and documents on camera once, he knew people might not have seen them clearly or would still doubt their authenticity. So, he picked up the medals and relevant documents once again, placing them in front of the camera for the audience to scrutinize carefully...

"I know some people will insist that I'm lying or that these medals were specially made to exonerate Xiang Mantang, but actually, these medals and related documents were awarded many years ago. If you look closely, you'll see..."

Upon hearing this, people instinctively held their breath, widened their eyes, and leaned closer to the screen to examine each medal and document carefully...

Indeed, the awarding documents for the medals state that the awardee is not Mu Jinyu but Xiang Mantang. The awards were given at various times, with some first-class merits awarded a few years ago, and the earliest ones going back ten years...

The related documents also detail the costs Xiang Mantang paid each time he received a first-class or second-class merit!

With just a few lines, one could sense the despair from the depths of one's heart, clearly understanding how dangerous the events were at the time, yet Xiang Mantang survived and received a first-class merit medal!

Those who outrightly criticized Mu Jinyu and Xiang Mantang were utterly dumbfounded, speechless.

And those who already had a favorable view of Mu Jinyu and speculated that any good brother of Mu Jinyu's like Xiang Mantang must be decent in character were deeply moved by genuine shock!

Mu Jinyu put away the medals, carefully setting them aside, and continued: "After enlisting, Xiang Mantang has spent ten years risking his life in various war zones, achieving countless military feats. In the following years, he joined the Dragon King Hall, and at the time, his rank was second only to the Dragon King. When Old Dragon King was preparing to retire, he had a chance to vie for the position of Dragon King, though ultimately it fell to me..."

"I say all this not to boast about myself but to point out that someone like Xiang Mantang, who earned so many first-class merits for the country, would not suddenly become insane and aim to destroy all humanity?"

Upon hearing Mu Jinyu's words, everyone watching the live broadcast was left in silent contemplation.

They felt that if Mu Jinyu wasn't lying and Xiang Mantang indeed achieved such military accomplishments during his service, and even once contended for the Dragon King position in the Dragon King Hall, then his character should not be in question.

After all, people already know how difficult it is to join the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow and even more so to join the Dragon King Hall.

But if that's the case, then why did Xiang Mantang go to the Mesopotamian ruins and trigger the dark turmoil?

Everyone's minds suddenly revisited the topic Mu Jinyu had previously touched upon.

At this point, Mu Jinyu no longer shifted the topic. He directly pointed to the screen behind him and instructed Mu Hongchen to release the photos and footage, then continued:

"I know everyone is very curious right now. Since Xiang Mantang earned so many first-class and second-class merits, why did he go to the Mesopotamian ruins and caused the dark turmoil?"

"Don't worry, I'll now explain the beginning and the truth of the matter..."

With that, Mu Hongchen pulled up the footage to play.

The people sitting in front of their screens watched the footage with Mu Jinyu.

The footage was somewhat blurry, seemingly from surveillance footage.

In the footage, Xiang Mantang, whose face was known to the public, paced anxiously outside the emergency room.

Viewer confusion arose, unsure why Mu Jinyu showed this surveillance footage.

Then the red light of the emergency room turned off, the door opened, and a group of doctors shook their heads at Xiang Mantang. Subsequently, Xiang Mantang rushed into the emergency room.

The picture flipped to surveillance footage inside the emergency room, showing Mu Jinyu lying quietly on a hospital bed, his face pale, seemingly asleep, yet also appearing lifeless...

Everyone who saw this scene felt a jolt, vaguely realizing something.

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