Master Moran's interrogation of the suspects was relatively gentle; he did not immediately resort to soul-searching.
When asked, the first person claimed ignorance, but when the second person said the same, Feng Jun directly spoke up, "This person is lying!"
Since there was deceit, a soul-search was warranted. Master Moran didn't question Feng Jun's judgement and immediately arranged for a specialist to perform the soul-search.
Unexpectedly, this Golden Core Initial Stage cultivator was quite resilient. The anti-soul-search restriction in his mind activated, rendering him an imbecile.
Surprised, Master Moran remarked, "The Duanmu Family is indeed formidable, daring to impose restrictions on the mind of a Golden Core cultivator."
The Golden Core stage is a respectable combat strength on the Tianqin Plane. The Duanmu Family, with only two Nascent Soul True Immortals, imposing restrictions on Golden Core cultivators seems somewhat reckless.
