The Soldier's Unsurpassable Honor novel Chapter 1950

Fane's calmness made Zeph change his perspective on him for the better. Nonetheless, he had already accepted the money on the promise of taking Fane out. Therefore, there was no way in hell he would let Fane participate in the test nor let him leave this place alive.

Zeph laughed coldly and turned to face the crowd. "Of course not! The reason I'm not allowing you to participate in the test is that you’re a spy sent by the Muddled Origin Clan.”

A collective gasp escaped from the crowd's lips as they turned to look at Fane with suspicions in their eyes. The fact that the accuser was Zeph made the accusation extremely believable. After all, why would someone of his status in the Dual Sovereign Pavilion lie about such a thing? What benefit could he possibly gain from doing so?

Ambrose had no idea whether what Zeph said was true but he had always been the kind to play devil's advocate to whatever position he held. He sneaked a glance at Fane and was similarly impressed by his calmness. 'If he's really a spy, he's definitely not your average run-of-the-mill spy,’ he thought with a faint smile.

He was originally standing next to Elder Lee but moved to be closer to Fane. Then he turned to Zeph and said, "You say he's a spy from the Muddled Origin Clan? I wonder where you get your intel from. Surely the Muddled Origin Clan would have done everything in their power to keep the identities of their spy a secret."

Although Zeph was not surprised that Ambrose would choose to go against him, his face still darkened nonetheless. "I wouldn't have accused him without showing any proof. As a person who pledged their loyalty to the Dual Sovereign Pavilion, I would not allow any harm to come to it. Therefore, we must not allow him to participate in the test," he said while still facing the crowd. Ambrose smiled nonchalantly at what he said while still keeping his eyes focused on Fane whose expression never changed.

Fane stared icily at Zeph. Before coming, it had crossed his mind that Warren might send someone to come after him but he never expected that person to be someone from the Dual Sovereign Pavilion. "And what is this proof you speak of? You said that someone reported me to you. How do we know for sure that person is a reliable source? Besides, why would the Muddled Origin Clan send an initial stage of innate level spy? What is their motive? It's not as if I can influence the outcome of the battle or uncover the pavilion's confidential information."

Accusing Fane of being a spy was the perfect solution to Zeph's problem. This way he not only prevented him from ever joining the Dual Sovereign Pavilion but also turned the crowd against him. No one would have come to his rescue as they would be punished too if they were found to be associated with a spy.

Once someone has been accused of being a spy, the onus falls on them to prove their innocence. Fane clearly understood that it would be difficult for him to prove his innocence and this was exactly what Zeph was banking on. Unless he possessed some extraordinary abilities, there was no way in hell Fane would be able to disassociate the word spy from his name.

However, his calmness made everyone think twice. After some careful consideration, they discovered Fane's word to be logical as to why would the Muddled Origin Clan send an initial stage of innate level to spy on the Dual Sovereign Pavilion? It would take a long while for a fighter this level to rise up to the ranks of an internal disciple even if he successfully join the Dual Sovereign Pavilion and only those of the ranks of internal discipline would have access to slightly more useful information or be of help to the higher-ups.