jdhmnovel Chapter 308 Sophistry
Chapter 308 Sophistry
Just as Jiao Xuan turned around, his tail accidentally knocked down the screen behind him.
Fortunately, he was quick-witted and managed to grab the screen when it was only halfway down and put it back in place.
Then he left with a sly grin.
The scene ended, Bai Yaoyao made a hand gesture, and the scene instantly returned to the scene where the screen fell down.
Chen Yingjie next to him pointed to the lower left corner of the screen and said, "Please look here! Elder Jiao Xuan accidentally knocked the screen over. When he was trying to straighten it up, a scale on his body got stuck in the gap between the legs of the screen..."
At this time, the great elder Cyber also spread out his hand, revealing half of a fish scale that was shining with a lake blue luster.
"This was given to me by the Saint earlier. She said it was found in a side hall. We originally wanted to investigate within the clan one by one, but we didn't expect that the truth had been revealed in the afternoon!"
Cyber stared at Jiao Xuan with a hawk-like gaze, "Third Elder! Do you have anything else to say?"
Jiao Xuan opened her mouth several times, but found that she had no room for explanation at all.
But it was not his style to just wait for death.
So he could only be tough to the end, raised his head, and put on an expression of inexplicable grief and anger, "It's not me! This is all slander! Canglan must want to get rid of the crime, so he teamed up with these outsiders to use a sleight of hand! Please investigate, Great Elder!"
"You!" Canghai couldn't help but get a little angry when he saw him like this, "My brother is still in the sea prison! How could he collude with them! Now the evidence is out in the open! You still want to quibble, do you think everyone else is a fool?!"
Jiao Xuan sneered, "Maybe they had discussed it in advance! Anyway, I..."
"Enough!" Sai Bo interrupted him with a loud shout, "Whether it is true or not, let's check it out! Canghai!"
"exist!"
"Check the Third Elder's entire body to see if any scales are broken or fallen off!"
"Yes!"
Canghai received the words from the great elder as if he had received an order. He rushed to Jiaoxuan and prepared to check.
"go away!"
Jiao Xuan struggled desperately, but Cyber snorted coldly and tied her up with a flowing rope, preventing her from struggling any further.
"found it!"
Canghai's voice was filled with joy, "Great Elder! Second Elder! Saint! Please look!"
Everyone looked in the direction he pointed, and saw only half a scale on Jiaoxuan's tail.
And the cross-section exactly matches the half scale in Elder Cyber's hand!
"What else do you have to say now!" Canghai barely suppressed his excitement and didn't show it on his face. After all, the third elder was actually a traitor in the clan, which was not a happy thing.
But he finally helped his brother clear his name, how could he not be happy!
"Hmph! You're just trying to accuse me!" Jiao Xuan closed her eyes and said no more, but she was thinking about how to escape in her mind.
"Jiao Xuan! You really disappoint me! You still want to quibble after all this?" Seeing his appearance, Cyber's face was full of dejection, "Why on earth did you do this!"
Jiao Xuan opened his eyes, his eyes were frighteningly bright, he looked at Cyber sarcastically, "Great Elder! I have always followed your lead. You have always wanted to drive away the foreign immortals and restore the Mirage Sea to peace. Didn't I do this for you?"
"You...what nonsense are you talking about?!"
If Cyber was just disappointed with Jiao Xuan just now, he was now shocked and unbelievable!
"When did I ask you to do this?"
Jiao Xuan's gaze swept calmly over the second elder Solo, who had been silent since entering the room, and then fell on Cyber again.
"Great Elder! Sealing off the Mirage Sea has been your lifelong wish, and I am merely your pawn. Now that things have come to this, even if you don't want to admit it, then let me take the blame alone!"
Jiao Xuan said this with such righteousness that several bystanders who were just watching the show couldn't help but turn their eyes to Cyber.
"You...you!" Cyber was an elderly man after all. Even if he was usually tough, he was so angry that he almost couldn't breathe. He held his chest and gasped.
At this time, the second elder Solo stood up and coughed lightly. "The third elder and Lu the thief worked together to murder the saint. There is solid evidence. Let's take him to the sea prison first! As for the first elder..."
Solo paused for a moment before continuing, "The Third Elder and the First Elder do have a close relationship, but I personally think there may be some misunderstandings here. Maybe the First Elder said something unintentionally and the Third Elder misunderstood it! Whether this matter was instigated by the First Elder is still in doubt, so why not investigate it first before discussing it!"
Upon hearing this, Sai Bo's face suddenly changed. "Solo! Don't make such nonsense here! I, Sai Bo, am upright and honest! I am not afraid of being slandered by others!"
Solo smiled, "Of course! I also believe you, Great Elder! But now that the Third Elder has testified that all this was instigated by you, we should investigate it thoroughly! Don't you agree, Saint?!"
"Ah?!" Lan Qimeng felt dazed and didn't know why all this was suddenly related to the Great Elder.
"I believe in the Great Elder! He won't do such a thing!"
Although the Great Elder was always strict with her, she understood that he was always considering the mermaid tribe and doing it for her own good. The Great Elder was always fair and just, and always took the interests of the tribe as his own responsibility. He would never do such a thing!
Lan Qimeng's words made Saibo's expression slightly better. Just as he was about to say something, he saw the tightly closed door of the side hall was suddenly pushed open.
Two mermaid guards rushed in carrying a mermaid covered in blood!
"What are you doing! Didn't I tell you not to come in and disturb us?!" Solo lost the smile on his face and shouted harshly.
One of the guards saluted and reported, "Elders! This tribesman was out hunting at sea when he saw countless sea beasts gathering thousands of miles away from the Crystal Palace. They were rushing towards us and seemed to be attacking the Crystal Palace!"
"What?!" Everyone present was shocked.
"Impossible!" Canghai was secretly happy that his brother had been cleared of all charges, but when he heard the newcomer's words, his face suddenly changed. "Sea beasts have always had their own territories. They will never gather together for no reason! Not to mention attacking the Crystal Palace!"
“It’s true!” The blood-stained mermaid in the middle raised her head and said breathlessly, “I saw it with my own eyes! That’s why I risked my life to come here and tell you the news!”
"Jack?"
Bai Yaoyao was stunned. She didn't expect that the person who came to report the news was Jack.
After saying this, Jack tilted his head and fell into coma.
Canghai beside him quickly squatted down to check, and stood up after a moment and said to everyone, "He was too tired and lost too much blood, so he fell asleep! I guess he needs to rest for a while!"
Canghai's eyes swept from Jiaoxuan to Saibo and Solo, "Elder, what should we do now?"