jdhmnovel Chapter 196 Stalemate
Chapter 196 Stalemate
Chapter 196 Stalemate
"You're going too far by detaining my senior brother without even knowing the facts! It's just that you lost to him last time when three of you were fighting one of us!"
I thought a general like the Grand General of Moyun Kingdom would at least have some magnanimity, but I never expected him to be so petty and resentful! Tsk tsk tsk! You're not even as open-minded as your Second Prince!
One of the disciples, unable to tolerate Elu's attitude, shouted angrily. Elu, upon hearing this, became very angry and his face turned pale.
Almost everyone in Mo Yun Kingdom knows that he hates it most when people say he is petty and lacks magnanimity!
People usually don't get angry because of some untrue words from others; they only react strongly when their true feelings are hit where it hurts.
Enraged, E Lu drew his sword from his left hand and pointed it at Bai Ke and his companions.
The disciples of Tian Ce Palace surrounded Bai Ke, protecting him in the middle, ready to fight at any moment.
The soldiers led by Elu were terrified by the scene. These were people from the Tian Ce Palace; in terms of cultivation and martial prowess, how could they possibly defeat them?
But they've already put on a show of force. If they back down and the general blames them, they won't have a good outcome.
Even if they were reluctant and unwilling, they had no choice but to pick up their weapons and take up the same battle formation. They couldn't lose face, and they still had to maintain their momentum!
Just as tensions were about to escalate, a voice rang out, "Stop!" Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw that Elder Tian Ce had arrived.
Seeing the elder striding towards them, the disciples of Tian Ce Palace put away their previous cold and murderous aura and bowed to him in unison.
"What are you doing?" the elder asked one of his disciples.
"Reporting to the elder, we discovered that the sixth prince was acting strangely today, so our eldest brother led us here in the middle of the night to investigate."
Upon arriving outside the manor, our senior brother told us to wait outside while he went in to check things out. Unexpectedly, Senior Brother Lin Xiu secretly followed our eldest senior brother inside as well.
We waited outside, when suddenly we heard the sounds of fighting inside. A short while later, we saw General Elu and his men rushing over, so we followed them in.
To everyone's surprise, upon entering, they found their eldest brother lying unconscious on the ground. Ngolu ordered his men to splash cold water on him to wake him up, which angered the disciples.
General Elu was really rude. After we woke up our senior brother, he explained to them, but Elu still insisted on locking him up in the Heavenly Prison.
The disciples were so angry that they stood their ground. "Please forgive us, Elder!"
The elder's expression grew increasingly grim as he listened. This was due not only to Bai Ke's unauthorized actions without informing him, but also to the behavior of General E'lu.
"Oh? General Elu, may I ask, is what my disciple said true?" The elder turned to Elu and asked.
"Indeed, everything that disciple said is true."
However! Regardless of the circumstances, Bai Ke led his men to infiltrate the Sixth Prince's residence at night, and a fight even broke out. Now, it's a certainty that the Sixth Prince is missing.
The reason for imprisoning Young Master Bai in the Heavenly Prison is, in my opinion, the safest solution so far. Everything will be reported to the King tomorrow, and the King will take charge of the overall situation and send people to investigate.
"If Young Master Bai is innocent, he will surely be fine, Elder, there's no need to worry," E Lu explained.
"Hmph, what if I disagree! If you were to imprison my Tian Ce Palace disciples so easily, how would my Tian Ce Palace ever have the face to stand in the future?"
"Guests are guests, is this how you treat guests from the Kingdom of Moyun? Since there's a post station, we can stay here. Does the general think we're going to run away?"
"Elder, you jest. I have no disrespect for Tian Ce Palace whatsoever, nor do I have any doubts about you."
Even if Young Master Bai speaks eloquently, without witnesses or evidence, if we let him go back like this, the king will blame me for being negligent.
Unless Young Master Bai can prove his innocence, I, your humble servant, can only obey the law and obey orders. I ask for your understanding, Elder.
Despite saying this, General Elu's expression was flippant, showing not even a tenth of the respect he claimed.
Just as the elder was about to say something, Bai Ke suddenly walked up to him, cupped his hands in greeting, and said, "Elder, since General Elu wants evidence, then I will show it to him!"
He then turned to Elu, raised an eyebrow, and said, "At that time, I hope General Elu will be able to withstand the fright!"
"Young Master Bai is joking. If you have evidence, then produce it. Do you think I'm so cowardly? Anyone who didn't know better would think that you didn't want to go to the Heavenly Prison and were deliberately stalling for time here!"
"Oh? Is that so? Then I'll show you the evidence!" Bai Ke said, waving his hand dismissively.
As he moved, an image appeared in mid-air, showing the very place where he had encountered those corpses—the back garden of the Sixth Prince's residence.
The garden in the video appears very quiet under the cover of night, yet it also feels very eerie.
Immediately afterwards, Bai Ke drew a virtual talisman in the air with his finger. "Go!" Bai Ke commanded the talisman.
As soon as he finished speaking, the talisman flew straight in one direction.
Before long, the talisman appeared in the scene of the back garden that appeared in mid-air.
It was in the very center of the garden, slowly growing larger and larger, and the light became stronger and stronger, almost illuminating the entire back garden.
With a loud "boom," the once peaceful back garden instantly became bustling with activity. Everyone was stunned, even the worldly elders were taken aback.
It was all because suddenly many corpses appeared on the ground in that garden! Those corpses, which were originally hidden deep underground, were awakened by the power of the talisman and burst out from underground.
The corpses began to sway and move around the garden, heading towards Bai Ke's direction.
Some of the soldiers in the crowd, who had never seen such a scene before, were so disgusted by the sight of the corpses that they began to vomit.
"General Elu, what have I found? This is what I discovered tonight in the Sixth Prince's residence. Tell me, where did all these corpses come from? Do you still dare to say that your Sixth Prince is without fault?"
Na'erlu looked at the scene before him, opened his mouth, but said nothing more.
"You don't actually think I hid these corpses in the Sixth Prince's residence to frame him, do you? If that's the case, you're overestimating me, Bai Ke."
When I entered this garden, I found that many ghost willows were planted around it. I walked around there for a long time but couldn't get out. Then I realized that the place was actually a formation.
"Elder, I would like to ask you, in your opinion, what exactly is the purpose of this formation?"