Chapter 402: Phantom betrayal?
Chapter 402: Phantom betrayal?
"Elliot, the leader of the Star Core Hunters, has the power to see many possibilities in the future."
"He foresaw that both the fairy ship and the train would participate in the war against Nanook, and he brought us in to solve the Luofu star core crisis precisely to fulfill this prophecy." Xing explained.
"From the report, General Jing Yuan also believed this statement. This makes me curious, why don't you question it?"
"Could it be because there is an old acquaintance of the general among the hunters?" After saying that, Feixiao looked at Jing Yuan.
Jingyuan didn't say anything.
But at this time, Huai Yan spoke up, "General Tianji, please be careful with your words. Questioning the nameless guest should not turn into suspicion among colleagues. That star core hunter was once my disciple. Do you also want to test my loyalty?"
"Mr. Yan, what I said is exactly the criticism of General Jing Yuan within the alliance. It's just that they asked it through my mouth today. Otherwise, why don't you imagine my appearance as those old guys?" Feixiao said with his hands spread out.
Seeing that no one spoke, Feixiao sighed.
"Why.."
She took out the next scroll. "This report mentioned that the leader of the Medicine King Secret Sect, Dan Shu, had evil intentions and colluded with the Lord of Extinction to use the star core to revive Jianmu."
"But Dan Shu is just a chief alchemist, yet she is so well-connected. It's ok for her to collude with foreign enemies and summon the star core, but Ancient Sea Jianmu is the territory of the Chiming clan. How did she bypass the guards?"
"I met Dan Shu once. Her best friend died in the war in Fang Hu. She hated the "hunting patrol" and prepared for many years in Dan Ding Division just to take revenge on Xian Zhou."
"Revenge... This is also a kind of hunting, but it does not mean that she has the ability to bring the star core into the Scaled Abyss guarded by the Vidyadhara."
"This question should be answered by Dan Shu himself."
"It's a pity that Dan Shu is dead, and even his body has been broken into ashes. There is one less clue to investigate."
"I heard that when the Great Lord of Extinction, Huanlong, was traveling with you, she presented herself as a ferryman from the Tianbo Division, and then disappeared without a trace. This culprit can come and go freely, so it's too convenient to use her to take the blame."
"Then, the ferryman suddenly appeared in the Star Chariot, crossed the Star Gate, and fell into the Star Chariot Sea."
"We once worked together with Fu Taibu of Luofu, and she also witnessed Huanlong's true face. You don't even trust your own people, do you?"
"And we also followed General Jingyuan to fight against Huanlong. She absorbed the power of Jianmu and created an indestructible body. From the very beginning, she came here for this." Xing said, shifting the topic to Jingyuan.
Huai Yan and Fei Xiao who were present all looked at Jing Yuan.
"The pawn of destruction longs for a body to live on? This is an angle that I have never considered."
Feixiao was holding the scroll in his hand, which originally contained a few pages of reports.
But she glanced at Jing Yuan and Lin Yu and closed the paper.
"From your answers, these questions can be explained. I will stop asking questions here."
"So, what does General Feixiao think? Have the many doubts in the report been explained?" Huai Yan asked.
He also said this for Jing Yuan to hear.
"The answers given by the three anonymous guests were quite frank. Even though there were some details that were difficult to explain, from my intuition, there was nothing wrong with them."
"However, the three questions I just mentioned are not only questions to these three unknown guests, but also convey a message to General Jing Yuan."
"First, the secret of the King of Medicine continued to grow within Luofu, but the Six Imperials were unaware of it and allowed it to grow. This was dereliction of duty. Second, they believed the words of the Star Core Hunter without a doubt and entrusted the responsibility of resolving the crisis to outsiders, allowing them to touch upon the traces of the plague. This was dereliction of duty. Third, after the Jianmu disaster, they held a martial arts ceremony and put Luofu in the spotlight again. This was dementia."
Huai Yan stroked his beard and spoke slowly, "General Tian Ji, is this your intention... or is this what the Ten Kings meant?"
"I think I've said since I entered the palace that what I ask may not be what I think."
At this time, Jing Yuan, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke, "The power of the Medicine King's secret sect is complicated and has been plotting for a long time. Jing Yuan failed to supervise and was indeed negligent. I don't necessarily believe in the prediction of the Star Core Hunter, but in the process of seeing and countering the moves, Luofu has been saved from the Jianmu disaster. It can be seen that Elio's predictions about the future are also impressive."
"As for the martial arts performance ceremony... How could Jing Yuan not know the risk of opening the door to thieves? But risk is also an opportunity. The water in Luofu has been stagnant for a long time. It's time to stir it up, let the sediment rise, and clear the muddy water."
"General Shen Ce is indeed a cultured man. His few words are as good as a collection of idioms from Xianzhou. I like it."
"But unfortunately, since the day the report was submitted, the alliance has been filled with rumors and speculations. Even people in Luofu have submitted a report accusing the general of neglecting his duties and allowing Jianmu to regenerate."
"So, what does General Feixiao think?" Jing Yuan looked at Feixiao curiously.
"You and I are both generals, so we both know how difficult it is to sit in this position."
"In my opinion, these are all meaningless buzzing of mosquitoes and flies. Across the sea of stars, only General Shen Ce knows the crisis and the hidden meaning behind what happened on Luofu..."
"Just like what happened to Yaoqing Xianzhou recently."
"You mean, Yaoqing Immortal Boat also..."
Fei Xiao nodded, "The Qingqiu Army's scouts reported that the Buli people are starting to stir again. The Buli hunting groups, which were originally scattered, have begun to attack each other and swallow each other up to form larger hunting groups. Behind them, there is something called "Mang Gusi" guiding them."
"The intelligence sent by the scouts said that thing... was not Bu Liren, but a woman who called herself the "Eternal Lord's Messenger", with "twelve faces, twelve pairs of fangs, cruel as poison, and changeable as quicksand." Bu Liren believed that she would bring them a chance to rise again."
"Is it an illusion?" Jing Yuan looked at Lin Yu when he said this.
Because he knew that Lin Yu had recaptured Huanlong, but he did not report this information.
"Yes, fortunately I am the one who came here. If it were General Chen Ming or General Rong Tao, the questioning might not be so friendly."
"I have always believed in my intuition, so I naturally won't doubt any of you upright knights. But the doubts and difficulties that Luofu is facing right now are also real. Therefore, I intend to ensure the most critical point and give an explanation to the alliance.
"What is General Feixiao going to do?"
"General Jing Yuan knows it very well, but you don't want to be the bad guy, so I will do it for you. The matter of Jianmu still needs the final decision of the Ten Kings to suppress the voices of the crowd."
"For this, I have to inconvenience the three nameless guests to go to the Prison of Hell."
"Are you going to detain us?" Xing asked.
"I'm not detaining you. I will ask the judge of the "Question Department" of the Ten Kings Division to leave a detailed testimony for you at the Mirror of Industry to fill in the gaps in the report and to silence the protesters in the alliance."
"I have objections!" Lin Yu spoke up. He was afraid that the people from the Ten Kings Division would be able to detect the illusion in his body.
"Are you worried that I will go back on my word and put you in prison? That's not necessary. If I wanted to do it, I would have done it long ago. Once you have completed your testimony, you are free to come and go and will be treated as usual."
"Then let's do as General Tianji requests." Jing Yuan echoed.
"In addition, I came to Luofu for another important matter. If the testimony with the seal of the Ten Kings is to suppress the opposing voices in the alliance's top leadership, then I would like to ask General Jingyuan to listen to the voices from within the Yaoqing Xianzhou Fox People."
"General Tianji is here for Hu Lei?"
"That's right. I'm going to take away Buliren Chaofu "Hu Lei" who is imprisoned in Luofuyou Prison and hand him over to Yaoqing Xianzhou for custody. Buliren's recent movements are enough to prove that they will have a big plan, and we must respond as soon as possible."
"Hu Lei is the fox clan's lifelong enemy, so it is reasonable for the fox people to suppress and guard him. General Feixiao trusts Luo Fu's handling of the matter, so Luo Fu naturally trusts the general's handling of the matter. What do you think, Elder Yan?"
"I was worried that this would be a heated discussion, but I was overthinking it! Now that you two have made a decision, it would be great if you can help each other solve the problem!"
"Well, regarding the transfer of Hu Lei, I will send my subordinates Jiao Qiu and Mo Ze to inspect his prison conditions first, so that we can escort him later. If you have no other questions, shall we get started?"
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On the road, Lin Yu walked behind.
"Huanlong, was Feixiao's words true or false?"
"Is the thing she described really you?" Lin Yu asked Huanlong.
"Could it be that there is a second Huanlong?" Huanlong asked back.
"Why do you do this?" Lin Yu was puzzled.
"I don't think I did anything this time?"
"It just further instigates the war."
"The war between the Fox People and the Buli People will come sooner or later. I just made a small move to bring it forward."
"You promised me before." Lin Yu was a little angry.
"Promise? What did I promise?"
"I do things for what I want. I don't actively harm others, do I?"
"Are you going to betray me?" Lin Yu stopped.
"How?"
"you think too much."
"I have my plan."
"But you don't need to know."
"Lin Yu."
"I will not do anything to endanger you or those around you."
"Don't worry."
"Then tell me, why did you get involved in this war? Was it just to hasten its arrival?"
"Do you think everything can be simply summarized as black and white? Lin Yu, everything I do has deep reasons and purposes."
"However, if you push the war forward without regard for the consequences, more innocent lives will be implicated."
"Have you not considered the families devoured by war, the broken friendships, and the pain of losing loved ones?"
"Lin Yu, you are too emotional." Huanlong said lightly, "History is written by the strong, and the weak can only accept the arrangement of fate. As for me, I want to make sure that I stand on the winning side and guide the world in the direction I want."
"I don't agree with your point of view." Lin Yu retorted.
“This is an unavoidable cost.”
"Besides, this war was bound to happen sooner or later. I just accelerated its pace and made it break out under circumstances that were more favorable to my control."
"As for who lives and who dies, it has nothing to do with me."
"If you want to stop it, go ahead."
"I won't stop you."
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