Chapter 636 - All In One Moment (2/2)
Streaks of lightning flashed across the sky, dazzling enough to make one’s pupils constrict instantly.
At that moment, the crowd could clearly witness the features of a face with unparalleled exquisiteness being brightly illuminated.
It was Helian Wei Wei’s face. She strode over menacingly and coldly like a ghost. At the same time, she suddenly moved her palm!
Snow dust whirled from the ground like a tornado and swallowed the flames instantly.
The elder stood amidst the tornado, his face stinging from the gusting wind. He raised his arms to block out the wind and squinted, shouting, “Helian Wei Wei! It’s you again! Do you know what you are doing?!”
Helian Wei Wei slowly stepped forward, her sleeves that were fluttering from the wind made her seem like an amba.s.sador from h.e.l.l. She fixed her cold stare on the elder and asked, “I was about to ask you, elder, do you know what you are doing? Little Seven carries royal blood. For you to disregard his status like this and set fire without thinking twice, what intentions are you harboring!”
The elder was rendered speechless for a moment.
The little eunuch standing by the Emperor saw his master nodded slightly before exclaiming, “Third Princess Consort, we all know you wish to protect the Seventh Prince, but this is not how you should protect him! Now that the Seventh Prince has become a demon and killed so many people in the palace, how can you turn on the elder and question his intentions! You are clearly trying to s.h.i.+eld a murderer!”
“Is that your opinion, or are you representing the Emperor?” Helian Wei Wei slowly looked toward the Emperor.
The Emperor frowned.
The little eunuch was cunning enough not to tattle on his master. He said loudly, “I was only speaking for all the palace maids who were murdered!”
Crunch!
The sound of breaking wood sounded abruptly as a few blazing pieces fell at the little eunuch’s feet!
The little eunuch jumped in fright and when he raised his head, he saw Helian Wei Wei staring at him. Her ink-black eyes seemed like a depthless ocean, though her voice was eerily calm as she murmured, “Say that again.”
The little eunuch stiffened. He then screamed sharply, “Can’t a man speak the truth!? The Seventh Prince is indeed a demon… ”
Before he could finish his sentence, his entire body was slammed onto the ground!
Helian Wei Wei stepped on his wrist. Meanwhile, the wind blowing around her had heated up for some reason too. It became so hot that the little eunuch felt as if holes were being constantly burned through him!
It was even more frightening as he could not even make a single sound. He could only gape and writhe in silence as if he was being asphyxiated by Death himself.
“Who told you those palace maids were killed by Little Seven?” Helian Wei Wei asked coldly, “A mere eunuch dares accuse a prince? You deserve to be executed!”
The Emperor never expected Helian Wei Wei to have the courage to use violence before him. He could no longer maintain his calmness on his face and his voice sounded forced as he groaned, “Helian Wei Wei…”
Yet, Helian Wei Wei did not give him a chance to speak. She immediately bowed before him and interrupted, appearing as loyal as could be, roaring, “Your majesty! I have cleared the treacherous lot who accused the Seventh Prince for you! I hope you do not blame me for my actions!”
The Emperor’s face twitched in fury, but there was nothing he could do to Helian Wei Wei.
It would have been too obvious if he had done anything.
That would surely create suspicion.
Therefore, he could only remain expressionless as he said, “You may stand.”
“I thank your majesty for your grace.” Helian Wei Wei straightened her back.
The elder sneered, “It doesn’t matter how sharp-tongued one could be, some things must be investigated clearly. As to whether or not the Seventh Highness is a demon, we can only be certain of it after we are able to see him! Someone! Keep knocking! Set fire if no response is given!”
However, right at that moment…