Chapter 800 – Wildflowers Assault Mount Song (2/2)
But another person had moved faster.
An Hua stood by his side and gazed at the Prince of Zhongshan, Tianhai Chenwen, and all the other important figures as she reported, ”In the autumn of the third year of the new era, I and General Chen Chou brought a dying young array master to Gaoyang Village. We had received information that the owner of the Cinnabar Pill might be there.”
Her voice was very calm, clear, and at ease.
She recounted the story from Gaoyang to the siege of the lake, which was only the start of that night, but a conclusion could already be drawn.
”Zhu Ye, Ning Shiwei, and Tianhai Zhanyi died because they wanted to assassinate the owner of the Cinnabar Pill and seize it for themselves, but they did not expect that the Demon Lord was not dead. In order to cure his injuries, he had also come to the mountains to seek out the owner of the Cinnabar Pill. The two sides met, resulting in all their deaths.”
All the important personages present were already aware that Zhu Ye and the others truly had died at the Demon Lord's hands.
They had come to make this on-site investigation primarily due to Bie Yanghong's judgment. However, they had been unable to form an accurate picture, as everyone involved had died.
They had their conjectures as to what Zhu Ye and the others had intended to do in that mountain range, but this was the first time they had it confirmed by a witness.
It truly was about the Cinnabar Pill.
The Prince of Zhongshan glanced at Divine General Cheng Tao.
Divine General Cheng Tao imperceptibly nodded.
The Prince of Zhongshan became slightly sterner. It truly was that matter they had discussed in their letters last time.
The powerful figures in the capital all knew of the Cinnabar Pill, had all attempted to make this wondrous medicine their own.
”Without discussing the veracity of your account, even if this is the case, you cannot cast aspersions on the dead. What assassination? And this vain attempt to seize the pill?”
A low and deep voice spoke, owned by Tianhai Chenwen.
Tianhai Zhanyi was his son, so he naturally could not permit his son to carry such a stigma after his death.
If they wanted to gain the position of Divine General of the Mount Song Army, they could not have a single aspect that could be easily criticized.
The other important personages very quickly came to understand that Tianhai Zhanyi, Zhu Ye, or Ning Shiwei could have died in a heroic battle or died by falling from the mountain path, but they absolutely could not die like this.
Divine General Jian Xi impassively added, ”That's right, Divine General Ning Shiwei was carrying out a mission. He cannot be criticized for that.”
The Prince of Zhongshan once more revealed a hint of impatience. Waving his hand, he said, ”Let's get straight to the point: did you personally see them being killed by the Demon Lord?”
An Hua shook her head, answering, ”We were still in the garden and were not able to personally witness it, but we did hear the Demon Lord personally admit to the deed.”
Even though that legendary Demon Lord's death was already confirmed, none of the great personages present had the bravery to accuse him of lying.
The Prince of Zhongshan asked, ”Based on your account, the master of the Cinnabar Pill was also present?”
An Hua calmly answered, ”Yes.”
The Prince of Zhongshan stared into her eyes and asked, ”How did he die?”
A few people leaned slightly forward at this question, seeming especially focused.
In their view, since the Demon Lord had appeared, that person had assuredly died, but they wanted to know where the recipe to the Cinnabar Pill had ended up…
An Hua replied, ”He did not die.”
The Prince of Zhongshan raised his brow. ”What did you say?”
An Hua calmly met his gaze and said, ”He did not die.”
The Prince of Zhongshan harshly exclaimed, ”Everyone died, but you two are still alive and that person is still alive? Do you take this prince for a fool!?”