Chapter 233 (2/2)

The positions of the disciples of Black Ink Garden were close to the people from the Tang Empire, ranking higher than those of South Jin Kingdom and, Yuelun and other countries. The Great River Kingdom was weak, and they would not have such a courteous reception. Mo Shanshan was so famous for being a Calligraphy Addict that no one in the tent, except for a few people, was eligible to sit on her left-hand seat, thus the Divine Hall had no choice but to make this exception.

The proceedings had not yet got to the point. At this time, an old woman with white hair and wrinkled skin in a ragged garment was walking slowly into the tent, with a crutch in her hand, coughing from time to time.

The Priest of the Revelation Department bowed to show his respect. He then smiled and said, ”Sorry to trouble you, Aunt.”

Including Shu Cheng General, all people in the tent stood up and saluted the woman, the elder sister of the Lord of Yuelun Kingdom. Although she abandoned the t.i.tle of Princess Royal because of cultivation, powerful Buddhism Sects and temples hid behind her. Both the Divine Hall and the Tang Empire would not neglect her.

Mo Shanshan did not stand up. Instead, she just quietly looked at the lower hem of her white dress, as if she had found some unpleasant dirt there. She did not get up to show her respect, neither did the disciples of Black Ink Garden who was behind her. These girls knew that the old woman was on the meadow that day, thus they all revealed some hatred in their eyes.

If everyone was drunk and only one was sober, then the one who was awake would become the odd one out. If all people stood up and only one was seated, then the one who was seated would become the odd one out.The bustling sounds from people in the tent who were exchanging pleasantries with the old woman and the scene of waves of people bowing down one after another, made the girls from the Great River Kingdom who remained seated stand out. It gradually quieted down in the tent, and the atmosphere suddenly became quiet and strange.

Aunt Quni Madi glared at the girls, who still looked refreshed and pleasant from their month away in the wilderness. She was angered by their lack of respect and by the hostility in their eyes. She was even more furious when she waved her sleeves to sit by the Priest and without waiting for anyone to speak, she said in a gloomy voice, ”The North wilderness tribes have an inseparable relations.h.i.+p with the Devil's Doctrines. No one knows exactly how many evils of the Devil's Doctrine still hide in the Desolate Men. To punish and dispose of evils is inevitable for people like me, thus it was not hard work. However, the first step in dealing with Desolate Men is to strengthen our own ability by fostering internal solidarity in the sects. ”

The old woman looked at the young disciples of the younger generation in the tent, and then said in a cold voice, ”You performed well during these few months of fighting. However, some of you behaved improperly and the result was terrible, which nearly ruined the event of the Divine Hall. Whether you'll get punishment or not, I think you should do some self-reflection first.

By this time, most people in the tent had already understood that the disciples of Black Ink Garden had escorted the grains here and that they were attacked by Horse Gangs. They thought that Aunt Qu was probably talking about this matter, and they did not know how the Calligraphy Addict and the disciples of Black Ink Garden would explain the situation.

As expected, Quni Madi revealed a sense of scorn and slight anger in her deep eyes. She then said in a cold voice, ”In order to foster cordial relations with different countries, the Divine Hall decided to aid the palace by sending forage. Now that batch of forage has been totally destroyed. Although Chanyu did not say anything, and the agreement didn't go wrong, someone needs to take responsibility for this, as Haotian is always upholding justice.

Hearing how the respected Aunt directly made that clear, the tent fell into a deep silence and only some long-short breath could be vaguely heard. Many people turned to look at Mo Shanshan who had been sitting silently.

Hearing these words, the Priest smiled. He was aware that the old woman was not pleased with Black Ink Garden and wanted to take advantage of the issue to elaborate her own ideas. Nevertheless, he was told by the Great Divine Priest of Relation when he left to come here that Mo Shanshan was a recluse. If they wanted her to become the backbone of the Divine Hall in the future, she still needed to be sharpened. So he did not comment on the issue.

General Shu Cheng came a long way from Chang'an City, but did not care about these internal fissures in the Divine Hall. Yet the Empire had been friendly with Great River Kingdom. Now he was a bit displeased seeing that girls of Great River Kingdom were under the coercion of Quni Madi. He then slightly frowned and asked, ”What happened on earth?”

The Priest of the Revelation Department through his beard and hair had all turned white, he still looked very young. After giving it some thought, he said mildly, ”Chen Bachi, the commander of the Papal Guardians of the Judicial Department has personally experienced the matter. Let him tell you.”

These words seemed arbitrary, but in fact extremely subtle. The Papal Guardians of the Divine Hall were governed by two Priests of the Judicial Department, and they had nothing to do with his Revelation Department. It was because of this reason that he let the commander give his comments, knowing that no matter what happened afterward, the Revelation Department would keep out of the affairs and maintain a transcendent and fair position.

That guy named Chen Bachi who was the commander of the cavalryman of Divine Hall looked at the crowd in awe and said, ”... that day the disciples of Black Ink Garden faced the battle with cowardice and fear. They actually let the Horse Gangs break into the camp, and the soldiers and civilians of Yan Kingdom suffered great casualties. I saw that things were going wrong, so I took the risk and led the troops in a surprise attack, and they finally surrounded the Horse Gangs...”

The disciples of Black Ink Garden looked at each other in despair as cold chills run down their bodies. They were speechless and their clenched fists slightly trembled. They had been living in Mogan Mountain since childhood, and they were shocked that there was such a shameless guy in the world.

Cat Girl's face was flashed, and she shouted angrily at the commander of the cavalry, ”Chen Bachi, Shame on you!”

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