264 Murder in the Hall (2/2)

”There are no people here that are from Golden Roc Fort here,” the Prince said. As a man whose father had just died, he seemed unusually calm.

”He is,” Gu Shenwei said as he pointed to someone among the guards of Prime Minister Shi. ”Second Young Master Shangguan Tian, this is the end of the matter, reveal yourself.”

The guard panicked and said, ”I am not.” After saying this, he made a fatal mistake and unconsciously turned his head to ask for help, hoping to get a hint.

This group of guards looked around several times. Gu Shenwei had roughly guessed which person was Shangguan Tian. This lost guard gave him the final piece of evidence. Only the Dragon King had noticed it at first, but now everyone else has also turned their attention to his unattractive face.

”Are you sure?” the Prince pulled out his scimitar.

”Yes, it was Moyang who told me.”

Moyang had received unwarranted accusations repeatedly, and he could hardly say anything. He pointed at the Dragon King and trembled for a moment before saying, ”You are talking nonsense, I don't know Shangguan Tian was here. He, he should not be here, we agreed on this.”

”What did you say?” Gu Shenwei immediately asked.

”I... you... what the hell is going on?” Moyang suddenly felt that something was wrong, the Dragon King was too calm, and the Prince was also too calm.

”I ordered you to answer this question.” A majestic voice sounded behind Gu Shenwei.

The King of Shu-lik stood up while covered in blood.

The crowd was completely shocked. Most of the people in the main hall were kneeling down after the Prince kneeled down. Even the soldiers were of no exception. Only Gu Shenwei remained standing instead of kneeling. By his side, Chu Nanping was also not kneeling and stood guard beside the Dragon King.

”Moyang, obey the royal command,” said the King of Shu-lik. Although his clothes were bloody, he did not lose his aura as an emperor.

”Yes, Your Majesty. I... I took Shangguan Tian's money and promised to persuade Your Majesty to attack Golden Roc Fort.”

The next thing happened very quickly, and many people even wondered what had happened at the time.

The guard flew out and threw himself at the Prince who was not so far away from him, with a dagger in his hand.

Chu Nanping reacted at the same time as he did, and stabbed with his long sword. The two immediately exchanged three or four moves before separated.

Twenty of the 30 or so guards quickly picked up their scimitars from the ground, and the soldiers armed with halberds swarmed. The main hall was once again in complete chaos. Chu Nanping wanted to fight Shangguan Tian properly, but he was nowhere to be found.

The chants of ”protect His Majesty, protect His Majesty” came and went, as everyone wanted to be in front of the throne. But they interfered with each other and caused even more confusion among themselves.

The prince rushed to the side of his father, blocking the front and commanded the soldiers to prepare for battle.

The bloody battle lasted for about a quarter of an hour. In the end, the main hall was covered in a layer of blood. There were dozens of corpses laid and spread all around.

”There is no Shangguan Tian.” After the soldiers quickly counted the bodies, they reported to the King of Shu-lik. ”The Dragon King is also gone.”

”Shangguan Tian is here.” With that voice, a human head flew in from outside the main hall. It rolled on the ground a few times before hitting one of the corpses and stopped.

Some people recognized that this was the head of that guard. A soldier grabbed and picked up the head, wiped it a few times, and then wiped off the disguise before presenting it to the King of Shu-lik and the Prince.

”Is it him?” asked the King of Shu-lik.

”Yes,” Moyang replied weakly.

At the beginning of the battle, Prime Minister Shi lied down behind the pillars and started crawling towards the throne. ”Royal brother, you are not dead. This is good. This is so good. It's all thanks to the Prince who saw through Moyang's schemes.”

”Moyang's schemes? How can Shangguan Tian and those from the Golden Roc Fort become your guards?” Within the tone of the voice of the King of Shu-lik, there was an unbearable wrath.

”Royal brother, listen to me. I was framed. I don't know anything. I thought... ”

”Take him away, don't let me see his face again,” King of Shu-lik said disgustedly.

Several soldiers arrested Prime Minister Shi and walked outside of the main hall. Prime Minister Shi wanted to ask for mercy, but his mind was in a mess. He didn't understand how that killer designed this play with the King of Shu-lik. The palace was filled with his eyes and ears. The details of the guards that he gave the Dragon King were also not entirely true, and it was absolutely impossible to sneak into the palace unnoticed.

”Where is the Dragon King?” It was not just Prime Minister Shi, but the King of Shu-lik was also curious about his whereabouts.

Fang Wenshi was protected by Chu Nanping, but he was shocked since he could only be the mastermind on paper. The scene of the killing really happened in front of him and he could not stand it. However, the counselor's dream supported him as he stood in the midst of the confusion and said, ”The Dragon King has left, and everything involving the Great Snowmountain will be under my responsibility.”

Although there was no clear explanation that was given to him in advance, Fang Wenshi believed that this was the task that the Dragon King has given to him.

”Let's have a talk in the royal study room.” After King of Shu-lik finished, he turned and left. The eunuch followed him closely from behind, like a dog that had just jumped out of the water.

The prince stayed behind to clean up the mess in the main hall. The ministers understood something and they stood in front of him to express their loyalty. The Prince pushed the ministers aside and said to Moyang, ”Shangguan Tian gave you a lot of money, just go home with this money as your pension.”

Moyang understood. He had saved his own life, but his authority had been reduced to ashes. However, like Prime Minister Shi, he didn't understand exactly how this little Snowmountain Gang chieftain was able to meet with the King and the Prince.

During the first Breaking Obsession, Gu Shenwei once met with the King of Shu-lik, and he immediately noticed that the eyes of the king were green.

Although there were many blond haired and blue eyed barbarians in the Western Regions, green eyes were extremely rare.