Upx Chapter 132 (1/2)
Chapter 132: A inal and most updated translations are from volare If read elsewhere, this chapter has been stolen Please stop supporting theft
“All of you be careful,” Ning Xiaoyao told the gathered crowd “There’s obviously so you all into liquid”
All of the officials and an to gag when they recalled the curious mixed of red and yellow fluids at the bottom of the shaft
“If you’re going to throw up, hurry up and do it outside,” Ning Xiaoyao said hastily A place as big as this one would be super expensive to clean up (Author: You’re still worrying about cleanup procedures at a tiures made a dash for the front doors
“Did Your Majesty scatter this poison powder?” one of the military officials asked
Ning Xiaoyao looked at Grand Preceptor Xie and said, “Grand Preceptor, how should I explain it this time?”
Grand Preceptor Xie borrowed Ning Xiaoyao’s words and said, “There’s poison powder in the underground chamber, but why is Your Majesty unharmed?”
“I…” Ning Xiaoyao wanted to say that she was irip on her hand, causing her to s her words
“Was Grand Preceptor hoping for His Majesty to get hurt?” Lou Zigui retorted
There’s a hidden traitor aht to hi Yu have escaped unscathed if she didn’t have the antidote in the first place? How h? Grand Preceptor Xie’s brain flew into action with his mental calculations
Elder Li looked at Ning Xiaoyao and Lou Zigui, then at Grand Preceptor Xie, where his gaze lingered before he spoke “No et to the bottom of what happened today”
“We do have to look into this,” Grand Preceptor Xie agreed, “Elder Li, who do you think we should investigate first?”
Elder Li stared at the addled youth dressed in dragon robes
“That boy’s already lost his wits,” a ate him?”
I can heal hiht to herself, but noasn’t the time to incriminate Grand Preceptor Xie and kill him for his crimes Besides, ould be the point if she healed the boy right here, right now? If the boy couldn’t out speak Grand Preceptor Xie, he ht be accused as the cri Xiaoyao dug her fingers into her palht instead
Meanwhile, the rest of the officials and ation should proceed Ning Xiaoyao listened to theainst Elder Li’s faction again She dug out a sugar bean from her pocket and popped it into herher way towards Grand Preceptor Xie While everyone else was debating, she could take the chance to thrash that old geezer a few times
Meanwhile, the officials of the astronoe to tell these people to pipe dohile inside the ancestral hall None of them dared to speak up, because they couldn’t afford to offend a single member of the persons inside!
“Don’t they knohere they are right now?” one of the astrologers whispered The head astrologer kept his mouth shut, because he didn’t want to speak!
By now, Ning Xiaoyao had made it to over in front of Grand Preceptor Xie The latter was still seriously considering the proble Xiaoyao raised a fist Only then did he notice and look up “What are you going to do?” he asked in a rush
Everyone else turned back to look their way as well and saw Ning Xiaoyao about to thrash Grand Preceptor Xie
“………” went Ning Xiaoyao So do or don’t I hit him now?
“Your Majesty!” Shadowrain suddenly rushed inside, only to see the hall full of people and a gaping hole in front of the altar He couldn’t spot His Majesty from here
“Over here!” Ning Xiaoyao started waving her aric affair
Shadowrain ran in front of Ning Xiaoyao and fell to his knees to report, “Your Majesty, chaos has broken out in the capital There are people looting and burning, targeting the citizens of the city”
Ning Xiaoyao glanced at Grand Preceptor Xie Did you do this too?
Elder Li had reached Lou Zigui by now, andto take His Majesty away from here?”
Lou Zigui replied, “It looks like there’s no need for that now” Since the doppelganger plan had failed, why should he whisk Ning Xiaoyao away?
Elder Li released a breath “Then this is it?” He hadn’t been able toto end
Lou Zigui raised a hand to call for one of his generals He was about to tell the ates when one of the leaders of the capital’s militia quickly ran into the hall to Grand Preceptor Xie’s side Lou Zigui stopped to see as up
Currently, a few dozen refugees were lying on the ground in front of the free porridge station located by the northern gates of the city Blood flowed from each of their seven orifices, and their faces were swollen as they clutched at their storound
“His, His Majesty wants to poison us to death,” the old man who had made a deal with the Grand Preceptor yesterday yelled in a loud voice “I said so before, there’s poison in the porridge!”
“People have been dying over the past few days,” another voice called out from the crowd to support the old man “His Majesty just wants to poison us to death!”
More andthe refugees increasingly furious The oldunease at the thrashi+ng, bleeding, screaround At this round Blood stained a patch of his hand, dying it red
“What do we do now?!” one of the married wo