Chapter 197 (1/2)
Chapter 197: Your schemes, my schemes
Ning Xiaoyaothat the ones Shadowgale bought her this tiaze on hi Supreme Commander Lou feel like anyone could snatch her away just by offering her some food This made him feel extremely stifled at heart
Shadowgale felt better after seeing Ning Xiaoyao so happy Whatever happened in the future, Head Coale still felt a little contrite towards His Majesty fro's events
”If Your Majesty thinks they're good,” Shadowgale said, ”Then this servant will help Your Majesty buy theain next time”
”Alright!” Ning Xiaoyao's eyes shone
Shadowgale bowed, ”This servant accepts the decree”
”I reui as she bit another uoba ”You lied to me”
Suprerew more stifled than ever Of course, he wasn't the only one Back at the Grand Preceptor's estate, Grand Preceptor Xie was half sitting, half lying on his chair, staring at the wilting, pathetic form of Xie Laibao before him The head steished he could jump into a hole
”Say it one more time,” Grand Preceptor Xie said
Xie Laibao boxed his ears first, his face absolutely miserable ”This servant deserves death The Poison Sect ood number escaped Grand Preceptor, this servant deserves death”
”Don't be in a such a rush to die,” Grand Preceptor Xie looked like he had trouble breathing ”How could the fish have fled from our net?”
”Th-this servant deserves death, this servant doesn't know,” Xie Laibao replied ”This servant saw that everyone had arrived and the food was on the tables before I left By all logic, General Tao Yu shouldn't have had any problems Ho could anyone have survived that rain of arrows? Master, this servant really doesn't understand!”
Grand Preceptor Xie stared at Xie Laibao, as sporting a weeping face as he sounded boxed his own ears again ”This servant deserves death”
”You saw that rain of arrows?” Grand Preceptor Xie asked
Xie Laibao gave a start ”Master, this servant saw the bodies All of them were covered in ten or ure out how the arrows grew eyes and ets”
Of course arrows don't have eyes, but the archers who shot them do It's impossible for any of the Poison Sect members to escape tens of thousands of arrohile seated all together in one banquet hall Grand Preceptor Xie next asked Xie Laibao, ”Did Tao Yu send any men to chase after the survivors?”
Xie Laibao replied, ”This servant asked General Tao, but he said that there were no other people besides the bodies there This servant—” Xie Laibao put on a pained expression, ”This servant couldn't very well argue with General Tao Master, if those people escaped with injuries, they should have left bloodstains on the ground This servant brought men to search as well, but aside froarden, there were no other bloodstains”
”Then that means they weren't injured,” Grand Preceptor Xie said in a low voice
Xie Laibao replied, ”But this servant was standing watch outside the entire time This servant didn't see anyone leave the banquet or the pluarden”
”You didn't leave your post at all?” Grand Preceptor Xie asked
Xie Laibao nodded, but turned looked up in thought before adding, ”General Tao found this servant for a chat, but it was only for a little while”
The Poison Sect ood h for them to escape Grand Preceptor Xie looked coldly at Xie Laibao before he suddenly asked, ”Is Yan Hong dead or alive?”
Xie Laibao couldn't be bothered with the fact that his bones were still healing and fell to his knees He sprawled in front of Grand Preceptor Xie's bed and sobbed, ”Master, Yan Hong escaped, but this servant neverstrike me dead and curse my family to unnatural deaths ah, master!”
Grand Preceptor Xie didn't comment on Xie Laibao's vow, but simply said, ”You should withdraw first Tell Tao Yu to come in”
Xie Laibao assented pitifully before wiping his eyes and calling for the pageboys to carry him out Tao Yu soon entered Grand Preceptor Xie's study and knelt on one knee to make a formal bow
”Rise,” Grand Preceptor Xie murmured
Tao Yu got to his feet He had heard that the Grand Preceptor was severely swollen fro hiht? What kind of bug bites would reduce soh, General Tao A little ant naht now~)
Grand Preceptor Xie said, ”Xie Laibao told this old arden”
Tao Yu had no qualms upon self examination and replied, ”Grand Preceptor, this soldier and the head steward counted the people together, then re-counted the”
”Who accompanied you and that servant for the headcounts?” Grand Preceptor Xie asked next
Tao Yu replied, ”A few servants frouards from this soldier's side”
Grand Preceptor Xie stared at Tao Yu The estate's servants would definitely listen to Xie Laibao, while the soldiers would defer to Tao Yu Neither parties could count as reliable witnesses
Tao Yu said, ”Grand Preceptor, this soldier has no reason to let anyone escape This general only knows that they're people of the jianghu, but nothing else”
Although Grand Preceptor Xie's face was too swollen for anyone to tell his expressions, he still smiled at Tao Yu and said, ”It's this old man's servant that was incompetent”
Tao Yu didn't speak, but his expression warmed
”How is your fa?” Grand Preceptor Xie asked next
Tao Yu lowered his voice ”Father andtoo well”
Grand Preceptor Xie sighed ”This old ive an explanation for Tao Chen”