Chapter 520 - The Farce Coming to a Close (1/2)

Lin Mengya waved the Black Dragon Token in her hand and her intention was obvious.

Zuo Qiuchen was the one who had revealed these secrets to her.

Now the expressions of the elders’ faces kept changing. It seemed that they could hardly believe that the young emperor was already aware of all that was happening.

Was there still any other secrets in the Pavilion of Herbs that were unknown to the emperor?

Now that she managed to intimidate this group of people, what she intended to do following this would become much easier.

“My dear disciple, how you’ve been treated harshly by life! How do you expect me, your teacher, to continue living when you’ve left in this manner?!”

Seeing that Lin Mengya was going to get away with all these, Qian Yuming immediately began crying out like a woman who had gone mad.

His emotions seemed so real and his voice so grieved. Lin Mengya might have been taken in by his acting if not because she knew clearly that he was the very person who conspired the death of his own disciple.

Obviously, the people who had been living in this environment for a long time would become skillful actors.

Qian Yuming began wailing loudly when he realized that he was not getting anywhere.

Coincidentally, Lin Mengya spotted the look in Duanmu Yang’s eyes that said that he was gloating over what had happened. It appeared that there were no lack of disagreements among these elders.

Perhaps Du Zhong had also been after the key kept in the box with an abstruse secret.

Qian Yuming might well have anticipated all of these.

“Your disciple might have died a young age, but he had brought this upon himself after all. I wonder, Elder Qian, who was supposed to be in charge of guarding the key to the box with an abstruse secret?”

Although these elders wanted to gang up against Zuo Qiuyu, they only dared to do it secretly.

Firstly, they had given Cousin Yu the box with an abstruse secret. Lin Mengya supposed they had planned this together.

However, the key inside the box with an abstruse secret was only one of the authenticating objects for the successor of the Chief Elder.

Therefore, their intentions were flexible.

From the time they realized something had happened, they were able to rush over within a short time.

Apart from Elder Chang Tianhua who could be excluded, the rest ought to have come prepared.

Lin Mengya supposed they had wanted to hear that Zuo Qiuyu had been killed when he tried to open the box with an abstruse secret using the wrong method.

Unfortunately, Qian Yuming’s greed and foolishness had allowed Lin Mengya to get a sweet bargain.

Nevertheless, Du Zhong’s death had created trouble.

“This… We’ve been looking for this key in the box with an abstruse secret all along, but all to no avail. Perhaps some determined person could have hidden it. Regardless of that, Du Zhong had died right before you, Your Highness. Please do give us an account of what happened.”

Duanmu Yang, the relatively rational one, spoke up.

Ever since he had a personal encounter with Lin Mengya, when he was being put down, he seemed to have been given some advice because his attitude towards Lin Mengya was much more friendly afterward.

He made sure to address the princess in every statement he made. He was surely much more courteous than before.

“This man had died from the abstruse secret mechanism of the box. Are you going to shift the blame to us even if it was because he was covetous by nature and tried to open the box with an abstruse secret?”

Lin Mengya did not attempt to conceal the coldness and impatience in her eyes as she spoke.

Elder Duanmu Yin, who had been standing by Duanmu Yang’s side snorted and opened his mouth to speak.

“Perhaps this unlucky guy was a scapegoat. I’ve long heard about the decisiveness in attacks of the Lin Family in Dajin. You’re after all General Lin’s daughter. We’d never know if it were a ploy from you.”

Duanmu Yin’s voice sounded hoarse. Lin Mengya could not help but feel uneasiness and displeasure when he spoke.

His eyes were made up of more white parts than black. Although there was a resemblance between him and Duanmu Yang, he gave Lin Mengya a sinister feeling.

The surrounding temperature seemed to drop drastically almost immediately the moment he opened his mouth to speak.

Many of the disciples also appeared to fear him more than respect him the moment they saw Duanmu Yin.

Moreover, while he spoke little, every statement he made seemed to be a nail that nailed a sentence on Lin Mengya and her company.

The favorable situation seemed to have turned against them the moment he made those few statements.

However, Lin Mengya also realized that although Nan Rui was the most highly regarded elder in the Pavilion of Herbs, all the elders apart from Chang Tianhua surprisingly agreed with each other after he spoke.

This was very strange. Was there something usual about Duanmu Yin?

“That’s right. My disciple was a simple man by nature. He had always been very responsible and loyal in terms of serving his teachers and elders. In fact, he had never been lacking in manners. Perhaps someone had tried to make use of his good nature so he became the scapegoat!”

It was obvious that Qian Yuming was the one who coveted after the key. However, he had used his sharp tongue to point his fingers at Lin Mengya, and in a worked up way. In fact, he acted rather vehemently and appeared impassioned.

Lin Mengya was puzzled as to why the arrogant Qian Yuming seemed to yield to Duanmu Yin’s words.

Just because Duanmu Yin spoke up, he had begun to act up again as if he was holding back a moment ago.

Her hesitation had been viewed as guilt to some others. In that short time, the atmosphere seemed to have turned pressurizing to Lin Mengya and she felt cornered.

“Punish the murderer severely! We have to avenge Senior Du Zhong!”