Chapter 529 - Lintians Past (1/2)

This group of rebels among the subjects had never stopped working since the generation of Zuo Qiuyu’s father.

Later on, when Zuo Qiuyu was fifteen years old, someone even attempted to poison the two princes in order to usurp the throne.

If Master Yuan had not risked his life to test the medicine as a guinea pig, Zuo Qiuchen and Zuo Qiuyu would have died without knowing the reason.

Later on, those evildoers even sent men to pursue their lives. Once again, it was Master Yuan, together with his friends, who gave their all to send the two brothers back to the palace.

Later on, Master Yuan returned to the Pavilion of Herbs and continued corresponding with his disciple through letters.

However, Master Yuan’s health deteriorated because he took the poison on behalf of the brothers.

“In the last letter from Master, he cautioned us that those men were coming after me and my brother. In addition, Master said that my character was way too soft for a life in the palace, so he troubled a true friend in Dajin to make arrangements for me to stay in his house and pretended to his son. In his letter, he also mentioned that despite being injured, he had found a suitable to recuperate. Who would have expected that this would happen to him.”

After he finished narrating everything, not only did Zuo Qiuyu become silent, but Long Tianyu and Lin Mengya were struck dumb by what they heard.

Not only Zuo Qiuyu, but Long Tianyu had also experienced discord from fighting for the throne.

Master Yuan was not the only and definitely not the last person to sacrifice his life for this.

It was only after some time that Zuo Qiuyu finally exhaled softly.

He had kept all these in his heart for a long time. Now that he had found his master’s remains, despite feeling grieved, at least this matter had come to a closure.

It was inevitable for him to agonize over the loss.

“Since this was the case, all the more you should fight for the position of the Chief Elder, Cousin Yu. Master Yuan was such a righteous man. If you take over the Pavilion of Herbs, his sacrifice would not be in vain. You can also take over and continue his legacy. If someone took over being the successor, Master Yuan’s name may perpetually be tarnished.”

However, Lin Mengya’s words did not make sense to Zuo Qiuyu.

“Don’t forget that in order to succeed in the position of the Chief Elder, one needs to prove that the current Chief Elder has passed away. Otherwise, even if there’s one candidate who eventually qualifies, he could only act as the Chief Elder’s proxy. You’ve seen it for yourself that they are aware of the fact that the Chief Elder had died in the stone chamber. What do you think they will do if one of them emerges the winner in the competition?”

Lin Mengya’s words seemed to have roused them from their stupor.

In the fit of the moment, all Zuo Qiuyu could think about was revenge for Master Yuan.

He had forgotten that his master had passed away and that he passed away alongside the Chief Elder.

Therefore, his master would become the most convenient scapegoat.

“Are you saying that they would push the blame entirely on my master?”

Lin Mengya nodded. Although it was truly difficult to open the stone door, it did not mean that they would not find a way to enter.

It only meant that they would mobilize many people just to achieve their goals.

Therefore, they could only open the door to the stone chamber for making sacrifices after someone among them succeeded in the position of the Chief Elder.

By then, whatever they said would be taken as the truth.

“Outrageous!”

He would never have imagined that the cautious man his master was and having sacrificed himself for them, would end up carrying a bad name after he passed away.

How these people deserved to perish!

“It’s pointless to get angry now. I guess they suppose that whoever fell into the passageway had been trapped inside and died. Following this, they would investigate to find out who exactly fell in. We must deal with this with caution.”

If Lin Mengya guessed correctly, these men would focus their attention on her.

People might not spread the word regarding the ice cube and the rock in the box, but it was no longer a secret after all.

She supposed someone would have guessed by now that it was a trick she played on those idiots.

Would it not seem coincidental when they were having difficulty carrying the box, someone fell into the stone chamber?

If they were to just think over it, Lin Mengya and her company would be the most obvious suspect.

However, they simply did not dare to do this openly. Therefore, while Lin Mengya and her company were catching up on their sleep during the day, many people ought to have come by to check on them.

However, they observed that not only Lin Mengya and the others were not missing an arm or a leg, but they were taking relaxed naps.

They had no choice but to strike them out as suspects.

“Your Highness, Elder Chang is here.”

Just when they finished talking, Yu An’s voice echoed from outside.

The few of them exchanged a look. Although they considered Chang Tianhua to be siding them, it was after all safer if fewer people knew about some things.

In that short span of time, the three of them came to an agreement.

Right after they agreed on what to do, a skinny figure appeared before the three of them. It was Chang Tianhua.

Chang Tianhua breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the three of them were calm and composed while they handled pressing affairs.

A rare, relaxed smile appeared on his think, dark face.