Chapter 1097: Care To Explain Yourself!? (1/2)
Ancestor Dian Alstreim's eyes relaxed as he promptly calmed down. Since it was given as a gift to Alchemist Davis, he did not lay his eyes on it any longer. It was normal to feel desire, but he understood that only if he acted on it would it truly become greed.
Besides, how can he take from the youth whom he deemed to be Alstreim Family's hope?
Nevertheless, he couldn't understand why Alchemist Davis would bring it out at this point in time.
Just to brag? Well, he could understand wanting to show off the Undaunted Purple Lotus Petal, but this just made him angry at Elder Zeno Alstreim.
How dare he not use it on himself or gift it to the family but gift it to an 'outsider' just for the sake of obtaining favor before being awarded a Low-Level Emperor Grade Treasure?
To him, the petal was more important than a single Low-Level Emperor Grade Treasure in the Treasury!
'Wait... Why is Zeno Alstreim's expression strange?' He abruptly noticed.
”Alchemist Davis,” Elder Zeno Alstreim respectfully spoke, ”I know what you're holding is the Undaunted Purple Lotus Petal, but I'm afraid you have the wrong person as it was not me who sold that to Weiss Alstreim.”
”Haha...” Davis laughed as he knew that the other party screwed up at being pressured by every eye present here, ”You're truly amusing. I never said something about selling...”
Elder Zeno Alstreim's expression froze.
”In any case,” Davis continued, ”The younger generation who visited the Purple Guest Palace just a while ago can attest to the fact that I received an Undaunted Purple Lotus Petal as a gift from Weiss Alstreim, and now that we have proved that it is indeed from Elder Zeno Alstreim, I want to show you all something...”
However, Davis remained floating in the air; his hand reached out while he held the Undaunted Purple Lotus Petal in his palm. He didn't make any movements but kept having the same amused smile on his face.
”What do you want to show?” Grand Elder Valdrey Alstreim asked in doubt.
He rather found this ridiculous as he saw the scene play out because it was not they who were being targeted right now but his trusted and loyal subordinate Elder Zeno Alstreim.
What did he have to do with this?
”Why are you all shy? Aren't I holding it out already? Take a closer look at it, preferably with your soul sense...”
'Mhm?' Everyone felt dubious, but a few curious fellows sent their soul sense the next second.
However, they shook their heads, feeling nothing out of the ordinary. Instead, they immersed themselves in the aura of the Undaunted Purple Lotus Petal, feeling that they might perhaps receive a bit of benefit.
”What!?”
Everyone swiveled their heads as they turned to look at the Ancestor in shock! The normally calm Ancestor had his eyes-wide in rage.
”It's poisoned!?”
Every other Elder and Grand Elders became shocked! This is truly something that they can't ignore! Instantly, they sent their soul sense towards the petal once again, but only a select few who were at the Peak-Level Mature Soul Stage were able to find the poison.
”What!?”
”I sense a vague hint of poisoning...!” Grand Elder Lloyd Alstreim exclaimed.
”This is...”
Grand Elder Valdrey Alstreim's expression also simultaneously fell. Indeed, he could find an unknown, seamless, and odorless poison laced on the petal with his soul sense. Slowly, everyone started to become aware of it with the confirmation of the Grand Elders.
”That's right, Ancestor Dian Alstreim. The Undaunted Purple Lotus Petal was clearly laced with poison when I received it.”
”Weiss Alstreim, were you aware that the Undaunted Purple Lotus Petal you received from Elder Zeno Alstreim was poisoned?” Davis turned to ask.
”... No.” Weiss Alstreim absentmindedly answered.
”Did you poison it then?”
”... No.”
”There we have it!” Davis cast his look back to Ancestor Dian Alstreim, ”With Weiss Alstreim's statement, it is clear that Elder Zeno Alstreim tried to poison me through Weiss Alstreim...”
Everyone felt dubious of Alchemist Davis's investigation. Wasn't it possible for him to control Weiss Alstreim since Weiss Alstreim was his slave?
He could twist the truth as he wanted using Weiss Alstreim's mouth, so they rather found it difficult to believe.