NOVGO.NET Chapter 733: 312 Lady Wan
Chapter 733: Chapter 312 Lady Wan
Inside the grand hall of Wusheng Hall, the assassin’s voice echoed endlessly.
Yet, as Su Mo surveyed his surroundings, he found that although everyone appeared outwardly indignant, not a single person actually moved to stop him from speaking.
Su Mo gently rubbed the corner of his mouth, trying not to let his amusement show too clearly.
He then turned to Li Zhongming:
“Hall Master Li, what is your opinion on what this man has said?”
“Me?”
Li Zhongming was taken aback: “Of course, it’s utter nonsense.”
“Hmm.”
Su Mo nodded, then glanced over the people present:
“With things having escalated to this point today, I must investigate and bring the truth to light.
Therefore, I ask for everyone’s understanding.
If possible, I would appreciate it if Lady Wan could come out and talk.”
Everyone fell silent.
There was complete silence within the grand hall.
Seeing this, Su Mo smiled:
“What’s the matter, everyone? Is there something unspeakable?”
“This…”
Li Zhongming hesitated: “After all, Lady Wan is a respectable woman; for her to show herself in such a manner…”
“I, on the contrary, think it might not be inappropriate.”
The one speaking now was Lai Wenxiu, who glanced at Li Zhongming before continuing:
“Though Lady Wan is indeed a respectable woman, she is still the wife of our Great Hall Master at Wusheng Hall.
Today’s important matters concern everyone; none of us can remain uninvolved, so why should Lady Wan have any reason to avoid appearing before us?
Moreover… if things are indeed as such, Lady Wan might not be able to escape culpability.”
“What?”
Li Zhongming was immediately confused.
He, of course, knew very well of who Lai Wenxiu was.
Lai Wenxiu and Xing Lan were subordinates under Lady Wan.
Why would he be saying these things now?
Even if others do not care about Lady Wan’s reputation, Lai Wenxiu should be protecting her…
As Li Zhongming was perplexed, he heard someone else speak up:
“Indeed, at this point, if Lady Wan does not appear, I fear she will not be able to convince the public.”
This time, it was Deng Fengbai speaking.
After Deng Fengbai spoke, Rong Zhan Tang immediately agreed.
Seeing that three Hall Masters had agreed to this, Lin Tao, Duan Qinghen, and Ling Feimiao quickly expressed their concurrence.
In the blink of an eye, over half of those present agreed that Lady Wan should come out.
Li Zhongming naturally did not understand what was going on, but as things had developed to this point, he could vaguely feel that the situation was no longer under his control.
Clearly, there was a force he could not see influencing some matters.
He wanted to do something but had no idea where this force came from…
After the silence, seeing that everyone had agreed, he could only nod:
“If that is the case, someone go… to the Inner Courtyard and invite Lady Wan.”
Immediately someone answered, turning to leave.
Li Zhongming sat down once more, feeling even more confused.
His gaze swept over each face in the grand hall, and finally, when it landed on Li Xuechun, he couldn’t help but let out a sigh.
“What is ours, we take; what is not ours, we cannot get even if we beg.”
This saying of Li Xuechun echoed in his ears, creating mixed feelings in his heart.
While Li Zhongming was sending for Lady Wan, a group of people hastily arrived outside the grand hall.
Leading them was Qilin Swordsman, now seen as Lord Xing Lan by everyone.
With an ashen face, he stepped into the grand hall, his gaze sweeping across everyone’s faces until it rested on Bei Changzhi.
“North Hall Master, do you realize your crime!?”
As people saw him return, they knew that a result had been reached. Now that these words were spoken, the meaning was clear.
They immediately turned their attention to Bei Changzhi.
Among them, Lin Tao, Duan Qinghen, Ling Feimiao, Qin Yuren, and Wen Zhongtai showed looks of utter disbelief.
But even more unbelieving than them, was Bei Changzhi.
However, his expression shifted from disbelief to rage:
“What… what do you mean by this?”
“What do I mean?”
Qilin Swordsman let out a long sigh:
“Bei Changzhi, oh Bei Changzhi, what an honorable North Hall Master you are.
“Everyone praises you for your loyalty, yet who would have thought that you, who seem so loyal and honest, are actually a treacherous scoundrel!”
“Xing Lan, don’t slander me!!!”
Bei Changzhi immediately stood up: “If you have any solid evidence, bring it forth. To be so evasive and equivocal, how preposterous!”
“Very well.”
Xing Lan reached out and held something aloft.
Everyone looked up to see that in his hand was a long, box-shaped object.
It looked unremarkable on the outside, but as Qilin Swordsman opened the lid of the box, a scroll of a secret book was revealed to everyone.
Emblazoned on it were seven large characters: Great Transformation Rebirth Heart Lotus Scripture!
“How audacious!”
“Was it really him!?”
“Where was this found?”
“Such deceit by Bei Changzhi has bitterly fooled us all!!”
Upon seeing the item, those present immediately began to speak up.
Even Wan Yilan, who was always silent and had not spoken up even when the assassin mentioned that Lady Wan had relations with Ren Xiongfei, couldn’t help but cast her eyes on Bei Changzhi.
In an instant, Bei Changzhi was pointed out by a thousand fingers.
His entire face turned ashen, and suddenly, with a slap of the armrest on the chair:
“Xing Lan, you are framing me!!!”
As his words dropped, he soared up with a leap, charging straight towards Qilin Swordsman.