1462: C1462 Slander

C1462 Slander

"I have no proof." Guo Xiaoxiao shook his head.

"If you don't have any proof, then aren't you slandering the crown prince!" Huang He raised his voice.

"Is there even a need to slander me like that? I felt it myself!" Guo Xiaoxiao was so angry that her body was trembling.

"Then let's not talk about this first. Let me ask you, if it's really like you said, what happened next?" The General Jiang said coldly.

Previously, Lin Long had only unilaterally said that he would kill Xie Cheng, he did not know the specifics. Now, he naturally wanted to hear a thing or two from Guo Xiaoxiao.

Guo Xiaoxiao immediately said, "After I was drugged, my consciousness became blurry, and I can't remember the exact process, but when I regained my senses, the one standing in front of me isn't Xie Cheng, but rather the Lin Junior-apprentice Brother Lin."

"Could it be that the person you had that relationship with was not Heir Xie Cheng, but Lin Li instead?" Hearing Guo Xiaoxiao say this, someone immediately asked.

"That's right." Guo Xiaoxiao nodded, and after she finished speaking, her face inexplicably flushed red.

Hearing that, the surrounding people's faces could not help but twitch, because according to Guo Xiaoxiao's explanation, Xie Cheng was extremely unlucky, not only did he die, he did not even have the chance to eat the woman that he personally drugged.

Lin Li was really lucky, seeing the beautiful Guo Xiaoxiao that was like a flower in front of them, some people could not help but feel jealous.

"If what Miss Guo said is true, then it is likely that after Crown Prince Xie poisoned her, Lin Li took advantage of Crown Prince Xie's inattention and secretly attacked Crown Prince Xie Cheng. Since Lin Li was strong in himself, then Crown Prince Xie Cheng was killed by Lin Li without any warning."

"What nonsense are you spouting?" Before he could finish, General Jiang glared at him and said coldly.

This scared the elder and caused him to quickly take two steps back. After which, he wiped off the cold sweat that had appeared on his forehead.

"Miss Guo, how could you do such a thing with the crown prince? In my opinion, it was clearly you colluding with that Lin, coveting the treasures on the crown prince's body, and then joining hands with Lin Li to deal with the crown prince … As for that 'Ten Incense Scourge' you speak of, it was all made up by you!" The General Jiang shouted.

"General Jiang, it's not like that." Guo Xiaoxiao did not think that the General Jiang would actually bite back, and said quickly.

"What do you mean by biting back? That's exactly what happened." General Jiang's subordinates also agreed.

"Yes, that's how it is."

Following that, the people from the other powers of the Xingwu City all agreed one after another.

Although they felt that what Guo Xiaoxiao had said was the truth, at this time when the General Jiang was present, they could only agree to speak with the General Jiang in order to bridge the gap between them and the latter.

"How about it? The people's hearts are bright!" Hearing everyone's response, General Jiang could not help but reveal a complacent smile.

As someone who had been by the side of the Fourth Prince for a long time, he naturally knew that he should do as he was told.

"General Jiang, I believe Xiao Xiao's words!" At this time, Yao Xue stood up.

"I also believe what Xiaoxiao said."

"Me too."

Tao Qian Qing and Zhao Yaxuan also stepped forward.

However, their voices were immediately drowned out by the voices at the scene.

"You two elders of the Xingwu College better not protect Miss Guo just because she is a disciple of the Xingwu College." The General Jiang said again.

Following that, he looked towards his two subordinates, "Seize her!"

The two lackeys immediately walked towards Guo Xiaoxiao.

At this time, Guo Xiaoxiao could only look at Yao Xue and the others.

As for Yao Xue, she immediately looked towards the Supreme Elder, "Supreme Elder, Xiao Xiao would never do something like that."

The Grand Elder frowned, then said, "Elder Yao, there's no need to say anymore. Guo Xiaoxiao is the most suspicious one right now."

While the two of them were speaking, Guo Xiaoxiao had already been brought to the General Jiang with both of his hands tied.

"Everyone, rest for a while and continue searching for Lin Li!" Then, the General Jiang said.

At this time, the crowd immediately dispersed.

Yao Xue and the others walked over to the Supreme Elder's side.

"Senior Brother, why didn't you help Xiao Xiao?" Tao Qianqing frowned and said.

Of course, when she said that, there were no longer any of General Jiang's subordinates or the others around her.

"What can I do at a time like this? Could it be that I have to be early in the morning and let the people from the Fourth Marquis Palace target our Xingwu College?" The Great Master couldn't help but sigh.

Knowing that the Grand Elder was right, Tao Qianqing and the others could not help but fall silent.

"Martial Uncle, are we just going to let them capture Xiaoxiao like this?" Zhao Yaxuan asked.

"Don't worry, I'll think of something." The Grand Elder said.

Hearing the Highest Elder say this, the others all let out sighs of relief.

At this time, Tao Qianqing grumbled, "Xiao Xiao, why did you say such things at such a crucial moment?"

"I understand that child Xiaoxiao. She did this to expose the truth and to make everyone despise that Xie Cheng. It's just that, she didn't expect the people of General Jiang to be so treacherous and crafty." Yao Xue sighed and said.

"Xiaoxiao, this child is too kind." Tao Qianqing shook his head.

On the other side, Huang He said to General Jiang, "General, since that Lin Li suddenly stood out and said that his master was killed by him, then he definitely doesn't want us to capture Guo Xiaoxiao. Since that's the case, we might as well use Guo Xiaoxiao as bait and lure him out."

"Well, that's what I was thinking." General Jiang nodded.

They weren't stupid and naturally saw that Lin Long had done this to prevent them from capturing Guo Xiaoxiao.

Of course, if Guo Xiaoxiao did not stand up and did not say such a thing, they would have no reason to directly arrest him.

"Set up an execution platform at the center of the city and hang Guo Xiaoxiao there."

"I heard from the city that if Lin Li does not appear within three days, we will immediately kill Guo Xiaoxiao!"

General Jiang immediately issued this order.

Very quickly, a killing platform was constructed in the center of the city, and Guo Xiaoxiao was the first to be hung on it.

At the same time, if you do not appear within three days, we can only kill Guo Xiaoxiao! This news spread throughout the entire Xingwu City.

The General Jiang was bullying him too much! This kind of situation naturally made many people from the Xingwu City feel indignant.

However, with the strength of the Fourth King's Manor in front of them, they could only silently curse in their hearts. What else could they do?

"Senior brother, what should we do?" Yao Xue immediately went to find the Supreme Elder.

"We'll temporarily wait and see. If they really do make a move on Xiaoxiao in three days, I, your senior brother, will definitely not stand idly by and watch!" The Grand Elder said.

"Many thanks, Senior Brother." Yao Xue said.

Unknowingly, three days passed by quickly. During these three days, two days of rain had actually fallen.

In these three days, Guo Xiaoxiao had been hung on the execution platform. Her appearance was extremely miserable, causing even more of the Xingwu City citizens to pity her.

Compared to the words of the General Jiang, they naturally believed in Guo Xiaoxiao even more.

However, they could only express their dissatisfaction in their hearts due to the strength of the Fourth Marquis's Manor. They didn't dare to say it out loud in front of everyone.

And so, it was the last day.

"That Lin Li revealed the matter of him killing Xie City because of Guo Xiaoxiao, and Guo Xiaoxiao also mentioned the matter of the medicine in Xie City because of Lin Li. The two of them can both be said to be doing it for each other, and if that's the case, then Lin Li should appear in the next three days, regardless of whether he can save Guo Xiaoxiao or not."

In these three days, everyone naturally had the same thought.

Only, to their surprise, Lin Long did not appear on this last day until the very last moment.

"I really didn't expect that Lin Li was just a coward!" Most people shook their heads in this way.

"That Lin Li is serious. Xiao Xiao did that, but he didn't even show himself." Even Yao Xue complained like this.

Only Zhao Yaxuan did not speak, because no matter what Lin Long did, she would choose to believe in him.

At the last moment of the day, the execution platform was surrounded by the people of the Xingwu City.

Seeing that Lin Long had not appeared the entire time, a sharp expression flashed across General Jiang's face, and he then walked straight up to the execution platform.

"Lin Li, three days are up. Since you are not willing to appear, then I will have to kill this Guo Xiaoxiao!" The General Jiang said coldly.

After saying that, he did not make his subordinates take action immediately, but rather scanned his surroundings with his sharp eyes, hoping to find Lin Long in the crowd.

However, he didn't notice anything suspicious.

General Jiang could not help but frown, and then directly ordered the executioner who was waiting at the side.

"Attack!"

General Jiang's voice resounded throughout the entire Xingwu City.

With that, Guo Xiaoxiao was put down, and the executioner walked to his side.

After looking at General Jiang, he raised the big blade in his hand.

At this point, the sky had already cleared, and under the illumination of the sun, this large blade made of common metal shone brightly.

It was a pity that such a kind-hearted girl was about to die like this. Looking at this scene, most of the people couldn't help but secretly shake their heads.

It was just that they wanted to please the General Jiang, they did not even want the General Jiang to kill Guo Xiaoxiao.

"Wait!"

Just as the executioner's blade was about to strike down, a loud and powerful voice resounded above the crowd.

Everyone immediately looked towards the direction of the voice. They realised that the person who spoke out was none other than the Great Clan Elder of the Xingwu College.

"Is the Grand Elder going to make his move?"

"It isn't surprising for the Great Clan Elder to help. After all, Guo Xiaoxiao is a genius disciple of the Xingwu College."

"But, if the Grand Elder took action, wouldn't that mean that he had offended the Fourth Prince's Estate? To the Xingwu College, the Fourth Prince's Estate is an existence that they can't afford to offend."

For a time, the audience discussed in hushed tones.

"Grand Elder, what do you want?" General Jiang frowned and asked.

"General Jiang, I hope you can keep this person." The Grand Elder said.

"The Grand Elder wants to offend our Fourth Prince's Manor for the sake of this female disciple. He wants to offend the Thousand Song Country!" The General Jiang said coldly.

This General Jiang was too talkative, he was just a mere Xie Cheng, but he actually rose to the point of offending the entire Thousand Song Kingdom. Hearing General Jiang's words, many people's faces couldn't help but twitch.

What everyone didn't expect was that the Grand Elder still had a smile on his face.

"General Jiang, you misunderstand. This elder just does not want the Fourth Marquis Palace to miss a chance to capture that Lin Li." The Grand Elder replied.

"Grand elder, what is the meaning of this?" General Jiang asked with doubt.

Not only him, but everyone else present was the same. They didn't know what the Highest Elder was up to.

"General Jiang, Guo Xiaoxiao is the only one who can make that Lin Li appear. If you kill her like this, you won't be able to lure him out in the future."

"Furthermore, Lin Li might have already left the Xingwu City and did not know about Guo Xiaoxiao being captured."

"It can be said that by doing this, the Fourth Prince would have missed the opportunity to seize Lin Li. Therefore, I hope you think twice."

The Grand Elder said calmly.

The Great Clan Elder really knew how to speak. Hearing the Great Clan Elder say this, the Everyone at the scene couldn't help but nod his head.

Because if General Jiang really did this, then there might be no way to lure Lin Li out in the future.

General Jiang's frown deepened, everyone thought that he would retort and say something against the Great Clan Elder, but after a while, he also nodded his head and said, "Great Clan Elder, you are right."

After a brief pause, he immediately ordered, "Take Miss Guo away first!"

Until when Guo Xiaoxiao was about to be killed, Lin Long still had not appeared. General Jiang knew that this kind of threat was useless against Lin Long, so he could only give up.

In truth, he was only doing this to force Lin Long out, he didn't even think about killing Guo Xiaoxiao.

It could be said that if the Great Clan Elder had not said anything just now, he would have found a reason not to kill Guo Xiaoxiao first.

Seeing this, Yao Xue, Zhao Yaxuan and the others heaved a sigh of relief.

"Lin Li, if you are present, I hope you do not think that we will let you off just like that, let Guo Xiaoxiao off!" Then, the General Jiang looked around and shouted.

But even after his voice fell, there was still no response, as if Lin Long was not even in the vicinity at all.

After that, seven or eight days had passed unknowingly and General Jiang still had not given up searching for Lin Long in these seven or eight days, but what made him depressed was, it was as if Lin Long had truly left the Xingwu City itself.

After another two days, a message came from the General Jiang, that they would leave the Xingwu City and return to the Fourth Marquis Palace tomorrow.

Sure enough, early in the morning the next day, General Jiang and his men left the Xingwu City.

Guo Xiaoxiao was naturally taken away as well. At this moment, she was imprisoned in a carriage.

The reason why the General Jiang had done so was because he felt that if Lin Long really wanted to save Guo Xiaoxiao, it would be the only chance he would have on the road to the Fourth Prince's Mansion.

If he were to enter the Fourth Duke Palace, Lin Long would have no chance at all.

That was to say, on this entire journey, it was highly likely that Lin Long would rob the prison cart. Of course, the Great Clan Elder and the others would help as well.

However, General Jiang was not worried, because he had already come up with a plan.1

No matter who it is, as long as you dare to make a move on the road, your only fate is to become a prisoner of the Fourth Marquis' Estate! General Jiang coldly said in his heart.

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