Published: January 1, 2025
After the Lord of Baqiu City and the two Deputy Lords of Nandu City saw that everyone had arrived, they said in a deep voice, “Such matters occurring in Nandu City have a significant impact on Nandu City. I hope this issue can have a satisfactory conclusion and not affect our reputation in the Heavenly Realm. Qingmu, you are the captain of the guards in my city lord's mansion and were present at the scene. You were also the one who communicated with me before, so please recount the events as they happened.”
Qingmu, the captain of the guards, immediately stood up and clasped his fists, saying, “Lord of Baqiu City, esteemed Deputy Lords, although everyone has probably heard some details about the cause of the incident, I will recount the events completely once again…” Qingmu recounted everything exactly as it happened without adding or subtracting anything before sitting down.
No one objected to Captain Qingmu's words, not even Zhuge Feng from the Zhuge family. It is worth mentioning that not only were there so many witnesses to this incident, but there was also a huge monitoring formation at the port of Nandu City.
Despite this, once Captain Qingmu sat down, the Lord of Baqiu City still asked, “What objections do the Zhuge family have to Captain Qingmu's account?”
Zhuge Feng, having already recovered significantly from his injuries, stood up with a cold gaze and said, “Lord of Baqiu City, indeed, the matter is as stated; however, our Zhuge family is not targeting the Qingxue family but is carrying out orders from several top-tier forces in the Heavenly Realm to impose strict control over Nandu City. At such a critical moment, the Qingxue family’s movements in and out of Nandu City warrant my investigation, yet it is the Qingxue family that refuses to cooperate with the investigation. I now seriously suspect that the Qingxue family may be colluding with the Demon Tribe.”
“In this chaotic battle, the Qingxue family killed four of our Zhuge family’s elders with very strange methods. Our Zhuge family demands an explanation. If we do not get one, we will certainly not let this matter rest.” Zhuge Feng said angrily. This time, they clearly had the opportunity to give the Qingxue family a hard time, yet they unexpectedly suffered the loss of several elders. The rage in their hearts was unimaginable.
It was evident that the Zhuge family had no ground to stand on; they were only acting arrogantly due to their strength, which gave them the audacity to speak so disrespectfully.
The Lord of Baqiu City sneered inwardly. He wasn't concerned about the conflict between the Zhuge family and the Qingxue family. This was a mess he was unwilling to get involved in. Even if he wanted to, due to his identity, he couldn't intervene. What he cared about was that during such a tense time in the Heavenly Realm, neither the Zhuge family nor the Qingxue family should continue to stir up trouble.
At the same time, he felt dissatisfaction toward the Qingxue family as well. Although the Zhuge family seemed intent on provoking conflict, the Qingxue family had secretly killed four elders from the Zhuge family. Now, it put him in a difficult position to mediate. He couldn't help but feel suspicious.
How did these four elders of the Zhuge family die?
It was too suspicious. Even in chaos, given the strength of the Zhuge family's elders, how could they be so easily killed?
Thus, the Lord of Baqiu City looked at the people from the Qingxue family and asked, “Qingxue family, what do you have to say about Zhuge Feng's words?”
Qingxue Silan replied furiously, “Lord of Baqiu City, my Qingxue family is also considered one of the top families in the Southern Heavenly Realm and is even one of the managers of Nandu City. How could we defy the orders from the top forces of the Heavenly Realm? Maintaining order in the Southern Heavenly Realm is also part of our Qingxue family's responsibility.”
“When our Qingxue family’s warship entered the port, we had already declared it in advance. In fact, when the Zhuge family insisted on a thorough investigation, we agreed to let people from the city lord's mansion conduct the investigation, yet the Zhuge family insisted on investigating our warship.”