HSSB23: Questioning Yan Zhaoge
What will come, will eventually come. Very quickly, the East Tang Kingdom’s Principal Elder, as well as the Disciplinary Elder of the East Heaven Region, come from far away, arrived together at Overlooking Abyss City.
Along with the Disciplinary Elder, came the King of the Eastern Tang Kingdom.
This most exalted person in the Eastern Tang Kingdom, actually also rushed over to Overlooking Abyss City.
With the incident having taken place in Eastern Tang, the Eastern Tang Kingdom naturally had to put on a show of concern towards it. But for their King, as the head of a kingdom, to actually leave his capital and set off to the borderlands of his kingdom’s territory; it was still out of everyone’s expectations.
Although to the outside world, the explanation was that the volatile situation within the Dragon Sealing Abyss was such that it had the possibility of putting half of the Eastern Tang’s territory at risk, causing their King to have to pay a visit personally, in the eyes of Xu Chuan, Wen Ningzhi, and all those others, this head of a kingdom was, more likely than not, here for Yan Zhaoge.
The Disciplinary Elder coming here was obviously not good for Yan Zhaoge, and the Eastern Tang’s Principal Elder, Yan Xu, was also a prominent member of Yan Zhaoge’s second senior apprentice-uncle’s faction.
With Yan Zhaoge’s background placed out there for all to see, doing something like beating a confession out of him was naturally impossible, but the pressure he faced was still not small.
The King and Yan Zhaoge’s father had formed close ties when they were young; he was obviously here to show his support for Yan Zhaoge this time.
In recent years, while the encroachment of the Sacred Sun Clan on the Eastern Tang Kingdom had reached a rather serious stage, Broad Creed Mountain still held the upper hand in Eastern Tang. The King of the Eastern Tang Kingdom’s favouritism towards Broad Creed Mountain was the most significant reason for this.
Having learnt of his arrival, Xu Chuan did not rejoice, but rather, worried; Wen Ningzhi did not worry, but rather, rejoiced.
While the arrival of the King would indeed help Yan Zhaoge somewhat, the arrival of this bigwig in itself was a sign of how the trial Yan Zhaoge was going to face this time was really not that easy to pass. The clan’s Punishment Hall had moved for real this time, such that even the King of the Eastern Tang Kingdom could not sit by and watch.
Sikong Qing and the other young disciples were, perhaps, still unaware of the deeper underlying meaning behind the king’s arrival, but even they could feel the suffocating atmosphere, warning of the storm that was raring to come.
Outside the Great Hall, Yan Zhaoge turned back to look at them, smiling, “They’ll be interrogating me, not you; you lot don’t have to be so nervous.”
They gave strained laughs, not speaking, till a young female disciple, hugging a small Light Spirit Cat, gathered up her courage and said, “Senior apprentice-brother Yan, I believe that nothing will happen to you.”
Yan Zhaoge smiled, then turned and walked into the Great Hall.
Entering the hall, they saw that at the primary position were two people, seated side by side.
One of them was an old man who had a calm, peaceful expression on his face, yet even so naturally exuded an aura of authority. This was the Disciplinary Elder, whom Broad Creed Mountain had placed in charge of the East Heaven Region.The other was a middle-aged man, who, though wearing ordinary bright-yellow clothes, still naturally exuded the majestic, stately aura of a king. He was the King of the Eastern Tang Kingdom. At the position below him sat an emaciated-looking elderly man, a stern expression on his face. This was the Principal Elder of Broad Creed Mountain in the Eastern Tang Kingdom, Yan Xu.
Next, sitting respectfully at the end of the line, was the original owner of this place, Broad Creed Mountain’s Acting Elder in the Eastern Tang Kingdom’s Overlooking Abyss City, Xu Chuan.
Though there was currently a solemn look on his face, deep within Xu Chuan’s gaze could vaguely be seen a bit of worry.
Yan Zhaoge entered the main hall, calmly paying his respects to those in sitting.
After he had done so, The King and Yan Xu, not speaking, remained seated quietly, leaving the matter of the interrogation to the Eastern Region’s Disciplinary Elder.
The Disciplinary Elder looked at Yan Zhaoge, and said peacefully, “Junior apprentice-nephew Yan’s victory over Chao Yuanlong, did not disgrace the name of my Broad Creed Sect. That, when seen by itself, would be a cause for celebration.”
“Yet, after that victory, you gathered the unconscious Chao Yuanlong and the other disciples of the Sacred Sun Clan, and chased them out of the Sealing Dragon Abyss’s central vortex region.”
“During the course of the fight, you did not simply take the victory, but instead deliberately humiliated Chao Yuanlong, disfiguring his face, afterwards whipping the other Sacred Sun Clan disciples.”
“The above is the testimony of the Sacred Sun Clan; were there any falsehoods within?”
Yan Zhaoge said mildly, “It’s basically true.”
No Comments Yet
Post a new comment
Register or Login