"Saxon Old Dog, are you scared?"
Ling Xiao suddenly asked loudly.
"I’m scared? That’s really funny, what do I have to fear?"
Si Kong Zun shrugged his shoulders, feigning nonchalance.
"You’re not scared? You conspired with Jiumo Zhiyan and Timur Muto to set a trap, allowing one of Jiumo Zhiyan’s subordinates, Feng Zhan, to shoot General Ji Ning with a poisoned arrow, then deliberately provoked internal conflict between the Northern Desert Army and the Expedition Army, leading to the massive invasion of the Black Crow Army. After that, completely disregarding the safety of tens of thousands of soldiers, you insisted on pursuing the Northern Desert Army on the battlefield, leading to heavy casualties of the Expedition Army!
Later, when the Black Crow Army attacked the Northern Desert Pass, you shalessly abandoned the troops, escaping with a few of your lackeys, resulting in the capture of both Deputies Feng Qingyan and Lu Chenlong, with the rest of the Expedition Army also captured.
Aren’t these the facts that I’ve spoken of?
You want dead, simply because you’re afraid that I will present evidence, right? That’s why you’re scared, scared that the Emperor will have you buried with those loyal bones and lost souls!"
These words, like thunder from the Nine Heavens, left many who were initially in the dark utterly shocked.
This is completely different from what Si Kong Zun has said. According to him, Ji Ning colluded with the Black Crow Army to injure him and provoked the internal strife that led to the tragic death of tens of thousands of soldiers.
So who is telling the truth?
"Utter nonsense! Your Majesty, are you truly going to listen to this traitor’s rambling? He’s simply trying to fra to create an opportunity for the Black Crow Empire to attack us!"
Si Kong Zun yelled loudly.
Even though these things are factual, Si Kong Zun would definitely not admit it.
Once he admits it, he truly would have no chance of turning things around.
"Rambling nonsense? Heh, Saxon Old Dog, if that’s what you say, then surely you must have evidence? Then please present your evidence that it was General Ji Ning and I who colluded with the Black Crow Empire to provoke internal strife! If you can’t produce evidence, and based solely on your word you caused such harm to the Great General, not to ntion anything else, just for this point, you can’t escape a death sentence!"
Ling Xiao has evidence, so he’s not afraid of Si Kong Zun.
"Evidence? Of course, I have evidence. Everyone here saw it; you breached the Imperial City, killed several executioner soldiers, and even colluded with Martial Artists from the Scorpion Tribe, poisoning Ji Changran. Aren’t these the facts?"
Si Kong Zun sneered.
"Bullshit!"
Before Si Kong Zun could finish speaking, Ling Xiao interrupted him with an angry roar.
He was truly furious!
Furious to the extre!
"Si Kong Zun, at this point, you still have the nerve to bite wildly! May I remind you, where were you when the Northern Desert Army’s soldiers were battling, shedding their blood and giving their loyalty, to defeat the 1.2 million-strong Black Crow Empire’s forces and ultimately achieving victory?
You, this old dog, fled back to the Imperial City from the battlefield, biting like a mad dog, branding heroes like Ji Ning, Lu Chenlong, Li Ruguang, Zhang Yu Fei, Zhu Ge Ming as traitors!
I would like to ask, who gave you such great authority?
Whom do you represent? By what right do you convict them?
Do you have evidence, a sacred edict?"
Ling Xiao was confident that Si Kong Zun could not produce any evidence, nor a sacred edict.
Capturing Ji Ning and others might have been tacitly approved by the Emperor, but the Divine Phoenix Emperor would never be foolish enough to issue such an edict.
He would only suggest Si Kong Zun and the others do so.
Thus, the present Si Kong Zun is like a mute eating bitter herbs, with hardships unspeakable.
"No matter what you say, it’s useless. The ironclad fact is that you attacked the Imperial City today, killing the Emperor-appointed leaders of the Imperial City Camp and others. No matter what, you can’t deny it."
Si Kong Zun knew that so things couldn’t be explained clearly, so he simply chose not to explain, instead he focused on the fact that Ling Xiao led the army into the Imperial City.
"Ironclad fact? Hehe."
Ling Xiao suddenly laughed, a cold laugh.
"I pursued the enemy covertly, took the head of Timrman Muto, captured Jiumo Zhiyan alive, but along the way, I encountered countless attempts on my life, and those assailants were dressed in the armor of the Phoenix God Empire! Don’t tell that they were also sent by you?
Was your goal to rescue Jiumo Zhiyan, or to kill and take the credit?"
"Utter nonsense! Even if those people wore the armor of the Phoenix God Empire, they could have been impersonators from the Black Crow Empire. To not even recognize this, and you call yourself the Empire’s military supervisor,"
Si Kong Zun said coldly.
"Hehe, if so, what is the fault in seeking the help of the Northern Desert Army and the Scorpion Tribe’s warriors in safely escorting Jiumo Zhiyan back to the Imperial City? I ask you, Great General Si Kong, from the ti we entered the city until now, has the Northern Desert Army hard even one person?
Destroyed even one brick?
They were rely entrusted by to help escort a prisoner, not only are they without fault, but they even rit comndation!
You keep saying they are a Rebel Army, accusing them of rebellion. Could it be that a Great General is rely a man who speaks without regard to the truth?
What is your true intention?
Is it your desire to dismantle our Phoenix God Empire’s Northern Territory defense before you rest content?"
Ling Xiao’s words were not only ticulous but also rational and substantive. Even if it were sophistry, Si Kong Zun found no grounds to refute.
In this way, he beca the one falsely accusing the loyal and good as a scoundrel.
It was known that this man’s tongue was exceptionally sharp, but no one expected it to be this formidable.
"Hmph, they didn’t act? Then who exactly killed Commander Jia Lin and the others?"
Si Kong Zun asked coldly, refusing to miss an opportunity to slander Ling Xiao.
"The killers were and my friends; to avoid any misunderstanding by the Emperor, I did not involve the Northern Desert Army."
Ling Xiao replied calmly, "In fact, even if they had taken action, there would be no fault. I already explained the reason for entering the city, and even showed the Waist Tokens bestowed by the Divine Phoenix Emperor and the Hidden Mountain Reserve Monarch, yet, the Fengming Army gave orders to shoot arrows to kill . Now tell , am I not allowed to defend myself?
Don’t such people deserve to be killed?"
"Even so, it would have been possible to sit down and discuss matters properly, using force is always inappropriate."
Si Kong Zun said.
"Don’t forget, I am still the military supervisor, with the authority to act as the situation requires, to execute first and report afterward! I suspect that there are Black Crow Army spies within the Fengming Army, attempting to rescue Jiumo Zhiyan, to steal the head of Timrman Muto, otherwise, why else would he want to kill ?
If he wants to kill , I naturally have the right to kill him. Do you also think the authority given by the Divine Phoenix Emperor and the Hidden Mountain Reserve Monarch is wrong?"
"Even if those in the Fengming Army deserved death, what about Jia Yun and Jia Lin?"
Si Kong Zun asked again.
"Jia Lin and his son Jia Yun, even after I killed those from the Fengming Army, explained the situation, and showed my identity, still wanted to kill . Now tell , am I not allowed to fight back?"
Ling Xiao retorted.
"Even if you fought back, their cris did not warrant death!"
Si Kong Zun said coldly.
"Not warrant death?"
Ling Xiao suddenly laughed: "Do you know that those two had long beco accomplices of the Black Crow Empire?"
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