novelraw Chapter 699 The Thief
Chapter 699 The Thief
Chapter 699 The Thief
Thinking of this, Lan Wang suddenly felt a sense of panic. He tried to stand up by supporting himself on the chair with both hands, but then he realized that his legs were weak, as if he had used up all his strength the moment he overturned the table.
This is clearly not right.
"You!" Lan Wang finally turned his gaze to Zhu Yu, who was also sitting in the courtyard but showed no sign of tension or fear. Then he looked at the people behind her who were in the same posture as her. "You!"
How dare you! What have you done to me?!
Zhu Yu stood up with a smile, and as before, respectfully shook his sleeves: "What are you saying, Your Highness! We have only offered you the truth-resolving pills that you have been longing for day and night."
"It's you!" Upon seeing this action, Lan Wang immediately understood. "What did you do to me when you offered the medicine?"
"It's nothing, just a little bit of sleeping pills. It'll keep your mind clear and your body behaving properly, so you don't do anything out of line," Zhu Yu said with a smile. At this point, teasing the imposter was enough; she didn't intend to pretend to be stupid any longer.
"How is this possible!" Upon hearing this, Lan Wang's expression turned one of utter shock. "I clearly... I clearly..."
“You clearly took the antidote a long time ago, so it should have rendered all the sleeping potions and drugs ineffective, right?” Zhu Yu kindly finished his sentence for him. “That’s because we’re using our own family’s unique formula, which is completely different from your crooked methods, so naturally you couldn’t defend against it.”
You imposter, you usurped the throne and killed the real King Lan and his descendants. Over the years, what have you done to the entire Lan Kingdom with your insidious and wicked poisons?!
Judging from your reaction today, you probably haven't had a good time these past few years. Your junior brother must have always been a thorn in your side, right?
You need him, but you're also afraid that one day he'll betray you and discard you like a used tool...
"So it seems that your actions were exposed, which led to the deaths of so many members of our sect?"
"Nonsense, utterly incomprehensible!" Lan Wang's face turned pale, his whole body trembled slightly, and beads of sweat gradually gathered on his forehead, starting to flow down his cheeks. At this moment, he realized that the effects of the medicine were spreading, making it impossible for him to even raise his hand to wipe away the sweat.
He could only sweep his sharpest gaze over the old guards in the courtyard: "What are you all standing there for! Don't listen to these thieves' alarmist talk and nonsense! Seize them immediately!"
The guards standing in the courtyard remained motionless, as if no one had heard the command from their lord.
Lan Wang's eyes showed even more panic.
Lu Qing slowly stood up and said to Prince Lan, "Now that things have come to this, you no longer need to try to cover it up."
If you hadn't always been wary of your second junior brother, you wouldn't have taken the bait and willingly used the Truth-Expelling Pill on the messenger sent by the other side.
From the moment you sent the messenger, you were exposed.
"Are you all idiots?! Guards! Guards! These people have rebelled! They're plotting a rebellion! Seize them all!"
Provoked by Lu Qing's words, Prince Lan reacted even more fiercely, roaring almost hoarsely. Seeing that he hadn't summoned the other guards outside, he turned his gaze to the guests in the courtyard, "And you too! You eat my food and drink my water all the time!"
"Now is the time for you to be of use! Come and protect me! Help me capture these thieves!" The retainers remained seated, none of them moving.
Just now, fearing they would leak what they had seen and heard here, Prince Lan immediately shouted for his guards to arrest them all...
These retainers gathered at the Lanwang Mansion, living a life of debauchery every day. Perhaps their bodies had long since become useless, but at least their minds were not completely dulled.
So at this moment, none of them moved, clearly realizing that according to the orders given by King Lan earlier, if they weren't currently so isolated and helpless, he would never have considered them "one of his own".
In other words, even if these people were truly capable of doing everything in their power to help Prince Lan resolve the current crisis, once his trusted confidants came in to rescue them, Prince Lan would likely order them all killed to silence them immediately after they were rescued.
"Fu Lu, go and tear off the fake skin on his face so everyone can see what this imposter really looks like!" Zhu Yu turned and ordered Fu Lu.
Fu Lu had been keeping a low profile and acting with restraint for the past few days, and he had long been impatient. After receiving Zhu Yu's instructions, he immediately strode forward without hesitation.
When Lan Wang saw a tall, muscular man no longer deliberately hunching over, but instead stretching his limbs and walking towards him, he immediately felt something was wrong. Unfortunately, he was under the influence of a drug, and apart from his head remaining clear, his entire body felt as if it had been dismembered and its tendons pulled out. He couldn't muster any strength at all, and couldn't even lift his arms.
So he had no choice but to slouch in his chair and watch helplessly as the talisman drew closer, desperately glaring at it to try and make himself look fierce.
Even he himself didn't realize that at this moment, his feigned fierce gaze was actually filled with a fear that was more bark than bite.
Fu Lu stepped forward and, without any ceremony, turned Lan Wang's head to one side with one hand while groping Lan Wang's face with the other.
After a while, Fu Lu's expression became somewhat puzzled, and he turned to look at Zhu Yu.
Lan Wang, who hadn't dared to utter a sound, suddenly perked up again.
"You see! These thieves are trying to frame me, falsely accusing me of being an imposter!" Unable to break free from the talisman's grip, he could only shout hoarsely at the guards in the courtyard, "You see!"
They tried to slander me by saying I was wearing a fake skin and disguised myself, but now they can't find the fake skin!
Do you still believe their nonsense?! Why don't you hurry up and see the error of your ways?!
The old guards who had been kept in the Prince's mansion believed Lin Kun's story to a great extent after being introduced to him by Hong Liu'er. After all, they had witnessed how they had been ostracized and how they had seen the Prince of Lan's absurd behavior over the years, which made them more likely to believe Lin Kun's words.
So today, as they had secretly planned in advance, after replacing the guards who had come from behind the manor to stand guard in the courtyard, they ignored the orders of the Prince of Lan and waited to see the imposters exposed.
But where is the mask now?