novelraw Chapter 1293: Everyone Knows He’s Talking Nonsense
Chapter 1293: Everyone Knows He’s Talking Nonsense
"You are a citizen of Anyun Country, if you are not a spy, then what do you come to my Dingbian City for from thousands of miles away?" a young man said with a cold smile, presumably the City Lord of Ding’an City."This old man has come to Shangyue City to visit relatives and friends, practicing alchemy and medicine to save people along the way. Is this not allowed?" the old man said proudly.
Upon hearing mention of practicing alchemy and medicine to save people, Han Yan suddenly remembered who this was. Wasn’t he the famous Doctor Sun from the Capital, who helped detoxify Yu Qingwan alongside her? To be honest, the Nine Heavens Star Falling Sword was initially learned from Doctor Sun.
This old guy, instead of staying well in Anyun Country, what was he doing coming to Shangyue Country?
Knowing the identity of the so-called Anyun spy, Han Yan immediately squeezed into the crowd.
She knew better than anyone the hatred between the citizens of Anyun and Shangyue, even if it involved other Anyun citizens, she wouldn’t stand by idly, let alone it being Doctor Sun.
"Lord City Master, this Doctor Sun is generous and charitable, and in the few days he’s been in the city, he has saved many lives, benefiting many people. In my opinion, he is unlikely to be a spy sent by Anyun Country," said an elder.
"Exactly, a few years ago, my third son lost control and damaged his meridians, unable to be cured for many years. It was thanks to Doctor Sun’s miraculous hands that his meridians were healed. With such medical skills, how could he be a spy?"
"My wife injured her back bones many years ago, and we spent all our family wealth to no avail. Doctor Sun saw our poverty, healed her back injury, and didn’t ask for a penny. How could such a good man be a spy?" others echoed.
Han Yan was a bit surprised. Originally thinking that if Doctor Sun was thought to be a spy, even if he wasn’t pelted to death with rotten eggs and tomatoes, he’d drown in spit. She hadn’t expected that his popularity was quite good, with even the Shangyue people defending him.
"Hmph, don’t be fooled by him. If he doesn’t do some deceitful things, how could he safely come into my Dingbian City?" the sinister-looking young City Lord sternly shouted.
"Lord City Master, even if you say so, Doctor Sun has performed many charitable deeds in our Dingbian City without violating our Shangyue laws. To hastily label him as a spy without evidence seems a bit biased," someone righteously said.
The robust customs of Shangyue are evident here. If it were Anyun Country, unless it concerned their own interests, few would dare contradict a City Lord.
"Who said there’s no evidence? The City Lord’s Mansion lost a rare herb called Profound Sun Phoenix Feather Grass a few days ago, and it’s now on him," the City Lord said with a sly smile.
"Nonsense, this Profound Sun Phoenix Feather Grass was clearly found by me in the Longyan Mountain, what does it have to do with your City Lord’s Mansion?" Doctor Sun said angrily.
"Lord City Master, you said the City Lord’s Mansion lost a herb. Why haven’t we heard about it?" the elder who defended Doctor Sun earlier asked with a frown.
"Does my City Lord’s Mansion need to report to you when it loses something? The Empress Dowager has been ill for a long time, and this Profound Sun Phoenix Feather Grass was originally intended to be offered to the Empress Dowager for treatment. Yet, this person stole it at such a crucial moment, clearly with malicious intent. If not a spy, then what?" the City Lord shouted in anger.
Hearing that he even brought up the Empress Dowager, others dared not speak more. No matter how robust the customs, they wouldn’t dare oppose the Royal Family.
Looking at Doctor Sun, everyone showed sympathy.
"I’ve long heard that the City Lord of Dingbian City, Wu Ziyue, is insatiably greedy, plucking feathers from a passing goose. Today’s encounter is truly deserving of his fame. That Doctor Sun was also careless, finding such a rare herb only to carelessly let him know. Now, not only is the herb hard to preserve, but he probably won’t even be able to keep his life," Zhu Xiuming said softly, seemingly still with some compassion.
"You know he’s talking nonsense?" Han Yan looked at him with some surprise.
"Not only me, everyone here knows he’s talking nonsense. Wu Ziyue’s greed and lack of virtue are famous in the Capital. Seizing things by trickery is not the first time, and there have been even more preposterous reasons," Zhu Xiuming looked at Wu Ziyue with disdain and said.
"Is there no justice in Shangyue Country?" Han Yan asked.
"Of course, there is justice, but it doesn’t apply to him. The Wu Family’s ancestors and our Zue Family’s ancestors were sworn brothers. Back when they founded Shangyue Country’s vast territory, the Wu Family’s ancestors had half the credit. Some even say that the Emperor’s position was originally the Wu’s, but he ceded the country to the Zue family out of brotherly love.
Our Zue Family’s ancestors ascended the throne and conferred the Wu Family’s ancestors as the Shoulder-to-shoulder King, truly one person below ten thousand others. To put it in perspective, the hereditary title of the Wu Family is actually more renowned than my title of Prince Anxi.
This Wu Ziyue is the only beloved son of this generation’s Shoulder-to-shoulder King. If nothing unexpected happens, once the Shoulder-to-shoulder King passes away, he will inherit the title. Unless there’s regicide or treason, who would dare apply justice to him?" Zhu Xiuming explained in detail.
Han Yan now understood why when Wu Ziyue got angry, the surrounding people no longer dared to say more, it was for this reason.
"Take him back to the death cell and await sentencing," Wu Ziyue ordered to the guards beside him, not forgetting to remind them, "Be careful not to damage that Profound Sun Phoenix Feather Grass, or I’ll cut off your heads."
A few guards drew their longswords and surrounded Doctor Sun, with an attitude suggesting they would kill him on the spot if he resisted even slightly.
"Stop!" Han Yan flickered and stood in front of Doctor Sun.
"Stop!" Almost simultaneously, a few other figures also gathered around.
"Huayue, Zirong..." Han Yan was pleasantly surprised to see Huayue, Zirong, Jiang Yuzhe, Tang Bufan, and Ling Baobao among them.
She was just worrying about them, but unexpectedly, they also came to Dingbian City.
"Miss!" Huayue and the others were equally surprised.
Just after Han Yan led away the two Fierce Stone Beasts from Hanshan Town with Zhu Xiuming, several waves of Exotic Beasts attacked Hanshan Town. Although these Exotic Beasts couldn’t compare to the Fierce Stone Demon, they were much stronger than the former Exotic Beasts. Unfortunately, the city gates and walls, which had been broken by the Fierce Stone Demon before, could not be defended.
After a brief discussion, everyone decided to abandon Hanshan Town, escorting the town’s people to nearby villages and towns for refuge. During the evacuation, they encountered several Exotic Beast attacks, and the group was scattered. After Huayue and others escorted nearly a hundred people to nearby villages and towns, they went directly to the Capital, but did not expect to encounter Doctor Sun here, and then meet Han Yan.
Han Yan was of course unaware of these events and wanted to ask how they also came to Dingbian City, but before the words came out, a sword flashed in front of her.