"Old Dog Sikong, are you scared?"
Ling Xiao suddenly asked loudly.
"I'm scared? That's funny. What am I scared of? "
Sikong Zun shrugged and pretended to be relaxed.
"Aren't you scared? You colluded with Tomohiko Kuma and Timur Mutu to set a trap and let Tomohiko Kuma's subordinate Feng Zhan to injure General Ji Ning with a poisonous arrow. Then, you purposely instigated an internal conflict between the Northern Desert Army and the Expedition Army. After the Black Crow Army invaded, you ignored the safety of tens of thousands of soldiers and insisted on killing the Northern Desert Army on the battlefield. In the end, more than half of the Expedition Army was killed!
After that, when the Black Crow Army attacked the Northern Desert Army, you shamelessly abandoned the army and escaped with a few of your lackeys. In the end, you caused Feng Qingyan and Lv Chenglong to be arrested. The rest of the Expedition Army soldiers were also arrested.
Could it be that what I said was not the truth?
You want me to die because you're afraid that I'll show you the evidence. So, you're scared. You're scared that the Emperor will let you be buried with the dead! "
These words were like a clap of thunder from the Ninth Heaven. Many people who had been kept in the dark were shocked to the extreme.
This was completely different from what Sikong Zun said. According to Sikong Zun, it was Ji Ning who colluded with the Black Crow Army to injure him and instigate an internal conflict that led to the deaths of tens of thousands of soldiers.
Who was telling the truth here?
"What a load of nonsense! Your Majesty, are you going to listen to this traitor's nonsense? He just wants to frame me and create an opportunity for the Black Crow Empire to attack us! "
Sikong Zun roared.
Although these were all true, Sikong Zun would never admit it.
Once he admitted it, there would be no way for him to turn the situation around.
"I'm spouting nonsense? Haha, Old Dog Sikong, you must have proof since you said so, right? Then please produce evidence to prove that General Ji Ning and I colluded with the Black Crow Empire to start the internal strife! If you can't produce any evidence, you can't escape the death penalty for harming the general based on your one-sided statement! "
Ling Xiao had evidence, so he wasn't afraid of Sikong Zun.
"Evidence? Of course I have evidence. Everyone present has seen it. You attacked the Imperial City and killed several soldiers who were supervising the execution. You even colluded with the martial artists of the scorpion tribe and poisoned Ji Changran. Isn't this the truth? "
Sikong Zun sneered.
"Bullshit!"
Before Sikong Zun could finish speaking, Ling Xiao interrupted him with a roar.
He was truly furious!
He was so angry that he couldn't be any angrier!
"Sikong Zun, you still have the nerve to bite people! Please tell me, when the soldiers of the Northern Desert Army shed their blood on the battlefield and defeated 1.2 million soldiers of the Black Crow Empire with their loyalty! When we finally won, where were you?
You old dog, you escaped from the battlefield and returned to the Imperial City, biting people like a mad dog. You accused Ji Ning, Lv Chenglong, Li Ruguang, Zhang Yufei, and Zhuge Ming of being traitors!
I'd like to ask, who gave you such power?
Who do you represent? What right do you have to convict them?
Do you have evidence? Do you have an imperial edict? "
Ling Xiao was certain that Sikong Zun couldn't produce any evidence or an imperial edict.
Perhaps the Emperor had tacitly approved of the capture of Ji Ning and the others, but the Emperor would never be so stupid as to issue such an imperial edict.
He would only hint to Sikong Zun and the others to do so.
Therefore, the current Sikong Zun could only suffer in silence, unable to voice out his bitterness.
"No matter what you say, it's useless. Today, we attacked the Imperial City and killed the commanders of the Imperial City Barracks. This is an ironclad fact. You can't deny it no matter what."
Sikong Zun knew that some things couldn't be explained clearly, so he didn't bother explaining. Instead, he seized on the fact that Ling Xiao had led an army to attack the Imperial City.
"An ironclad fact? Haha. "
Ling Xiao suddenly laughed, and it was a very cold laugh.
"I chased after the enemy, took Timur Mutu's head, and captured Jiumo Zhiyan alive. But along the way, I encountered countless people who wanted to kill me, and what they were wearing, was precisely the armor of Divine Phoenix Empire! Don't tell me that you were the one who sent these people over?
Was your goal to save Tomohiko Kuma? Or did you want to kill me and take the credit? "
"Nonsense. Even if those people were wearing the armor of the Divine Phoenix Empire, they could be people from the Black Crow Empire in disguise. You can't even recognize this point. To think that you're the Military Governor of the Divine Phoenix Empire."
Sikong Zun said coldly.
"Haha, since that's the case, in order to successfully escort Tomohiko Kuma back to the Imperial City, I asked the warriors of the Northern Desert Army and the Scorpion Tribe to help. What's wrong with that? May I ask Great General Sikong, since entering the Imperial City, has the Northern Desert Army hurt a single person?
Have they destroyed a single brick of the city?
They were only entrusted by me to help me escort the prisoner. Not only are they innocent, they're even meritorious!
You keep saying that they're rebels, that they want to rebel. Could it be that a great general is such a person who speaks without thinking?
What's your goal?
Could it be that you want to destroy the northern defenses of our Divine Phoenix Empire before you're willing to give up? "
Ling Xiao's words were not only meticulous, they were also reasonable and had substance. Even if it was sophistry, Sikong Zun could not find any reason to refute it.
With this, he had instead become a scoundrel who was framing a loyal person.
He already knew that this guy's mouth was incomparably powerful, but he did not expect it to be this powerful.
"Hmph, they didn't make a move? Then who killed Commander Jia Lin and the others? "
Sikong Zun asked with a cold snort. He would not let go of the opportunity to slander Ling Xiao.
"The ones who killed them were me and my friends. In order to prevent the Emperor from misunderstanding, I did not ask the Northern Desert Army to make a move."
Ling Xiao said indifferently: "Actually, even if they made a move, there was nothing wrong with it. I already explained the reason for entering the city and even showed the token that the Emperor and the Hidden Mountain Crown Prince bestowed upon me. However, the Phoenix Cry Army ordered to shoot arrows in an attempt to kill me. Let me ask, could I have resisted?
Should this kind of person not be killed? "
"Even so, we can still sit down and discuss this properly. Making a move should not be done."
Sikong Zun said.
"Don't forget that I am still the Military Governor and have the authority to act according to the circumstances. I can act first and report later! I suspect that the Phoenix Cry Army is a spy from the Black Crow Army who is trying to save Tomohiko Kuma and steal Timur Mutu's head. Otherwise, why would he insist on killing me?
If he wants to kill me, I will naturally kill him. Could it be that you also think that the authority given by the Emperor and the Hidden Mountain Crown Prince is wrong? "
"Even if the Phoenix Cry Army deserves to die, what about Jia Yun and Jia Lin?"
Sikong Zun asked again.
"After I killed the Phoenix Cry Army, explained the situation and revealed my identity, Jia Lin and Jia Yun actually still wanted to kill me. Then may I ask, can I retaliate?"
Ling Xiao asked in return.
"Even if you retaliate, they do not deserve to die!"
Sikong Zun said coldly.
"Do not deserve to die?"
Ling Xiao suddenly laughed and said, "Do you know that the two of them have already become accomplices of the Black Crow Empire?"
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