Chapter 914
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"That little brother Jun Xie of mine, has now become a wanted fugitive by the Imperial Guards!"
"What!" Xiong Ba's eyes widened.
"How is that possible? Young Master Jun had just attended the banquet with us last night, how did he ….. "Qu Ling Yue covered her mouth, her voice filled with shock.
Lei Chen went on to say: "This matter is related to what happened to Qu Ling Yue before. I do not know where Father heard the news that Young Miss Jun was invited here by Jun Xie. Qu Ling Yue's recovery from her injuries had disrupted Father's plans and Father would naturally not be able to touch Qu Ling Yue anymore. Hence, he had decided to use Jun Xie to vent his anger, intentionally slandering him for injuring my Fourth Royal Brother. But when I went to the Empress' Palace last night, I did not see any injuries on my Fourth Royal Brother.
Lei Chen's words caused Xiong Ba and Qu Ling Yue to fall into a state of shock. It was true that Qu Ling Yue's injuries had been very strange and just as Xiong Ba was about to interrogate the physician, Imperial Physician Li had suddenly been killed. Although the matter had not been brought to court, Xiong Ba and the others had already come to a conclusion in their hearts.
"Young Master Jun has been implicated because of me!" Qu Ling Yue's face immediately showed a trace of worry and apology. When she had been harmed by someone, she had already implicated Jun Xie and this time, Jun Xie had been implicated once again because he had tried to save her.
Lei Chen secretly observed Xiong Ba and Qu Ling Yue's reactions and his heart heaved a sigh of relief.
Those words were only half true and half false. Besides people who knew the inside story, no one would be able to guess that the calamity of Jun Xie's murder had been caused by that inconspicuous ring on his finger.
The Emperor had even invited Jun Xie to attend the banquet in the Imperial Palace yesterday and there had not been a single hint of dissatisfaction in his words. But today, he had suddenly tried to kill Jun Xie, and it had all happened too suddenly.
With just a few words, Lei Chen had pushed the blame onto Qu Ling Yue. Even though Xiong Ba and the others had their suspicions, they could not find any other reason as the Emperor would never allow the news that Jun Xie possessed the Ring of Imperial Fire to spread to the ears of others!
Very quickly, Xiong Ba and Qu Ling Yue believed Lei Chen's words, because when they linked up the cause and effect, it actually matched so well that they couldn't find anything to doubt.
"With little brother Jun having met with such a calamity, I have the heart to spare but the strength to do so. To tell you the truth, the Crown Prince's Residence is now being secretly monitored by the Imperial Guard Army. I have invited the two of you here today to ask if the two of you are willing to seek redress for the debt you have incurred previously?" Lei Chen asked.
Qu Ling Yue was just about to speak when she was stopped by Xiong Ba.
"In this matter, we have indeed implicated Brother Jun. But Your Highness, you should know that the Thousand Beast City has no intentions of becoming enemies with the Fire Country. We can help Brother Jun escape from the Fire Country, but as for anything else, I'm afraid we will not be able to do it." Although Xiong Ba was grateful to Jun Xie for lending a hand to save him, and he also felt guilty that he had implicated Jun Xie. But his mind was still filled with the interests of the Thousand Beast City and as the Clan Chief, he could not allow himself to be swayed by his emotions when it came to important matters.
Qu Ling Yue tugged at Xiong Ba's sleeve a little anxiously, looking like she wanted to say something but was stopped by Xiong Ba once again.
Lei Chen secretly observed the reactions between Xiong Ba and Qu Ling Yue and a smile rose up in his heart, but he did not show it on his face.
"I'm afraid Hall Chief Xiong has misunderstood. We do not need you to do anything else in this matter and you only need to bring little brother Jun into the Imperial Palace." Lei Chen said.
"Bring him into the Imperial Palace? I believe that Your Highness is more suitable than us for this matter. "Xiong Ba said cautiously.
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