The ten-some Ouzan, Goguryeo, the Turks, and Mengshe Zhao spies were mixed in the crowd, and upon seeing this sight, they all smiled and breathed sighs of relief. This time, the capital of the Great Tang had attracted countless spies from other countries.
The King of Foreign Lands setting up a platform on Azure Dragon Street naturally attracted the attention of the Hu of these foreign countries. Countless spies had gathered to watch the proceedings.
"Hurry and send a letter back to Prime Minister! There's no need to worry about the King of Foreign Lands for now. Wolves eat meat, so they can't possibly be so obedient. There must be a problem with the people he's taming. They've fed the wolf too much. Once the wolf is full, it naturally won't swallow the dog. This is a mistake on the King of Foreign Lands' part, but we can use it to our advantage! "
Under the eaves of a medicine shop, an Ouzan spy leader had his head slightly lowered, his face hidden under a bamboo hat. Bamboo hats were a common item of the Tang dynasty, but they were perfect for concealing the Ouzan's appearance.
"Understood!"
Behind him, an Ouzan spy whispered in a suppressed voice, and then he swiftly turned and left. At the same time, in other directions, many figures also turned and left at the same time. Following which, countless birds soared into the sky and scattered in all directions.
… …
"Young Master, the King of Foreign Lands has made a big mistake this time!"
In the restaurant across from the platform, a Confucian Sect expert standing behind Li Junxian couldn't help but laugh at this sight, a look of schadenfreude on his face.
"Haha, what King of Foreign Lands? We probably overestimated him. This time, he clearly miscalculated! "
Another Confucian Sect disciple heartily laughed. Even a fool could see that Wang Chong had miscalculated. This scene of a wolf and a dog coexisting in harmony was completely different from what he had envisioned in 'Might Makes Right'. To put it more accurately, it was the exact opposite of what he had envisioned.
"No, something's not right!"
As the crowd was laughing, a voice rang out. Li Junxian, dressed in snow-white robes and holding a cup, appeared like a scholar from a painting. But at this moment, his handsome and sword-like brows deeply creased.
"Wang Chong is not a nameless person. He would never make such a mistake. There must be something wrong here! "
Although everything was extremely beneficial to the Confucian Sect, Li Junxian had interacted with Wang Chong before. A person who was able to track him three days after arriving in the capital, lock onto his location, and then catch him in the Drunken Moon Pavilion would never make such a low-level mistake.
But everything before him … not even Li Junxian could say why Wang Chong had made such a childish mistake. There can be no doubt that this is completely contrary to his published doctrine.
At this moment, not even Li Junxian could understand what Wang Chong was trying to do.
"Buzz!"
Just as he was thinking, a strange feeling welled up in his heart. Li Junxian immediately turned in the direction of that energy. With a single glance, Li Junxian's pupils constricted, and he paled as if he had been pricked by a needle.
"Wang Chong!"
"The King of Foreign Lands!"
It was not Li Junxian's voice, but the two Confucian Sect disciples behind him. They had noticed Li Junxian's gaze and followed it. Although it had only been a glance, that person had vanished from the restaurant. But the members of the Confucian Sect had already recognized who that person was!
"It's him!"
An elderly voice resounded in Li Junxian's ear. Elder Song, his face wrinkled and dressed in an azure robe, had appeared at his side. As he looked in the direction of the restaurant, his eyes glimmered with a dangerous light. Given the irreconcilable relationship between the Confucian Sect and Wang Chong, there was no need to keep him alive.
"Don't be impulsive! Everyone is watching. You can't touch him! "
Li Junxian indifferently said.
The moment Elder Song spoke, Li Junxian knew what he wanted to do. Countless experts had gathered on Green Dragon Street, and even a figure like the Tang Dynasty War God Wang Zhongsi was quietly making his way to a nearby restaurant. Touching the King of Foreign Lands at a time like this was not a wise move.
Moreover, a person who could kill the Arab War God Qutaybah was truly not that easy to deal with.
… …
Li Junxian's judgment had not been wrong. While everyone was focused on the high platform, Wang Chong, dressed in casual clothes, had already ascended to a nearby restaurant. He had been the one to choose the location for this operation, so he had naturally reserved a restaurant.
"Are you ready?"
On the top floor of the Howling Sky Pavilion, Wang Chong spread his sleeves and sat down on a large wooden armchair. Looking down from here, everything could be seen without a shadow of a doubt. Even the bustling crowd on the street, as well as the excited Confucian scholars who were cursing loudly, could see it clearly.
Even though he was being condemned by these Confucians, Wang Chong did not care.
"Your Highness, everything has been prepared. That person can go on stage at any time, "Su Shixuan bowed.
"Let him go!"
Wang Chong waved his hand.
Su Shixuan quickly replied and left.
… …
Clang!
A few moments later, gongs and drums began to sound. In the blink of an eye, all was silent. Under everyone's gazes, a hunter dressed in coarse hemp clothes with a piece of wolf on his waist, accompanied by the Wang Family guards, ascended the high platform. Another figure followed closely behind him. It was Su Shixuan.
"Buzz!"
The appearance of Su Shixuan and the hunter immediately attracted the attention of the crowd, causing it to fall silent. Even those Confucians who had been passionately criticizing Wang Chong stopped and looked over.
"What does this fellow want to do?"
"Don't be in such a rush. Let's wait and see!"
One by one, the Confucian scholars looked at the high platform, waiting for any changes. Meanwhile, in the restaurant, Yao Guang Yi, Li Junxian, the Grand Tutor, the Crown Prince's Junior Guardian, and the surrounding nobles of the capital also looked over.
"What's your name?"
Su Shixuan didn't even glance at the audience. Once the crowd had quieted down, he turned to the hunter and asked.
"Chen Dazhong!"
The hunter held his head high and chest out, not the slightest bit nervous.
"How many years have you been in the mountains?"
Su Shixuan asked.
This sudden exchange of words attracted everyone's attention. Everyone felt strange in their hearts. Wasn't this hunter arranged by the Wang Clan? Why did it sound like this wasn't the case at all?
On the platform, the hunter chuckled and said, "My clan has been hunters in the mountains for generations.
Ever since my grandfather's grandfather's grandfather's generation, I've been making a living in the mountains. When I was seven, I began hunting with my father, and it's been more than forty years since then. "
"Did you raise this dog?"
Su Shixuan knocked on the cage next to him and continued to ask.
"Haha, yes. Don't be fooled by its small size, but its nose is quite sharp. If there's any activity in the mountains, it can smell it from a distance!"
The crowd grew more and more entranced as they listened. Some of them could already sense that this matter was a little different from what they had imagined.
"Since you're a hunter, why did you come to the capital?"
Su Shixuan's words immediately drew everyone's attention, all of them focusing on the hunter.
"Haha, because the King of Foreign Lands said that as long as I answered a few simple questions, I could get one hundred taels of gold from him and then return to the mountains. Even if I spent all my time hunting in the mountains, I wouldn't be able to earn that much in a year. I'm just answering a few questions. Why didn't I come? "
The hunter countered.
Bang!
The crowd immediately fell into an uproar, and even Li Junxian frowned. From the looks of it, this hunter wasn't someone Wang Chong had bribed. Although it sounded inconceivable, he was confident that someone of Wang Chong's status as the King of Foreign Lands would not have told such a low-level lie in front of so many people.
But this only made Li Junxian more and more confused.
"Then I'll ask you again: how did you get this wolf?"
Su Shixuan expressionlessly looked at the hunter in front of him and spoke once more.
This hunter was the leader of the hunters in the mountains. He was more than fifty years old and possessed a calm and composed personality. Only someone with this sort of personality could speak so confidently and fearlessly in front of so many people.
"Haha, last year, I killed a mother wolf in the mountains. I followed her den and found several wolf cubs. Once the mother wolf died in the middle of winter, without anyone to feed her, these wolf cubs were doomed. At the time, I couldn't bear to see them die, so I took these wolf cubs home to raise and use them as playmates for my son. The other wolf cubs didn't eat dog food and died of starvation. In the end, only this wolf was left. Guarding the door and the courtyard is a good helper. "
The hunter said.
"Why didn't this wolf eat dogs?"
Su Shixuan asked.
"This wolf cub only survived on the mother dog's milk, and it grew up with this dog. They usually eat, sleep, and play together. How could it eat it?!"
"That's right, Milord, are you done with your questions? If you are, I want to take the one hundred taels of gold and stay in the capital for a few days before returning. This is a good season for hunting. "
"I have one last question. Have you ever heard of 'benevolence and righteousness' or 'might makes right'? Who do you think is right? "
Su Shixuan sternly said. Everyone was waiting for the hunter's reply.
"Hahaha, on my way here, I heard people talking about these two books. The entire Tang dynasty is talking about these two books, and your people mentioned them to me on the way here. I'm just a trifling hunter, so how could I know such profound questions? But there is one thing I do know. Although your lord says that all animals are beasts, that tigers eat wolves and wolves eat dogs, that this is the law of the jungle, this matter is not absolute. At the very least, this wolf of mine will never eat a dog, at least not this one. "
The hunter heartily laughed.
"Is that so? Are you sure? "
Su Shixuan gave the hunter a deep glance, a profound look in his eyes.
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