Chapter 2256 - 2300: Found the Wrong Person

Chapter 2256: Chapter 2300: Found the Wrong Person

"Found it!" Qing Jiu exclaimed in a low voice.

Jiang Fan was jolted awake. Just as he was about to lean closer to take a look, the Big Black Dog suddenly sniffed the air vigorously and said, "The old monster is coming!"

What? Jiang Fan’s expression drastically changed. He looked down at Feng Lingxiao’s soul trapped within the Hell Soul Bell.

The Prime Minister’s strength was unfathomable. Who could guarantee that he wouldn’t detect the traces of Feng Lingxiao’s soul? Without the slightest hesitation, he decisively shook the Hell Soul Bell. The chains inside immediately shot toward Feng Lingxiao’s soul in unison, like ten thousand arrows piercing a heart.

Feng Lingxiao gasped, roaring with venomous resentment, "Jiang Fan! You are so ruthless!"

PU PU PU—

The words were still in his mouth when his soul was pierced by ten thousand chains, shattering it into pieces. The memory projections floating around also completely collapsed.

Almost at the exact moment the projections dissipated, a pair of materialized gazes penetrated the Array from above and descended upon them. The instant the gaze appeared, Jiang Fan’s body violently shuddered. The other party was looking at him!!! Sure enough, he was suspected! Fortunately, he had been decisive. Otherwise, he would have definitely been caught red-handed right now!

The Big Black Dog’s fur stood on end. Baring its teeth, it barked, "Old thing, on what grounds are you locking us up in here?

"Wait until my master returns, and we’ll see how he deals with you!"

That materialized gaze stared at Jiang Fan for a long time before slowly dissipating. A trace of an ancient and weather-beaten aura wafted over along with it.

"The danger is lifted. It is time to deal with you."

In the next instant, the world spun once again.

By the time Jiang Fan’s feet landed on solid ground, he found himself already standing inside a resplendent, magnificent hall. The hall’s layout possessed an indescribable solemnity and splendor. Even though he had seen countless solemn occasions, upon his first glance, Jiang Fan still felt a strong visual impact, like a country bumpkin entering the Golden Palace.

At the very front of the hall was an elevated platform rising from the ground. On it sat a Dragon Pattern Jade Table, and behind the desk was a precious throne brimming with supreme majesty! Because of the distance, it was impossible to see what the throne looked like clearly. But without a doubt, that was the throne symbolizing the highest authority of Nanqian—the Monarch’s throne!

At this moment in the hall, apart from Jiang Fan’s group of three people and one dog, there was also a densely packed crowd of Nanqian experts, all of whom were uniformly in the Wise Man Realm! However, none of them dared to breathe loudly, all standing with bowed bodies facing the same direction. Jiang Fan followed their line of sight and found that in front of the platform’s steps stood a hunchbacked, white-haired old man with his back to the crowd.

His pupils shrank. His gaze had just swept across the high platform a moment ago, yet he unexpectedly hadn’t noticed the old man’s existence! Even staring intently at him right now, he still couldn’t detect any fluctuations from him. It was as if the old man was a terrifying Abyss, swallowing up his line of sight.

The Big Black Dog was entirely on guard and barked fiercely, "Old thing, the master isn’t here. Who allowed you to step into the Golden Palace?"

Only then did the hunchbacked, white-haired old man slowly turn around. Looking at his face, Jiang Fan was somewhat startled. What an incredibly aged face that was. The wrinkles on his face folded First Layer upon First Layer, like melted wax. His eyes were pressed down by his drooping eyelids until only narrow slits remained, from which faint, gloomy gazes shot forth. Was this person the Prime Minister of Nanqian? Just how many years had he lived to have aged to such an extent?!

The Prime Minister looked at the Big Black Dog and said, "Your question will be put aside for now." Then, his eyeballs shifted, looking at the Feng Clan Members. "The Feng Clan lineage, is the person you are looking for here?"

The Feng Clan Members straightened their backs. With a sweep of their gazes, they coincidentally landed on Jiang Fan. Pairs of eyes successively ignited with Xiong Xiong flames of fury.

"It’s him!" An elderly expert of the Feng Family locked onto Jiang Fan with grief and indignation. "The one who killed our clan’s Lingxiao must be this person!

"Only he can manipulate such a vast and massive Sword Array!"

The rest of the Nanqian experts successively cast their gazes over, murmuring in agreement.

"The ancestors of the Feng Clan lineage were one of the Top Ten Dukes who followed the founding Monarch of Nanqian to establish Nanqian."

"Although they have declined now, with only a Viscount left in the clan, they are absolutely not someone anyone can mess with just because they want to!"

"Not to mention the Feng Family ancestors had extraordinary glory; even an ordinary Viscount absolutely cannot be assassinated!"

Hearing the crowd’s vocal support, the experts of the Feng Family felt even more grief welling up from within. That elderly expert of the Feng Family knelt on one knee and pleaded, "Prime Minister, please seek justice for our Feng Family!"

Jiang Fan shrugged and said, "Then that’s very regrettable. The Prime Minister cannot seek justice for you."

The elderly expert of the Feng Family angrily rebuked, "Shut up! You’re at death’s door, yet you still want to quibble..."

Just as he was speaking, the Prime Minister spoke up in a hoarse voice, "If the target of your suspicion is him... then, he is not the murderer."

What? The elderly expert of the Feng Family argued, "Prime Minister, this person is the only one in our Nanqian who grasps a powerful Sword Array and also holds a grudge against my Lingxiao.

"Besides him, it’s impossible for there to be a second person!"

The Sages present pondered. In all the myriad heavens, there were barely a few people capable of mobilizing a massive Sword Array. Nanqian, in particular, had never had such a figure. Under the circumstances where Jian Sankuang was being hunted down by everyone, it could only be Jiang Fan who made the move. Why was the Prime Minister so certain that it wasn’t Jiang Fan?

The Prime Minister said hoarsely, "At the time of the incident, Jiang Fan and his companions were trapped in the Forbidden Saint Palace.

"Are you trying to say that he was able to bypass the restrictions of the Forbidden Saint Palace, run out to kill someone, and then secretly slip back in?"

What? Jiang Fan had been in the Forbidden Saint Palace the whole time? The elderly expert of the Feng Family opened his mouth but actually couldn’t say a single word of rebuttal. Who didn’t know the terror of the Forbidden Saint Palace? That was a legacy left behind from the era of the Daqian Divine Kingdom, specifically meant for temporarily imprisoning those in the Saint Realm. Could Jiang Fan, a mere cultivator in the Divinity Transformation Realm, possibly escape from it?

"This... this... Could there be someone else?" the elderly expert of the Feng Family stammered.

Jiang Fan shrugged. "Who knows? Either way, it wasn’t me!"

The Big Black Dog secretly cast a sideways glance at Jiang Fan, thinking to itself, "This dog of a man truly calculates without leaving anything out." The only cause for concern was the Bone Struggle Sage. He had personally witnessed Jiang Fan behead Feng Lingxiao, yet he hadn’t shown up to point it out. With a flash in its eyes, it understood. This old geezer most likely still hadn’t given up on the heavy treasures covering Jiang Fan’s body. If he pointed out Jiang Fan at this time, would the items on his body still fall into the hands of the Bone Struggle Sage? Therefore, he wanted Jiang Fan alive, and would then look for an opportunity to kill Jiang Fan and monopolize everything.

Understanding this, it breathed a slight sigh of relief, turned to look at the Prime Minister, and asked, "Prime Minister, you should tell me what exactly happened in Nanqian during the period my master was away, right?"

The hall fell silent as everyone looked at the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister remained silent for a moment before speaking slowly, "The Daqian Divine Kingdom... has issued a Holy Decree."

What? Jiang Fan was taken aback. The Daqian Divine Kingdom had appeared? And they even issued a Holy Decree to Nanqian, which was created by the descendants of the Imperial Family?

The Big Black Dog’s gaze turned solemn. If there was anyone else who could Ling Jia over His Majesty Nanqian, then it could only be the true Imperial Family of the Daqian Divine Kingdom! They had actually shown themselves before the Myriad Heavens War!