Chapter 1556: Pleading
âYou!â The Wenren Clan Master was becoming livid. This was quite a bad strings of misfortune for their clan so they became quite unhappy.
âFather, let me talk with Brother Li.â Jianshi immediately pulled his father back and persuaded.
In the end, the clan master scowled before waving his sleeve then left.
After these experts left, a Dongfang guard came in and spoke coldly: âCrown Prince Hai wants to see you.â
This disciple didnât like Li Qiye at all. If he wasnât under orders to only stop Li Qiye from leaving, they might have tried to teach him a lesson.
âNo, tell him to scram.â Li Qiye was disinterested and waved his hand.
The disciple was caught off guard. Even Lurui and Jianshi found it strange. If Li Qiye wanted to stay alive, his best option was to work with Hai Yangying but he chose against it.
Nevertheless, after the disciple left, Yangyin rushed in. He even dared to rush into the main chamber, let alone this place.
âI am upholding justice and saving your life, itâs one thing if you donât show gratitude but to even refuse an audience?â Yangying spoke aggressively with a stern demeanor.
âScram. Youâre nothing.â Li Qiye didnât bother looking at him.
Li Qiye naturally knew the guyâs objective. He wanted to persuade Li Qiye so that during the public trial, he would lambast the two clans. Once successful, the clans wouldnât be able to prove their innocence before the Crouching Dragon Cliff.
âYou!â Yangying didnât like this response. In his eyes, Li Qiye was a nobody. If Li Qiye wanted to live, the guy must rely on him and beg. Even if Li Qiye was ten times more courageous, he still wouldnât dare to go against him.
But now, Li Qiye actually insulted him. This made the always imperious Yangying have a murderous flash in his eyes.
âCrown Prince Hai, since brother Li is going to attend a public trial, you should leave now.â Jianshi raised his voice.
âOh? Wenren Jianshi, you want to oppose me too?â Yangying laughed in response: âIf your clanâs Gu Qiyu were alive, he might be able to fight me for a couple of moves. But you? No chance.â
Jianshiâs eyes turned cold before such arrogance. Lurui also stared angrily at him.
Gi Qiyu used to be the Wenren Clanâs Eldest Martial Brother who happened to be Huaiyuâs father.
âWhat if I join?â Dongfang Cong walked in and spoke with a heavy tone.
Yangying looked at the two of them and laughed: âSo just like the rumors, you two are quite close. I wonder if you can stay this way after this storm.â
Jianshi and Congâs expression slightly changed but they didnât react.
Yangying ignored these two and sneered at Li Qiye: âIf you want to survive as a cultivator of Crouching Dragon, donât rely on these two clans. Only my Soaring Hawk will be able to uphold justice for youâ¦â
His intentions were clear while saying this in front of Jianshi and Cong. Anyone who wasnât utterly stupid would pick the right choice.
Even though Yangying was running his mouth before them, Jianshi and Cong couldnât do anything.
âScram already.â Li Qiye interrupted him: âIf you want to live, go tell the Sky Dragon King to go to the Field of Dragon War!â
Yangying instantly became livid with a murderous urge.
Though Cong and Jianshi werenât Li Qiyeâs friends and resembled his enemies even more, they felt quite good to see Li Qiyeâs disdainful response towards Yangying.
âCrown Prince, please leave. Brother Li does not wish to see you.â Jianshi seized the opportunity and said.
Yangying snorted and gave one last glare before leaving.
Meanwhile, the duo stared strangely at Li Qiye. At this moment, they were quite confused. During the meeting earlier, they thought Li Qiye sided with Yangying in order to save his life.
However, he didnât give the guy any face at this moment. This matter was simply too bizarre.
Dongfang Cong asked him with a serious tone: âBrother Li, I donât understand what you are planning but you surely know that Hai Yangying wonât save you. Heâs only using you and couldnât care less about your wellbeing during the trial. Even if you leave the trial alive, heâll definitely try to kill you to keep thing under wrap!â
âIs that so?â Li Qiye smiled casually while sitting down comfortably.
Dongfang Cong had no words to express Li Qiyeâs current attitude. It was as if he was the boss in this place. He looked at Jianshi and found the guy just as confused.
What could Jianshi say right now? Li Qiye only wanted to have fun while the Wenren Clan needed a scapegoat. But now, the development has gotten out of the two clansâ control. If he knew this was going to happen, he wouldnât have brought Li Qiye here!
Of course, both clans were surprised at the how things have escalated. The Wenren Clan wanted to kill Li Qiye, the so-called adulterer, to give the Dongfang Clan an answer. On the other hand, the Dongfang Clan needed the blood of this guy to wash away this problem.
They wanted to solve this issue as fast and as silently as possible. However, Hai Yangying came out of nowhere!
Dongfang Cong still didnât know that Li Qiye was fake. Only the brother and sister knew; who knows if the Wenren Clan Master was aware of this either. In fact, even if he did, it wouldnât have mattered. Li Qiye involved himself in this matter and was the perfect scapegoat!
Cong stared at Li Qiye and took a deep breath: âBrother Li, let the past be gone with the wind. The marriage alliance isnât something the juniors of the clans want. However, it has escalated to this level; the situation isnât good for the clans and for you or Miss Lurui either. Have you thought about when the world all know about this, where will you go to find peace?â
âWhatâs your opinion then?â Li Qiye became interested.
Dongfang Cong took a deep breath and said: âBrother Li, I can convince the ancestors in the clan so that you can marry Lurui and the clans wonât pursue this matter any longer. With that, youâll be one of us and Hai Yangying wonât have a reason for a trial.â
âA bit interesting. However, thatâs not what I want.â Li Qiye looked at him and couldnât help but smile.
âThen what do you want?â Cong asked.
âYouâll find out when the time comes.â Li Qiye revealed a mysterious smile.
Cong couldnât do anything about it. Li Qiye has seized the initiative. Even though he was staying at their clan, they were completely at his mercy. Due to Yangyingâs interference, itâs not like they could kill him now. This would give Yangying more firepower to frame them before the Sky Dragon King. Thatâs when the big trouble would come.
âBrother Jianshi and Sister Lurui, you two should convince him. Itâll be better for our clans.â Cong told the other two.
Their clans wanted to take his head in order to end this private scandal but now, they had no choice but to compromise.
Jianshi stared strangely at Li Qiye and said helplessly: âIf it wasnât for your attitude earlier, I would be thinking that youâre a spy sent by Soaring Hawk.â
âYou think too highly of that state.â Li Qiye chuckled.
âBrother Li, itâs my fault for letting you become a scapegoat.â Jianshi said earnestly: âJust like Brother Dongfang said earlier, as long as you are willing, we can end all of this. I can convince our ancestors so that we can all have a better outcome.â
Li Qiye leisurely responded: âWhy should we end this? The show has only just begun. It canât end just yet until I want it to.â