Chapter 140

140 THE HEARTBROKEN BAI RENSHU

“What is Wu Jiang?” It turned out that there was something that Emperor Bai Guowei didn’t know, and the white-haired man immediately asked the other Emperor after hearing the name of the sword in Bai Chen’s hand.

Both Emperor Wu Shun and Prince Wu Jinhai looked taken aback by the question, and Wu Jinhai immediately stepped aside a little so that he was standing in front of Bai Chen now.

His rapid movements automatically hid Bai Chen behind him, and Bai Chen furrowed his brows in confusion as he tugged at the back of the red robe for an explanation. Unfortunately, Wu Jinhai had barely caught his hand before gripping it tightly.

“Wu Jiang is the sword I found when I was young, Your Majesty,” the masked man was the one who answered Emperor Bai Guowei’s question. “That sword was my first sword, and I named it after my birth name, Wu Jiang. That sword is very old and useless to me, so I gave it to Prince Bai Chen earlier so he could protect himself while we were in the Forbidden Forest.”

Wu Jinhai answered the question without the slightest hesitation, but his brown eyes still swept toward his father as if to scold his father for his unnecessary question. The father noticed his gaze, but he avoided it while clearing his throat.

“Ah, right,” Emperor Wu Shun suddenly supported his son’s explanation. “I remember when Wu Jinhai found the sword when he was young. He diligently cultivated along with the sword, but perhaps he is right that Wu Jiang is no longer in its prime now. Furthermore, Wu Jinhai also has other swords in his armory, so it’s not a problem if he wants to give the sword to Prince Bai Chen.”

Meanwhile, Bai Chen looked confused as he listened intently to the two men’s explanations. It was clear that Wu Jinhai was lying, and he was confused because Emperor Wu Shun seemed to be supporting his son’s lies.

‘This father and son pair is very suspicious. I can’t help but think that the two of them might be hiding something,’ Bai Chen’s blue eyes moved back and forth between the two men, but he still couldn’t find a clue as to the reason behind their lies.

He did think that Wu Jinhai was lying once again. For unknown reasons, Wu Jinhai had been lying continuously ever since the three men had entered the forest, and his father had even funded his lies as if the two of them were deliberately colluding with each other.

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Tightening his grip on the hilt of the silver sword, Bai Chen knew that Wu Jinhai was not telling the truth. He didn’t know whether the sword was old or not, but he was sure that it would still be of use to Wu Jinhai.

He still remembered how Wu Jiang had fought side by side with Wu Jinhai before, and he could see how agile the sword was, and it had also helped Wu Jinhai when the man had to fight the three men earlier.

Wu Jinhai said that Wu Jiang was of no use to him anymore, but Bai Chen knew that the man was just lying. Even if he was just a novice in this world, he knew that a sword like Wu Jiang was special, and it would only be nonsense if Wu Jinhai said that the sword was useless.

‘Why do you keep lying in front of them, Wu Jinhai? Do you have bad intentions here? Are you related to the incident that happened in this forest?’ Bai Chen wondered to himself as he stared at Wu Jinhai’s broad back.

“I see,” Emperor Bai Guowei’s deep voice could be heard again. “Bai Chen has never owned a sword before, and he was lucky to receive a sword from Prince Wu Jinhai. I want to thank Prince Wu Jinhai for his kindness.”

Bai Guowei suddenly acted politely towards the man in red, and Bai Chen almost snorted. He didn’t expect that the arrogant Emperor could easily believe Wu Jinhai’s lies, but he didn’t care because he only cared about something.

“You don’t need to be so polite towards me, Your Majesty,” Wu Jinhai replied to the Emperor’s gratitude. “I think that the sword also likes Prince Bai Chen, and I believe it is the best decision to give the sword to him.”

The masked man even glanced back to see the brown-haired Prince standing behind him, but unfortunately, the brown-haired man couldn’t see the man’s expression due to the presence of the golden mask.

Bai Chen really couldn’t understand Wu Jinhai’s intentions, but he didn’t want to let his guard down even if the man didn’t harm him when they were together in the forest all day today.

‘After we leave this forest, I’ll have this bastard in red explain to me everything. Maybe he thinks that I am just a fool who is easily fooled, and I will prove to him that his judgment of me is wrong,’ Bai Chen glared at the back covered in red clothes in front of him as he made up his mind.

Wu Jinhai no longer glanced at him, and that was why his blue eyes could only poke holes in the sturdy back covered by the red clothes.

Bai Chen did not have the opportunity to speak at all, nor did he have any intention of speaking in front of the three men. But then his ears were once again able to work properly because they managed to catch a rustling sound coming from somewhere not far from him.

It was not every day that his ears could work so well to live up to his expectations of being a werewolf, and he used his moments to listen carefully to the sounds. At that moment, he just realized that the four men who were with him seemed to have noticed the sound as well, and they all looked wary as they stared in one direction.

Bai Chen’s blue eyes were also directed in that direction, and even if there was nothing in his line of sight, suddenly there was movement behind the dense trees, and a figure cautiously emerged from the trees.

Bai Chen’s body froze at the sight of the figure covered in a black liquid that almost made him vomit earlier today. The disgusting liquid drenched the figure’s white clothes here and there, and not even the figure’s white hair could escape the black stain.

Even if the figure was covered in black blood that almost made him vomit once more, Bai Chen still recognized the figure as Crown Prince Bai Renshu.

Yes, the person who had just emerged from behind the dense trees was indeed Bai Renshu, and now that person was walking cautiously towards the five of them.

Bai Renshu walked carefully without taking his eyes off the five people, and it seemed his gaze was full of invisible needles as the man continued to glare at the five men.

Bai Chen didn’t know what was wrong with his half-brother, but the man looked like he was possessed by something. Bai Renshu looked very different from the man he had seen so often before the Beast Hunting Event, and he knew something was wrong with the man.

Bai Chen was quite nervous, and he could only hide behind Wu Jinhai as he once again grabbed the back of the red clothes. Wu Jinhai noticed his movements, but he didn’t say anything and only glanced at him for a moment.

When Bai Renshu finally stopped walking in front of the five men, Bai Chen was finally able to get a better picture of the older man, and he could see that the man looked pale.

As Wu Jinhai had said earlier, Bai Renshu managed to survive after fighting the Three-Headed Snake, but the man looked exhausted now. He didn’t even know how the white-haired man managed to defeat the giant beast, but he was quite happy to see the man still alive until now.

Bai Chen thought that Bai Renshu would strike up a conversation peacefully, and he ended up gasping for air when he saw how the older man suddenly rushed forward before grabbing Bai Guowei by the collar.

Bai Chen didn’t know what was happening in front of him, but he knew that even Wu Shun and Shao Yaoting looked shocked at what had just been displayed in front of them. The Crown Prince of the Dong Lang Empire was still using his hands to grab the Emperor’s collar, and the sight was unusual.

Bai Chen didn’t know what had happened, but he could see how Bai Renshu’s hands that were holding the Emperor’s collar were shaking, and he knew that the man’s condition was not good now.

And when he turned his gaze to Bai Renshu’s face, he could see how the man’s face was red, and even his eyes were red as if he had been crying for a long time. Bai Chen’s heart dropped when he saw the pitiful sight, and he was dumbfounded when Bai Renshu finally let out his voice to break the uncomfortable silence.

“Why did you kill Shao Meihui, Your Majesty?”