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Chapter 286: Frustrating to Death Without Compensation (3)_1

Chapter 286: Chapter 286: Frustrating to Death Without Compensation (3)_1

The words of Di Wu Lin ignited a surge of anger in the hearts of the onlookers, and many commoners cried out, "Burn them, burn them! We’d rather live here forever, never leaving, than become slaves! Your Majesty, please burn them!"

If it weren’t for Di Wu Chang Xin and the Enforcement Team being there, it’s likely they would have already pounced on them and beaten them.

Di Wu Chang Xin waved his hand, and the scene quieted down. He looked at Di Wu Yan and said, "I’m giving you a chance to speak, now speak."

Di Wu Yan opened his mouth, at a loss of what to say. He had indeed been caught at the entrance, and only Di Wu Chang Xin knew about the entrance. As for evidence of Di Wu Lin colluding with outsiders, besides what Di Wu Yan had personally witnessed, there was nothing else.

Dugu Qianye saw that Di Wu Yan was unable to say anything and thought how this naïve child had never considered the possibility that his own brother would set him up to take the fall, allowing the latter to proceed with his plans!

"Since Di Wu Yan said he would acknowledge me as his master if I helped clear his name, then let me help him, may I?" Dugu Qianye asked.

Di Wu Chang Xin, who even while standing on the pyre kept his composure and appeared unfazed, replied, "You may."

Although she had succeeded and Di Wu Yan was about to acknowledge her as his master, as a father, Di Wu Chang Xin would rather have his son alive.

Having obtained Di Wu Chang Xin’s consent, Dugu Qianye said, "Even if I speak, you probably won’t believe me, so let me show you instead."

Her words made everyone curious. Show us? How could that be done?

But Dugu Qianye didn’t speak or make any move; instead, she looked at Di Wu Lin and smiled, a smile that made him feel uneasy. Did she really have some evidence?

Di Wu Yan looked at Dugu Qianye, wondering how she intended to clear his name, as he himself had no evidence. What could she, a foreigner, possibly do?

As people watched her stand still for a long time, just when they were about to request Di Wu Chang Xin to execute the sentence, Di Wu Lin suddenly moved.

With a servile smile on his face, Di Wu Lin ran to Di Wu Chang Xin and said, "Ah, Great Elder, how come you’re here in person? I told you I’d come to you myself in a couple of days with news."

Everyone was baffled by Di Wu Lin’s behavior. Was this their lofty prince? And what did he mean by what he said?

Dugu Qianye shouted from the side, "Di Wu Lin."

"Ah, Family Head Hong, you’re here too?!" Di Wu Lin hurried to Dugu Qianye, and said, "You came with the Great Elder, didn’t you? Family Hong, you can’t reneg on the promise you made me last time!"

Dugu Qianye raised an eyebrow and said, "What promise did I make you?"

Hearing Dugu Qianye’s response, Di Wu Lin was startled and said, "Family Head Hong, you said that if I helped you subdue the power of our Dark Clan, you’d let me sit on the throne!"

"Your father is still in good health, isn’t he? What’s the rush?" Dugu Qianye commented.

"Hmph, that old fool only likes Di Wu Yan and thinks of passing the throne to him. If I didn’t set that kid up to take the fall for me, forcing him to be punished, how would I ever have a share of the throne! Since he didn’t consider me his son, I never thought of acknowledging him as my father! If he’d willingly abdicate in favor of me, all would be well, but if not, he can’t blame me for being ruthless!"

Di Wu Chang Xin’s face turned dark instantly.

Dugu Qianye gestured to Di Wu Chang Xin with her eyes, signaling him not to interrupt and to continue questioning, "You said you and the outside world were segregated. How did you come out, and how did you find our family? You’re not being deceived by some swindler, are you? Because if anything goes wrong, my entire family’s lives could be at risk!"

"Family Head Hong, how could I deceive you? I truly am the prince of the Dark Clan!" Di Wu Lin quickly explained, "There’s only one secret passage out of our place, and only my father and mother know about it. I accidentally overheard their conversation last time and learned about the passage’s exit. After I came out, I encountered the Great Elder, and that’s how I started cooperating with the Hong Family!"

A murmur broke out among the surrounding crowd. Initially, they had been worried about Di Wu Lin, but what he divulged afterward astounded them!

So it was he, the great prince Di Wu Lin, who had conspired with the outside world!

Dugu Qianye continued, "You said your younger brother took the fall for you?"

"Haha, yes!" Di Wu Lin laughed loudly, "He discovered me bringing the Great Elder here last time. He came to persuade me to turn back but didn’t realize I had no intention of doing so! I want to leave this place and see the world outside! That time, because more people died than usual, the king had already started suspecting us. So I arranged for him to go to the entrance of the passage, and deliberately led the king there. And so, he was branded a traitor! Furthermore, his escape this time was orchestrated by my orders to the jailbreakers, all to frame him with the crime of escaping due to guilt. I never anticipated he would encounter two foreigners, making it even harder for him to clear his name!"

The city’s onlookers were shocked by Di Wu Lin’s revelations. It turned out they had wronged Di Wu Yan; he had always been so good to them, and yet they treated him this way, even throwing vegetable leaves at him—it was unjustifiable!

"What were these messages you talked about? When can you subdue your people for me?"

Di Wu Lin seemed lost in his own world, where there was only he and the so-called Family Head Hong, unaware of everyone else’s expressions. Hearing Dugu Qianye’s question, he answered, "I’ve already poisoned them; the effects will show in two days. I’ve informed the Great Elder, and he will bring your people through the passage when the time comes. But only eight can enter! As long as your people contract them before they all perish, they will become your subjects! Yet, I will still be their king!"

Dugu Qianye frowned, "Is the poison effective? What if my men enter and something goes wrong here; won’t they be walking into their deaths?"

"Please rest assured, Family Head Hong. What I’ve administered to them is a specially concocted Power Dissolving Powder. The elixirs from the outside world won’t affect us, but this one I’ve created will leave them without strength and unable to use spiritual power for two days," Di Wu Lin assured confidently, "Though my talent in cultivation can’t compare to Di Wu Yan, my alchemy skills are top-notch in our clan!"

"Can you guarantee that everyone will be affected by the poison?" Dugu Qianye asked again.

"I’m certain. Because I’ve dispersed the poison in the water of the only river here. Everyone is using water from there," Di Wu Lin said.

"Good, well done!" Dugu Qianye praised.

"Thank you for your praise, Family Head Hong."

Dugu Qianye said, "I didn’t mean it as praise," and then she lifted her control over Di Wu Lin.

From the beginning, she had awakened the dormant Jiang Yu and had him use magic on Di Wu Lin, controlling his mind, making him believe he was the leader of his collaborators. Then, she slowly extracted the truth from him.