#255 - Chapter 255: Court

An hour later, the King of the Four Directions brought the Thirteenth Princess and the Fourth Prince to the court. At this moment, Qin Wushang and a group of Wu Kingdom ministers were waiting for the King of the Four Directions to bring Lin Changqing's corpse.

"My dear minister, you have finally arrived. I and a group of ministers have been waiting for you for a long time. Everyone is looking forward to you bringing Lin Changqing's corpse up here," Qin Wushang said with a smile. The expression on his face looked good. After all, Lin Changqing, such a great scourge, had been killed, and he felt relieved.

At his level, he understood the value of Lin Changqing's talent even more. Someone in the Nascent Soul Realm had created the Immortal King Invincible Physique. Such a person's future upper limit could not be blocked by a Reversion to Void Realm cultivator at all. In other words, as long as Lin Changqing grew up, he would be far behind Qin Wushang. How could Qin Wushang not be afraid? But now, Lin Changqing, this scourge, had been killed in advance, and he was very happy.

"Your Majesty, please take a look, this is Lin Changqing's corpse," said the King of the Four Directions. Then, he probed into the storage bag with his mind, wanting to take Lin Changqing's corpse out, but after a while, he was stunned. Lin Changqing's corpse in the storage bag had disappeared!

"What's going on?" Cold sweat was about to flow from the King of the Four Directions' forehead. He clearly remembered throwing the corpse into his storage bag after killing Lin Changqing. Why was the corpse gone from the storage bag now!?

"King of the Four Directions, quickly take out Lin Changqing's corpse! His Majesty and I are waiting to see it. I want to see what the person who dared to betray our Wu Kingdom looks like!" This was said by a Wu Kingdom minister. Qin Wushang on the dragon chair over there also looked at the King of the Four Directions with anticipation, waiting for him to take out Lin Changqing's corpse.

"Damn it, what should I do? Where is Lin Changqing's corpse?" Being watched by so many people, the King of the Four Directions became even more anxious. He tried hard to explore the storage bag with his mind, but still did not find Lin Changqing's corpse.

"What's going on? Where is it? All that's in my storage bag are the weapons and magical treasures I've collected. I remember Lin Changqing's corpse was clearly placed in the second row on the left, next to my Black Iron Sword. Why is it gone now?" The King of the Four Directions was very anxious. At this moment, the second row on the left in his left-hand storage bag was empty. The only abnormality he found was that the original Lin Changqing's corpse had been replaced by a strand of hair.

"Lin Changqing's corpse is gone, but a strand of hair has appeared. What's going on?" The King of the Four Directions was completely stunned. He suddenly felt that today's matter was a bit beyond his understanding. He clearly put Lin Changqing's corpse in the storage bag, but it suddenly disappeared.

"King of the Four Directions, is there a problem?" Qin Wushang on the dragon chair saw that the King of the Four Directions had not been able to take out Lin Changqing's corpse, and there was cold sweat on his forehead and a look of anxiety on his face, so he asked.

At this moment, Qin Wushang had a faint feeling of unease in his heart.

"Your Majesty, I am guilty! I really don't know what's going on. I clearly put the corpse into the storage bag after killing Lin Changqing, but now the storage bag is empty!" The King of the Four Directions directly knelt down and kowtowed to admit his mistake. Hearing his words, there was an uproar in the court, and Qin Wushang also frowned deeply.

"What? Lin Changqing's corpse is gone? King of the Four Directions, are you joking with His Majesty? Is it that you are falsely reporting information? You didn't kill Lin Changqing at all. Are you making fun of His Majesty?" A Wu Kingdom minister jumped out and accused the King of the Four Directions.

"That's right, King of the Four Directions, this is the crime of deceiving the Emperor. If Lin Changqing's corpse cannot be found in your storage bag, then you are deceiving our Emperor!" Li Fan, the Minister of Rites of the first rank, also jumped out and accused the King of the Four Directions.

These people were usually enemies of the King of the Four Directions. They were already unhappy that the King of the Four Directions had killed Lin Changqing, such a great achievement. Now, when they suddenly heard that the King of the Four Directions had a problem, they would not miss the opportunity to beat a drowning dog and jumped up to accuse him.

At the same time, while the King of the Four Directions' opposing factions were accusing him, the King of the Four Directions' factions were also defending him.

"Minister Li, food can be eaten carelessly, but words cannot be spoken carelessly. What kind of person is the King of the Four Directions? How could he deceive His Majesty? Your questioning of the King of the Four Directions' loyalty to the Wu Kingdom is unnecessary. There must be another reason for this matter!" Wei Chen, the Minister of Revenue, came out to defend the King of the Four Directions.

"That's right. The King of the Four Directions would not deceive His Majesty. I think the fact that there is no Lin Changqing's corpse in the King of the Four Directions' storage bag is not due to some sudden situation," General Zhang Li of the Dragon Tiger Army also came out to defend the King of the Four Directions.

For a time, the court was in chaos. Some accused the King of the Four Directions of committing the crime of deceiving the Emperor, while others defended the King of the Four Directions, saying that there was something hidden in this matter.

Finally, the Fourth Prince also stood up and said: "Father, there must be another secret in this matter. Your son followed the King of the Four Directions to Falling Dragon Mountain and witnessed the King of the Four Directions killing Lin Changqing with his own eyes. He also saw with his own eyes the King of the Four Directions putting Lin Changqing's corpse into the storage bag. Therefore, your son believes that there must be another reason why there is no Lin Changqing's corpse in the King of the Four Directions' storage bag, and it is not that the King of the Four Directions deliberately deceived us."

"Yes, that's right, Your Majesty, please see clearly. Even if I die, I would not dare to deceive you! I swear to the heavens that I did kill Lin Changqing and put his corpse in the storage bag, but I really don't understand how he disappeared in the storage bag," the King of the Four Directions also knelt on the ground and said loudly.

"Your Majesty, do not listen to this person's explanation. Lin Changqing is such a great disaster to our Wu Kingdom. Now, such a loophole has appeared with the King of the Four Directions. I suggest severely punishing the King of the Four Directions," Minister Li Fan of the Ministry of Rites said again.

"Alright, stop arguing." Qin Wushang frowned and said, then he pointed to the King of the Four Directions, "Bring your storage bag up here, let me take a look."

The King of the Four Directions nodded in agreement, then stepped forward and handed his storage bag to Qin Wushang. After Qin Wushang took it, he probed it with his mind, and after a few seconds, Qin Wushang took out a strand of black hair from the storage bag.

When Qin Wushang saw this strand of black hair, he frowned first, then he seemed to suddenly understand and said: "There is no need to argue, I already understand what's going on. The King of the Four Directions did not deceive me, he was deceived by someone else."

"Your Majesty, what do you mean? Who deceived the King of the Four Directions?" The ministers of the Wu Kingdom below asked one after another. The King of the Four Directions also raised his head, his eyes filled with doubt, obviously not understanding what Qin Wushang's words meant.

"Look at this strand of hair, it's Lin Changqing's. I studied the Stone Monkey Heavenly Art in my early years, and I heard that the Stone Monkey Heavenly Art has life-saving hairs. In addition, I feel Lin Changqing's spiritual power remaining on this strand of black hair. I am 100% sure that Lin Changqing used this technique to deceive the King of the Four Directions. He pulled out a life-saving hair and made it into a doppelganger that could confuse the real with the fake. The King of the Four Directions did kill Lin Changqing, but the one he killed was Lin Changqing's doppelganger, or rather, the King of the Four Directions killed a strand of Lin Changqing's hair, which is what I have in my hand now."

"So I said that the King of the Four Directions did not deceive anyone, he was deceived by others. This Lin Changqing is indeed skilled." Qin Wushang's tone was full of叹惋, now the entire Wu Kingdom has been tricked by Lin Changqing.

They thought they had killed Lin Changqing, but it was just a strand of hair.