Chapter 122 - Chapter 122: Chapter 122: The Target of a Thousand Accusations
Chapter 122: Chapter 122: The Target of a Thousand Accusations
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Jiang Xiaobai slightly narrowed his eyes.
Was it another setup?
Such a trick certainly seemed effective.
Yet he did not show the slightest change in expression, remaining calm and detached.
Jiang Xiaobai was rather curious to see how Ao Tianheng was going to frame him.
“You have evidence!” Ao Cheng, hearing the allegation, stood up abruptly and yelled.
Ao Tianheng wore a mocking expression: “Of course I have evidence if I dare to say so.”
“Bring him up!”
At his command, two dragon guards brought a young man with a panicked expression forward.
Most people recognized him as the disciple responsible for guarding the scripture treasury.
“Ao Cheng, you wanted evidence, here it is!”
Ao Tianheng, grinning, commanded: “Tell them!”
The young man was forced to kneel on the ground; he was trembling all over.
“I have nothing to do with this!”
“That day… I saw Jiang Xiaobai use the token of Princess Ao Yan to enter the scripture treasury and even went up to the top floor.”
“My job was simply to clean the scripture treasury. After Jiang Xiaobai left that day, I did my usual cleaning. But when I got to the top floor, I found the door to the secret chamber that held the martial arts scripture open and… ‘
“And the martial arts scripture inside was gone!”
“I swear, that day, Jiang Xiaobai was the only person who entered the scripture treasury.”
A stir went through the crowd.
Every elder in the Dragon Hall stood up, no matter who they favored, they looked at Jiang Xiaobai as if they wanted to devour him.
More than that, they also turned their eyes to Ao Wan and Ao Yan.
“Leader, Princess, shouldn’t you explain this?” Ao Zhantian stood up, his voice cold.
The faces of Ao Wan’s group changed immediately.
“Bullshit! What, you’re implying that my sister colluded with an outsider to steal Dragon Valley’s martial arts scripture?” Ao Cheng shouted, slamming the table in rage.
Ao Tianheng shrugged: “Who knows? After all, there are only so many tokens that can enter the secret chamber. Coincidentally, Jiang Xiaobai used Ao Yan’s token to enter the scripture treasury that day.” “What are the chances of so many coincidences in this world?” At these words, Jiang Xiaobai broke into laughter.
“What’s next, are you going to search me to prove your point?”
Ao Tianheng sneered, “Otherwise, how should I kill you, Jiang Xiaobai!”
At this moment, Princess Ao Yan stood up abruptly: “Ao Tianheng, Jiang
Xiaobai could never have stolen the Dragon Valley martial arts scripture.”
“Princess, why are you so agitated? Could it be that I just hit the nail on the head? You colluded with outsiders to steal martial arts scripture?” Ao Tianheng laughed.
Princess Ao Yan’s face darkened, her aura in chaos.
She was about to respond, but Jiang Xiaobai interrupted her.
“Never mind them. Since you’ve planned this so well, I want to see just how clumsy your tactics can be.”
Ao Tianheng sneered, then pointed at one of the dragon guards: “Fool, you go search him, including his storing ring. If he resists, kill him on the spot!” The dragon guard nodded and walked straight towards Jiang Xiaobai.
Jiang Xiaobai did not resist, allowing the dragon guard to search him.
The dragon guard went up and began searching his body, then picked up a ring to examine it.
“Found it!”
The dragon guard suddenly shouted, now holding a jade talisman in his hand.
Everyone knew what that particular jade talisman was.
It held the “Sky Dragon Skill”!
“Jiang Xiaobai, I didn’t expect you to be so despicable!”
“Now the evidence is clear, let’s see how you explain!”
“There’s no need to listen to his explanation, just execute this despicable person immediately.”
The elders who were bought off stood up, pointed at Jiang Xiaobai, and yelled angrily. Two of them even tried to attack, but they were blocked by Ao Zhenbei.
“Ao Zhenbei, what do you mean?” An elder woman pointed at Ao Zhenbei and yelled.
“Are you all taking me too lightly?” Ao Zhenbei said coldly.
“I should be the one saying that, Ao Zhenbei. Aren’t you going to give an explanation
The elder woman said sternly: “Before, Ao Yan had a marriage alliance with the ancient family, and you allowed her shenanigans, but now Jiang Xiaobai has stolen martial arts scripture. Dare you say you weren’t plotting behind the scenes?”
“I think you’ve been allowing Yan to behave recklessly so that you could take everything from Dragon Valley! ”
This accusation was a big one!
The situation had escalated sharply. If this couldn’t be resolved or at least explained, Ao Wan would probably lose his position as clan leader.
Ao Zhenbei and the others all turned a deadly pale.
How the martial arts scripture ended up on Jiang Xiaobai was no longer the important issue, the important thing now was to deal with this mess!
On the side, the people of the ancient family, including GuBei, sat watching the drama unfold, not intending to intervene.
However, GuBei looked at Jiang Xiaobai with contempt.
“You, how do you explain?” Ao Tianheng asked Jiang Xiaobai, sarcasm written all over his face.
“Explain
Jiang Xiaobai laughed: “Ao Tianheng, whatever else you’ve got planned, bring it on, I can take it.”
“Humph, so you’re still so arrogant when on the brink of death?”
Ao Zhantian snorted coldly: “Do you really think that just because Ao Yan has become a disciple of the Jade Ling Palace, she can save you?”
“These are internal affairs of the Dragon Valley, no outsider can interfere.” This, now, was their objective.
If the Martial Sea Immortal wants to interfere, then they won’t focus on Ao Yan’s wedding. Instead, they’ll kill Jiang Xiaobai and destroy Ao Zhenbei’s line first!
This was a private matter within the Dragon Valley; no matter who you were, you had no reason to interfere.
At this moment, Ao Zheng also stood up.
He shook his head, his face grave: “Ao Wan, Ao Wan, when we made your line the rulers of Dragon Valley, I didn’t expect that you would do something like this.”
“It seems to me, you are not fit to remain as the leader of the Dragon Valley.
Ancestral Temple—what do you think?”
Many of the supreme elders within Dragon Valley stood, their cold gazes fixated on Ao Wan.
“Ao Wan, it’s time for you to step down as clan leader. Moreover, you will be investigated by us in the Ancestral Temple. If we find you have indeed plotted against the Dragon Valley in collusion with outsiders, your cultivation will be revoked and you’ll be expelled from the Dragon Valley!” one of the supreme elders said coldly.
“Impudent!”
Ao Yan was instantly outraged: “Can’t you see that Ao Tianheng is framing him? Even if Jiang Xiaobai has my token, how could he know where the secret chamber is? Only our Dragon Clan’s bloodline can open it!”
“Even if he really took the martial arts scripture, why wouldn’t he just run away immediately instead of waiting for you all to act?”
There indeed was some logic to her words, but the problem was that the jade talisman containing the martial arts scripture had been found on Jiang Xiaobai. The evidence was damning. Who would listen to their defense?
“How do we know that you didn’t plan all this together with him?” Ao Tianheng smirked.
“You!”
“Because of this, you all will have to accept the investigation of the Ancestral Temple.”
Ao Tianheng smiled to himself as he looked at Ao Yan, then turned to Jiang Xiaobai and sarcastically said, “Jiang Xiaobai, I told you a long time ago to kneel down and apologize. Why are you so insistent on seeking death?”
“Apology?”
“What have I done wrong?”
Jiang Xiaobai started to laugh coldly: “There’s no need to put on a noble act here. When there is a will to condemn, no shortage of charges can be manipulated.”
“So, your goal is to become the clan leader and have me killed?”
