Back to the Peak

The imperial palace, inside Longyuan Hall.

Xue Hongze is discussing the government affairs with civil and military officials.

At this time, an eunuch reported from outside the door: "Report to the Holy Majesty, Zuo Dutong and all the officers and men of the major families are outside the hall, waiting for the Holy Majesty to summon!"

"Quickly declare!" Xue Hongze, who was sitting high on the dragon chair, his eyes lit up, said loudly.

"Yes!" The eunuch hurriedly left to inform Zuo Yu and others.

Hearing that Ling Feng, Zuo Yu and others had returned, the First Prince and Second Prince looked at each other and nodded. At the same time, the leaders of the four major families of Yangliu, Han, and Xu also had serious expressions on their faces, waiting for Ling Feng's arrival. All civil and military officials are also eagerly waiting.

After a while, footsteps sounded, and Xue Hongze and all the ministers in Longyuan Hall looked over. Zuo Yu, who was dressed in silver armor, walked in first, and behind him followed the leaders sent by the major families to attack Maple Leaf City.

"See Your Majesty!" A group of soldiers knelt on one knee and said respectfully to Xue Hongze in a loud voice.

"All officers and soldiers, please rise up!" Xue Hongze smiled lightly, with waves of irresistible coercion in his voice.

"Shua!"

The sound of neatly armored armor sounded, and Zuo Yu and the dozen or so leaders behind him, including Ling Feng, all stood up.

Xue Hongze glanced at everyone, and when his eyes fell on Ling Feng, he couldn't help being slightly startled.

Although his complexion didn't change at all, Xue Hongze was shocked. He found that Ling Feng's aura was much stronger than before he set out for the expedition, and he had obviously reached the peak of Xiao Xiantian.

"Looking at the pure aura on his body, it should be because of an adventure and taking the extremely precious genius treasure that he broke through to the peak of Xiao Xiantian." Xue Hongze thought to himself.

After all, not long ago Ling Feng had just broken through to the fourth level of congenital, no matter how talented he was, no matter how hard he practiced, it was impossible for him to break through again in less than a month.

But Xue Hongze believed that even if Ling Feng hadn't encountered this adventure, with his talent and perseverance, he would definitely be able to break through to the peak of Xiao Xiantian in a very short period of time! Now that Ling Feng is only 18 years old, he has reached the peak of Xiao Xiantian. With his rapid growth, his future achievements will definitely be higher, and he is even very likely to become a strong man in the Condensed Yuan Realm above the Spirit Gathering Realm!

Then Xue Hongze's eyes shifted slightly, and he looked at Xue Xiaoxiao, who was wearing armor and had a bit of heroism beside Ling Feng. Seeing his father looking over, the latter stuck out his tongue, blinked at him, and made a grimace.

Seeing that Xue Xiaoxiao was still so naughty, Xue Hongze, who had always doted on her, couldn't help but smile slightly, and finally set his eyes on Zuo Yu.

"Zuo Dutong, I heard that when you went to attack Maple Leaf City, you were attacked by a fourth-order divine beast, the sky-swallowing python. Is there such a thing?" Xue Hongze asked.

"Fourth-order divine beast? The sky-swallowing giant python!"

Hearing Xue Hongze's words, some ministers in the court hall who didn't know what happened in Maple Leaf City couldn't help but exclaimed.

The fourth-order divine beast is comparable to the first- and second-level powerhouses of the human spirit gathering realm, and it exists in legends!

Zuo Yu cupped his hands and said respectfully: "Returning to the Holy One, there is indeed such a thing. We had already breached Maple Leaf City, but at this moment, a fourth-order sky-swallowing python came along the huge waves and destroyed it in a short time. After leaving Maple Leaf City, the accompanying soldiers were also killed and injured countless times."

"That giant sky-swallowing python just happened to appear when you were attacking the city?" Xue Hongze frowned slightly, rolled his eyes, and quickly understood that this was all a conspiracy by the other party.

The opponent's purpose is not to occupy Maple Leaf City, but to completely destroy it, clearing the way for them to attack the Eastern Jin Dynasty in the future!

Without the obstruction of Maple Leaf City, the Great Chu Dynasty could drive straight in and attack the imperial city of the Eastern Jin Dynasty without any obstruction.

"It seems that in a short time, the Dali Dynasty and the Dachu Dynasty will attack our Eastern Jin Dynasty." Thinking of this, Xue Hongze couldn't help frowning, and then asked, "How about the casualties during this expedition?"

Zuo Yu clasped his hands and said, "We only lost about 200 people in the attack on Maple Leaf City, but countless soldiers were killed by that giant python. Now, only 4,100 of the 8,000 soldiers left We were killed. And thanks to the fact that Deputy Ling tried his best to divert the sky-swallowing python away, we were lucky enough not to be killed by the sky-swallowing python. Otherwise, our casualties would have been even more severe !"

Hearing this, the civil and military officials in the hall couldn't help but widen their eyes, and many of them took a deep breath. Half of the elite army of 8,000 people was killed by it, which shows how terrifying the strength of the giant python is!

As soon as Zuo Yu finished speaking, Taiwei Yang Xianzhong immediately said: "As far as I know, Zuo Dutong doesn't seem to have told the whole truth!"

"I'm very surprised, why didn't anyone from our Liu family and the Yang, Han, and Xu families come back alive?" Liu Tianpeng said coldly.

"That's right, according to the information we got, the thousand members of the four families of Yangliu, Han and Xu were not killed by the giant python, but were poisoned by some people with evil plans!" Prime Minister Xu Zan also pouted. .

"And some people said that they saw Ling Feng kill Liu Cheng of the Liu family in public with their own eyes. I dare to ask Zuo Dutong if this happened?" Han Ming, the commander of the imperial army, stared coldly at Zuo Yu, aggressively road.

Hearing the questions from the leaders of the four major families, some ministers who knew the inside story couldn't help looking at Ling Feng with gloating eyes. From their point of view, the Ling family is a new family that has not even gained a firm foothold. It is completely unreasonable for Ling Feng to dare to provoke the four old families of Yangliu, Han and Xu, behead Liu Cheng in public, and provoke internal quarrels. Bear heart and leopard courage. How could Xue Hongze spare him so easily?

And more uninformed ministers also heard something tricky from the words of the four major families, and looked at Zuo Yu in surprise and curiosity, waiting for his answer.

The aloof Xue Hongze also set his eyes on Zuo Yu.

The entire Longyuan Hall suddenly became tense.

Finally, under everyone's expectation, Zuo Yu took a deep breath, and then sighed: "That's right, Ling Feng did kill Liu Cheng and members of the four families of Yang Liu, Han and Xu."

As soon as Zuo Yu finished speaking, everyone in the room was shocked, and all civil and military officials couldn't help but cast their shocked eyes on Ling Feng, whose expression didn't change at all.

"But I think there must be something hidden in it. It is impossible for Ling Feng to do this for no reason." Zuo Yu opened his mouth to defend Ling Feng. In fact, he also knew that the four big families must have attacked the Ling family first, but he didn't have enough evidence, so naturally he didn't dare to point out the conspiracy of the four big families.

"Father, this Ling Feng is so bold that he dared to stir up civil strife. He is really a heinous crime. Such a person must be severely punished!" The eldest prince standing in the front had a righteous look on his face.

"The four major families of Yangliu, Han and Xu have made countless contributions to our Eastern Jin Dynasty for generations, but now some members of the clan have been murdered. Father, you must deal with it fairly!" The second prince beside the eldest prince was also filled with righteous indignation.

Glancing at his two sons, Xue Hongze looked serious, and fixed his eyes on Ling Feng, and asked in a deep voice: "Ling Feng, did you really kill Liu Cheng, Yang Liu, Han Xu's four families? tribe?"

"Yes!" Facing Xue Hongze's fierce gaze, Ling Feng answered calmly, without explaining too much.

Hearing Ling Feng's confession, the entire Longyuan Palace was in an uproar, and no one doubted the authenticity of this matter.

Everyone was shocked by Ling Feng's boldness, and they all lamented that his youthful impulsiveness was completely digging his own grave.

According to the laws of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, civil strife will be executed by Ling Chi!

"Why did you do this?" Xue Hongze's face was heavy, his eyes were like torches.

"Because they asked for it themselves, and they all deserve to die! It was they who first provoked the civil strife!" Ling Feng's cold tone made people shudder.

"You're talking nonsense!"

"Blood spurting!"

The patriarchs of the four major families immediately glared at Ling Feng and retorted.

From their point of view, their clansmen would attack the Ling family only when no one else was around. How could Ling Feng find witnesses to prove that they did it first?

What's more, even if there are witnesses present, how convincing can the words of a few soldiers be? How could the Holy One easily believe their words?

So this is why their four big families dared to sue the villain first - they believed that no one could prove Ling Feng's innocence!

"Someone can testify for me!" Ling Feng smiled confidently, and turned to look at Xue Xiaoxiao beside him.

Hearing Ling Feng's words, the patriarchs of the four major families couldn't help but sneered. Just as they were about to refute, they saw a soldier next to Ling Feng slowly take off his helmet, revealing a head of black and beautiful hair like a waterfall. Judging by its appearance, it is Xue Hongze's favorite Xue Xiaoxiao!

The patriarchs of the four major families were stunned for a moment, and they instantly had an extremely bad premonition.

"Little sister? Why did she go to Maple Leaf City too!" The faces of the eldest prince and the second prince changed, and they suddenly felt bad.

"I'm so stupid! No wonder Ling Feng has always been confident, how could I have forgotten Xue Xiaoxiao!" Zuo Yu's eyes lit up, and a trace of excitement flashed in his originally worried eyes.

"The little princess is my Ling Feng's witness! She can prove everything!" Ling Feng looked around the crowd, smiled slightly, and said loudly.

The words of ordinary soldiers may not be of much use, but as Xue Hongze's most doting daughter, Xue Xiaoxiao's words are worth a fortune, and they carry enough weight!