1506: Chapter 1507: To Fra with a Cri 1506: Chapter 1507: To Fra with a Cri Su Chengyu glanced at Yu Yanshu, who nodded and drove towards the direction of the cranes returning.
Mo Ningchen watched this scene with a smile and spoke softly, “Initially, Qianyan and I saw the new Red List issued by the Nine Heavens Tower there, and even discussed you.”
“Why bring up?
I’m not going to be on the Red List.”
Su Chengyu spoke softly.
Mo Ningchen shook his head and said, “You might not be, but even then, there were already two people on the Red List who were quite close to you.
How could you not be ntioned?”
Su Chengyu remained silent.
Regarding his affair with Lin An, many in the Capital City were aware, but not many would bring it up actively.
“I have t Princess Lin An, too prideful, to be honest.
Back then, I didn’t quite understand what exactly she saw in you.”
“And now?”
Su Chengyu asked.
“Probably because I am not on the sa path as her,”
Mo Ningchen’s words seed self-depreciating but were clearly laced with a hint of sharpness.
Su Chengyu intentionally acted as if he had heard nothing, making Mo Ningchen feel like his punch had hit cotton, draining his spirits.
Just as Mo Ningchen was pondering how to pry Su Chengyu’s mouth open, You Ming dressed in black ca out from within the Demon Slayer Departnt, and glanced disdainfully at the two.
“The Sect Master wants to see you now.”
You Ming didn’t have his own residence in the Capital City, so after returning, he had been staying in his assigned You Ming Hall within the Demon Slayer Departnt, seldom leaving unless on official duties.
Su Chengyu nodded and followed You Ming toward the Grand Hall of the Demon Slayer, his heartbeat inadvertently quickening.
After all, this was his first ti facing Yang Chengyin in a formal setting.
Within the brightly lit Grand Hall of the Demon Slayer, Yang Chengyin sat high upon his seat with several elders of the Demon Slayer Departnt on both sides, the least powerful among them possessing Hollow Void Level strength.
These individuals were all forr Demon Slayer Saints who had made significant contributions to Xia Country, and Su Chengyu knew that many of them had even t his grandfather, Su Linyuan.
However, as Su Chengyu had learned from Ye Qingci, those elders of the Demon Slayer Departnt who were close to his grandfather had gradually been removed by Yang Chengyin, leaving only those loyal to him.
“Demon Slayer Departnt, Substitute White Saint Envoy, greets the Sect Master.”
Su Chengyu spoke respectfully, saluting Yang Chengyin.
You Ming and Mo Ningchen quickly followed with their own salutes.
Yang Chengyin’s gaze swept over Su Chengyu, “Finally back.
I thought you would stay in Qinling for a while longer.”
Upon hearing this, Su Chengyu hurriedly responded, “There have been occurrences of the Demonic Path in Qinling, and the Bei Tang family was short-handed.
Naturally, I couldn’t just stand by.”
“There is no bla on you.
Although this wasn’t your official duty, demon-slaying is our core mission at the Demon Slayer Departnt.
Since you were contributing to Xia Country, there’s no reason to punish you.”
With this, the gloom that had shaded Yang Chengyin during their last encounter at the Long family estate seed to have lifted, and even his speech beca more upright.
“Thank you, Sect Master, for your understanding.
About Qinling…”
“The situation in Qinling has already been reported to the Demon Slayer Departnt by the Bei Tang Family, there’s no need for further details.
Today, you three have co together primarily to discuss the matter regarding the rewards and punishnts for your journey to Bei Luo.”
A single sentence directly interrupted Su Chengyu, and Yang Chengyin straightly moved on to the main topic.
The atmosphere in the hall beca tense in an instant, and Su Chengyu was sowhat puzzled, while Mo Ningchen on the side had a aningful expression on his face.
This sudden scene caused Su Chengyu to frown; he did not expect that upon his return to the Demon Slayer Departnt, the first thing he would face would be this scene, catching him sowhat off guard.
Before he even figured out how to begin speaking, an old woman with white hair next to Yang Chengyin softly said, “Substitute Saint Envoy Su Chengyu, soone has accused you of secretly allying with Bei Luo’s new Empress Irina, having a close relationship with her.
After the unrest in Thousand Tents City ended, you even secretly t with her.
Are you aware that you’re already teetering on the edge of treason?”
This unfounded accusation was abruptly thrust upon Su Chengyu, leaving him sowhat unprepared.
Just as he was about to refute, another elder of the Demon Slayer Departnt spoke.
“Substitute Saint Envoy Su Chengyu, during the battle at Thousand Tents Palace, you returned and repelled the Demonic Path’s Cui Manlou with the power of your Nascent Soul, and killed one of the twelve enforcers from the Bam Alliance.
How did you achieve this?
Moreover, during the demon extermination conference, the Demonic Path was very well concealed; how did you manage to discover them and force them to act prematurely?
Tell us if there is any connection among the demonic paths!”
“What an absurd accusation!
The demonic paths were bound to act during the demon extermination conference.
If it weren’t for the State Preceptor stepping in after I accidentally entered the trap, I would have been killed on the spot.
Are you suggesting that the State Preceptor is also a discarded pawn of the demonic paths?”
The entire hall fell silent; even those from the Demon Slayer Departnt wouldn’t doubt Ji Yuguang, and no one dared suspect Ji Yuguang.
Observing this, Su Chengyu continued, “As for the matter of killing the executor from the Bam Alliance, it was only successfully achieved through activating the Holy Artifact in Thousand Tents City.
I rely protected Queen Irina on the way.
How does this implicate ?”
“However…”
Before anyone else could speak, Yang Chengyin was the first to say, “Alright, this accusation is indeed baseless and rely conjecture; there’s no need to discuss it further.
However, Su Chengyu, regarding your private alliance with Bei Luo, do you have anything to say?”
Su Chengyu instinctively wanted to deny any alliance with the empress, but the mont he opened his mouth, he sensed sothing was wrong and imdiately narrowed his eyes.
Did the Demon Slayer Departnt already get hold of his visit to the Windsor family’s private vault?
Accusing him of colluding with the demonic paths was definitely a fruitless endeavor, but Yang Chengyin’s insistence on bringing it up was likely to throw him off guard, making him believe that the Demon Slayer Departnt’s accusations were all baseless.
After pondering for a mont, Su Chengyu directly responded frankly.
“I saved Queen Irina between life and death.
Is there any problem with the queen granting special favor?
If I rember correctly, sothing similar happened to Holy Envoy of Shocking Dragon, Xu Zijing, right?”
Whether Xu Zijing had visited the Windsor family’s hidden vault Su Chengyu did not know, but he was certain Xu Zijing must have received special treatnt from Bei Luo as well.
“How audacious!
Considering the background of Xu Zijing, and your own background, how dare you compare yourself with the Holy Envoy of Shocking Dragon!”
One elder from the Demon Slayer Departnt spoke up impassionedly, and Yang Chengyin nodded, adding, “Indeed, any Saint Envoy who betrays Xia Country, including Zijing, would never betray Xia Country.”
Hearing this, Su Chengyu said in a solemn voice, “Even if it’s your own son, Yang Qianyan, he wouldn’t be an exception, would he?”
Su Chengyu’s bold words infuriated many elders of the Demon Slayer Departnt, but Yang Chengyin gestured with a hand to stop them from speaking, speaking softly.
“Indeed, even my son Yang Qianyan wouldn’t compare.
If he were to secretly ally with a royal family of another country, it would not be permitted either.”
Watching Yang Chengyin decisively choose to cut off his own retreat, Su Chengyu truly felt the difficulty of the situation.
Before returning to the Capital City, he had anticipated that so would oppose him because of his relationship with Irina, but he had not expected it to be this challenging.
“Sect Master, I believe Su Chengyu would not betray Xia Country.”
Just as Su Chengyu was facing a difficult situation, the voice of Xu Zijing resounded within the hall.
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