Chapter 2010: Turn the Fake into Real, and Make a False Accusation! (1/2)
Edited by: Michyrr
With only one ritual tool left, An Yaluoshan was in dire straits. It was only a matter of time until the third ritual tool shattered and he would have nothing left to defend himself.
”Cui Qianyou, what's the situation?” Gao Shang suddenly said, his expression grave and his mind in turmoil.
Although his cultivation level was too low for him to make out the situation with the dust and debris obscuring everything, Gao Shang could still use his divination arts to see the situation of An Yaluoshan's star.
Before this, An Yaluoshan's star had been getting stronger and stronger, growing thicker and thicker with Dragon Qi. But just a moment ago, An Yaluoshan's star had suddenly begun to dim. And most strangely, its Dragon Qi also began to weaken. Gao Shang couldn't help but be extremely concerned.
”Not good! His Excellency is being completely suppressed!” Cui Qianyou solemnly said as he stared ahead.
Even though the two were engulfed by dust and debris, a Great General like Cui Qianyou could still sense many things.
”Have His Excellency end the battle at once. Even if he loses, it doesn't matter!” Gao Shang said, his heart heavy.
”Ah?!”
Cui Qianyou was stunned. A second ago, Gao Shang had still wanted An Yaluoshan to persist, but now, he was urging him to end the battle, even concede. The contrast was just too great.
”Okay!”
Though he was confused, Cui Qianyou immediately adopted Gao Shang's proposal.
”Your Excellency, withdraw!”
Cui Qianyou sent out a stream of Psychic Energy, condensed to the maximum, that carried a message into An Yaluoshan's mind.
Boom!
Cui Qianyou's Psychic Energy was far inferior to Wang Chong's, but the ripples from his Psychic Energy still drew An Yaluoshan's attention.
An Yaluoshan briefly glanced in Gao Shang and Cui Qianyou's direction. Stellar Energy was howling around him, basically deafening his ears to their words, but An Yaluoshan could understand what they were saying by watching their mouths.
A moment ago, An Yaluoshan had been drowned in fury over the loss of his ritual tools, but he now immediately calmed down, a cunning and savage light in his eyes.
”Ah!”
An Yaluoshan suddenly howled, frightening all the officials and foreign dignitaries in the Pavilion of Petal and Sepal.
”King of Foreign Lands, what are you doing?!”
It was a harsh and bitter cry, brimming with indignation.
Bang!
Without the slightest hesitation, An Yaluoshan detonated the last black ring, instantly causing a fierce explosion of energy.
The Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art had made An Yaluoshan incapable of escaping Wang Chong's grip, but with the power of the explosion, he was finally able to escape.
Not only that, before Wang Chong could attack, An Yaluoshan flew backward like a ragdoll, like someone had given him a vicious slap.
Fwoosh!
An Yaluoshan's dantian 'exploded', and he immediately vomited blood, putting himself into a miserable condition.
As Wang Chong saw this all, his eyes coldly gleamed.
”Hmph, trying some scheme?! This king will fulfill your wish!”
He was well aware that An Yaluoshan was trying to frame him, but rather than retreating to avoid suspicion, he pursued, harnessing all his Stellar Energy as he thrust a palm at An Yaluoshan's chest.
”Ah!!”
A terrible scream tore through the air, and An Yaluoshan no longer needed to pretend. He received the full force of Wang Chong's palm and slammed into the ground. The white jade tiles were blasted apart, leaving a deep, human-shaped impression on the ground.
”Lord Protector-General!”
On the left side of the pavilion's 'U', Cui Qianyou, Tian Chengsi, Gao Shang, and Yan Zhuang were both shocked and enraged, their eyes turning red.
Cui Qianyou and Tian Chengsi, the strongest of the group, were so angry that they turned their tables over in haste to rush to An Yaluoshan.
Their plan was to have An Yaluoshan fake an injury in front of the Sage Emperor at the final moment and then assign all the blame to Wang Chong.
They had not expected Wang Chong to be so audacious as to go with the flow and heavily injure An Yaluoshan without the slightest fear.
”King of Foreign Lands!!!”
As the gale died down and the dust settled, all the officials and foreign dignitaries bolted to their feet, expressions of shock on their faces.
Dances and performances were all well and good.
But if one suddenly struck too heavily, or even used the opportunity to heavily injure the other party, everything changed!
”King of Foreign Lands, what is this about?”
The officials turned to Wang Chong.
The Sage Emperor was present, and An Yaluoshan was a meritorious official of the Great Tang who had defeated Yeon Gaesomun and the Goguryeo Empire. Wang Chong had heavily injured him in full view of the crowd, and though Wang Chong was from a renowned clan and was himself a meritorious official, not even he might be able to endure the fury of the Sage Emperor.
Moreover, Wang Chong was currently the number one man in the military. If this matter were handled poorly, he would be accused of being jealous and suppressing other talents of the empire.
Wang Chong's career would be over!
”Your Majesty, save me…”
An Yaluoshan seized this chance and bitterly screamed.