readsfreenovel Chapter 559: Xiao Zhenrong is forced to reveal his conspiracy (1)
Chapter 559: Xiao Zhenrong is forced to reveal his conspiracy (1)
When Chu Xiaomu saw Jinglan reveal her true identity, he also took off the mask on his face.
When Xiao Zhenrong saw that the two people in front of him were Jinglan and Chu Xiaomu, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "So...it turned out to be you two. Jinglan, what are you doing in Jinyang City? How is the matter in Bicheng? Is the general okay?"
Jinglan did not answer her and said, "Uncle Xiao, I have a few things I want to ask you. I hope you can tell me honestly."
Xiao Zhenrong immediately put on an elder's attitude and said, "Child, if you want to ask questions, Uncle Xiao will tell you what he can tell you, but there are some things that have nothing to do with you that I can't tell you."
Jinglan ignored what he said and asked directly: "Why did you leave Bicheng and come to Jinyang City?"
Xiao Zhenrong thought for a while, then suddenly sighed and said, "Bicheng is gone. If I don't come to Jinyang City, where else can I go?"
"Although Bicheng is gone, the Bicheng Army is still there, and the Nanding Army is still there."
"Bicheng Army? Nanding Army? Jinglan, do you know how many people are left in the Nanding Army after your father left?"
"I heard there were more than 1,200 people."
"No, there are 1,147 people, of which 133 are seriously injured and 435 are slightly injured. There are less than 600 people who can continue to fight against the Red Soldiers."
"So what? As long as they are still alive, even if there is only one person left, the Nanding Army is still there. Uncle Xiao, you shouldn't just leave."
"You are just kidding! Although your uncle Xiao doesn't have any great abilities, he is not a fool. The Central Army of only 600 people is not much different from a former battalion commander. The general promoted my military rank in name, but in fact it was a big downgrade! And there are so many wounded soldiers. Whoever wants to be the Central Army of this broken Nanding Army can do it. I don't care!"
"You weren't like this in front of my father before."
"Your father and I are like brothers. His affairs are my affairs, and my affairs are his affairs. Naturally... naturally it will be different from now."
"Really? Then did you know that father had been practicing the art of asking spirits?"
"This... this I really don't know."
Jinglan shook her head and said lightly: "Uncle Xiao, you didn't tell me the truth."
"Why isn't what I said true?"
"The ancient book that my father used to practice spiritualism has your annotations."
When Chu Xiaomu set out for Humu Pass, he had a chat with Jinglan outside the east gate of Bicheng. At that time, Jinglan told him that her father Zhou Bo was secretly practicing the art of asking spirits, but she did not say that Xiao Zhenrong's name was on the ancient book on the art of asking spirits.
Hearing this, he was horrified. Could it be that Xiao Zhenrong had been planning to harm Zhou Bo for a long time? Could it be that all his plans were just to get closer to the general, so that he could steal his Dragon Spine Sword, or get the "thing" mentioned by Yan Zhua and the masked man?
Unfortunately, Xiao Zhenrong doesn't know that the general also has the Dragon Soul Sword which is more powerful than the Dragon Spine Sword. No matter how you plan, it will be in vain in the future.
Xiao Zhenrong laughed and said, "Jinglan, are you dazzled? How come there are words written by me on the book on your father's spiritual practice?"
Jinglan said, "Uncle Xiao, you know I am always careful. I will never make a mistake about this. Every stroke of the character you write will have a hook more or less."
Xiao Zhenrong was speechless for a moment. He thought about it carefully and realized that, as Jinglan said, the strokes of his handwriting did have a slight backstroke. But he still tried to argue, saying, "Even if there are words written by me in that book, you can't conclude that I am harming your father. I gave him that book!"
Jinglan said slowly: "I didn't say you were harming my father."
She spoke this short sentence word by word, and each word was like a hammer, hitting Xiao Zhenrong's forehead hard, making him a little scared and dazed. He was dizzy for a moment and didn't know how to answer.
Jinglan continued, "But now I know that it was you who intentionally harmed my father. I have suffered from leg disease for almost two years because of you."
Xiao Zhenrong waved the Dragon Spine Sword and said, "Nonsense! Because of your leg disease, I have also traveled to many places and asked many people for help. It was also my idea for your father to ask Huang Jieshi for help!"
"That's because you still have some conscience. You wanted to harm my father, but I was injured by the evil spirit in the spiritual realm, so you went around looking for medicine for me. I have long suspected you, but when I thought that you are no different from my uncle, I thought that my father must have asked you for the book on spiritual practice and practiced it."
Xiao Zhenrong said: "You're right, that's exactly what you thought!"
Jinglan just ignored his words and continued, "But I showed that book to my master not long ago, and he said that a few pages in the front of the book had been torn off. I asked him what was torn off, and he said that they were a few sentences discouraging people from practicing the art of asking spirits, and he also added a lot of examples. If my father had only seen those examples, he would never have practiced the art of asking spirits..."
"If my guess is correct, you must be the one who tore off the first few pages of the book. Uncle Xiao, you haven't cultivated spiritual power yourself, so why did you ask my father to cultivate spiritual power using the method of asking spirits? You...you...you obviously want to harm him!" She spoke faster and faster, and her emotions became a little excited.
Xiao Zhenrong snorted and said, "Nonsense! Your father and I are like brothers, why would I want to harm him?!"
Jinglan said, "Now it seems that you must want to gain control of the Nanding Army by killing my father, and then let the Red Soldiers pass through Humu Pass, right?! In this case, you can't escape responsibility for my father being captured and killed by the Red Soldiers."
Xiao Zhenrong was furious and shouted, "Jinglan! You are the junior, don't push your luck!"
Chu Xiaomu also raised his eyebrows and said angrily: "Answer Jinglan's question honestly, is it yes or no!"
Xiao Zhenrong glared at Chu Xiaomu and said, "Chu Xiaomu, who the hell are you? How dare you yell at me?!"
Chu Xiaomu was furious and cursed, "Xiao Zhenrong, you killed General Xiao, betrayed Bicheng, stole the general's Dragon Spine Sword, and colluded with the Claw Clan of Chisha Country to murder the general. You have done so many evil things. Are you still a human? You are worse than the wild dogs of Chisha Country!"
Xiao Zhenrong's eyes were filled with murderous intent, but he stopped roaring and said with a chuckle, "Okay, okay... You added another one for me, colluding with the Claw Tribe... Hehe..."