Chapter 897: In a Perilous Situation, How to Break the Deadlock

Tong Lu and the five Fifth Realm War Gods were smart people, listening to Yuan Yao’s analysis.

Tong Lu blurted out, "Creating confusion, Lei Xiaoming’s real purpose is definitely not to come to the library’s meditation room, but has another purpose that cannot be known to outsiders."

"You’re absolutely right!"

Yuan Yao nodded and squinted, asking:

"But how did Lei Xiaoming, a Thunder System Totem Inheritor, leave the meditation room without a sound?"

Tong Lu immediately responded, "Either Lei Xiaoming has an Earth System Totem, or he was taken away by an Earth System Totem Inheritor."

"Exactly, these are the only two explanations."

Yuan Yao nodded and said:

"Then we analyze the first possibility. If Lei Xiaoming has an Earth System Totem, while the Lei Family has always only had Thunder System Totem, where did Lei Xiaoming’s Earth System Totem come from?"

Tong Lu at this moment played the role of a supporter, answering, "It could be given by the little princess, but it’s unlikely because the little princess was always in Ye Xiu’s hands before, and wouldn’t have any extra Totems to reward Lei Xiaoming."

Yuan Yao nodded. "So, if Lei Xiaoming has an Earth System Totem, where did it come from and why has it been hidden all this time?"

Tong Lu said, "There must be an unspeakable purpose."

Yuan Yao thought so too, "Now let’s analyze the second possibility, that Lei Xiaoming was taken away by the Earth System Totem Inheritor. What’s the conspiracy between him and the Earth System Totem Inheritor that requires causing such a big commotion to make everyone think Lei Xiaoming is in the meditation room? Where did Lei Xiaoming and the Earth System Totem Inheritor go? What are they going to do?"

Supporter Tong Lu couldn’t answer!

Yuan Yao had to ask and answer herself, "I always found the matter of Lei Xiaoming suddenly awakening very strange. Someone detected as having no cultivation talent at birth, not inheriting the Thunder System Totem, and considered trash for 20 years, how could he suddenly awaken with one slap from Gongsun Shu?"

"Moreover, from my extensive inquiries, all signs were different from before, as if he had become a different person."

Tong Lu and the five Fifth Realm War Gods understood.

Tong Lu asked, "You suspect that the awakened Lei Xiaoming is not the real Lei Xiaoming?"

"Exactly!" Yuan Yao nodded and said, "Don’t forget, there is a ’Thousand Faced Gentleman’ in the Royal City who can disguise as anyone, even mimicking their voice, temperament, physique, and more, convincingly."

Tong Lu exclaimed, "You mean there’s someone else who has the Thousand Faced Gentleman’s ability and disguised as Lei Xiaoming? Why would they do that? What for?"

Yuan Yao didn’t reply but continued to ask:

"What kind of person is Ye Xiu? Even the three Judicator Families cannot do anything to him, yet the little princess managed to escape from his grasp. Isn’t that strange?"

Duang!

Tong Lu and the five Fifth Realm War Gods felt as if their heads were being smashed by a sledgehammer.

Tong Lu turned pale and said, "So, you’re saying the little princess never escaped Ye Xiu’s control, and now Lei Xiaoming is actually Ye Xiu in disguise, following the little princess as her guard?"

Yuan Yao nodded, "It must be like this, Ye Xiu disguised himself as Lei Xiaoming, forcing the princess to come to the Royal City, infiltrating the Thousand Mechanism Hall with the aim of helping the invading army to attack the Royal City and steal secrets."

At this point, Yuan Yao panicked and said, "Go, go, go quickly, back to the Yuan Family, I must immediately send a telegram to my grandfather in the Thousand Mechanism Hall to expose Ye Xiu’s conspiracy."

Tong Lu and the five Fifth Realm War Gods realized the gravity of the situation at this moment, and simultaneously, they felt proud of being part of the action that exposed Ye Xiu’s conspiracy, thinking that because of this incident, they and their families might be rewarded by the King.

However!

When they turned to leave the meditation room, their expressions changed drastically, and they unconsciously took three steps back.

"Amazing, truly amazing!"

Standing at the doorway of the meditation room, Ye Xiu looked at Yuan Yao and praised:

"Everyone says Qiao Beiming is the Eternal Kingdom’s first strategist, but in my view, you are much smarter than Qiao Beiming."

Hearing ’Lei Xiaoming’ speak like this, Yuan Yao, Tong Lu, and the five Fifth Realm War Gods were instantly terrified.

Yuan Yao exclaimed, "You, you are indeed Ye Xiu."

A person’s reputation and a tree’s shadow!

Facing Ye Xiu, whom even the three Judicator Families couldn’t deal with, Yuan Yao and the seven were subconsciously in despair!

"That’s right!"

Ye Xiu nodded, calmly acknowledging, and said:

"Your analysis is basically correct, but let me correct a few points:"

"First, Kristina doesn’t know I’m Ye Xiu. If she did, she would directly tell Lin Lei, who would use the Shocking God and Demon Formation, and I’d be dead;

"Second, my purpose in coming to the Royal City is not to steal secrets, but to break the Shocking God and Demon Formation, and wait for the Golden Family to take Kristina, and follow them to the Underground City."

At this point, not caring about the flaws in her analysis, Yuan Yao was terrified, and asked:

"Why are you telling us this?"

"Because, in my eyes, you all are already dead, and I don’t worry at all that you’ll leak the secret."

Ye Xiu suddenly moved, shooting out seven strands of thunder from his palm, killing Yuan Yao, Tong Lu, and the five Fifth Realm War Gods.

"That was too close, had I returned a moment later, the plan would have fallen apart!"

Ye Xiu felt a sudden fear, casually picked up the bag Tong Lu had dropped, took out a box of dishes, opened it, sniffed it, closed it, and put it back in the bag, sighing:

"I thought getting the Battle Soul Blade would allow me to break the formation during the day, but now it seems I have to first deal with why I killed these people."

So, Ye Xiu summoned Wang Cuilan, the librarian who was dressing wounds in the resting room, along with a few students.

He ordered them to take the bodies of Yuan Yao, Tong Lu, and the five Fifth Realm War Gods, and go with him to the Royal Palace.

When Wang Cuilan and the students saw the bodies of Yuan Yao and the seven, they were utterly shocked — truly worthy of being the princess’s guard, daring to kill even the Lei family’s favorite!

...

Kristina was sitting cross-legged on the sofa in the villa’s living room, cultivating the Sacrificial Heart Imprint.

"Princess, it’s Lin Lei. I need to see you!"

Lin Lei’s voice suddenly came from outside.

"Come in!" Kristina said.

Quickly, Lin Lei hurriedly entered, and without preamble, said:

"Princess, things have blown up. Lei Xiaoming in the Yunluo Academy library killed Yuan Wu’s granddaughter Yuan Yao, the Tong Family’s eldest daughter Tong Lu, and the Yuan Family’s five Fifth Realm War Gods, and Lei Xiaoming is now coming straight to the Royal Palace with their bodies, without hiding."

Kristina calmly listened and then happily said, "Lei Xiaoming killed five Fifth Realm War Gods, it seems his Thunder System Totem has awakened again!"

Lin Lei’s face instantly turned dark, questioning the Princess’s mind — in such a big incident, is her thought seriously that Lei Xiaoming has awakened again?

Lin Lei took a deep breath and said:

"Lei Xiaoming is committing murder so brazenly, letting the whole city know, this flagrant violation of the law makes it impossible for me to even consider shielding him."

"Moreover, if this matter isn’t handled well, the Yuan Family and Tong Family will surely be dissatisfied, harboring resentment, and if they do not exert themselves in the upcoming war, slack off, or secretly sabotage, the consequences are too terrible to imagine!"

Kristina only now realized the seriousness of the situation, Lei Xiaoming’s blatant killing of high-level official’s family members, trampling on the law — she may be the princess, but even she cannot protect him.

If she protects him, it would surely draw the dissatisfaction of the entire city, and even all of King Island.

In wartime, cohesion is paramount. If Lei Xiaoming isn’t dealt with, what standing does the King have to command the island’s martial artists effectively?

The Yuan Family and Tong Family might even rebel out of anger and join the enemy army.