Chapter 898: Breaking the Deadlock

Yuan Wu and Tong Family’s leader Tong Bo learned that Yuan Yao, Tong Lu, and five Yuan Family Fifth Realm War Gods had been killed, and were being taken in grand fashion by ’Lei Xiaoming’ to the Royal Palace.

The two immediately met and quickly discussed a strategy.

Then they ran to the square in front of the Royal Palace’s main gate, using the Earth System Totem to raise a ’stage’ one meter high, ten meters long and wide.

Afterward, they incited countless onlookers to gather around.

"The guard of the Golden Family’s little princess, also known to everyone as Lei Xiaoming, thunderously killed my granddaughter Yuan Yao, five Yuan Family Fifth Realm War Gods, and Tong Family’s eldest daughter Tong Lu in the Yunluo Academy library..."

Yuan Wu stood on the stage with a cold face and shouted:

"Tong Bo and I demand an explanation from the little princess and your Majesty here."

Tong Bo then said, "The laws of the Eternal Kingdom are strict; a murderer must pay with his life. Lei Xiaoming killed so many people, and even if he is the little princess’s guard, he must face the legal judgment."

Yuan Wu and Tong Bo had discussed it!

They wanted to make the matter escalate!

The bigger, the better!

Ideally to the point where the whole city knew!

In this way, Kristina and Lin Lei would have no way to protect Lei Xiaoming!

"Yuan Wu, Tong Bo, you’ve gone too far!"

Just then, an angry shout was heard.

Yuan Wu, Tong Bo, and the onlookers turned to look!

They saw King Lin Lei and Kristina stepping quickly out of the Royal Palace.

A crowd followed behind them, including Yufei, Fifth Prince Lin Fan, the Queen, concubines, princes, and princesses.

All came out to watch the commotion!

"Little princess, your Majesty, please make a decision for this old minister!"

Yuan Wu fell to his knees, his head hitting the ground as he cried loudly.

Tong Bo did the same: "Lei Xiaoming thunderously killed my daughter, violating the law. I ask the little princess and your Majesty to harshly punish Lei Xiaoming."

Kristina and Lin Lei exchanged a glance, their faces extremely grim.

With Yuan Wu and Tong Bo causing such a disturbance, they couldn’t save ’Lei Xiaoming’ now!

"Your Majesty, could there be a misunderstanding?"

Yufei asked with concern; she hadn’t succeeded in getting close to Lei Xiaoming, and couldn’t let him die!

"There must be a misunderstanding!"

Fifth Prince Lin Fan said with utmost certainty, his heart nearly leaping out of his throat. He feared that if Lei Xiaoming were sentenced, he might reveal the relationship between him and Yufei, leading him to accompany Lei Xiaoming to the grave.

"There is no misunderstanding!"

Lin Lei said with a gloomy face:

"Lei Xiaoming is currently bringing the bodies here in grand fashion."

Upon hearing this, Yufei and Lin Fan despaired and felt cold-hearted!

Lei Xiaoming himself has admitted to the killings; there’s no saving him now!

Just then!

A sound of a speeding car was heard!

Everyone looked!

A large truck came charging toward them, then screeched to a stop.

Ye Xiu jumped down from the vehicle.

The librarian Wang Cuilan and the students, carrying the bodies of Yuan Yao, Tong Lu, and the five Yuan Family Fifth Realm War Gods, jumped out of the truck bed.

"Yaoyao..."

"My dear daughter..."

Seeing this, Yuan Wu and Tong Bo rushed forward and fell to their knees beside Yuan Yao and Tong Lu’s bodies, embracing the corpses and letting out cries of sorrow.

"Lei Xiaoming, what on earth happened?"

Lin Lei walked over and reprimanded.

Kristina gave Ye Xiu a look, hinting:

"Lei Xiaoming, are you really the one who killed these people?"

Her meaning was for Ye Xiu to deny it, giving her a way to save him.

"Little princess, Your Majesty..."

Before Ye Xiu could answer, Yuan Wu suddenly stood and yelled:

"The evidence is right in front of us, Lei Xiaoming is the killer; why even ask? Does your Majesty wish to protect Lei Xiaoming due to the little princess?"

This statement blocked Lin Lei’s course of action, but Yuan Wu, being a minister, dared to shout at the king in public, which displeased Lin Lei greatly.

"Lei Xiaoming, answer your princess’s question."

Kristina continued signaling to Ye Xiu.

"Yes, I killed them!"

Ye Xiu said proudly, admitting frankly.

Kristina: "..."

Lin Lei: "..."

Yufei: "..."

Lin Fan: "..."

Everyone: "..."

Nobody expected Ye Xiu to so candidly admit to being the murderer.

Even Yuan Wu and Tong Bo were taken aback.

"Little princess, Your Majesty, everyone heard it, Lei Xiaoming admitted with his own mouth that he is the murderer."

Yuan Wu said loudly:

"According to the laws of the Eternal Kingdom, a murderer must pay with his life. Little princess, Your Majesty, please pass judgment on Lei Xiaoming, and give Yuan Family and Tong Family, and the whole world and the country’s laws an answer!"

Kristina and Lin Lei exchanged a glance!

At this point!

They had no confidence in saving ’Lei Xiaoming’ anymore!

If not sentencing ’Lei Xiaoming’ now, the matter surely would escalate, with unimaginable consequences.

However!

Before they could sentence ’Lei Xiaoming’!

Ye Xiu said, "A murderer must pay with his life? On the day I awakened, I killed over a hundred assassins, witnessed by countless people; why didn’t you say then a murderer must pay with his life?"

The crowd was dumbfounded!

This was the first time they saw someone increase their own guilt.

Has Lei Xiaoming gone mad?

"That’s because the people you killed were assassins trying to kill you, and your killing them was self-defense." Yuan Wu said.

Ye Xiu laughed, looked at the crowd, and asked:

"Did everyone hear Yuan Wu’s words?"

People’s minds couldn’t keep up with Ye Xiu’s pace, completely unable to understand what he was saying or trying to do.

So no one responded to Ye Xiu!

"Yes, I said so. What of it?" Yuan Wu asked.

Ye Xiu didn’t answer but took the bag with meals from Wang Cuilan, the librarian, raised it high, and said:

"Yuan Yao, Tong Lu, and the five Yuan Family Fifth Realm War Gods drugged the meal intending to harm me. I killed them in self-defense!"

Oh my goodness!

The situation has flipped!

Spectators suddenly felt this drama had become even more exciting.

Yufei and Lin Fan looked forward eagerly, hoping what ’Lei Xiaoming’ said was true.

Kristina and Lin Lei also saw hope.

"Lei Xiaoming, is what you said true?" Kristina asked.

"He’s making false accusations!"

Yuan Wu quickly responded, glaring at Ye Xiu, and said:

"Lei Xiaoming, you claim that Yuan Yao and others come to deliver food with poison, do you have evidence? I think it was you who poisoned the food, trying to frame Yuan Yao and the others."

In one sentence, the situation flipped again!

If Ye Xiu can’t produce evidence that Yuan Yao and Tong Lu poisoned the food, then not only is Ye Xiu a murderer, but also guilty of framing others.

"Want evidence, alright!"

Ye Xiu smiled coldly and looked at Lin Lei, saying:

"Yuan Yao, Tong Lu, and five Yuan Family members went to the library to deliver me poisoned food, surely under Yuan Wu’s order. Your Majesty must be a Purple Pupil Superpower User, right? You just need to hypnotize Yuan Wu, and the truth will come to light."