'We can't just do nothing anymore, otherwise it will seem too suspicious...'
Chen Lun thought.
After all, one of his identities was a member of the Imperial Inquisition, so it made no sense for him to stand by and watch the whole thing. It was understandable that he had not discovered the poisoned wine before, but when the assassin attacked just now, he did not take action to resist, which might have aroused the prince's suspicion.
But he did not dare to attack the prince rashly, because there was a saint watching him covetously... Camacho, the high priest of the Hailing Group, had already cleaned up the assassins of the Prideful Sun Cross and was now examining the scene expressionlessly. The success rate of his own action was almost zero.
What's more, he still planned to continue developing in the empire. Although he agreed to join Princess Anna's camp, there was no condition for openly assassinating the prince.
Thoughts raced, Chen Lun took off his hat, lowered his head and said to the prince in a deep voice:
"Your Highness, I failed in my duty and failed to react immediately."
Dazlet turned his head and looked at him calmly without saying anything. Chen Lun secretly glanced at the panel and found that the other party's favorability had already dropped to indifference.
Chen Lun took a deep breath, pretended to be ashamed, and continued:
"Her Royal Highness Princess Anna is on the verge of death. I have the means to cure her. Please allow me to give her a try, Prince."
"Stop talking nonsense and take action quickly."
The prince frowned and scolded.
Obviously, he was somewhat dissatisfied with this young man whom he had high hopes for, and his tone was not as friendly as before.
Chen Lun agreed, walked quickly to Princess Anna, stretched out his hand to transfer life force to her... After checking, he couldn't help but be shocked. Princess Anna's life value had dropped to the bottom, with only single digits left. If he was half a minute later, she would probably be really dead!
I sighed in my heart, this princess is really cruel. Not only did she poison me, but she also let her own people stab her in the heart!
"Hmm? Could it be that Anna already knew my intelligence and knew that I had the power to bring the dead back to life, so she deliberately designed such a life-threatening trick? Otherwise, she wouldn't have let me be a part of the plan, which seemed to eliminate some of my suspicion... If these were really her plans, then this twenty-year-old girl is too scary."
Chen Lun remained calm on the surface, but was a little surprised inside.
With Jingzhe's urging, a bright green light flashed on his palm, instantly stopping the bleeding from Princess Anna's wound.
Immediately, he grasped the dagger that was stuck in the princess's left chest and slowly pulled it out.
laugh…
Not a drop of blood was shed, and the hideous wound was healing at a speed visible to the naked eye. Chen Lun had no time to pay attention to the beautiful mountain scenery on the princess's chest. He gentlemanly picked up the shoulder strap of her long skirt.
Princess Anna's pale face quickly regained its rosy color, and her tightly closed eyes began to tremble slightly. After a few breaths, she slowly opened her eyes, her azure blue eyes were a little dazed at first, and then suddenly focused.
"Brother...Brother?"
She called out weakly.
Prince Dazlet couldn't help but smile, and hurried over, squatted in front of his sister, and held her hand.
"I'm so glad you're okay, Anna."
He took a deep breath and hugged his sister.
"Are we still alive? Brother, I thought..."
Anna said with a slight tremor.
"Of course he's still alive. Those assassins of the Prideful Cross have been wiped out. President Eberhard is fighting with the other saint, and the result will be out soon... I will not let this matter go. I must eradicate this damn organization!"
The prince hugged his sister and said coldly.
"There are also Lutina and Olmedo. These two people are probably also responsible. My father will never sit idly by and watch my brother and I suffer such a disaster."
"Um."
Princess Anna replied softly.
From a perspective that the prince could not see, she and Chen Lun looked at each other. There was a hint of gratitude in her eyes, but also a little dim, and it was obvious that she was very disappointed with the result.
Immediately afterwards, the chief steward Babaye commanded the remaining imperial guards and ordinary stewards to clean up the chaotic banquet hall.
The guests who escaped the disaster were arranged in the lounge of the side hall, and the chief priest of the Hailing Group, Camacho, was responsible for monitoring and guarding them. Soon after, the five Holy Guards of Bathing Light and President Eberhard returned one after another and came to the prince.
"The incarnation of Rutina Castillo has been suppressed by us, but unfortunately she fought back desperately and we were unable to capture her alive..."
A holy guard shrouded in dark golden armor said in a muffled voice.
"Forget it. Olmedo has been arrested. Let Lutina be arrogant for a few days, and then settle accounts with her later!"
The prince sat on the sofa with his cross sword in his hand and said coldly. Then he turned around and asked the man in the brown casual suit:
"President Eberhard, what's the situation?"
"I'm sorry, Your Highness... That Saint of the Prideful Sun Cross was quite powerful. I fought him with all my strength, but I only severely injured him and failed to succeed."
Eberhard said with regret.
At this time, a woman's voice interrupted the conversation:
"Eberhard, if I remember correctly, your right hand should be a stolen corpse of a Deep Sea Sequence 3 - Ocean Giant, right? With the ability of Earth Sequence 4 - The Thing, even with this high-level power from other sources, you still can't stop the other party?"
Everyone turned their heads to look, and saw a human figure condensed from sea water slowly walking towards them. It could be vaguely seen that it had the face of Camacho, the high priest of the Hailing Group.
"Ma'am, I know you have some misunderstandings about me, but I have told you more than once that when the association investigated the secret tombs on the east coast, it confirmed that the holy remains were not the deceased senior members of your Hailing Group, so there is no need to hate me so much."
Eberhard said calmly.
"And the saint of the Prideful Sun Cross took the Sun Path, which was extremely fast. If she wanted to escape, no one present could stop her. This is a fact."
Camacho's seawater body wanted to say something, but the prince interrupted the topic:
"Stop for a moment..."
He rubbed both sides of his forehead in annoyance and said in a deep voice:
"You can run away if you want. The Prideful Sun Cross will be eliminated sooner or later, and that guy will definitely show up then... First of all, thank you for your help, but this does not remove your suspicion. All the guests present must be questioned and examined without exception, and I hope you can cooperate in the future."
"Of course, Your Highness."
Eberhard shrugged nonchalantly.
At this time, several high-ranking members of the Seven Gods Sect, the Star Sect and the Madman School also came out of the lounge and gathered around. The prince just glanced at them casually, and did not criticize them for standing idly by, but simply said:
"Did you hear what I just said?"
"Of course, we will cooperate with the investigation, Your Highness."
Said Papa, the silver-haired lady with a pretty face and stunning figure.
The thin old man from the Madman School just nodded without saying anything more.
Next second.
Several high-ranking people present seemed to have noticed something and all turned their heads to look at the entrance of the banquet room. Among them, Eberhard chuckled and his figure gradually faded away.
In just three seconds.
Her figure became clear again, with her outline superimposed as if in focus. It was obvious that she had used some kind of sequence ability to move quickly. This time when Eberhard returned, he was holding a fair-skinned boy wearing glasses.
The young man's body was stiff, with his head turned as if frozen in a cloudy gray mist, like a wax figure, with a look of horror on his face.
"This guy had been lurking near the banquet hall for a long time. He seemed to have used some kind of strange power to hide his body. It's quite suspicious... I suspect he has something to do with what happened tonight."
Eberhard said slowly.
Chen Lun's eyes shrank as he discovered that the boy in the other party's hand was Noah! And his "Pale Seal" did not even notice Noah's arrival...
'Why is Noah here at the dinner?!'
He secretly cursed in his heart, this was a huge misunderstanding.
Fu Luoyin on the side also cast a concerned and inquiring look. Chen Lun did not say anything, but used mind transmission to convey soothing words to her, indicating that it was not appropriate to explain rashly at this moment.
"Oh... I recognize this little guy."
At this time, Ms. Papa, the high priestess of the Star Sect, spoke with a smile.
She looked at the boy with a little interest, and then explained to the prince:
"Your Highness, his name is Noah Silver Dragon, and he is the legitimate son of the Silver Dragon family of the Southern Hidden Veil City... You should be familiar with his mother, she is the 'Silver Dragon Witch' Blaise Shelly, or should it be Blaise Silver Dragon? Anyway, I am very familiar with this Star Saint. She was once a member of the Prideful Sun Cross. Her husband, Fals Silver Dragon, was killed by the 'Bath of Light Holy Guard' nine years ago, and Blaise escaped by chance..."
Ms. Papa seemed to hate the Silver Dragon Witch and added:
"Oh, by the way, some time ago, Lutina Castillo took this little guy around the Royal City, and the relationship between the two was very close..."
Chen Lun stood aside with an expressionless face.
The fingers gripping the silver cane tightened slightly.
It was obvious that Ms. Papa's words were meant to put Noah to death... He knew very well that the high priest of the Star Sect must have a grudge against Her Majesty the Silver Dragon Witch and hoped to let her son Noah die here!
However, what she said was all true. Even if Noah had no suspicion now, he would still be hated by the prince and would not let him go easily.
'This is a difficult situation...'
Chen Lun's heart sank.
Noah is his companion, he can't just stand by and watch him die.
"Your Highness, Noah is a member of my team and also a member of the Senate Executive Team of the Kangkai Council... He may just come to see me for something, and there is probably some misunderstanding."
He humbly touched his chest, bent over, and explained to the prince in a deep voice.
However, Prince Dazlet just stared at him with narrowed eyes. After a few seconds of silence, he said calmly:
"Jack, you really disappoint me... Don't forget, you are still under suspicion. I know what to do with this boy. If you dare to say anything more, I will throw you into the Sun Dungeon without mercy."
"… "
Chen Lun didn't say anything else, but just lowered his head even deeper.
Although he did not go to see it, he could also feel the interested gazes of several saints present, as well as the murderous intent hidden in Prince Dazlet's words.
After a while.
"I understand, Your Highness."
Chen Lun's hoarse voice sounded slowly.