Tome of Troubled Times

Chapter 458: Please invite the saint to take your seat

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Lei Ao once expressed his love to Sisi in the street. Sisi fought with Lei Ao in the street, saying, "Here are the rules of all races. Let's see if you can beat me first."

Although Lei Ao was known as a master of the eighth or ninth level of Xuanguan, Sisi was about the same level now, and on the surface they looked evenly matched. But when it came to the exquisiteness of his moves, Lei Ao was not even worthy of carrying Sisi's shoes, and was unsurprisingly beaten to a pulp - in a physical sense, he actually had a tooth pulled out by the slap.

Almost everyone in Xizhou Town knew about this matter, and Zhao Changhe heard about it from Sisi when he first arrived.

Uh, now thinking back, I wonder if Sisi is in a hurry to say this to avoid suspicion? Maybe she doesn’t mean that, don’t believe it...

In short, the accident provided the most solid foundation for Zhao Changhe to solve the case. No matter how perfect the makeup on his face was or how he found someone with a similar appearance to die in his place, it was really not something that could be done with the technology of that era to implant a tooth that was missing.

If you master the art of rejuvenation, you might be able to make teeth grow while a person is alive, but if a person is dead, then it would really take the presence of a god to do that.

This is undoubtedly the fake Lei Ao.

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became very strange. Pan Wan and others began to smile, waiting to see how Lei Zhentang would respond.

No wonder, I really thought he was willing to kill his son... Turns out he still can't bear to do it.

Sisi frowned slightly, looking unhappy... She felt that Zhao Changhe's public exposure had offended the Black Miao to death, and had caused her spirit race to have an irreconcilable hatred. Sisi was not afraid of the Black Miao, but she was not happy that Zhao Changhe had put her tribe in danger without even discussing it with her, and it would also disrupt many of her subsequent arrangements.

I suddenly recalled those years.

I must have tricked him in the same way. Although the events were different, the nature was somewhat similar. No wonder he was so angry at that time.

Sisi gave a slightly bitter smile and said nothing, thinking that forget about the follow-up plan, she could just escape into the secret realm with her entire family and be done with it.

It can be considered that I have completely cleared all ties with this enemy.

Amidst their different thoughts, Lei Zhentang slowly spoke, "My clan does have a method for implanting teeth. We implanted a new tooth for Lei Ao the other day. Why doesn't this Spirit Clan guardian believe it? Do you want to knock out a tooth so that we can try to implant one for you?"

Zhao Changhe smiled slightly: "I fought with Master Ling last night..."

Lei Zhentang narrowed his eyes.

So that's why. No wonder he was certain it was a fake before he even went to the dentist... Because the two men had fought last night, there might be some injuries on his body that only he knew about, but this corpse didn't have those.

Lei Zhentang subconsciously clenched the armrest with his hands, intending to pounce and kill the guy as soon as he opened his mouth.

Being tough and shocking everyone can be a last resort. Anyway, the death of a son is just an excuse. Those who should be united have already been united. Pan Wan and Simeng, who are not united, can just take this opportunity to kill them all at once. Although the consequences will be huge, they can't be taken care of.

Zhao Changhe stopped there and didn't go on to explain what kind of wounds he had. Instead, he said, "Actually, whether this person is your master or a substitute, it's not wrong for the Xia people to kill your master. After all, Qi Siyuan confessed it himself... He killed the wrong person, which doesn't affect the essence of the matter."

Lei Zhentang was dumbfounded. How could he speak up for me and make such sense? He even gave a "stand-in" as a reason, instead of acting...

Sisi was also stunned, looking at Zhao Changhe's back thoughtfully.

He probably didn't think too much about it at first and just wanted to expose this shit, but then he remembered that it would be bad for her tribe, so he backed off...

This is indeed the case.

Zhao Changhe originally wanted to reveal that he suspected Qi Siyuan was the one who was really poisoned by a Gu, but everyone only checked the body to see if there was a Gu or if the death was fake, and no one checked Qi Siyuan... But he swallowed the words back when they came to his lips, because he remembered that if he stood up like this, it would be extremely detrimental to Sisi's tribe, and it was too much to do so.

I don't know if this is because the usually rebellious Zhao Changhe did not expose the obviously false case, but instead went along with it... Sisi watched and suddenly laughed at herself.

Maybe I was overthinking it. When had he ever cared about this maid

But Zhao Changhe said, "If all our tribes rise up to fight against the tyranny of the Xia people, what should we do? Does Chief Lei have a set of rules?"

Lei Zhentang had no idea what this guy was going to do, so he said cautiously, "Of course, we should form a coalition of all ethnic groups, elect a leader as the leader, and work together to wipe out the Xia forces in the country, and work together to deal with the suppression of Shu County. Otherwise, if we fight on our own, we will all be crushed to pieces when Zhai Muzhi's army arrives!"

Zhao Changhe smiled slightly: "So Chief Lei is acting like this... Oh, regardless of whether Young Master Ling is dead or not, Chief Lei has already made up his mind to become the leader, right?"

How could Lei Zhentang accept such words? He could only say, "What nonsense! I am just gathering people together. As for who will be the leader, it depends on everyone's choice."

Immediately, a friendly tribe leader shouted, "I will nominate Chief Lei! The Black Miao are the tribe of the former king, with a good family background. Now they are the most powerful. Chief Lei is also the strongest among them. Apart from Chief Lei, who else can be the leader?"

Someone asked sinisterly, "Why, do you want to restore the Black Miao Kingdom?"

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw the Miao leader in white clothes sneering: "The Xia people are tyrannical, how can you Black Miao be any better? It's only been less than a few decades, and you have forgotten what the Black Miao King did back then? You, you, and you..."

He pointed his finger in a circle and said, "Your ancestors were tied up and skinned alive as sacrifices. I guess you have all forgotten about it, right?"

Lei Zhentang said coldly: "Are you Bai people determined to be the Xia people's running dogs?"

The Bai people, formerly the Bai Miao, are a super tribe with great influence. The Bai leader sneered: "The Xia people are not good people, and neither are you Black Miao. It's fine to form an alliance to resist the Xia, as long as you are not the leader, I will recognize the alliance. Otherwise, you motherfuckers will break up and we will fight first!"

The Panwan Yao tribe is also a big tribe here. They are not afraid of Lei Zhentang and coldly replied: "So, Chief Lei, are you trying to call for a fight against the tyranny of the Xia people, or do you want to do something yourself? It all depends on whether you want to be the leader."

Lei Zhentang began to sneer.

Some of the tribes here have been secretly subjugated by him, and most of them are just small tribes that go with the flow. If he wants to find an excuse to start a rebellion, he will target these small tribes. Otherwise, if he relies on coercion, the foundation will not be stable enough, and it will be difficult to do things in the future. Therefore, if he was exposed by Zhao Changhe before and needed to be slaughtered and suppressed, it would be the worst choice.

However, the truth was not revealed at this time, and his "righteousness" was still there, so he was not afraid. The Bai and Yao peoples were already prepared for this kind of trouble. As long as they were killed here, others would not have much resistance. After all, it would take some iron fists to get to this point.

Just as he was about to take action, that "Si Laoye" walked towards Qi Siyuan leisurely: "Let me see the Gu..."

"Wait a minute!" Lei Zhentang took a deep breath and said, "If you want to say something, just say it directly."

"Nothing. I suddenly thought, everyone said they want to unite to fight the Xia people, but they are in chaos among themselves. Maybe they will have to fight a few more battles first. Why bother?"

Lei Zhentang asked coldly, "What does Guardian Si think?"

Zhao Changhe said: "Why not select five major clans to form a council and vote on everything?"

Lei Zhentang twitched his cheeks, he really didn't want to do this.

But this person holds the trump card. One moment the body is unharmed, and the next moment it depends on whether Qi Siyuan has been poisoned. If he really reveals it, everything will collapse.

He secretly flicked his finger, and a fine needle silently attacked Zhao Changhe's ribs.

Zhao Changhe seemed to be prepared. He flicked the needle lightly and the needle pierced his sleeve, which gave him another piece of evidence.

I'm not afraid of people with brains causing trouble, what I'm afraid of is that this person with brains is actually an expert.

Lei Zhentang stared at Zhao Changhe closely, and after a while he said, "Do the nobles have the final say over all the guardians? The Saint Girl with full authority?"

Sisi had already understood the routine here, and smiled brightly: "He represents me."

"Okay." Lei Zhentang finally said, "Do you have any other opinions from the Bai and Yao tribes?"

The two clan leaders looked at each other and knew that if they tried to refute it, blood would be spilled on the spot. Si Laoye's proposal was the greatest benefit that could be gained for everyone, so they shook their heads and said, "That's fine."

Lei Zhentang thought that there were only two tribes, the Bai and the Yao, and as long as they could occupy the other three seats, their proposal would be a waste of time, so he said, "Then let's have a joint seat of the five tribes, and everyone can start nominating candidates."

The scene began to become chaotic, with everyone talking at the same time in a noisy manner.

Sisi approached Zhao Changhe and whispered, "Based on the strength of the ethnic groups, it is very likely that the Black Miao, Yi, Bai, and Yao will occupy the four seats. No matter how much we argue, we cannot escape the ranking of overall strength. The fifth seat is up for grabs... At least it is difficult for there to be another force that is obviously superior to the other ethnic groups here. Since you proposed this motion, you must have the idea of the fifth seat. Who do you plan to give it to?"

Zhao Changhe asked in a low voice: "You won't fight?"

"Me?" Sisi looked strange: "There are hundreds of people in my tribe here."

"Then which other tribe are you afraid of?"

"Except for these four tribes, I'm not afraid of anything else."

"Then why don't you fight?" Zhao Changhe whispered, "I was careless before and shouted too quickly. I'm sorry for causing you trouble... I have to compensate you..."

Sisi looked at him steadily.

Zhao Changhe continued, "How about I fight for a seat for you... In the future, your spirit race will go out in large numbers, and this will be your base."

Sisi was silent for a while: "How to fight?"

Lei Zhentang happened to be asking, "Si Hufa, everyone is nominating, why don't you nominate a group you like?"

Zhao Changhe responded, "No matter who you are, you should recommend me, the Spirit Clan, to take the fifth seat."

The hall fell silent again, and everyone looked at Zhao Changhe as if they were watching a miracle.

Zhao Changhe ignored it and said calmly, "I saw someone just said that Chief Lei is the strongest or something like that... This shows that people not only recognize the overall strength of the tribe, but also respect the strong, right?"

Lei Zhentang smiled and said, "That's right, what do you think?"

"Clang!" Zhao Changhe held the long sword in his hand: "Whoever defeats me will take the fifth seat; if no one defeats me, then please invite the Saint of my clan to take the seat."

(End of this chapter)