It was early morning when we returned to Lingnan City, and the sky was hazy, cloudy and heavy.

In the square of the palace, practitioners who were fully armed and wearing training armor were performing routine morning drills, either fighting with swords or riding horses to chop down wooden dummies.

The moment they saw Qi Rusong coming back, they all stopped and stared at him for a long time.

He also noticed that several of the warriors were holding the hilts of their swords, as if they were about to draw their swords. Are they doing this to show me? Qi Rusong thought to himself, what do they want to do? Attack me? What if?

In this case, the father will be in danger.

Soon after, Qi Rusong came to his father's bedroom, but the King of the South was not there.

I searched the study room and the hall, but couldn't find him.

At this moment, several captains of Qi Rubai's guards came towards him: "Little prince, the prince is gone! May God let him rest in peace!"

"What? Let's go!" Qi Rusong's feet softened and he took several steps back. Fortunately, the soldiers behind him supported him and he did not fall down.

Along the way, he had countless possibilities and endings in his mind, but the most feared thing happened. "How is that possible! You are lying!"

"Young prince," the guard captain blinked, "Your Majesty... no, the King of the South wants you to go to the throne room immediately!"

What a [King of the South]!

Qi Rusong glared at the visitor, wishing he could knock him to the ground immediately and demand the truth.

The other party showed no fear, and his tone was calm and firm. "My young prince, please go to the throne room immediately."

"Watch your words!" Qi Tai's personal soldiers scolded. "Is this the way you talk to your master?"

The captain of the guard gave them a cold look, and then made a gesture of invitation. "Please!"

The captain of Qi Tai's personal soldiers helped Qi Rusong towards the throne room, while the other two groups followed closely behind, wary of each other.

Lingnan City guards wearing mail and steel helmets were waiting in two columns outside the hall. The guards escorted them across the square, their gray cloaks flapping in the wind.

Mr. Qin greeted him at the door of the hall. He wore a richly carved black gold armor and carried a refined helmet under his arm.

When he saw Qi Rushong, he looked nervous.

"Mr. Qin, what happened to my father? Did something really happen to him?"

"Your Majesty, he...has disappeared..."

Gone? Then why!!!

Mr. Qin will not lie. My father is not dead! We must not spare these rebellious officials and traitors lightly this time!

The manager of the palace led them in. "Welcome the young prince!" he sang loudly.

There was still a long way to the other end of the hall, and Qi Rubai was sitting on the throne waiting for him. Qi Rusong walked slowly towards the brother who claimed to be the king, followed closely by the others.

Qi Rubai's guards were all present, seven in total, surrounding him in a crescent shape. They were fully armed, wearing exquisite armor and helmets from head to toe.

Behind the throne, there were twenty Lingnan City guards with swords hanging on their waists. Without exception, they were all loyal to Qi Rubai.

But Qi Tai's previous deployment is now showing results. There are many mercenaries standing beside the walls on both sides. Each of them holds a long sword tightly in his hand and is ready for everything. Their number is fully five times that of the palace guards.

times.

When Qi Rusong stopped, the new "King of the South" stood up. "Do you plead guilty?" he asked.

"Plead guilty? What kind of charges are you going to impose on me?" Qi Rusong sneered.

"Collude with the demon clan, steal our Qi family's ancestral magic weapon, murder my biological father, and intend to rebel!" A middle-aged noble shouted loudly.

Without waiting for any response from Qi Rusong, the other party began to list his "crimes"! "The demon sword Long Guang in your hand is the Qi family's ancestral magic weapon. It should be inherited by the prince, and it must be your theft! Mr. Qin, other crimes

It’s up to you!”

Mr. Qin’s cold hand pinched Qi Rushong’s heart. He also betrayed us?

Then these mercenaries are my brother’s people!!!

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Qin Wu stepped forward, "Qi Rusong has been plotting to seize the throne of Lingnan City." Qi Tai's most trusted person began to state, "Since the late king became seriously ill, the young prince began to plot how to get rid of the late king.

Before that, under the guise of healing an injury, this villain used the demon sword in his hand to pierce the belly of the late king with the dragon light. If the old man hadn't seen the clues, he would have killed the late king long ago!"

How could he make it up so randomly... Qi Rusong sneered.

"His next step is to murder the princess, and then you, the prince, so that she can replace her. After a while, he wants to kill Lord Marvin of the Southern Territory Demon Hunting Sect and make himself the ruler of the Southern Territory."

"How do you know so much?" Qi Rubai asked, "Why did he leak the plan to Xie Lu?"

"Because he arrested my grandson to blackmail me. I pretended to surrender just to collect evidence and expose this villain's wolfish ambitions!"

Qi Rubai showed a satisfied smile, "Then why did he do this?"

"Because he fell in love with the witch while he was in the Ghost Forest!" Qin Laodao said.

"Oh? What kind of witch can make me, the king's brother who regards glory as his life, do such things that are worse than beasts?"

Su Yu? They found her!!!

At this time, the palace manager waved his hand and the door opened again.

His wife was brought into the throne room by several practitioners, and every eye was focused on her.

"Su Yu!" Qi Rushong called loudly. He walked towards her, his boots clanking on the stone floor. She screamed as soon as she saw him, and then started sobbing and crying.

He pulled her into his arms, and she was trembling all over. "Brother Qi!" she sobbed.

"How are you?" he said, she looked so weak in his arms, "Are you injured?"

"No." She looked scared, tears leaving pink traces on her cheeks.

"They will pay the price," Qi Rusong said angrily, and then he stood up and faced the [King of the South]. "Come at me if you have the guts. Who is a man to bully a weak woman?"

"Weak woman? Brother Wang, she is not a weak woman!" Qi Rubai said with a smile, "This witch's [Snow Demon] power can hurt many of my people."

"Don't talk nonsense to him. This beast just kissed me and everyone saw it." A pimple-faced nobleman said, "These two have already become an adulterous couple."

"No, nothing happened to us! I love him, but he is a demon hunter, I can't harm him..."

"You once lived in a tent, a man and a woman, and nothing happened? Could it be that our young prince from the southern border is a prisoner?"

"No, we are not alone. There is also a demon hunter named Stone Snake. Two men and one woman, hahaha!"

Mr. Qin was the first to laugh, and the palace manager also joined in, followed by countless lords and ladies. This sudden burst of laughter spread like a hurricane, until the entire throne room began to shake."

"No...he's not!" The girl was already incoherent.

"Isn't he?" The palace manager laughed again, "How did you know that?"

"I've seen it with my pants off!" one of the gentlemen said, and their laughter doubled in volume. Their mouths twisted in joy, their stomachs trembled, and many of them laughed so much that snot came out of their nostrils.

splash out.

I fought with my life against the monsters in the Ghost Forest, but I got such despicable insults from you! Everyone in the throne room, except Qi Rubai, was laughing at him. At least this brother didn't look like he was laughing.

"Quiet, quiet!" Qi Rubai raised a hand. Slowly, the hall became quiet.

"You don't need to find witnesses for your collusion with the demon clan!" Qi Rubai said, "And your private practice of [soul]! And many other evil deeds."

Qi Rusong remained silent, witness? If I say yes, he will make a few for me.

"What do you have to say now?" Qi Rubai stared at him with cold and arrogant eyes.

"It's nothing more than trying to kill me. The strong ones in Daxia are respected. Is it necessary to fabricate so many accusations?" Qi Rusong sneered. "I just want to ask you, how is my father?"

"You killed him and you still come to question us?" said the general manager of the palace.

"Huh!" Seeing the faces of these people, Qi Rusong didn't want to waste any more words with them.

"Do the people standing in the audience plead guilty?"

"Su Yu is my wife, and I am married to her! I violated the oath of the Demon Hunting Sect, and nothing else... I have never done anything." He turned his face to the hall, facing these evil people.

.

"You said that I colluded with the demon clan. I really regret not luring the demon clan to Lingnan City. The only thing you regret about me is that I can't become the monster you imagined.

You harmed my father and insulted my wife, and you gave me no choice! I demand the restoration of the most ancient laws of my Qi family, and I demand [trial by beating]!"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked.

[Judgment by beating] is a rule set by the ancestors of the Qi family. It is a method of adjudicating and resolving disputes.

It is different from the duel of the Ming Sect. [Trial by Arena] can only be proposed by the Qi family, and civilians do not enjoy this right. The trial process is not a one-on-one fair duel, but the defendant alone greets the entire Lingnan in the ring.

The challenge of the city.

Not only that, the number of people who challenge each time can even reach three. It can be said that such a trial is completely a suicidal choice!

If the defendant wins the [Challenge Trial] and successfully defeats all challengers, then according to the tradition of Great Xia that respects the strong, this person will become the new King of the Southern Territory!

"Have you lost your mind?" Qi Rubai shouted.

"No, I finally found it. I demand [trial by beating]!"

For a long time, Qi Ribai's face was so gloomy that Qi Rushong felt as if his brother had drunk poisonous wine. He slammed his fist on the table with a bang, and was so angry that he could not speak.

The commotion became deafening. Qi Rusong felt particularly happy;

"In this case, according to the rules of our Qi clan, the trial will be held next month!" He announced to the throne room, "That's it for today!"

He gave his royal brother a cold and angry look, then strode away from the hall, followed by his personal soldiers.

When I become the King of the South, you will all pay the price!!!


Chapter completed!