Chapter 1030: Exposing the King of the Southern Wilderness

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Boom!

At night in the Southern Wilderness, thunder suddenly sounded.

The deafening thunder shook the window lattice.

Elder Lou was resting in the Elder Hall.

It had been a while since she went back. She was happy to be able to avoid the little annoying guy.

However, she was old and did not sleep as well as young people. She was woken up by lightning.

The lightning was too strong. It would be bad if it struck in.

Elder Lou sighed and stood up to close the window.

A bolt of lightning illuminated the world.

She turned around and saw a sinister figure standing at the door.

“Ah!”

Her soul was about to fly out of her body!

The figure walked towards her and smiled quietly. “Granny, long time no see.”

Elder Lou trembled!

Why was this little annoying guy here again?

He was so silent too. Was he reviving a corpse at night?

She pushed open the window that had just closed. She was secretly hoping for the lightning to kill that guy!

Su Xuan handed her a box of snacks.

Elder Lou decisively refused. “I don’t eat this!”

Su Xuan smiled. “It wasn’t bought outside. Cheng Su made it.”

Su Xuan brought Su Xiaoxiao’s snacks to Elder Lou once.

One taste would ruin one’s life.

Elder Lou glared at a certain annoying person. ‘What do you want to do now?”

“I want to ask Granny for a small favor.”

There was no such thing as a mildly annoying person. Back then, he only said that he would come to the Southern Wilderness to play. What happened in the end?

He refused to leave her residence!

She would not fall for the little annoying guy’s trick again!

Su Xuan still maintained an obedient smile. “This favor is also beneficial to the Holy Maiden Temple.”

At the mention of the Holy Maiden Temple, Elder Lou looked at him suspiciously. “Were you the ones who made the Saintess disappear?”

Su Xuan said innocently, “It has nothing to do with me.”

Elder Lou said coldly, “Can you guarantee that it has nothing to do with your accomplices?”

Su Xuan said, “No guarantee.”

Elder Lou was speechless.

Elder Lou said impatiently, “Speak quickly if you have something to say!” Su Xuan told her his request.

Elder Lou was so angry that she wished she could throw him out. “Why did I fall into your hands back then!”

After the lightning and thunder, the capital of the Southern Wilderness welcomed a rainstorm.

The commoners had long fallen asleep, but a large group of imperial guards were draped in straw raincoats and galloped under the rain.

The guards split up and headed to different streets and alleys. They knocked on the door from door to door.

The Holy Maiden Temple also received an imperial edict—the Saintess had disappeared. It was done by the arsonist who injured the Third Prince a few days ago in the palace. The King of the Southern Wilderness ordered the Holy Maiden Temple to partic.i.p.ate in the search.

Naturally, the Holy Maiden Temple itself had to be searched.

Every corner of the Saintess’s Hall had been searched, including the Saintess’s bedroom and secret rooms.

The imperial guards also went to the four aristocratic families.

Old Master Yin’s secret room had been discovered. Helpless, he could only let

the imperial guards turn the Yin family upside down.

The lead guard said, “Patriarch Yin, please summon everyone in the residence, including the servants.”

Old Master Yin instructed.

Not long after, more than a hundred people from the Yin family gathered in the big garden under the rain.

The leader of the guards took out two portraits and pointed at a maidservant.

“You, come out!”

The maidservant walked out trembling.

The guard raised her face with the hilt of his sword.

The heavy rain kept washing over her face, and there were no traces of disguise.

The guard called a few maidservants and a few thin and slender men to check them one by one.

Yin Chongshan glanced at his father calmly.

The women called out by the guards were all similar to the Saintess, and the men who were called out were similar to the real King of the Southern Wilderness.

It was fake to catch the arsonist, but it was true to search for the Saintess and the real King.

The Cheng family was also searched; the guards did not even let go of the cellar.

Su Xiaoxiao guarded Cheng Sang’s bed and watched the guards rummage through the room with a calm expression.

Changliu Lane was searched only after dawn. By then, the storm had stopped.

Wei Ting and the others were called to the courtyard, except for Wei Xiyue.

She was a child. Her characteristics did not match.

Wei Ting took off his disguise early and Wei Liulang took off his mask.

However, the King of the Southern Wilderness was looking for the Saintess and Zongzheng Wei this time, not Wei Xu.

The reason why he didn’t look for Wei Xu was very simple.

Firstly, it was more urgent to find the Zongzheng Wei.

Secondly, the envoy of the Great Zhou was still in the capital. If the news was leaked, wouldn’t the envoy discover that Wei Xu had been imprisoned by the King of the Southern Wilderness?

As for Zongzheng Wei, he was too easy to recognize. There was no need to draw his face. Just his figure and skin color were enough.

After the guards left, Wei Liulang asked worriedly, “Will Dad be discovered? Is

Su Xuan reliable? After all, he wanted to kill Dad previously..”

When Su Xiaoxiao brought Zongzheng Wei to look for the Yin family head, Wei Ting went to look for Su Xuan and told him about Zongzheng Wei and the Saintess. He also asked him to find a hiding place for them.

This was because the King of the Southern Wilderness would definitely search the entire city.

Wei Qing said, “Don’t worry. As long as he agrees, he will definitely be able to do it.”

Ghostfear walked out silently.

Wei Qing stopped him. “Brother, where are you going?”

Ghostfear said seriously, “Go out for a walk! I’ve been cooped up at home for the entire night!”

He strode out of the courtyard.

After closing the courtyard door, he flashed next door. Just as he was about to pull out his sword, he saw three glutinous smelly farts standing under the corridor, looking at him without blinking.

Dahu hugged the small zither.

Erhu carried the small gong.

Xiaohu had a small erhu on his waist and a small suona in his hand.

They wanted to play music for their master, but their master had gone to sleep.

The three little ones only saw Ghostfear and their eyes lit up!

Ghostfdear’s body trembled and he ran!

Unfortunately, it was too late. The three little ones had already caught him.

Ling Yun leisurely stuffed two b.a.l.l.s of cotton into his ears.

Fighting with him?

Ghostfear would have to get past his three little rascals first.

The search lasted for a full five days. Not only were the imperial guards mobilized, but even the private guards of the various government offices and the King of the Southern Wilderness were mobilized. They almost turned the capital upside down, but they still found nothing.

“Could it be that the Saintess brought him out of the capital?”

Xie Jinnian brought his clothes over. “Your Majesty, it’s time for the morning court a.s.sembly.”

How could the King of the Southern Wilderness still be in the mood for morning court a.s.sembly?

As long as he did not find that person, he would not be able to rest easy.

However, there might be information from the border that the Great Zhou was about to send troops.

The King of the Southern Wilderness still changed into his dragon robe with a cold expression.

However, for some reason, his heart skipped a beat. He felt that something bad was about to happen.

When he stepped out of Chengde Hall, he even accidentally fell. Fortunately, Xie Jinnian was quick and caught him in time.

“Your Majesty, be careful,” Xie Jinnian said softly.

The King of the Southern Wilderness frowned, shook off Xie Jinnian’s support, and walked to the throne room.

He sat down on the high dragon chair and looked down at the court.

Xie Jinnian said, “If there’s anything, go ahead. If there’s nothing, leave the court!”

The officials could tell that His Majesty was in a bad mood today. Some of them did not dare to report anything.

Just as the King of the Southern Wilderness was about to leave the court, a shocking thunder suddenly sounded in the sky.

Everyone was shocked and felt that their ears were about to go numb.

Thunder in the day was an ominous sign in the Southern Wilderness.

The right hand of the King of the Southern Wilderness subconsciously trembled.

He understood that he had acted up again and needed that person’s blood again…

Xie Jinnian saw his abnormality. “Your Majesty, are you going to withdraw from the court?”

The King of the Southern Wilderness nodded.

Xie Jinnian said to the civil and military officials, “Retreat…’

“Report…”

A guard with a saber rushed into the throne room with a hurried expression. He knelt on one knee and cupped his fists. “Your Majesty! The Saintess requests an audience!”

The civil and military officials were shocked.

Was the Saintess back?

His Majesty had searched the entire capital for a few days, but at present, she appeared on her own

The civil and military officials wanted to see the Saintess.

It was definitely not a good thing for her to suddenly return after she had kidnapped that person!

The King of the Southern Wilderness made a prompt decision. “Let her wait for me in the imperial study. You can leave the court!”

As he spoke, he immediately stood up from the dragon throne as if he was afraid that he would not move quickly enough.

Everyone vaguely felt that His Majesty’s reaction was a little strange, but they did not take it to heart. They cupped their hands and were about to kneel down.

Suddenly, there was a commotion outside.

Right on the heels of that, a royal guard was sent flying with a palm strike and fell heavily into the throne room.

The civil and military officials were shocked again and looked out the door. The Saintess wore a veil and held a long whip as she stepped in with a fierce gaze.

Behind her was a man in a black cloak and a black bamboo hat.

“Who is he? Why is he with the Saintess?”

“Can’t you see that the Saintess killed her way in?”

“What happened?”

The civil and military officials whispered, not understanding what was going on.

Why did the Saintess, who had been missing for a few days, suddenly bring a man to the throne room?

The King of the Southern Wilderness knew very well.

The moment the other party appeared, his expression changed.

Xie Jinnian said coldly, “Guards! The Saintess has trespa.s.sed on the throne room. Take her down!”

A large group of guards rushed in and surrounded the Saintess and the man.

Zongzheng Wei took off his bamboo hat and lowered the hood of his cloak, revealing his pale face.

Gasps sounded in the throne room!

This person looked too much like His Majesty!

Their facial features were almost identical!

It was just that his skin was too pale and his cheeks were too thin. He did not look like a living person.

However, he had an innate aura that no one dared to underestimate.

The King of the Southern Wilderness glared at Zongzheng Wei with a burning gaze, not making a sound.

Zongzheng Wei smiled faintly, his gaze cold. “Brother, it’s been many years since we last met.. Do you like my throne?”