manynovel Chapter 546
Chapter 546
"Your Highness, Gong Shangjiao and his men have arrived in Lixi Town and are currently staying at an inn. However, this inn has been surrounded by Wufeng's men. In addition, there is another important situation I need to report to you. Last night, His Highness Zheng took advantage of the fact that no one was around and quietly sneaked into Lixi Town. Do you need a subordinate?"
At the feet of Hua Yu and Xie Yuchen, there was a man wrapped in black clothes kneeling. He was respectfully reporting to them the latest developments of Gong Shangjiao and his group.
Hua Yu's face was as gloomy as water, seemingly unsurprised by the news. He placed a piece slowly and said calmly, "Yuanzheng has always had his own opinions and ideas. He must have his reasons for doing this. Go tell Li Lun to ensure Yuanzheng's safety. As for the others, leave it to Li Lun to decide for himself."
Xie Yuchen nodded slightly to show that he understood, and then he quickly placed a black piece on the chessboard.
"Daddy, General!" Xie Yuchen's voice revealed a hint of joy.
Hua Yu didn't seem to care about his emotions. She just casually threw the chess piece in her hand into the chess box. Then she raised her head, looked at the person kneeling on the ground, and said slowly, "How's the progress over there, brother?"
"Sir, you have already surrounded and wiped out nearly half of the Wufeng strongholds in the martial arts world. There are still a few Wufeng strongholds with a small number of people left. After the Wufeng headquarters is finished, you can notify His Highness Zheng to bring people there."
Hua Yu didn't answer but nodded, "Notify the people outside the palace gate that they can come in!"
Hua Yu turned to look at Xie Yuchen again. The two exchanged glances, and Xie Yuchen immediately understood what Hua Yu meant. "Don't worry, Daddy. I'll take care of Yuanbao. You just need to take Zhao Yuanzhou to the back mountain."
Hua Yu disappeared from Xie Yuchen's sight in an instant, and appeared again in Zhao Yuanzhou's room.
"Zhu Yan, it's time to get to work." After saying that, Hua Yu took Zhao Yuanzhou out of the room and came to the entrance to the back mountain through the palace gate.
"Who are you, trespassing into the back mountain?" A team of guards came out from the entrance of the back mountain, pointing their long swords at Hua Yu, Zhao Yuanzhou and others, and shouted harshly.
"Who is it? Someone you can't afford to offend!"
Without waiting for Hua Yu's order, Zhao Yuanzhou stepped forward and knocked the guard unconscious. He raised his hand and waved the guard, who had fainted on the ground, and scattered to both sides of the road as if they were pushed away by a big hand.
"Your Highness, the person has been brought here."
A few people walked out from behind Hua Yu and Zhao Yuanzhou, carrying three elders on their backs. After the guards put the three elders down, they turned out to be Elder Xue, Elder Hua, and Elder Yue from the Elders' Hall.
Hua Yu looked at the guards carrying the three elders in confusion.
"They refused to come with us, so we took some measures." The guard explained, scratching the back of his head.
The guards got some water from a nearby stream and splashed it on the faces of the three elders. The three elders slowly woke up and looked at Hua Yu, Zhao Yuanzhou and the team of unfamiliar guards standing in front of them. When they were about to curse, Elder Hua was smart enough to cover the hot-tempered Elder Xue with a hand.
"I wonder why Mr. Hua did this?"
Elder Hua signaled the mild-tempered Elder Yue to speak.
"Recycle things that belong to the Great Wilderness."
Hua Yu looked at Elder Hua who was tactful and patiently explained it to him.
Elder Hua and Elder Yue exchanged a glance. "Mr. Hua, are you joking? How could there be something belonging to the Great Wilderness at the palace gate?"
Hua Yu smiled and pointed to the back mountain, "Yes! The so-called 'Boundless Flowing Fire' that you have been hiding is something from the Great Wilderness!"
Elder Hua and Elder Yue were shocked when they heard this, "What!"
Elder Hua's grip loosened due to shock, and Elder Xue seized the opportunity to break free from Elder Hua's restraints. She jumped up, pointed at Hua Yu, and shouted, "We treated you as a guest, but who knew you would covet our palace's secret treasure!"
Elder Xue acted as if she hadn't noticed Hua Yu's face darken instantly as she continued chattering, "No wonder Gong Yuanzheng is so presumptuous! He actually dared to disrespect us elders! It turns out you've corrupted him!"
"Wait until I have the Red Jade Guards drive you out of the palace. I will punish Gong Yuanzheng, this unfilial descendant of the palace!"
"And you two spineless guys, this is at the palace gate! This is our territory, and you let two outsiders take it away!"
After Elder Xue finished speaking about Gong Yuanzheng, Hua Yu and the others, she turned to look at Elder Hua and Elder Yue who were still sitting on the ground, and angrily accused them of inaction.
Elder Hua wasn't a good-tempered person either, and after being criticized by Elder Xue, he lost his temper. "Hello! Hello! You're the best in the entire palace! You're the best!"
Elder Hua also stood up and confronted Elder Xue one-on-one, "Your selfishness is the most important! The Snow Palace in the back mountain is the foundation of your existence, but how did you do it! You ignored the two people in the Snow Palace and made them eat porridge every meal, every day. Even though Gong Hongyu deducted their allowance, you pretended not to see it, and you even calculated everything about the Snow Palace together with him!"
Elder Xue was completely speechless after Elder Hua's retort, "What nonsense are you talking about! How did I scheme against the Snow Palace? Did I deprive the Snow Palace of food or drink? Isn't that how we all got here?"
Elder Hua chuckled with disdain, as if he had just heard a huge joke. "You've gotten through this? I remember correctly, when you were Master Xue in the Snow Palace, you had meat with every meal, and it was all top-quality meat! How come now that you've become Elder Xue, the treatment at the Snow Palace has plummeted! There's nothing you can ask for! They don't even have enough winter warming supplies, let alone the vegetables and fruits that other palaces have. Even their monthly allowance is half that of the other palaces. There's got to be something fishy going on here!"
Faced with Elder Hua's questioning, Elder Xue seemed a little uneasy. He stammered for a long time and couldn't utter a complete sentence.
Seeing this, Elder Hua took a few more steps forward, pressing closer and closer, and continued, "I think you know the reason behind this better than I do! It's all because of that fellow Gong Hongyu. He took away everything that should have belonged to the Snow Palace, gave half to his precious son, and split the other half with you! That's why you turned a blind eye to the fact that Xue Chongzi and Xue Gongzi had to use the Snow Palace's snow water to make tea and porridge, pretending to know nothing!"
Elder Hua's words made Elder Xue's face turn extremely ugly. His lips trembled slightly, but he was unable to refute.
Hua Yu, Zhao Yuanzhou and the people they brought with them, who were standing aside, watched with great interest the two elders from the back mountain arguing like children, as if they were watching a farce.
Elder Yue stood aside with an awkward look on his face, not knowing where to put his hands and feet. After all, he had heard about Elder Xue's harsh treatment of the Xue Palace, but he had never imagined that Elder Xue would act like this.