Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 406 - 332: I’ll Testify for Him_1

Chapter 406: Chapter 332: I’ll Testify for Him_1

Just as Long Rui and Wang Jing hastily left the stele forest, Li Xuan, donned in the Liudao Fumo Armor and the bright yellow Feiyu Suit with the Bixue Leique Sword at his waist, hurried into the western compound of the Guozi Bureau.

Trailing behind him was a vibrant young girl dressed in goose yellow clothes, charming with her clear and bright eyes.

The girl following Li Xuan with her arms behind her back said with a tone of boredom, "Li Qian, what are you doing in the Guozi Bureau? This place is so boring. Shall we go to the temple fair at Jile Temple nearby?"

Li Xuan was quite helpless in his heart. On his way to the Guozi Bureau, he ran into Miss Sun Chuyun from the imperial uncle’s mansion.

What a coincidence that he would run into her like this. Since then, the girl had been pestering him, following him to the Guozi Bureau.

Normally, Li Xuan wouldn’t care, and he might even flirt with her when he was in a good mood.

But Li Xuan anticipated that he might have a falling out with the imperial uncle’s mansion. He wondered how this lively and adorable young girl would handle it, and how she would treat him then?

"No time for that! You go by yourself. I need to save my brother." Li Xuan walked into the courtyard, then he opened his Tao-protecting Eyes, scanning around, "If it’s any later, your father will catch him in the act."

Li Xuan knew that the team from the imperial uncle’s mansion to catch them in the act was on their way.

This was the message sent to him by Zidie who had caught up with them later.

Said Earl Huichang seemed determined to disgrace him, hence the grandeur of the team sent to catch them in the act.

"Caught in the act? What does that mean?" Sun Chuyun asked in confusion, "Why does he want to catch your brother in the act? Is your brother having an affair with my father’s concubine?"

Li Xuan replied in a teasing manner, "Do you know the dancer in your house named Gong Xiaowu? Your father thinks she’s having an affair with my brother, making him a cuckold."

"Gong Xiaowu? What concubine? And that night, all of you were guests at our mansion, it was my father who asked Gong Xiaowu to accompany the guests."

Sun Chuyun frowned and said, "What’s really going on? Tell me in detail? If there’s a misunderstanding, I can help you guys sort it out."

At this moment, Li Xuan suddenly looked in a certain direction, "Miss Sun, I advise you to stay away from me. There’s a good chance your father and I are not on the same side. You will feel quite awkward if you get involved."

After saying that, he walked towards a room in the courtyard. Several people in black appeared to prevent Li Xuan from getting close. But when they saw Li Xuan and Sun Chuyun behind him, they all seemed shocked, not knowing how to react.

When Luo Yan’s figure also appeared within the courtyard wall, these people were even more helpless.

Li Xuan boldly pushed the door and entered the room, only to be greeted with a disturbing sight.

It was like seeing a big bad wolf, brutally harassing little red riding hood.

"Wake up!"

Li Xuan took out "The Song of Integrity" folding fan and knocked on the back of Zhang Yue’s head. The latter immediately turned his head, looking at Li Xuan with bloodshot eyes.

In an instant, Li Xuan understood that this guy had been drugged. No wonder he didn’t respond to several messages.

He immediately took out three talismans from his Sumi Ring and stuck them on Zhang Yue’s chest. The ’Pure Heart Talisman’ written by the current Heavenly Master had an immediate effect.

"Li Xuan?" Zhang Yue’s infatuated expression faded a lot, then he showed a puzzled look, "How did you get here?"

Following behind him, Sun Chuyun, who had come in, looked shocked. She thought the man beside her was called Li Qian, didn’t she?

"Get dressed."

Li Xuan kept his words brief, then looked at Gong Xiaowu on the bed.

Her face didn’t look right either, with an empty look of excitement and unfocused pupils. Li Xuan furrowed his brow, also applied several ’Pure Heart Talismans’ to Gong Xiaowu’s body.

But this girl was much more befuddled by the drug, and Li Xuan managed to force a cup of icy-blue fluid into the girl.

Gong Xiaowu was stunned for a moment, then instinctively covered the clothes on the side of her body.

"Get dressed! Your father is on his way to catch us in the act, he’s not far from here now. There’s no time to escape."

Li Xuan believed this woman to be smart, so he kept his words as brief as possible, "Miss, you’ve mistaken. I’m Li Xuan. The man over here is my brother Zhang Yue."

Upon hearing Li Xuan’s words, Gong Xiaowu’s pupils suddenly constricted. Clearly, she was shocked by his words.

"What do you think your fate will be after this incident?"

Gong Xiaowu thought for a moment, then murmured with a pale face, "I might die."

This was highly probable. If this ’catching in the act’ was successful, and if the person she seduced was Li Xuan himself, she would still be useful. In which case, Earl Huichang would likely let her change her identity and hide her past.

But under the current circumstances, there was no way Earl Huichang would allow the concubine who had made him a ’cuckold’ to continue living.

Knowing Sun Jizong well, she understood there was an over 80% chance that her uncle would take his anger out on her.

In Li Xuan’s eyes, there was an undeniable appreciation. He thought, this girl is, indeed, intelligent. "No matter what you do now, survival will be difficult. However, I can still afford you a slim chance of survival. The question is, are you willing?"

Gong Xiaowu pondered this for a moment and then glanced at Zhang Yue before nodding firmly, "Xiaowu will follow your advice."

As for Zhang Yue, he arranged his clothing properly and spoke gratefully, "Qianzhi, we are brothers bound by life and death. I have no need to thank you."

Not long after, the courtyard gate burst open, and a large group of people flooded in. Sun Jizong, the Earl Huichang, strode ahead with the arrogance of a dragon and the tenacity of a tiger, while behind him, a host of armed retainers trailed. This crowd of over a hundred people spread out within the courtyard.

Following them was a large crowd of curious students from the Guozi Bureau. These hundreds of people surrounded the courtyard, not leaving a gap for escape.

Li Xuan glanced outside, only to be captivated by the old man standing by Sun Jizong’s side. This man donned a dragonskin robe and a jinxian crown with eight lines, with a solemn visage.

Who was he?

Li Xuan was filled with questions. However, there was no one to answer him since neither Peng Fulai nor Yue Qianqian were present.

At the same time, both Long Rui and Wang Jing forcefully squeezed their way inside. When they saw Li Xuan from a distance, they both showed surprise. Could it be that Mr. Hufa was truly involved in an illicit affair? But why were there so many people in the room?

"I should’ve known!"

As Sun Jizong entered the room, he was slightly surprised to see Li Xuan and the others. His eyes widened with rage as he shouted indignantly at Zhang Yue, "Damn you, Li Xuan! Sun was sincere and treated you warmly, yet you harbored ill intentions and seduced my concubine. Arrest these two adulterers!"

The warmth he’d once shown Zhang Yue was now replaced with ferocious anger.

Li Xuan was slightly taken aback. Hadn’t Sun Jizong noticed his own daughter? After all, Sun Chuyun had surely told him about their father-daughter relationship.

Soon, Li Xuan came to realise the oddity of Sun Chuyun’s cultivation technique. With admiration, he relished in the girl’s awe-inspiring ability.

Zhang Yue, having been tipped off by Li Xuan, appeared calm and composed as he queried, "What do you mean, uncle? I am innocent, when did I ever seduce your concubine?"

At this, Sun Jizong scoffed. With a cold gaze fixed on Gong Xiaowu, he said, "If it wasn’t for a clandestine affair, why would you both be meeting secretly in the Guozi Bureau? Are you both going to deny this?"

Even though he hadn’t caught them in a compromising position, the current circumstances were enough to defame them.

"All evidence points to them, there’s no need to hear their protestations. Directly take them to see the officials. But before that—"

This was spoken by the solemn-looking elderly man dressed in a dragonskin robe and a jinxian crown with eight lines. With an extended hand, he summoned a strong aura and reached out for Zhang Yue, "Leave the Wenshan Seal behind! This treasure of Confucianism should not fall into the hands of a depraved individual and tarnish the reputation of Confucianism."

But soon after, the old man furrowed his brow, as he was unable to sense the presence of the Wenshan Seal on Zhang Yue.

Outside, Long Rui and Wang Jing were puzzled. They wondered, isn’t this man the second son of Earl Huaiyuan, not Li Xuan?

Several retainers clad in Mingguang Armors had already surrounded Gong Xiaowu, but Luo Yan had positioned himself behind her, his chilly demeanor holding the retainers at bay.

This enabled Gong Xiaowu to voice out with a pale face, "I don’t understand lord Huichang’s intentions, it was you who commanded me to invite this man to the Guozi Bureau. Moreover, nothing improper happened between me and him here."

She knew her only chance of survival was to deny the allegations altogether.

Sun Jizong couldn’t help but pause, his eyes wide with disbelief as he looked at Gong Xiaowu. He couldn’t comprehend why a woman he held in the palm of his hand would dare to refute him.

Zhang Yue chuckled, "This is interesting. Lord Huichang seems to have mistaken me for someone else. I am Zhang Yue, the second son of Earl Huaiyuan and not Li Xuan."

Upon hearing this, Sun Jizong chuckled sarcastically, "I haven’t reached the point where I can’t even recognize faces, you—"

But before he could finish his sentence, his face stiffened as he realized something.

Meanwhile, amidst the crowd, Long Rui stepped forward, "Everyone, I am Long Rui, I can testify that he is indeed the second son of Earl Huaiyuan, not Li Xuan. The real Earl Jingan is the one standing next to him."

Li Xuan greeted Sun Jizong with a smirk and a bow, "Good to see you, Earl Huichang!"

The students from the Guozi Bureau, who earlier shared the indignance of Sun Jizong, were taken aback by this revelation. The elderly man donning the jinxian crown with eight lines stared incredulously at Sun Jizong, unable to comprehend how he could possibly mistake the identity of these individuals.

Sun Jizong stood frozen, his mouth agape, as if a lump of phlegm was stuck in his throat. Moments later, he roared, "So what? This wretched woman was meeting privately with Li Xuan, isn’t he right here?"

Li Xuan couldn’t help but laugh, for he knew Sun Jizong would react this way. He bowed again, "Apologies, Earl Huichang. I just arrived from the Liudao Division and I’ve been here for less than half a moment."

Sun Jizong scoffed, "Who can verify that?"

At this time, Sun Chuyun appeared from behind Li Xuan, "I can! I came here with Li Xuan!"

Sun Jizong stood still, shocked, his eyes bulging. He was flabbergasted. Why was his daughter here?

Li Xuan paused in surprise, not anticipating that Sun Chuyun would step forward.