Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 331 - 238: Who did it?

Chapter 331: Chapter 238: Who did it?

The cold wind howled.

Facing Li Zhaoyuan’s gaze, Xu Yuan said solemnly,

"Your Highness, this was not our doing."

Li Zhaoyuan furrowed his brows, a hint of contemplation appearing on his face:

"This matter... wasn’t done by you?"

As he spoke, a smile that said "I understand" emerged on his lips:

"The Prime Minister’s Mansion serves the country and its people, naturally, it wouldn’t engage in such self-destructive acts as tearing down its own city walls. It seems more likely the work of some treacherous court officials."

No matter the intention, setting off an explosion in the war armament storehouse was a massive black mark that meant certain death for anyone implicated, if the situation hadn’t escalated to outright hostility.

If the Prime Minister’s Mansion were to take the blame, they would have to pay the price.

For this reason, this matter is most likely going to end up as an unsolvable miscarriage of justice.

"......."

Xu Yuan looked at Li Zhaoyuan’s half-smiling expression, his eye twitching uncontrollably.

This is bad, it looks like I’m going to be the scapegoat.

The Sects’ storehouse was blown up, and the biggest beneficiary is always the most suspect, a simple truth.

And currently, there are two major beneficiaries. the Barbarian Tribes and the Dayan Dynasty.

A twisted mutual benefit, winning over the Northern Border Sects twice.

However, between the two, could the Barbarian Tribes possibly plant a spy in Northern Border City?

The answer is no.

They are a completely different race, the dark and spiky members of the Barbarian Tribes would be shot full of holes long before they came within ten miles.

By implication, the mastermind behind this incident could only be the Dayan Dynasty, namely, the Imperial Family and the Prime Minister’s Mansion.

Li Zhaoyuan knew that his side hadn’t done it, so that only left the Prime Minister’s Mansion.

And now the crucial question arises,

As the actual person in charge of the Prime Minister’s Mansion in the Northern Frontier, Xu Yuan now was dying to know who was behind this.

Indeed, he had indeed planned to blow it up, and had even put plans into motion, but the Black Scale Guards weren’t supposed to act tonight, and certainly not on such a grand scale.

After a moment of silence,

Xu Yuan turned his gaze toward the fire in the distance that was gradually being brought under control and repeated,

"Your Highness, we really did not do this."

"....."

Li Zhaoyuan remained silent with a smile.

Xu Yuan took a deep breath and then smiled too, whispering,

"It seems, Your Highness, you do not believe my word."

While speaking, Xu Yuan took out a dossier from the Sumeru Ring and casually handed it to Li Zhaoyuan:

"Since that is the case, Your Highness, perhaps you should take a look at this dossier. It was given to me by Chief Lou before she left the city."

He needed to clear this matter up.

Only by clarifying this could he make Li Zhaoyuan and Li Qingyan realize that there was a third party causing trouble within the city.

Li Zhaoyuan raised his eyebrows slightly, interestedly taking the dossier while saying:

"Chief Lou certainly has wonderful strategies that bring peace to the realm, leaving so many ingenious plans for you, Third Young Master, even after leaving the city."

This playful mockery was clearly casting doubt on some things.

But Xu Yuan wasn’t concerned about that.

Being a wastrel didn’t mean he lacked intelligence, growing up in a place like the Prime Minister’s Mansion without any insight would have been strange.

And now that he had started his Cultivation, it was indeed time to start taking charge of family affairs.

This was the standard among all the great Sect families in the world.

The Third Prince, Li Junqing, was able to confirm his identity entirely because of a series of fortuitous misunderstandings that had previously occurred.

Therefore, Xu Yuan replied nonchalantly:

"Naturally, I need to know certain things if I dare to continue staying in this Northern Border City."

Li Zhaoyuan smiled, said nothing more, and began perusing the dossier in his hands.

The wind and snow continued atop the pavilion, silent for a time, and the fire in the distance was also brought under control during the span of their conversation over a cup of tea.

And as he read,

Li Zhaoyuan’s brows furrowed gradually.

At that moment, Xu Yuan said softly,

"Your Highness, the Sects might be corrupt, but they aren’t foolish. The troops don’t move without provisions, and we understand this matter as clearly as they do."

Li Zhaoyuan lifted his eyes from the dossier, his gaze carrying a serious weight as he looked at Xu Yuan:

"So, tonight was really not your work?"

The dossier was a plan that Xu Yuan had previously submitted to Lou Ji.

Codenamed "Endless Night," it was a plan to blow up the Sects’ storehouses.

The reason for the plan was almost identical to what Li Zhaoyuan had previously stated, but it had not yet been executed because the Sects were on high alert and they needed more time for preparation.

Xu Yuan’s narrow eyes showed a touch of helplessness:

"Your Highness, the Sects’ storage depots have always been heavily guarded, and there is a huge difference in difficulty between scouting the stockpile and destroying it. The Black Scale Guards aren’t wish-granting machines where you express a wish and they immediately fulfill it.

"We need time; decisions need time to be made, orders need time to reach the rank and file, preparation and execution also require time."

As he said this, Xu Yuan spread his hands:

"With the Sects in the Northern Frontier divided into factions, with seven large storehouses and thirteen small ones, even if the Prime Minister’s Mansion wanted to carry out such an act, it simply wouldn’t be possible in the given time."

Li Zhaoyuan’s frown deepened, seemingly grasping the sequence of events.

The Barbarian Tribes had only appeared south of Northern Border City for seven or eight hours. Even for the Black Scale Guards, causing such a large-scale destruction in such a short period was virtually impossible.

"Then... Third Young Master, whom do you think is behind this?"

"....."

Hearing the question, Xu Yuan rolled his eyes, "You’re asking me, but whom should I ask?"

That said,

Xu Yuan turned to jump off the top of the pavilion and leave.

Seeing this, Li Zhaoyuan called out:

"Third Young Master, where are you going?"

Xu Yuan stopped in his tracks, looking back matter-of-factly:

"I’m tired, I’m going back to my room to sleep."

Li Zhaoyuan blinked in surprise:

"With such a situation unfolding, can you really sleep, Third Young Master?"