Rebirth: Living in Wilderness with My Superpower
Chapter 661 - 671 The Truth of That Year

Chapter 661: Chapter 671 The Truth of That Year

As for the guards here, all have performed distinguished service in protecting the carriage and shall each receive their rewards.

Bai Junjun and Li Wenli even established significant merits, Yuwen Luanfei so much wished to bestow upon them both the rank of General.

However, neither of them showed any interest in being ennobled or appointed as generals, Yuwen Luanfei had no choice but to plan slowly.

Thus, overnight, Fahua Temple, once a royal ancient temple, was sealed off.

Of course, the outside world did not know the reason for the seal, as it was usually off-limits to the public anyway; sealed or unsealed made little difference.

That night, Yuwen Luanfei interrogated the false abbot and reception monk, learning the truth of what had happened all those years ago from them.

It turned out that Prince Heqing had indeed been wronged.

The so-called army of one hundred thousand rebels was not led by Prince Heqing, but was a deliberate setup by Prince Xuanhe. They advanced under the guise of Prince Heqing, with the aim of causing internal strife in Baiju Country.

The Former Emperor failed to investigate and believed it to be true, everything unfolded just as Prince Xuanhe had planned. The chaos brought by Prince Heqing’s alleged rebellion caused the surging undercurrents to tear Baiju Country apart.

Just as disturbances broke out everywhere in Baiju Country, the Fifth Prince mobilized five thousand elite troops to march directly towards the Imperial Capital. He conspired with the Feathered Forest Guards, and had Yuwen Luanfei not arrived in time, Prince Xuanhe might have succeeded in taking the Imperial Capital with those five thousand elite troops.

When Yuwen Luanfei arrived, Prince Xuanhe immediately ordered, leaving two thousand elite troops to deal with Yuwen Luanfei along with the other rebels, while the rest withdrew to Fahua Temple to await new orders.

Regrettably, that wait turned into three years; Prince Xuanhe gave no further orders, and the Underground Palace also vanished.

Ironically, Yuwen Luanfei had chosen this place as the Royal Monastery, leaving the people no choice but to play monks day after day. Even though they had countless opportunities to assassinate Yuwen Luanfei over those two years, they could only hold their forces and wait for orders.

After hearing this, Yuwen Luanfei realized how close he had come to death.

Thinking back to how unguarded he had been in front of the abbot, Yuwen Luanfei felt a chill of fear, sunk in the contemplation of his narrow escapes. Bai Junjun and Li Wenli took over the interrogation.

"What did Prince Xuanhe want you to find in the Underground Palace?"

The reception monk hesitated before shaking his head, "I don’t know."

"You don’t know?" Yuwen Luanfei raised an eyebrow, looking ready to make the man suffer.

The reception master had a mournful expression, "We are just minions following orders; why would our lord tell us the reason? Of course, even without being told, one could guess that it was all about wealth."

Seeing the reception monk’s strong will to survive, Bai Junjun couldn’t help but laugh.

Everyone questioned throughout the night, and the true cause of the country’s unrest finally came to light! Prince Heqing, who had been scorned for three years, had not only died without a complete corpse, but his bones had also been dug up and trampled by the masses!

Upon reflection, the injustice suffered by Prince Heqing was simply unimaginable!

Also because of this matter, the Fifth Prince’s character and inner workings were laid bare for all to see.

Yuwen Luanfei earnestly wished to proclaim it to the world, but given the current situation, openly breaking with the Fifth Prince was not a solution.

After all, Yuwen Jun had just engaged in close combat with Lao San, and the brothers mistrusted each other. If he declared war against Prince Xuanhe now, it was feared that Lao Jiu and the eldest would think him mad and seize the opportunity to attack his rear.

In contrast, with Yuwen Jun heading south, Prince Xuanhe became supremely powerful in the Northern Lands, completely free from any concern.

How could the Fifth Prince, who could hold off ten thousand, stand against such an adversary?

Yuwen Luanfei felt an immense headache coming on.

Bai Junjun and Li Wenli had no intention of getting involved in the court’s strife, so even though Yuwen Luanfei scratched his head in frustration before them, both remained indifferent.

"..." Yuwen Luanfei.

As dawn was breaking, Bai Junjun and Li Wenli returned to the Bai Residence, embracing the large and small packages of their new rewards.