Rural Doctor Enters the City: Whoever Touches My Wife, I’ll Take Them Down!
Chapter 816: Artful Words and Flattering Looks!

Chapter 816: Chapter 816: Artful Words and Flattering Looks!

At this moment, even Special Envoy Liu was stunned.

Xiang Yinglong had reported to the Punishment Hall that Hou Guangshou was ambushed and murdered by Zhou Yu in the southern Wutai Mountain area. How could Hou Guangshou be alive right now?

Only Zhao Zhengde appeared calm. As a member of the Punishment Hall, especially at the level of Director, Zhao Zhengde simply glanced at Xiang Yinglong’s expression, and immediately understood what was going on.

Clearly, this was Xiang Yinglong eliminating a rival.

At this moment, a subtle, icy coldness flickered in the depths of his eyes.

Under everyone’s gaze, after a brief moment of awkwardness, a ’surprised’ smile soon surfaced on Xiang Yinglong’s face.

"Deputy Minister Hou, you’re actually still alive. This is truly wonderful."

"I received news of your mishap, and I have already identified the suspects, ready to take revenge for you."

Hou Guangshou is a straightforward person; he is not one for indirect methods.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have become the thorn in Xiang Yinglong’s side.

At this moment, faced with Xiang Yinglong’s hypocritical smile, Hou Guangshou, with a face full of anger, rebuked him straightforwardly without politeness.

"Xiang Yinglong, up to this point, are you still putting on an act?"

"You sent Yao Pingsheng to ambush me, planning to frame Zhou Yu. If Zhou Yu hadn’t arrived in time to save me, I’d be dead in the southern Wutai Mountain area by now."

"And you have the gall to pretend to avenge me?"

"Do you really think that, as a minister, you can act recklessly and lawlessly within Hai City’s Martial Pavilion?"

As soon as these words from Hou Guangshou were out, the entire courtyard became dead silent in an instant.

The nearly thousand disciples of the Martial Pavilion were all filled with disbelief, staring at Hou Guangshou.

His words, like a thunderbolt from a clear sky, stunned everyone.

Xiang Yinglong actually conspired with Yao Pingsheng to assassinate Hou Guangshou?

Could such a thing really happen?

This is simply inconceivable!!!

At this moment, the most flustered one was Yao Pingsheng.

He was trembling uncontrollably already.

A layer of cold sweat had already densely emerged on his forehead.

He felt as if his legs had gone stiff.

You should know that if the assassination of Hou Guangshou gets exposed, there’s only one outcome for him, and that is death.

Fortunately, Hou Guangshou pointed the finger directly at Xiang Yinglong, saying that he was acting under Xiang Yinglong’s orders.

If Hou Guangshou hadn’t mentioned Xiang Yinglong and pointed the finger directly at him, he was one hundred percent certain that Xiang Yinglong would immediately take action to silence him.

Now, it all depended on what Xiang Yinglong would do.

At this moment, the smile on Xiang Yinglong’s face had disappeared, and his complexion was extremely dark.

Facing the eyes of everyone and the almost frozen atmosphere, the silent pressure Xiang Yinglong faced had reached its limit.

Just then, a glint of sharpness suddenly flashed in his eyes.

Xiang Yinglong spoke up.

"Deputy Minister Hou, as the Deputy Minister of Hai City’s Martial Pavilion, I must remind you, what you just mentioned is a matter of grave significance."

"Are you certain, that you are of sound mind right now?"

Hou Guangshou angrily said:

"Xiang Yinglong, don’t try to obfuscate the issue. I am perfectly lucid."

"Everything that happened that day, I remember clearly, I would never forget it even in death."

Xiang Yinglong’s face turned icy as he said:

"Since your disappearance, I have utilized the full strength of Hai City’s Martial Pavilion to investigate and capture, to avenge you."

"Unexpectedly, now that you have returned safely, you bite back at me instead."

"Fine, no problem. If what you said is true, that it was I who sent Deputy Minister Yao to kill you, then right now, I will commit suicide here and now to apologize."

Having said that, he paused for a while, and then his voice suddenly rose.

"But..."

"You say I sent Deputy Minister Yao to kill you!"

"Where is the evidence?"

"As the Deputy Minister of the Martial Pavilion, you should understand that talk must be grounded in evidence."

"Bring out the evidence."

Hou Guangshou roared:

"Yao Pingsheng killed me with his own hands; how could I not know?"

"Moreover, my men all witnessed it."

Xiang Yinglong let out a cold laugh.

"You’re no newcomer. Can what you say be taken as evidence? And about your men having seen it—where are they?"

Hou Guangshou angrily said:

"They were all killed by Yao Pingsheng long ago."

"Killed them all?"

Xiang Yinglong said coldly:

"Fine, let’s take your word for it."

"Then let me ask you, since you were killed by Yao Pingsheng, presumably there should be wounds on your body left by his Power, right?"

"Show your wounds and let everyone here see them."

Upon hearing this, Hou Guangshou’s expression stiffened.

He was not articulate to begin with, and at this moment, he abruptly realized that he had unwittingly fallen into Xiang Yinglong’s trap.

The injuries on his body had already been healed by Zhou Yu; where could there be any wounds left?

At this moment, not only Hou Guangshou but also Zhou Yu frowned.

This was troublesome.

If only he knew, he wouldn’t have completely healed Hou Guangshou in the first place.

He hadn’t expected Xiang Yinglong to be so cunning, completely turning the tables in just a few words.

Worthy of being a minister of the Martial Pavilion indeed.

He truly underestimated this man.

Seeing that Hou Guangshou was unable to speak, a sneer flashed through Xiang Yinglong’s eyes.

"Hou Guangshou, what does your silence mean?"

"Could it be that I’ve exposed your attempt to frame others with fabricated accusations, leaving you speechless?"

Yao Pingsheng, who was on the side, watched this unfold, admiring Xiang Yinglong immensely.

A few words turned the dire situation into a counterattack.

Indeed.

Although he did ambush Hou Guangshou, Hou Guangshou had no evidence.

The bodies of Hou Guangshou’s men had all been dealt with by his own people.

There were no other eyewitnesses at the time.

Moreover, with Hou Guangshou now looking rosy and clearly healed, it also meant that the evidence on his body had been destroyed.

This incident, although true, lacked solid proof.

There was nothing to fear then.

Yao Pingsheng, who was initially in despair, suddenly relaxed.

He also rebuked.

"Hou Guangshou, the minister and I have been working hard to avenge you, and yet upon your return, you unjustly accuse us, trying to frame us; what exactly is your intention?"

"Today, if you don’t clarify this matter, it won’t just be the minister and me who won’t accept it, but also all the thousands of people inside and outside the Martial Pavilion!"

Facing the questioning from both sides, Hou Guangshou was so angry he trembled all over, yet he didn’t know how to retort.

It was at this moment that Zhang Zheng spoke out.

His expression was icy.

"Minister Xiang, you can resolve the misunderstandings within your Martial Pavilion privately."

"Now, I have a question for you."

"Your Hai City Martial Pavilion, in collusion with the Punishment Hall, slandered my prospective son-in-law Zhou Yu for the murder of Hou Guangshou and assuredly stated that there was solid evidence, even leading the Punishment Hall to issue an arrest warrant."

"I’ll ask you, with Hou Guangshou clearly unharmed, where did your so-called solid evidence come from?"

"And on what grounds was the Punishment Hall’s arrest warrant issued?"