Zhang San, please behave yourself!
Chapter 348 - 331: Who is She?_3

Chapter 348: Chapter 331: Who is She?_3

Upon hearing these words, Kaihuang realized that he had apparently overlooked this detail.

"Among the martial artists of the Town Martial Office, are there a few who excel at archery? Is this Zhang San really that formidable?"

Kneeling on the ground, Zheng Poyue said, "Reporting to the Empress, previously at the birthday banquet of the Eldest Young Master of the Pei Family, Pei Shouqi, Zhang San gifted him a copy of the ’Baili Shenxuan’ which is exclusive to the Baili Family. Therefore, this humble official suspects that this Zhang San must be skilled in the Baili Family’s archery techniques."

Kaihuang nodded, and was just about to send for the head of the Baili Family when someone came to report.

"Your Majesty, the Baili Family Head requests an audience."

"Let him in."

Soon, the Baili Family Head was brought into the garden.

"Baili Family Head Baili Tu pays respect to Kaihuang and the Empress."

Kaihuang immediately inquired, "Baili Tu, I heard that today, in the southwest of the Capital near Shouyang Mountain, a very vile incident occurred. Someone seems to have used your Baili Family’s archery and ’Observation Skill’ to shoot and kill many people. Are you aware of this matter?"

"I am aware, and have come especially to report."

Baili Tu clasped his hands together and said, "Previously, this humble official decided to lead the Baili Family away from the Town Demon Office to join the Town Martial Office. Among the younger generation of the Baili Family, there were those who disagreed and sought to assassinate Zhang San to thwart this move. Hence, they set up a fog formation on Shouyang Mountain, planning to use the ’Observation Skill’ Baili Shenxuan as a means to ambush and kill Zhang San."

"The six members of the Baili Family who participated in this have all perished at the hands of Zhang San. This humble official believes..."

At this point, the Crown Prince, who had been hanging his head all along, couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

With the Zheng Family playing the victim and the most trusted Baili Family of my father the Emperor adding fuel to the fire, hmph!

Zhang San, you won’t survive this time!

"This humble official believes that these six individuals relied on the identity of the Baili Family to bully others and had the audacity to commit murder. Now that they have died at the hands of another, they got what they deserved. The family members of these six are now detained in the hall of the Baili Family’s ancestral temple and have each received forty lashes, awaiting Your Majesty’s verdict!"

At that moment, the Crown Prince was completely dumbfounded.

Even the Zheng Family Head beside him was stunned.

Everyone knew that the Baili Family had always been a mainstay within the Town Demon Office.

The cause of the Baili Family joining the Town Martial Office, in the end, also lay with Zhang San.

So now, what are you planning to do, Baili Tu?

The Crown Prince said angrily, "Baili Tu, those six young lives that were lost, they were your people from the Baili Family! As the Crown Prince, I am deeply pained to hear of such a matter. Don’t you feel sorrow for them as the Family Head?"

Baili Tu looked at the Crown Prince with an expressionless face.

"The Crown Prince feels sorrow for the death in other families?"

"This makes me curious. When people from the Zheng and Han Families died, and I heard today that someone from the Wen Family also passed away, I didn’t see the Crown Prince showing any sorrow. Yet, now that people from my Baili Family have died, the Crown Prince feels the pain. You truly are a qualified Crown Prince!"

"If the Crown Prince genuinely feels sorrow for the six worthless young members of my family, I hope that the Crown Prince will not, for the sake of his own momentary pride and for the gains and losses of his trusted aides, lead to infighting among the ministers!"

Baili Tu went face to face with the Crown Prince boldly, and even did so in front of Kaihuang and the Empress; the Crown Prince’s face turned pale with anger.

"Baili Tu, you... you... you..."

Baili Tu spoke neither humbly nor arrogantly, "My Baili Family was once the Emperor’s trusted aide, and later received favor from Kaihuang to achieve what we have today. If the Crown Prince ascends the throne in the future, my Baili Family will naturally be loyal to the Crown Prince. But for now, while Kaihuang reigns, we only pledge loyalty to Kaihuang! Crown Prince, do not be angry; my Baili Family is only loyal to the Emperor and loving towards our country, fulfilling our duty as ministers!"

At that moment, the Crown Prince shook with rage.

Kaihuang glanced at his useless Crown Prince and sighed.

"Someone, go call Zhang San here!"