Chapter 170

170 THIRD, BAI CHEN

Bai Chen looked like he was invisible in the great hall, and he also didn’t really listen to the debate as he expected most of the content. There were only two things he didn’t expect. The first was the way Shao Yaoting suddenly turned to Bai Renshu and blamed the young man, and the second was when Shao Yaoting suddenly said that he also suspected Wu Jinhai of being related to the incident during the Beast Hunting Event that was held in the Forbidden Forest.

The masked man wasn’t even in the hall for the court meeting, but the head of the Black Werewolf Clan still mentioned the man’s name out of the blue, causing Bai Chen’s pair of blue eyes to slightly widen.

“We’ve watched from the surveillance devices what happened around the core of the forest yesterday, right?” Shao Yaoting spoke again before anyone could respond to his statement. “The three men wearing black clothes were the ones who broke the barrier around the core, and those people were men hired by Emperor Bai Guowei to protect my daughter. However, Wu Jinhai suddenly appeared in the core area at that time, and he even chatted with one of them.”

Just like how Shao Yaoting suspected Bai Renshu earlier, the man once again said that they had seen how Wu Jinhai had suddenly appeared in the core area, and that was indeed the truth of what had happened in the Forbidden Forest.

Even Bai Chen was shocked when he witnessed how Wu Jinhai fought the three men in black, but it was clear that the masked man was on the opposite side of the three men.

‘Wu Jinhai is not on the same side as those people. Why did Shao Yaoting even use the fact that Wu Jinhai suddenly came to the core area to attack the innocent?’ Bai Chen wondered as he continued to frown at the man wearing the black hanfu, but he didn’t dare to say anything.

“So, you suspect my son now, Lord Shao?” Emperor Wu Shun finally opened his mouth to respond to the slander. “From the surveillance devices, we all know that it was the three men in black who had broken the barrier, and even if my son was indeed in the core area, he was only there to fight them. How can you suddenly suspect my son even after seeing everything from the surveillance devices, Lord Shao?”

Bai Chen could see that Wu Shun of the Wu Li Empire was a man of good temperament, and even after receiving such an attack from the head of the Black Werewolf Clan, the man was able to remain calm, and his voice was not disturbed as well.

“You are right about how your son fought those three men, and he was also the one who defeated those men who might be under Emperor Bai Guowei. However, your son purposely lied to us after he fought those three men. He told us that he didn’t meet anyone suspicious around the core, but in truth, he had killed those who broke the barrier. Why do you think your son did such a thing, Emperor Wu Shun?”

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“...” This time, Wu Shun did not immediately respond to the slander. To be precise, he looked defeated after hearing it.

Even Bai Chen had to admit that Shao Yaoting did have a point. For some reason, Wu Jinhai did not tell the truth in front of Bai Guowei, Wu Shun, and Shao Yaoting when they were still in the Forbidden Forest.

‘I had already guessed that what Wu Jinhai said in the Forbidden Forest would cause trouble for him. Even if the surveillance devices can’t cover all areas in the forest, they might be able to see what’s going on in the core area, and that’s why Shao Yaoting managed to find out that Wu Jinhai had lied to them yesterday,’ Bai Chen thought, and he suddenly felt worried in his heart.

Wu Jinhai wasn’t even in the Zuigao Hall for today’s court meeting, but it seemed that the man would be in a difficult situation after Shao Yaoting found out that he lied to them.

“I know my son, and I believe that my son did not collude with the three men who had broken the barrier, Lord Shao,” Wu Shun was finally able to answer Shao Yaoting.

However, the man wearing black hanfu only sneered at him after hearing his response. “You can confidently say that, but your son didn’t even attend today’s meeting, Emperor Wu Shun. Even if Emperor Bai Guowei had invited your son to this meeting, he still didn’t come, right? Why would he even need to avoid this meeting if he is innocent?”

“...” Once again, Emperor Wu Shun could not immediately answer the question after receiving another blow from Shao Yaoting.

Bai Chen secretly bit his lip as he watched the arguments. He was also confused that the masked man did not attend today’s meeting, and it seemed that fact only made the situation worse.

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Bai Chen was silent the entire time, but then Shao Yaoting suddenly turned his gaze towards him, and the brunette Prince even flinched slightly when he noticed that gaze. He suddenly had a bad feeling about it.

“And I actually suspect Prince Bai Chen too.”

And Bai Chen’s feelings were accurate after hearing Shao Yaoting’s statement. First, the head of the Black Werewolf Clan suspected Bai Renshu, and then he moved to Wu Jinhai, and Bai Chen was no exception either.

“Why do you even suspect Prince Bai Chen, Lord Shao?” In the end, it was Emperor Bai Guowei who responded to Shao Yaoting’s slander.

For some reason, Bai Chen had a hunch that the white-haired Emperor was trying to protect him from defamation, but perhaps he was wrong when he heard the Emperor’s next statement, “Prince Bai Chen is just a coward who forced himself to take part in the Beast Hunting Event, and I believe he is too cowardly to do anything in the forest.”