The Phoenix is Back - Chapter 132
Chapter 132 Follow the Vine and Touch the Melon
“Are you also a disaster victim?” Chu Xizhi raised his sword-like eyebrows.
When he touched Chu Xizhi’s cold eyes, Ah Liuxin felt a little guilty for no reason. He was clearly using ventriloquism, but how did King Yan discover him? Thinking of this, his scalp felt even more numb, but at this moment, he had no choice but to forcefully answer, “Yes.”
“Where is your home?”
“The little family is in Su Yang … Li Clan Village.”
Li Jiazhuang was one of the worst villages in the disaster. It was said that countless villagers died of illness in the past month. It would be good if one of the ten villagers could survive. To be able to name such a place, it seemed that the person sent by Cui Zhihe was not an idiot.
“The person who spoke just now was you?” Chu Xizhi’s lips curved into an arc.
“What … what words? Your Highness, you are not mistaken. The little … the little one did not speak.” Ah Liu said embarrassedly, his eyes subconsciously avoiding Chu Xizhi’s gaze.
Chu Xizhi pursed his lips and smiled.
“When I was young, I was fortunate enough to receive guidance from the Master of Misery. I know that there are some people in the world who can speak without saying anything.”
This voice was clearly Chu Xizhi’s voice, but the corners of his mouth did not move at all.
The crowd exploded, and the color on Ah Liu’s face disappeared completely, and his pupils were filled with terror.
The Swallow King, he actually knew how to speak in his stomach!
“Do you have anything else to say?” Chu Xizhi looked at Ah Liu, and Yun Fengfeng curled his lips lightly, as if Ah Liu was already a fish under a knife.
Chu Xizhi’s expression caused Ah Liu to panic in his heart. He subconsciously blurted out, “Little … Little also heard …”
“Oh, I heard?”
Seeing the smile on Chu Xizhi’s lips grow bigger and bigger, Amen’s heart thumped and he finally realized what he had said. How could a displaced’disaster victim ‘like him hear such confidential information …
The sun was clearly burning above his head, but at this moment, Ah Liu felt as if he had fallen into a cold pond ice cave, and his entire body was icy cold.
Suddenly, someone in the crowd said, “Your Highness, it has been three days since we entered the water rice … If the food doesn’t come, we … we …”
“Your Highness, it’s hot and thirsty outside the city. My wife is sick. Please let us enter the city!”
“Yes! Your Highness, please let us enter the city!”
“…”
The crowd suddenly boiled.
Seeing that the emotions of the victims were becoming more and more intense, Chu Xizhi’s figure suddenly moved. He raised his hand and grabbed Amen’s wrist, throwing him backwards. Ah Liu was thrown like a dead dog onto a pile in front of the city gate.
This sudden change silenced the crowd.
“What are you still waiting for?” Chu Xizhi turned around and spoke in a low voice.
Among the victims, someone suddenly ripped off their shattered clothes and quickly arrested all of the people who had planted Cui Zhihe among the victims to stir up trouble. This time, the guards Chu Xizhi brought to Su Yang’s side were all top-notch experts. In addition, there were a few hidden guards hiding in the shadows. In just a moment, more than twenty people were thrown out.
“Your Highness, it’s all here.”
“Very good.” Chu Xizhi curled his lips and calmly walked to the front of the group of people.
“Why … why are you arresting us? What kind of law did we break?”
“Could it be that because we told the truth, His Highness is going to kill people and silence them?”
“How dare you make things difficult for the people? How dare you be rude to His Highness.” The guard captain beside Chu Xizhi lifted his foot and heavily stepped on the chest of the person who spoke.
“Pretend to be a disaster victim, spread rumors, stir up trouble among the disaster victims … Why do you think this king has arrested you?” The corner of Chu Xizhi’s lips hooked, and his cold gaze swept across the crowd one by one. He sneered and said.
Those people were both shocked and fearful when their identities were broken by the people, and they all lowered their heads to avoid Chu Xizhi’s gaze. However, someone still replied unwillingly, “Your Highness, why did Your Highness say that?”
Chu Xizhi turned the jade finger in his hand and did not say anything. Instead, he looked at the guard captain beside him.
The guard captain received Chu Xizhi’s hint and immediately cupped his fists. He bent down and grabbed Ah Liu’s clothes in disgust and wiped them on his face forcefully. After wiping them, he took two steps back and gave a’pei ‘sound. “What the hell? Just wiping mud on his face and pretending to be a disaster victim! Do you think I’m an idiot?” In the end, he took out another oil paper bag and opened it. It was actually half an oil cake. “F*ck, since I called Su Yang, I can’t even eat a single meal. You have a good life as a’disaster victim ‘, and you still have oil cakes to eat!”
As the saying goes, hearing is believing, seeing is believing. The people who were originally suspicious couldn’t help but glared angrily at the twenty-odd people after seeing the captain of the guard retrieve the pancakes from that person’s embrace.
“What else do you have to say now!” Guard Leader Liu Wang forcefully took a bite of the pancake. He heard a row of saliva swallowing behind him and saw Chu Xizhi’s cold gaze sweeping over. He hurriedly stuffed the pancake into the hands of a three-or four-year-old girl beside him and hurriedly said.
Those people lowered their heads one after another.
“Don’t tell me? Someone, hang these people up with ropes and give me an incense whip. I want to see how hard your bones are.” Liu Wang lifted Ah Liu and threw him to the side of the guard and shouted, “Go, take him out!”
As soon as Liu Wang finished speaking, the man’s face turned pale and he fell down.
However, the guards acted as if they didn’t see it and hung Ah Liuyong up according to what Liu Wangzheng said. Immediately after, a guard handed a long whip with a barb to Liu Wangzheng’s hand.
Liu Wang smiled ferociously and raised his hand to whip it away.
The whip carried a backstab, causing countless flesh and blood to arise from the whip, causing Ah Liu to cry out in pain.
Liu Wang swung his whip and wanted to whip a second time, but Ah Liu couldn’t bear the pain anymore and shouted, “Don’t, don’t hit me … I, I’ve done it! I’ve done it all!”
“You said it earlier, you dirtied my whip.” Liu Wang nodded his lips, then calmly walked over to Chu Xizhi and saluted, “Your Highness.”
Chu Xizhi smiled and nodded.
Liu Wang turned around and said, “Tell me, who ordered you? Where is the food hidden in the city?”
“The little one is Feng …”
“Your Highness.” An anxious voice cut off the man’s words.
Hearing the news, Cui Zhihe hurriedly rushed over with dozens of guards. Seeing that all the spies he had planted in the victims were caught by the guards led by Chu Xizhi, he couldn’t help but feel extremely anxious.
Chu Xizhi glanced at Cui Zhihe indifferently, and then he smiled lightly, “Why is Lord Cui here?”
“When Xiaoguan heard that the victims were trying to harm His Highness, he was worried about His Highness’s safety, so he rushed over.” After Cui Zhihe finished speaking, he turned his head and shouted, “You mob dare to disturb and cause trouble, yet you still have evil intentions. Someone, immediately bring these people to justice and imitate them.” As Cui Zhihe spoke, he winked at the guards beside him.
As soon as Cui Zhihe finished speaking, the dozens of guards unleashed their swords and knives in unison, wanting those people to chop them down.
‘”Pa!”
The knives of the guards were suddenly wrapped up by a whip and flew backwards, stabbing straight into the city wall behind them.
Ah Liu, who had escaped death, immediately soaked his crotch.
Liu Wang put away his whip with a smile and walked in front of Cui Zhihe. “What is Lord Cui doing? Kill and silence?”
Cui Zhihe’s expression changed, “What are you saying?”
“Lord Cui wants to kill without asking anything. What is it if you don’t kill someone?” Liu Wang said with a giggle.
‘”This official only cares about His Highness’ safety. These mobs actually dare to cause trouble at this time, so they should kill a hundred people to show their respect. But Lord Liu, do you have any intention of stopping me like this?” Cui Zhihe said.
“I’ve seen quite a few Prime Minister Marquises, but none of them are as black as you, Lord Cui, who can say anything white or black. These people are pretending that the victims are mixed up in the crowd in an attempt to stir up violence and chaos …”
“If that’s the case, then I’ll die even more.” Cui Zhihe interrupted Liu Wang in a deep voice and winked at his subordinates again.
“Lord Liu, do you think this king does not exist?” A deep voice sounded leisurely, but it carried an inexplicable chill.
Cui Zhihe was stunned. He hurriedly turned around and bowed towards Chu Xizhi. “Xiaoguan doesn’t dare. It’s just that in an emergency, Xiaoguan has no choice but to go overboard.”
“Long before I came to Suyang, this king secretly sent people to investigate the population of Suyang City. Even though I was injured and killed, this king has discovered that the number of victims is much higher than the population investigated by this king. Lord Cui, why do you think this is?” Chu Xizhi smiled as he looked at Cui Zhihe.
“This … Perhaps the number of investigations by His Highness is wrong?”
“Then where did these people who were planted among the victims stir up trouble come from?”
“This …”
Chu Xizhi glanced sideways at Liu Wangzhi.
Liu Wang understood, he raised his hand and heavily whipped the ground, “You guys, they’re going to kill each other, aren’t you ready to say it?”
Ah Liu finally regained his senses and cried out loudly, “My lord, the younger ones did as you instructed. You can’t treat the younger ones like this!”
“Nonsense!” Cui Zhihe was so angry that his face turned ashen. He raised his leg and fiercely kicked Ah Liu.
“The little one is not spouting nonsense! You asked me to find someone to mix with the victims and wait for the opportunity to stir up trouble, the little one is not spouting nonsense!” Ah Liu covered his painful chest and shouted without caring.
“Your Highness! Don’t listen to this unruly person spouting blood. As the magistrate of Su Yang, Xiaoguan has no reason to do so.” Cui Zhihe turned to Chu Xizhi with a livid face.
So what if Chu Xizhi was suspicious? With just these few people’s one-sided words, Chu Xizhi would not be able to cure him!
“Indeed, Lord Cui has no reason to do so. But can Lord Cui tell me what’s going on with the food in the other courtyard?” Chu Xizhi suddenly smiled.
The food in the underground of the courtyard …
Cui Zhihe suddenly raised his eyes to look at Chu Xi, his pupils widening in disbelief.
No, it’s impossible. How could he know …
“Your Highness, the food has arrived.” At this moment, Su walked over to Chu Xizhi and bowed loudly.
Su’s words instantly made the victims excited.
“Lord Cui, as the magistrate of Suyang Prefecture, why don’t you distribute the grain instead of storing it?” Chu Xizhi’s cold voice suddenly sounded.
Suddenly, countless pairs of venomous and resentful gazes shot towards Cui Zhihe like sharp swords. Suddenly, a stone fell from the sky and ruthlessly smashed onto Cui Zhihe’s head. Immediately after, all sorts of things smashed towards Cui Zhihe.
“Alright. Everyone, don’t get excited. Your Highness will make the decision for everyone! Right now, let’s distribute the food first, okay?” Seeing that the victims were getting more and more excited, Liu Wang hurriedly jumped out and shouted.
If he wasn’t afraid that the situation would get out of hand, Cui Zhihe wouldn’t care even if he was devoured alive.
Hearing that food was about to be distributed, the mood of the victims calmed down.
Chu Xizhi glanced at Liu Wang and then raised his leg and walked towards the city.
