Chapter 359

The great wizard bit his lip hard, sweat pouring out, his stare at Tuan Tuan still resentful and stubborn.

I cannot say it, absolutely cannot say!

My whole family is in the Baihe tribe! In the Great Khan's hands!

He closed his eyes, shutting out those gazes that almost pierced him.

Tuan Tuan waited a moment, seeing him only trembling and not speaking, she pursed her lips, turned and pitter-patter ran down the Sacrificial Altar toward Xiao Ningxun.

"Third Brother!" she flung herself to Xiao Ningxun's leg, her small hand quickly undoing the embroidered pouch at his waist.

Xiao Ningxun understood, bent down and lifted his sister into his arms, his wide sleeves naturally falling, just enough to completely cover her small hand.

Tuan Tuan took the opportunity to bury her face in her brother's neck crook, muttering softly: "Make this evil great wizard tell the truth! Speak out all the bad things he's done!"

She pulled out a small clump of white Fur Clump, exactly the fur clump that had fallen from the wolf king when Little Rice rolled in her arms a few days ago.

Her small hand loosened.

The Fur Clump drifted down lightly, a faint light flashed, and it vanished.

The next moment.

"Er ah—!"

The great wizard on the Sacrificial Altar let out an uncontrollable strange sound from his throat.

He tightly covered his mouth, his fingers digging hard into his cheek flesh, but to no avail.

A clear voice, word by word, forced out from his mouth: "I'm Wulaer! I'm absolutely not some great wizard!"

"I have no shamanic ability, never have! Eternal Heaven has never paid attention to me!"

"I can't exorcise evil, can't summon rain, I can't do anything!"

"I'm just an ordinary person who handles the sacrificial implements in the Baihe tribe chief's household!"

Above and below the stone platform, deathly silence.

The herders widened their eyes, opened their mouths, as if hearing the most unimaginable blasphemy in the world.

Menggen Great Khan's complexion showed its first obvious crack.

Wurenna's face turned completely white.

Bateer looked at her in panic.

The great wizard's voice continued, unable to stop:

"I was able to become this great wizard! Yes, it was the old chief of the Bai Lu tribe back then who did it!"

The current chief of the Baihe tribe, Su He, jumped up: "Nonsense! Shut your mouth!"

The great wizard looked at him, choked his own neck, and shook his head violently.

"I want to shut up too! But I can't!"

His voice continued: "He said my voice was loud, my memory good, said Grandma Cangling had disappeared, the plains needed a new great wizard!"

"He had someone teach me to recognize the symbols, teach me how to walk the steps on the Sacrificial Altar, how to pose!"

"Without him, I'm nothing!"

Among the crowd, several elderly tribal elders showed expressions of sudden realization.

So that's how it is!

No wonder back then, after Grandma Cangling disappeared, the Baihe tribe's old chief, despite opposition, pushed this unknown Wulaer to become the great wizard!

The great wizard's voice now carried a sob, yet uncontrollably poured out: "Over these years, the Baihe tribe has let me, let me in the name of Eternal Heaven!"

"Give them the best pastures, furs, gold and silver!"

"Boom—!"

This time, the explosion wasn't just among ordinary herders, but all the tribal chiefs!

"No wonder the Baihe tribe's cattle and sheep have been increasing these years!"

"No wonder they've become ever wealthier!"

"Eternal Heaven! They're sucking our blood!"

Several midsize and small tribe chiefs trembled with rage, their eyes almost spitting fire.

Wurenna sprang up, shouting sharply: "Great wizard! Are you crazy? Dare to slander my mother tribe like this!"

The great wizard looked at her, his facial features twisted, but his mouth kept opening and closing: "Today's affair is exactly what the Great Khan Wurenna had me do!"

"She's afraid! Afraid that the Second Prince and the Holy Maiden growing close will increase their prestige."

"Afraid her son Bateer will be outshone, unable to inherit the khanship in the future!"

"Have me use the spring sacrifice, under the pretense of impure blood, to eliminate the Holy Maiden!"

"She, she said, whether burning her to death or feeding her to vultures, as long as the Holy Maiden disappears, it's fine!"

"She had me pretend to be possessed by Eternal Heaven, so that, well, no one could say it was wrong."

Jifeng lowered his head, gritting his teeth: "If it weren't for me, Tuan Tuan wouldn't have this disaster!"

He glared at Wurenna, his gaze like a blade.

Menggen slowly closed his eyes.

"And more! And more..."

The great wizard's voice grew lower and lower, yet ever more chilling.

He seemed to be using all his strength to fight something, his whole body collapsing onto the Sacrificial Altar, curling up.

Having choked his neck for a long time, his face turned purple and swollen, his eyeballs bulging out.

But he still couldn't control his tongue.

"And more, the Bai Lu tribe of years past!"

Jifeng suddenly lifted his head, eyes wide open, staring at the great wizard.

Sarin's eyes held tears as she silently gazed at Jifeng.

Aersi Leng's eyes had hardly left Sarin; seeing the tears in her eyes, his heart ached.

"Shut up!" Wurenna finally couldn't control her scream; the composure and dignity on her usual face were completely shattered at this moment.

She pointed at the Great Shaman, her finger trembling: "He's been possessed by an evil spirit! He's been taken over by a demon! Someone! Quick! Shoot him dead! Shoot this madman who desecrates the divine and defames the Royal Court!"

But she could not possibly stop the Great Shaman's next words:

"It was also the White River Tribe's old chieftain who let me, let me say this!"

"He told me to tell everyone that the White Deer Tribe's heart has already turned away from Eternal Heaven!"

"This way, the Great Khan will have a reason to send troops! He will be able, he will be able to destroy……"

Wurenna suddenly drew the waist dagger from a nearby imperial guard and fiercely hurled it at the Sacrificial Altar!

"Shoot him dead for me!"

Aersi Leng looked toward the Great Khan.

Menggen's mouth corner twitched slightly.

Aersi Leng understood, waved his hand, and all the Royal Court imperial guards drew their bows and nocked arrows; countless arrows, bearing a mournful whistling sound, shot fiercely toward the curled figure on the stone pedestal!

"Pfft!"

"Pfft-pfft!"

The sound of arrows piercing flesh rang out densely.

Xiao Ningxun hurriedly pressed his sister's face into his chest, not letting her see what came after.

The Great Shaman's body was instantly pierced by dozens of sharp arrows.

He suddenly stiffened, his hand slipping limp from his neck to the ground.

Blood quickly seeped from beneath him, staining the Sacrificial Altar red.

All around fell silent.

The only thing that could be heard was Wurenna's heavy breathing.

Above and below the Sacrificial Altar, countless gazes were now fixed upon her.

In those gazes lay shock, fear, contempt, anger……

Some words need not be spoken fully.

Some truths, after killing the speaker, become all the more solidified.

Menggen slowly rose to his feet.