Chapter 433: Each Has Their Own Calculations

The scene where His Majesty the King would have someone seize Hesusu immediately upon the accusation, as she had envisioned, did not occur.

Regarding this, Suofeiya was able to accept it.

After all, she was merely a stranger claiming to come from another continent unknown to anyone, while the person she was accusing was a member of the Auduin Kingdom's royal family, a high-ranking noble of this place.

Just imagine, when a stranger says your younger brother is a demon, would you choose to believe this stranger, or would you choose to believe the younger brother you grew up with?

Especially when Hesusu had not shown the slightest bit of panic.

"Everyone knows that Wushan Castle has for years attributed the Bolante Bandit Group to my behind-the-scenes support, and has always held strong hostility toward Yueguang Valley. So it turns out Lulansi was ill, and Wushan Castle chose to endure it. What, now that your strength has not only recovered but advanced a step further, you think it is time to take revenge on me?"

"But don't forget, I am a Count of the Kingdom, His Majesty's own younger brother; you just pull in some stranger to slap a 'demon' label on me and want to sentence me to death?"

Hesusu sneered, "Lulansi, you are at least the 'Thunder Marquis' grandly conferred by my father, Auduin IV; how is it that the older you get, the simpler your mind becomes?"

He prepared to transform this accusation into a conflict between Yueguang Valley and Wushan Territory, thereby extricating himself.

Lulansi glanced at him indifferently, "So many years have passed, and your skill at quibbling has not changed at all! But I am sorry, Suofeiya accusing you is entirely her own affair; it has nothing to do with me, with Luoning, or with Wushan Castle."

"You want to use our conflict to pin the label of being instigated and framed by me onto Suofeiya; you are thinking far too simply."

As he spoke, he glanced at Suofeiya, "Since she dares to publicly identify you as a Witch Soul Clan member, she naturally has sufficient reasons and evidence!"

"Oh?"

Bruno's gaze drifted between Lulansi and Hesusu twice, then looked at Suofeiya: "Then, what is your evidence?"

"A Magus can perceive surging, eerie dark energy on Hesusu using Mental Power; this is the mark of the Witch Soul Clan."

As Suofeiya spoke, she quickly traced an arcane Spell Pattern.

Seven or eight seconds later, the water elements between heaven and earth surged violently into the great hall, and a water line as thick as a thumb, yet extremely sharp and fierce, shot out from before her, cutting through a hundred meters of distance to rush out of the hall and into the sky.

"This is the Level 8 Magic 'Water Wheel zhi Shu'!"

Landeer, the most knowledgeable person present, stood up in shock, looking at Suofeiya in disbelief; was this young woman who looked at most thirty years old actually a powerful Magus?

The Magic had already dissipated, but the chill brought by the Water Wheel zhi Shu had not yet faded from the great hall.

The water line that had flashed by as fast as light just now left an indelible mark in everyone's hearts; they did not doubt that even the Kingdom's best enchanted steel Shield could not withstand this strike.

Suofeiya did all this just to prove she was a Magus; she pointed at Hesusu and looked at Bruno: "At this moment, I can perceive that Hesusu's body is filled with dark energy; he is a member of the Witch Soul Clan!"

"Heh, there are no other Magi here; who can prove that what you say is correct? And I myself have a dark attribute; you can't just say that having dark energy means one is a Witch Soul Clan member, can you?"

Hesusu was panicked inside, but he still sat down calmly: "If you really want to say that, then that's fine; my niece Blanche, Luoning's future wife, is a Necromancer; is she also a Witch Soul Clan member?"

Bruno's face darkened; very few people knew about the Necromancer matter, and he had not expected Hesusu to bring it up in public.

At this, the Duke of Valjisi's expression twitched unnaturally.

A Necromancer—could the Curse on Blanche be real?

His poor eldest grandson and second grandson...

Suofeiya looked at Luoning; originally, she wanted to say that Luoning was also a Magus who could prove her statement.

But thinking that Luoning had not exposed his strength as a Magician, and furthermore, Hesusu had already bound her and Lulansi together, even if she stated Luoning's strength, the other party could simply deny it.

Thus, the words stopped on the tip of her tongue.

So the key now lay in how Bruno handled this matter.

"Respected King, surely you already know the evil and terror of the Witch Soul Clan; their existence poses a huge threat to your Kingdom! Even if my accusation alone cannot make you fully believe, please take the necessary measures to control him first, and then you can invite other Magi to verify it."

But at this moment, His Majesty the King was not thinking about this matter; he was calculating the top combat power of Wushan Territory in his heart.

Besides Lulansi and Luoning, those two Silver Moon-level experts, it was known that Wushan Territory also had Meilongnika, a Meteor Knight, as well as the Great Archmage Milosilafu who stood on Wushan Territory's side; did Wubei Territory also seem to have a Light-attribute Great Archmage?

Such a lineup was already very luxurious and top-tier; Bruno had not expected Wubei Territory to have a powerhouse like a Magus!

With so many top combatants, even if the royal family wanted to move against Wushan Territory, they would have to shed a layer of skin.

And...

He frowned as he looked at Hesusu; he even began to doubt whether the whole thing was really as his brother had said—that it was all Lulansi's conspiracy—using the Witch Soul Clan to eradicate Yueguang Valley.

Bruno wanted to support Wushan Territory to balance the three major forces east of Wangdu, but he did not want Wushan Territory to dominate one side either.

Yueguang Valley could fight with Wushan Territory, but the royal family would absolutely not get involved.

If Lulansi framed Hesusu as a Witch Soul Clan member, the royal family would have a reason to be forced to send troops to suppress Yueguang Valley.

Moreover, if the news that the King's brother was a demon spread, the majesty of the royal family would inevitably be affected.

Jialete, who had not spoken until now, perhaps knew what his father was thinking, but some things were inconvenient for the latter to say, so he, the Crown Prince, took the initiative to speak and resolve the awkward situation.

"To classify my uncle as a minion of demons based on unverified evidence—the credibility of such an accusation is not high."

Jialete glanced at Suofeiya indifferently, then shook his head, "Furthermore, your background is also only spoken of by you alone; whether there is another continent or not, we are equally unable to confirm!"

"I agree with Jialete's statement."

The Duke of Feilunsi voiced his support, "I have also heard of the matter of Aosen in Wushan Territory, and I know the eeriness and threat of the Witch Soul Clan. But to use such a reason that cannot withstand scrutiny to identify Hesusu, I feel it is somewhat unreasonable."

Hesusu smiled slightly, "Many thanks to my second brother for speaking for me!"

Feilunsi smiled slightly; he was not specifically speaking for Hesusu, as he had his own thoughts.

Now that the Telixia Kingdom was in civil strife, the Auduin Kingdom no longer had the pressure of external war.

If the Auduin Kingdom also fell into civil strife, could he avoid sending troops to Telixia and instead achieve some results within the Kingdom?

Previously there was no root for civil strife, but now there was.

At this time, Andeliya also spoke up.

"I also agree with the Crown Prince's statement; accusations need to be supported by evidence that everyone can see. If only you alone know, then today you say Hesusu is a Witch Soul Clan member, tomorrow you say Mailun is a Witch Soul Clan member, and the day after it will be my turn."

He smiled slightly: "Lulansi could just use the royal army to wipe out the three major sources of conflict around Wushan Territory in one fell swoop."

Landeer hesitated, "Perhaps, I could invite my grandfather to come to Jinyu City and let him perceive it?"

Mailun said with a smile: "For such a matter, is it necessary to trouble Lord Beiluola? And even if he really sensed dark energy on Hesusu, how would you distinguish whether this is Hesusu's dark-attribute Battle Qi?"

He spread his hands: "It still cannot be proven."

Buluoer also stated his own view.

"I saw Aosen transformed into a member of the Witch Soul Clan with my own eyes on the battlefield that day; his expression and way of speaking were completely different from when he is normal. This is a sequela of becoming a member of the Witch Soul Clan."

He frowned: "But Count Hesusu is completely normal today; there does not seem to be anything suspicious."

Hesusu looked at Suofeiya, "Openly slandering a royal noble, are you prepared to bear the criminal penalty?" (End of chapter)