The sound seemed to hover around the altar, or as if it came from afar, instantly silencing the chaotic crowd.
"Friends, do not be afraid. Stand still and do not panic. God will punish the instigator for you. Evil people deserve to be punished."
The ethereal voice had barely faded when a loud "boom" resounded in the sky.
The loud noise instantly drew everyone's attention.
Aliji was startled by what he saw, but quickly realized what was going on and shouted, "Who, who dares to play tricks here?"
"Guards! Seize this charlatan and this scoundrel who intends to ruin my reputation!"
Upon hearing this, the gray-armored guards hesitated to move, for the voice that had been hovering above the altar sent chills down their spines.
Seeing that no one was moving, Aliji angrily shouted, "What are you all standing there for? Seize these people for me!"
As soon as the words were spoken, the ethereal voice seemed to chuckle, but then another loud "boom" echoed in the sky.
A bolt of lightning flashed, and with a loud "bang," the person who was standing in the middle of the steps was instantly struck by the white lightning.
His entire body turned blackened, and he slowly collapsed onto the steps, sliding down from there.
Aliji's charred body fell down the steps one by one, leaving the people below the altar stunned and unable to believe what had happened.
Tuso was momentarily stunned, his eyes wide with disbelief as he stared at the man lying on the ground, shouting, "Prince, Prince, what's wrong with you?"
However, no one paid attention to his shouts.
The people who were stunned on the spot quickly knelt down and kowtowed to the unmoving stone statue above the altar, their mouths full of excitement.
"It's our ancestor, it's our ancestor! That's the ancestor who has protected Tuyuhun for nearly a hundred years! Our ancestor has appeared!"
"Our ancestors have appeared! The voice just now said that evil people deserve to be punished. Does that mean that what the Second Prince said is true?"
"Yes, it must be. Our ancestors don't lie. It must have been the eldest prince's sophistry that angered him, which is why our ancestors punished him."
These shouts stunned the gray-armored guards who were fighting.
They stared at the seemingly lifeless figure on the steps, and felt only fear.
The sight of thousands of Tuyuhun people kneeling on the ground, kowtowing devoutly, left the Tuyuhun people momentarily at a loss.
They didn't know whether they should kneel down and kowtow together, or continue dealing with these people in front of them.
Aguzan was somewhat surprised when he saw this scene.
He just wanted Lu Cijian to help create the effect of a god descending to earth to scare Aliji, but this guy actually attracted lightning and killed Aliji.
It made him wonder if what he was seeing was real or not.
Lin Yan'an and Liu'er, who were in the crowd, were also in disbelief. They knelt on the ground and kowtowed along with the people around them, feeling extremely surprised.
Lin Yan'an was even more excited and whispered, "This is the good stuff that Sister Jiang was talking about! It's amazing! How did she and that guy surnamed Lu manage to do it?"
In broad daylight, a bolt of lightning could appear out of nowhere.
Not to mention that the spire is quite a distance from the altar, so even if the voice were loud, it wouldn't be possible to transmit those words so clearly in such a noisy environment. It's truly amazing.
Liu'er was also full of doubt. Seeing that the matter was not over yet, she simply gestured for Lin Yan'an to shut up.
Aguzan finally regained his senses. Seeing the people kowtowing to the stone statue on the altar, he pressed his advantage and said, "Our ancestors have shown their power, not only punishing the wicked but also restoring my innocence. Thank you, ancestors."
Upon hearing this, the people echoed, "Thank you, ancestor."
Hearing the increasingly loud shouts, Tuso was furious and immediately roared, "Stop pretending! Do you think your one-sided story will convince everyone?"
You all, why don't you arrest this guy who's spouting nonsense and trying to murder the eldest prince?
Today is the most important day for Tuyuhun, and we must not let this villain ruin it. He must have used some kind of trick to fool everyone.
If you believe his utter nonsense now, you'll all suffer in the end. Take action! Arrest these charlatans right now!
The gray-armored guards, who were still in a daze, reacted upon hearing this and hurriedly raised their weapons to continue attacking Aguzan and his group.
At the same time, the arrows from all around also attacked Aguzan.
The people kneeling on the ground were stunned for a moment when they saw this situation, but at least they did not panic as before and remained kneeling in place without moving.
Aguzan only frowned, not expecting that these people were not frightened at all by what had just happened.
Just as he was hesitating whether to let all those people in the shadows show themselves and take down Aliji's men by force, he heard a cold voice.
"Stop! The Khan is here!"
A horse-drawn carriage stopped outside the crowd.
Monte quickly jumped off the carriage and helped the people inside out.
A pale-faced man, clearly recovering from a serious illness, was helped down from the carriage. He was none other than Amuren, the Khan of Tuyuhun.
Although he still needed someone to help him walk, his expression was unusually serious, and his voice was full of authority. "Tuso, it seems you've been hiding a lot of things all these years."
I thought you could teach Aliji a thing or two while you were by his side, but I never expected that you would teach Aliji how to poison me and how to plot to seize the Khan's throne.
I trusted you so much before.
These words caused an uproar in the audience.
The gray-armored guards who were originally standing there were stunned for a moment, clearly unaware of the matter.
Not to mention the ordinary people present, whose faces were filled with disbelief.
Tuso saw Amulun being helped closer to Aguzan, and felt his whole body tremble. He murmured, "How, how is this possible? How could he possibly wake up?"
That old man should be dead.
The poison from the Gu worm was clearly spreading throughout Amulun's entire body, so how could he wake up again, let alone have the strength to leave the palace and come to the altar?
Where are the guards outside the palace? How could they let Amuren appear here? How could they?
Seeing the disbelief in Tuso's eyes, Amulun simply smiled and said, "It's unexpected. I never thought I would wake up."
I was also very surprised. I never thought that the son I raised for so many years would join you in poisoning me.
"Guards! Arrest all these scoundrels who intend to rebel, distort the truth, and harm their fellow countrymen!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a number of black-armored guards rushed over.
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