Chapter 85 Chapter 85 A Bad Conscience

Lian Xi's mind went blank and he looked back in disbelief.

Behind him, Jiang Lin's smug smile froze on his face, and the muscles at the corners of his mouth twitched unconsciously a few times, like a fake person who was stuck and unable to react. The false smile in his gray eyes and the undisguised jealousy seemed to be highly consistent with a certain face deep in his mind, as if he had looked at him like this before.

Lian Xi's face turned pale, and a huge sense of fear overwhelmed him, making him subconsciously want to escape, and he staggered back.

The mermaids present were all stunned. On the one hand, it was the strange sound lingering in their ears, but they were even more shocked that Jiang Lin, who looked harmless, humble and polite, was actually such a cruel person. The queen was his aunt, and everyone in the palace knew that the queen treated her deceased sister's children as her own and had never treated Jiang Lin unfairly. Within his ability, Jiang Lin also had everything that the little princes had.

Even after the queen's death, the king did not treat him harshly, but gave him many opportunities to gain experience. As a result, Jiang Lin held a high position in the alliance at a young age, and his starting point was higher than most people. In a few years, when the alliance commander retires, he will undoubtedly be the next successor.

It was this kind of person who not only ignored the queen's illness and wanted to kill her beloved little son.

Jiang Lin was indeed a meticulous person. The secret in his heart was revealed in public. He was flustered for a while but quickly came to his senses. His cold and vicious eyes quickly locked onto the owner of the voice. He had just heard the voices of the three people talking and knew who it was.

Before he could open his mouth to question, a figure came up to Jiang Lin even faster, grabbed his collar tightly and pulled him forward. Jiang Lin's eyes blurred and he met a pair of deep blue eyes that were burning with rage.

Jiang Lin was having trouble breathing, but he grinned and said slowly, "Second Prince, what are you doing?"

Lian Qian's eyes were dark, and he said simply, "Beat you."

As he spoke, before Jiang Lin could react, he punched him in the face with such force that Jiang Lin's head was instantly tilted and a mouthful of blood foamed from his mouth.

He covered his swollen face for a long time and couldn't recover. He seemed to be dazed by the beating. He stared with his eyes wide open and shouted: "Lian Qian! Are you crazy? What right do you have to hit me?"

Lian Qian gently pinched his crackling finger bones and twisted his neck to stretch his muscles. The next moment he rushed forward, striking decisively and fiercely, punching him hard in the flesh, specifically targeting the most painful parts.

Jiang Lin was pinned to the ground and beaten without any ability to fight back. He protected his head and shouted for help.

The scene was in chaos. The crowd of onlookers screamed and retreated, fearing that if they ran too slowly, they would be attacked indiscriminately by the Second Prince. No one cared whether Jiang Lin, who was screaming and wailing on the ground, was in pain.

No kidding, the Second Princess is the little tyrant of the sea. Although she is a girl, her body's explosive power is extremely amazing. She has learned fighting skills to perfection since she was a child. Looking around, the number of people who can beat her in the entire seabed can be counted on one hand.

"Stop, stop it now, don't fight anymore."

"If you have something to say, please talk nicely. Oh, my Second Prince, please be gentle."

"Hey, hey, hey, don't be like this. It's wrong to hit each other."

"Where are the guards? Come and help!"

Jiang Lin was almost laughing out of anger.

There was endless pain all over his body and countless voices of persuasion rang in his ears, but no one came to help him.

It's all talk.

Lian Xi was blocked by Lan Yu behind him and could not see Jiang Lin's miserable condition. He had no intention of paying attention to what was happening around him. His face was pale, his forehead was covered with cold sweat, and he had a headache. From time to time, some small images flashed through his mind.

There was a rustling sound behind him on the quiet and deserted sea. The moment he turned around, he was hit by a sharp pain. Before he lost consciousness, a blurry face appeared in his sight.

Lian Xi had a painful look on his face. He closed his eyes and recalled carefully. The more his head hurt, the clearer the face became.

"Hiss~" Lian Xi bit his lower lip and a few strands of blood flowed out.

Lian Che noticed his brother's abnormality immediately, held him in his arms, and whispered to comfort him: "Xiaoxi, don't think about the pain."

Lian Xi leaned weakly on his brother's shoulder and shook his head. The cold sweat on his head wet a small area of ​​Lian Che's clothes.

Lian Che's eyes were filled with dark clouds, and he cast a ruthless and murderous gaze on the bruised and swollen Jiang Lin.

Several other princes also gathered around, their faces equally terribly gloomy.

After experiencing unbearable pain, Lian Xi finally remembered what happened before he came ashore.

Jiang Lin deceived him.

And the forgotten memories from childhood suddenly became clear.

Lian Xi grabbed Lian Che's clothes with both hands, his body trembling, and said fearfully: "Brother, I remember now, it was him, the one who deceived me was Jiang Lin..."

As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of the people present changed drastically.

Those who were originally thinking of holding back have completely given up the idea. This was what the young prince said himself, and it was absolutely true.

Jiang Lin is a bad guy.

At this moment, the king came over with his guards.

Several guard team members were unable to pull the Second Prince away. Instead, Jiang Lin was pushed back and forth by their pulling movements and fell to the ground repeatedly, which made his already bruised body even worse.

The king said in a deep voice: "Xiao Qian, let him go."

Lian Qian paused, reluctantly let go of his hand, stood up, and walked away in disgust. Jiang Lin fell to the ground like a rag, but was quickly helped up by the guards. Although their actions were not gentle, at least he was not beaten again.

He was really scared, and the moment he was helped up he felt as if he had survived a disaster.

His vision was blocked by the flowing blood. He could hear the sound of slow footsteps in front of him. Jiang Lin struggled to lift his drooping eyelids and looked forward. His chest ached with the frequency of his breathing. He suspected that all his ribs were broken.

The footsteps stopped in front of him. Jiang Lin looked up and saw the expression of neither sadness nor joy on the king's face.

For no apparent reason, Jiang Lin felt a huge sense of oppression, which was the majestic aura that only belonged to those in a higher position.

The king looked down at him and said, "Tell me, what's going on?"

Jiang Lin was beaten so hard by Lian Qian that he was at a loss for words. He didn't know that Lian Xi had recovered his memory. He thought the king had heard the voice and was testing him. He pretended to be dumb and said, "Uncle-in-law, what are you talking about?"

He would never admit it based on just one side of the story.

He didn't know how that person knew all this, but he was confident that even if the king wanted to investigate, he would not be able to find any evidence.

So much time has passed, and there was no witness around when the queen fell ill.

No one will know.

Thinking of this, Jiang Lin's eyes filled with tears, and he said humiliatedly: "I came here with good intentions to celebrate Xiaoxi's birthday, but Lian Qian beat me up without any reason. Aren't you going to punish her?"

The king's eyes turned cold, "Jiang Lin, I'll give you another chance."

Jiang Lin tried to straighten his back and act neither humble nor arrogant, but the injury on his body was pulled and twisted into a knot. With a bruised face and a stiff neck, he said, "If you want to accuse me of something, you can always find a pretext."

His zero-point acting skills make him look like a stubborn and obstinate person in the eyes of the public.

Someone in the crowd couldn't help but say, "Bah, you shameless bastard! The little prince has remembered everything, and you are still here to accuse him. Act better!"

Jiang Lin was still feeling proud of his own cleverness, but after hearing this, he suddenly turned his head.

He was met with Lian Xi's cold and emotionless gaze, as well as the knowing expressions of everyone around him.

Jiang Lin felt cold all over, as if he was a person who had been stripped naked, with all his private life exposed, thrown into the street, and was being criticized by everyone.

Lian Qian stood aside and asked coldly, "Do you have a word now?"

The truth was revealed, Jiang Lin lowered his head, his brain working rapidly, trying to find a way to save the situation.

Lian Qian said gloomily: "Why, are you praying?"

Jiang Lin's subconscious body trembled.

After a long while, he raised his head, broke free from the guards' restraints, knelt on his knees, and confessed with tears in his eyes: "I'm sorry, uncle, I was just bewildered for a moment. I know I was wrong. Please forgive me this time."

"I'm just too jealous, too jealous of Xiaoxi. You know, I lost my mother when I was young, and I've always been with my aunt, almost treating her as my only support. But my aunt has her own children. I know people should be content, but I'm just greedy. Every time I see my aunt being so good to Xiaoxi, I also want the same love..."

"After my aunt passed away, I thought Xiaoxi had finally lost her closest person like me, and would feel the same way as I did and understand me, but why was it different?"

"He lost one love, but he got love from all of you, his father, his brothers and sisters. In the end, I am the only one who has nothing. I am so jealous." Jiang Lin cried bitterly, repeating over and over again that he had nothing.

"No one taught me how to deal with this jealousy, I really..."

"I know I was wrong. Please, uncle, have mercy on me."

The king remained indifferent and looked at him as if he were a monster.

Even now, he still blames everything on Lian Xi.

Jiang Lin turned to Lian Xi with red eyes, trying to play the emotional card, begging: "Xiao Xi, I'm sorry, Brother Lin did something wrong, can you give me a chance to make amends for my life?"

Lian Xi turned away indifferently.

Jiang Lin turned to Lian Qian again and said humbly, "Second Prince, please, no matter how you beat me or scold me, I can accept it. Can you give me a chance to reform?"

Lian Qian's eyes widened, shocked by the man's shamelessness.

Jiang Lin kowtowed and begged for mercy, with blood all over the floor. It seemed that he really knew he was wrong.

But the onlookers also knew that this was not something that could be easily brushed aside by simply asking for forgiveness or admitting guilt.

Compared to the injuries on his body, the little prince had truly been through the gates of hell and back again.

As the main culprit of all this, it is not a pity for him to die as an atonement.

Everyone watched silently, and no one spoke up to plead for Jiang Lin.

Jiang Lin hit his head hard on the ground, his head was dizzy, and the double pain of physical and mental made him extremely humiliated, but he knew that this move of his would definitely make people feel distressed. From childhood to adulthood, he could get what he wanted as long as he showed weakness.

The king remained silent for a long time.

As time passed, Jiang Lin could no longer hold back and decided to add fuel to the fire.

He raised his head weakly and said through gritted teeth: "Uncle-in-law, you promised me that you would take good care of me, you can't..."

The king's eyes darkened, and his tone was dangerous: "You dare to mention her?"

Jiang Lin: "She is my aunt."

This is his trump card.

[Fuck! A bad guy is a bad guy. Not only did he not help the woman, he even recorded the queen's painful expression when she was ill, and watched it over and over again to satisfy his uncontrollable desire for revenge.]

【%%***dirty words.】

[Not a human, a fish! ]

The voice that had been silent for a long time came online again.

Well, I have no more cards to play.

Jiang Lin was so angry that he vomited a large amount of blood and passed out.