Xiao Linghan and Xiao Lingzhou, who were standing by, looked at the deep shock in their second brother's eyes. They were really itching to know the big news about the Dragon and Tiger Pavilion Master that their sister had mentioned.
Just as Xiao Linghan opened his mouth to ask, he saw the carriage the four of them were sitting in suddenly stopped. If he guessed correctly, they should have arrived at the Dragon and Tiger Pavilion.
"Come out!" Someone knocked on the carriage outside, and then the curtain of the carriage was lifted. The four brothers and sisters in the carriage were "invited" to get off the carriage with their hands tied.
The Dragon and Tiger Pavilion was built on a mountain and was surrounded by a high wall. When Xiao Wanwan got off the carriage, she looked at the high wall and the golden plaque hanging on the top of the gate with the three big characters "Dragon and Tiger Pavilion" written on it.
At the gate stood two rows of Dragon and Tiger Guards wearing uniform clothing and holding long swords.
Just after the four brothers and sisters got off the car, the two rows of people standing at the door all turned their eyes on them, making Wanwan suddenly feel like she had entered a den of bandits.
Dong Yun stood beside the carriage and gestured to the former Vice Pavilion Master Xiao Linghan, inviting him in. "Vice Pavilion Master Lin, please come in."
Xiao Linghan stood there motionless. He glanced at Dong Yun, then lowered his eyes to his hands, which were bound with hemp rope. He asked in a cold voice, "Aren't you going to untie me?"
"This is the Pavilion Master's order. Since Vice Pavilion Master Lin wants to prove his innocence, why not go to the main hall and make a good argument for yourself?"
After all, Xiao Linghan was still the deputy leader of the Dragon and Tiger Pavilion. When he walked from the door into the main hall of the pavilion, there would be many Dragon and Tiger Guards along the way. Seeing the former deputy leader being tied up and brought into the hall like this, there would be some rumors.
Dong Yun was deliberately trying to humiliate him and even to anger him.
Wanwan: [This bad guy is really stupid. My seventh brother is the deputy leader of the Dragon and Tiger Pavilion after all. He actually let my seventh brother walk into the hall like a prisoner. Isn't he just asking my seventh brother to admit that he colluded with the court? How can my seventh brother, the deputy leader, swallow this insult?]
[Of course I can swallow it. Reputation is nothing but a passing cloud. I can just go to the main hall and prove my innocence. A real man can bend and stretch. Why bother with this matter of face?]
Xiao Linghan was originally quite angry, but after hearing his sister's words, he instantly understood.
This guy Dongyun was deliberately setting a trap for him to provoke him.
My sister is right. A real man should be able to bend and stretch. Why should he be obsessed with such trivial matters of face?
What's more, he also had to go in and listen to her sister's big talk.
Just like that, the four of them were brought into the hall with their hands tied. Many Dragon and Tiger Guards along the way could not help but whisper to each other as they watched their deputy leader being brought into the hall with his hands tied. Could it be that the recent rumors that the deputy leader was colluding with the court were true?
Is the deputy leader really colluding with the imperial court?
"Brother." Just as the four brothers and sisters were about to enter the hall, the voices of Xiao Linghan's younger brothers came from the side.
These younger brothers are all brothers who have been through thick and thin with Xiao Linghan. Many times when their lives were in danger, it was their eldest brother who came to their rescue.
They would never believe that their eldest brother would be a traitor and collude with the court.
"Brother! We believe you!"
"No matter what happens, we are on your side, big brother!"
"We brothers will accompany you through thick and thin, and we will never regret it!"
As they spoke, the group of younger brothers pounded their chests to show their loyalty.
Xiao Linghan looked at his younger brothers beside him, curled his lips into a smile, and gave them a reassuring look.
At this moment, the hall is magnificent and golden. On the five rows of large pillars standing in the hall, there are carvings of golden five-clawed dragons.
In the center of the hall, on a seat ten steps above, sat a man dressed in a dark red embroidered suit. His long hair was tied up high, his face was handsome, his chin half-supported, and his dark eyes lazily glanced at the people below.
Dong Yun knelt on one knee on the ground, "Pavilion Master, the traitor Lin Han has been brought back!"
Hearing the man's voice, the man who was originally half-sitting on the chair with a lazy expression immediately brightened up his eyes, sat up straight, and his eyes fell on Dong Yun who was half-kneeling on the ground below the stage.
His originally cold eyes now became a little hot.
But after just a quick glance, Pavilion Master Tang Xingzhi shifted his gaze and fixed his eyes on Xiao Linghan and his three accomplices.
"Lin Han, these three people are your accomplices?"
"Accomplices?" Xiao Linghan snorted coldly, "They are my brother and sister, how can they be accomplices?"
Seeing that he was unwilling to admit it, Tang Xingzhi gave him a look, and the men beside him understood and said, "Bring the witness Xiaohu up here!"
While escorting the witness, Wanwan raised her little head and looked at the man sitting not far away.
[I want to see what this scheming Pavilion Master looks like? ]
[Oh wow, she's pretty, but why is she so curvy?]
After a while, the so-called witness Xiaohu was brought up. As soon as he came in, he fell to his knees, pointed at Wanwan and her group, and started howling:
"It's...it's them. The day before yesterday, when I...I went to look for the Deputy Pavilion Master, I saw them with him. And the man who claimed to be the Deputy Pavilion Master's father even brought along a dozen highly skilled guards.
That man looks so young, how could he be the deputy pavilion master's father? Moreover, when his fake father left today, the county magistrate even sent soldiers to escort him."
The many Dragon and Tiger Guards present could not help but look at each other in surprise when they heard this. These martial arts sects were not under the control of the imperial court, so they regarded the imperial court as a scourge.
And the deputy leader is actually colluding with people in the court?
Wanwan: [If Daddy were here and heard someone say that he’s young, he would definitely be overjoyed.]
Xiao Hu continued to stammer, "If...if he wasn't an official of the imperial court, how could he be escorted by soldiers?"
"Pavilion Master." At this time, another voice sounded. It was another deputy pavilion master named Qiao Si. "In my opinion, Pavilion Master Lin is a spy sent by the imperial court. His intention is to destroy our Dragon Tiger Pavilion. According to the laws of the pavilion, he should be hanged and executed without mercy!"
"I agree!"
"I agree too!"
"All the court's lackeys must die!"
"Die! Die! Die!"
The Dragon and Tiger Guards on the side instantly became excited.
But among them there are also younger brothers who have been through thick and thin with Xiao Linghan, so they naturally stand on Xiao Linghan's side and believe that he is definitely not a running dog of the court.
"Our eldest brother is innocent!"
"Brother is not a lackey of the imperial court!"
"Don't you dare slander our eldest brother!"
The younger brothers present also loudly proved their eldest brother's innocence, but the other side was outnumbered and their voices were eventually drowned out by the crowd.
"I am indeed a member of the palace."
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Happy New Year, babies.
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