Chapter 242 Are You Lying?

Yu Wanyin looked in the direction of Jiujiu's finger, and she saw a big brown bear with a flattering look on its face hiding behind a tree at the outermost edge of the forest.

Yu Wanyin swallowed her saliva.

If they hadn't known that the big guy wouldn't hurt them.

She would really be scared by the sudden appearance of such a big bear.

"It's really persistent." Yu Wanyin said, "It actually sneaked here."

“Bear’s courage is amazing.”

"Sister-in-law, let's not talk about this for now." Jiujiu said, "Let's ride the big brown bear over there and help our prince brother."

“But I…” Yu Wanyin looked at the big brown bear in embarrassment and said, “It lets you ride it, Jiujiu, but it doesn’t necessarily mean I can ride it.”

“That’s easy.”

Jiujiu waved his hand and called the big brown bear over, then said to the big brown bear, "You, lie down, let me and my sister-in-law ride on you."

The big brown bear walked forward and glanced at Yu Wanyin, looking a little unhappy.

It is not for ordinary people to ride!

It is also principled.

Jiujiu threatened: "If you don't let me, I will ignore you in the future."

“…”

It lets it let.

Don't ignore me.

"Besides, if you give in, I will take you home." He offered a lot of temptations.

Awww, really?

There was actually the same excitement in the big brown bear's eyes as in a human's. It swiftly lay down and motioned Jiujiu and Yu Wanyin to come up quickly.

After the two came up, the big brown bear carried them to a place not far behind the prince.

Just now, everyone was only paying attention to the prince and his entourage who suddenly appeared, and did not notice the big brown bear.

When they suddenly saw it, they were all shocked.

The prince had already ordered his men to pull the deserters out of the crowd and tie them up.

His next step was to hand these deserters over to the local government for punishment, and continue to send people to hunt down the remaining deserters.

The faults committed by these deserters were not simply the fault of running away. They also disturbed public order, aroused public anger, and slandered and insulted the crown prince.

I'm afraid I'll be hanged.

The prince wanted to escort the deserters away, but the people were so excited that they surrounded him and stopped him from taking them away.

The prince wanted to explain why he did this and the mistake the deserter made, but he was a little hesitant to open his mouth.

Because the people were so excited, they were talking at the same time and making a lot of noise. Even if he shouted at the top of his lungs, no one could hear what he said.

Qingque and Baiyi wanted to draw their swords and suppress the enemy, but the prince was worried about hurting innocent people, so he didn't let them draw their swords.

He shouted at everyone to be quiet and listen to him.

But it's useless.

His voice is always drowned out by the voices of the people.

The prince had a serious look on his face. He was thinking about what to do when Jiujiu and Yu Wanyin came over riding on big brown bears.

The appearance of the big guy successfully shocked the people, making them afraid to speak nonsense anymore.

The scene, which was noisy just now, suddenly became silent. If a pin dropped, you would probably be able to hear it.

Jiujiu on the big brown bear's back snorted coldly and said, "Brother Crown Prince, you explain now."

Then he turned to look at the people and said, "Prick up your ears and listen carefully to my brother the Crown Prince's heart for Western Chu."

"After listening to this, do you still want to depose the crown prince?"

The people didn't dare to speak, and some of them were worried about being hurt by the big brown bear, so they thought about running away.

But there were so many people packed together that it was really hard to escape, and only a small number of people standing on the periphery managed to escape.

The prince saw the people's thoughts and comforted them, "Don't be afraid, the big brown bear won't hurt anyone."

After hearing this, the people calmed down a little.

The prince continued, "Please listen to what I have to say."

"I am not arresting these people randomly today, nor am I being cruel and inhumane, or being unworthy of my position."

"But these people, when I led a group of people into the mountains to search for minerals, they were afraid of death and became deserters. They are also here to slander me and destroy my reputation. They should be arrested."

"Looking for minerals?"

Huo Xuanqing, the third most powerful martial artist in the world, would not be easily fooled by a few words.

He was not afraid of the big brown bear that Jiujiu was riding.

He stood up, fanning himself, and said, "May I ask, Your Highness, what mine are you looking for? Have you found it? Why do you have to look for it here? Everyone knows that there are many ferocious beasts in Mushan. Are you looking for a mine, or are you just caring about your own selfishness, disregarding the safety of others, and taking them to die?"

"You're not the only one out here, are you?"

A series of questions were thrown at the prince.

The prince calmly cleared his throat, looked at Huo Xuanqing and said, "If I am not mistaken, you are the Xuanqing Master who ranks among the top three in the martial arts world!"

The prince looked at Huo Xuanqing with a look of indifference that showed the pride of heaven. He even mocked him, "Young Master Xuanqing couldn't figure out such a simple question. No wonder he can only be the third son."

"hehe."

The prince sneered, full of sarcasm.

Huo Xuanqing hated it most when people said that he could only be the third and not the first.

At this moment, his expression changed drastically, and he seemed to be about to draw his sword.

However, the prince spoke again.

The prince looked at the people and said seriously: "The gold mine here has been found. The amount of gold is huge. After all of it is mined, it can push our Western Chu to a whole new height, and Fuyang Mushan will become the richest city."

"Really?"

"Is there really a gold mine?"

The common people were amazed.

The prince continued, "For the future of Western Chu, and to stop being looked down upon, let alone the soldiers, even I would not mind dying here in search of minerals."

"But, fortunately, there were 188 people who went into the forest to search for minerals. When they returned, there were still 188 people. No one was missing, and no one was injured."

After the prince said these words, the way the people looked at him gradually changed.

It seems that the prince is not as cruel and merciless as those deserters said, who treats life as a joke and is not worthy of being the crown prince.

Everything he did was not for his own selfish desires, but for the future of Xichu.

He also said that it didn't matter if he died here.

This is enough to show his absolute loyalty to Western Chu.

It was those deserters who were afraid of death and unwilling to serve the Western Chu. They did not fulfill their duties and even incited people to slander and defame the prince. They really deserved to be killed.

The people no longer had any objections and stopped calling for the crown prince to be deposed.

They changed their words with a look of shame on their faces.

"Everything His Royal Highness did was for Xi Chu. He did nothing wrong."

"He is a good crown prince and should not be deposed."

"We were all taken advantage of, and we were wrong."

However, Huo Xuanqing was not convinced. He looked around the Crown Prince and saw that there were only a few people around him. He questioned, "Your Highness, where are the 188 people you mentioned?"

"Isn't he still alive? Why can't I see him?"

"I only saw you and your followers leaving the forest."

"Are you lying?"