While Ying Yuan was arguing with King Tuoba, Yuan Zhi and the others were running for their lives. At this most chaotic moment, a figure quietly appeared beside the coffin!
This person was Leng Shiqi.
The chaotic scene outside was all within his expectations, or rather, he was the one behind it. He was also the one who deliberately triggered the array of the royal mausoleum, causing Yuan Zhi to be exposed.
Now that it was a mess outside, he should have escaped far away and observed in the dark, but he took a certain risk and stayed, because he also had his eyes on the corpse in front of him!
For some reason, when Leng Shiqi approached the corpse, the spirit crystal in his body began to tremble slightly, especially the black and golden dragon patterns on the spirit crystal. They were shining brightly!
Leng Shiqi had no time to study it. He reached out and prepared to put the corpse into the system space, and then sneak away when no one was paying attention to him.
His plan was good, but when he touched the corpse, the corpse's eyes suddenly opened!
The corpse's eyes were lifeless, but Leng Shiqi could see the terrifying killing intent in them!
Then, the golden and black aura on the corpse surged. Leng Shiqi immediately knew that things were not good. If King Tuoba and Crown Prince Ying Yuan found him, then with their shrewdness, they would definitely know that everything tonight was secretly planned by someone.
Then Leng Shiqi's plan to sow discord between the two sides would basically fail!
Leng Shiqi had an idea, and immediately teleported into the Mansion of the Dead with the corpse!
The aura of the corpse only flashed, but as Leng Shiqi expected, it still attracted some people's attention.
Inside and outside the royal mausoleum, everyone with cultivation above the Gang Spirit Realm looked over at the same time.
Of course, all they saw was an empty coffin.
It was also because the coffin was empty that Tuoba Qin was even more furious!
Other ordinary imperial guards might not know who was in the coffin, but Tuoba Qin knew best. The person lying in the coffin was the first king of the Tuoba Kingdom!
He was the ancestor of the current emperor!
However, the old ancestor's corpse had disappeared. As the guardian of the royal mausoleum, Tuoba Qin had committed a great crime.
On the other side, Tuoba Hui also saw it with his sharp eyesight. He immediately panicked and said to King Tuoba who was still talking to Ying Yuan, "Your Majesty, the body of the Grand Elder is missing!"
Ying Yuan was still explaining to King Tuoba. Even though his excuse was a little weak, at least it calmed King Tuoba down a little, at least on the surface.
"What?!"
However, Tuoba Hui's words shocked King Tuoba. His eyes turned red. Not only had his ancestral grave been dug up, but he had also lost his ancestor's corpse. He would never be able to get rid of his reputation as an unfilial king.
He glared at Yuan Zhi and the others and said fiercely, "Hand over the Grand Ancestor's corpse, and I can leave your corpses intact!"
When Yuan Zhi heard this, he was stunned. He subconsciously turned his head to take a look. Sure enough, there was nothing in the coffin. Even though he didn't know what was going on, he knew very well that they definitely couldn't take the blame for this!
He immediately said, "We didn't touch the corpse."
"Bullsh * t!
Do you dare to say that your target wasn't the corpse? "
Tuoba Qin walked over with his sword. With every step he took, his sword will became sharper. He shouted, "Who else could it be if it wasn't you?
If you don't hand it over, I will let you know what it means to live a life worse than death! "
The faces of Yuan Zhi and the others were as black as the bottom of a pot. Their target was indeed the corpse. However, they were discovered when they opened the coffin and didn't have time to collect it. Later on, when they were fighting, they didn't pay attention to the corpse. Who knew where it went?
Yuan Zhi had to bite the bullet and said, "We really didn't take it. Maybe it was destroyed by the aftermath of the battle."
Tuoba Qin said angrily, "Nonsense. Even if you are all dead, nothing will happen to the Grand Ancestor's corpse. Since you are so stubborn, I can only kill you and take it back myself."
He pointed the heavy sword in his hand. Suddenly, the heaven and earth trembled. Endless spiritual energy of heaven and earth gathered and condensed into a sword shadow.
Seeing this, Ying Yuan's expression changed. "Wait!"
"Crown Prince Ying Yuan, what else do you want to say?"
King Tuoba's cold voice sounded. He had changed the way he addressed Ying Yuan from "Your Highness" to "Crown Prince Ying Yuan". It was obvious that his attitude towards Ying Yuan had changed.
Although he couldn't be 100% sure that Ying Yuan was the one who ordered Yuan Zhi and the others to poison the princess, it was basically Ying Yuan who did it. Because Ying Yuan did have the motive to do so!
Since someone could sneak into the princess's room, it would be easy to kill the princess. However, the truth was that they only poisoned the princess. This was nothing more than a way to prevent the princess from marrying into the imperial family. At the same time, they didn't want to harm the princess's life.
The only person who had the motive to do so was Ying Yuan!
If it was only this matter, King Tuoba could only hold his nose and swallow this anger. After all, the national power of the Tuoba Kingdom and the Starfall Dynasty couldn't be compared at all. Even if Ying Yuan was the one who did it, King Tuoba couldn't do anything about it.
However, what really touched King Tuoba's bottom line was that the other party actually broke into the royal tomb, insulted the ancestors, and even stole the Grand Ancestor's corpse!
This was no longer a matter of face. As a person, as a junior, as a king, this was his principle and bottom line!
You are the Crown Prince of the Starfall Dynasty. You have a noble status and a powerful background, so he could tolerate it.
However, when you secretly harmed someone's daughter, dug up their ancestral tomb, and even stole their ancestor's corpse, even if King Tuoba was a bastard, he couldn't tolerate it!
Ying Yuan also heard the change in King Tuoba's tone. He started to feel anxious. He realized that this matter was completely out of his control.
When he decided to let Yuan Zhi secretly harm Princess Xi Han, he had the mentality of going all out. Anyway, his background was strong enough. Even if he was found out, he wasn't afraid.
However, he definitely didn't expect Yuan Zhi and the others to actually go back and dig up the ancestral tomb of the Tuoba Kingdom. Now, there was no way to clean up the mess!
Seeing that Ying Yuan didn't answer, King Tuoba spoke first, "Crown Prince Ying Yuan, I can consider everything that happened tonight as the reckless actions of the five Corpse Puppet Sect remnants.
As long as I take the lives of these five people, take back their corpses, and detoxify the princess, I can pretend that nothing happened tonight. "
He had already stated his bottom line. As long as Ying Yuan didn't interfere in this matter and continued to marry Princess Xi Han, then the Tuoba Kingdom would still be willing to be on good terms with the Starfall Dynasty.
Otherwise, even if the Tuoba Kingdom was weak, they wouldn't be willing to be a dog without any dignity!
Ying Yuan fell silent. The strongest force in his hands was Yuan Zhi and the others. Even if they weren't reliable, they were still a rare fighting force. He didn't want to give up just like that.