Taishi Ming's Death

Chapter 27: Taishi Ming's Death

The group soon arrived at Chang Feng Academy.

But things turned out to be far beyond their expectations.

A large crowd had gathered at the academy gates, their eyes filled with grief and anger.

As if the slightest spark would make them explode!

"What is going on?"

Star Luo's chief envoy and deputy envoy exchanged glances.

Something felt wrong!

It seemed like a trap aimed at them.

They had never considered such a possibility. Barak was merely a tiny kingdom—how could it possibly dare stroke the whiskers of Star Luo, the tiger?

"Whew!"

They drew deep breaths. Even if they sensed something was amiss, it was already too late.

Because at that moment, the people from the academy had spotted them.

Everyone turned to look.

Their eyes were filled with confusion and accusation!

The dean, Chang Fenglin, walked over and asked, "May I ask what brings the chief envoy to Chang Feng Academy?"

After speaking, he swept his gaze over the people beside the chief envoy.

He was deeply puzzled, because this formation was clearly here to demand an explanation.

Chief Envoy: "We have come for Taishi Ming. A case concerning the Star Luo Zhu Family is connected to him. We ask that the dean make this convenient for us."

Even when facing Chang Fenglin, the chief envoy did not dare act overly arrogant. After all, he represented the Star Luo Empire.

But he was only a Soul Saint, while Chang Fenglin was a Soul Douluo.

Chang Fenglin's gaze turned cold. "You say Taishi Ming is connected to a case involving your Star Luo Zhu Family. What kind of case is it?"

Chief Envoy: "Zhu Pingshui, a strong contender for the position of the Zhu Family's next head. I have already sent people to verify it at the inn. He has indeed died."

The moment he said that, Chang Fenglin could barely suppress the rage in his heart. He roared, "So you simply killed someone in retaliation? You did not even bother asking a single question!"

The people from the academy immediately looked over.

The anger in their eyes was nearly bursting out.

If looks could kill, the chief envoy felt that he would already have died several times over.

The imposing air of coming to demand an explanation immediately vanished. He quietly asked, "Dean, what do you mean by that? We only came to take him in for questioning. What killing? Who died?"

"Taishi Ming!"

The chief envoy cried out in disbelief, "What?"

The deputy envoy opened his mouth as well, unable to say anything for a moment. They understood that they had most likely fallen into someone's trap.

Dai Zhirou stepped out from among the students and stood before the chief envoy, her gaze icy to the extreme.

The chief envoy shuddered. "Your Highness!"

Dai Zhirou: "You still know I am a princess? Then when you laid hands on my best friend's husband, should you not have informed me first?"

Chief Envoy: "Your Highness, it truly was not me!"

The deputy envoy immediately took out the note and handed it to Dai Zhirou. "Your Highness, we truly did not kill him. Someone delivered this not long ago. Afterward, we went to verify it, and Zhu Pingshui truly was dead. Therefore, before we had clarified matters, it would have been impossible for us to kill Taishi Ming."

"Your Highness, please see the truth clearly!"

Dai Zhirou glanced at the note.

She exchanged a look with Chang Fenglin, and a trace of heaviness flashed through both their eyes.

This matter was becoming increasingly complicated. Catching Taishi Ming's killer would likely become more and more difficult.

Dai Zhirou: "Zhu Pingshui is dead, so be it. But you must get to the bottom of this matter! Otherwise, I will have no way to answer to my friend!"

What did she mean, dead, so be it? A direct descendant of the Zhu Family was not as important as a friend's little husband?

The chief envoy and deputy envoy were speechless, but they did not dare reveal anything on their faces.

They even silently chanted in their hearts, I heard nothing. I did not hear anything at all.

Because they all knew just how talented the princess before them was. In the future Star Luo Empire, she would absolutely have a place of her own.

If they could avoid offending her, they absolutely should not offend her.

Otherwise, they would not even know how they died!

At the same time, he gave the deputy envoy a meaningful look. The deputy envoy was responsible for intelligence on the personnel of the major prefectures within the Balak Kingdom, and nearly everyone's appearance was engraved in his mind.

The deputy envoy nodded back. Though he was still some distance away, with his eyesight, he could see the face of the corpse lying on the ground clearly.

It was unquestionably Taishi Ming.

At the First Prince's residence, news had arrived as well.

Taishi Ming was dead?

That meant there was no one left to testify.

Who had done it?

Snake Manor?

Impossible!

Although I'm very displeased with that old bastard Elder Snake, given his character, he couldn't possibly have done something like this.

The Second Prince?

Also impossible!

My people only made their move after his people had left.

There was no way he could have known.

Then who was it?

Could it have been Father?

Was he afraid it would cause diplomatic issues with Star Luo?

The First Prince paced back and forth through his chambers with a grim expression. This feeling of things being beyond his control made him extremely unhappy.

Snake Princess walked toward Snake Manor step by step, her face grim and tears streaming down her cheeks as she held Taishi Ming's corpse in her arms.

Dai Zhirou, Bai Jingjing, Hanyu, and Lüping followed from a distance.

Their eyes were filled with grief and worry.

Over this period, they had gotten along very well with Taishi Ming. Though Taishi Ming often flirted shamelessly, they had long since come to see him as a younger brother.

Taishi Ming's sudden assassination filled their hearts with unimaginable grief.

And now they had to worry about Snake Princess as well, because they could all see that, as time passed, Snake Princess's feelings for Taishi Ming had grown deeper and deeper.

When someone had safely entered your heart, only to suddenly be lost, that feeling was not something one person could bear.

They feared something might happen to Snake Princess too. If that happened, they might collapse as well.

Dai Zhirou said, "Do you think Taishi Ming really killed Zhu Pingshui?"

Bai Jingjing, Hanyu, and Lüping all trembled at the sudden question.

Because they all understood that if Taishi Ming really had killed Zhu Pingshui, then Taishi Ming's death was definitely connected to this matter.

And the source of it all would be Dai Zhirou.

Sigh!

The three of them sighed inwardly in unison. Dai Zhirou's mind was probably a complete mess right now! Taishi Ming's death likely struck her no less heavily than it had Snake Princess!

But they could not say that aloud.

Otherwise, how would Dai Zhirou face Snake Princess in the future?

Bai Jingjing could not help but persuade her, "Second Sister, it's obvious someone set this up against Snake Manor and your Star Luo embassy."

Lüping followed up, "Second Sister, Third Sister is right. Taishi Ming may have been clever, but he was still only a seven-year-old child. How could he possibly have killed Zhu Pingshui?"

"Even if Taishi Ming had acted recklessly, Eldest Sister would have stopped him!"

After hearing them, Dai Zhirou felt slightly reassured. But when she looked at Snake Princess ahead of them, consumed by grief, and at Taishi Ming in her arms, her heart ached once more.

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