After Old Fox finished speaking, the citizens below all looked up at Uchiha Shin with astonishment in their eyes.
Uchiha Shin frowned slightly. This Old Fox was truly insidious. With just a few casual words, she had framed him as someone who wanted to occupy the Crow Rooster Kingdom.
Now she was claiming that calling the king a demon was merely slander meant to seize control of the Crow Rooster Kingdom. How interesting.
"Citizens, since matters have reached this point, let us make everything clear today. Several days ago, Mystic Spirit King entered the royal palace and met with His Majesty. He wanted His Majesty to cooperate with him and allow him to absorb the spiritual energy of the Crow Rooster Kingdom. But Mystic Spirit King intended to absorb all of the kingdom's spiritual energy. At the same time, he wanted to steal the citizens' fortune and take the vital essence from their bodies.
"Once that happened, everyone, you would lose your fortune and your vital essence—and with them, your lives. His Majesty loved his people as his own children and would never allow such a thing to happen, so he refused Mystic Spirit King. But Mystic Spirit King then sought out His Highness the Crown Prince. Blinded by greed, the Crown Prince accepted the benefits Mystic Spirit King offered and intended to raise troops to eliminate the king. His Majesty discovered the matter in time and subdued the Crown Prince.
"That is why His Majesty intended to depose the Crown Prince today. We had not wished to reveal the reason before because it was shameful, but now we have no choice. Mystic Spirit King came to rescue the Crown Prince this time so that he could place him on the throne. Then the two of them could collude together