Everyone in the central army tent, upon hearing Du Ruhui's furious shout and seeing the bright yellow dragon-shaped Jade Pendant of Li Shimin still clutched in the Goguryeo envoy's hand—
Even rough-and-ready martial generals like Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong, who loved nothing more than flexing their fists and legs, immediately understood what was going on!
Li Shimin, seated in the very center, curled his lips into a faint, almost imperceptible smile!
National Preceptor, you truly understand me!
"Ah...! No, I... I didn't... I didn't!"
"This... I... this subject did not... did not steal the Heavenly Khan's Jade Pendant!"
"This... th-this... wasn't this Jade Pendant just requested from the Heavenly Khan by the immortal National Preceptor, who wished to examine it?"
"It... it... how did it end up in this subject's hand?"
Frightened half to urinary incontinence by Du Ruhui's furious shout, the Goguryeo envoy reflexively flung away the bright yellow dragon-shaped Jade Pendant in his hand!
And though Qing Mo had only just personally helped him to his feet, both his knees crashed heavily onto the ground again with a crisp thud!
The Goguryeo envoy understood now!
This immortal National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty either did nothing at all—or, once he made a move, he came for your life!
This... Li Shimin's Jade Pendant had somehow appeared in the hands of an envoy like him!
This was like yellow mud splashing into his trousers—whether it was shit or not, it looked like shit!
"Outrageous!"
"You envoy are utterly bastardly!!!"
"Before the Sage, before Minister Du, before all the dukes and generals, you dare repeatedly slander the immortal National Preceptor of our Tang Dynasty!"
Qing Mo returned to his seat, casually crossing one leg over the other and leisurely flipping through the book in his hands!
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