Chapter 324: You’re Too Despicable
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
First Elder did not listen to her explanation and asked the guards to arrest her.
Huanhuan quickly dodged back.
The skullcap jumped out and bit the guard’s arm, causing him to scream in pain.
Seeing this, First Elder’s eyebrows furrowed, and his face was filled with anger.
“Look, this man-eating flower is the weapon you used to kill Mather! The physical evidence is here. What else do you have to say?!”
!!
He ordered, “Men, burn that man-eating flower and tie up this vicious and cunning female!”
Huanhuan was very angry.
It was one thing for them to bully her, but they actually wanted to be ruthless to Little Lotus?!
She summoned Little Green, which tossed out its vines, sending the guards pouncing over flying!
While the guards were in chaos, Huanhuan turned around and ran with the skullcap and Little Green.
First Elder shouted, “Catch her! Don’t let her escape!”
A ghostly figure rushed out of the crowd like lightning and arrived in front of Huanhuan in the blink of an eye.
Huanhuan instinctively tossed out the vines.
However, the other party grabbed the end of the vines and pulled them hard, breaking the vines into several pieces.
Little Green cried out in pain!
The lotus rushed out angrily to avenge Little Green, but the other party grabbed the stem, making the lotus unable to move.
The person who came was a tall male beast dressed in black animal hide. His aura was extremely shocking. There was a black star pattern on his cheek. He was actually a nine-star soul beast!
He was one of the 12 divine guards of the temple, Shuang Jing.
He pinched the stem of the lotus and stared coldly at Lin Huanhuan. “If you want it to live, surrender obediently.”
The lotus felt very uncomfortable and called out weakly, “Mom, go…”
Huanhuan clenched her hands into fists. “You’re despicable.”
Shuang Jing said, “I’m just too lazy to spend too much time on weaklings like you. This is the fastest solution. Do you choose to watch it die or will you raise your hands and surrender?”
Huanhuan glared at him.
Hearing that the lotus’ voice was getting weaker, she finally chose to raise her hands and say in a trembling voice, “I surrender.”
Shuang Jing sneered. “It’s indeed the choice of the weak.”
The guards rushed forward and tied Huanhuan tightly.
The lotus and the dying Little Green were also put into special animal hide bags and taken away.
Huanhuan shouted, “They’re innocent. Don’t hurt them!”
Shuang Jing glanced at her. “Take care of yourself first.”
First Elder took advantage of this and said, “She murdered an oracle and injured the guards. She’s guilty of a heinous crime! Put her in jail!”
The guards threw Huanhuan into the death cell, then closed the stone door and left.
The death cell was surrounded by sealed walls. Only the ceiling above had a hole for her to breathe in.
The ground was filled with dust and various rotting animal corpses. The air was filled with the pungent smell of decay. Huanhuan pinched her nose and found a relatively clean place to squat. She called the system out.
“Little Brat, what should we do now?”
The system said, “We can only wait for your husbands to save you.”
“I’m afraid I’ll be chopped into pieces before they arrive.”
“Don’t worry. According to the laws of the temple, killing oracles won’t get you beheaded. You’ll just be tied to a stake and burned alive.”
Huanhuan was very desperate. “I might as well be beheaded. At least I can die quickly.”
“Be optimistic. It’ll get better.”
Huanhuan sniffed. “Actually, I’m more worried about Little Lotus and Little Green. I wonder how they’re doing. Will those guys hurt them…”
The system sighed.
At that moment, she heard the door open above her.
Huanhuan immediately looked up and saw the stone door being pulled open. Xue Hui jumped down from above.
As soon as she saw Huanhuan, she asked, “Are you okay? Are you hurt?”
“I’m fine.” Huanhuan shook her head. “Why are you here?”
“As soon as I left the mountain, I heard that you were arrested. After asking what had happened, I pleaded with First Elder. He allowed me to visit you.”
The reason why First Elder agreed to Xue Ran’s request was not only because of her ident.i.ty as an oracle but also because he wanted her to persuade Huanhuan to confess so that this matter could be resolved as soon as possible.
Of course, she didn’t say this. She didn’t want Huanhuan to become even more uneasy.
Huanhuan said hurriedly, “I didn’t kill Mather. I have nothing to do with this!”
“I know. I believe you’re innocent.” Xue Hui sighed in exasperation. “But now all the evidence points to you as the murderer. The situation is very bad for you.”
An oracle in the 10,000 Beasts Temple was murdered on the day of the sacrificial ceremony.
First Elder had even found out about this. With his strict personality, this matter would definitely not end well!
Huanhuan said slowly, “I admit that there was some conflict between me and Mather, but I definitely didn’t kill him!”
Xue Hui pressed her shoulder. “Don’t be anxious. Tell me everything.”
Huanhuan tried to calm down and told her what had happened after she met Mather.
After hearing her story, Xue Hui looked incredulous. “Are you saying that Mather tried to bully you but was chased away by the prophet? Did the prophet save you?!”
Huanhuan nodded. “Yes!”
“The prophet doesn’t usually meet outsiders. Why would he go out of his way to save you? Did you know each other before?”
Huanhuan thought about it. “He looks familiar to me, but he said he didn’t know me.”
“The prophet doesn’t lie. If he says he doesn’t know you, he doesn’t know you.”
“Okay.”
No matter how she thought about it, the matter was amazing.
The prophet wasn’t well. He had been living in seclusion all these years, rarely seeing outsiders. However, this time, he saved a little female he barely knew.
If others heard Huanhuan’s words, no one would believe her.
Even Xue Hui felt that this was unlikely to be true.
She looked at Huanhuan and asked tentatively, “Could you have mistaken him for someone else? That beast might not be the prophet. Perhaps everything is just a misunderstanding?”
“I’ve never met the prophet. I don’t know if I’m mistaken. In any case, Mather called him ‘Prophet’. And he admitted to being the prophet himself.”
Huanhuan did not firmly admit that she was right. In any case, it made Xue Hui believe that she was telling the truth.
Xue Hui said heavily, “Even if what you say is true, the Prophet can’t testify for you.”
“Why?”
“The prophet has been living in seclusion over the years to recuperate. He’s rarely seen except for important matters. It’s very difficult to see the prophet. It’s even harder to get him to testify for an insignificant little female.”
Huanhuan was extremely disappointed.
Xue Hui thought for a moment. “But it’s not completely impossible.”