Volume 2: Jade Promise Chapter 220: I don’t know my son?
After two days of repair, the smell of blood in the City Lord's Mansion finally faded a lot.
Liu Ruiqi, Leng Buchen and Leng Jianqi had already said a lot of nonsense to each other, and they would rather go to the City Lord's Mansion to find someone else to talk nonsense with.
Even if nothing can be said from Lu Tianji's mouth, at least some information can be obtained.
Besides, who knows, maybe something might come out while chatting?
The City Lord's Mansion was gloomy in the afternoon. Because of the continuous rain, everything looked wet.
Tang Zheng and Xu Qingyan were walking in the corridor when they saw Leng Jing coming out of the hall. He stomped his feet in anger.
As soon as I saw her expression, I knew that what was going on was not very pleasant.
As expected, as soon as Tang Zheng entered, he saw Lu Tianji holding a sword across his neck. "We, the Lu family, have been guarding this bitter cold land for the Changyuan Leng family for hundreds of years. Even if we don't have the military merits of Commander Liu and his family, we are diligent and hardworking, right? I can die, but I just want to be a ghost who understands. Leng Buchen, just tell me, how did I offend you? Or, how did I offend the future prince?"
Lu Tianji almost cried as he spoke.
Then, he heard a round of applause...
"So, let me tell you, acting is a basic skill in life." Tang Zheng looked at Lu Tianji with a smile, "Well said! Lord Lu, you are sincere, but sincerity alone is useless. People are judged by their actions!"
Lu Tianji frowned: "You again? You are the pawn they pushed out to frame me... Do you think that after you have framed me, Leng Zhan and the others will keep you alive?"
Tang Zheng didn't even raise an eyebrow when he said this.
But what he didn't notice was that Lu Wantang, who was following behind him, trembled slightly on his right hand.
Tang Zheng glared at Lu Wantang and said with a smile, "Master Lu...you don't need to worry about the world after you die..."
"Nonsense!" Leng Jianqi slammed the table. "Who is this? Who let him in? Does he have the right to speak in a place like this?"
"Patriarch." Leng Zhan's face immediately darkened. "Do you have the right to slam the table in front of me?"
“……” Leng Jianqi gritted his teeth and had no choice but to sit down.
"Speak." Leng Zhan did not look at Leng Jianqi again. His words were simple, but the look he gave Tang Zheng was full of deep gratitude.
Tang Zheng touched his nose when he saw his look and thought, Brother, are you so sure that I have settled the matter for you?
Because, before he even said anything, there was gratitude in Leng Zhan's eyes!
"Tsk. It's really stressful." Tang Zheng smiled and looked at Lu Tianji again. "Lu Wantang, who is only seventeen years old this year, has committed serious crimes such as desecrating the tombs of his ancestors, selling luxury and debauchery, and communicating with demons. If you say that all of these are his personal actions, I'm afraid it doesn't make sense, right?"
"If he is really my son, then of course it doesn't make sense! But the problem is, this son is a fake. I don't know him, so how can I explain it?" Lu Tianji snorted coldly, "I have already made it very clear about Wan Tang, why are you still entangled in this..."
"Very good, don't worry, I won't keep you for too long today. Now, we have come to the first conclusion - if the person who committed the crime is your son, you must be involved, right?" Tang Zheng raised a black object in his hand.
Except for Xu Qingyan who knew that it was the third generation of Little Bee that Ning Mo was tinkering with, no one else knew it.
However, Tang was talking to Lu Tianji at the moment, and no one interrupted him to ask what he was holding in his hand.
"If he is really his son, then the entire Lu family cannot escape responsibility." Leng Jianqi snorted, "What do you want to say?"
"I just want to ask, Lu Tianji, City Lord Lu, is it?" Tang Zheng asked.
"If this didn't exist, my son wouldn't..."
"I'm just asking you, is it true?" Tang Zheng waved his hand. "Look, everyone sitting here is very busy. Let's speed up. If, I mean if, the person who committed the crime is your son..."
"If it was my son, then as the elder said, our entire Lu family would be implicated. But he is not, he is a fake Lu Wantang used to frame me!"
"Very good." Tang Zheng snapped his fingers and continued, "Then, let's move on to the second question. You said that the Lu Wantang we have is a fake. Where is the real one?"
Leng Jianqi couldn't help but stand up. If Leng Zhan hadn't been there, he would have pointed at Tang Zheng and cursed, "Are you blind?"
The young city lord of the city lord’s mansion was standing right behind Lu Tianji!
Lu Tianji was stunned for a moment, then pointed behind him and said, "You don't know Wan Tang? You don't even know her, and you're standing here telling me what's true and what's false! This is ridiculous!"
" Don't worry about whether I'm kidding or not. Are you sure Lu Wantang is here?" Tang Zheng said with a smile.
"Wantang!" Lu Tianji called out behind him.
Lu Wantang behind him didn't react at first. It was only after Lu Tianji called out a second time that he took half a step forward.
Tang Zheng smiled and asked, "Whether I know your son or not is not important. The question is, do you really know your son?"
Leng Jianqi's face turned green. What nonsense were Tang Zheng asking?
Although Lu Tianji's face didn't turn green, he was in a bad mood. He sneered and replied, "My own son, I don't know him?"
"Are you sure you know him?" Tang Zheng pulled a chair and sat down, smiling, "I can give you half an incense stick of time to confirm..."
"What do you mean?" Lu Tianji's eyes flashed.
"It doesn't make any sense. Maybe after you check it, you'll find it's a fake again?"
"This is just too ridiculous, Wan Tang, let's go..." Lu Tianji had already begun to feel that Tang was making fun of him.
"Stop!" The smile on Tang Zheng's face disappeared immediately. "Lu Tianji, you really don't need to check, then let's continue talking?"
"I'll say it again, my son, I know him better than you do. I've been with him for seventeen years, and I can tell whether he's real or fake at a glance!"
Tang Zheng applauded again: "Good, this is a very good sentence. The second conclusion is that you are absolutely sure that the Lu Wantang behind you is your son, and you will never go back on your word."
He looked down at the black thing in his hand, frowned again, and whispered, "Time is running out."
Then, he immediately raised his head and looked at Lu Tianji with a smile: "Okay, since you can see it, then tell us clearly why the person behind you is the real Lu Wantang? I believe that once this question is made clear, no one will doubt you anymore..."
“Ha, haha…” Lu Tianji laughed a few times, with a hint of pride on his face, “My son, Lu Tianji, can reach the peak of two stars at the age of seventeen! How many people can do that? His strength is his best proof!”
"He does have the strength of a two-star peak. As for the one you captured, it's hard to tell how strong he is..." Leng Jianqi pointed at Lu Wantang behind Lu Tianji and said, "In other words, this is the real Wantang..."
"But, as far as I know, there is a pill called 'Tiling Pill', which can provide warriors below three stars with the illusion of having an extra star for a short period of time. Of course, this kind of thing was developed by some warriors in the past to cheat in order to pass the academy assessment, but it is very difficult to find it now. Strength... can be cheated." Tang Zheng said with a smile.
When Lu Tianji heard the three words "Ti Ling Dan", his eyes twitched and he had a bad feeling in his heart.
Tang Zheng laughed again: "As far as I know, the spirit-enhancing pill can be detected by testing. Can we check it? If there is no spirit-enhancing pill in your body, then your innocence can be proven in one fell swoop!"
Lu Tianji showed a trace of anger on his face: "What a joke! The medicine needed to check the spirit-enhancing pill has a huge impact on the body. The elder should be very clear about this!"
"That's right. The Qi-dispersing water can make the stars of warriors with the ingredients of the Spirit-enhancing Pill in their bodies turn red. However, the Qi-dispersing water can cause permanent damage to the star veins. Once taken, it will be almost impossible to practice in this lifetime." Leng Jianqi's face turned completely blue, "I can't bear to watch it anymore..."
Tang Zheng just smiled and raised the Qi-Gathering Water in his hand: "Please don't be too quick to look at it." Then he turned to Lu Tianji and said, "In other words, you don't agree to check whether there are any ingredients of the Spirit-Tiening Pill in your body ?"
"Of course I don't agree! My son is a rare genius in the Lu family for a century. He reached the peak of the two-star level at the age of seventeen and will be able to enter the academy at the age of eighteen. If nothing unexpected happens, he will be able to break through to the three-star level before he is twenty... But if you let him take the Qi-dispersing water, his life will be ruined. How can I agree to you doing such a thing?"
Leng Buchen and Liu Ruiqi also frowned. If they had known that this could be used as evidence, perhaps they would have considered bringing more people and forcing them to drink the degassing water?
But just when they all thought that Tang Zheng would definitely be stuck here, they saw Leng Zhan making a gesture towards them, indicating that they don't need to be anxious.
Then, Tang Zheng smiled and nodded: "What you said makes sense. I didn't think you would agree. "
"Then why are you talking so much? I..."
"But I haven't asked you yet whether you agree."
"Him?" Lu Tianji laughed. "You are confused! If I don't agree, how can he agree?"
Tang Zheng's gaze slowly turned to Lu Wantang who was behind Lu Tianji.
His smile was very harmless: "Mr. Lu, do you agree?"
Everyone immediately looked at Lu Wantang...
It seemed that Lu Wantang was the focus of so many people's attention for the first time. His shoulders shrank slightly, but when he saw Tang Zheng's smile, he still said, "I agree!"
"What?" Lu Tianji turned his head suddenly, and his eyes as big as cowbells widened.
