Above the mage!

Chapter 272 Drawing the Sword (Part )

"Get out of the way!" Grant took God and Catherine, pushed aside the people who were gathered in a circle, and walked in.

Only then did Gao De see the specific situation at the scene clearly.

In front of the ice jade phoenix tree that was shining with divine light, Sunaifa looked at a tall old man with sunken eye sockets with a frosty face.

It should be Donald, the great elder of the Zhenbing tribe.

Donald was still a short distance away from Bingyu Wutong. Facing Sunaifa's cold gaze, he still had a smile on his face, as if nothing had happened.

On the branch of the Ice Jade Parasol Tree stood little Flora, looking down from above with a wary gaze.

It looked like a stray cat that was chased onto the beam of a house.

"Mage!"

Flora saw Gode squeezing in from the outside and immediately raised her voice.

It was like a bullied little girl seeing her father finally arriving in a hurry.

Flora looked at Gode on the Ice Jade Parasol Tree, and the vigilance in her eyes had turned into joy at this moment.

Although Flora was protected by Bingyu Wutong, and although Sunaifah had arrived first.

But none of these made Flora let down her guard and defense. It was not until God arrived that she finally felt relieved.

But the fact is, Bingyu Wutong can protect her, Sunaifa can take down Donald, but Gaode can do nothing.

In front of Donald and the Zhenbing Tribe, he was too weak.

Gao De frowned and looked around, faces with different expressions appeared in his eyes.

Some were watching the show, some were observing coldly, some were worried, and some were equally angry. Everyone had different thoughts.

After all, most of the elders present were reformists, but there were also a few conservative elders.

It was these elders of the "Conservative Party" who realized that something was wrong the moment Donald appeared and sent someone to inform Sunaifa.

But it was actually too late. If it weren't for Bingyu Wutong's magical powers, Flora would have fallen into Donald's hands by now.

Finally, Goder's eyes fell on Donald and Sunaifa.

"War Mother."

He took a deep breath, calmed his emotions, and repeated what Flora had said before:
"Flora is the guest you invited to supervise. The chief elder of the noble family wants to arrest her now. This is an impolite act. You must not let him off."

Sunaifa nodded to Gode with an apologetic look on his face.

"Great Elder, it is indeed rude to attack the guests I invited." She said coldly, with anger in her tone.

This was like a slap in her face.

"Don't blame me, Mother Zhan." Donald's face showed no sign of panic. He saluted Sunaifa, then laughed. He didn't seem to be worried about Sunaifa's dissatisfaction at all, and explained himself calmly:

"I heard that you, Mother Zhan, invited an outsider to "treat" Bingyu Wutong, and finally concluded that Bingyu Wutong is about to advance, and that you need an outsider to help Bingyu Wutong advance."

"The Ice Jade Wutong is the guardian tree of our clan. It is of great importance. If it really succeeds in advancing, I will naturally be happy."

"But they are foreigners after all. If they harbor evil intentions and cause anything to happen to Bingyu Wutong, it would be a great sin."

"As the great elder of the Zhenbing Tribe, I naturally cannot do nothing, so I came here to take a look at the situation."

"As for attacking your invited guest, that is a complete misunderstanding. I just want to talk to her and see if she really has the ability to do so."

"But she seemed to reject me and kept avoiding me. I was anxious and acted a little too aggressively, and it became like I was going to hit her, but that was not my intention."

In just a few words, Donald justified his actions by saying they were for the benefit of the tribe, even though everyone knew that was just an excuse.

But so what? As long as there is a step down, it's fine.

"My actions were a bit too barbaric and rude, and I was disrespectful to you, Mother War. I admit this and am willing to accept the punishment."

Donald's voice was low and sincere, and he acted as if he was really reflecting on his mistakes, but there was a glimmer of cunning in his eyes.

The next moment, Donald narrowed his eyes and glanced sharply at Flora who was still on the Ice Jade Wutong. His tone suddenly became stern and angry: "But my worries have come true!"

He suddenly raised his hand and pointed at Bingyu Wutong, his voice full of indignation:

"Since its birth, the Ice Jade Wutong has grown in the core spiritual land of our tribe. It has been cared for and worshipped by the tribesmen of our tribe for generations. It is the guardian tree of our tribe. But just now, the guardian tree actually helped outsiders to deal with me!"

"I am the great elder of the Zhenbing tribe. It's like this for me. What about others?" Donald's voice echoed, attracting everyone's attention. His expression became more serious.

"Mother War, those who are not of our race must have different hearts. The guardian tree is so important, how can we allow outsiders to easily touch it? Now the guardian tree has been tricked by this little thing and no longer protects our race. The situation has reached a point where it cannot be delayed."

"Compared to punishing me for my disrespectful behavior, it is more important to capture these two foreigners."

"Otherwise, if this continues, even if Bingyu Wutong succeeds in advancing, it will be meaningless."

"If the guardian tree no longer protects the Zhenbing tribe, what's the use of it no matter how high its level is?" His tone became more urgent.

After these words were spoken, the expressions of everyone present changed slightly.

Even the conservative elder, who had an angry look on his face at the beginning, fell into deep thought.

Because what Donald said does make sense.

The Ice Jade Wutong has been the guardian tree of the Zhenbing Tribe since ancient times. What Donald did just now was indeed wrong, but this should not be a reason for the guardian tree to help outsiders deal with the Great Elder.
If we help outsiders just because Donald did something wrong, what kind of guardian tree is that?
No matter what, the guardian tree should favor their Zhenbing tribe.

This is just like a mother will never dislike her child if he or she is ugly. Even if a mother dislikes her child verbally, she will definitely side with her child at the critical moment. Otherwise, there will be a big problem.

No matter how much they believe in Flora and like her, it cannot change the fact that Gode and Flora are outsiders.

When Donald saw the reactions of the crowd, he knew that his words had gained their approval.

Even Goder had to admire Donald's quick reaction. In this situation, he reversed the situation with just a few words.

"Mother Zhan, although the Great Elder's behavior was a bit rude, he was after all concerned about the interests of hundreds of thousands of tribesmen in the tribe, so he acted impulsively. We should not pursue the Great Elder's fault now, but should pay attention to what the Great Elder said."

At this time, a reformist elder stood up, bowed to Zhan Mu first, and then expressed his opinion.

The other reformist elders present also nodded in agreement.

Sunaifa, who was carrying an ice bow, looked at Donald expressionlessly, "Flora diagnosed the problem of the guardian tree and helped it advance. Although she is not from our tribe, to Bingyu Wutong, Flora is one of their own."

"When Flora was in danger, Bingyu Wutong instinctively protected her, which was natural and reasonable, and it was not like what the Great Elder said that she had been attacked by some evil trick."

"Besides, trees know how to repay kindness. How can the Great Elder, who was born as a human being, be worse than a tree?" Sunaifa's eyes were cold at this time.

In just a few words, she turned the situation around.

"If the guardian tree successfully advances, I will definitely be very grateful to them. I just don't trust these foreigners." After being told this by Sunaifa, Donald quickly laughed.

"I don't care what you did. Since you attacked my invited guests behind my back, it is disrespectful to me and you should be punished." Sunaifa did not let Donald go.

"I was at fault first. I am willing to punish myself by being confined to the Ice Prison Cliff for half a year." At this point, Donald stopped trying to excuse himself and immediately admitted his mistake.

"Not enough." Sunaifa said coldly in front of everyone.

"Mother Zhan, the Great Elder was at fault first, but he was willing to punish himself by confinement for half a year. It is too harsh to give the Great Elder such a heavy punishment for an outsider whose origins are unknown!" A reformist elder stood up to speak for Donald.

"Mother Zhan, the Great Elder did make a mistake, but it's not serious enough!"

"Mother Zhan, the Great Elder is an elder of the tribe. He has made countless contributions to the tribe over the years. If you treat the Great Elder like this for an outsider, how many people in the tribe will be disappointed!" "Yes, it is enough for the Great Elder to punish himself by confinement for half a year. At most, we can give them some compensation. Otherwise, it may cause opinions from other elders in the tribe and affect the unity of the tribe."

"As the Great Elder, even if you want to punish him, it should be decided by everyone together."

For a time, "the crowd was outraged", and elders stood up one after another to speak for the chief elder.

The Great Elder himself did not express his opinion, but just watched the scene calmly - in fact, he did not stop these people from speaking, which was expressing his attitude.

Gao De watched this scene quietly.

In fact, the scene before us is a microcosm of the dispute between Sunaifa and Donald over the years.

It is true that everyone is in awe of Sunaifa, but there are still many people who stand on Donald's side.

"Take the Great Elder to the Ice Prison Cliff first, and then I will convene a meeting of elders to discuss and decide today's matter." Facing the public opinion, Sunaifa said slowly.

"Don't worry, this matter will not end like this. I will punish Donald enough and give you an explanation." At the same time, Sunaifa's cold voice sounded in Gaode's mind.

This was a guarantee given to him alone using [Communication Technique].

Gao De said nothing, and he couldn't say anything.

In other people's territory, he was just a small wizard of the first ring. Sunaifa, a man of such status, was willing to give him such a promise despite the public criticism, which showed that Sunaifa was loyal enough.

If it were any other leader, they wouldn't even care about his feelings.

He was grateful to Sunaifa for being willing to help him.

But one thing is for sure, he was not satisfied with the solution proposed by Sunaifa.

"Lady Flora, please come down." Gao De came under the ice jade phoenix tree, looked up at the little man, and patted his left shoulder.

Upon hearing this, Flora flapped her wings without hesitation, jumped down from the branch of the Ice Jade Parasol Tree, and landed lightly on Goder's shoulder.

"Mage~"

"Let's go home."

"Good~"

Gao De glanced at the elders present, said nothing, and left silently with Flora.

Catherine followed silently.

Grant looked left and right, and finally slapped his thigh hard, sighed, and then chased after Godd who had walked some distance away.

"Lady Flora has been wronged."

"No grievance."

"Someone is bullying Lady Flora."

"There is a tree protecting Lady Flora~"

Flora's tone was very natural, as if she had just encountered a great danger and she was not the one who was wronged - if it weren't for Bingyu Wutong, Flora would have fallen into Donald's clutches by now.

Godard looked at Flora with an apologetic look in his eyes.

How can I not feel wronged?
"That old man was so stupid. He tried to deceive Lady Flora, but Lady Flora saw through him right away."

"How to say?"

"He said you sold Lady Flora to him."

"This is impossible."

"Yes, that's impossible, so he can't deceive Lady Flora."

"Lady Flora has a wise heart."

"Of course!"

Goder looked down at Flora on his shoulder.

The little guy also raised his head proudly at this moment.

The former has a complicated look in his eyes, while the latter has a clear look in his eyes.

"What if there is no tree to protect Lady Flora?" he asked.

"Fortunately there are trees~"

"What if there isn't?"

"But there is~"

"If there were no tree, Lady Flora would have been caught by that old man." Goder gave the answer himself.

"What will happen after being caught?" Flora asked curiously, tilting her head.

"I can remove the spell and take Lady Flora back, but I will have to ask Lady Flora to stay in the small dark room for a while."

"It's okay. The wizard is trying to save Lady Flora. Lady Flora won't bear grudges."

"But what if he hurt Lady Flora before I knew that Lady Flora was caught?" Goder asked again.

"Yeah, what should we do then?"

Gao De thought for a long time and gave the final answer: "There is no way."

He was too weak and did not have enough status, so even if Flora was hurt, he could not do anything.

This answer made Gao De fall into silence.

There was nothing to say about being bullied because of his weakness. He accepted it and would fight back when he became stronger.

But it is a terrible feeling when people around you are bullied because of your weakness.

In the silence, Gao De suddenly felt his neck tighten.

When he looked down, he saw that it was Flora who was pulling at the collar of his clothes.

"Well~it's okay." Seeing Gode looking over, Flora said with her eyes wide open.

"God, don't blame Mother Zhan. It's not easy for Mother Zhan either." Just then, Grant finally caught up.

He didn't know that Sunaifa had sent a message to Gaode alone and made a promise, so he was afraid that Gaode would be disappointed and dissatisfied, so he specially caught up with him to speak for Sunaifa and to calm Gaode's emotions.

"I know."

"In order to avoid the division of the tribe and to avoid affecting unity, the War Mother cannot make many decisions alone, especially when it comes to matters involving the Great Elder." Grant continued to explain.

"I know," Goder nodded, interrupting Elder Grant and pointing at Flora, "But she works for you, so she shouldn't be bullied."

"That's right." Elder Grant was speechless for a moment.

At this moment, they had arrived in front of a magnificent square with dozens of ice crystal pillars.

"I need justice," Gao De looked up at the True Ice Sword on the platform and finally made a decision. "If you don't give it to me, I will find a way to get it myself."

(End of this chapter)