Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 222 It’s all my fault

Diwuwei led Nangong and Ren Yuan to the Yongyang Palace. The palace's own soldiers were still on guard here, and the Gouchen Division did not send any ghostwriters.

So the Fifth Dimension still obediently submitted his letter and waited for a full meal before the eunuch came out and said coldly, "The prince has summoned you. Come with us."

Diwuwei thanked them and took the two of them into the palace, where he met the 20-year-old King Yongyang in the back hall.

After the three of them saluted, Prince Yongyang said with a stern face: "You dare to come here after you trapped my mother in Longquan Villa?!"

"Your Majesty, please calm down. Our company has sealed off Longquan Villa for a reason." Diwuwei said calmly, "And we didn't know that the Concubine Dowager was in the villa at that time."

"Now that you know, leave immediately. You can't afford to disturb my mother!" The young prince glared at him.

"Your Highness, do you know what happened in the back mountain of Longquan Villa?" The Fifth Dimension also frowned and confronted him sharply.

"What's the matter?" King Yongyang obviously had no experience in laning, and didn't know the basic principle of "you fight yours and I fight mine".

"There is a huge alchemy field there. It has been in existence for more than two years and has refined more than 2,100 Red Spirit Pills!" The Fifth Dimension raised his voice and said, "Do you know what the main ingredient of the Red Spirit Pill is? It is children under the age of twelve!"

As he spoke, he showed a fiery red Scarlet Spirit Pill and said, "One Scarlet Spirit Pill requires a child to be refined. Two to three thousand children have already lost their lives in the mountains behind your palace!"

At the end, the fifth dimension couldn't help but burst into anger.

"Ah?" Prince Yongyang was also frightened. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Are you talking nonsense?"

"We have raided the alchemy field, and we have all the evidence." The Fifth Dimension said coldly:
"If you don't believe me, I can take you to the scene right now and let you experience it for yourself!"

"..." Prince Yongyang's face turned paler and the sweat kept coming out. He whispered, "How could this happen? How could this happen?"

"The large-scale refining of the Red Spirit Pill has lasted for such a long time, not to mention that the prince is completely unaware of it." The Fifth Dimension said coldly.

"I really didn't know." King Yongyang blushed and shook his head, "How could I tolerate such an inhumane act happening in my own territory?"

"But the alchemy field is in the prince's territory, and it has been in contact with human traffickers. The one who brought the child into the manor was also the manor's steward and the queen's servant." The Fifth Dimension said lightly:
"Also, I just received news before I came here that my colleagues have already caught the ghost-toothed woman who contacted the traffickers. The ghost-toothed woman confessed that the client of this order was also the two managers."

“Really?” Prince Yongyang’s back was already soaked with sweat, and he tried to remain calm and said, “There are so many properties in the palace, and I’ve never asked about them…”

"Your Majesty, do you think the Emperor will believe this?" Diwuwei said in a deep voice, "In fact, based on the current evidence, whether you admit it or not, it is enough to convict you."

He said earnestly, "We are here to help the prince this time. Please tell us the truth. Who is the culprit?"

"..." King Yongyang was silent for a long time, then he sighed and said, "I have nothing to say."

Diwuwei had almost forgotten the rest of the words, so he glanced at Ren Yuan and signaled A Yuan to take over.

"It seems that the prince has made up his mind to take the blame for others." Ren Yuan continued.

"..." King Yongyang's eyelids twitched, and he said in a muffled voice: "I don't know what you are talking about. Who should I take the blame for?"

"Your Highness, you may not know that although the alchemy field in the back mountain of the manor was only opened two years ago, the 'human cauldrons' used for alchemy had to be buried underground for nine years before they could be used. So this was planned at least eleven years ago." Ren Yuan said, looking at Prince Yongyang provocatively:

"Your Highness was only nine years old at that time, right? You were already busy with your career at the age of nine?"

"Puchi..." Nangong almost couldn't help laughing.

Prince Yongyang was so embarrassed that his face turned red. He slammed the small table in front of him and said angrily: "You are so ignorant. I have told you so many times that I didn't know anything!"

"Yes," Ren Yuan had much more experience in confrontation. He spread his hands and said innocently, "Hasn't this proved that the prince was not the initiator?" He smiled and glanced at King Yongyang and said, "Then who was in charge of the palace eleven years ago?"

"You!" Prince Yongyang was completely furious. He pointed at Ren Yuan and roared, "What do you mean? Are you trying to pin the blame on my mother?"

"Your Highness has repeatedly said that he knew nothing about it." Ren Yuan said without fear, "Of course I can't defend the Dowager Consort of Yongyang."

"..." Prince Yongyang was choked and didn't know how to refute for a moment.

"For a case involving two or three thousand lives, we can't just push out two small stewards to take the blame. We must find out the culprit!" Ren Yuan sneered, "Even if the emperor wants to show some mercy in the end, we must first let the emperor know who needs to be forgiven!"

"And our mission is to find this person." Ren Yuan finally said in a deep voice: "The Queen Mother of Prince Yongyang is the most suspicious, so we must start with her!"

"Yes." The Fifth Dimension nodded and said, "The Emperor has ordered that the mastermind must be found out!"

"Since the prince doesn't know, then we will go and ask the concubine." Then he stood up and said, "Goodbye."

After saying this, he took Nangong and Ren Yuan and pretended to leave.

"Come back!" Prince Yongyang shouted weakly, "I'll tell the truth."

"Your Highness, please speak." The Fifth Dimension turned around and said in a gentle voice, "I am all ears."

"That's right, it was all my orders." Prince Yongyang sighed, closed his eyes in pain and said, "You can report it to the emperor, and I will also write a petition to apologize."

"Your Highness started planning this business when he was nine years old?" asked the Fifth Dimension.

"Yes, I was bewitched by the demon at that time and thought it was fun, okay?" King Yongyang said lightly.

"Then do you know how many days it takes to refine a Red Spirit Pill?"

"Is the cauldron for refining human beings round or flat?"

"Is it cold or hot around the alchemy field?" Ren Yuan asked questions rapidly.

“This…” King Yongyang didn’t know anything about it, so he could only muffle his voice and say, “All matters are handed over to the subordinates. I don’t need to care about so many details. I have never been to the alchemy field. I only want the Red Spirit Pill!”

"Well, I will ask Your Majesty a question that he must know - how many top-grade Red Spirit Pills have been refined since the furnace was opened?" Ren Yuan smiled and said:
"If you take one of this top-grade Red Spirit Pill, you will be immune to all diseases and live a hundred years. It is priceless. The people below will definitely offer you treasures."

"This, this is too difficult to refine. I only refined two or three in total." King Yongyang said lacking confidence.

"Two or three?" Ren Yuan asked to get to the bottom of it.

"Two, one per year." King Yongyang swallowed and said.

"Sure?"

"Sure." King Yongyang nodded.

"Haha, sorry. There is no such thing as a top-grade Red Spirit Pill." Ren Yuan laughed and said, "Your Highness, you still have the nerve to say this now? Is this the career you have been planning since you were nine years old?"

"You..." Prince Yongyang's face turned blue, purple, red, and white, and finally his eyes went dark and he passed out.

(End of this chapter)