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Chapter 509 Highlights (Serious Book)

Zhu Yu looked at the talisman speechlessly: "What did I do before that made you so worried?"

Fu Lu scratched his head: "I've read some storybooks before... When the heroes in them are killing thieves, there are always some young ladies who feel that they shouldn't take lives so lightly..."

So... I'm afraid you've misunderstood, sir..."

"If everyone here knows more or less about the High Priest's group's plans, and someone is released out of kindness, and then goes to inform them, and in the end the villains really gain power and win the world, then the number of innocent people who die unjustly will be countless."

I can distinguish between what's more important and what's less important, between minor and major righteousness.

As Zhu Yu spoke, he sighed, raised his arm, and patted Fu Lu on the shoulder: "Read some serious books from now on."

After saying that, he quickly caught up with Lu Qing, who had slowed down and turned around to look at him with a puzzled expression.

Fu Lu's dark face flushed slightly because of Zhu Yu's last teasing remark, but he was also relieved by her previous words. He quickly followed, gripping the sword hilt tightly with one hand, ready to deal with any unexpected situation.

However, once they stepped out of the broken moon gate and saw the scene outside, they immediately realized that they had worried too much.

Whether the servants in the high priest's mansion knew about it or how much they knew is no longer important.

Before entering, the fake lord had already poisoned the few servants outside. Those who did odd jobs, as well as the boys who had tried to stop them from entering, were all lying on the ground in disarray.

The runes had examined them carefully and confirmed that all of them were dead, and had died swiftly, with their necks broken without exception.

Zhu Yu glanced at the boys and couldn't help but sigh.

Since the fake lord ruthlessly killed them, it naturally shows that they were indeed aware of the plan behind it to some extent.

In the end, these people died at the hands of their own people, so there's nothing to be ashamed of. They just got on the wrong ship and ended up like this.

However, these children were so young that it was hard to say whether they were lured, bought, or sent over by their families without their knowledge.

Moreover, given their age, their ability to participate in everything that was secretly plotted here was very limited.

When Zhu Yu arrived, he felt that although these children tried their best to stop him, given their limited abilities, such obstruction was undoubtedly futile.

So, when they arranged for a group of children to run out one after another to stop people from entering, did they really expect that such a group of children could actually stop people?

Or perhaps this arrangement was merely a formality, and the children, unable to pretend, would naturally obey orders and desperately try to stop it, thus leaving no loopholes in the process, and achieving the result that the person behind all this wanted.

Inside and out, in order to make this charade convincing, these unfortunate children were destined to die a meaningless death—either beaten to death by those who forcibly broke in, or silenced by the fake fortress lord. The four guardians who had been in the secluded chamber with the high priest's corpse, though already dead and half-dried but not yet incorrupt, were still clearly tall and imposing in life.

Zhu Yucai didn't believe that the high priest, who was already so influential in the Brahma Land, could only find four such protectors for himself, and couldn't even gather a few strong and powerful guards.

Thinking about it this way, the truth behind it becomes clearer.

"So this is a carefully arranged play for us. Now that everything has been played out, not even the extras have been spared. This is truly a huge investment!" Zhu Yu looked at the corpses in the courtyard, sighed, and asked Lu Qing, "What should we do now?"
Is this play about to end now that it's reached this point?

That fake lord couldn't possibly expect you to wholeheartedly join forces with them just because you believed his nonsense, could he?
I always felt that he wanted you to believe him, but the so-called alliance later was a complete deception, just to make you think that you could form an alliance with them to avenge your family.

But... I don't understand why they would do that.

“The other side has been planning for so long, so naturally they wouldn’t kill all these people without leaving a single survivor for such a small purpose.” Lu Qing smiled. “The fake fortress lord certainly didn’t do this to help us or to save us from getting our hands dirty or getting blood on our hands.”

I reckon he was confident he could lure me in and then escape unscathed, which is why he killed all the servants who weren't here before he appeared, as well as the guards sent by Brahma, leaving no one alive.

Think about it, those guards are Brahma's men. If they were alive, they would at least have an explanation of what happened here when they return.

Now, the high priest and his protectors are dead, the servants in the high priest's palace are dead, and even the guards sent by Brahma are dead.

Doesn't this seem interesting?

"He wants to frame us for murdering the High Priest?" Zhu Yu frowned. "And then what? Use Brahma's hand to kill someone else?"
But what he's doing is pointless, isn't it?
If that's really all he wanted to achieve, he could have easily killed everyone outside and escaped; he wouldn't have needed to go in and talk to you about all that nonsense.

Moreover, Brahma's body still needs Yan Daoxin's care. The High Priest is clearly problematic, and he knows it himself. Even if you can't clear your name of the suspicion of murdering the High Priest's servants, Brahma probably won't show any mercy for the sake of prolonging his own life.

"Do you remember what Yan Daoxin told you before?" Lu Qing asked Zhu Yu, "about what he's been most worried about these days."

Zhu Yu thought for a moment and then suddenly realized: "What he's most worried about is how long Brahma's current 'last gasp' can last..."

So...could it be...?

“Yes,” Lu Qing nodded, indicating that he did indeed have such suspicions. “The High Priest’s plans and arrangements could not have been limited to this. Although the reason why he died during his seclusion is still a question that needs to be answered, there are definitely more than just the High Priest as a so-called capable assistant in this plan.”

Even if Brahma's time hasn't come yet, once the High Priest's household has been wiped out, someone will naturally ensure Brahma's death.

Zhu Yu couldn't help but feel a chill, her heart skipped a beat, but after seeing Lu Qing's calm demeanor, she realized that what Lu Qing had said earlier about going with the flow seemed to include the current situation.