"No, no, no! Why are you so upset?"
"We just... just couldnât hold back for a moment, weâre all brothers here, how could we bear to mock you?"
Ji Youyuan hastily said.
Then he adjusted his mindset and looked up to see that Ji Youze had already composed himself, wearing a serious and expressionless look.
"Sigh! Look at you, itâs rare that the eighth brother can laugh so freely, why canât you just let him have a good laugh?"
Upon hearing this, Ji Youzhi glared fiercely at Ji Youyuan, his eyes like sharp knives cutting through!
Ji Youyuan quickly shut his mouth; the seventh brother was the easiest to bully in the family, but he had his temper too!
"Alright, alright! I wonât say it, I wonât say it, I wonât say it!"
Ji Youyuan hurriedly assured himself.
"Seventh brother! We called you here to ask about the Evil God and the Witch God!"
"Evil God? Did you encounter the Evil God?"
Ji Youzhi was shocked upon hearing Ji Youyuanâs question.
"The Xiling Army is putting pressure on us, seemingly related to the Evil God."
Ji Youze and Ji Youyuan quickly recounted how the Prince of Xiling had sneaked into the Great Hanâs County Yamen at night and told them about the Evil God.
Upon hearing this, Ji Youyuan was lost in thought for quite some time before he finally asked them, "A prince from Xiling sneaks into an official residence in our Great Hanâs city in the dead of night, as if it were an uninhabited place!
And itâs during such a sensitive time as a war between two countries!
Big brother, eighth brother, donât you find it strange?"
After all, Ji Youzhi was a renowned Divine Hunter.
In some matters, he was quite oblivious, but at other times, he could accurately grasp critical information related to a case!
"So, are you suspecting thereâs something wrong with that Xiling prince?"
"I assume before you had Suisui find me, someone had infiltrated the Xiling military camp to investigate. What was the outcome?"
"Everything appeared normal. After the Prince returned to the Xiling camp, he tried to persuade Hertz to retreat and return to Xiling with him, but Hertz refused, insisting that he was following the Emperorâs command to attack Great Han and couldnât withdraw without risking his familyâs safety!"
Ji Youyuan spoke truthfully; no matter how formidable Hertz was or how many troops he commanded, the Emperorâs decree was supreme; unless the Emperor gave a new order, heâd have to fight!
"If the prince truly wanted to prevent the chaos between the two countries, shouldnât he have petitioned the Emperor of Xiling to withdraw the troops?"
Ji Youzhi murmured in confusion!
"He said the Emperor of Xiling refuses to listen!"
"Did you see the Emperor of Xiling being obstinate with your own eyes?"
Ji Youzhi always emphasized evidence, but sometimes, evidence wasnât the entire truth!
Ji Youze and Ji Youyuan couldnât help but exchange looks, and in the end, neither spoke.
"Are you implying that the prince is not trustworthy?"
Ji Youzhi didnât respond.
At that moment, Xiaosuisui suddenly chimed in, "Are you talking about that strange old man who sneaked into our Courtyard last night?"
Ji Youyuan quickly corrected her, "The Prince is not even thirty, you should call him uncle, not grandpa!"
But Xiaosuisui shook her head, "No, that person had a strong sense of old age on him! I feel heâs older than great-grandfather!"
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Ji Youyuan, Ji Youze, and Ji Youzhi exchanged glances, each seeing a hint of doubt in the otherâs eyes!
"You were clearly asleep last night and never saw the Prince, why do you make such a statement?"