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The battle had erupted suddenly and ended just as quickly. Yuxu had not had the chance to intervene. But matters of politics were tricky; religious conflicts, however, provided the perfect opportunity. Under the pretext of the Buddhist-Daoist debate, this was the ideal moment to completely expel Buddhism from Chang’an. A rare glint of killing intent flickered in Yuxu’s eyes. Even if I have to settle this the way you settled your “martial challenge” last night, this ends here.
Kong Shi chuckled, entirely unfazed. “You accuse me of colluding with the enemy’s leader, but I say that before the King of Qin, before all the aristocratic families of Chang’an, the real man standing here openly conspiring with the false dynasty is none other than you, Daoist. It is said that last night, you had a certain unknown altercation. And strangely, at that time, Vermillion Bird’s flames descended into the alleyways. The esteemed envoy did not arrive today—she was already here yesterday. Who knows what secret negotiations you held with her then, only to put on this performance today?”
Li Boping’s gaze fell upon Yuxu, but he said nothing.
Both sides now carried the stain of collusion, one with the barbarians, the other with external forces hostile to the Li Clan.
It was as if the accusations had canceled each other out.
On the battlefield of public sentiment, Yuxu stood on the side of the common people, while Kong Shi stood on the side...
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