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Cen Boqing spun around abruptly, his earlier composure gone. “Fu… Crown Prince, my old servant has done nothing wrong. He’s only been framed. Under what charge do you mean to throw him in prison?”
“If he’s under suspicion, then he has to be brought in for questioning,” Fushan Yue replied at an unhurried pace. “That’s standard procedure. Ask any commoner in Baishajue if they understand that.”
County Magistrate Tian cast a look, and the constables stepped forward.
How could the Cen household possibly allow that? Their guards drew weapons with a series of sharp shings and faced the constables.
Commander Lu waved a hand, and several hundred soldiers likewise drew swords and blades.
In less than ten minutes, the front of the Cen Residence had become a scene of naked hostility once again. The gathered onlookers retreated two full steps in unison, all afraid of being caught in the spillover.
Fushan Yue straightened in the saddle and said in a sinister voice, “Cen Boqing, do you really intend to defy the law and resist the ban right in front of me?”
The instant his temper rose, an invisible baleful aura spread in all directions. The little roadside trees, the grass growing in cracks, even the carefully planted fresh flowers in the flowerbeds outside the Cen Residence’s walls, all withered, drooped, and shriveled.
The horses under everyone present gave uneasy...
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