You were taken hostage, why pursue the Enemy's Empress?

Chapter 17 – Frame-up

Ying Wuji didn't expect that it would be so difficult to find out the truth.

After much difficulty, he managed to sneak behind the screen by copying a poem and a song. He finally heard Hua Chao playing music, but she secretly changed two notes. If he hadn't just learned the skill of "Music Mastery," he wouldn't have been able to tell the difference even with ten thousand awakening symbols.

He only wanted to investigate an assassination case, but he encountered such great resistance. He really didn't expect it.

Hua Chao was also stunned: "How did you..."

The reason why she wasn't too panicked just now was because she thought of this method of changing the tune. She didn't expect that she had done it so subtly that he could still hear the difference.

It was said that the hostage for exchange in Kingdom Qian had an average aptitude and there was nothing worth praising except for being rule-abiding. How could he have such high attainments in music?

For a moment, she was also in a panic.

Ying Wuji frowned: "Didn't you hear me? Play it again!"

Just then, the screen was kicked down by someone.

The person who kicked it was Luo Ming. Just now, when Ying Wuji drew his sword, Xiao Liu silently ran outside the screen.

When the screen fell, everyone saw what was inside and couldn't help but exclaim.

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"Ying Wuji, what are you doing?"

"Put down your sword and don't hurt Miss Hua Chao!"

"Stop!"

They felt that something was off with the conversation between the two just now, but they didn't expect that Ying Wuji would directly hold his sword to Hua Chao's neck in front of everyone!

What the hell is going on!

Luo Ming's face was ugly: "Ying Wuji! What are you doing? How dare you commit violence in public?"

Ying Wuji sneered: "Committing violence? Brother Luo, who is the one committing violence, me or Miss Hua Chao? Yesterday, I was poisoned by a Gu, and it was the song played by Miss Hua Chao that activated it. I caught the culprit, and Brother Luo accused me of committing violence!"

"What!"

Everyone was shocked. The fainting disease of Ying Wuji had been widely spread in Jiangcheng these days. Although some people said that there was something fishy about Ying Wuji's situation, the vast majority of people didn't believe it.

Even if Ying Wuji's status had plummeted, he was still a hostage for exchange of a friendly nation, especially now that Kingdom Qian was in a dominant position on the battlefield.

Assassinating Ying Wuji?

Now, both Qianli and Li treated him as a soft persimmon that could be kneaded at will. Even Xun Zhiyin dared to go against him and even taught him how to be a person when they were in the mortuary.

(Translated by a Chinese-English translator)Although the Kingdom of Li must have sent people to protect them now, in the long run, it will inevitably lead to an extremely unfavorable situation.

Either Qian and Li will make peace for decades, and he will live a miserable life.

Or there will be conflicting interests between Qian and Li, and he will be the first to be sacrificed.

He could not accept either of these results.

So he needs to tell the people of both countries that he doesn't care about the big picture. If they make him unhappy, he will flip their table.

Anyway, he is a hostage for exchange and an important face of their diplomatic relations. If Qian can remain indifferent and pretend everything is fine after his death, then he respects them as turtles.

As the situation reached a stalemate, teams of Flying Fish Guards rushed into the bamboo garden and surrounded everyone.

Bai Zhi and Wu Dan's expressions changed, and they quickly protected Ying Wuji.

The Flying Fish Guards saw Ying Wuji holding a sword against Hua Chao's neck and didn't dare to move recklessly.

Finally, Miss Hua Chao let out a sigh and calmly said, "Young Master! I will tell you everything you want to know!"

Ying Wuji raised an eyebrow and said, "Go ahead!"

Hua Chao glanced around and looked a bit hesitant. "Some things are not suitable to be said in public. Can we talk inside?"

After a brief thought, Ying Wuji nodded and waved his sword. "Elbow! Come with me."

He now mastered the true solution of three sword moves, even if Hua Chao tried any tricks, he could take her life.

They entered the room and closed the door.

The two sat facing each other, and Ying Wuji showed no intention of putting down his sword.

Hua Chao's face was slightly pale, but her expression was not alarmed. Her eyes were inexplicably calm. "Young Master may not believe it, but I did not intend to harm you, and even before today, I did not know what happened."

Ying Wuji narrowed his eyes. "Then how do you explain this song?"

Hua Chao bit her lip with her teeth. "On the tenth day of last month, a musician came to visit me. He was a wanderer who traveled among the barbarians all year round. He gave me this Hu music as a gift. After getting the score, I consulted with Mr. Hu, a respected court musician. He can testify for me!"

"The tenth day of last month?"

Ying Wuji's brow furrowed even tighter. If what Hua Chao said was true, then this matter was even more complicated.

Because the illegitimate child incident had not been exposed on the tenth day of last month, and the plan to assassinate him had already begun.