342 PUBLIC's OPINION

The moment Xiao Jun was about to slit Senja's throat, Senja parried his moved by her dagger that she had kept under her pillow. Her eyes opened wide, she shot an angry looked on him.

"I don't believe it." Senja said in dangerous low voice. "After all I have told you, you still don't believe me."

Senja raised her leg and kicked Xiao Jun away that made him moved a step back. He kept his calm, even so there was slightly relief that he felt that he had a reason to not kill her, yet.

The killing intent and Xiao Jun disoriented mind were very strong that Senja was awoken by those feelings. She had felt his hesitant, but a moment later, his killing intent get the best out of him. Hence, Senja decided to stop pretending to be asleep.

"I have my own reason." Xiao Jun said, putting down his dagger.

"I would like to hear it if you don't mind." Senja replied sarcastically, the dagger was still in ready position in her hands. "You tried to kill me after what I said to you, I thought we are in good term."

"You can put aside your dagger." Xiao Jun suggested upon looking Senja became so edgy and defensive.

"And you can kill me in the next second?" Senja scoffed. "No, thanks. I like to keep my dagger in this way."

Senja got off from the bed, gripped her dagger and circle him, she padded slowly and put the door behind her back, in case something happened and she needed a quick escape.

"That is Tianyao's dagger." Xiao Jun gave unnecessary comment in the time like that. He kept his eyes on the girl in front of him who keep few meters away from him. "Tianyao taught you how to fight?"

"That is none of your business." Senja said sharply.

Xiao Jun gave her another contemplating looked before he put aside his own dagger and sat calmly. "Don't you want to know what is going on outside?"

"I want to know why did you want to kill me?" Senja demanded.

"It's connected."

Senja didn't reply his statement and only gestured him to continue.

"Don't you know that the Emperor has issued an order right after you killed all of those officials in the Black Sword Clan?" Xiao Jun inquired.

"It wasn't only me who killed them." Senja tried to justify her action. "Besides, Wang Yu will kill me if I went with him."

"I don't know if I can trust your words"

Senja rolled her eyes, "You think I can trust you after you tried to slit my throat?"

"Very fair." Xiao Jun chuckled. His usual carefree nature appeared. Afterwards, he adjusted his expression as he informed her. "The Emperor had issued an order to detain you, but he also granted permission to kill you on the spot if you disobey."

"So, that is why you wanted to kill me…" Senja stated sharply.

"No, and yes." Xiao Jun mumbled.

But Senja couldn't hear that as she narrowed her eyes in disbelief and screeched. "How can he make an order like that? What I have done?" She thought about it for a while, the only thing that she did was killing those officials who had been trying to kill her. "It was because of the thing that happened in the Black Sword Clan?"

However, Xiao Jun shook his head. "Wang Yu came for you because of the matter from three years ago resurface."

"The matter three years ago?" Senja retraced. "Was that the matter before Elder Dam step down from Military? Is that about Elder Dam's granddaughter, Senja who had resolved the country's catastrophe?" Senja remembered this because of the other Senja contribution also the Emperor even bestowed a title of princess shin for her.

"Yes, that's the one." Xiao Jun nodded.

When Senja heard his confirmation, she started pulling her hair in frustration. "I don't even here three years ago!" She bellowed.

"Yes you weren't here." Xiao Jun agreed. "But, the other Senja was and you are claiming her position now."

"Damn!" Senja cursed in her agitation and Xiao Jun jerk in surprised, still didn't get use with the way Senja vented out her anger.

"So, what the accusation?" Senja snapped irritably.

"Three years ago when Senja had solved the catastrophe, all of the suspects who had been proven involved from that disaster had been sentenced to death, except for one person."

"Chang An?" Senja remembered Carye's father name that Yang Yu had mentioned in his report to Xiao Tianyao days ago.

Xiao Jun nodded. "Except Chang An. Originally he was the strong candidate to replace Elder Dam at that time and with the addition that he came from respected family. Thus, remembering his services over the years for the Kingdom, Xiao Zi pardoned him. He was revoked from his Military power and had been exiled to southern area."

"But, recently they found him together with the five people who involved with the matter three years ago." Senja stated.

"Yes, the five people with him are Chang An's subordinate in the Military who were supposed to be death."

Senja's gapped. "They are supposed to be death?"

"Yes, they are supposed to be death. But, they appeared among the citizen with Chang An."

"So, why they related this things with me? I mean with Senja?"

"Because the Black Sword Clan, especially Elder Dam, was the one who responsible for the execution and detained Chang An in southern area." Xiao Jun paused to let Senja discerned the information before he continued. "It was you who solved the problem and your grandfather who executed the punishment, but now when the people who should have been death reappear. The upper officials questioned the credibility of Black Sword Clan and your judgment."

"Wait." Senja's brain worked fast. "You mean the people from the palace created a public opinion that portrayed Senja and her grandfather were the one who created the disaster three years ago? You mean Senja and her grandfather had been playing evil and hero? It's impossible! Public opinion won't waver easily like that." Senja stared at Xiao Jun in disbelief.

She remembered clearly how those people worshiping Senja's presence and chanting her name, long time ago when Sana provoke her on the street. So, how it was possible that all of those people opinion had changed easily?

"Yes, people from the palace managed to pull it through. They created that image upon you and Elder Dam while some people had been fanning the flame." Xiao Jun confirmed.