Chapter 171

171 ALPHA VS BETA

Perhaps outsiders would think that Emperor Bai Guowei was trying to protect his youngest son, but Bai Chen didn’t think so. ‘Bai Guowei must be just trying to embarrass me,’ he thought as he glanced at the white-haired Emperor sitting on the throne.

Emperor Bai Guowei remained silent even when Shao Yaoting started to slander Emperor Wu Shun, but the man suddenly spoke up when the head of the Black Werewolf Clan suddenly mentioned the youngest Prince of Dong Lang.

“You finally said something, Your Majesty,” Shao Yaoting replied to the Emperor with a hint of sarcasm as he glanced at the Emperor. “Perhaps Prince Bai Chen is indeed weak and useless, and that is also the reason why you agreed to the marriage plan between my daughter and him, but we can all see that Prince Bai Chen was with Prince Wu Jinhai the entire time when they were in the Forbidden Forest. Don’t you think that’s suspicious, Your Majesty?”

Bai Chen was sure that Shao Yaoting had also seen his interaction with Wu Jinhai from the surveillance devices. Ever since he set foot in the Forbidden Forest, he was with Wu Jinhai the entire time, and it was definitely caught by surveillance devices.

“And I had also asked Prince Bai Chen to always stay with my daughter in the forest during the event, but he was with Prince Wu Jinhai instead. In the end, my daughter was with Crown Prince Bai Renshu instead, and she was also killed when she was with Crown Prince Bai Renshu. The three men guarding my daughter also went to break the barrier because my daughter was with Crown Prince Bai Renshu, and all of that was probably planned by you, right, Your Majesty? Perhaps you even worked together with Emperor Wu Shun to get rid of my daughter during the event.”

Everyone within the great hall dared not make a sound when Shao Yaoting suddenly made a direct accusation against the Emperor of Dong Lang. The Black Werewolf Clan’s leader was indeed very brave, and there wasn’t even a hint of hesitation in his voice when he voiced his suspicions.

“I respect you because you are the head of the Black Werewolf Clan, but I will not tolerate it if you continue to make baseless accusations, Lord Shao,” Emperor Bai Guowei gritted his teeth as he replied to the black-robed man.

It seemed that the tension within the Zuigao Hall had become stifling ever since Emperor Bai Guowei had publicly argued with the head of the Black Werewolf Clan, and even the Emperor of Wu Li had not made a sound while witnessing the quarrel.

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“You’re saying I made baseless accusations?” Shao Yaoting replied, and he even dared to frown at the Emperor when he asked the question. “When I came to you to tell you that my daughter would be participating in the Beast Hunting Event, you immediately agreed to the idea, and you even said that you would hire the best guards to look after my daughter during the event. However, it was the guards who caused my daughter’s death, right?”

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Suddenly, Shao Yaoting looked very emotional. Even if he was different from Bai Renshu who openly showed his sorrow, the man wearing black hanfu suddenly showed everyone that he was saddened by the death of his daughter, and his emotional question only added to the tension in the spacious hall.

“I decided to hire some guards to protect your daughter because I have seen your daughter as my family,” Emperor Bai Guowei replied. “The two of us have agreed to a marriage plan between our children, and that’s why I sincerely care about your daughter. I didn’t expect that the guards I hired would betray me like that! I’m pretty sure there was someone behind them!”

It seemed that Emperor Bai Guowei was starting to get emotional as well, and he even rose from his throne as he firmly answered Shao Yaoting’s statement. Everyone in the hall noticed that the atmosphere would not be able to return to normal after the fierce bickering between the two important figures in Dong Lang, but they could only remain silent as they did not want to become victims of their wrath.

Even if Bai Guowei was an Alpha while Shao Yaoting was only a Beta, it was known that Shao Yaoting was very strong, and it could be said that the only difference between the two of them was the healing power which was not present in Shao Yaoting’s body.

After all, healing power was only for Alpha, and that was why the head of the Black Werewolf Clan wouldn’t be able to possess it no matter how strong he was.

“You said we both had agreed on a marriage plan between our children, ah?” Shao Yaoting suddenly sneered at the white-haired Emperor. “It may be true that we both agreed on the plan, but what about your son, Your Majesty? Is it true that your son did agree with the plan? Or maybe you just forced him to agree to it?”

“...” Emperor Bai Guowei couldn’t answer right away, and instead, he caught a glimpse of his youngest son who remained silent even though Shao Yaoting kept saying his name.

“You can’t answer my question, Your Majesty?” Once again, Shao Yaoting felt that he had the upper hand because the Emperor had just kept quiet rather than answering his questions. Glancing at the second Prince of Dong Lang, he continued, “After all, we know what kind of person Prince Bai Chen is. Prince Bai Chen is into men, so it would be impossible for him to sincerely agree to the plan, right?”

“...” Once again, Emperor Bai Guowei couldn’t argue with the head of the Black Werewolf Clan.

Seeing how the Emperor was unable to find an answer to his question, Shao Yaoting continued, “And we both have found out what Prince Bai Chen did with Prince Wu Jinhai when they were in the Forbidden Forest. Prince Bai Chen liked to do things like that with men, so how can you say that you are sincere about the marriage plans between him and my daughter, Your Majesty?”