What exactly is Lord Beirut going to do?” Linley was puzzled. Whether or not the clan had a traitor and whether or not Forhan was that traitor…there was no evidence for it. Why was Lord Beirut asking so many questions?
Just as Linley was puzzled, Beirut, seated at the front of the hall, suddenly slammed his cup against the long table in front of him. That ear-piercing sound couldn’t help but cause the four clan leaders and Phusro to all look towards him.
“Hmph!” Beirut let out a cold snort.
Instantly, the entire main hall went silent. Everyone understood that this Lord Prefect of Indigo Prefecture seemed to be rather upset about something. It didn’t matter if they offended others, but they couldn’t offend this person who was supporting their clan. Gislason let out two chuckles, then said, “Lord Prefect, is something amiss?”
Beirut glanced sideways at him, and then looked at the surrounding people, his gaze clear and fierce.
“Linley’s group was assaulted by eight enemy Elders. He killed several of them; he rendered merits, and so he was rewarded. I must praise your clan for the way you handled this part…but, can it be that your Four Divine Beasts clan isn’t preparing to investigate how this matter of a simultaneous attack by eight Elders came about?!”
Beirut let out a cold snort. “From what I know, when these eight enemy Elders attacked, three of them used Sovereign’s Might! Clearly, they wanted Linley dead! And the shockwaves of battle even impacted my grandson, Bebe. Fortunately, I had forged a soul-protecting divine artifact for him long ago, which is why he was able to resist those green spots of light. Otherwise, he would have ended up just like Delia!”
“This was such a major affair, but your clan isn’t investigating it? Hmph!” Beirut let out an angry snort, then didn’t say anything further.
After these words came out, all of the Elders in the hall began to secretly speak to each other through divine sense. Even the four clan leaders seated at the front of the hall began to speak amongst themselves through divine sense. As they saw it…
The real reason why Beirut was so angry was probably because Bebe was impacted as well.
Although Bebe wasn’t harmed, Beirut was clearly upset by this affair. The four clan leaders could completely understand this.
“Lord Prefect.” The Vermillion Bird Matriarch immediately said apologetically, “We, too, feel that there must have been a plot behind the attack of the eight Elders. Otherwise, how could the eight Elders have suddenly appeared as soon as Linley’s group left Meer City? But…there’s no way to investigate!”
“No way to investigate?” Beirut said calmly. “It’s simple. Your clan has a traitor.”
“Traitor!”
This word caused the entire hall to descend into a cacophony of noise.
Forhan was so shocked that even the hair on his body stood up. His heart clenched tightly…but then he immediately calmed down. “It’s fine. It’s definitely fine. Aside from myself, there’s no one at all who knows that I notified the eight clans. If I don’t admit it, who would know? Even if Linley suspects me, does he have proof?”
Forhan’s thoughts immediately firmed and coalesced around one thing – No matter what, he wasn’t that traitor!
But as the saying went, a thief would always be nervous. Forhan knew that no one else knew, but he still felt rather tense.
“Father, do you think there really is a traitor?” Emanuel asked Forhan through divine sense as well.
“Possibly.” Forhan put on a pretense of calm as he sent back through divine sense. “Perhaps there is a traitor. However, it’s also possible that the eight great clans truly do have a way to clearly locate Linley’s whereabouts.”
The main hall was in a state of chaos. The Elders were all stunned.
As for Linley, he was in a state of shock as well. “Lord Beirut is being perhaps a bit too…” He didn’t know what he should say. He didn’t have any proof at all, but Beirut had actually acted in such a manner. Still, as Linley saw it, Beirut’s behavior had always been different from that of normal people.
“Linley, is there really a traitor?” Delia, by Linley’s side, asked through divine sense.
“There probably is.” Linley replied.
“Who? That Forhan?” Delia glanced at Forhan as well. When thinking of possible traitors, the first person that came to mind for Delia was Forhan as well.
“If there really is a traitor, he is almost certainly the person.” Linley replied.
Only now did Gislason, seated in the front of the hall, say hurriedly in response, “Lord Prefect, you say there is a traitor. Can it be that you have proof?”
“Of course I do!” Beirut laughed calmly.
Immediately, chaos erupted once more in the hall. Even Linley was stunned.
“He has proof?” Even Linley himself didn’t know what proof there was.
“Proof?” Forhan, seated below, was shocked. “Impossible. Absolutely impossible. My divine clone sent the message after changing its appearance. There’s definitely no one who knows about this situation.”
“What is the proof?” Gislason immediately said. “If there really is a traitor who has betrayed the clan…Lord Prefect, worry not. No matter who the person is, our Four Divine Beasts clan will destroy all of the person’s bodies, not leaving a single one behind!”
Gislason’s words were firm and resolute.
“Right, the person must be executed!” The White Tiger Patriarch also said fiercely.
“Lord Prefect, what’s the evidence?” The Vermillion Bird Matriarch said. Everyone in the hall turned to look at Beirut, while Linley and Forhan stared at Beirut as well. They all were wondering…
What the proof was!
“I can’t say, I can’t say!” Beirut laughed calmly.
Everyone was stunned.
“Lord Prefect, what are you…” Gislason and the others were stunned, and Linley frowned in bewilderment as well.