When he spoke, he was looking straight at Xu Qing.
Xu Qing's expression remained calm. He had experienced too much of the ugliness of human nature in his childhood, so he was well aware that when someone started by describing their own personality, it often meant that their subsequent words were intentional.
And at this moment, he heard the faint voice of Meng Yunbai in his ear.
"Brother Xu Qing, this guy Luo Jinsong isn't as straightforward as he claims to be. Let me tell you, most of the so-called Heavenly Marquises' descendants in the capital are just wearing a glorious facade. They lack real power, true talent, and their bloodlines have become diluted."
"This Luo Jinsong is one of them. He's a little smart and wants to follow the Seventh Prince. However, the Seventh Prince doesn't fancy him. So, today, he wants to make things difficult for you in public to curry favor with the Seventh Prince."
"He's not foolish, and he understands that behaving this way might not please the Seventh Prince. But in the end, as long as everyone perceives him as the direct subordinate of the Seventh Prince, whether he truly is or not becomes inconsequential."
"However, he doesn't understand that cleverness alone is still just cleverness."
As Meng Yunbai transmitted his message, Luo Jinsong stared at Xu Qing with a look of hatred.
"In order to save Fenghai County, Seventh Highness endured tremendous pressure and defied public opinion. When the human race fought against the Black Heaven Race, he brought his army to Fenghai County and resolved its danger. This is a life-saving grace."
"Later on, the Seventh Highness led the way, unafraid of life and death, and bravely pushed forward. The Holy Wave Race kept retreating. If it weren't for his ancestor's breakthrough, the entire Holy Wave Large Region would be under our human race's control today!"
"Despite this, he achieved unprecedented accomplishments and made the way for the Holy Wave Race's return, bringing glory to our ancestors. But behind the scenes, someone used despicable means to defame him! This led to the Seventh Highness being criticized by His Majesty for negligence!"
Distorting the truth and blurring the facts. All of this could be said to be vividly displayed by Luo Jinsong.
Everyone at the banquet instantly fell silent.
The Seventh Prince calmly spoke.
"Shut up."
When Luo Jinsong heard this, he immediately stood up and bowed to the Seventh Prince. After lifting his head, he spoke resentfully.
"His Highness is benevolent and righteous and isn't willing to argue with petty characters. However, I can't stand it. Even after having their lives saved, some people are so ungrateful. If you really have the ability, go and expand your territory yourself. There's no need to scheme."
With that, he sat down and picked up the wine flask, taking a large chug.
Everyone in the surroundings had different expressions as they looked at Xu Qing.
Meng Yunbai was the same.
Xu Qing's expression didn't change at all. He naturally wouldn't believe all of Meng Yunbai's voice transmissions.
As for the source of Luo Jinsong's words, at first glance, it was because he felt injustice for the Seventh Prince. However, Xu Qing's understanding had already adjusted and was no longer limited to what was in front of him.
He had learned to view problems from a higher perspective.
Hence, this seemingly reasonable scene had some clues when viewed from a different perspective.
It was hard to say that Luo Jinsong's actions were completely to curry favor with the Seventh Prince.
It was more like he was deliberately opening some scars to cause waves.
Xu Qing glanced at the calm Princess Anhai beside the Seventh Prince. He chose to remain silent and not enter the trap.
Beside him, Kong Xianglong was still focused on what was in front of him, but his anger was rising and just as he was about to retort, Xu Qing pressed down on his shoulder. After that, he stood up and looked at the Seventh Prince and the princess.
"Your Highness, Princess, it's my first time here today and I'm a little tired. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave first."
There was a deep meaning in the Seventh Prince's eyes. A smile appeared on his face and he was about to speak.
However, at this moment, the heaven's chosen of the Fenghai County's Great Void Demon Transformation Sect, Zhang Qifan, who was sitting opposite Xu Qing, suddenly slammed the table in front of him. A boom rang out and he stood up, glaring angrily at Luo Jinsong.
"What a bunch of nonsense!"
"I, Zhang, have returned recently and communicated with the sect and many good friends. Only then did I know the truth of this battle and Edict Bearer Xu's efforts!"
"You said he saved Fenghai County? When my Fenghai County defended the invasion of the Holy Wave, where were the reinforcements?"
"When countless people died at the front lines, where were the reinforcements?"
"My Fenghai County relied on the strength of a county to resist a region and persisted bitterly for a few months. The Sword Holding Palace Master died in battle and countless people died in battle. Who was the one who stood on the bones of these sacrificed people and only had military contributions in his eyes at that time?"
"At that time, if the reinforcements had arrived earlier, even if it was just fifteen minutes early, the Sword Holding Palace's Palace Master wouldn't have died tragically. According to what I know, the reinforcements set off from the Imperial City very early on! Don't tell me they had to wait until almost everyone is dead before they arrive? Isn't it just because they were worried about survivors sharing the credit?!"
"As for negligence… If Illuminate was really allowed to ascend, will my Fenghai County still be the territory of the human race?!"
"Who can be sure if it was negligence?"
Zhang Qifan was filled with righteous indignation and spoke angrily.
Xu Qing narrowed his eyes. Kong Xianglong also understood and looked at Xu Qing.
This person's words were too abrupt.
Clearly, someone was forcibly treating these people as knives!
Some things were not suitable to be revealed when Fenghai County had just stabilized.
The time wasn't ripe yet. To Fenghai County, which had experienced the war and the calamity in the county capital, recuperating was the most important thing now. If there were any more waves, it would only cause an even greater commotion.
Most importantly, after experiencing all these calamities, Fenghai County didn't trust any outsiders.
However, it was obvious that someone had an unknown motive and wanted the situation here to be more chaotic.
