Chapter 148 Sneak Attack
The tiger demon leader's face turned pale at the bat demon's accusation. He did not expect that he would be betrayed by his ally, let alone that the betrayal would be so sudden and fatal.
"Bullshit! You bat, you are clearly trying to put the blame on me in order to save yourself!"
The tiger demon leader roared, trying to cover up the unfavorable remarks with a louder voice, but his defense seemed pale and powerless in the eyes of the demons. The surrounding demons began to whisper, and their suspicion of the tiger and leopard clan gradually deepened.
"Old Bat, although we are not close friends, we have met several times. Why did you frame me today? Could it be that someone has instructed you to use the Demon Alliance to eliminate my Tiger and Leopard Clan?"
In order to clear himself of suspicion, the tiger demon leader had to confront the bat demon in court.
The bat-eared monster seemed to have been prepared. Facing the questioning of the tiger monster leader, he sneered, with a flash of disdain in his eyes: "Brother Tiger, you are wrong. Although I am not a gentleman, I can recognize the situation. Today's action is not for personal grudges, but for the overall situation of the monster world."
"Your Tiger and Leopard Clan has been regarded as food by humans since ancient times, but you are unwilling to believe in the Lord Alliance's idea of 'coexistence of humans and demons'. In order to prevent this plan, you even pretended to be a human monk and attacked and killed the people in Tushan, in order to provoke conflicts between the two clans, so that your Tiger and Leopard Clan can continue to hide in the dark and enjoy the pleasure of hunting humans."
The bat demon's voice echoed in the empty hall, and every word was like a heavy hammer, striking the hearts of the demons.
"Humph, you are talking nonsense! My Tiger and Leopard Clan acts uprightly, how could we do such a despicable thing? You just made up these lies to frame me just to please the leader!"
The tiger demon leader's eyes were wide open, his hair and beard were standing up, and spiritual energy was surging around his body, as if a shocking battle would break out at any time.
The bat spirit shook his head, revealing a trace of sadness in his eyes: "Brother Tiger, you are too stubborn. Times are changing, and the demon race is changing too. The 'coexistence of humans and demons' proposed by the leader is not groundless, but is well thought out. We demons need to work together with humans to resist foreign enemies and share resources in order to survive in this chaotic world. But you, for your own selfish desires, disregard the future of the entire demon world."
"enough!"
"I don't want to argue with you about what happened today. If you have evidence to prove what I did, bring it out for everyone to see! Otherwise, based on what you did today, my Tiger and Leopard Clan will fight you to the death!"
After saying that, the tiger demon leader looked around with a sharp gaze, trying to find a trace of trust and understanding from the faces of the demons. But unfortunately, most of the demons looked suspicious, and it was obvious that the bat demon's accusation had had a significant impact on them.
The atmosphere suddenly dropped to freezing point, and the whole hall was filled with tension and uneasiness. Most of the monsters present looked back and forth between the tiger monster leader and the bat monster, as if they were trying to decide whose words were more credible.
However, demon kings like Ji Ye and Gai Taijun mostly focused their attention on Tu Shan Honghong on the stage. They wanted to see how she, as the leader of the demon alliance, would deal with the current tricky situation.
Tushan Honghong sat on the high platform, her face as calm as water. Her eyes that seemed to be able to see through people's hearts gently swept over every monster present, and finally stopped on the tiger monster leader and the bat monster.
"Bat spirit, since you have made this accusation, you need to produce solid evidence. In the Demon Alliance, what matters is fairness and justice, not groundless suspicion and frame-up." Her voice was not loud, but it was clearly heard throughout the hall, carrying with it unquestionable majesty.
Upon hearing this, the bat spirit curled up a mysterious smile and slowly took out a jade slip that was glowing with a faint light from his sleeve. Complex runes flowed on the surface of the jade slip, which seemed to contain some unknown secrets.
"Master, this is the evidence. This jade slip records the details of the tiger demon clan's conspiracy to attack Tushan, as well as his impersonation of a human monk to commit crimes. If it weren't for the spies in our clan who discovered and recorded the evidence in time, I'm afraid the truth would have been buried forever."
As the bat demon finished speaking, the entire hall fell into a dead silence, and all eyes were focused on the jade slip that was gleaming with a faint light. The tiger demon leader's face became even uglier, as he had never expected that this despicable bat would have such a trick up his sleeve.
At Tushan Honghong's signal, the Bat King slowly walked to the front of the stage. Just as Tushan Honghong was about to take the jade slip to verify its authenticity, the Bat King suddenly shook and rushed to the stage at an incredible speed. The jade slip in his hand seemed to have turned into a deadly weapon, heading straight for Tushan Honghong's throat!
But at this critical moment, Tushan Honghong did not show any panic. She just flicked her finger lightly, and a flame leaped out from her fingertips, instantly weaving into a dense fire net in the air, covering the bat spirit and the jade slip together.
"Humph, you dare to show off your tricks in front of me." Tushan Honghong's voice was still calm, but with unquestionable majesty. In the fire net, the bat demon's figure twisted and struggled. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't escape. He could only watch his carefully planned conspiracy being ruthlessly exposed.
As the fire net gradually tightened, the bat demon finally gave up resistance. A trace of despair flashed in his eyes, but was soon replaced by ruthlessness: "Even if I can't escape death today, I will make sure that you, the Demon Alliance, will not have peace!" After saying that, he fought to the death, and his spiritual power surged in his body, attempting to detonate his soul and die together with Tushan Honghong.
"not good!"
Tushan Yaya, who was not far away, watched this scene and her face suddenly changed. Among all the demons present, they were the only ones who knew that the person standing on the stage was not Tushan Honghong, but Ximen Tianyu's disguised appearance. If the bat demon really succeeded in self-destruction, not only would Ximen Tianyu be severely injured, but the whole play would also be completely exposed.
By then, not only will the entire Tushan fall into a huge crisis, but even the balance within the Demon Alliance will collapse in an instant.
Just when Tushan Yaya was about to rush out to save people, Cui Yuling beside her suddenly held her down.
If Tushan Yaya rushed forward at this moment, it would also indirectly prove that the person on the stage was not the real Tushan Honghong. All they could do now was to believe in Ximen Tianyu.
Sure enough, at the moment when the bat demon was about to self-destruct, the figure of "Tushan Honghong" on the high platform suddenly became blurred, as if it was gently blown away by a gust of wind. When it re-condensed, it was already standing outside the range of the bat demon's self-destruction, and the original position was left with only a piece of charred ground and a burnt smell in the air.
(End of this chapter)