Chapter 1855 — Revealing the Trump Card (1)

"Grandfather?" When Song Yuheng saw his own grandfather being dumped out of Chu Feng's sack like a bundle of goods, rolling across the ground several times before coming to a stop, the expression on his face was as ugly as if he had just swallowed a pile of shit. It took quite a while before it finally softened.

"Chu Feng, how did my grandfather end up inside your sack? What did you do to him?" Song Yuheng rushed over to his grandfather's side, helping him to his feet while furiously demanding answers from Chu Feng.

"Chu Feng, what exactly is going on here?" Duan Jidao also stepped out of the formation and rose to his feet, questioning him.

At the same time, Yin Gongfu, Jiang Wushang, and the others were all staring at Chu Feng with shocked expressions. Their first thought was: how could Song Yuheng's grandfather possibly have been captured by Chu Feng? After all, the gap between their strength was enormous. Could it be that Chu Feng truly possessed the ability to contend with a Second Grade Martial Emperor?

Beyond that, they all felt that Chu Feng had stirred up serious trouble. Song Yuheng's grandfather was, after all, one of Duan Jidao's trusted men.

"Lord Duan, Song Yuheng's grandfather set up an ambush outside the Hidden Valley, intending to kill me."

"Strictly speaking, since he coveted the bounty offered by the four great Imperial Clans and tried to take my life, I should have killed him on the spot."

"But he is a member of the Hidden Valley, which is why I brought him back here and left him to Lord Duan's judgment," Chu Feng said.

"Chu Feng, stop spouting nonsense and slandering me! Why would I ever do such a thing?" Song Yuheng's grandfather naturally refused to admit his wrongdoing, denying it with all his might.

"Song Chenghong, is what young friend Chu Feng saying the truth?" Yet Duan Jidao continued to press Song Yuheng's grandfather with his questioning.

"Absolutely not — it is not true, Lord Duan! Please hear me out, let me explain!" Song Yuheng's grandfather pleaded desperately.

"Go ahead," Song Yuheng's grandfather said.

"Lord Duan, when I went out today, I ran into this Chu Feng, who blocked my path. Without a single word of explanation, he attacked me. I never imagined this brat's strength would be so formidable — I was no match for him, and so I was dragged here."

"But I never expected he would frame me like this." Song Yuheng's grandfather put on an expression of utter innocence, then turned to look at Chu Feng and said, "Young friend Chu Feng, you and I have no enmity between us. Why would you falsely accuse me like this?"

At this point, he shifted his gaze to Jiang Wushang. Upon seeing him, he feigned a sudden look of realization, then turned back to Chu Feng and said, "Could it be because of Jiang Wushang? I know the two of you are close friends, and surely you would want Lord Duan to pass his inheritance on to Jiang Wushang."

"So when you learned that Yuheng was about to receive Lord Duan's inheritance, you came up with this scheme — framing me in order to prevent Lord Duan from passing it on to Yuheng. Isn't that right? Chu Feng, you are truly despicable! And to think the Hidden Valley even welcomed you as an honored guest."

Song Yuheng's grandfather was no simple character. Though his words were flimsy and far-fetched, his emotional delivery was impeccable. He was a consummate actor, which was precisely how he had managed to deceive Duan Jidao all this time.

"Setting aside the fact that you're talking nonsense — even if what you said were true, I just happened to run into you. If I hadn't run into you, how could I have framed you?"

"You call me despicable? I'd say you're the truly shameless one, spinning such an obvious web of lies to defend yourself — and not only defending yourself, but actually trying to turn the accusation back on me," Chu Feng said.

"Whether or not I'm framing you, you know perfectly well. I wasn't the only one going out today. If someone had tipped you off in advance, you could easily have been waiting outside the Hidden Valley early." When Song Yuheng's grandfather said this, he made a point of glancing at Yin Gongfu — he was aiming to kill two birds with one stone, not only turning the accusation back on Chu Feng but also dragging Yin Gongfu into it.

"Song Chenghong, what are you looking at me for? I had no idea you were going out, and even if I had, I would never have told Chu Feng!" Yin Gongfu said furiously.

"Whether you knew or not, that's something only your own heart can tell." Song Chenghong let out a cold snort, then turned to Duan Jidao and said, "Lord Duan, certain people are far too cunning. I humbly beg you to stand up for me."

"Chu Feng — Gongfu — is what Song Chenghong saying the truth?" After a moment's deliberation, Duan Jidao looked between Chu Feng and Yin Gongfu.

"Lord Duan, you... you don't believe me?" Upon hearing this, Yin Gongfu's face was filled with disappointment and bewilderment. He never imagined that after all those years of loyal service to Duan Jidao, in the end, the weight he carried in Duan Jidao's heart was less than that of a despicable, shameless tomb raider.