Npc 96

"Grab him!! Drag him to the church for trial!!"

"Oh my god! How can your elf race allow a prince with the bloodline of that god to become your prince?!"

"You killed our king!!"

"No!! We never accepted him! It was... it was only because we had no choice!"

"You tolerated an elf with the bloodline of that god for so many years, and now you're saying it was out of necessity?!"

"The gods do not allow elves to kill! The gods also do not allow elves to abandon their companions! We were simply upholding our faith in the gods!!"

"..."

Amidst the miserable screams and wails of the boy with the braided hair, the guests in the bedroom were in chaos, shouting loudly.

Jiang Yan was curled up at the head of the bed, silent, looking weak and helpless.

However, what was on his mind at that moment was something entirely different—he realized that when he stopped Yu Xiu's action earlier, it had not deviated from his character?

He had originally prepared for a warning from the main system for deviating from his character and using up one of the "Lost Rose" copy exit chances.

But unexpectedly, the main system had no response at all.

This meant that his action earlier had not deviated from his character.

If that's the case, looking at the current progress of the copy, in this copy, Yu Xiu no longer functions as just a "tool" on Jiang Yan's body like in the previous copy, but has become a symbol of the "evil god" as people call it.

As the "little prince of the elf race," he indeed possesses the bloodline of the "evil god."

His earlier call for the "evil god" did not deviate from his character, which proves he is quite familiar with the "evil god."

However, based on the memories he currently has, he is completely blank and ignorant regarding the "evil god" bloodline.

So... is this related to the "memory" he lost?

Thinking of this, Jiang Yan's blue eyes darkened.

According to his character setting, he lost a memory from when he was attending the race academy.

At this point, Jiang Yan looked up and focused on the blonde, golden-eyed half-elf standing in the crowd.

And from what the young man had just said, it seemed that when he was at the divine academy, he was involved in a murder case??

Yet he had no memory of it.

In that case, this "murder case" must have occurred during the time he lost those memories.

Jiang Yan tilted his head slightly.

Could this have something to do with Yu Xiu, the symbol of the "evil god" and his tentacles?

At this moment, the tentacles under his skirt started to stir restlessly again.

It wrapped around Jiang Yan's thigh, its suckers tightly securing him, leaving a trail of green slime and warm red marks, almost as if it were complaining to Yu Xiu about the earlier events.

That arrogant boy dared to threaten its Salt Salt!

Yan Yan even stopped it from killing him!!

Angry!

The small suckers on the tentacles grew sharp little teeth, gently nibbling while kissing.

"Dtt..."

Jiang Yan's attention was instantly drawn to it.

He furrowed his brows and reached out, pressing down on the tentacle under his skirt, preventing it from causing further trouble.

At the same time, the blonde, golden-eyed NPC stood amidst the excited crowd and loudly said:

"Ladies and gentlemen! What we should do now is not point fingers at the elf race! They took Jiang Yan in purely out of their kindness and belief in the gods! What we should do now is execute Jiang Yan, the murderer with the bloodline of the evil god!"

Upon hearing this, the guests, who had been accusing one another, once again turned their attention toward Jiang Yan!

"Yes!! What we should do now is take Jiang Yan to the tribunal for judgment!!"

"Bind him up! Send him before the gods!!"

"He doesn't deserve to be our elf race’s prince!"

"An eye for an eye!! Avenge our fallen!!"

"..."

Jiang Yan, holding his broken arm, shrank further into the corner.

Fine! Right now, the priority isn't to dwell on the connection between the "evil god" and the little prince, but to figure out how to escape!

"Really? I still have to fight??" Tao Shi twirled the divine staff in his hand.

The thin straps on Cao Youfeng’s body instantly spread out like petals. He turned and muttered to Jiang Yan, "What kind of luck is this?? You feel like one of those villain characters in a copy, everything’s coming for you the moment you enter, are you actually the murderer boss??"

Jiang Yan: "..."

[Hahaha... I want to ask too! Why does it feel like the entire copy has been targeting Jiang Yan??]

[Send the NPC!! The king of the Giant Kingdom is dead in this copy, and Jiang Yan just happens to be his wife!! Normally speaking, when one spouse dies, the other is usually the prime suspect.]

[I'm starting to doubt Jiang Yan now, after all, he’s not someone who hasn’t been a boss before.]

[I feel that a character who has been targeted by the entire copy's plot isn’t actually the final culprit.]

"Catch him!!"

"He must pay the price!!"

"He must reveal the whereabouts of the body!!"

"..."

The guests were excited and agitated, and the new players all turned their accusations toward Jiang Yan.

"The evil god must be punished!!" The middle-aged man, kneeling on the ground, holding his son who had lost five fingers and was continuously wailing in pain, glared at Jiang Yan with bloodshot eyes.

The boy with the braided hair had a white medical bandage wrapped around his right hand. He cried out in pain as he clutched his father’s sleeve.

The middle-aged man’s eyes were bloodshot as he whispered, "Tao Tao, be good... Daddy will avenge you, and will also give you the toy you wanted, just like... last time."

The middle-aged man’s voice faded away, drowned out by the crowd's angry shouts.

In the crowd, the half-elf with golden eyes showed a slight smile, one of determination.

Although these NPCs were all A-rank, even if they teamed up, they were no match for Tao Shi and the others.

However, he didn’t expect these NPCs to actually help him catch Jiang Yan.

As for Jiang Yan... of course, he had to handle him personally.

"Catch him!!"

"Go!! We have more people!!"

"..."

The crowd rushed forward, and a battle was on the verge of breaking out.

"Stop!!"

At that instant, a deep voice sounded from the bedroom door.

Everyone stopped and turned to look behind.

The captain of the castle’s guards walked in, followed by a group of soldiers wearing knight armor and holding long spears.

Once the soldiers entered the room, they quickly spread out, surrounding the entire bedroom.

The crowd parted in the middle, allowing the path for the captain of the guards, clad in silver armor, to step forward toward Jiang Yan’s bed.

Jiang Yan froze slightly when he saw the person in front of him.

At that moment, the main system’s voice echoed:

"Beep!

[Player unlocks real NPC: Ding Wanyu]"

Ding Wanyu walked to the side of the bed, glanced at the messy bed, then looked at Jiang Yan, who was curled up on the bed, appearing harmless, almost like a little lamb. He didn’t speak.

"He’s the assassin!! He killed the king! Quickly, capture him!!"

"That’s right! The king’s body is still missing, we don’t even know where it was hidden..."

"Catch him and interrogate him!! We must find the king’s body!!"

The crowd shouted at Ding Wanyu.

Ding Wanyu met Jiang Yan’s watery blue eyes, and the corner of his brow subtly twitched.

Beside him, Cao Youfeng gently patted his shoulder.

Ding Wanyu glanced at him, then turned to face the righteous crowd and said, "Have you found any evidence that His Highness committed the murder?"

The crowd paused for a moment, puzzled by his address of Jiang Yan as "His Highness."

Does this mean he doesn’t believe Jiang Yan killed the king?

The golden-haired, golden-eyed half-elf scowled and said, "It can only be him! He has the blood of the Evil God! Just now, he made the Evil God bite off a young boy’s five fingers, and everyone saw it!"

"Yeah! We all saw it!"

"That’s right! It can only be him!"

"I didn’t..." Jiang Yan rebutted in a trembling voice, appearing completely frightened.

Ding Wanyu still said nothing.

Seeing this, the golden-haired, golden-eyed half-elf sneered and said to Ding Wanyu, "You don’t mean to protect this murderer who killed the king and dismembered the body, do you?"

The crowd immediately became alert and angry, glaring at Ding Wanyu.

They absolutely would not allow this murderer—this shell of the Evil God who dismembered and discarded bodies—to escape the light of justice!

Ding Wanyu said, "I’m sorry, everyone, but unless you have direct evidence of His Highness’s involvement, I cannot arrest him, nor will I allow anyone to harm him."

At his words, the crowd erupted in murmurs.

Ding Wanyu raised a hand.

"Silence—"

Instantly, the guards surrounding the crowd raised their long spears and pointed them at the people.

The crowd immediately fell silent.

The golden-eyed half-elf pointed angrily at Ding Wanyu and said, "Ding Wanyu! You’re betraying His Highness!!"

"I’m actually being loyal to His Highness," Ding Wanyu looked at the half-elf and said. "Finding the true killer, bringing him to justice, and reassembling His Highness’s body—this is the real loyalty to His Highness. Not standing here with no direct evidence and making things difficult for an innocent person based solely on prejudice against his bloodline."

The crowd: "..."

The golden-haired, golden-eyed half-elf gritted his teeth and said, "You can’t prove Jiang Yan is innocent. Right now, he’s the prime suspect!"

"I think... His Highness should know whether his 'Wife' is innocent," Ding Wanyu said.

The crowd was confused, and someone asked, "What does that mean?"

"What is he saying? Isn't His Highness already...?"

Ding Wanyu responded, "Yes, His Highness was dismembered, but perhaps he didn't actually die."

"W-What do you mean?" Jiang Yan, holding his husband’s severed arm, looked completely bewildered.

"He just..." Ding Wanyu hesitated, "left."

The crowd was even more confused.

Ding Wanyu continued, "Last night, the guards saw pieces of a dismembered body falling from the tower, then getting up and leaving on their own."

With a complicated expression, Ding Wanyu added, "They didn’t recognize that those dismembered pieces falling from the tower and running off in all directions... belonged to His Highness."

"Beep!

[Key clue from NPC Ding Wanyu: The Giant Kingdom’s king fell from the tower, but he left on his own.]"

Jiang Yan: "..."

Fell from the tower and scattered pieces...?

Great, this means that Yu Xiu, that bastard, fulfilled his dream.

At this moment, someone in the back came to their senses and said, "So! The thumping sound we heard last night was..."

"Yes, Jiang Yan’s husband’s body parts jumping from the building," Tao Shi said.

Jiang Yan: "..."

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