Chapter 272 Drawing the Sword (Part 2)
"Get out of the way!" Grant took Gothe and Katherine, pushed aside the people gathered in a circle, and walked in.
At this point, Gaode finally saw the specific situation at the scene.
In front of the ice jade sycamore tree that was blooming with divine light, Sunai Fa looked at a tall old man with deep-set eye sockets with a frosty expression.
It should be Donald, the great elder of the Zhenbing tribe.
Donald was still a short distance away from the ice jade sycamore tree. Facing Sunaifa's cold gaze, he still had a smile on his face, as if nothing had happened.
On the branches of the ice jade sycamore tree, stood little Flora, looking down from a high position, looking down with wary eyes.
Looking like that, it’s like a stray cat that has been driven to the rafters.
"Mage!"
Flora saw Gothe who squeezed in from the outside, and immediately made a rising tone.
Like a bullied girl, she saw her father who finally arrived in a hurry.
Flora looked at Gothe from the ice jade sycamore tree, and the vigilance in her eyes turned into joy at this moment.
Although there was an ice jade sycamore protecting Flora, although Sunaifa had already arrived first.
But none of this made Flora let down her guard and guard. It was not until Gothe arrived that she finally relaxed.
But the fact is that Bingyu Wutong can protect her, Sunaifa can take down Donald, but Gaode can't do anything.
In front of Donald and the Zhenbing Tribe, he was too weak.
Gothe frowned and looked around, faces with different expressions appeared in his eyes.
There are those who watch the show, some who watch indifferently, some who are worried, and some who are equally angry. Everyone has different thoughts.
After all, the majority of the elders present were from the reformists, but there were also a few elders from the conservative party.
It was these elders of the "conservative party" who realized something was wrong as soon as Donald appeared and sent someone to inform Sunaifa.
But it was actually too late. If it weren’t for the ice jade sycamore showing its magical power, Flora would have fallen into Donald’s hands at this moment.
Finally, Gothe's eyes fell on Donald and Sunaifa.
"War Mother."
He took a deep breath, stabilized his emotions, and repeated what Flora said before:
Laura was invited by you to supervise the work. It is a rude act for the noble elder to arrest her now. You must not let him go."
Sunaifa nodded to Gothe with an apology.
“Great Elder, it is indeed rude to attack the guests I invited.” She said coldly, with anger in her tone.
This is equivalent to a slap in her face.
"Don't blame the war mother." There was no trace of panic on Donald's face. He saluted Sunaifa and then smiled. He didn't seem to be worried about the dissatisfaction with Sunaifa at all. He didn't panic at all. He explained to himself in a hurry:
"I heard that, Mother War, you invited outsiders to "treat" the Bingyu Wutong, and finally concluded that the Bingyu Wutong was about to advance, and that outsiders were needed to help the Bingyu Wutong advance. "
"The Ice Jade Wutong is the patron saint tree of our clan, and it has a great relationship. If the advancement is successful, I will naturally be happy."
"But they are foreigners after all. If they have malicious intentions and cause something to happen to Bingyu Wutong, it will be a big sin."
"As the elder of the Zhenbing tribe, I naturally can't do nothing, so I came here to see the situation."
"As for attacking the guests you invited, that is purely a misunderstanding. I just want to talk to her. Let's see if she really has this ability. "
"But she seemed to be repelling me and kept avoiding me. In my anxiety, I made a big move and it became like I was going to attack her. In fact, this was not my intention."
Donald beautified his behavior as being out of consideration for the interests of the tribe, even though everyone knew that this was just an excuse.
But so what, as long as there is a step to go down.
"My actions were a little too barbaric and rude, and I was disrespectful to you, Mother War. I admit this, and I am willing to be punished."
Donald's voice was low and sincere, and he made a gesture of repentance, as if he was really reflecting on his mistakes, but there was a hint of cunning in his eyes.
The next moment, Donald narrowed his eyes and glanced sharply at Flora who was still on the ice jade sycamore. His tone suddenly became stern and angry: "But, my worries did come true!"
He suddenly raised his hand and pointed at the ice. Jade Wutong's voice was full of indignation: "The Ice Jade Wutong has grown in the core spiritual land of our tribe since its birth. It has been cared for and worshiped by the people of this tribe for generations. It is the patron saint tree of our tribe. But just now, the patron saint tree helped outsiders deal with me!"
“I am the great elder of the Zhenbing Tribe, so what if it were someone else?” Donald’s voice echoed, attracting everyone’s attention, and his expression became more serious.
"War Mother, if you are not a member of our race, your heart must be different. The Guardian Tree is so important, how can it be allowed to be easily accessed by outsiders? Now the Guardian Tree has been tricked by this gadget and no longer protects us. The situation has reached an unstoppable level. "Compared with the punishment for my rude behavior, what is more important now is to capture these two foreigners."
"Otherwise, if this continues, even if the Ice Jade Wutong is successfully advanced, it will be meaningless."
After saying this, the expressions of everyone present changed slightly.
Even the elders of the conservative party, who looked angry at the beginning, fell into thinking.
Because what Donald said does make sense.
Bingyu Wutong has been the patron saint tree of the Zhenbing tribe since ancient times. What Donald did just now is indeed wrong, but this should not be the reason why the patron saint tree helps outsiders deal with the great elder.
Because Donald did something wrong and helped outsiders, what else is it called a patron saint tree?
No matter what, the Guardian Tree should favor their Zhenbing Tribe.
This is like a mother who doesn't think her child is ugly. Even if a mother says she dislikes her child, she will definitely still favor her child at the critical moment. If not, there will be a big problem.
Even if they believe in Flora and like Flora, they cannot change the fact that Gothe and Flora are both outsiders.
When Donald saw everyone's reaction, he knew that his words had aroused everyone's approval.
Even Gothe had to admire Donald's quick reaction. In this case, he actually reversed the situation in just a few words.
"War Mother, although the Great Elder's behavior was a little rude, after all, he acted impulsively because he had the interests of the hundreds of thousands of people in the tribe at heart. We should not pursue the Great Elder's fault now, but should pay attention to what the Great Elder said."
At this time, a reformist elder stood up, first saluted the war mother, and then expressed his opinion.
Other reformist elders present also nodded in agreement.
Sunaifa, who was carrying an ice bow, looked at Donald expressionlessly, "Flora diagnosed the problem with the Guardian Tree and helped it advance. Although she is not a member of the same clan, to the Ice Jade Wutong, Flora is one of them."
"Flora. When faced with danger, Bingyu Wutong acted out of instinct and took action to protect her, which was natural and reasonable. It was not an evil trick as the great elder said. "In addition, the tree knew how to repay kindness. The great elder was born as a human being, so how could he be inferior to a tree?" Sunaifa's eyes were cold at this time.
In a few words, she turned the situation around again.
"If the guardian tree succeeds in advancing, I will definitely be very grateful to them. I just don't trust these foreigners." After being slapped by Sunaifa, Donald quickly started to fight.
"I don't care what you are doing. Since you go behind my back and attack the guests I invited, it is disrespectful to me and you should be punished." Sunaifa did not let Donald go.
"I was at fault first, and I am willing to punish myself by being imprisoned on the Ice Prison Cliff for half a year." At this time, Donald no longer excused himself, but immediately bowed his head and admitted his mistake.
"Not enough." In front of everyone, Sunaifa said coldly.
“Mother Zhan, the great elder made a mistake first, but he has been willing to punish himself and be imprisoned for half a year. To give the great elder such a heavy punishment for an unknown outsider is a bit too harsh!” Some reformist elders stood up to speak for Donald.
"Mother, the great elder is at fault, but the crime does not end here!"
"Mother, the great elder is an old man of the tribe. He has made countless contributions to the tribe over the years. If you treat the great elder like this for an outsider, it will chill the hearts of many people in the tribe!"
"Yes, half a year of self-imprisonment is enough for the great elder. At worst, it would be better to give them some compensation. Otherwise, it may arouse the opinions of other elders in the tribe and affect the unity of the tribe."
For a time, "the crowd was furious," and one after another elders stood up to speak for the great elder.
The Great Elder himself did not express an opinion, but just watched the scene calmly - in fact, he did not stop these people from speaking, which was to express his attitude.
Gaode watched this scene quietly.
In fact, the scene in front of me is a microcosm of the dispute between Sunaifa and Donald over the years.
Everyone's awe of Sunaifa is true, but there are still many people who stand on Donald's side.
"First take the great elder to the Ice Prison Cliff, and then I will convene a meeting of elders to discuss and decide on today's matters." Facing the crowd, Sunaifa said slowly.
"Don't worry, this matter won't end like this. I will give Donald enough punishment and give you an explanation." At the same time, Sunaifa's cold voice sounded in Gothe's mind.
This is a guarantee given to him alone using [Messaging Technique].
Gothe didn't say anything, and he couldn't say anything.
In their territory, he is only a small mage. For a person of Sunaifa's status to be willing to give him such a promise despite the public opinion, it is already "loyalty" for Sunaifa.
Other leaders would not even care about his feelings.
He was grateful to Sunaifa for being willing to stand up for him.
But one code equals one code, and he was not satisfied with the solution given by Sunaifa.
"Lord Flora, come down." Gothe came to the foot of the ice jade sycamore tree, looked up at the little man, and patted his left shoulder.
After hearing this, Flora flapped her little wings without hesitation, jumped down from the ice jade sycamore branch, and landed lightly on Gothe's shoulders.
"Mage~"
"Let's go home."
"Okay~"
Gothe glanced at the elders present, said nothing, and left silently with Flora.
Kathleen followed silently.
Grant looked left and right, and finally slapped his thigh hard. He sighed, and then chased Gothe, who had already walked some distance away.
「Lady Flora has been wronged.」
"No grievance."
"Someone bullied Lady Flora."
"There is a tree to protect Lady Flora~"
Flora's tone was very natural, as if she had just encountered a great danger and it was not she who was wronged - if it were not for the ice jade sycamore, Flora would have fallen into Donald's clutches at this moment.
Gothe looked at Flora with apologetic eyes.
How can you not feel aggrieved?
"That old man is stupid, he wanted to deceive Lady Flora, but Lady Flora saw through it right away."
"What should I say?"
"He said you sold Lady Flora to him."
"This is impossible."
"Yes, this is impossible, so he can't deceive Flora."
"Ms. Flora is wise."
"Of course!"
Gothe lowered his head and looked at Flora on his shoulder.
The little man also raised his head proudly at this moment.
The former's eyes are complicated, while the latter's eyes are clear.
"What if there is no tree to protect Lady Flora?" he asked.
"Fortunately there are trees~"
"What if there are no trees?"
"But there are~"
"If there were no trees, Lady Flora would be caught by that old man." Gothe gave the answer himself.
“What will happen after being caught?” Flora tilted her head and asked curiously.
"I can dispel the spell and take Lady Flora back, but I have to force Lady Flora to stay in the dark room for a while."
"It's okay, the mage is here to save Flora. Lady Laura, Lady Flora will not hold a grudge. "
"But what if he hurt Lady Flora before I knew she was caught?" Gothe asked again.
"Yes, what should we do?"
Gothe thought for a long time and gave the final answer: "There is no way."
He was too weak and did not have enough status. Even if Flora was hurt, he could not do anything.
This answer made Gaode fall into silence.
Because he was bullied because he was weak, there was nothing to say. He accepted it, and then he would fight back when he became stronger.
But because you are weak, the people around you are bullied, and this feeling is fatal.
In silence, Gothe suddenly felt his neck tighten.
Looking down, it turned out to be Flora tugging at the collar of his clothes.
"Hmm~ It's okay." Flora opened her eyes wide and said when Gothe looked over.
"Gothe, don't blame War Mother, War Mother is not easy either." At this moment, Grant finally caught up.
He didn't know that Sunaifa had separately summoned Gothe and made a guarantee, so he was afraid that Gothe would be disappointed and dissatisfied, so he went after him to speak for Sunaifa, and at the same time to appease Gothe's mood.
"I know," Gothe nodded, interrupted Elder Grant, and pointed at Flora, "But she shouldn't be bullied when she works for you."
"That's right." Elder Grant was speechless for a moment.
At this moment, they had arrived in front of the grand square where dozens of ice crystal pillars stood.
"I need justice," Gothe looked up at the Perfect Ice Sword on the high platform, and finally made a decision, "If you don't give it to me, I will find a way to get it myself."
(End of this chapter)