Su Wan’s mind was working fast. She immediately reacted when she heard Jiang Xuecheng’s words.
“You mean that they are planning a rebellion? They are even willing to go against the will of the High Priest?”
This was simply illogical. Although Su Wan had only met the high priest a few times, every time that woman appeared, everyone would be obedient everywhere. It was as if the high priest was the center of the universe.
In the past, Su Wan had heard Ming Ye talk about the God’s Palace and the four great families. He had only lamented a little about it. She had never thought that she would one day be so deeply involved.
Jiang Xuecheng stretched out his hand to hug Su Wan’s shoulder. He casually lowered his eyes and looked at Su Wan’s slightly trembling eyelashes.
It was as if a butterfly was flapping its wings. It was so fragile and so beautiful.
“You can say that. Back then, before I ascended to the position of emperor, those people came to cause a ruckus every day. There were also people who jointly signed a petition, but they were all suppressed by the High Priest.”
People died for money, and birds died for food. Jiang Xuecheng understood the mentality of those people.
The high priest was actually the daughter of a hermit family. She had a sister who was related to her. However, for some reason, she suddenly fell seriously ill and passed away.
However, since the high priest did not have any children, the hermit family was also on the decline. The high priest’s decision to suddenly find a stranger to be the emperor of the God’s Palace was somewhat excessive. It was no wonder that she angered everyone.
If it wasn’t for the high priest, perhaps the new emperor of the God’s Palace would have been chosen as a successor among the four great families.
As Jiang Xuecheng explained to Su Wan, he could not help but reach out to stroke her eyelashes.
It was an extremely subtle movement, as if Su Wan was a priceless treasure in his heart, as if he was afraid of her being crushed.
However, when Su Wan felt the slender palm, she subconsciously closed her eyes.
When she was sure that Jiang Xuecheng’s hand had left, Su Wan suddenly opened her eyes.
She was a little confused when she heard this. She couldn’t help but tilt her head and rest it on Jiang Xuecheng’s shoulder.
“Then, since those people dared to resist, is it because the strength of the high priest has declined, or is it because the people under her feel that they are well prepared and can choose a suitable person to replace you as the new Emperor of the God’s Palace?”
Su Wan was not the least bit interested in these power struggles. Now, due to the safety of her and Jiang Xuecheng’s lives, she had no choice but to use her brain to think quickly.
Sigh, it would have been great if they had not been infected by the CHK Virus No.3. Now, the two of them were officially “dead”. They should have found a place with beautiful scenery and lived a carefree life together!
But now, they could not escape!
“It’s a combination of both. They might not be fully prepared, but now is indeed a good time to strike. I thought those people could still endure for a while, but I did not expect them to lose their patience so quickly.”
Jiang Xuecheng shook his head gently at Su Wan. His originally indifferent expression finally showed some seriousness at this moment.
He had always been on guard against those family forces and would more or less leave a way out for himself.
But he had never thought that those people would shed all pretenses with the high priest so soon!
This also made Jiang Xuecheng feel incredulous.
Su Wan saw that Jiang Xuecheng had a confident look on his face, so she immediately reached out to push his sleeve and asked curiously.
“Jiang Xuecheng, do you know who the mastermind is?”
“Everyone from the four great families is a suspect, and the current head of the Devi family, Ye Hanwen, has a conflict with us because of his good-for-nothing son. I’m afraid he can’t get away with it…”
As Jiang Xuecheng spoke, his deep and magnetic voice echoed in Su Wan’s ears. It was as if there was a special magic that made Su Wan involuntarily follow his train of thought.
The current head of the Devi Clan, Ye Hanwen?!
Wasn’t this the man who had protected Madam Ye at the banquet a few days ago?
Su Wan curled her lips. She had long since determined that there wasn’t a single good person in the Devi clan.
Madam Ye was a shrew. The eldest young master, Keller, was a good-for-nothing who could not accomplish anything. Ye Hanwen, on the other hand, looked even more sinister.
Jiang Xuecheng knew that Su Wan had recalled what had happened at the banquet a few days ago. He reached out and patted her on the back, indicating that Su Wan did not need to worry.
“However, compared to the current head of the Devi family, Ye Hanwen, I think there is one person who is more suspicious and worthy of our vigilance…”
Su Wan hated people who only spoke half of their words. Her heart was in her throat, and she immediately grabbed Jiang Xuecheng’s sleeve, her eyes filled with anxiety.
“Who are you talking about? Don’t hide it!”
Jiang Xuecheng’s expression turned cold, his pair of black eyes flowing with a heavy radiance, colder than the night!
His thin lips moved, and he coldly spat out a name that Su Wan was extremely familiar with.
“Fiennes!”
Hearing this name, Su Wan immediately frowned.
Although she didn’t have a good impression of the eldest young master of the Siswell family, looking at Fiennes’ usual way of doing things, Su Wan really didn’t see that Fiennes would be interested in the position of the Emperor of the God’s Palace.
Su Wan nodded as if she understood something, and she couldn’t help but fall into deep thought.
At the same time, in a gorgeous villa of the Siswell family.
Fiennes stood in front of the electronic screen, coldly listening to the report from the executive officer of Planet Aquamarine.
His usual gentle smile had disappeared, but now his face was gloomy, as if a storm was brewing!
“Executive Officer Lin, I gave you so much time to make arrangements, but you actually said that you couldn’t find the bodies of the emperor and Su Wan!”
As long as the bodies were not found, it meant that there was still a chance that Su Wan and Jiang Xuecheng had survived!
It would be fine if it was Su Wan, but if the man Jiang Xuecheng was not dead, it would mean even more trouble!
On the electronic screen, Executive Officer Lin glanced at Fiennes with trepidation. Bean-sized beads of sweat kept falling from his back.
He stuttered for a moment and hesitated to choose his words, hoping that it would not stimulate Fiennes’ nerves.
“Young master Fiennes, it was mainly because of the sudden rainstorm yesterday. The entire sea surface was filled with huge waves. It would be difficult for us to find anyone! If we were to go and look for them now, I’m afraid that they would have already been eaten by some sea fish…”
Executive Officer Lin wiped the sweat off his face. His expression was somewhat fawning.
“Moreover, young master Fiennes, you don’t have to worry too much. The cliff was so high. At that time, the video recording showed that the entire off-road vehicle had rolled down. Moreover, the weather was so bad and the waves were so violent. How could those two people possibly survive?”
Hearing Executive Officer Lin’s solemn promise, Fiennes’ azure blue eyes flashed, and a sinister light flashed across them!
He slammed the table with a bang, and instantly, the teacup on the table fell!
After a loud sound, the celadon teacup instantly shattered into countless pieces, and the hot tea still emitted wisps of smoke!
Even though he was separated from the screen, Executive Officer Lin could feel Fiennes’ anger just by looking at that scene!