0p0 Chapter 761 The Footsteps of the God of Justice
Chapter 761 The Footsteps of the God of Justice
"...I'll repeat myself, you must tell me everything you know."
Before Xu Ning even stepped into Mo Mang Palace's office, he heard Vilette's uniquely calm yet somewhat aggressive voice coming from under the door.
"What? Why are you suddenly asking me questions in this interrogative tone? I have nothing to tell you."
Funina's voice sounded visibly flustered, as if she hadn't expected the usually indifferent and composed Navelette to suddenly attack her.
“I have no intention of offending you, but you should understand your position, Water Demon God Fucaros. Although the previous outburst was suppressed, the problem was not solved at all. Although the casualties this time were small, what about next time? How will you take responsibility for the dead then?”
Upon hearing Villette's explanation, Xu Ning pushed open the door and went inside.
"What? Has anyone died because of this incident? But if you ask me, even if someone did die in this incident, shouldn't you be the one responsible, Judge Vilette?"
Navelette turned her head and saw Xu Ning walk in, her expression somewhat displeased.
"Because the Primordial Fetal Sea suddenly erupted that day, the seawater was mixed with a high concentration of Fetal Sea water. Several people working in water bodies in Baisong Town were unfortunately dissolved. This kind of disaster was predicted. Why do you think it is my responsibility?"
Xu Ning leaned against the doorframe, took a sip of wine, and laughed, "If you hadn't stopped me that day, I would have collected all the gushing primordial fetal sea water long ago, and it wouldn't have leaked into the sea. But you insisted on stopping me and forcefully suppressed the fetal sea. Perhaps it was because of your actions that the water pressure at other leakage points increased dramatically, causing the fetal water to erupt and the concentration of primordial fetal sea water in the sea to rise sharply, which harmed those innocent people."
"Let me speculate further: if I hadn't collected so much of the water from the Fetal Sea first, and instead you had suppressed it directly, perhaps even more people would have died in Baisong Town due to its terrain. Would you still have come to the Water God with the death list to demand an explanation then?"
Navelette gave Xu Ning a deep look. "We're not in a courtroom now, and I have no intention of arguing with you about things that haven't happened yet."
Navelette turned her gaze to Funina, who had unknowingly moved to stand beside Xu Ning. "Yesterday, I found three stone tablets in the ancient ruins near Baisong Town. The second tablet depicts the former water goddess Egolia kneeling on the ground facing the floating island in the sky, as if confessing her sins. Can you honestly say you didn't know anything about this?"
Funina shook her head slightly. "Every god has his own secrets. The previous generation is the previous generation, and I am me. It's not strange that I don't know them."
Navelette stared intently into Funina's eyes. "Ms. Funina, you've clearly been secretly arranging for people to investigate the prophecy, which shows you're very concerned about this matter."
"But now we've reached a critical juncture. You know the prophecy is bound to happen, yet you do nothing, even deliberately concealing Agoria's secret. I believe you're not the shallow person you appear to be, but your actions are extremely inconsistent..."
Suddenly, Fu Ningna put her hand on Xu Ning's shoulder and burst into laughter.
"How interesting. So you've been paying attention to me all this time, Violet. I never knew someone as rigid as you would do something like this. But since I am a god, you should trust me as my subordinate. Whether it's prophecy or anything else, anyway... everything will be alright."
"Ah, the opera performance is about to start, I have to go."
After laughing, Funina turned and walked out of the office.
Vilette's face turned extremely ugly. Just as she was about to raise her hand, she noticed that the drunkard from Liyue had stepped forward and stood between her and Frynn.
"Calm down, my judge! It's unwise to attack the water god at this hour!"
Xu Ning drank his wine, tilted his head slightly, and used the eye with glasses to scrutinize the Water Dragon King, as if trying to see through every thought in his mind.
But Xu Ning failed.
This Water Dragon King had an extremely simple mind, or rather, an extremely pure mind. Xu Ning had only ever seen this in Shen He before, and he never expected that this Water Dragon King would be the same.
Even when Funina was laughing heartily, Xu Ning could see the tears welling up in her heart, but Navelette's heart remained calm, and she didn't even feel any different emotions.
Navelette asked in a deep voice, "Are you only making things more chaotic in Fontaine? What exactly do you want from Fontaine?"
Xu Ning smiled sarcastically, "Perhaps they want to see how Fontaine applies fairness and justice. I'm going to follow in the footsteps of the god of justice now, so don't bother seeing me off."
Xu Ning turned and went out the door, but just happened to see Kong and Paimon standing in the shadows by the door. The two guys looked away uncomfortably, not daring to meet his gaze.
Xu Ning laughed, patted Kong on the shoulder, and went straight after Funina.
Kong led Paimon into the office.
"It seems that Xu Ning is the biggest obstacle to the success of this trap. Perhaps the plan needs to be changed."
Navelette looked at Clarinde, who came out of the inner room, and Kong, who had just entered, and said slowly.
Upon hearing that he might have to face off against his older brother, Kong immediately shook his head.
"No, no, no, let's think of another way. Brother Xu is not easy to deal with. Since I met him, I have never seen him use all his tricks. It's as if he is always guarding against another, more powerful force. We may not pose any threat to him at all."
As soon as the words left his mouth, Kong knew he had said the wrong thing.
He clearly saw the fighting spirit rising in Clond's eyes, and could only dejectedly change his mind and say, "Then how about I and Clond work together to find a way to trap Brother Xu, Linni is in charge of luring Funina into the trap, and Villette is ready at the opera house."
Navelette nodded and said calmly, "That's the only way."
Turning to look at Kong, Navelette comforted him again, "If I could, I wouldn't want to get involved in this in any way, but Fontaine is in grave danger, and the information the gods possess is far too important. We have to take this risk."
Xu Ning had no idea what was happening behind him. He simply followed Fu Ningna from a distance, watching her board the orbital boat, looking somewhat lost and disoriented, heading towards the opera house.
Now that he knew where she was going, Xu Ning was in no hurry and flew slowly behind her. However, in the short time it took to be half a mile behind, trouble arose again at the opera house.