Chapter 1253: A Warning

Han Meng didn't care about the two councilors' threats.

He just looked at them quietly, his deep eyes seemingly having seen through their thoughts long ago, revealing a trace of disdain as he spoke faintly:

"Oh."

Han Meng knew why they had come. The reason they held such intense hostility toward him was because he knew their secrets... That trial had stripped away their last shred of dignity, so naturally, they couldn't let him go.

But Han Meng didn't care about the imprisonment at all. Whether it was extended or he was transferred, he knew that no matter what verdict the Alliance Council gave him, he would come out unscathed ahead of time.

Just as Hong Xiu said,

When war comes and the fate of humanity hangs in the balance, the rights and wrongs of the past no longer matter... Whoever can save humanity is the hero.

Sensing that Han Meng didn't take them seriously at all, the anger on the two councilors' faces grew more intense.

"Han Meng, you will pay the price for your arrogance."

"We have retrieved your past files from the councilors of the Aurora Domain. You once launched several violent actions and public opinion storms against Aurora City alongside the World-Ending Calamity Chen Ling and the Aurora Daily reporter Wen Shilin. We are already investigating and collecting evidence. We will prove that you and the World-Ending Calamity Chen Ling were birds of a feather, moles planted in the Human Domain by the Gray World..."

"Whether it's you or that black-hearted reporter Wen Shilin, we will hold you accountable and make your affairs public."

"When that time comes, I'd like to see what standing you, the head of the trial, will have to judge others?"

Hearing this, Han Meng's calm eyes suddenly turned cold.

He understood now. These two councilors wanted to start from the Aurora Domain and fabricate a baseless crime against him. Although he had indeed broken into Aurora City and the Aurora base, and had conflicts with some law enforcement officers, the facts were absolutely not as they described... But now that the Aurora Domain was gone, no one could testify for him. As long as they teamed up with the councilors from the Aurora Domain, their words would become the "truth."

By doing this, they wanted to destroy the public's credibility in his [Trial]. Once that happened, the results of his trial against them would naturally become irrelevant...

Han Meng could not care about his own reputation, but he could not accept that Chen Ling and the late Wen Shilin were being dragged into this because of him.

"Are you... looking for death?"

Seventh-Order killing intent radiated from Han Meng's eyes, and the oppressive force surged toward the two councilors like a tidal wave!

The two councilors' faces turned pale, but they didn't retreat. Instead, they looked at Han Meng with a sneer. Behind them, two figures in uniforms stepped forward simultaneously, and two Sixth-Order auras erupted, blocking most of the pressure for the councilors.

The councilors themselves were ordinary people, but the Alliance Council provided them with security personnel; after all, when it involved domain security, one had to be careful.

Although the two councilors were still shaken by Han Meng's aura, a sharp glint flashed in their eyes, and they immediately scolded:

"Han Meng! Are you trying to murder councilors in public?!"

"Pu Chunshu! The prisoner you are responsible for is openly attacking councilors on your turf, and you're just going to watch?!"

Their successive outbursts made Pu Chunshu's face turn grave.

The Pu family didn't really hold the Alliance Council in high regard, but that didn't mean they could allow councilors to be attacked on their territory... If such a thing really happened, they would face accountability from the Nanhai Lord, and even their own ancestor would be implicated.

Pu Chunshu was about to step in to stop Han Meng, but the next second, Han Meng withdrew his aura on his own, standing quietly in place as if nothing had happened.

"You two are joking," Han Meng said faintly.

"I was just nearing a breakthrough, and my aura was a bit hard to contain... I would naturally never dare to attack councilors."

Han Meng didn't fear the Alliance Council, but attacking the two councilors here would implicate the Pu family. The Pu family had treated him well, so Han Meng naturally wouldn't act on impulse and truly attack them.

Han Meng had stood in place the entire time without even lifting a hand; just releasing his aura could hardly be called an attack.

Seeing this, a flash of disappointment crossed the depths of the two councilors' eyes.

They knew they couldn't gain anything more today, but their goal had already been achieved. After sweeping their gaze over Han Meng and the Pu family members, they snorted coldly:

"Everything that happened today will be reported truthfully at the council... Keep your prisoner in check, and don't let the Pu family get into trouble they shouldn't."

"Let's go."

With that, the two councilors walked toward the Pu family gate with their hands behind their backs, followed closely by their bodyguards.

Seeing this, Pu Chunshu gave Han Meng an apologetic look and then hurried to follow... Even though he looked down on these two, he still had to go through the motions of seeing them off.

The crowd that had gathered around the side room gradually dispersed. Pu Xialan looked at the backs of the two men with extreme annoyance and cursed:

"What kind of trash can become a councilor these days... When I become a high-level official, I'll definitely kill all these people."

Han Meng didn't respond.

Just as Pu Xialan was about to offer some comfort, Han Meng turned and left, heading straight back to his room and slowly closing the door.

The purpose of the two councilors' visit this time, besides putting pressure on him, was to warn the Pu family... After this visit, the Pu family might not care and would still let Han Meng move freely, but Han Meng didn't want to make things difficult for them.

From now on, he would not leave this courtyard again.

Pu Xialan looked at the closed door, and after a long while, let out a long sigh...

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"Brilliant." In the distance, Pu Shu curled his lips into a smile.

"These two councilors seem unreasonable, but they inadvertently warned both Han Meng and the Pu family, and even gave them a show of force... It's just a pity Han Meng didn't take the bait and attack them, otherwise the charge of attacking a councilor would have been set in stone."

"Looks like we came at the right time... wouldn't you say, Cousin?"

"...Cousin?"

Chen Ling, standing beside him, hadn't responded for a long time, so Pu Shu turned his head in confusion.

He saw "Pu Jianyue" staring in the direction the two councilors had left, his eyes flickering with a faint light, wondering what he was thinking.

"A-Shu, I need to go see my father in a bit. You go ahead and have lunch by yourself..."

Pu Shu was stunned, then nodded. "Right, Cousin, now that you're back from your training, it's time to take over the family business... That's what's important. You go ahead and get busy, we'll gather again tonight."

Although Pu Shu wanted to deal with Han Meng, he wasn't in a rush; Han Meng was imprisoned in the side room anyway and couldn't run.

"Mm."

After Pu Shu left,

A chilling, sinister coldness flashed in Chen Ling's eyes, reflecting the backs of the two councilors.