"Hmph!" Hotaru snorted coldly. "Since you can't recognize who it is and are unwilling to point him out, then what evidence do you have to say that it was a ninja from our Star Village who killed your captain guard? Besides, maybe your captain guard was lying at the end, or maybe even he didn't know who the other party was?"
"We don't know the cause of Duoyoulong's death at all. You haven't explained it clearly at all. The whole process was just you saying it alone. Now I ask you to identify the person, and you don't know who it is. Who gave you the courage and confidence to be so sure it was someone from our Star Village who killed your guard captain?"
"I think, maybe you killed your captain guard, and that's why you're deliberately framing our Star Village?"
Hotaru's words directly scared Yueman so much that he wet himself on the spot.
"The Land of Bears! It's just a barely-ranked ninja village. Without any evidence, you actually rushed to our Star Village to demand an explanation. If word of this gets out, what would the other ninja villages think? Your Land of Bears... aren't you being a little too arrogant?"
These words from Hotaru directly scared the few Daimyos from the Land of Bears so much their hairs stood on end. If they really angered him, perhaps the Land of Bears could be completely shut down today.
"Our Star Village has always done things openly and honorably. Just now, I had a few Daimyos do a headcount of all the ninja in our village. There was not a single ninja who was out. All the ninja of our Sword Sect have always been diligent and have never had the thought of running to such a distant place. So, for this matter, either someone has lied, or our Star Village has been framed. As for who wants to frame us, I think you should be able to investigate it yourselves within your own mountains. Or perhaps you should understand in your hearts."
"After you go back this time, I think you should know what to do. Of course, our Star Village will also investigate this matter clearly. If we were really framed, we will definitely not spare him and will definitely make him pay a heavy price!"
These words from Hotaru made Yueman break out in a cold sweat, his heart almost jumping to his throat. His entire person was in a panic. This was big trouble.
The Daimyos of the Land of Bears were also all so scared they didn't dare to make a sound. Although their eyes showed unwillingness, they now had no right to speak, let alone refute. Not only did they have no evidence, but their confidence was also lacking. They were just the Daimyos of a newly-ranked ninja village. What qualifications and abilities did they have? So now they could only return.
"Hmph! These people from the Land of Bears are too arrogant, simply too presumptuous! To dare to bully our Star Village, they really don't put us in their eyes at all," the other Daimyos snorted angrily together.
"Great Daimyo, why did you just let them go like that? Shouldn't you have taught them a lesson? If we let them go this time, who knows if they will climb on our heads and shit on us next time!" the Third Daimyo asked, puzzled.
Hotaru shook his head and smiled faintly, "We don't need to get entangled in this matter. After all, we still don't know if what that Yueman said just now was true or false. However, we still have to investigate this matter. After all, it concerns a human life. In any case, I don't believe that someone from our Star Village killed Duoyoulong. There must be someone framing us or shifting the responsibility onto our heads. So we must investigate clearly and find that despicable person. This matter cannot be left just like this."
Hotaru stroked his beard, thought for a moment, and then said to the Third Daimyo, "I'll leave this matter for you to handle. Alright, everyone, dismiss."
After dismissing the Daimyos, he then said to Xiari, "Xiari, I have something to say to you. Come with me first."
Xiari was a little surprised and taken aback. She hadn't expected the Great Daimyo Hotaru to have something to say to her. In fact, from the way he had been looking at her just now, she could already tell that he seemed to have something he wanted to say. But what surprised her a little was that he seemed to be much more respectful towards her. It felt different from usual.
"These are some fragments I've given you. If you have some need for them, maybe they can help you with some things in a certain period of time." With that, a large swath of Star Fragments was placed in her hand. Seeing this, Xiari was immediately moved. Kusuo and the others were traveling outside; these things were exactly what he needed right now.
"You can just leave the village's affairs to me. You can stay by Lord Hatake Kusuo's side with peace of mind. If he needs our village's help with anything, you can come and find me at any time."
"Don't worry. I'm on very good terms with Lord Hatake Kusuo. And my strength has also improved a lot recently."
Hearing these words, Hotaru also felt relieved.
"If the matters in the village are resolved, let's retreat quickly. The Mizukage's people are on the move again."
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