After learning about the massacre in the north, I had an idea. He disguised himself as the Flying Swallow Swordswoman and secretly visited Chu Zhou City. After many hardships, he finally found Minister Zheng Xinghuai, who was lucky enough to escape.
However, at that moment, the secret agent of the King of Zhenbei suddenly led an army to kill I and Minister Zheng. It turned out that the enemy had been following them secretly, waiting for them.
However, they encountered fierce resistance from I. Just like Xu Ningyan in Yun Zhou, I did not retreat at all. In the end, he defeated the secret agent of the King of Zhenbei and learned the details of the massacre from Minister Zheng.
This time, I was on the tenth floor!
That was what Li Miaozhen was thinking. She wanted to say it out loud, but she had learned her lesson from Xu Qi 'an's fight against tens of thousands of rebels and the holders of the fragments of the Book of the Nether Earth. She also had the embarrassing experience of saying in front of Xu Qi' an, "I am good at investigating cases."
Li Miaozhen, who was passionate about solving cases, resisted the desire to show off and answered honestly, "All of this is actually thanks to Xu Yinluo."
Xu Yinluo?!
The members of the diplomatic group were stunned. They did not understand what this had to do with Xu Qi 'an.
Li Miaozhen said, "It was Xu Qi 'an who invited me to Chu Zhou City to investigate the case."
"I see …" The Dali Monastery prime minister stroked his beard and nodded with a smile.
"Daoist Li, you are indeed a master. Although Tenzō of Taoism has cultivated the Oneness of Heaven and Man, it is your business that you do not care about fame and fortune. We cannot ignore your contribution because of this. You don't have to give all the credit to Xu Yinluo. "
Hearing this, Imperial Censor Liu agreed, "The diplomatic mission will definitely report the situation to the Imperial Court and request for merit for you."
Xu Yinluo had invited the Tenzō Shōnin to Chu Zhou City, but it didn't mean that Xu Yinluo took all the credit for her efforts in Chu Zhou City.
The words of a scholar are so pleasant to hear … Li Miaozhen was a little happy, enjoyed it, and also a little ashamed. She continued,
"After that, I came to Chu Zhou City and traveled around looking for clues, but I found nothing …"
Everyone in the diplomatic group listened very carefully. They knew that this case was difficult to investigate and were very curious about how Li Miaozhen could find a breakthrough and find out the truth of the massacre case.
"But in fact, everything can be traced. The corpse that exposed the massacre of the Three Thousand Li was found by the side of the mountain road outside the capital. He was just an ordinary man without any evidence, how would he dare to come to the capital to complain? It is very likely that there is someone behind this. That person didn't send a newspaper or a letter, but chose to let the Jianghu people deliver the letter. I guessed he would use the same trick again.
"So, I used the name of the Flying Swallow Heroine to travel around Chu Zhou City, killing barbarians, punishing evil merchants, and giving out porridge to the people. Heh, I had a small reputation in the Jianghu. Many people know me, and even more people know me.
"Just as I expected, a few days later, someone came looking for me, hoping that I could help."
Amazing!
Everyone in the diplomatic group was convinced. They praised loudly, "Elder Li, you are so smart to be able to find clues from this angle. We are very impressed."
Constable Chen said, "I have been working in the government for so many years, but I feel ashamed."
Imperial Censor Liu said admiringly, "I thought the truth of this case would depend on Xu Yinluo. I didn't expect Elder Li to be so skillful."
The civil officials were not stingy with their compliments. Half of it was sincere, and the other half was because they were used to the courtesies of the government.
The corners of Li Miaozhen's mouth curled up uncontrollably, revealing a little pride. Then, she cleared her throat and said, "I'm not being humble. Actually, Xu Ningyan was the one who taught me all this. We've been secretly communicating."
The laughter and praises suddenly stopped, as if someone had pressed the pause button. Everyone in the diplomatic group froze and looked at the Tenzō Shōnin blankly.
Why did Li Miaozhen leave the most important thing until the end?
Was this some kind of bad taste of hers?
It was a little awkward …
No wonder Xu Yinluo left the diplomatic group midway and secretly went to the Northern Region. He had already found a helper from the beginning. When the emperor and the officials appointed him as the leader, he had already made a plan … Constable Chen from the Ministry of Justice was deeply aware of how terrifying Xu Qi 'an was.
It was not without reason that Minister Sun had repeatedly suffered losses in his hands. He was furious but could not do anything about it.
It was my negligence. The Tax Silver Case, the Sampo Case, the Yunzhou Case, and the Concubine Fu Case all proved that Xu Yinluo was an experienced and meticulous person. He could not be underestimated. I thought he had finally failed this time … The Dali Monastery prime minister smiled bitterly and shook his head.
It turned out that all of this was part of Xu Yinluo's plan. I was too naive.
No wonder he is your excellency Xu … Centurion Chen Xiao's spirit was lifted and he showed a look of admiration.
The Imperial Army laughed as well, feeling proud of him.
Yang Yan nodded slightly. He didn't feel surprised and seemed to think it was reasonable.
Following that, Li Miaozhen told the diplomatic mission the news of Zheng Xinghuai's survival. Imperial Censor Liu was incomparably excited, not only because there was a witness, but also because he was friends with Zheng Xinghuai. Knowing that Zheng Xinghuai was still alive, he was sincerely happy.
"Xu Ningyan should still be on his way to Chu Zhou City. My sword is much faster than him." Li Miaozhen said.
Then she asked, "Where did the mysterious master go?"
Yang Yan thought for a moment and suddenly said, "He left in the same direction as the barbarians."
The Dali Monastery prime minister's heart skipped a beat. An incredible thought flashed through his mind. His breathing suddenly quickened. "Could it be … could it be …"
Censor Liu's reaction was not slow either. He said, "Could it be that he went to kill Lucky Zhigu? He was afraid that after this battle, the people of Chu Zhou City would be trampled by the barbarians and no one would be able to keep them in check."
Yang Yan and Li Miaozhen looked at each other and said in unison, "Let's go and have a look."
The latter added, "Come on up."
Yang Yan lightly jumped onto the sword ridge and stood with his hands behind his back.
Although a fourth rank Warrior could fly in the air, his speed, altitude, and endurance were incomparable to the Daoist Sword Control Art. It was like the difference between a motorcycle and a high-speed rail.
If one was running on the ground and the other was flying in the air, then the Warrior would be even faster.
Martial artists needed to be even faster, provided that there were no mountains or rivers blocking the way on a boundless plain.
After flying for half an hour, Li Miaozhen and Yang Yan saw Lucky Zhigu. It was not difficult to find him because he was standing on the official road.
The strongest barbarian after the battle of Shanhai Pass was only a shriveled husk.
His head had been forcibly plucked off and thrown to the side of the road along with a small part of his spine.
Li Miaozhen stopped and looked down from above. She murmured, "Two third rank Warriors have fallen in this battle in the north. This news will definitely spread throughout the nine states and cause a sensation."
Yang Yan was a little dazed. It turned out that the level he had been dreaming of was only so-so in the eyes of a higher level Warrior.
A third rank Warrior was a leader no matter what system or force they belonged to.
Yang Yan jumped down from the sword ridge and grabbed the spine. He carried the head of the leader of the Qing Yan Tribe and returned to Chu Zhou City.
When he brought the head back to Chu Zhou City and hung it on the city wall, the twenty thousand soldiers looked up at it in silence and shed tears.
The barbarian who had been a threat to Chu Zhou City for 20 years had finally fallen.
At the same time, many people had questions in their minds. Who was that mysterious Warrior?
…
A few hundred miles away from Chu Zhou City, Xu Qi 'an had just taken a bath and was lying weakly on a giant rock that had lost its edges.
After absorbing the life essence of the King of Zhenbei and Lucky Zhigu, Shen Shu had fallen into a deep sleep. He probably wouldn't be able to wake him up this time.
Unless he could get another wave of luck like he did in the ancient tomb.
Without the big-muscled monk to rely on, he suddenly felt insecure … Xu Qi 'an examined his body and found that after Shen Shu displayed the dark Dharma Form, his physical strength had improved again.
It was like a canal that had been widened by a flood. Even though the flood had passed, the traces left behind could not be erased.
Lu Shuren would say, "We are grateful to the person who opened the tunnel, but we will always have the highest respect for the person who widened the tunnel …" Xu Qi 'an had a deeper understanding of this saying.
"After this battle, I've gained a deeper understanding of Peak Force. Experiencing a high-ranked martial artist's battle firsthand and experiencing how they use their strength is a valuable experience for me …"
He forced himself to focus and sat with his legs crossed. After digesting the information in his mind, he started to review the "Bloody Massacre of Three Thousand Miles."
"There were two reasons why the King of Zhenbei slaughtered the city. One, to make the Blood Elixir and reach the peak, then to absorb the Spiritual Essence of the Princess and officially enter the second rank. Two, to set up a trap to kill Lucky Zhigu and Zhu Jiu.
"The appearance of the Nation Guarding Sword means that the Yuanjing Emperor knew about the King of Zhenbei's massacre. Otherwise, the Nation Guarding Sword wouldn't have appeared in Chu Zhou City. "
When he saw the Nation Guarding Sword, Xu Qi 'an was extremely shocked and angry. However, he didn't have time to think too much at that time.
"The Yuanjing Emperor is such a despicable emperor …" Xu Qi 'an heaved a sigh and told himself to control his anger.
"The despicable emperor knew about this. Hmm, this answers one of my questions. The warrior who died outside of Jin City was killed by the Yuanjing Emperor. He was the only one who could set up a trap around Jin City and find out who the target was.
"If that's the case, why did I become the chief officer and why didn't I arrange for an inspector? Everything can be explained now … It's because the diplomatic mission was meant to be done half-heartedly. There was no need to arrange for an inspector with too much power to keep the North Garrison King in check. If he had no other choice, the North Garrison King could even kill him to silence him.
"Other than that, the mission was to escort the Princess to the Northern Region. Although the despicable emperor was not a son, he was still an old man. However, I felt that he trusted and spoiled the King of Zhenbei too much. "
Xu Qi 'an pondered for a few seconds and continued to think along this line of thought.
"The Yuanjing Emperor knew about the truth of the massacre, but does Duke Wei know about it? From the feedback I sent to his remnant soul, he shouldn't know … Hmm, for an old man like Duke Wei, the reaction he showed might not be his real reaction, but the reaction he wanted me to see.
"If Duke Wei knew about this, what would he do? With his character, he would definitely not tolerate the King of Zhenbei massacring the city, even if there would be a Second Rank Warrior in Daibun because of this.
"But until now, I haven't seen any traces of Duke Wei's chess piece. Hmm, if Duke Wei knew about this, with his character, he would definitely stop him.
"But the King of Zhenbei is a Third Rank Warrior, the number one expert in Daibun. How could he stop him? There is no such expert among the night watchmen, otherwise, I wouldn't be the one to stop the King of Zhenbei.
"Then how could I stop the King of Zhenbei?"
An idea came to Xu Qi 'an's mind: Drive the tiger to devour the wolf.
In the north, the only people who could stop the King of Zhenbei were Lucky Zhigu and Zhu Jiu. If it were me, I would leak the location of the King of Zhenbei's massacre to his enemies.
"But how did Duke Wei know the location was in Chu Zhou City?" Xu Qi 'an furrowed his brows as he suddenly thought of an inexplicable detail.
Before he left Jin City, Wei Yuan had told him that because he had moved all of his spies to the northeast, the information about the north was lagging behind. That was why he knew nothing about the Three Thousand Mile Massacre.
"With Duke Wei's intelligence, even if he wanted to move all of his spies, he wouldn't have moved all of them out of the north. He would have left a few spies in a few important cities. Otherwise, he would not be Wei Qingyi. "
That was another piece of evidence that proved that Wei Yuan was hiding something from him.
Following this train of thought, Xu Qi 'an's train of thought gradually became clearer. "Duke Wei specifically came to talk to me and asked me how I planned to investigate the case. I told him that I would leave the diplomatic mission halfway and head north alone.
"Then, he gave me Miss Cai 'er's contact number. As soon as I saw her, I learned the most important information about Xikou Prefecture. Everything was going too smoothly.
"Also, Xikou Prefecture and Chu Zhou City were in the opposite direction. Did this mean that Duke Wei had purposely given me false information and sent me to the west? He didn't want me to get involved in this case.
"If that is the case, then he must know the situation in the north like the back of his hand."
Suddenly, Xu Qi 'an's scalp tingled as he felt a myriad of emotions. He was grateful, but at the same time, he was afraid of the old silver coin.
"After I pick up the Princess and meet up with the envoy, I will make a trip to Sanhuang County."
…
The next morning …
Xu Qi 'an entered the inn and knocked on the door of the princess's room. He was so handsome that even Gu Tianle would be ashamed of his previous life.
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