Wang You wrote the information he obtained in the secret letter. At the end of the letter, he added his own summary.
"Cao Qingyang's children are still young and have been raised in a large courtyard. They rarely come into contact with outsiders and do not show any signs of being different from normal people.
"They haven't been enlightened for a long time and their minds are not mature yet. Even if Dragon Breath enters their bodies, it will not show any signs.
"This lowly servant cannot see through Dragon Breath, I hope sir can find a way to confirm it.
"The Wulin League's old ancestor is in seclusion and the back mountain is a forbidden area. Other than Cao Qingyang, anyone that enters will be killed by the War Hounds Beasts.
"But this lowly servant has secretly investigated and found that there is a group of hidden guards around the back mountain. This lowly servant can conclude that the old Wulin League's alliance leader's situation is worsening."
When he was done, he blew the ink dry and whistled.
A moment later, a black wild bird flew over from the forest in the back courtyard. It landed by the open window and its black eyes looked at him.
Wang You unhurriedly took out a bamboo tube and tied it to the bird's leg before rubbing its head.
The wild bird flapped its wings and flew away.
Wang You watched the wild bird fly away before letting out a sigh of relief.
This bird was a very common wild bird and was not as conspicuous as a messenger pigeon. Using a messenger pigeon in the Wulin League was insulting the intelligence of the Wulin League and being irresponsible for their own lives.
Using a kind of wild bird that could be seen everywhere could avoid most of the risks.
After all, the War Hounds Mountain spanned over a hundred miles and was filled with dense forests, there was no lack of wild birds.
Of course, there was still the risk of being shot down by others. Therefore, if it was not important information, it would not be sent by bird.
It was worth mentioning that this kind of bird had been trained by the Heart Gu Master of the Gu tribe, thus it could act as a messenger.
Wang You closed the window and added some charcoal to the stove. He wrapped himself in a thick sheepskin coat and with the help of alcohol, he fell asleep on the bed.
After an unknown amount of time, his ears moved as he suddenly woke up. He reached for the dagger under his pillow.
Peng!
The moment he grabbed the dagger, his head was hit by a blunt object and all thoughts disappeared.
In a daze, after an unknown amount of time, a bone chilling feeling poured on his face as Wang You woke up with a groan.
His eyes went from blank to sharp in less than a second. He suppressed the panic in his heart and calmly looked around.
At the same time, he sensed the state of his body. He was tied up tightly and his whole body was limp, as if he had been drugged.
This was a sealed room with chains, mace, shackles and other torture tools hanging on the stone walls.
In the corner, there was a tiger stool, a chopping knife, a skinning table, and other large torture tools.
In the corner there was a charcoal stove and on the chair to the left, there was a man dressed in black.
There was a charcoal brazier in the secret room, and on the left side of the brazier sat a black-clothed man.
There was another hideous scar on his left cheek. He had a horse-like face, mung bean eyes, and his facial features were just as ugly as the scar.
Wang You recognized him. He was the Warden of Martial Union, who was in charge of punishments.
Grand Secretary Of Prison smiled.
"What's your real name?" Wang You asked with a smile.
Wang You's face was filled with fear and confusion. He was filled with fear and trepidation.
"I am Wang You, an archer from the South Peak Hill. I do not know what I have done wrong, but please enlighten me."
"Don't belittle yourself. You didn't do anything wrong. What you've done is a capital offense."
"Don't belittle yourself. You didn't do anything wrong. What you've committed is a capital offense."
Wang You's expression changed drastically as he shouted, "This lowly one has been loyal and devoted to Martial Union for many years. How could this be a capital offense? Great Warden, do not accuse me unjustly."
The Grand Minister of Justice smiled.
Do you think Alliance Leader Cao won't take it to heart that the Young Master and Young Mistress didn't die after taking a hit from their enemy? Will he investigate?
"Why don't you think about it? There were quite a number of guards that day. Everyone kept their mouths shut. Why didn't Old Zhou receive the order to keep his mouth shut?"
Wang You's pupils contracted. He didn't say anything else. His tongue moved vaguely …
"I've taken out your false tooth. There's poison in it. I found a dog to test it on and it died instantly. Tsk tsk, this poison isn't something an ordinary person can make."
Grand Secretary Of Prison was still smiling. "What's your real name?"
Wang You lowered his head and explained, "I was just curious. Warden, you've misunderstood me."
Grand Secretary Of Prison smiled.
"I won't ask a third time. Although I don't like to torture people, I don't mind using cruel means to achieve my goals.
"Well, compared to ordinary punishments, I prefer to take a different approach and seek innovation. That's more interesting.
"For example, the thousand-man cavalry can also be used to deal with men.
"Take off his pants."
Two subordinates went forward and lifted the limp Wang You up. They made him sprawl on the torture device and tied him tightly with ropes.
It was worth mentioning that the thousand-man cavalry looked like the barrel of a cannon.
Wang You gritted his teeth and didn't make a sound. He already knew what kind of humiliation he was about to face.
But what the Grand Secretary Of Prison did next made the expressions of the three people, including the two subordinates, change.
The Grand Secretary Of Prison picked up the iron pincers that were being roasted in the charcoal basin and blew gently. The red iron illuminated his face, and the smile on his lips deepened.
Wang You's face suddenly turned pale.
The two subordinates clamped the muscles on their buttocks.
…
The night was dark, and the wind was cold.
Grand Secretary Of Prison wore a black cloak and entered the Alliance Lord's residence in the dark with two subordinates.
Inside the hall, Cao Qingyang, who had been notified, was already waiting. He only wore a thin blue robe, and his burly body was as heavy as a mountain, calm and reserved.
Fangzheng's square face was expressionless and solemn.
"Alliance Lord!"
The Grand Secretary Of Prison cupped his fist and saluted.
Cao Qingyang raised his hand and gestured for him to take a seat, and ordered the servants to serve hot tea.
The Grand Secretary Of Prison took a sip of the hot tea to warm his stomach, and said slowly:
"I've investigated. Wang You is a spy belonging to the Divine Mystery Palace. He was planted in the Alliance seven years ago.
"According to his confession, he was added because the previous spy died in an accident. But he didn't know who the previous spy was and when he died. "
Cao Qingyang frowned, half thinking and half thinking:
"Divine Mystery Palace?
"The name sounds like it's related to the Celestial Commissioner."
As the leader of the Sword State Wulin League, he knew that the Third Grade Warlock was called the Divine Mystery Master.
"The Divine Mystery Palace won't do anything to me. Did you catch the wrong person?"
Cao Qingyang frowned.
About a month ago, his wife was ambushed on her way home. Obviously, a spy in the Alliance leaked the information.
Cao Qingyang had been investigating secretly, trying to find the spy.
The Grand Secretary Of Prison had a strange expression, and said:
"This subordinate has found out about another matter …"
The Grand Secretary Of Prison thought for a moment:
"According to Wang You, he is looking for something called Dragon Breath.
"This thing will attach itself to a person. If you get it, you will be blessed and show all kinds of abnormalities. For example, a person with mediocre aptitude would suddenly be enlightened and become gifted and intelligent.
"A Warrior at the bottom of the Pugilistic World suddenly has a great increase in cultivation and encounters one after another."
Speaking of this, the Grand Secretary Of Prison glanced at Cao Qingyang's expression. Seeing that he was silent, he continued:
"He thinks that the resurrection of Young Master and Young Lady might be because of Dragon Breath. But he can't confirm it. Today, he sent a letter to his superior, hoping that he can find a way to confirm it.
"Wang You's rank is too low. He doesn't know much about the inside story and background of the Divine Mystery Palace."
Cao Qingyang was silent for a long time, as if digesting the information. Separated by a formation, he asked:
"Dragon Breath?"
The Grand Secretary Of Prison said: "I'm also confused, but Wang You doesn't know what Dragon Breath is. The Divine Mystery Palace must have used a wide way to find this Dragon Breath. They only revealed the phenomenon caused by Dragon Breath, but didn't explain its nature. "
Cao Qingyang tapped his finger on the tea table and said slowly:
"In that case, the Divine Mystery Palace has a way to observe Dragon Breath. But I didn't find the so-called Dragon Breath on Chun 'er and Xue' er. Hmm, the Qi Observation Spell is a warlock's method. The Divine Mystery Palace is indeed related to the Celestial Commissioner.
"This also solves my doubts."
Unfortunately, after the battle in the capital, the Elder Ancestor was in a terrible state and had to fall into a deep sleep. Otherwise, he might be able to find the answer from the Elder Ancestor on the day of the two children's accident.
Cao Qingyang took a sip of tea and asked: "Wang You are still alive?"
The Grand Secretary Of Prison smiled: "Of course. Every spy is valuable."
Cao Qingyang grunted in acknowledgment and said,
"If it's the Celestial Commissioner's people, let's spare their lives for now. Send someone to the capital and seek an answer from the Celestial Commissioner. "
He thought for a moment, then raised his hand and said: "No, don't make it public for now. Listen to my arrangements."
He would first seek confirmation from the Elder Ancestor, understand the Dragon Breath, and listen to the Elder Ancestor's opinion.
This matter was related to his children, so he had to be careful.
The Grand Secretary Of Prison nodded and stood up. He cupped his hands and said: "Your subordinate will take his leave."
…
Cao Qingyang left the hall and went to the inner courtyard to visit his son and daughter.
They were a pair of twins, seven years old this year, which happened to be the age of different seats.
In his early years, Cao Qingyang was obsessed with martial arts. After becoming the Alliance Master, he was busy with the affairs of the Alliance. He only married and had children when he was 30 years old.
Although he didn't have children when he was old, he was still very old.
Therefore, he loved the twins very much.
In the warm hall of the inner courtyard, Cao Chun had a wooden sword hanging from his waist as he played around with the burning charcoal.
The wet nurse chased after him, constantly reminding him to pay attention to the charcoal basin.
Cao Xue was quietly nestled in her mother's arms, reading a picture book with her.
Seeing Cao Qingyang come in, Cao Chun immediately stopped making trouble. Cao Xue also sat up straight from her mother's arms and straightened her small body.
The siblings were more afraid of their father who was serious in speech and manner.
Cao Qingyang took off his robe and handed it to the wet nurse. He waved his hand:
"Chun 'er, come here."
Cao Chun stood straight in front of him and said: "Father!"
Cao Qingyang nodded slightly and showed a smile: "I haven't tested your swordsmanship for a long time."
He glanced at the wooden sword on his waist: "Show it to father."
"Yes!"
Cao Chun nodded with bright eyes. His little face was a little excited.
He immediately took out the wooden sword and performed a set of swordsmanship. It was a little fierce.
His wife smiled:
"I don't know why Chun 'er suddenly became enlightened. My husband, isn't this very similar to you? "
When Cao Qingyang was young, he was ridiculed for his lack of aptitude. Even the former leader was secretly ridiculed for not knowing people well.
He focused on practicing hard and punched eight thousand times every day. Many years later, he suddenly found that he became the number one expert in the young and strong group of the Wulin League.
It became a legend.
But Cao Qingyang did not smile at all. He put on his robe without saying a word and left the inner courtyard.
He went out of the mansion and went to the back mountain with a clear goal.
He had a lot of questions to ask the Old Ancestor.
What is the Dragon Breath? Why is it in the two children? The Celestial Commissioner's attitude towards the so-called Dragon Breath.
He quickly came to the cliff and came to the closed stone door.
"Old Ancestor, I have something to ask."
He bowed and said.
He shouted three times, but there was no response from the stone door.
The Old Ancestor is still sleeping, when will he wake up? The battle in the capital made his condition worse, and the Nine Colored Lotus Root promised by Xu Qi'an has not arrived … Cao Qingyang's heart was heavy, and he was about to shout again.
Suddenly, two blood red lanterns lit up on the cliff, looking over coldly.
Cao Qingyang knew that it was the War Hounds guarding the Old Ancestor telling him to leave and not disturb him.
He bowed helplessly and went back the way he came.
… …
A small city at the border of Jiang Province.
Miao Youfang bit on a stick of candied hawthorn and said:
"I found that there are fewer refugees at the border than in other places."
Li Lingsu also bit on a stick of candied hawthorn and said:
"This is because this place is close to the Sword Province, and the refugees have all fled to the Sword Province."
Miao Youfang's face was full of doubt and he said: "Is the Sword Province very rich?"
"A place with good weather is naturally rich. The Sword Province has the Wulin League, and is known as the true master of the Sword Province. Even the three departments of the Sword Province have to be wary of them. "
Li Lingsu said with confidence and assurance: "The Sword Province's Jianghu is very orderly. If an ordinary person wants to do evil, he will be eliminated by the Wulin League with lightning speed. It is the opposite of the Cloud Province where the villains gather.
"At the same time, the government and the Wulin League keep each other in check, and no one dares to be too unbridled."
"I only heard that the Sword Province is a Holy Land of Martial Arts." Miao Youfang did not believe it and retorted: "According to what you said, does the government not care? They let a Jianghu force grow so strong. "
"I heard that the Sword Province Wulin League has a Transcendent Realm Ancestor, I don't know if it is true." Li Lingsu smiled.
"Then what the hell are you talking about?" Miao Youfang curled his lips.
The two began to argue, and the topic gradually deviated from 'refugees' and 'rich'.
"If you don't believe me, you can ask Xu Qian."
Li Lingsu snorted.
With Xu Qi 'an's identity and status, he must know about these secrets.
Miao Youfang immediately looked over, Mu Nanzi who was eating candied fruits, and Shirohime who was licking the candied fruits also looked at Xu Qi 'an with great interest.
"There is indeed an old guy, and he is the same age as the government."
Xu Qi 'an deliberated and said: "But the government tolerates the existence of the Wulin League not entirely because they are afraid of the Unparalleled Warrior. You should know that in the heyday of Daibun, not to mention one Transcendent, even two Transcendents are not enough. "
"Then why?" Miao Youfang was even more puzzled, but he was very interested.
Li Lingsu listened attentively. He knew that Xu Qi 'an had a lot of secrets and interesting stories. Before his identity was exposed, he often heard some ancient secrets from him.
Because of this, he was so convinced of Xu Qian's identity that he overlooked some details and flaws, and did not see through his identity.
Xu Qi 'an said:
"At the end of the Zhou Dynasty, a group of heroes rose together. A Jianghu man led a group of people in Jianzhou and started a campaign to conquer the Central Plains.
"Later, all the people were eliminated and unified, and only two were left. One was the army of the Founding Emperor of Daibun, and the other was the army of the Jianzhou Warrior.
"At that time, the Zhou Dynasty was destroyed, and there were many things to be done in the Central Plains. He did not want to kill again, so he challenged the Founding Emperor of Daibun.
"The winner would rule the Central Plains, and the loser would retire. You all know the result, and Daibun was born.
"When I first heard about this, I was amazed by the power of the Great Ancestor Emperor. Now that I think about it, the old man of Jianzhou actually did not want to be the Emperor.
"He rebelled purely because the common people couldn't live on at that time. In his heart, he should be pursuing martial arts.
"As for the Great Ancestor Emperor, he was not interested in martial arts and longevity. He was passionate about the throne. The two of them pursued different things, and the result was determined.
"When the old man of Jianzhou retired, the Great Ancestor Emperor made a promise with him that he was allowed to keep his army in Jianzhou. It was a warning to himself and his descendants.
"Now, the Emperor's attitude toward Jianzhou is no longer important. The Supervisor's attitude is the key. Jianzhou can survive until now because of the Supervisor's tacit consent."
At this point, Xu Qi 'an sighed.
Now that he thought about it, the Wulin League was also one of the Supervisor's chess pieces.
"I wonder how many chess pieces this old silver coin has in his chessboard."
"The Heaven's Fate Master is a natural chess player …" Xu Qi 'an sighed in his heart.
…
Cloud Prefecture, Hidden Dragon City.
A monk wearing a simple kasaya that revealed half of his muscular chest sat cross-legged by the tea table.
"Since you have been planning for so many years, you should have foreseen this day."
Galo Tree Bodhisattva glanced at the Warlock in white sitting opposite him.
He was referring to the current predicament of Cloud Prefecture.
The Supervisor was outside Cloud Prefecture. Whoever dared to go out would be the first to die.
Of course, for Galo Tree Bodhisattva, he could just face the enemy head-on.
Even if the Central Plains was the Supervisor's territory, he could still do whatever he wanted.
As a master of the Vajra Dharma Form and the Acalanatha Dharma Form, there was no one in the First Stage who could kill him.
Once Xu Pingfeng rebelled, he would be in charge of keeping the Supervisor busy while Xu Pingfeng would be in charge of attacking the city.
However, Galo Tree Bodhisattva felt that if Xu Pingfeng could not solve the crisis in front of him, then this ally was too useless.
Xu Pingfeng smiled and said, "The King of Zhenbei and Wei Yuan are the Supervisor's chess pieces on the surface. He still has many chess pieces in the dark. I will remove them one by one."
