Chapter 726

On the seventh floor of the Haoqi Tower.

In the tea room, there was no one but Wei Yuan. Xu Qi 'an walked in with steady steps. He cupped his hands and said,

"Duke Wei."

Wei Yuan poured a cup of tea and placed it in front of him. He raised his hand and said, "Sit."

Xu Qi 'an sat down cautiously and took a sip. He stared at Wei Yuan. He had a hunch that Wei Yuan wanted to talk to him about the Princess Pingyang Case.

"The Princess Pingyang Case is over, but the Sampo Case has to continue. His Majesty rejected my proposal." Wei Yuan drank his tea and told Xu Qi 'an what happened in the imperial study in a casual tone.

Xu Qi 'an said with a gloomy face, "Minister Sun of the Ministry of Justice and Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Zhou Xianping, are old friends. They hated me from the beginning …"

Wei Yuan waved his hand and interrupted him unhappily, "These are trivial matters!"

He said with disappointment, "His Majesty doesn't like you. That's the important thing."

Xu Qi 'an's face suddenly turned gloomy.

What a coincidence. I don't like him either. When I first saw the Yuanjing Emperor in his Taoist robe during the worship ceremony, I felt a slight disgust.

At that time, I thought it was because the Yuanjing Emperor represented the feudal imperial power. Later, after the Divine Dragon Incident and close contact with him, he found that his disgust for the Yuanjing Emperor was pure. There was no other reason.

Maybe it's because my horoscope with the old Emperor … I'm the Ennea Monkey and he's the Sheep? Xu Qi 'an smiled bitterly.

"I don't know how His Majesty dislikes me."

"Maybe it's because we didn't see eye to eye." Wei Yuan rubbed the space between his brows. "Just wait patiently. There's no need to investigate anymore. At this point, all traces have already been erased. You won't find anything. When the time is up, if His Majesty wants to execute you, I'll arrange for a condemned prisoner to replace you.

"Oh, don't worry. No one will pay attention to your identity as a small gong."

Then, I naturally became your underling who couldn't see the light of the day. Xu Qi 'an said, "What if we catch Zhou Chixiong?"

Wei Yuan smiled. "Then it's over."

He shook his head and laughed.

After leaving the Vast Qi Tower, Xu Qi 'an returned to the Spring Wind Hall and informed Song Tingfeng, Zhu Guangxiao, and Li Yuchun about this matter.

Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao's expressions abruptly stiffened. The former slammed the table with force and cursed. He paced around the hall restlessly, while the latter furrowed his brows even more tightly.

The former slammed the table and cursed. "Pingyang Princess case has been wasted, so it's hard to investigate the Sampo Case. It. The Qi's skill of Celestial Commissioner. Unless you can get the supervisor to come. "

"Supervisor? Not to mention whether the Supervisor is willing to help, even if he is, will the Yuanjing Emperor believe him? " Xu Qi 'an thought, "I'm not going to look for that old man."

…

Stargazing Tower.

"Sister Caiwei, I need to see the Supervisor. Do you have any way to take me to the Eight Trigrams Platform?" Xu Qi 'an was carrying bags of food. His smile was like that of a bootlicker from his previous life.

Chu Caiwei ate the food that Xu Qi 'an offered without hesitation. She said, "No, Master is in seclusion. He's blocked the passage to the Eight Trigrams Platform. No one can go up."

She looked like a goddess who spent money on spare tires.

"Is there no way?"

"No way."

"When will our Master come out?"

Chu Caiwei looked at him and thought, "What do you mean by 'our Master'?"

She said, "At most a few months, at least half a month. He's probably calculating the stars on the Eight Trigrams Platform."

Xu Qi 'an wanted to vomit blood. This was retribution. He was a freeloader all the time. Finally, he got a free ride.

No, he can't lose out like this … He put all the food that he bought with two taels of silver on the table and said, "My sister has brought some sunflower water. Her stomach hurts. How do you cure it?"

When Chu Caiwei heard this, she twisted her waist and ran away. After a while, she came back with a porcelain bottle. "Take one when you're in pain. You'll see immediate results."

Although this girl was a glutton, she was very generous. No matter how expensive the pills were, she was willing to give them away.

…

Yunzhou.

In the boundless mountain range, a sizable stronghold was built against the mountain. Continuous lights decorated the pitch-black night.

The stronghold was easy to defend and difficult to attack. It had the geographical advantage. When the stronghold was first built, the government would send troops to encircle and suppress them. After a few failures, they turned a blind eye.

Yunzhou was plagued with bandits. There were countless bandits and bandits who robbed homes. The people had suffered for a long time. The government had also had a headache for decades.

Over the past few decades, he had slowly gotten used to it. The chaotic areas had their own way of living.

Just as night fell, the mountain wind blew fiercely. Suddenly, lightning flashed and thunder roared. It started to rain heavily.

On the watchtower, the mountain bandits who were on guard endured the cold rain and looked enviously in the direction of the stronghold.

Today, the stronghold had done a big job again. They had robbed a caravan of silk, tea, porcelain … there were many valuable items.

This was all thanks to the new Sixth Master of the stronghold. He was skilled in martial arts and was proficient in joint attacks. He was good at training soldiers.

It was said that he came from the army and used to work in the capital of Daibun. Later, because he couldn't stand the court's muddle-headed corruption, he decided to become a bandit.

At this moment, the stronghold was having a celebratory feast.

In the room where the charcoal fire was burning, the Six Masters and some small leaders were eating and drinking to their heart's content. They talked vulgarly and raised their bowls high.

Women in revealing clothes waited on the side, forcing themselves to smile. They were all women who had been kidnapped. Some were ordinary women, and some were even daughters of rich families.

The good-looking ones were picked out to serve the few masters and small leaders. The ordinary ones were shared with the other brothers in the stronghold.

Zhou Chixiong sat in front of the table and habitually straightened his back. His temperament was incompatible with the lecherous bandits. There was a pretty woman serving him, but Zhou Chixiong didn't even bother to look at her.

He didn't even have the interest to touch such common women.

Zhou Chixiong had brought his family to Yunzhou. His wife and son weren't in the stronghold. Instead, they were arranged to stay in the largest city in Yunzhou, White Emperor City.

That was one of the few safe places in Yunzhou. There was no need to worry about bandits or thieves.

The First Master was a bearded man who looked rough but was actually a meticulous Spirit Refinement pinnacle expert.

"Brother Zhou, are the women here not to your taste?"

Without waiting for Zhou Chixiong's reply, the First Master laughed and said, "I heard that there's a beautiful woman in the caravan this time. She's even locked in the woodshed?"

"Yes, First Master. That woman is very beautiful."

"First Master, compared to her, the women in the stronghold are like … like the difference between mud and sugar."

The woman's beautiful face appeared in his mind. Zhou Chixiong's heart was burning with passion. He was the one who kidnapped her, so he knew what she looked like the best. If it wasn't for the fact that it was his first time here, that woman would have already been in his room.

The First Master pondered for a moment and laughed. "Men, bring that woman here. Let the Sixth Master deal with her tonight. He was the one who kidnapped her, so he should be the first to eat."

The other masters didn't have any objections. It didn't matter who ate first. They could taste it sooner or later anyway.

After a while, a woman was brought in. She wore a long white dress. Her skin was whiter than snow, and her eyes were big and bright. Her facial features were flawless.

She was a little scared, as timid as a deer in the forest.

The surroundings became quiet. Everyone was infatuated with her beauty and looked at her in a daze.

"Gulp, gulp …" The sound of someone's Adam's apple rolling could be heard.

The woman seemed to know her fate. She bit her lip and said timidly, "Who … who do I serve?"

Zhou Chixiong swallowed his saliva. He felt that she was a feast for the eyes. He walked over with large strides and pulled her to the side of the table.

Zhou Chixiong pulled the beautiful woman into his arms and touched and nibbled her hungrily. The surrounding bandits were jealous and wanted nothing more than to take his place.

"Are you Zhou Chixiong?" The woman's gentle voice sounded in his ears.

She knows my name … Zhou Chixiong's heart trembled, and his lust immediately vanished. At the same time, he realized that the face of the beauty in his arms gradually turned pale and she lost her vitality.

After a while, she turned into a paper man as tall as a human.

"Hehehe …"

The woman's sharp laughter echoed in the room, making people's hair stand on end.

Bang … The wind blew in through the window and extinguished the candles in the room.

In the darkness, the sound of swords being drawn rang out incessantly. The First Master shouted, "Which evildoer are you, playing tricks on us?"

The woman's sharp laughter stopped, but a few seconds later, everyone in the stronghold heard a shrill scream. It echoed in the mountains and in the night sky.

"It's a Succubus," Zhou Chixiong said in a low voice. An ominous premonition surged in his heart.

Succubi, also known as Seductive Ghosts, had almost no combat power. They were good at seducing people with their beauty and sucking the soul essence of those who were hooked.

Although Warrior was not good at dealing with ghosts, if he stirred up his Qi and blood, he could be invulnerable to ghosts. What Zhou Chixiong really cared about was the master behind the Succubus.

Zhou Chixiong had a vague feeling that the other party was coming for him.

At this moment, the sound of drums rang through the entire stronghold. The bandits' cries came from outside, "Enemy attack, enemy attack …"

The leaders of the stronghold and the small leaders rushed out of the houses with weapons in hand. They looked out in the storm. The night, the rain, and the forest blocked their view.

Sharp whistling sounds came from the air. They were arrows.

Bandits were constantly shot and fell to the ground. Screams of pain rose and fell.

The Great Leader knocked away the arrows and heaved a sigh of relief. The arrows were not strong. As long as they were not unlucky enough to be shot in a vital spot, they would not lose the ability to fight even if they were shot.

"Prepare the rolling stones, tung oil …"

The stronghold had the geographical advantage. These two things were defensive treasures. When the stronghold was first built, they used these things to resist the encirclement and suppression of the government and get through the most difficult period.

Just as the Great Leader finished speaking, a silver light flashed across the night sky. It was not the light of lightning, but the aura of a long spear.

Boom!

Lightning flashed at the right time, and the bandits below clearly saw a figure standing on the silver spear.

She was wearing scale armor and a bright red cape. She did not wear a helmet, and her long hair was tied into a waist-length ponytail. She looked valiant and heroic, like an awe-inspiring Goddess of War.

The Goddess of War formed a spell and summoned lightning. "Boom!" The lightning struck down. She stretched out her hand to catch it and flung it with all her might.

The two watchtowers in front of the stronghold suddenly collapsed.

Dao Sect's Lightning Control Technique?

Zhou Chixiong's heart turned cold. He felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.