When the sun rose, Ji Tianxing ended his cultivation and walked out of the secret room.
After a night of cultivation, his strength had increased by thirty percent, and the power of his sword embryo had become even stronger.
He washed up and started eating breakfast.
At this moment, a young guard quickly walked into Qingfeng Courtyard and said respectfully, "First Young Master, Master has sent word for you to go to the study."
Ji Tianxing put down his bowl and chopsticks. He raised his eyebrows and thought to himself, 'Father is looking for me? Could it be that there's a result? '
He quickly walked out of the room and hurried to his father's study.
When he saw his father, Ji Changkong was busy in the study. His expression was serious and focused.
When he saw Ji Tianxing, Ji Changkong put down the account books in his hands and rubbed his forehead tiredly.
"Tianxing, come here quickly. Father has something to tell you." Ji Changkong waved at him with a serious expression.
Ji Tianxing quickly walked to his father's side. He glanced at the account books on the table and knew what was going on.
"Father, is there any progress on the eastern outskirts workshop?"
"Yes." Ji Changkong nodded with a gloomy expression. He lowered his voice and said, "I've already checked the eastern outskirts workshop's accounts. There's no record of the goods Xu Zifeng traded in Taiye Town. There's also no agreement between the workshop owner and Ji Rufeng."
Ji Tianxing had expected this and was not surprised. He asked, "Father, have you investigated Second Uncle? Was he the one who ordered this? "
Ji Changkong raised his eyebrows and a cold glint flashed through his eyes. "I'm having Shadow Sword Hall secretly investigate him. I can't confront him face to face for the time being. It's not time yet."
"However, I'm eighty percent sure that he was the one who ordered this. In the past ten years, his ambition has grown bigger and bigger. He's been doing a lot of things in secret and is becoming more and more daring. "
Ji Tianxing asked again, "Father, have you found out who the person who traded with Xu Zifeng is?"
"The leader is a middle-aged man. He has the face of a horse and his features are very distinct."
Ji Changkong fell silent when this question was brought up.
He seemed to be hesitating whether he should tell Ji Tianxing the results.
After considering for a while, he lowered his voice and said the result.
"Tianxing, the Shadow Sword Hall has found out that the person who made the deal with Xu Zifeng is one of the customers of the Spirit Fire Palace."
"A diner from the Spirit Flame Palace?" Ji Tianxing's pupils shrank as shock flashed through his eyes.
"Is it an expert that the little prince has recruited?"
Diners were like hangers-on. They were capable people who were taken in by the rich and powerful. They worked hard for their masters.
The little prince, Ji Ling, was a worldly person and was courteous to the wise, so he had won over many experts and talents to work for him.
Ji Tianxing would never have thought that the person who secretly made a deal with Xu Zifeng and bought the Ji Family's Profound Weapon treasured sword was actually him!
He frowned and doubtfully asked Ji Changkong, "Father, the young prince has purchased many mystic weapons and treasured swords from our Ji family these past few years."
"Logically speaking, the officials and generals of the Luo and Yan Prefectures should be fully equipped. Even if he wanted to replenish the weapons for the generals, he could go through the official accounts. Why would he need to make a deal in secret? "
Ji Changkong shook his head and said with a grave expression, "The official transactions are still the same as before. They are all checked by the imperial family. There are no problems."
"However, the young prince did not buy the mystic weapons and treasured swords for the generals of the Luo and Yan Prefectures. They are for his own personal use."
"Tianxing, there is something that I haven't told you. Three years ago, the young prince came to me in secret. He wanted to buy a large number of mystic weapons from the Ji family at a low price. His purpose was unknown. "
"This matter is of great importance. If the imperial family found out, he would be accused of treason. Thus, I firmly refused."
"I thought that he had given up on this idea. I didn't expect that he would secretly collude with Ji Rufeng and make a deal in secret … It seems that this person's ambition is not small. I'm afraid he has other plans!"
Ji Tianxing was even more shocked. After a moment of contemplation, he nodded and said, "So that's how it is!"
"The young prince, Ji Ling, appears to be virtuous and virtuous, but I didn't expect him to be so shrewd!"
"Father, this matter must be thoroughly investigated. Otherwise, when the matter is exposed, I'm afraid that the Ji family will also be implicated and cause a great disaster!"
Ji Changkong nodded in agreement and said, "I understand. I have ordered the Sword Envoys of the Shadow Sword Hall to investigate this matter. We must get to the bottom of this!"
Ji Tianxing trusted his father and the Shadow Sword Hall very much. He nodded and did not say anything else.
At this time, a middle-aged guard suddenly rushed to the study and anxiously reported, "Master, something bad has happened!"
"The Ling family head, Ling Sihai, brought many experts and blocked the entrance of our Ji mansion!"
Ji Changkong and Ji Tianxing's expressions changed at the same time. They looked at each other and saw the doubt in each other's eyes.
Ji Tianxing frowned and thought to himself, "Could it be that I crippled Ling Yunfei and Ling Sihai came to the mansion to seek revenge in a fit of rage?"
"But that shouldn't be the case! No matter how angry Ling Sihai is, he wouldn't kill his way to the Ji family because of this, right? "
Ji Changkong also frowned and asked the guard in a deep voice, "What's going on? What does the Ling family want to do? Start a war with the Ji family? "
The middle-aged guard quickly cupped his hands and answered, "Master, Ling Sihai said that you must hand over the Eldest Young Master today. He wants the Eldest Young Master to pay with his life for Ling Yunfei!"
"Master, quickly go and take a look! Ling Sihai brought eight experts and said that if you don't show up, he will bring people to kill his way into the mansion! "
Hearing this, Ji Tianxing and Ji Changkong's expressions changed at the same time. They cried out in alarm, "Ling Yunfei is dead?"
"She's dead?"
Ji Tianxing frowned fiercely. His face became as cold as ice and his eyes flashed with deep doubt.
He thought to himself, "Impossible! Last night, I only crippled Ling Yunfei's cultivation and she was rescued. With her injuries at that time, she shouldn't have lost her life! "
"Moreover, Ling Yunfei carried healing pills with her and the Ling family is an elixir family. She can't have died."
"Someone must have killed her and deliberately pushed the blame to me!"
Of course, Ji Changkong knew that there was something fishy about this matter.
He saw Ji Tianxing's strange expression and asked, "Tianxing, do you know what happened?"
Ji Tianxing didn't hide it and said truthfully, "Father, last night, I met Ling Yunfei at the Plum Garden in the western suburbs and fought with her. I destroyed her dantian and crippled her cultivation."
"However, just as I was about to kill her, she was rescued by a black-clothed man. With her injuries at that time, she shouldn't have died. "
Ji Changkong's eyes flashed with a trace of joy. "That's great! Tianxing, I didn't expect your strength to recover so quickly! "
"That Ling Yunfei is at the fifth level of the True Energy Realm, but you defeated her and crippled her dantian!"
"Hmph! Previously, she was the one who caused your cultivation to be crippled and even caused you to suffer great humiliation. Don't talk about crippling her dantian. Even if you killed her with a sword, she deserved it! "
Ji Tianxing remained silent, but he muttered in his heart, "Father is really protective of me …"
"Ling Sihai has already brought people to kill at the mansion, but father is still happy about my recovery."
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