Ruan Xingzhu was overjoyed. She blinked her eyes at him and said, "Please enlighten me, Sir."
Being looked at by a mature woman like a little girl with admiration made Song Qingshu feel good even though he had a strong will. He answered slowly, "Although the situation in Sichuan is chaotic, it can be divided into several groups. Murong Fu was the most powerful one, and he was appointed by the imperial court to have the highest official position. In addition, Yang Juyuan, Liu Changguo, Zhang Ning, and Zhu Bangyi are all trusted subordinates of Jia Shidao, and they also have some military power. Shen Xiaolong and Sun Zhongrui represent the neutral party. They don't belong to Jia Shidao, nor do they favor Han Xingzhou."
"Now that Sun Zhongrui was killed by Yang Juyuan, and Yang Juyuan was killed by Shen Xiaolong, Jia Shidao only has Liu Changguo, Zhang Ning, and Zhu Bangyi left, and the neutral party only has Shen Xiaolong."
Hearing his words, Ruan Xingzhu asked confusedly, "Isn't there still the most powerful person in Jia Shidao's party, Murong Fu?"
Song Qingshu smiled and said, "Although Murong Fu was promoted by Jia Shidao, he is very ambitious and will never be subordinate to others. That's why I said we have a great opportunity."
"Oh?" Ruan Xingzhu was surprised. As an ace secret agent, she had been in contact with high-level political struggles. Hearing this, she naturally thought of a series of things.
Song QingShu continued, "Murong Fu isn't willing to be restrained by others. He wants to monopolize Xichuan and turn it into his private plot of land. In this way, the others must be eliminated. In addition to Shen Xiaolong, Jia Shidao's trusted subordinates Liu Changguo, Zhang Ning, and Zhu Bangyi must be killed. "
Ruan Xingzhu gradually understood. "It turns out that Yang Juyuan was used by Murong Fu to kill Sun Zhongrui. Then, he used that as an excuse to encourage Shen Xiaolong to kill Yang Juyuan. I'm afraid it's Shen Xiaolong's turn next."
"Not bad." Song Qingshu nodded. Although they were able to analyze the situation so clearly, it was because he had the ability to predict everything. He knew about the Murong family's determination to restore the country, and he had overheard the conversation between the Murong family and Bao Butong and other family members a few days ago. That was why he was able to analyze the situation thoroughly. If it were anyone else, they wouldn't have thought that Murong Fu, who had been promoted by Jia Shidao, would betray him at this critical moment.
"Actually, there's another unknown factor. We don't know where Zuo Lenchan and Shi Potian from the Song Mountain Sect are, and we don't know if Jia Shidao has sent other masters here." Song Qingshu fell into deep thought. Although Zuo Lenchan's martial arts were high, he was still not worthy of his attention. What he was worried about was Shi Potian. Judging from the last time they fought, Shi Potian's martial arts had improved by leaps and bounds, reaching an unimaginable level. He was almost on par with people like Zhang Sanfeng, the Floor Sweeping Monk, and Huang Chang. Of course, in terms of experience, combat experience, and cultivation level, he was definitely not as good as Shi Potian.
"Did he learn the Taixuan Sutra on the Island of Heroes?" Song Qingshu vaguely felt that Shi Potian's martial arts were somewhat familiar, and that was the only possibility. However, he wasn't worried, because he had already learned the essence of the Taixuan Sutra on the Island of Heroes. Shi Potian had only learned the superficial parts of the Taixuan Sutra.
"Don't worry about that. According to reliable information, Shi Potian, Zuo Lenchan, and other masters were secretly sent back by Jia Shidao a few days ago," Ruan Xingzhu answered.
Song Qingshu was stunned. "The situation in Sichuan is treacherous, and it hasn't stabilized yet. Jia Shidao suddenly sent them away at this critical moment. Does he have something more important for them to do?" He didn't doubt the accuracy of her information. With the power of the Ruan family and the Yang family, as well as the intelligence network that she must have controlled about Han Xingzhou, it wouldn't be difficult to find this information.
Ruan Xingzhu shook her head. "I don't know about that. Let's focus on Sichuan."
Song Qingshu nodded. "Next, Murong Fu will definitely kill Shen Xiaolong. If I'm not mistaken, he will still use the method of killing Shen Xiaolong with a borrowed knife."
Meanwhile, in Yang Juyuan's residence, Liu Changguo, Zhang Ning, Zhu Bangyi, and the others were aggressively questioning Yang Juyuan about what was going on with him.
Because of the fire, someone soon found Yang Juyuan's body. Although it was burned black, some of his belongings could still be identified as his.
Moreover, it could be seen that he had suffered extremely cruel torture before his death. The other generals were both furious and bitterly disappointed, so they came together to question Murong Fu. It had to be known that Yang Juyuan had accepted his invitation to attend the banquet, but he had been killed on the way back. It was very difficult not to suspect him.
Murong Fu still showed his superb acting skills and swore that it had nothing to do with him. Then, he inadvertently mentioned his findings, saying that Shen Xiaolong had been suspicious for the past two days, and that he had gone to Sun Zhongrui's grave to mourn.
Because Shen Xiaolong had always been indifferent to Jia Shidao's recruitment, the others had long disliked him. After being led by Murong Fu, they analyzed the situation and finally agreed that Shen Xiaolong had killed Yang Juyuan to avenge Sun Zhongrui.
Although they usually fought for power, they were all under Jia Shidao's command. Seeing Yang Juyuan die so miserably, they inevitably felt sorry for him. They all shouted excitedly that they would avenge their comrade.
However, Murong Fu stopped them and said, "Everyone, please don't be rash. Shen Xiaolong's martial arts are very high, and he has a group of elite soldiers under his command. If he were to discover anything and cause a ruckus, it wouldn't be good for the imperial court."
They shivered, not because they were afraid of the court, but because they thought that if they accidentally forced Shen Xiaolong to rebel and ruined Jia Shidao's plan, they would all be in big trouble.
"If we want to kill him, we can't do it in the military camp. We can only lure him out. The fewer guards, the better," Liu Changguo said.
Zhang Ning on the side also echoed, "Yes, and considering that he is highly skilled in martial arts, if he accidentally escapes, it will be a great disaster. But how can we ensure that we can kill him with one blow?" Although Murong Fu's martial arts were renowned throughout the world, Shen Xiaolong's performance during the attack on the Shu King's Residence was not inferior. Moreover, they did not know if Shen Xiaolong had any trump cards that he had not revealed, so they did not have full confidence that they could defeat him.
"Why don't we use poison?" Zhu Bangyi suggested.
Everyone's eyes lit up. They thought that was the best way, so they quickly came up with a plan. That was, Murong Fu would invite Shen Xiaolong to a banquet. After all, Murong Fu was the highest officer in Sichuan. Shen Xiaolong couldn't bring too many guards to the banquet. If they poisoned the food and wine, Shen Xiaolong would be killed, even if he had great martial arts.
After Song Qingshu and Ruan Xingzhu finished breakfast, they went back to the Yang Mansion. After all, there were still many of Yang Juyuan's henchmen in the Yang Mansion, and they needed someone to suppress them. Ruan Xingzhu was a weak woman, so Song Qingshu pretended to be her henchman and helped her get rid of those who were against her as soon as possible.
Throughout the whole process, Song Qingshu admired Ruan Xingzhu's skills and ability. She was indeed a woman who ran the biggest royal business in the world. With the help of military force, she quickly took over the Yang Family, promoting some people and dismissing others. She was very skilled.
In about a day, she got the Yang Family to surrender to her. As for some of them who had other thoughts, she would naturally get rid of them one by one in the future.
"Madam is really a woman who doesn't lose to men." After they were done, the two of them went to the study to rest. Song Qingshu couldn't help but sigh.
Ruan Xingzhu changed her image of a strong woman in front of the Yang Family. She stood behind him and gently massaged his shoulders. "It's all thanks to Young Master's absolute military force that I can take over so smoothly."
Song Qingshu suddenly thought of something she said before and said gloomily, "Just now, you said in front of the Yang Family that you're pregnant with Yang Zhenzhong's posthumous child. How long can you hide this? In another two or three months, when your belly doesn't get bigger, they will immediately expose your lie."
Ruan Xingzhu smiled sweetly. "Don't we still have two or three months of buffer time …" As she spoke, she leaned over to Song Qingshu's ear and blew gently. "So, Young Master, you have to do your best during this period."
Song Qingshu's heart skipped a beat when he heard that. He smiled bitterly and said, "This thing isn't something you can get pregnant with just because you want it. Most of the time, it depends on fate."
Ruan Xingzhu bit her lip. Her eyebrows were full of charm. "So, we have to make good use of our time during this period. Whenever we're free, we'll … Hehe, Young Master is full of vigor. I believe it won't take long."
The two of them were very close to each other. Feeling the sweet scent on her body, Song Qingshu was aroused by her and pulled her into his arms. "We're free now!"
"I'm still in mourning right now ~" Ruan Xingzhu said. Her charming eyes were full of endless charm and charm.
"So what?" Song Qingshu snorted and buried his head in her clothes.
At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door. Ruan Xingzhu hurriedly restrained her trembling voice. "What's the matter?"
"Madam, our scouts have just reported that Shen Xiaolong has been invited to the Proclamation Envoy's manor for a banquet," the person outside answered. This was arranged by Ruan Xingzhu and Song Qingshu. They were to keep an eye on Murong Fu and Shen Xiaolong's movements and report immediately if there was any situation.
"Got it. You can leave now." Ruan Xingzhu turned around and smiled sweetly. "Looks like I can only come back to serve Young Master later."
Song Qingshu wasn't the kind of person who couldn't distinguish what was important and what was not. His eyes had also regained their clarity. He gently tidied up the messy clothes on her chest. "As we expected, Murong Fu is going to make a move on Shen Xiaolong."
"Let's hurry over. Otherwise, it'll be too late." Ruan Xingzhu stood up from his lap, but her legs suddenly went soft. She almost lost her balance and fell again.
Song Qingshu couldn't help but tease, "Madam, you're really made of water."
A layer of pink appeared on Ruan Xingzhu's milk-white skin. Her eyes were also sparkling. "It's all Young Master's fault ~"
Meanwhile, Shen Xiaolong was invited to the Proclamation Envoy's manor. From time to time, the mysterious person's warning surfaced in his mind. He secretly sized up Murong Fu. The more he looked, the more he felt that the mysterious person's words made sense.
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