The child didn't die!
He had always thought that victory was in his grasp!
He continued to mutter, "Impossible, impossible!"
Liu Daren straightened his back. He had said what he needed to say. He cupped his hands towards Fang Mingsan. "Lord Fang, they're all in prison now. Please report this to the imperial court."
"Don't worry, Lord Liu."
"I still have to deal with the aftermath of the Longyang Escort Agency. I won't stay any longer."
Liu Daren left in a hurry.
At this moment, Yun Tongyang's heart had already turned to ashes as he faced the three layers of encirclement!
He threw his head back and laughed.
"I, Yun Tongyang, have been clever all my life, but I've been foolish this time."
Li Mingzhou, who had been sobbing silently, said, "Big Brother, at this point, no one can escape."
Who knew —
Yun Tongyang's body swayed, his expression vicious. "Fifth Brother, oh Fifth Brother, don't worry. If I can't escape, you can't escape either. I won't die alone, I'll drag you down with me."
"What?"
"Did you think that cup of tea you drank was just an ordinary cup of tea?"
"You …"
"The tea was poisoned. I prepared it especially for you. Fifth Brother, don't blame me for being vicious. Everything was just a precaution."
He laughed as he finished.
Li Mingzhou clutched his chest in disbelief.
His chest felt like it was being corroded by something. His body heated up and he spat out a mouthful of blood.
His body slumped to the ground.
In the next moment, Mo Ruo rushed out. His index and middle fingers pressed heavily on the back of Li Mingzhou's neck, grabbing his wrist to feel his pulse.
He took out a pill and stuffed it into Li Mingzhou's mouth.
"He won't die!" Mo Ruo said.
Li Mingzhou swallowed the pill and sat down with the help of a bailiff.
Yun Tongyang was incredulous. "That's impossible. That's arsenic, he can't be fine."
"It's poison, yes, but you served a pot of good tea. Didn't anyone tell you that arsenic mixed with jasmine tea takes twelve hours to spread from the throat to the heart? As long as he takes the antidote within twelve hours, it'll only harm his body, not kill him. "
He didn't know!
But no one had told him about it!
His face was ashen, but his heart was filled with hatred!
The Rising Dragon Escort Agency that he had painstakingly built up was gone, and now it had fallen into such a predicament. His heart was filled with anger, and all his hatred was directed at Ji Yunshu.
He pointed angrily. "You're the one who put me in such a sorry state. I, Yun Tongyang, can't believe that I've fallen at the hands of a scholar like you. Even if I die, I'll drag you down with me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he leaped in front of Ji Yunshu. His five fingers curled into a claw, ready to grab Ji Yunshu's delicate neck.
If he really grabbed her, he would only need to use thirty percent of his strength to break her neck.
But how could he have known that Jing Rong was right beside him?
Before his hand could even touch a hair on Ji Yunshu's head, Jing Rong pulled out a knife from the bailiff's hand, aimed at his target, and ruthlessly slashed at it.
It landed squarely on Yun Tongyang's arm.
Behind him, Jing Rong kicked him to the ground, and the bailiffs caught him firmly.
With his arm injured and chest kicked, Yun Tongyang was like a toothless tiger, unable to retaliate.
Jing Rong's gloomy gaze was icy as he looked at the struggling Yun Tongyang on the ground. "Yun Tongyang, you'd better confess to your crimes. If you dare harm a single hair on Teacher Ji's head, this Prince will have your head on the spot."
Ruthless!
Yun Tongyang pressed down on his bleeding arm, gasping in shock, "You're Prince Rong?"
"Do you want this Prince to carve that name on my head?"
No need, thank you!
The corners of Yun Tongyang's lips turned white, unable to speak another word.
Fang Mingsan said, "Yun Tongyang, the evidence is conclusive. You've killed Li Yuan without a doubt. Wait for this official to present a memorial to the imperial court to convict you. Guards, lock him up in the imperial prison and await his punishment."
"Wait!"
Ji Yunshu stopped him.
"Is there anything else, Teacher Ji?"
She said, "Since Li Yuan's death has been investigated, then it's time to investigate the other three murder cases where the ghosts sought their lives."
"Does Teacher Ji mean that Yun Tongyang is also the murderer?"
"No," Ji Yunshu denied immediately. She denied it immediately and looked at Yun Tongyang with a heavy expression. "Does Chief Yun still remember an incident that happened twenty years ago?"
Yun Tongyang's eyes widened in shock.
No answer.
"If you've forgotten, this one will remind you." She continued, "Twenty years ago, the late Emperor passed away and the new Emperor ascended to the throne. All the countries of Great Lin sent gifts to the capital, but when they passed through the northern border, they were robbed of everything. The treasures were priceless, and the officials from the Ministry of Rites sent people to investigate for a long time, but to no avail. It was also that year that the Liu Sect disbanded, and all seven leaders went missing. No one knew where they went, and no one knew what happened at the time. There must be some unspeakable secret behind the disbanding of the greatest sect in the pugilistic world, right?"
When everyone heard this, they seemed to understand a little.
Fang Mingsan said, "Teacher Ji means that the treasures were stolen by the Liu Sect?"
"That depends on what Chief Yun says."
Yun Tongyang panted as he knelt on the ground, raising his black eyes. He was about to die, and there was no point in quibbling.
He snorted weakly, "That's right, we were the ones who robbed those treasures. So what? I'm a dead man anyway, what's so scary about another crime? "
"You're wrong, this one isn't trying to accuse you of another crime. I just want to know, did one of the seven of you die twenty years ago?"
Ah!
Of the seven headliners, only six had appeared. Could it be that the seventh had really died?
Yun Tongyang's eyes darkened, "Why do you ask?"
She said, "Madam Li told me that twenty years ago, after the seven of you snatched that batch of treasures, you had a very fierce argument among yourselves. The next day, the second-in-command disappeared, and you all quickly disbanded the Liu Gang. Therefore, he didn't disappear, but you all killed him."
This was no longer a question, but a confirmation.
Yun Tongyang narrowed his eyes, "Hmph, the second leader was a coward. He was worried that the court would pursue this matter, so he wanted us to return all the treasures. He was the one who was afraid of death, so the six of us worked together to kill him and feed his body to the dogs. With that money, we wouldn't have to live on the edge of a knife anymore, so we split the money and went our separate ways. What, are you trying to say that the spirit of the second leader came to seek revenge and killed Wu Lei and the other two?"
"There are no ghosts or gods in this world."
"Then tell me, how did the three of them die?"
Ji Yunshu's expression was solemn as she took two steps towards him, lowering her body to look him in the eye.
She said, "If Madam Li is right, the second leader should have had a three-year-old son back then, right?"
In that instant, Yun Tongyang's expression froze.
He clenched his fists.
After a while, he slowly recovered and shook his head, muttering, "Impossible, that child … died back then."
Suddenly —
"He's not dead!"
The one who spoke was Li Mingzhou!
His head was lowered, his eyes unfocused as he stared at the ground. He repeated softly, "Big Brother, that child … is not dead."
"How is that possible? I saw you feed him that bowl of poison with my own eyes. "
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