After Cecilia left, Qiao Rui returned from Beijing.
This time, Qiao Rui returned to Beijing mainly to visit his parents. After all, they were his daughters who had just graduated. He wanted to take advantage of the break after the competition to reunite with his family.
"Sister Qiao, did anything interesting happen in Beijing?" Li Shuyi asked.
"Yes," Qiao Rui smiled and said without rhyme or reason, "A vice president of the Awakened Association has fallen."
"Huh? What's so interesting about that? "
"That vice president is a general of the Ouyang faction," Qiao Rui said.
Bai Xiaowen heard something and asked, "Did someone attack the Ouyang faction?"
Qiao Rui nodded.
"It shouldn't be the Qiao faction," Bai Xiaowen guessed.
Qiao Rui smiled, "It was the Qing Ye faction. We're just here to watch the show. "
"Huh? I remember that the Qing Ye faction and the Ouyang faction have a good relationship. The core families of the two factions grew up in the same compound. Didn't you say that the Lin family that Lin Haoyang belongs to is the Qing Ye faction? "Bai Xiaowen said.
"There are no eternal allies, only eternal interests."
Qiao Rui ended the topic with an international sentence. He changed the topic, "Actually, the cause of this conflict is due to the friction between the younger generation."
After a pause, Qiao Rui said, "Two members of the Fang family got into a fight with Ouyang Heng at a bar. You've seen one of them before. It's Fang Qinghua. "
"Fang Ziyi's cousin, Lin Haoyang's brother-in-law." Bai Xiaowen smiled, "Speaking of which, I know how they got into a feud."
"That's right. It was the fight for the permanent team creation item. Fang Qinghua always thought that Ouyang Heng played a trick on him and caused him to return empty-handed. If it wasn't for the fact that Ouyang Heng didn't get the item to create the team, the conflict would have erupted even earlier. But even so, the seeds of conflict have already been planted. "
Qiao Rui said slowly, "Fang Qinghua is two years older than Ouyang Heng. As a hero, he can be considered an influential figure in Beijing. But this time, when he was fighting with Ouyang Heng, he and one of his teammates attacked one after another. Two against one, not only did they not gain the upper hand, they also suffered quite a bit. "
"What are the specifics?"
"He lost an arm," Qiao Rui said. "Although the Awakened ones can repair their limbs every time they enter the Spiritual Realm, the Fang family won't admit it."
"Ouyang Heng has become so powerful?" Li Shuyi asked.
"He's definitely not as good as Big Brother," Little Jun said with certainty.
Bai Xiaowen chuckled. He was confident in his own growth rate. It was already very good that Ouyang Heng could catch up to his level. It was impossible for him to surpass him in other aspects.
Bai Xiaowen continued to ask, "How did the Ouyang family deal with the aftermath?"
"I heard that Ouyang Heng was sent to the Spiritual Realm to lie low for a while," Qiao Rui said with a smile. "This is what makes me the happiest. The last time I went back, I was harassed by him. Now that I'm home, I can finally have some peace."
"I think Ouyang Heng won't have the face to harass you in the future," Li Shuyi said. "We're already a unified team. To be honest, even the big shots in Beijing have to give some face to Xiaowen. Ouyang Heng will think of Xiaowen when he sees you. He'll definitely feel inferior."
Everyone in the White Phoenix team laughed. Then, they resumed their daily training.
Two days later, Cecilia was summoned with good news.
"Dior, after I went back, I successfully persuaded Nicholas IV to accept your suggestion," Cecilia said. "He not only set up strict sentries and blocked the main roads between the Xisha Province and the Central Province, but also sent Archbishop Arlo to personally interrogate the leaders of the rebellious nobles. It turns out that your judgment was correct. "
"Are the rebellious nobles of the Central Province really under mind control?" Bai Xiaowen confirmed.
"The situation is even worse. The leaders of the nobles have actually been killed! A kind of twisted monster called a 'Shapeshifter' sucked their brains dry and put on the skin of the dead nobles to start a rebellion. "Cecilia's face showed a look of disgust." You can't imagine how disgusting and twisted the Shapeshifters are. Just looking at their corpses makes me so disgusted that I can't eat. "
"Well, whether it's a substitution or a mind control, it's all the same. It gave Nicholas IV a perfect excuse," Bai Xiaowen said, rubbing his chin.
Cecilia nodded. "That's right. Nicholas IV immediately announced to the whole country that the source of the Shapeshifters was the rebel army of the Xisha Province! The lords of the Central Province had no choice but to open up their territories and let Nicholas IV take over the defense. All the noble lords of the Central Province were interrogated by the central government to prevent the ambush of the Shapeshifters … Fortunately, these Shapeshifters are strong in their transformation. Their strength is very weak. "
"Yes, this interrogation is very significant. It can basically consolidate the chaotic situation of the Central Province into an iron plate," Bai Xiaowen said.
"It's estimated that in another two or three days, Nicholas IV will have the ability to lead his army to the west and assist Count Denton."
Cecilia looked at Bai Xiaowen's confident expression. Her heart throbbed inexplicably, accompanied by a strong sense of pride.
"Dior, Nicholas IV asked me to thank you. He also asked you what we should do next. "
Bai Xiaowen smiled bitterly and shook his head. "We don't have enough information. It's hard to give any valuable suggestions … Since the Shapeshifters have appeared, I'll say two things that you need to pay attention to."
"First, the Shapeshifters' hidden targets may not only be the noble lords themselves. Their heirs should also be included in the list of targets to be interrogated and the scope of the investigation should be expanded. "
"Second, when Nicholas IV goes to the west, pay attention to Count Denton's vanguard."
Cecilia's expression was normal when she heard the first, but the second made her expression change slightly. "Dior, you mean that Count Denton may have been replaced by the Shapeshifters?"
"Although the possibility is relatively small, it can't be completely ruled out. Nicholas IV is personally leading the expedition, and there's no crown prince. This means that the fate of the whole country is tied to him alone. If I were a rebellious noble of the West Sand Province, or an underground monster, I would definitely make Nicholas IV the first target of my assassination. "
Bai Xiaowen said slowly, "Nicholas IV is a rare strong leader. He's very powerful, and he's also protected by the Imperial Army. Normal assassination methods won't work. Therefore, this method of using the Shapeshifters to approach Nicholas IV in a roundabout way and when he's not on guard, we need to pay more attention to it. When the time comes, the vanguard led by Count Denton, or at least all the high-ranking officers in the army, will have to be interrogated by Archbishop Arlo. "
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