As expected, Sima Wentian and Gao Guan looked at each other in understanding. The HuangFu Clan was indeed going to suffer. Using the Shadow Guards to get rid of the hidden threat meant that the HuangFu Clan was going to be exterminated.
However, to their surprise, Shangguan Qing cupped his hands and pleaded with a bitter face, "Your Majesty, the people involved in the Great Ensemble are too many and complicated. Not to mention the difficulty of changing people rashly, it will be a huge trouble to contact all the people in the open or in the dark again. This process will take a lot of time. This time, it was because I exerted too much pressure on the Great Ensemble that there was a loophole. In general, the Huangfu Family has made more contributions than mistakes over the years. They are also competent and loyal to Your Majesty. I beg Your Majesty to give the Huangfu Family another chance!"
Master Qing stared at Shangguan Qing for a while and said, "Do as you see fit. If you make any mistakes again, I will hold you responsible!" He snorted and left.
Sima Wentian and Gao Guan looked at each other in surprise. They didn't expect Shangguan Qing to protect the HuangFu Clan at the last moment.
When the two left the East Palace and walked side by side, Gao Guan said indifferently, "It seems that Shangguan Qing still has some conscience."
Sima Wentian chuckled, "I don't think so. I see something else."
"Oh!" Gao Guan glanced at him, "Does Shangguan have other plans?"
Sima Wentian said, "The HuangFu Clan has been in charge of the Great Ensemble for a long time. Unless they are determined to do something, they won't be easily moved. They probably have a lot of Shangguan Qing's secrets. Huangfu Liankong is not someone to be trifled with. Can Shangguan Qing guarantee that Huangfu Liankong doesn't have any backup plans? After all, it concerns the lives of the HuangFu Clan. If they are forced into a corner, hehe … "He didn't say anything else.
Gao Guan's eyes flashed and he said, "Oh."
Before the two walked out of the Heaven Palace, Shangguan Qing caught up to them and cupped his hands, "I'm sorry for the embarrassment. It's not that I want to push the responsibility to the HuangFu Clan. I have no choice. If I can't even protect myself, how can I protect the HuangFu Clan? "
He seemed to be afraid that the two would think too much and specially came to explain.
Gao Guan was cold. Noncommittal. Sima Wentian chuckled, "Understood, understood."
Shangguan Qing sighed, "Thank you for your trouble this time. I will remember this favor."
The two of them laughed in their hearts. Do you dare to forget it? This is tantamount to leaving your weakness in our hands.
But then again, he had played a part in this. It was not a good idea to use this as a bargaining chip. After all, he had also lost his life and was also deceiving His Majesty.
However, Sima Wentian replied politely, "You're treating me like an outsider by saying that. Only we know the hardships we face when we're down there, and there's no benefit to us from this. Who would want something to happen to us? At the end of the day, it's all for the good of His Majesty. "
"Sigh! Who said it wasn't? Only we know the hardships. Let's not talk about this. " Shangguan Qing cupped his fists to Gao Guan and said: "Gao You Shi, I hope you will pay attention to His Majesty's instructions, there must be no more mistakes. You must bring Jiang Yiyi back alive. If we don't confirm the matter, who knows what will happen next. "
Gao Guan nodded slightly, "Don't worry, I've already pressured Niu Youde and sent experts over. Once they receive him, they will immediately use the secret channel of the Right Ministry to transfer him back. Nothing will happen."
"That's good, that's good." Shangguan Qing let out a long sigh. He had passed this hurdle.
Originally, he didn't want these two to know about this matter. He only wanted to look for Sima Wentian. Gao Guan was really too cold. There were some things that Sima Wentian could cooperate with, but Gao Guan might not. Unfortunately, the power he had was something that couldn't be seen. He can't directly exert pressure on the Ghost City's main government office, and the same goes for Sima Wentian. However, Gao Guan's Monitoring Right Department can directly intervene in this matter. He has no choice but to ask Gao Guan for help. Fortunately, Gao Guan has given him enough face this time and helped him this time. He also put on a show with her.
After walking out of the Heavenly Palace, the three of them subconsciously looked back and sighed inwardly. The three of them had joined forces to do this. In a sense, the person inside was more afraid of them than Jiang Yiyi's matter.
Although the power of the person inside was supreme, the things in the world weren't something that could be seen by the eyes and ears of the person inside. Therefore, whether it was the ruler of the secular world or the person inside, what they were most afraid of was someone deceiving Sheng Cong. It was also because of this that the person inside did not allow the power of the various monitoring organizations to be in the hands of one person. The left ministry was given to Sima Wentian to manage, the right ministry was given to Gao Guan to manage, and the Great Ensemble was given to Shangguan Qing to manage. This was a form of checks and balances. It was to prevent other channels from finding out if one channel was blocked. Otherwise, it would be too dangerous if all the eyes and ears were in the hands of one person.
However, this time, these three eyes and ears that were supposed to check and balance each other had joined forces to deceive Sheng Cong, directly turning the person inside into a deaf and blind person. If the person inside found out about this, the consequences would be very serious. Just thinking about it made people feel a little scared.
Sima Wentian and Gao Guan finally understood why Shang Guanqing didn't allow Defeating Armies to intervene. Defeating Armies wouldn't do such a thing. As long as he opened his mouth, Defeating Armies would immediately mobilize his troops to capture Shang Guanqing.
"As for the HuangFu Clan, make them keep their mouths shut." Before leaving, Sima Wentian lightly warned.
Shangguan Qing nodded knowingly. "Don't worry, I know what to do. The HuangFu Clan isn't stupid when it comes to losing their heads."
Phantom City, Restaurant.
"Did Jiang Yiyi really fall into Niu Youde's hands?"
"There's no smoke without fire. Who knows? That's what the outside is saying."
"Tsk tsk, this Niu Youde is really amazing. The Heavenly Court has been trying to catch that pervert for so many years, but he actually fell into his hands."
"What do you mean they can't catch him? It's nothing more than wrangling and not getting serious. What's Niu Youde's background now? The Kou Clan wants to support him from behind and give him a chance to make a contribution. See, that pervert was caught. "
"Yeah! Otherwise, how could there be such a coincidence? It must be the Kou Clan who delivered the credit. "
"Ai! It's good to have a background. I heard that he was originally demoted to a Silver-armored Heavenly Soldier, but in the blink of an eye, he inexplicably rose six ranks and became a Black-armored Heavenly Soldier. It's fine if he's a Black-armored Heavenly Soldier, but he actually became the commander. If it was someone else, they wouldn't even dare to think about it! Look, there's another contribution delivered to your door. Comparing yourself to others is really infuriating. "
"I heard that Jiang Yiyi was caught in an inn outside the commander's manor. It's possible that Niu Youde really caught him himself."
"Ha! Jiang Yiyi appeared outside the commander's manor? That's interesting. What does Jiang Yiyi do? Could it be that Jiang Yiyi went for Madam Niu Youde? "
"Hehe! If that's the case, then this Jiang Yiyi has no way out. Just look at how much trouble Niu Youde caused for that woman in the Yuding Domain. Even a Domain Chief was killed by him. How can we allow him to blaspheme her? He's dead for sure! "
Inside the tavern, a group of people were whispering to each other. Almost all of them were talking about the pervert Jiang Yiyi's capture. They didn't know the truth and were making all sorts of speculations. However, those who knew the truth remained silent.
At a table in the corner, an old woman wearing a felt hat quietly listened for a while. When she heard the end of the conversation, her eyes flashed and she couldn't sit still any longer. She put down the teacup in her hand and quietly got up to leave.
After leaving the tavern, the old woman took out the Star Bell and immediately contacted Miao Yi. She asked, "Big Brother, did you capture Jiang Yiyi?"
The old woman was none other than Yue Yao in disguise. She had come to see Miao Yi in the first place.
It had been so many years, but the two siblings had never seen each other. The main reason was Miao Yi. When Yue Yao was still with the Imperial Guards, it wasn't convenient for her to go there. After that, Miao Yi was either in the Imperial Garden or the Ancient Desolate Wastelands. After that, a string of troublesome incidents had occurred. When Yue Yao heard about it, she was also frightened out of her wits. Even now, it wasn't convenient for her to see him. This time, when she heard that Miao Yi had been demoted to the phantom city, she thought it would be a convenient place to meet him. Thus, she decided to come over to meet him. Who knew that as soon as she arrived, she would hear news of Jiang Yiyi being captured everywhere. She was quite shocked. She never thought that Jiang Yiyi, whom she could no longer contact, would actually come to the phantom city.
When he heard that Miao Yi might be able to kill Jiang Yiyi, he became even more anxious. He couldn't help but contact Miao Yi before he even reached the headquarters, afraid that something might go wrong if he delayed any longer.
Miao Yi was a little puzzled. 'Little Third, why are you asking this?
Yue Yao: I'm only asking if it's true.
Miao Yi: Jiang Yiyi is in my hands. What about it?
Yue Yao: Are you going to kill him?
Miao Yi: What does it have to do with you whether I kill him or not? Third Brother, what do you mean?
Yue Yao: You cannot kill him! I'm in the Ghost City, I'll be there soon.
Miao Yi: You cannot kill him? Little Third, don't tell me that this Jiang Yiyi is a member of your Immortal Dao?
Miao Yi didn't even think about it. He didn't think that his Little Third would have any special relationship with that perverted thief, unless his Little Third was crazy.
Yue Yao: We'll talk about it when we meet. In any case, you cannot kill him. Otherwise, don't blame me for not acknowledging you as my Big Brother.
After the call ended, Miao Yi called for Yang Zhaoqing to meet him outside, while he paced back and forth in the hall, a little puzzled. He couldn't understand Yue Yao's intentions. If this Jiang Yiyi really was a spy planted by the Immortal Dao in the Great Ensemble, then things would be a little troublesome. Gao Guan had already pressured him to hand over Jiang Yiyi alive to the Right Division of the Overseers.
Soon, Yun Zhiqiu entered the hall. When he saw Miao Yi's troubled expression, he hugged his arm and asked, "What's wrong now?"
Miao Yi sighed. "Little Third has arrived at the Ghost City. She'll be there soon. She repeatedly told me not to kill Jiang Yiyi."
Yun Zhiqiu was confused. "What do you mean?"
Miao Yi shook his head. "I don't know either. Let's talk about it when we meet."
Not long after, Yang Zhaoqing arrived with Yue Yao, who was dressed like an old woman. As soon as they met, Miao Yi and Yun Zhiqiu sized up Yue Yao's attire.
Miao Yi didn't want too many people to know about his true relationship with Yue Yao, including some of his trusted subordinates. He waved his hand and dismissed Yang Zhaoqing.
As soon as Yang Zhaoqing left, before Miao Yi could say anything, Yue Yao asked excitedly, "Big Brother, where's Jiang Yiyi?"
Miao Yi frowned. "He's in the dungeon! I say, Little Third, what's going on? How did you get involved with that perverted thief? "
Yue Yao stepped forward and grabbed his arm, her emotions unstable. "Big Brother, you didn't do anything to him, did you? Bring me to see him. "
Miao Yi pushed her hand away. "Little Third, tell me what's going on first."
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