"Hey, have you heard? The number one expert in the world has appeared and discovered the residence of an ancient deity. Inside the residence, there are treasures used by that deity! "
"Ridiculous, haven't you read too many supernatural novels? Ancient deities? "
"You don't know about this. Occasionally, ancient treasures are discovered, and every time, it causes a reign of terror! Let's not talk about other things. It's true that the legendary sword master killed his enemies with a flying sword! "
"Sword masters have been rare in the past 100 years. As for the specifics, who saw it with their own eyes?"
"Are you saying that the ancients made it up? That's ridiculous. Let's not talk about other things. How can those Spirit Wheel experts be fake? I think you are muddle-headed from reading books. "
In a restaurant in Great Xia, two scholars were in a heated argument.
Around a table not far away, a man with a long beard and a white face sat upright. Around him were three capable men in their twenties and thirties.
A few of them were listening to the quarrel between the two.
The older man looked calm and unfathomable.
A few of the capable men looked surprised.
"Master, how do these ordinary people know about this?" one of them asked in surprise.
The white-faced, long-bearded man was Liang Hongyu. He placed the wine cup in his hand on the table and said softly, "Don't tell me you think that I'm the only one who knows about this? It's obvious that someone deliberately leaked the news and wanted to muddy the waters. "
"Master, could this be a scam?" a disciple asked with concern.
"I can't even tell if it's a letter from the number one expert in the world? The handwriting can be faked, but the divine intent in the words can't be faked! "Liang Hongyu frowned slightly.
"I don't dare!"
"However, this matter seems to be unusual. Li Fu, who hasn't shown his face for a long time, actually sent a letter personally. I'm sure that it wasn't just for me. There must be a lot of experts who went. I don't know what he valued so much in that secret residence and who left it behind to make things so difficult for him.
As for stirring up trouble, if they can stir up trouble in front of the number one expert in the world, I will have to admire them! "
…
"Oh? It actually spread? "Ren Baqian was a little surprised when he heard the report.
"Yes, it has spread within the borders of Great Xia. This subordinate heard it from someone in a restaurant. After that, I also wanted to find out where the news came from. I investigated for seven days, but I failed!" A young man stood below and said.
"It's our subordinates' fault!" Another middle-aged man said.
The young man's name was Chen Feng, and he held the position of baihu of the Rearguard Commandery. He was one of the people who delivered the letter to Great Xia.
The middle-aged man was Ge Yu, the Northern Imperial Commander of the Rearguard Commandery. His subordinates were the 1,000 soldiers who were being trained and prepared to be sent to Great Xia.
Ge Yu's face was full of worry. "If this news spreads, there will be many people who want to fish in troubled waters. I'm afraid it will affect what Your Highness wants to do!"
Ren Baqian raised his eyebrows. Influence? What effect could it have? Another group of people going to watch the fireworks?
He was curious as to who was behind this. To be able to spread the news on such a large scale, the other party must have used a lot of manpower. It was impossible for a major power to do so.
However, the people he had chosen this time were not ordinary people. Anyone could do it.
Even if it was a country or just a villa, with this kind of status, there were plenty of ways to spread the news.
As for the purpose of the other party, needless to say, it was to muddy the waters and take advantage of the chaos to reap the greatest benefits.
However, you guys didn't expect this, right?
I invited you to watch the fireworks!
As for the secret residence … Ren Baqian wondered if he should build a secret residence. When the time came, he might be able to catch a lot of fish.
Those who dared to come and fish in such a scene were not ordinary people!
Ren Baqian thought for a while before picking up the letter in front of him. After taking it out, there was a white handkerchief with a string of white pearls hanging in the corner.
When he opened it, he saw a line of flamboyant writing.
"I heard that the empress of Dayao has seven drops of the blood of a real dragon, which contains the power of a real dragon. It is rare in today's world, and I want to take it to study and play with it. I came here on the third day of the sixth month. The empress of Dayao will definitely not let me return in vain.
I'm handsome, Liuxiang! "
Ren Baqian carefully read it three times. After reading it for the first time, a strange look appeared on his face.
"Where did this come from?" Ren Baqian asked as he held the handkerchief in his hand.
"Your Highness, it was placed on the table in my room in the middle of the night when I was staying in Yuyang City. I'm incompetent and didn't even notice that someone had sneaked into my room. If the other party wanted my life, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to come back to see you! "Chen Feng lowered his head and apologized.
"Who is this' I'm handsome, Liuxiang '?" Ren Baqian asked with a faint smile.
"It should be Ghost Shadow Xin Shuai. His martial arts aren't top-notch, but his lightness skills are indeed top-notch. In the past ten years, he has committed many major crimes in Great Xia. It is said that he even stole an important treasure from the imperial palace! In order to capture him, the imperial court of Great Xia sent out Leng Ran, who has been tracking him for several years, but still hasn't been able to bring him to justice.
This time, he actually set his sights on Her Majesty and Your Highness. We will definitely make sure that he doesn't return! However, Your Highness, you have to be careful. This person has committed many crimes since then, and each time, he was notified in advance. Although Leng Ran's combat power isn't top-notch, he's still a Spirit Wheel expert and is proficient in tracking down and apprehending criminals. Even so, he couldn't do anything to him. It can be seen that this person is indeed outstanding, "Ge Yu said.
"However, this person actually chose to do this at this time. We don't know if he's pretending to be the messenger."
The third day of June was the date set by Ren Baqian in the letter.
It would take four days to travel from Lan City to the predetermined location.
It wasn't impossible for someone to pretend to be the messenger to restrain the experts of Dayao. After all, the location was in Dayao. If Dayao sent out many experts, it would indeed be a big threat.
However, if it was true, and the other party stole something from the imperial treasury, it would be a huge loss of face.
Ren Baqian looked pensive, but he was thinking about another matter. The content and style of this letter were too similar! It was too much of a coincidence!
"Go and check if there's anyone called Gu Long, Gu Longxin, or Gu Longju," Ren Baqian said.
"Your Highness, is there a range?" Ge Yu immediately asked.
"Check the market of Great Xia's novel authors and see if there's anyone with this name. Or see if there's any novel with a similar plot! "Ren Baqian said.
"Yes!"
"Well done!" Ren Baqian's praise surprised the two of them. They thought that they would be punished, but they didn't expect it to be a compliment.
"It's already beyond my expectations to be able to find so much information about Great Xia in such a short period of time. If you do a good job, you will naturally be rewarded in the future! "Ren Baqian said.
It was impossible for the two of them to find out who might have committed the crime after receiving this letter. This could only mean that the other party had already been in the intelligence warehouse of the Rearguard Commandery from the beginning.
Over the past few months, the others had been training, but Ge Yu had also sent people to pave the way and collect information on some experts. It seemed that the initial results had been seen.
For example, Ren Baqian had never heard of this Ghost Shadow before.
"Thank you, Your Highness! Your Highness still treats us so generously despite our incompetence. It's really frightening! "The two of them bowed their heads and apologized.
"The credit that belongs to you is yours! I'm in charge of the Rearguard Commandery and also in charge of the Black Bamboo Academy and the Department of Commerce. I'm also very busy! Sooner or later, the Rearguard Commandery will be handed over to a capable person! "Ren Baqian chuckled.
"I will do my best to complete the task that Your Highness has given me!" Ge Yu's expression changed slightly and immediately said.
"You may leave and do your best!" Ren Baqian nodded and let the two of them leave.
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