The slanting wind and fine rain fell on the official's face, causing a slight pain.
He didn't know what had happened, but he sensed something was not right. He had no time to approach Duke Lu, so he crushed the amulet hidden in his sleeve.
Boom!!! A loud boom!!!
The ground quaked, the smoke and dust rose up, and the surprised screams continued.
A few people who were close to the ground were knocked away, hitting the walls.
As the smoke and dust settled, the official was seen sitting on the ground, covered in blood, the green stone floor under his body full of cracks.
As he crushed the amulet, a shapeless light shield fell down from the eaves of Taichang Temple, encasing him inside.
It was unclear what kind of magic treasure the light shield was, but it blocked all the explosive force of the amulet inside, and all the air waves and destructive force landed on the official's body.
As the strong wind rose again, a few clear fingerprints appeared on the official's body, and an iron chain appeared on his wrist, which was the Yuanqi Lock of the Pure Heaven Bureau.
The official had no way to stop the amulet, looking at Duke Lu sitting in the chair, his eyes filled with shock.
The amulet was the weapon he used to assassinate Duke Lu, but it couldn't even break through a light shield!
Was this the rumored slanting wind and fine rain?
The official suddenly thought of this possibility, and then he realized that Taichang Temple had prepared for this, so the assassination attempt had been exposed a long time ago.
"How did you know my identity?!"
He asked Duke Lu in surprise.
Duke Lu didn't answer the question, saying, "I thought you people would attack me outside, but I didn't expect you to choose Taichang Temple. Don't you know that nobody here can kill me? "
The official was taken aback, not understanding what Jing Jiu meant.
Duke Lu continued, "You are merely an assassin, so you don't know why Bulao Lin wants to kill me. But I think you should know the relationship between Bulao Lin and the Underworld. You should reflect on your actions in the Underworld in the future."
Thinking of the darkness under Taichang Temple, the official's face grew paler, his eyes filled with resentment and despair.
Of course, he wanted to commit suicide, but everything happened so suddenly that he didn't have the chance to do so. At this time, he had lost all possibilities.
Duke Lu looked at the assassin who was being dragged away and subconsciously reached for a cup of tea, but his hand touched nothing. He laughed at himself and asked, "Is there more?"
"There's nothing here."
A slightly fat man walked out from the crowd, wearing a large cloak.
Imperial Consecrator Jin Mingcheng.
The crowd retreated like a tide, and Taichang Temple immediately regained its peace and order.
All of the chaos was artificially created, regardless of whether it was the chaos from before or the chaos that should have appeared but was controlled.
Jin Mingcheng furrowed his brows and asked, "Assassinating a Duke to create chaos? It feels weird. Also, why does Bulao Lin want to create chaos here?"
Duke Lu said, "Only by killing me can they get the key from me. At the same time, they can cause chaos. Killing two birds with one stone. Why not?"
Jin Mingcheng said with a grave expression, "It looks like their target is indeed the Fiend Prison."
Duke Lu said, "It's not difficult to know that the Fiend Prison is under Taichang Temple. Not many people know that I have the key, and they are confident that they can achieve their goal by obtaining the key. It means that this person knows a lot about the Fiend Prison."
Jin Mingcheng said, "But that person's state shouldn't be very high."
"Yes," Duke Lu confirmed.
"It's because he doesn't know that nobody here can kill you."
Jin Mingcheng repeated what Duke Lu had said earlier.
Duke Lu said with a faint smile, "The point is what Bulao Lin wants to do in the Fiend Prison. It's up to you to investigate."
Jin Mingcheng said, "Various places have already started to investigate. The matter will be over today, but I don't think we can investigate that far."
He sat by Duke Lu, saying nothing more. … …
The spring rain fell on the courtyard outside.
It was quiet in Taichang Temple.
It didn't take long before the voices rang out in the spring rain. They were the names of the targets who had just been arrested.
Many places in Zhaoge City were arresting people that day. The Pure Heaven Bureau and the magic army were all out.
What nobody knew was that an elder in the Huashen State of the Zhongzhou School was in charge of the office of the Pure Heaven Bureau last night.
Hearing the names, the expressions on Duke Lu and Jin Mingcheng's faces didn't change much. They eyed each other when two names were called out.
The first name was Liu Xiang, a disciple of the second generation of the Kunlun Sect, and the South Principal of the Pure Heaven Bureau.
The second name was Yang Changyu, the Associate Law Officer of Taichang Temple.
The rain kept on falling. The voices outside hadn't been heard for a long time, so the arresting should be over.
Jin Mingcheng stood up and shook his head regretfully, saying, "They are all bugs."
Duke Lu said, "If there are too many bugs, the beams and pillars will be damaged, and the building will collapse."
"The Emperor won't be satisfied," said Jin Mingcheng.
Duke Lu said, "The important figures won't strike so easily."
Jin Mingcheng said, "What the Emperor doesn't understand is why the First Child Sword is still in the same spot after so many years, and hasn't been moved."
Lu Gong didn't say anything more.
He had brought Zhao Layue and Gu Qing to the Royal Palace that night, so he knew about it. But he still didn't understand why the Emperor sent the First Child Sword away.
… …
… …
On the top of Shenmo Peak.
Jing Jiu said, "As I said, the Emperor is just taking advantage of the situation. If the descendants of the old devil of the South Sea are really from the West Ocean, they will definitely want to take back the First Child Sword. As a result, the pressure will fall on Aoyama through you. Even if Aoyama wants to tolerate the West Ocean for a few more years, they will have no choice but to start the war earlier."
Zhao Layue was a bit surprised, saying, "I thought the Emperor had a good relationship with Aoyama. I didn't expect him to use us."
Jing Jiu said, "If I were here, he would treat Aoyama differently; but I was in the snowland at the time, so he probably didn't know what was going on."
Zhao Layue said, "But nobody expected me to give the sword to Shisui."
Jing Jiu took the teacup handed over by Gu Qing, and said, "You did it so casually, but many people couldn't figure it out. Your luck is indeed very good."
Zhao Layue said, "What you should be concerned about is his luck."
Gu Qing and Yuan Qu were listening by the side, and they knew she was talking about Liu Shisui.
Jing Jiu said, "It was just a game of playing house, but it shocked the whole world. I don't know how his luck is, but he has a good momentum."
Zhao Layue and the other two could tell that Jing Jiu was not in a good mood. This compliment was more like mockery, or rather, annoyance.
Based on Liu Shisui's temperament, it was impossible for him to leave Bulao Lin in advance.
Would he be able to leave in time after today?
"Let's enjoy the scenery."
Jing Jiu said this after taking a sip of the tea.
After many days, the master and disciple chatted on the Shenmo Peak again. Gu Qing brewed a pot of tea, because there was a good scenery to enjoy.
Hundreds of flying swords suddenly appeared in the midst of the green mountains.
Hundreds of sword lights flew toward the distant West Ocean like a meteor shower.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
