"Of course, I have to go. If I don't go to the capital, won't Imperial Concubine Dai know that there's a problem?"
"Besides, Palace Master, the poison in your body might not be cured if you don't go to the capital. Are you going to wait for death in the Ice Palace?"
Qin Yang said.
Chu Xuan frowned slightly. "Mr. Qin, since Imperial Concubine Dai wants me dead, it's very dangerous for you to follow me to the capital. Outside the capital, Imperial Concubine Dai's influence may need to rely on forces like the Heavenly Fire Sect. But within the capital, she has a strong influence!"
Qin Yang said, "Palace Master, Imperial Concubine Dai is your good sister. She won't let this image collapse so easily! Besides, she's only dealing with you because the King wants you to enter the harem. If this matter is exposed, she'll be in big trouble. So on the surface, you can maintain your previous relationship! "
Chu Xuan was silent.
Qin Yang said, "Palace Master, you're a Level 6 expert. Imperial Concubine Dai's strength is much lower than yours. If you stay with her, she won't be able to tell that there's a problem with you, right?"
"I'll try my best."
Chu Xuan sighed. In this aspect, she felt that she might not be able to compete with Imperial Concubine Dai.
Imperial Concubine Dai's strength might be lower, but what kind of place was the harem? There were palace fights every day. Imperial Concubine Dai could climb up from the lower ranks.
"Mr. Qin, when you reach the capital, you have to be very careful!"
Nothing happened in the latter half of the night.
The next morning, Qin Yang and his team set off. Obviously, Qin Yang's team was faster.
Chu Xuan had almost died in the attack last night. The Imperial Guards only wanted to send her safely to the capital as soon as possible.
It was a city relatively close to where Qin Yang and the others were.
"Ga!"
The Heavenly Fire Sect opened the door at a hall here. Usually, they would only open after eight o 'clock. But today, there seemed to be a lot of noise outside the hall.
"What's the noise for? Get lost!"
A person walked out of the hall and scolded.
"There's a dead man over there!"
"Did someone from your Heavenly Fire Sect die?"
Someone in the crowd asked.
"F * ck!"
The person who came out turned his head and saw a person beside the stone lion at the hall's entrance...
The man was lying there, and at first, the people who saw him thought he was just sleeping.
However, more and more people were still not waking up. Finally, someone discovered the problem. This person was probably already dead!
"Of all places, why did he have to die in front of our Heavenly Fire Gate? How unlucky!"
"I want to see who you are!"
The man from the Heavenly Fire Gate walked over and lifted the straw hat covering the man's face.
"Hiss!"
The instant he saw the other party's face, the person from the Heavenly Fire Gate drew in a cold breath. His heart was trembling.
As a member of the Heavenly Fire Gate, he naturally knew Gai Yan. Gai Yan was the vice sect master of the Heavenly Fire Gate!
The Sect Master of the Heavenly Fire Sect, Fan Yuanqing, rarely patrolled the area, while Gai Yan patrolled the area many times.
The various halls were actually much more familiar with Gai Yan than Fan Yuanqing.
"G-Vice Sect Master Gai."
"Wake up!"
The Heavenly Fire Gate disciple said with a trembling voice. As he spoke, he carefully extended his finger under Gai Yan's nose.
After a night, Gai Yan's body had already turned cold. How could he still be breathing?
"Someone, someone!"
"Something big has happened!"
The Heavenly Fire Gate disciple yelled. Immediately, many people ran over from the hall. Even the hall masters rushed out.
"Hiss!"
When the Heavenly Fire Gate disciples recognized Gai Yan, they were shocked.
Gai Yan was a Level 6 expert. For him to die silently in front of them meant that the enemy was extremely strong. If the enemy wanted to kill them, their entire hall would probably be dead!
"Flying knife wound."
The hall master frowned. There weren't many experts who used flying knives.
"Are you done looking?"
"Yes, I'm taking the corpse away."
"If your Heavenly Fire Gate wants Gai Yan's corpse back, prepare a generous gift!"
Tang Jiu walked over unhurriedly while smoking his pipe.
"Old thing, you are courting death!"
An expert from the Heavenly Fire Gate cursed. Tang Jiu was dressed very ordinarily and looked like an ordinary old farmer.
"Swish!"
No one saw Tang Jiu's actions clearly. Instantly, a hole appeared on the neck of the Heavenly Fire Gate disciple. A flying knife had pierced through his neck and circled around before returning to Tang Jiu's waist.
"Lord … Lord Tang Jiu!"
The hall master of the Heavenly Fire Gate's hall, Jia Xun, said with a trembling voice. He was a Level 4 Perfected Expert and was far weaker than Tang Jiu. He had never seen Tang Jiu before, but he had heard of Tang Jiu and seen pictures of him.
No one recognized Tang Jiu at first, but when Tang Jiu made his move, he knew Tang Jiu's identity!
Tang Jiu took a puff of his pipe and said, "I didn't expect you to know an old man like me. In that case, you better pass on my words obediently. If you want Gai Yan's corpse back, prepare a generous gift!"
"If you don't want it, I'll feed his corpse to the dogs!"
After speaking, Tang Jiu walked to Gai Yan's corpse and kept it in his interspatial ring.
"May … May I ask Lord Tang Jiu, how did Deputy Sect Leader Gai offend you?"
Jia Xun asked anxiously.
"Do I need a reason to kill?"
"Pfff!"
After speaking, Tang Jiu waved his hand and Jia Xun's head flew into the sky. Jia Xun's eyes were wide open.
"This time, I'll have to find someone to report the situation to your Sect Leader."
Tang Jiu said indifferently. Jia Xun was a Hall Master, but Tang Jiu killed him as if he was a chicken!
"Tell your Sect Leader to prepare as soon as possible. I'll go to your Heavenly Fire Sect anytime to ask for it!"
After speaking, Tang Jiu left unhurriedly. The officials had already arrived, but they didn't dare to stop him!
A Level 6 expert wasn't something the local authorities could deal with!
"Quick, report the news immediately!"
…
A few hours later, it was noon when Fan Yuanqing finally received the news at the Heavenly Fire Sect's headquarters.
In order to prove the Heavenly Fire Sect's innocence, Fan Yuanqing didn't go into seclusion for the past few days. He approached many people and dealt with many matters personally.
"Sect … Sect Leader, bad news!"
Fan Yuanqing was meeting with the leaders of the other forces when an expert from the Heavenly Fire Sect rushed into the main hall where Fan Yuanqing was.
"Speak directly."
Fan Yuanqing said in a deep voice, "Why are you in such a hurry?"
"Sect Leader, Deputy Sect Leader Gai is dead. He was killed by Tang Jiu, and Tang Jiu brought his corpse to one of our halls. Many people saw Deputy Sect Leader Gai's corpse. Tang Jiu even killed Hall Master Jia."
Fan Yuanqing's expression changed drastically.
Gai Yan and Tang Jiu were there to assassinate Chu Xuan. How could Gai Yan be killed by Tang Jiu?
"Sect Leader Fan, it seems like I came at the wrong time. Let's talk another day."
The leader of the other force hurriedly left. There was no point in talking to Fan Yuanqing at this moment.
"Where is the corpse?"
"Why did Tang Jiu kill Deputy Sect Leader Gai?"
Fan Yuanqing said coldly.
"Sect Leader, Tang Jiu took the corpse away. Tang Jiu asked us to prepare a large sum of money to redeem the corpse. Otherwise, he would feed Deputy Sect Leader Gai's corpse to the dogs. We don't know why he killed Deputy Sect Leader Gai. He said he doesn't need a reason!"
"Hall Master Jia only asked one more question, and he was killed by him!"
Fan Yuanqing slammed his palm on the table in front of him, shattering the hard table.
"Tang Jiu, how dare you bully our Heavenly Fire Sect!"
Fan Yuanqing was furious.
Fan Yuanqing didn't know why Tang Jiu killed Gai Yan, but in his opinion, Tang Jiu killed Gai Yan on his own accord.
Tang Jiu was a mid-stage Level 6 expert. If he and Gai Yan worked together, who could force Tang Jiu to kill?
It was possible that Gai Yan accidentally offended Tang Jiu.
It was possible that Gai Yan revealed his wealth, which made Tang Jiu want to kill him.
It was also possible that Gai Yan let Tang Jiu know some secret, and Tang Jiu felt that killing Gai Yan would bring him more benefits.
"Tang Jiu asked our Heavenly Fire Sect to retrieve the corpse and specifically asked for a large sum of money. Could it be …"
Fan Yuanqing thought of a possibility.
Tang Jiu might have found out from Gai Yan who the benefactor behind the Heavenly Fire Sect was. This was a major secret that could be used to threaten the Heavenly Fire Sect.
Killing someone and then using the corpse to ask for a large sum of money was very rare.
Tang Jiu didn't have such a habit of killing people in the past.
The more Fan Yuanqing thought about it, the more he felt that this was a possibility.
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