Huang and Lin, who were preparing to send him on his way, stilled. What did he mean?
Shao Pingbo suddenly said that Lady Ruan and her son were assassinated. The two didn't understand what he meant and didn't know if he was speaking the truth or not.
Indeed, the two of them did not know about this. After the Provincial Governor's Manor sent someone over to inform them of the matter, something suddenly happened, and the situation was already in a mess. Who would have thought that they would specially send someone over to inform them? Only Shao Sansheng, who was paying close attention to the situation, received the news and reported it to Shao Pingbo in time.
Shao Pingbo pointed at his chest. "I! I am the only son of the Bei Zhou Provincial Governor. If you kill me, the Shao Family will have no successor in Bei Zhou! "
Huang and Lin narrowed their eyes upon hearing those words, as well as their understanding of Zhang Xuan's personality.
Huang Dou said in a low voice, "You killed them?"
Shao Pingbo, "You cannot say such things. The Provincial Governor's Office will investigate the real culprit!"
Lin Hu's expression turned cold. "You think we don't dare to kill you just because you are the only son left of the Provincial Governor?" His hand reached for the hilt of his sword.
Shao Pingbo was unmoved. "You are just following orders, there is nothing to fear. The key is that killing me will affect Great Zen Mountain greatly. It can even be said that Bei Zhou will completely break free from Great Zen Mountain's control. Great Zen Mountain will return to its original state!"
Huang Dou raised his hand to stop Lin Hu from drawing his sword. "Eldest Young Master, death is at hand, there is no point in struggling!"
He then extended his hand and made an inviting gesture. "I don't think you want to fall in this washing ground. Let's go. Choose a suitable place. We will try our best to make it painless and comfortable for you."
Shao Pingbo had no intention of leaving and continued to say calmly, "Great Zen Mountain is involved in the death of Lady Ruan and her son. Although you didn't kill them personally, from a certain perspective, Great Zen Mountain forced them to their deaths! Father may hate me, but he has to face the reality that I am the only son left. If you kill me, it is the same as Great Zen Mountain killing all the sons of the Bei Zhou Provincial Governor! Do you think my father will hate your Great Zen Mountain in the future? "
Hearing this, Huang and Lin Hu's hearts jumped.
Shao Sansheng's eyes flashed. He turned to look at Eldest Young Master who was fearless and standing proudly.
"Of course, Great Zen Mountain can kill my father too and get someone else to manage Northern State. But does Great Zen Mountain dare? All the soldiers in the Bei Province are my father's direct subordinates. Most of the local officials in the Bei Province are trained by my Shao Family. Who else in the Bei Province can sit firmly in the position of provincial governor other than my Shao Family? Have someone else try it out and see if there will be any problems! What were the consequences of forcibly replacing the Shao Family? They wanted to cleanse the entire Bei State, but would the Great Zen Mountain dare to do that when Bei State was being attacked from both sides? The Han Kingdom is eyeing the North, the Yan Kingdom is trying to take back their land. Now that North State is in chaos, how would the two countries miss this chance? They will definitely take the chance to invade. How can Great Zen Mountain stop them? "
Huang and Lin's mood gradually sank as they listened to his words.
"The Great Zen Mountain killed the Shao Family's descendants and you want the Shao Family to continue serving the Great Zen Mountain? How many people in the world do you think are so magnanimous? I dare to say that my father will hate you after this. The Great Zen Mountain's years of hard work could be destroyed at any moment. This is the consequence of the Great Zen Mountain forcing me to my death. "
"If I am alive, my father will not hate the Great Zen Mountain. The person he will hate is me!"
"And I don't want Bei State to be in chaos. I poured all my effort into Bei State. I will not allow anyone to mess up Bei State. I just want Bei State to be better!"
"So, as long as I am alive, I will continue to ask for the support of the Great Zen Mountain. Bei State will still be the Great Zen Mountain's Bei State. The current internal chaos can be controlled. It is just the internal chaos of the Shao Family. It will not affect the overall situation of Bei State and the Great Zen Mountain!"
Huang and Lin had solemn expressions. They looked at Shao Pingbo with complicated gazes.
Lin Hu said in a low voice, "If you don't die, Niu Youdao will come to the Ice Snow Pavilion. By then, the Great Zen Mountain will not have an easy time."
Huang Dou nodded. "Even if it is as you say, even if the Great Zen Mountain loses Bei State, at least they have a chance to rise again. If they attract the punishment of the Ice Snow Pavilion, it will bring a disaster to the Great Zen Mountain!"
"You are wrong, and it is a big mistake!" Shao Pingbo, who had been waiting calmly, suddenly shouted. Speaking of Niu Youdao had obviously made it difficult for him to control his emotions. He waved his hand and pointed to the outside world as he angrily said, "This is just Niu Youdao's bluff. That traitor would never dare to let the Ice and Snow Pavilion interfere in this matter! Cough, cough … "
As he spoke, he coughed continuously. Once he was angry, he could not stop coughing. There were traces of blood in his palms.
Shao Sansheng, who was at the side, hurriedly went over and caressed his back to help him stop coughing.
Huang and Lin exchanged a look. When Shao Pingbo stopped coughing, Huang Dou asked, "What do you mean?"
Shao Pingbo adjusted his breathing and asked in reply, "Do you think he has a relationship with the Great Zen Mountain that he must let them go? Do you think he is willing to let the Shao Clan live after killing me? If he really dared to invite the Ice Snow Pavilion, he would not have gone around such a big circle to target me. He could have exposed the matter and let the Ice Snow Pavilion deal with us together. Why didn't he do that? Because he doesn't dare! This matter has become so big. If he really exposed the matter to the Ice Snow Pavilion, once the Ice Snow Pavilion investigates this matter, it is not as simple as me using the Ice Snow Pavilion. Isn't he also using the Ice Snow Pavilion when he set up this trap? "
Huang and Lin were in deep thought when they heard this.
"So, he only dares to use the Great Zen Mountain to deal with me. Everything he is doing is bluffing and using the power of the Ice Snow Pavilion to pressure the Great Zen Mountain. He wants to force me into a dead end! As long as the Great Zen Mountain does not kill me, his scheme will be broken by itself. He can only stop. He is just scaring the Great Zen Mountain and will not dare to expand the matter further. "
Huang and Lin were conflicted. Although the other's words made sense, what if it was just a one-sided story that the other made up to survive? Would the Great Zen Mountain dare to take such a risk? If they continued to carry out the sect's decree, the consequences that Shao Pingbo mentioned were indeed very serious. The two of them were a little hesitant.
The two of them had already realized that they could not carry out the sect's decree and had to ask for instructions before making a decision.
Shao Pingbo continued to persuade, "It is very easy to kill me, I can't run! If the Great Zen Mountain does not believe me, then why not gamble and see if that traitor dares to expose the matter to the Ice Snow Pavilion. If he dares, it is not too late to push me out! "
Huang and Lin's expressions twitched. Let the Great Zen Mountain take the risk to gamble with you? If something happened, you would die. You would be a bachelor, but what would happen to Great Zen Mountain?
Shao Sansheng sweated, but he finally understood why the Eldest Young Master wanted to kill the Ruan mother and son.
Putting oneself in a dead end to live, not to put oneself in a dead end, but to put the Ruan mother and son in a dead end …
Huang and Lin couldn't make the decision on this matter. They looked at each other and one of them quickly left to ask for instructions. They also had to verify if the assassination attempt on the Ruan mother and son was true or false …
Inside the Ruan Residence of the Provincial Governor's Manor, Shao Wubo, who was waiting for news from his mother and brother, was already motionless. His skin was black, and there was black blood at the corner of his mouth. His eyes were wide open as he laid quietly on the ground in the hall.
Outside the hall, Shao Dengyun was like an enraged lion. His eyes were bloodshot, and he held his horse-slaying saber. It was the same style as Ying Yang's and Wu Lie Graud's horse-slaying saber. He walked around under the roof and shouted angrily, "Who did it! Drag them out … "
Zhong Yangxu, who was standing at the door, had a solemn expression. To be able to kill the mother and son in the Provincial Governor's Manor, how deep did they infiltrate the Provincial Governor's Manor? Normal people wouldn't be able to come into contact with the mother and son's food.
Very quickly, the people searching around came to report, "Sir, we found a suspect, he has already committed suicide!"
Shao Dengyun held his saber and strode out. A group of people followed, including Zhong Yangxu. He wanted to see what was going on.
The group of people barged into a side room and saw a servant girl hanging from a beam with a white silk hanging from her neck. Her vertical body was swaying slowly.
Shao Dengyun recognized this servant girl, and so did Zhong Yangxu. Many people in the manor knew her. This servant girl was Madam Ruan's trusted servant girl.
Zhong Yangxu went forward and felt her body. Her body was still warm, so she hadn't been dead for long.
He got someone to put down the servant girl's corpse and performed his arts to examine it. There were no external injuries, nor were there any abnormalities. It seemed like she had really committed suicide.
Not long later, another urgent report came, and then another.
Two more corpses were found in two courtyards, a man and a woman. The woman also looked like she had hanged herself from a beam, while the man seemed to have taken poison.
They hurried over to check, and the results were shocking. They were all Shao Dengyun's trusted subordinates who usually served him.
What made Shao Dengyun's hair stand on end was that the deceased woman had served him and Madam Ruan tea not long ago in the office where official business was handled. He didn't know if this had anything to do with Madam Ruan being poisoned, but he couldn't help but suspect if there was something wrong with the food he had drunk.
All the scenes pointed to one point. It was indeed done by Master's trusted subordinates. No one else had any way of touching Master's food.
Shao Dengyun, who was holding the horse-slaying saber, started to pant like a bull. His chest rose and fell rapidly, as if he had guessed something!
Lin Hu came and hurried over. He invited Zhong Yangxu to a tree at the side and whispered into his ear.
Zhong Yangxu's expression gradually darkened. He groaned and realized that he had been tricked by Shao Pingbo!
He slowly turned back to look at the room where the servant had committed suicide. He finally understood the cause of Madam Ruan and her son's death. Shao Pingbo was obviously telling Great Zen Mountain that if I die, everyone will die together. If I, Shao Pingbo, die, your Great Zen Mountain will also have to bear the unbearable price!
"I thought that Niu Youdao was ruthless and didn't give anyone a chance to live. Who knew that that person was even more ruthless. Niu Youdao is ruthless, that person is vicious and heartless! Neither of them is easy to deal with, and both of them are powerful people. They even used our Great Zen Mountain to compete with each other. What is this … Sigh! There are talents in every generation, and we even met two of them at the same time. It seems like we are really getting old! " Zhong Yangxu sighed softly. He didn't expect Shao Pingbo to think of such an ultimate move to survive in a desperate situation. It was truly an ultimate move!
If it wasn't for Shao Pingbo's threat, he wouldn't have thought of this.
However, he could understand that Shao Pingbo was forced to a dead end. Otherwise, he wouldn't dare to bear this reputation.
Lin Hu tried to ask, "Martial Uncle, what should we do? Is Eldest Young Master still going to make a move?"
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