"It doesn't matter if they don't come. Every time they come, they have ulterior motives. What happened today isn't a bad thing. If it was really done by Niu Youdao, he obviously wants to use Song to pressure Yan. " The elder stroked his beard and spoke frankly. Then he pondered and said, "I don't know if it's because he killed the Yan envoy last time, but after that incident, he and Shang Chaozong have been maintaining a certain distance from each other. Everyone knows that he and Shang Chaozong are in cahoots, but the distance between them makes it hard for Yan Court to say anything. It's hard to pin the responsibility of the Yan envoy's death on Shang Chaozong's head. "
Situ Yao nodded silently. It seemed to be the case. But now wasn't the time to care about this. "Inform Fragrance Pavilion not to stop them. If they want to fight to the death, let them fight."
"Okay!" The elder nodded and quickly left to inform them.
However, the Song envoy group and the Yan envoy group only quarreled fiercely. When they were given a chance, they restrained themselves very much.
In addition, Zhao Sen came back to stop them, so they couldn't fight.
At this point, the envoy group of the two countries didn't leave in a hurry. They both sent the message back and waited for their respective court's instructions.
…
In the South Province Provincial Governor's Mansion, inside the Valiant Martial Hall, there were military generals going in and out from time to time. A storm was brewing. The South Province's troops were frequently mobilized and making various arrangements.
"Prince, news from Jinzhou." Lan Ruoting entered the Valiant Martial Hall and shouted joyfully.
Meng Shanming and Shang Chaozong, who were in front of the map, turned back at the same time. They didn't welcome Lan Ruoting's joy. Instead, they both looked behind Lan Ruoting.
Lan Ruoting, who was holding the secret letter in his hand, froze. He seemed to realize something and slowly turned back. He saw the Great Zen Mountain's Sect Master, Huang Lie, standing in front of another wall with his hands behind his back. He was looking at another map on the wall.
A storm was coming. The war between the Yan Imperial Court and Southern State was about to start. The higher ups of Great Zen Mountain couldn't stay in the sect and moved to the prefectural city.
Lan Ruoting naturally knew about this, but he didn't think that Huang Lie would actually be in the Heroic Martial Hall. Moreover, Huang Lie had shrunk to the side and didn't say anything, so he didn't notice and let it slip.
The temporary silence in the room caused Huang Lie to slowly turn his head around. He smiled and said, "Is there some secret that I should not listen in on? Do you want me to leave?"
As the wheelchair turned around, Meng Shanming smiled and said, "Headmaster Huang, you're overthinking it. It's nothing."
Lan Ruoting reacted immediately. He heaved a sigh of relief and said, "You scared me. I thought I was hiding something behind me. So it's Sect Leader Huang."
Meng Shanming smiled slightly. "There are no secrets in Southern State that Sect Leader Huang cannot know. Little Lan, show it to Sect Leader Huang." He lifted his chin and signaled for Lan Ruoting to give the secret letter to the other.
He looked at Lan Ruoting and guessed that it was some good news. For Southern State to be so happy about Lan Ruoting, it must be good news for Great Zen Mountain as well.
His reaction was also fast, and he quickly responded.
Seeing Meng Shanming say this, Shang Chaozong nodded slightly.
Lan Ruoting was about to hand over the secret letter when Huang Lie laughed and waved his hand. "I'm just saying. I don't mean anything else. It doesn't matter if you read it first or later. Maybe it's an emergency. Mister Lan, please show it to the Prince and Commander Meng first. Don't delay the important matters. I don't know much about wars and can only watch from the side. "
He also showed generosity in case people said that Great Zen Mountain was arrogant. After all, Great Zen Mountain didn't raise them up and there was still some distance between them. Moreover, Niu Youdao was stuck in the middle, so it was better to show some respect in case everyone's face turned ugly.
Lan Ruoting was in a dilemma.
Meng Shanming didn't argue. He turned the wheel and came over. Shang Chaozong followed. Lan Ruoting handed the letter to Shang Chaozong first.
Huang Lie was actually very concerned about the contents of the secret letter. What could make Lan Ruoting lose his composure?
He muttered in his heart but pretended to be calm and relaxed. He turned to look at the map on the wall.
After reading the letter, Shang Chaozong was surprised. "Song Kingdom's envoy, Tu Huaiyu, was assassinated in Jinzhou. The killer was the Yan Envoy!"
"…" Huang Lie's eyelids twitched. He couldn't stay calm anymore. He turned around and walked quickly to the others.
This news made Meng Shan Ming very anxious. He quickly took the letter and read it. He stroked his beard and muttered to himself.
"Commander Meng!" Huang Lie stretched out his hand.
"Oh. Sect Leader Huang, please take a look." Meng Shanming reacted and handed the letter over with both hands.
Huang Lie shook his sleeves and reached out his hands to receive the letter to show his respect to Meng Shan Ming.
After reading the letter, he was shocked in two ways. One was the assassination, and the other was that this letter was from Niu Youdao.
He immediately asked, "Niu Youdao is in Jinzhou?"
He kept sending messages to Niu Youdao, but Niu Youdao ignored him. In addition, Great Zen Mountain had just moved to Nanzhou. The internal arrangements of Nanzhou had not been completed yet. They didn't have the energy to care about the outside. They didn't have any eyes or ears in Jinzhou so they didn't know about Niu Youdao in Jinzhou.
Lan Ruoting said, "Looking at the date and time of the incident, Daoye might be in Jinzhou."
After reading the letter, he knew he couldn't hide it anymore. He could only go with the flow.
He regretted being too happy. He didn't notice that there was a living person beside him. He didn't know if his negligence would affect Niu Youdao's matter.
They already knew that Niu Youdao was in Jinzhou. However, Great Zen Mountain kept asking about Niu Youdao's whereabouts. Seeing that Niu Youdao didn't tell Great Zen Mountain, they thought there might be a reason. Naturally, they pretended to be confused and said they didn't know.
They said that Niu Youdao's whereabouts weren't easily leaked. After leaving the prefectural city, he didn't return to Green Mountain Commandery. No one knew where he went.
Huang Lie didn't care about this. It wasn't like he didn't know that this group of people were Niu Youdao's people. If they didn't say anything, then there was no meaning in exposing them. The structure of the Southern State was like this. Some things were better to turn a blind eye and feign ignorance.
He glanced at the three of them and asked, "The Yan envoy killed the Song envoy. Is it possible to provoke a conflict between the Song and the Yan? Is it possible for the imperial court to give up on attacking Nanzhou because of the pressure?"
Shang Chaozong said, "In theory, yes. But it depends on Song's attitude."
Huang Lie looked at the contents of the letter, "Envoy Yan killing Envoy Song at this time, why do I feel that something is wrong." He raised his eyes and looked at the few of them, asking, "Niu Youdao seems to have killed Envoy Yan the previous time right? He's in Jinzhou. Don't tell me he killed Envoy Song? "
Meng Shanming waved his hand and chuckled. "The letter states that Envoy Yan killed Envoy Song. No matter how capable Daoye is, Envoy Yan won't listen to him and kill Envoy Song. Sect Leader Huang, some things should be said in private. It's not good to say it out there. "
Huang Lie nodded. "Of course."
After the discussion, Huang Lie didn't have the mood to stay any longer. Such a big thing happened. First, he had to discuss with the higher-ups of the sect. Second, he had to send someone to verify the situation.
After leaving Valiant Martial Hall, his suspicions towards Niu Youdao were still there. His face was filled with suspicion and worry.
The reason for his suspicions wasn't just because of what he said. The main reason was Niu Youdao's attitude. Niu Youdao was too calm before. It was as if he knew that something was going to happen.
If the mastermind was really that guy, not to mention how he did it, just based on his guts, he killed Envoy Yan and now Envoy Song. Just thinking about it made his teeth hurt. If it was Great Zen Mountain, even if they had the ability, they wouldn't dare to do such a thing.
What he was worried about now was how could a country's envoy be assassinated so easily. This wasn't the situation when Niu Youdao killed Envoy Yan. This was an assassination on the way! Song Guohui wouldn't suspect that it was Great Zen Mountain who gathered people to do it. Great Zen Mountain was in charge of Nanzhou. Yan Court threatened Nanzhou. Great Zen Mountain had a reason to do this. It was hard not to be suspicious.
But he didn't know what exactly happened. If he didn't know the process, he wouldn't have any evidence to prove himself.
He vaguely felt that Great Zen Mountain seemed to have been dragged down by Niu Youdao. They couldn't prove themselves. He didn't know how Song Guohui would deal with Great Zen Mountain in the future!
He hadn't interacted with Niu Youdao for a long time. He wasn't used to Niu Youdao's secretive style of doing things. It might be better after he got used to it.
In Valiant Martial Hall, Shang, Meng, and Lan exchanged glances.
Shang Chaozong asked in a low voice, "Could Envoy Song be killed by Daoye?"
Lan Ruoting said, "Gao Shaoming is quite capable. At this time, he should be able to put aside any humiliation. He wouldn't be so muddle-headed. It doesn't make sense for him to kill Envoy Song on impulse. I'm afraid that Daoye is involved in this."
Meng Shanming reminded, "He went to Jinzhou to take charge of the situation. He went there to solve this crisis."
Shang Chaozong looked back at the map of the seven states on the wall and mumbled to himself, "Another one killed!"
…
In Qingshan County, Xia Hua and Zheng Jiuxiao were strolling in the mountains. A figure joined them. It was Fei Changliu.
"What's the matter?" Fei Changliu asked as soon as he landed.
"Take a look for yourself." Zheng Jiuxiao showed the letter in his hand to Fei Changliu. He had just seen it from Xia Hua.
After staying here for so long, the three sects would not completely ignore the surrounding environment. It was inevitable that there would be spies in Jinzhou. Xia Hua had already received the news that Emissary Song had been assassinated.
Fei Changliu was speechless. He looked at the other two and asked, "Jinzhou lost another envoy. Would Yan do such a thing at this time? This couldn't have been done by that person in the villa, right? "
The other two turned to look at Mao Hut Villa and said in unison, "It's hard to say."
…
"Yin 'er, isn't your stomach full?"
Beside the waterside pavilion, Shang Shuqing saw Yin 'er sitting on the railing and eating with a lunchbox. He couldn't help but ask with a worried face. He was worried about Yin' er's stomach.
She was always eating. She ate from night to night. Other than eating, she slept. The monks of Nanshan Temple even arranged for people to take turns to prepare food for her.
Yin 'er looked at him and smiled. She shook her head and handed the flatbread she had eaten to Shang Shuqing. "Here!"
Shang Shuqing was embarrassed. He waved his hand and said, "I'm not hungry."
So Yin 'er continued to eat. She looked at Shang Shuqing as she ate and smiled from time to time.
Yuan Gang and the others noticed this strange phenomenon. From the first time Yin 'er met Shang Shuqing, she had an unusually good impression of Shang Shuqing. She stared at Shang Shuqing's ugly face for a long time and suddenly smiled. She would smile whenever she saw Shang Shuqing. She would even take the initiative to go to Shang Shuqing and talk to Shang Shuqing.
Even Yuan Gang had to use Niu Youdao's name to greet this Demon King in order to get it to listen to him.
But the strange thing was that after getting to know Shang Shuqing, Yin 'er would listen to whatever Shang Shuqing said.
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