Xie Yunxiao's carriage stopped outside the palace. At this time, the sky had darkened a lot, and night was about to fall.
"At this point, the memorials to the Central Government should be almost settled, right?"
Xie Yunxiao felt an inexplicable feeling of distress in his heart.
Xie Yunxiao was indispensable for Qin Zheng's ascension to the throne and became Prince Ning. However, Xie Yunxiao had never asked about matters in the court for several months.
Qin Zheng has been dealing with complicated political affairs and reading those troublesome memorials.
When she came to the imperial study room, Qin Zheng happened to walk out of the door. She stretched, and the moment she saw Xie Yunxiao, a sunny smile suddenly appeared on her face.
It seemed that the fatigue of the day was all gone at this moment.
"Master, have you had dinner?" Qin Zheng asked.
A gentle smile appeared on Xie Yunxiao's face, "No, I'm waiting for you to come with us!"
When Qin Zheng heard this, her peach blossom eyes suddenly curved into a crescent shape. If it weren't for Lin Bao and others here, she would have thrown herself into Xie Yunxiao's arms.
The master and apprentice came to the dining place. After dinner, Xie Yunxiao told about Gantang's visit in the morning.
Then, he shared some of his conjectures.
Qin Zheng listened, remained silent for a moment, and said, "Is it basically confirmed now?"
Xie Yunxiao said: "We still need some confirmation!"
"You mean Xiang Mingxuan's identity?" Qin Zheng asked.
Xie Yunxiao nodded: "Since he knows the art of witchcraft and poison, even if he is not from the Witch God Cult, he must be related to the Witch God Cult!"
"Chu State has good methods, but the most hateful thing is the ambitious man who led him into the palace!" Qin Zheng's peach blossom eyes suddenly glowed with an indescribable sharp light.
"We are still speculating for the time being, but there is no evidence yet!" Xie Yunxiao said.
Qin Zheng nodded, then a sharp light flashed in his eyes and said, "They shouldn't touch my family!"
After a pause, Qin Zheng asked again: "What will Master do next?"
Xie Yunxiao said: "To induce them to move, we must have some means! But if we let them be fully prepared before moving, I'm afraid we will suffer some losses by then!"
"How to attract the enemy?" Qin Zheng asked.
Xie Yunxiao said: "Let's start with Zheng Xinglong. This person shouldn't have done anything. He showed up in the woods. Even though he could run away, Qingtian Sect is still in Xianyang. He moved Qingtian Sect and fought with Moving Zheng Xinglong will have the same effect on the people behind him!"
"Kou Guiliang's place is also an entrance!" Qin Zheng said.
Xie Yunxiao said: "The identity of Kou Guiliang is still a mystery for the time being. If we start from him, there may be some situations that we cannot predict!"
"That's true, but I think starting from Zheng Xinglong may also lead to directions we didn't expect!" Qin Zheng said.
Xie Yunxiao smiled and said: "Perhaps, we can work on both sides!"
"Taking action against the Qingtian Sect directly, while Kou Guiliang is still trying to scare off the enemy?" Qin Zheng said.
Xie Yunxiao pondered for a moment and said, "Okay!"
The two made a decision and started taking action the next day.
The person who went to Qingtian Sect to arrest people was Li Chi, the commander of Xianyang.
Now that the Qingtian Sect is on Xianyang's territory, it naturally falls under the control of the Xianyang Order.
Zheng Xinglong failed to assassinate Xie Yunxiao. After returning, he did not dare to show his face. He saw people from the government for several days before he dared to go back to Qingtian Sect.
But he never dreamed that Li Chi would already be here today before he returned to Qingtian Sect yesterday, before his butt was still hot.
"Master Li, what does this mean?" Zheng Xinglong was very panicked, but at this time, he could barely keep calm.
Li Chi said with a smile: "Come here, naturally I want to invite Sect Master Zheng and everyone from the Qingtian Sect to the government office for tea!"
"Master Li, our Jianghu sect has always been in harmony with the government, but now your actions will arouse hatred among the people in the Jianghu!" Zheng Xinglong said.
Li Chi laughed loudly, with a look of arrogance in his eyes, and said: "Sect Master Zheng, you really think highly of yourself. This is the Ning Kingdom. If you dare to violate the national law, you will be punished. How can you, the Jianghu sect, do whatever you want? Disturbing the people?"
"Master Li, is there really no room for maneuver?" Zheng Xinglong's eyes kept changing.
Li Chi said: "The sect that is more powerful than your Qingtian Sect, and the one who is crazier than you Zheng Xinglong, the grass on the grave now is probably three feet high!"
"There is no room for negotiation. Since you want our lives, we can only fight with all our might!" Zheng Xinglong roared, and all the disciples of the Qingtian Sect were holding their weapons tightly.
"Kill!" Zheng Xinglong yelled, and he rushed towards Li Chi. He understood the principle of catching the thief first and the king first.
Although Zheng Xinglong's cultivation was achieved through elixirs, he was still at the pinnacle of the Eighth Realm.
But Li Chi is also in the Eighth Realm. Although he has not yet reached the peak, his cultivation is indeed not comparable to the ordinary Eighth Realm.
Li held the sword in his hand, unsheathed it at this moment, and stabbed forward unhurriedly, blocking the tip of Zheng Xinglong's sword.
The two powerful collisions were like two glowing semi-circles colliding together. The sound of booming could not help but be heard. In the blink of an eye, Zheng Xinglong had been blown away.
Zheng Xinglong was able to escape from Xie Yunxiao's hands entirely because Xie Yunxiao wanted him to escape.
When facing masters like Li Chi, in less than thirty rounds, he was completely at the bottom.
Li Chi occupies the top, naturally not giving Zheng Xinglong any chance to escape. At that moment, he paused slightly and shot out like a meteor. The man and sword merged into one and stabbed at Zheng Xinglong.
Zheng Xinglong sensed the crisis of life and death, raised his sword to fight, and when the two swords struck each other, sparks suddenly flew out, and the sharp breath spread out, tearing several holes in the void.
After a few moves, Zheng Xinglong's sword-holding hand was already covered in blood.
At this time, all he could think about was how to escape.
When you are thinking, you will inevitably get distracted.
Li Chi seized the opportunity, knocked off his long sword with one strike, and then placed the sword on his neck.
Zheng Xinglong couldn't help but tremble, but he also knew that if he acted rashly at this time, his head would be moved immediately.
When the other Qingtian Sect disciples saw that their leader was caught, they also gave up resistance. In this way, the Qingtian Sect was captured.
At the same time, people from Tingwei's Mansion once again rushed into Kou Guiliang's house in the name of catching prisoners.
Kou Guiliang is from Xianyang. His home is in Xianyang City. He has an old mother and four wives and concubines in his family. In addition, he also has a younger brother Kou Guishan who likes to gamble.
Xie Yunxiao once speculated that Kou Guiliang's involvement in the pirate ship might be related to his younger brother who likes to gamble.
After all, Kou Guiliang was once a royal guard. If there was any question about his identity, he would have been kicked out by Yang Ji. How could he still become the deputy commander of the royal guard?
Of course, this is only one of the possibilities of speculation. No one can say what kind of secrets it contains.
It was because he wanted to test some speculations and let people from Tingwei's house break in unintentionally. He wanted to take advantage of the commotion to see if there was anything fishy in his house.
For a time, the whole house was in a state of uproar. Kou Guishan, who had just returned from gambling, happened to encounter the people in Tingwei's house making a fuss. He thought it was a creditor who came to the door asking for money, so he turned and ran away.
But when he was less than a few feet away, he stopped immediately, thinking, who in Xianyang City doesn't know that he is Kou Guiliang's brother?
Kou Guiliang is the deputy commander of the royal guards. How can those who want money have the courage to come here?
He did owe a lot of money, but there were also many people who came to give him money.
Thinking of this, Kou Guishan turned around and entered the mansion without any hesitation.
But after seeing those people wearing the uniforms of Tingwei's government officials, he instantly became frightened. His heart was beating so hard that he felt like it would jump out of his chest at any time.
Just at this moment, Kou Guiliang saw his old mother. He hurriedly went up and asked, "Mom, what's going on?"
The old man gave birth to two sons. The eldest son became famous, but the younger son only knew how to gamble. When she saw the officers and soldiers of Tingwei Mansion misbehaving, she thought it was Kou Guishan who had committed the crime. When she saw Kou Guishan come back, she felt anxious. Finally let go.
"You went to the casino to fool around again?" Mrs. Kou said with a black face.
When Kou Guishan heard this, he felt scared, his eyes were thinking about other places, and his eyeballs couldn't help but spin.
When Mrs. Kou saw this, she suddenly showed a look of hatred for steel and said: "These people from Tingwei Mansion are here because of you!"
"Mom, your wronged son, I didn't even know they were coming!" Kou Guishan said.
As soon as these officers and soldiers entered the door, they said they were here to catch prisoners. They had a useless young son Kou Guishan. They thought they were here to catch Kou Guishan, but who would have thought that this would be the result?
But Mrs. Kou didn't dare to ask any more questions at this time, so she could only let the people in Tingwei's Mansion toss around until she left.
That afternoon, Kou Guiliang and Xiang Mingxuan received the news, and both of them were uneasy.
"Master Marquis, now that Zheng Xinglong has been arrested, with this kid's temperament, he will definitely turn us in. Moreover, the people from the Tingwei Mansion used the excuse of arresting the prisoner and spent half a day in the Beizhi Mansion. They are obviously also here. I suspect you are holding a humble position!" Kou Guiliang had beads of sweat falling from his forehead.
In comparison, Xiang Mingxuan looked much calmer, but deep down he was also extremely panicked, but Kou Guiliang couldn't see it.
"Xie Yunxiao and others must have obtained useful clues. If he follows the clues and traces them step by step, it will definitely be very detrimental to us!" Xiang Mingxuan said.
Kou Guiliang nodded: "Yes!"
"So, we have to take action!" Xiang Mingxuan said.
Kou Guiliang said: "Master Marquis, just tell me what you want to do with your humble position!"
"You have been on the battlefield, so naturally you are asked to command the three armies!" Xiang Mingxuan smiled lightly.
Kou Guiliang sighed, "If it weren't for my useless brother..."
"You should be honored to have such a good brother, otherwise, such eternal achievements will not be in your name!" Xiang Mingxuan said with a smile.
When Kou Guiliang heard this, he remained silent. Everyone could see that there was anger in his eyes.
When Xiang Mingxuan saw this, a look of pride appeared on his face, as if he liked seeing Kou Guiliang deflated.
Kou Guiliang is the deputy commander of the royal guards, and the selection process is extremely strict. If Kou Guishan hadn't been caught, how could Xiang Mingxuan have controlled him?
But now that Kou Guiliang has boarded the pirate ship, Xiang Mingxuan feels that he can only go to the dark side in one way.
