Beijing.
In a dungeon.
Zi Yan was a little surprised.
She knew that Dong Wu was no longer a person for a long time, but Dong Wu had done many things and experienced many dangerous things in the past...
No matter how much, you should have some backbone.
Who would have expected that as soon as Dong Wu was taken into the dungeon, the interrogation had not begun, but the torture instruments were measured. Afterwards, Dong Wu told everything he knew, and only asked not to torture him.
"It's useless, this person is already useless." Naturally, he couldn't help but sigh.
"Sister Ziyan, isn't it a good thing to be dead? We are going to arrest Dong Shangqing." Bi She sat on the armchair, her long legs naturally straightened, and her hands behind her head, very leisurely.
"There's no need to be in such a hurry, right? There's someone behind Dong Shangqing. In my opinion, it's still the knocked-out Fengtai."
Purple smoke.
"It doesn't matter who is behind him. Dong Shangqing is arty and mysterious. He is obviously a low-level sect in the world. He opens casinos and brothels everywhere and collects and protects and pays for his goods. What else is he called Youxianju? How can he be so leisurely?" Bi She raised her eyebrows.
"If we catch him earlier, we can settle the matter in the capital earlier and go north with Taishu Yi's army to support Mr. Chen."
Bi She stretched, crossed her legs, picked up the drink on the small table next to her, and took a sip.
"That makes sense. It would be better if we caught him earlier."
Zi Yan stood up, turned around and walked outside.
"Go now? In such a hurry?" Bi She was stunned.
"If you want to arrest someone, you have to go as fast as possible. It's not easy for Chen'er in the north. How can we do it if we don't help him?" Zi Yan said.
"Okay, I'll call Xingyun, and the three of us will go together."
…
Leisure comes first.
"Have you checked everything?" Zi Yan stood at the door, but she didn't go in.
The ones who went in to arrest people were Xingyun and Bi She. They took the elites of the hidden guards and quickly broke in to arrest people.
But what disappointed them was that after they entered, there were only some house slaves and the old, weak, sick and disabled who were the gatekeepers.
The core characters of Youxianju and Dong Shangqing, the eldest brother of Youxianju, have disappeared without a trace.
"It seems that by arresting Dong Wu, we have frightened the enemy." Zi Yan frowned.
"Don't worry, he can't escape."
It was Xingyun who spoke.
Xingyun raised his sword eyebrows slightly, with a smile on his lips.
"Do you know his whereabouts?" Zi Yan asked.
"That's natural. Dong Shangqing lives leisurely. My people have been keeping an eye on him a year ago. In the past year, all the major things he has done have not escaped my eyes." Xingyun said with some pride.
"Since you know everything, why don't you stop Dong Shangqing in advance?" Zi Yan rolled her eyes at him.
"There's no need. It would be unsightly to intercept it in advance." Xingyun shook his head.
"What do you mean?" Zi Yan didn't understand.
"It's a long-term goal to catch a big fish. If I don't let him go, how can I find his lair?"
Xingyun raised his eyebrows.
"So, you have found his lair?" Zi Yan said.
"Yes, if we go now, we can catch him all in one go." Xingyun said slowly.
"I can bet that you can't catch them all." Zi Yan put forward another argument.
If someone else had said this, Xingyun would definitely have gambled with him without hesitation, but it was Zi Yan who said this.
This is different.
Zi Yan will not make random remarks out of thin air, it must be well-founded.
"Why?" Xingyun's momentum suddenly weakened a bit.
"Behind Dong Shangqing is the Fengtai organization, not the Yuanlong organization. Who is Fengtai? You should understand." Zi Yan reminded.
"Princess Luoyin established Fengtai. She has turned against Mei Lingsha from Yuanlong Organization. Logically speaking, she should not be able to cause trouble anymore." Xingyun frowned.
"Who said Luoyin is alone?"
"She is a descendant of the royal family of the Southern Tang Dynasty. There are many people in the south who miss their homeland. In addition, there are many rebels in Daqi, and even more are secretly dissatisfied with the emperor's new policies. These people are all her help."
"You think it's perfect. Maybe Dong Shangqing is a chess piece that she's tired of using and needs to be discarded."
Zi Yan said lightly.
"Okay, let's go take a look."
Xingyun frowned. He decided not to waste any more time and went directly to Dong Shangqing's latest hiding place to check it out.
After they got on the carriage and walked for a while, a fast horse came quickly from the front.
When the knight came to Xingyun, he immediately turned over and dismounted, knelt down on one knee and saluted Xingyun: "My lord, it's not good."
"What's the matter?" Xingyun stared at the knight.
"Dong Shangqing is dead." The knight lowered his head with an uneasy look on his face.
You know, he is responsible for guarding Dong Shangqing.
Now Dong Shangqing died inexplicably, and this is his responsibility.
"Walk."
Xingyun didn't scold him, he just ordered and hurried on.
But after returning to the carriage, his face was as black as charcoal.
Zi Yan, who was sitting opposite him, smiled and said: "Dong Shangqing's death was expected, what's so surprising?"
"Too cunning, this Luoyin is just like an old fox." Xingyun snorted.
In the capital, he secretly fought with Luoyin several times, but never got any advantage.
"I can only go and see if there are any other clues."
There is nothing special about the place where Dong Shangqing is hiding.
In the huge capital city, there are so many courtyards like this that they are countless and impossible to find.
If it weren't for Xingyun's people following closely, and even some of Dong Shangqing's servants, there would be no way to find this place.
In an ordinary room in the courtyard.
There was a man in green lying on his back on the bed.
Wearing clean clothes, there is no dirt on his face, and his beard has been trimmed. From the outside, this person walked peacefully and seemed to be willing.
"Did he commit suicide?"
After Xingyun inspected it, he found nothing special. He turned his attention to Zi Yan who was standing aside.
If anyone else could see something fishy, Zi Yan must be one of them.
"He committed suicide, but it can be said that he did not commit suicide."
Zi Yan stepped forward, checked it, and said slowly.
"What does this mean?" Xingyun asked.
"He died of being poisoned. This kind of poison was taken by himself. From a certain point of view, he committed suicide."
"However, he didn't know he would die after taking this poison."
Purple smoke.
"Mother-child Gu?" Xingyun didn't know anything about it either.
"Yes, as I told you before, taking this kind of Gu means that you have handed over your life to others for safekeeping. Life or death depends on others' thoughts," Zi Yan said.
"Sad, I already understand."
"Dong Shangqing took the child voodoo, and the mother voodoo was in Luoyin's hands. When the time came, Luoyin activated the mother voodoo, causing Dong Shangqing to die invisibly." Xingyun sighed.
