"Heyuan Town is within the range of Shilongteng's activities," Li Chuan revealed his findings and said, "After Shilongteng died, are there any other big monsters somewhere now?"
"No." Jin Rong replied, and he explained: "After the death of King Black Horn, most of his subordinates took refuge in Suliuhe. These monsters only knew that King Black Horn had a fight with Shilongteng, but they didn't know Shilong Fujino died in the secret realm of Xuanshui Mountain. And for monsters, disappearing for a year, two years, or even ten or twenty years is nothing."
"They still don't know that Shilongteng is dead?" Li Chuan heard what Jin Rong meant.
"Yes, the spirit fish demon in Suliu Lake helped Prince Su leave the capital, and the stone dragon vine demon in Long Yunlin worked as a lobbyist for the black horned demon for Prince Su. They are obviously in the same group. So, the spirit fish demon's It is reasonable for people to take Prince Su and escape to Shilongteng's territory." Jin Rong said, taking out the collection of big monsters in Li Chuan's hand and said, "I just don't know what other big monsters are there. On the side of Prince Su."
"He is a prince, but he hangs out with a big monster. It's really hateful." Li Chuan said. Then, he said doubtfully: "I don't know, what benefits did he promise them? In order to save him, King Lingyu broke into the capital and went up to Yanqing Mountain. Before he decided to die, he even killed someone. Sent away."
Zhu Qingyun said: "It must be a huge benefit. If he inherits the unification with the support of these big monsters, then most of the world of the Jiang Dynasty may have to be set aside for those big monsters."
"Someone has suggested to Your Majesty before that we can find a way to provoke a fight between the big demons and let them fight to the death first, and then we can reap the benefits." Jin Rong sighed and said, "But His Majesty rejected it."
Li Chuan thought this was a good idea, so he asked, "Why did you reject it?"
Jin Rong replied: "It is said that His Majesty said this at the time. When big demons fight, it is not like fighting cocks and crickets. They fight in a circle without getting out. When the time comes, they will fight with their ferocious nature and break mountains and flood seas. The disaster will spread thousands of miles away, and I don’t know how many innocent people will lose their lives. What’s more, this is not a once and for all solution. Today these big monsters are gone, and tomorrow some immortal’s mount may come down to earth again.”
Li Chuan felt that what the empress said was quite reasonable.
After chatting for a while, Li Chuan discovered that Wen Guying would not speak up about issues related to the court, but he knew everything about Xuanmen cultivation.
Jin Rong obviously also discovered this, so they stopped talking about the court affairs.
In the evening, a man dressed as a butler came over and said that the meal was ready. They moved inside and chatted while eating. After he had almost eaten, Zhu Qingyun said goodbye and left, and refused to see them off.
Zhu Qingyun walked away gracefully, but Li Chuan was a little worried.
Jin Rong saw Li Chuan's expression and said: "The identity of the evil cultivator has been clearly investigated. He is an outer disciple of a small sect. After learning some unskilled soul cultivation methods, he just bullied him at first. The people who wanted to take revenge would then start killing indiscriminately. Junior sister is very experienced in this type of case, so there is no need to worry."
Then he talked about a few cases that Zhu Qingyun had handled. Like a storyteller, he told the process of handling the case in extremely tortuous ways, which attracted the public to ask questions.
Li Chuan was fascinated by what he heard, and the atmosphere became lively again.
…
A few days later, when there was still no movement from the General's Mansion, the Empress came to invite Wen Guying to talk to Li Chuan. Wen Guying refused directly, and Li Chuanyuan didn't want to go either, but after Jin Rong persuaded him, he changed his mind.
He received money from the Dajiang Dynasty, and this status really made it easier for him to do things. Qin Tianjian was also kind to him, and Jin Rong was his life and death friend. Moreover, he was also somewhat curious about the palace and the empress.
The empress met them at Qingsi Hall.
After saluting, Li Chuan looked up to see the empress's appearance. He felt that she was extremely powerful, but he couldn't tell what she looked like specifically.
After the empress asked him nonchalantly about his relationship with Wen Guying and Xuanmen, and he responded briefly, she seemed to have lost her temper, rewarded him with some gold and silver, and let him go.
After walking out of the palace, Jin Rong praised him for his courage and said, "When I first met His Majesty, I didn't dare to express my anger, but you actually looked up directly!"
Li Chuan thought it didn't matter and said, "It's not like they have two eyes and one mouth, and they're not monsters. What's there to be afraid of?"
After returning, the prince was very interested and asked him how big the palace was, whether the empress was beautiful, whether he had met the princess, etc. Li Chuan answered in a daze, feeling that it was much more difficult than dealing with the empress' questions.
Two days later, Chang Xiao finally arrived.
He did not go to Qin Tian Prison, but went directly to Jin Rong's residence in Sanyi Hutong.
After meeting Li Chuan, he immediately apologized and said: "After I returned to the capital, I have been recuperating in Zhuangzi. It was not until yesterday that I knew that your husband had come to the capital."
Then, he asked people to move the things off the carriage. He said: "I know that Mr. does not like gold and silver, and only likes to read, so I brought some ancient books, calligraphy and paintings from the house, and asked Mr. not to push them away. Reject."
Li Chuan couldn't control his expression for a moment. Where did this general's adopted son get such inaccurate information?
After seeing Li Chuan's expression, Chang Xiao thought that Li Chuan thought these books, calligraphy and paintings were too precious, so he said: "It's just a small thank you gift, and it's nothing compared to Mr.'s great kindness. Moreover, my family has They are rough people who practice martial arts. If these things are kept in my home, they are like pearls gathering dust."
After hearing this, Jin Rong flipped through it with great interest. His expression was first surprised, then cautious, and he said, "I didn't expect that the general's residence would have such a collection."
Chang Xiao explained: "They were all given by others." Then he said to Li Chuan again: "Mr. Li, just accept it."
Li Chuan understood the preciousness of these things and knew that Chang Xiao was sincere, so he said, "Then I will accept it."
Afterwards, they went inside to talk.
Li Chuan looked at Chang Xiao carefully and thought he looked good, so he asked, "How is your health now? Is there anything you feel uncomfortable about?"
Chang Xiao said: "Everything is fine. I have slowly come back to my sword skills. I felt that I had reached a bottleneck before. Now that I am practicing again, I have a different understanding. Maybe I can make a breakthrough."
"Then...you still can't remember what happened after you left the capital?" Li Chuan asked.
Chang Xiao shook his head and said, "I can't remember."
"Don't remember anything?" Li Chuan asked.
"My mind is blank, but..."
"But what?"
"I remember everything that happened before I left the capital." Chang Xiao replied. He said: "When I was in Zhuangzi, I did not see any outsiders, but I had a dream."
"What dream?" Li Chuan asked.
Chang Xiao said: "In the dream, I was trapped in the darkness, and then a voice kept talking to me, telling me not to forget, and never to forget."
(End of chapter)
