Chapter 150: Shadows
The next day, Qingyan and Zhuge Youlin sat in the main hall, and both sighed a little.
After a series of events, Qingyan has basically ruled out the suspicion of the emperor, so he was not wary of the poison hidden in Feng Xin's mouth.
"Prince, I have passed the whole thing many times in my mind, but I can't figure it out. Feng Xin and Jia Cheng will not hesitate to hang my life on the line and kill the prince. If it weren't for seeing it with my own eyes, I would never believe it." Zhuge Youlin's tone was low.
"Not only the prefect of a county and the deputy general of the navy, the top iron palm sect in Yangzhou also participated. If I hadn't escaped a few days ago, Brother Youlin might not have seen me." Qing Yan immediately told the battle of the iron palm sect that he had not mentioned before.
"Even Lu Pinglan is involved? Fortunately, the prince is fine, but I heard that this old man is so skillful." Zhuge Youlin looked scared.
Qingyan sighed and said, "That day I fought my life and the dog thief to both lose, and then escaped from heaven. And judging from the current situation, if you want to find out what's behind it, you can only break into the Iron Palm Sect again."
"Ah... what the prince said is very true. Now both the two parties involved, Jia Cheng and Feng Xin, have died. If you want to know more, Lu Pinglan is the only choice."
During the entire incident, only these three people knew the inside story, but certainly not all of them. Qingyan believed that the three people were doing their own jobs and had nothing to do with each other.
First, let the stabbed Zhuge Youlin escape into Baolin, and then Lu Pinglan deliberately left a palm print in the willow forest. He believed that with Qingyan's eyes, he would definitely guess that it was the Iron Palm Sect's head. Then he set up a net of heaven and earth in the sect to prepare to kill Qingyan here. However, Qingyan possessed the magical power of Lingxiao Technique and made a trace of vitality.
But this is just the first trap, and there is another insurance policy in the future, which is Jia Cheng's navy.
In order to do a good job, Jia Cheng slaughtered Liang Village, which was caused by the water bandits who were doing the Sanjiang River. After exploring the location of the Qingshui bandits, Jia Cheng believed that Qingyan would never sit idly by, otherwise it would be attacked by the group if he was sent back to Jinling. Therefore, as an imperial envoy of the court, Qingyan had to follow Jia Cheng to sea.
As for the more than 200 fake navy soldiers around him, Qing Yan believed that it was definitely not something that a deputy general could recruit. The determination after the treacherous plan was exposed was shocked even when he thought about it now.
After this, Qingyan didn't know if there were any more traps waiting for him to get in. Perhaps Jia Cheng's death was one of the links, and it might be possible to force himself to break into the Iron Palm Sect again.
"Brother Youlin, you will write my memorials on your behalf, and send them to Jinling with yours. Feng Xin is actually reported. As for Jia Cheng, as I said before, he will be unfortunately killed in battle because of the bandit suppression."
"Prince, can you give Jia Cheng a decent, alas... Although he made a big mistake, he is still a brother for many years. I have thanked the prince here." Zhuge Youlin stood up and saluted respectfully.
Qingyan waved his hand and said, "Brother Youlin doesn't have to do this. I have a good personal relationship with Lord Pingzhang. Doing this will save you from the crime of injustice."
If the deputy general of the navy did such a horrifying thing, if he wrote it truthfully in the memorial, Zhuge Youlin, as the admiral, would definitely not be able to escape the blame even if he was stabbed and injured. It is very likely that Zhuge Muyun would be affected. In addition to giving away favors, Qingyan also secretly wanted to win over the country.
If Pingzhang Zhengshi and the navy admiral joined the Wu King Party, their strength would definitely increase greatly, and they might even vaguely over the King Pei.
"There is another thing that Brother Youlin needs to worry about. I hope you can properly resettle the people in Liang Village. If you have family members outside, give more relief."
"What the prince said is that no matter what, the people of Liang Village are innocent, I will deal with it properly."
"Oh, and the memorial can be issued in three days. I will choose to go to the Iron Palm Sect these days. If everything goes well, I will return to Jinling directly. Brother Youlin, you should recover from your injuries. When you return to Jinling, you will definitely drink."
Zhuge Youlin focused his attention, "I remember the kindness of the prince to the Zhuge family this time."
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The next day, in the woods twenty miles east of the Iron Palm Sect, Qing Yan led 200 Tiger Guard Warriors to station here.
Although I really wanted to lead people to attack the Iron Palm, this idea flashed through Qingyan's mind and disappeared.
If the court army was led to attack the Iron Palm for no reason, all the sects in Nan Zhao would definitely be sad about the death of rabbits and foxes, which would cause a huge rebound. If the situation was serious, a large riot would also cause.
Even if he stood up and said that Lu Pinglan was trying to murder him, Qing Yan would not think that a few people would believe it. Ninety percent of them would believe that the court wanted to attack the world.
"Prince, why not let the brothers disguise themselves and then attack the mountain. I guess the dog thief would never dare to make a statement even if he guessed it." Shi Zhan knew at this time that it was Lu Pinglan who hurt Qing Yan, and his anger finally had some point of venting.
"No, as long as a brother is captured, Lu Pinglan will definitely make a big fuss. In this way, our Tiger Guards and even the court will be walking on thin ice."
Shi Zhan said firmly: "The warriors in the Tiger Guard Camp will only die while standing and will never be captured. The dog thief will not get a living."
"I understand what you mean, but this is a personal grudge and cannot involve the court." Qing Yan comforted: "You just need to accept me as planned. No matter what happens on the mountain, you must not lead people to attack the mountain. This is a military order that cannot be violated."
"Abide by the order."
Back in the temporary simple tent, Qingyan lay on the straw mat to rest and soon fell asleep.
Somehow, I felt a little chill in my throat. Qingyan unconsciously grabbed it. After I felt something, my eyes suddenly opened.
"There is no sense of defense, and I don't know how you lived to this day."
"You can't say that. There are a few people in this world who can compare with the Lord of the Pavilion. If you want to assassinate someone, it's not easy to win." Qing Yan gently pushed away the dagger and sat up slowly.
The person coming was Xiao Xixi.
"I have never thanked the Pavilion Master. If it weren't for you, Mr. Zhang wouldn't have come to Baolin City, and Zhuge Youlin wouldn't have been saved."
Xiao Xixi played with the dagger in her hand and chuckled, "The old man owed a favor to Zhaixing Pavilion many years ago, but it was just repaying it."
"I don't know why the Pavilion Master came to Wujun in Zhaixing Pavilion, but what should I do? If I can help, just say it bluntly." Qing Yan patted his chest and promised.
"Actually, it's nothing, I just want to see how you're going after your wedding." Xiao Xixi smiled and said, "I know exactly how you were drunk that day and the various things in the bridal chamber."
While Qing Yan was surprised, his expression was extremely awkward, "Why did the Pavilion Master still have this kind of hobby? It is not a master who can do it if he spys on other people's privacy. I hope the Pavilion Master will not do it again in the future."
"A master? It's just that martial arts are more powerful. What's the point of being high? If I want to say that the fireworks on earth are wonderful. What's the point of living in an unattainable pavilion every day?"
"The Lord of the Pavilion is a bad word. You are obviously a full man who doesn't know that the hungry man is hungry. If you don't say anything else, just talk about Lu Pinglan from the Iron Palm Sect. If you use the Huanming Dao method to exchange for his life's freedom, he will definitely not frown."
At this time, Xiao Xixi sat beside Qingyan and asked, "What? You have only had a fight with Lu Pinglan once, and you even figured out his temperament?"
"When I fought with him that night, I tried all my best to capture me alive, just to not ask about the sword technique and the Jijiang Finger, otherwise I wouldn't have been careless and let me escape."
"Looking at your gritting teeth, you're going to take revenge this time. To put it bluntly, the men of the Zhao family never suffer any losses except to women." Xiao Xixi was a little melancholy.
Seeing that the other party had such a familiar expression of loss, Qingyan quickly changed the subject and said, "Master, I wonder if you know Lu Pinglan?"
"I'm just a bad old man, I don't want to think about it, but I still know a little about it."
"Since that's the case, can the Pavilion Master work on the strategy to defeat the enemy?"
Xiao Xixi smiled and said, "I definitely don't know much about your grandfather, so I'd better ask him about the weakness of this cinnabar palm."
Qingyan didn’t really want to ask something, but when he saw his mood improve, he smiled.
"That day I pierced Lu Pinglan's right chest with a sword. I guess he wouldn't recover so quickly. I didn't expect that the Cinnabar Palm, which was hit with all my strength, could move freely, so he absolutely did not believe that I would break into the Iron Palm Sect again in such a short time."
At this time, Shi Zhan's voice came in, "Prince, I heard that there seems to be a voice in your account. Are you okay?"
"It's okay, you can go ahead and get busy."
When Shi Zhan left, Qingyan breathed a sigh of relief. If he saw a character woman appearing in his tent, he would not know what year or month it would be explained.
"I've watched it and talked about it. I'll go back to Zhaixing Pavilion now. If I'm bored, I'll come back to find you."
Xiao Xixi walked out of the tent without looking back, as if she was not afraid of being discovered.
After not hearing someone around him alert, Qingyan breathed a sigh of relief and thought to himself that the other party was really skillful and brave, and when would he have such a body technique?
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That night, Qingyan slowly walked out of the tent and stretched his waist happily.
I looked up at the sky and found that it was exactly the hour.
When Shi Zhan saw him come out, he stood respectfully aside and waited for the order.
"Everything goes as planned. Don't lead people to attack the mountain. If I haven't come out before dawn, you can take your brothers back to Jinling and tell Bai Yi what happened." After that, Qingyan walked out of the woods.
Looking at the Iron Palm Sect, it was still as brightly lit, Qingyan couldn't help but sneer on the corner of his mouth.
No matter how generous the other party will get afterwards, since he is determined to take action against himself, no one will blame others for all the consequences. At the time of Jian San, my grandfather let you go in large numbers, but you don’t know that you have to attack me. Today, I will definitely beat you up and cannot take care of yourself.
There is also the deep meaning behind the man who bought the evil and the night talk.
Taking a deep breath, Qingyan ran towards the Iron Palm Sect.
Because Lu Pinglan was injured, the Iron Palm Sect has been dispatched for the past few days, and the level of alert is better than in the past. You can see the fire dragon wandering at the mountain gate from afar.
With the night, Qingyan quickly sneaked into the mountain gate, at an extremely fast speed.
After a stick of incense, Qingyan did not rush to the courtyard that day, but ran towards the top of the mountain, hoping to remember the layout of the Iron Palm Sect in his heart and then act.
It didn't take long before Qingyan stood on a branch on the top of the mountain and looked out at the hillside.
Seeing that the buildings were crisscrossed, there were no special towers or courtyards, Qingyan was a little confused, thinking that Lu Pinglan was either afraid of death or casual people, otherwise the head of any sect would not have built his bedroom magnificently.
"You thief are cautious."
Chapter completed!