Huwa met Mr. Changling and Hanxiong on the road. After boarding the car, he understood what had happened in a spiritual thought. Mr. Changling obviously did not trust Yuan Deng and others, but he had no reservations about Huwa.
I told him everything I heard, experienced, including what I guessed.
Huwa just heard that Hanxiong was in this car, so he didn't pay much attention to what was going on behind the team. In fact, the team was quite long and was divided into two parts. Behind the military formation was Mr. Hui Liang's personal guard, Mr. Yuan Deng
As well as five elite disciples from Liangfengding, there were also several prison cars, in which many people were escorted.
These people were all captured by Mr. Huiliang and Mr. Yuan Deng, including Zhong Lan’s cronies. Most of them were tied behind their backs and restrained by Mr. Yuan Deng’s spells. Only two people were not tied up because of their special status.
It was the young master Zhong Lan and the city lord Chen Nan. Each of them sat in a separate car and were guarded by special personnel.
Mr. Changling called out the name of Mr. Peng Keng in the car. Of course, Yuan Deng and Huiliang and others behind him also heard it and rushed to meet him. Huwa's empty car with a red festival on it stopped at the whole branch.
Everyone at the front of the team also stopped.
Mr. Yuan Deng is nearly seventy years old, but he looks about forty years old. He is dressed very simply, wearing a commoner with a headscarf, and a few simple jade accessories.
He is not stained with dust and has the demeanor of an expert in the world. But in Huwa's eyes, he can see many details that ordinary people cannot discover.
Although the round lantern is dressed in plain cloth, the exquisiteness of the cloth is beyond the ability of ordinary people to weave it. It is not only woven with the most meticulous craftsmanship, but also has been refined repeatedly with magic power, but it is deliberately made to look very simple and ordinary.
The jade ornaments he wears seem simple, but the properties of each piece are extremely pure. It is unknown how many years they have been practiced, and among them should be his personal magic weapon.
Mr. Yuan Deng was not seen walking quickly. He only took a few steps from behind the team, and his figure appeared beside the long carriage. He nodded slightly and saluted: "It turns out that Mr. Peng Keng has arrived. I'm here
Liangfengding has heard about Mr. Peng Keng for a long time, and today I saw him. He is indeed so young and promising. The future national destiny of Bashi Country will depend on young talents like you!
The young gentleman came here with integrity, and must have been ordered by the king to inquire about the assassination of the young master Zhong Lan. The king must have received a secret report from the young master Huiliang and learned about Zhong Lan's plot. Now the young master Zhong Lan
The inspector and related persons have been captured and are being held behind."
When we first met and greeted each other, Mr. Yuan Deng said so much as soon as he opened his mouth, and his tone was unhurried and he said everything that needed to be said. He actually called Huwa "little sir". But on this occasion, this
I'm afraid this title has another meaning, which emphasizes age and seniority. Mr. Yuan Deng, as the leader of a sect and an expert in the Sixth Realm, took the initiative to come to see Huwa, which is already a great honor.
It was not easy for Huwa to stand on the carriage and condescend, so he jumped off the carriage and saluted: "I have heard of Mr. Yuan Deng's name for a long time, and I have also seen the runes you refined with your own hands. I admire your cultivation very much.
I didn't expect to meet here. I did come on your orders, and the king did receive the secret report from Mr. Huiliang. Not only the king learned about it, but all the officials in the court also knew about it."
At this time, Young Master Huiliang walked through the military formation from behind and came to the carriage. He was not as calm as his master, and looked a little nervous. He saluted Huwa and said, "Your Majesty, we are here again."
We’ve met! I heard that you have become Mr. Jiansha’s personal disciple on Wufu Qiu, I’m very happy and congratulated!”
Huwa narrowed his eyes and said, "How did you hear about it?"
Huiliang was startled for a moment and then replied: "Wufuqiu was closed for a month, but now it has been two months since the Shaowu and Master Peng Keng came down from the mountain. Of course, some news has spread a long time ago. I have always been very concerned about Ba
It’s not surprising to hear about the situation in various places.”
This is quite reasonable. In order to allow the young minister to leave the mountain safely, Jiansha once ordered Wufuqiu to close the mountain for a month. This was already a great deal of face. A big sect like Wufuqiu would not be able to do this because of this.
The mountain was closed for a long time and the disciples were not allowed to go out. That month has long passed. Ordinary people may not know what happened to Shaowu and others on Wufu Qiu, but Huiliang may also hear the news.
Huwa nodded slightly and said: "Master Huiliang knows a lot of news! Zhong Lan wants to assassinate Shao Wu. You knew it before anyone else, and now you know that Shao Wu has returned home safely, you must be very disappointed
Bar?"
Mr. Changling had already gotten off the car and was standing next to everyone. There were many sergeants escorting Hanxiong around. Huwa's words were very clear and everyone was stunned. Although Mr. Peng Keng was a
Your envoy came to inquire about this matter, but his words were too direct, right?
Huwa himself knew that he was not giving face, but he was really in no mood to talk in circles. When he stood here and spoke, he gave people an invisible sense of depression. Hanxiong was seriously injured and Dajun died. How could Huwa be in a good mood?
Well, besides, he is not one to beat around the bush.
Huiliang's face turned red instantly, but he coughed and said with a confused expression: "What does this mean, Lord Junshi? Why can't I understand it?" Then he seemed to suddenly realize, "Young Master Zhong Lan actually did this.
Of course I'm very disappointed."
Mr. Yuan Deng snorted with some dissatisfaction and interjected: "Young gentleman, since you are here on your orders, may I ask what your orders are?"
Huwa: "The king ordered me to investigate this matter. Since the relevant people are here, I will ask them one by one."
Huiliang was startled again: "Are you going to ask here, Sir?"
Huwa glanced at him: "Then where should I ask? Do I need to choose a special day or a place? Since Mr. Huiliang said that Zhong Lan was the person in charge of a certain assassination, I will start with
Zhong Lan asked." As he spoke, he waved, and the red knot on the empty cart flew over half of the military formation and landed in his palm again.
It was Huwa's first time as an envoy, and it was probably the first time for everyone present to see such an envoy. The monarch asked him to inquire, so he stopped the team and questioned them one by one on the road.
With a solemn expression on his face, it was difficult for anyone to stop him.
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When Zhong Lan saw the man holding the red festival in front of him, he trembled subconsciously and leaned over and said, "Did my father send you here? Doesn't it mean that my father no longer wants to see me in person and wants to kill me halfway?"
"
Huwa looked at Zhonglan, and there was an uncontrollable sword edge in his breath. In fact, just by this sentence, it meant that Zhonglan must have been involved in this matter. But Huwa had to ask clearly what he should ask, slowly
He opened his mouth and said: "I'm not here to kill you, at least I won't do it now. I'm just here to ask you. How did you know about the young minister's return to the country, and how did you know that he was in that caravan?"
Zhong Lan: "I heard what Jiao Kai said."
Huwa: "Who is Jiao Kai?"
Zhong Lan: "Jiao Kai is my guard captain and the person who works for me."
At this time, another spiritual thought suddenly appeared in Huwa's soul. It was actually from Mr. Yuan Deng, relaying the results of the previous interrogation of Zhong Lan. Although Zhong Lan was not injured now, he was a little confused and very confused.
It was obvious that Yuan Deng had already exhausted all means to get him to confess everything.
There has been no news about the young minister for nearly four years, and many people in the country are secretly trying to find out his whereabouts. Prince Zhonglan also has advisers around him, so he made a suggestion: No matter where the young minister is, the monarch will definitely send a secret envoy to contact him.
It is impossible to know when and which emissary the monarch will send to see the young minister, but there are only such people who are often sent out by the monarch to do things. If you spend some time keeping an eye on their whereabouts, you may gain something.
This idea really worked. The Lord of Chennan City, who secretly received Zhonglan's instructions, finally reported to Zhonglan a few months ago that one of the monarch's confidants left the country and went to Zheng Shiguo. Zhonglan immediately sent the guard captain Jiao Kai to follow him.
This person ended up following him all the way to Hongjin City, where he recognized another person in the market, Xiaoxi, who had been Shaowu's personal companion since childhood.
Jiao Kai bribed Xiao Xi with a lot of money and only asked three questions: Where is the young minister, when will he return to the country, and how will he return to the country?
Later, Jiao Kai not only reported the matter to the young master Zhong Lan, but also took the initiative to make a suggestion, which was to assassinate the young minister on his way back to the country, and did it so that no one could notice it. Not only that, Jiao Kai also
Zhong Lan was given a very detailed plan. In order to prevent the news from leaking out, people from the Bashi Kingdom could not be used, but high-level assassins from abroad could be recruited with large sums of money.
Since the young minister is returning home in a caravan, he should make it look like he robbed the caravan and leave no one alive. As for the assassins, of course they are absolutely reliable. They will not reveal their secrets when they are paid to kill people. Those assassins do not know that they are killing people.
The assassin is the Shaowu, and his mission is to kill everyone in the caravan, so the Shaowu will definitely not survive. After the assassin succeeds, he will not stay in Bashi Kingdom.
It is very difficult to find out this kind of thing. Even if it can be thoroughly investigated, we don’t know how long it will take. And by then, Zhong Lan must have become the king, and he will have a way to stop the Bashi Kingdom from pursuing this matter.
The case may not be found.
These are the circumstances that Zhong Lan confessed to. Mr. Yuandeng had already asked clearly. Huwa asked again, and the result was the same, but he still checked carefully and personally, and finally asked: "You
Why do you trust Jiao Kai so much and dare to leave such a matter to him?"
Zhong Lan lowered his head and said, "He has done the same thing for me, which is to get rid of people I don't want to see again. He has done so more than once in the past few years, and he has never failed or leaked any news."
Huwa: "How much did it cost you to let Jiao Kai recruit assassin masters from abroad?"
Zhong Lan: "Ten pounds of gold, this is all the money I can get."
Huwa: "You are so generous! ... Where did Jiao Kai spend this money to find an assassin?"
Zhong Lan: "I heard him say that he is mainly a master of the Beast Mountain in Silk Country."
Huwa frowned slightly. Of course he didn't have a good impression of Beast Mountain, but based on what Hanxiong saw and Mr. Changling's speculation, the assassin didn't seem to be from Beast Mountain. But he didn't say anything and just continued to ask.