After a long night, Yusuke Koga finally decided to resign from Li Chu with Kikukawa Dai and the other two.
Li Chu was surprised: "Kuga Jun, aren't you going to ask for troops from the Tang Dynasty? Why did you suddenly want to go back?"
Yusuke Koga replied: "Your Highness, Kato Takeyoung is dead now, which is a major blow to the Kato family. The news has not yet been transmitted back to Japan, so we must take this opportunity to defeat the Kato family in one fell swoop."
"Thank you for your hospitality these days and thank you for the friendship between Datang and us, but we must not miss the opportunity, and we will never come again. Please forgive us for having to leave."
Li Chu heard this and thought to himself:
"It's not impossible for him to leave. It just saves me a worry. It's just that Grandpa Emperor is not able to explain it. The flowers here are so colorful that they have to make up a suitable reason to explain it to him."
"And, when they left, no one will testify to Li Xin'an."
Li Chu sighed: "It's just a pity that I'm not at ease here, otherwise I'd better say goodbye to you."
Yusuke Koga looked at each other and Kikukawa Dai said:
"Xinan is angry and will always be our good friend."
Li Chu frowned unconsciously - Ju Chuan Dai's words clearly meant to get rid of his relationship with Li Xin'an!
"Why is he angry? Why is Hongyan? I don't quite understand what Kikuchuan Jun said."
Koga Yuu said with regret: "Xinanjun killed Takeyo Kato only for his lover to be unhumiliated. Whether it is the benefits he brought to us or from himself, it is worthy of our lifetime admiration."
"Oh? Why is Koga Jun so sure that Li Xinan killed Takeyoi Kato?"
Li Chu's voice was cold: "Kato Takeyoung died the night before yesterday. I heard that he was with you all day the day before yesterday, including the evening."
Yusuke Koga was stunned for a moment, and glanced back quietly.
Kikukawa Dai looked at him and shook his head slightly.
"We are abrupt, so please forgive me."
Yusuke Koga knew that Li Chu had something in his words, and he would break it if he wanted to break it, so he apologized:
"The truth of the facts will be concluded after the Ministry of Justice and Dali Temple investigated. I think they will give Takehide Kato and Shin'an-kun an explanation."
Li Chu did not comment.
Yusuke Koga continued, "Please give mercy on me and sign a travel disc."
Li Chu thought to himself: "If they were let go, Li Xin'an probably wouldn't escape the charge. Even if they were left behind, they wouldn't testify. Kikukawa Dayi and Miyahara Kazu did not show up yesterday. I guess he had already met the three men of Juan Qingyuan, and they probably reached a consensus with them. I guess they were also resigning from Yang Guozhong and leaving to Japan at this time."
"But if you don't let them go, there is no reason, it's unreasonable."
While he was struggling, he suddenly saw Zhong Nanxun coming over in the hall.
Zhong Nanxun's face was solemn, he shook his head gently at him, and then raised the long sword on his waist.
Li Chu was a little surprised - is he here?
Understand the understanding, Li Chu said:
"Kokah, you are envoys of a country. If you want to return to your country, you must obtain the consent of my saint of the Tang Dynasty. I have no right to make decisions."
Yusuke Koga said: "Since that's the case, we request to enter the palace and pay homage to the saints of the Tang Dynasty."
Li Chu smiled and said, "The saints cannot meet just by wanting to see them. Without the saint's personal edict, when outsiders meet saints, they must first submit a memorial to the Ministry of Rites and the Supervisor of the Legislature. They have to wait for several days before they can get the order."
"So long?" Koga Yujie's face was heavy.
"I'll arrange this matter."
Li Chu said: "It is the busy farming season now, and officials from all over the country have heavy tasks. Saints generally do not approve the reception of foreign officials at this critical moment. I can let you meet the saints in advance."
The four of Koga Yusuke were overjoyed and bowed:
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
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Xin'an waved his hand gently, and Yusuke Koga understood it and said:
"I dare not bother you, so I will take my leave first."
Watching the backs of Koga Yusuke and the other four disappeared from sight, Li Chu called Zhong Nanxun.
"Here's my heart peaceful?"
Zhong Nanxun nodded: "I am currently waiting in the room."
"Call him here."
Zhong Nanxun took the order and left. Soon after, he took Li Xin'an back and retreated with tactfulness.
"Your Highness."
Li Chu waved his hand to stop him and said, "No need to be polite, feel at ease. If you don't investigate outside, why did you suddenly come back?"
Li Xinan said in a deep voice: "When you go back to your highness, your subordinates can almost be sure that the murderer who killed Takeyoung Kato is Yusuke Koga!"
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One hour ago.
Li Xin'an returned to Youxiangju with shock and melancholy.
Murong Bai and Xiao Xuangan have returned here before him. When they saw him coming back, they stepped forward and asked:
"What did Shimizu Nobu said?"
Li Xin'an said: "Let's not talk about this for now, but you, Bai Mutou, Brother Xiao, are you injured?"
Murong Bai shook his head: "No."
Xiao Xuangan said: "The cultivation strength of those Japanese people is not high, but there is a strange figure wrapped around the body with a jumping belt inside. He has been sticking to us tightly, and he doesn't take action. It's just a deterrent. If we hadn't met the Jinwu Guard who was patrolling the city, we might not have been able to get rid of him."
"Brother Li..."
Murong Bai frowned and said, "The feeling that that person gives me is very similar to the Blood Clothes Hall, and also very similar to you."
Xiao Xuangan looked at him in surprise: "Is there any?"
Li Xin'an nodded heavily: "Bai Mutou, you're right."
"That person's identity is Qingyuan, the head of the three Ju family in the Sakurajima Eight Families in the East, but his other identity is the top assassin of the Blood Clothing Hall who died eighteen years ago, the Black Snake - An Dingfang."
Murong Bai and Xiao Xuangan exclaimed at the same time: "Is it the person from the Blood Clothes Hall?"
Ye Qinglan came over curiously: "Hey, Brother Li, you are back, what are you talking about?"
Xiao Xuangan retelled their words to Ye Qinglan. After a while, Ye Qinglan smiled bitterly:
"I finally understand why the Blood Clothing Hall is called omnipresent. I thought it was an exaggeration before. Now it seems that even the small country of Japan has our people. In this world, where is the Blood Clothing Hall not reaching?"
Li Xin'an said: "It's not just Japan. Back then, there were many alien assassins in the Blood Clothing Hall, but in the 23rd year of Kaiyuan, all of them were dismissed back to their hometowns and disappeared into the records of the Blood Clothing Hall."
"The Blood Clothes Hall has a big bureau. They don't know whether they were on the order of my grandfather or Li Linfu's order, and brought a large box of gold, silver and jewelry back to their hometown and waited for...I'll go."
The three of them looked at each other: "How do you say this?"
Li Xin'an sighed and said the conversation between Juan Qingyuan and him.
After listening, Murong Bai said, "It sounds like, they are leaving a way out for you."
Xiao Xuangan nodded: "It seems that there are old people in the Khitan, the Western Regions or some corner of Tubo, who are ready to welcome you. But it is hard to say whether they are still loyal to the Blood Clothes Hall."
"It doesn't matter whether they are loyal or not. As Juan An Qingyuan said, eighteen years ago, they were no longer people from the Blood Clothing Hall."
Li Xin'an murmured to himself: "Eighteen years ago...and another eighteen years ago, the 24th year of Kaiyuan, what happened in the year when I left the Li Mansion?"
Mysteries after mystery made Li Xinan feel that there was thick fog in front of him and he couldn't see the way forward.
"No matter what, knowing this hidden truth is also a good thing for you." Murong Bai said.
Li Xinan shook his head heavily: "Bai Mutou, don't forget that there are as many as eighteen Western Assassins in the Blood Clothing Hall!"
"It's hard for me not to think of the Xizhou Army in the Western Regions.
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I don’t think of Li Linfu’s interference with the Western Regions Protectorate.”
Murong Bai suddenly realized: "Are you suspicious that the unjust case of the Xizhou Army is related to you?"
Li Xinan said "hmm" and then didn't say anything.
Ye Qinglan frowned and said, "It's impossible... The Xizhou Army's unjust case happened eight years ago. At that time, the Bloody Clothes Hall had already left Li Linfu."
"This is the only possibility that I thought of." Li Xin'an said heavily, "If this is the case, then I... will be a sinner for the ages."
Xiao Xuangan patted his shoulder and comforted him:
"No one can prove what happened back then, and the unjust case of the Xizhou Army has already happened, and there was a good ending in the end. Besides, Li Linfu is already dead, so you don't have to blame yourself."
"Yes, the most important thing nowadays is to prove that Yusuke Koga is the real murderer and wash away your suspicion." Ye Qinglan said.
Li Xin'an sighed: "If I guess correctly, now, Yusuke Koga is resigning from His Highness."
"It doesn't matter whether the evidence is not evidence. Hakuya Ahn Hyuen has already said that no matter whether Koga Yusuke is the murderer or not, he will kill him to ensure that the Hakuya family survives in the civil strife in Japan."
Ye Qinglan nodded: "Since this is the case, it's much easier to deal with."
Murong Bai said: "It's just... if Koga Yusuke was not the murderer, wouldn't he be killing innocent people?"
Xiao Xuangan shook his head: "He is not innocent. If Koga Yusuke did not testify to the hall master, wouldn't it mean that he is also a profit-oriented, ruthless villain? Such a person is worthy of death."
Li Xinan stopped them: "It is useless to say more. I will go to your highness and find out the news about Koga Yusuke and the others."
"I'll see you tonight."
...
Li Xin'an did not tell all these words to Li Chu. He hid the information about Juan An Qingyuan and the alien assassin of the Blood Clothes Hall, but said that the news was all asked by him from Qingshui's letter.
After hearing this, Li Chu said:
"Yusuke Koga does want to leave. I held them off on the grounds that I needed to report to the saints, but I don't think it would take too long to delay."
He paused and cursed with a smile: "It was obvious that I asked you to delay time before, but now why did you delay time for me?"
Li Xin'an smiled and said, "Your Highness can do more hard work."
Li Chu gave him a blank look: "What are you going to do next?"
"I plan to monitor them first." Li Xinan said, "If Koga Yusuke was really the murderer, he would show his strength."
...
Night is coming soon.
The courtyard where Yusuke Koga and the other four lived was in the southeast of the Imperial Palace, and Li Xinan fumbled through it with ease.
He easily climbed over the courtyard wall and as soon as he showed his head, he actually saw Igarashi Qifeng.
Li Xin'an was hiding behind the tree, and Igarashi Qifeng was sitting cross-legged in the yard, as if he was practicing the "Hidden Killing Wuji Gong" taught to him by Li Xin'an.
Looking at Igarashi Qifeng's obsessed appearance, Li Xinan inexplicably felt a sense of accomplishment.
Without delaying any more, he tiptoed over the roof and came to the roof of Yusuke Koga.
Gently removing a piece of tiles, Li Xinan looked down and saw that in the room, Yusuke Koga was drinking tea.
After drinking the tea, he sat on the stool, his eyes empty, not knowing what he was thinking.
After a long time, Li Xin'an was a little bored and when she was sleepy, the door was suddenly knocked off.
Yusuke Koga didn't get up and said lightly:
"Kun Kikukawa, come in."
Kikukawa Dai had a gloomy face and pushed the door into the house.
"Koga, tell me the truth."
Kikukawa Dai took a deep breath and asked in a deep voice:
"Take Eye Kato, did you kill it?"
Yusuke Koga raised his head, looked at Kikukawa Dai, and said softly: