Murong Bai nodded and said dullly: "It's Wang Shengyi, Chen Si and Liu Fang."
"The one who killed them was still a Gu master."
Li Xin'an's face was pale and weak. He retreated and hit the door frame. The long sword in his hand fell to the ground with a "bang".
"How could it be...How could it be..."
Li Xin'an murmured, his nose sore and his eyes were slightly red.
Two warm currents flowed down his nose wings on both sides and slid to his mouth. He slumped on the ground and beat his head.
"How could it be, how could it be..."
Murong Bai didn't know how to comfort him, and stood shoulder to shoulder with Li Chu, looking at Li Xin'an who was blaming himself.
After a while, Li Xin'an gradually calmed down. When he stood up from the ground and looked up again, his eyes were no longer filled with the grief and anger he had just now, and instead he was resolute murderous intent.
"Four years ago, I planned an operation against a group of bandits who were harassing Chang'an. I brought sixteen spies from the Blood Clothing Hall, but due to miscommand command, only seven brothers came with me."
"That was the first time I was damaged by my mistakes. When I came back that time, I was like a dead person, and my cultivation level had not improved for half a year. This thing was like a demon tangled in my heart and could not be removed."
Li Xin'an said expressionlessly: "Those who enter the Blood Clothing Hall are destined to dance with death. This is the shared enlightenment of everyone. I can accept their death, but I cannot bear them to die because of me. After that time, I swear that this is the first and last time, I will not let any brother in the Blood Clothing Hall make meaningless sacrifices. Those who kill my brother will kill him!"
"This time, the mysterious Gu master took action again and killed three of my brothers. I will tear him to pieces!"
He slowly let out a breath of depression and said, "Song Hye-k-k is still safe?"
"She is safe." Murong Bai said, "I have asked Zhang Quan to bring her to the Emperor's Mansion."
"Since that's the case, Song Hui will be placed here with me." Li Chu said, "I guess that person doesn't have the courage to commit murder in my royal grandson's mansion."
Li Xinan nodded, "Bai Mutou, I already know who the Changsheng Cult is lurking in Jingzhao Mansion."
"Oh?" Murong Bai's face was filled with joy, "Really? Speaking of Jingzhao Mansion, I'm still curious about how you were caught. Did you deliberately do this to investigate the spy of the Changsheng Sect?"
Li Chu also became interested: "The undercover agent lurking in Jingzhao Mansion in the Changsheng Cult? I haven't heard you say that. When Quan Shaoyin came to report the message, he just said that you were dying in Jingzhao Mansion. I want to hear what happened in the cause and effect."
"This matter is not too complicated. The person lurking in Jingzhao Prefecture of the Changsheng Cult is the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture - Qian Shichang!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Li Chu and Murong Bai took a breath.
"You're serious?"
"Don't joke!"
Li Xin'an looked solemn, "I can be sure that the person is him!"
As the crown prince, Li Chu was the first to calm down. He has been used to intrigues and deception since he was a child in the deep palace. He has seen any bizarre things, and he can still accept this.
Seeing that Li Xin'an didn't seem to be joking, Li Chu said in a deep voice: "How did you find out?"
"This morning, I was separated from Bai Mutou. I wanted to come to find you, Your Highness, to explain the case of the Changsheng Sect, and to borrow soldiers from you. Because we really had no clue to investigate, but when I walked to Anrenfang, a man wearing a hat collided with me, and I discovered his abnormality."
"There is a Gu insect on his forehead! It's the kind that kills Song Yuanfeng and the others!"
Murong Bai suddenly realized, "Do you think he is the one who silences Song Yuanfeng?"
"Not bad!" Li Xin'an nodded, "The person who had been investigating for a few days finally showed up. I couldn't wait to follow me. He took me to a place I didn't know and entered a room. I wanted to capture him now, so I drew my sword into the room, but unexpectedly a large net on the beam of the room covered me, and more than a dozen yamen runners from Jingzhao Mansion surged out of the room."
"How could the yamen runners of Jingzhao Mansion appear there?" Li Chu said in shock.
"It's not just there, it sounds like their ambush!" Murong Bai said.
"Yes." Li Xin'an sighed, "After I was caught, two yamen runners took me out and wanted to kill me."
"They wanted to take me out of the Jingzhao Mansion from the back door, and happened to meet Brother Quan. Brother Quan asked who the person they instructed about this matter, but the two yamen runners said that even Brother Quan could not afford to offend him."
"Think about it, in Jingzhao Mansion, all the elder brothers and young men can't afford to offend, except Jingzhao Mansion Qian Shichang
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, Who else can there be?"
After listening to Li Xin'an's story, Murong Bai nodded and said:
"In this way, Qian Shichang, the undercover agent of the Changsheng Cult in Jingzhao Mansion, was undoubtedly Qian Shichang. He didn't expect that the dignified Jingzhao Mansion would be brainwashed by the Changsheng Cult."
Li Chu had a gloomy face and said, "I will come to the palace tomorrow to meet the saint, and I will catch this dog thief first!"
Qian Shichang, the prefect of Jingzhao, was personally accepted by the saint Li Longji. Now that his identity as an undercover agent of the Changsheng Cult is exposed, does it mean that the emperor is not aware of people and uses them improperly? This slapped the Li Tang royal family in the face!
Li Chu must not let the news spread.
"Your Highness, don't worry, there are still a few doubts about this matter yet."
"what else?"
Li Xin'an said in a deep voice: "The Gu master who lured me into his trap is undoubtedly from the Changsheng Sect, which makes me think he is the one who killed Song Yuanfeng, but the question is, how did he know who killed Song Yuanfeng?"
"From the records of the Iron Flag Sect and Song Hui's mouth, I can't find clues that Song Yuanfeng has contacted the Southern Ghost Master. It is impossible for a person to hide something perfectly. We can't find clues. There is only one possibility. Song Yuanfeng really hasn't contacted the Southern Ghost Master."
"He has nothing to do with Gu Master, so the Changsheng Sect will naturally not be the murderer who killed him, so I still think that Yang Guozhong is the one who silenced Song Yuanfeng and the others!"
"But the Changsheng Sect, which is inseparable from the Iron Flag Sect, just revealed to me the clues of their disguised killing Song Yuanfeng, which is intriguing."
"You mean... the Celestial Sect has something to do with Yang Guozhong?" Murong Bai instantly took back Li Xin'an's meaning.
Li Chu gritted his teeth and said, "I didn't expect that it was this dog thief again..."
"No, Baimu, that's not what I mean."
Li Xin'an refuted Murong Bai abnormally and said, "Yang Guozhong may know the existence of the Changsheng Cult, but the Changsheng Cult may not know Yang Guozhong."
"What does this mean?" Murong Bai and Li Chu were both confused.
"Yang Guozhong is a man who is strong outside and does not act completely incompetent. On the contrary, he is very smart when he can live in the officialdom of the saint and Li Linfu for more than ten years and finally climb to the position of prime minister. A smart person knows what to do and what not to do. What can be done, such as selling private salt, what cannot be done, such as participating in a cult."
"Although private salt is strictly prohibited by the Tang Dynasty's laws, one or two private salt dealers cannot shake the foundation of the Tang Dynasty, and the other cannot damage the majesty of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, even if Li Linfu did it, he would not have anything to do. At most, he would be devalued for one or two years, and then return to the court. The saint's favor for him will increase instead of reducing."
"But it is different to indulge the cult to plunder children in arbitrarily. Five hundred and ninety-four children will be the future of Chang'an and the future of the Tang Dynasty will be destroyed in the hands of the Changsheng Cult. This is a matter of mutual anger between man and god. If Yang Guozhong really has such a slight relationship with this cult, then all this matter will be counted on him, and Yang Guozhong will be executed by Lingchi!"
"He may not be afraid, but this matter not only harms him. The imperial concubine in the palace and the entire Yang family will be doomed!"
"A smart man knows how to leave a way out for himself. The Yang family is his only way out. Even if he is obsessed with profit and greed for the mysterious immortality of the Gu, he will not be greedy enough to break the only way out."
"So, if we follow the line of the Changsheng Sect, we can't find Yang Guozhong at all, but a unlucky scapegoat."
"Siege?" Murong Bai frowned and said:
"Is there a third person here?"
"There is no third person." Li Xin'an spread his hands and said:
"Who do you think that person would be?"
Before Murong Bai could react, the crown prince Li Chu said, "Qian Shichang."
"Not bad!" Li Xinan smiled, "From these guesses, it is not difficult for us to think about the entire context of the case of the Eternal Life Sect."
"More than 20 years ago, the Changsheng Cult came to the Tang Dynasty and the headquarters was set in Chang'an. A southern Xinjiang cult that had just suffered heavy losses was not familiar with the place. They had no ability to hide themselves, let alone win over important officials in the court as their backers."
"So, their whereabouts were soon discovered by the Blood Clothes Hall back then, but the Blood Clothes Hall had not yet figured out what these southern Xinjiang Gu masters were doing and why they were aimed at, so they evacuated Chang'an."
"After that, the Changsheng Sect gradually recovered its vitality and began their plan to refine the Changsheng Gu. At this time, their whereabouts were again exposed to another person's eyes - the young official in the limelight, Yang Guozhong.
"Without the information from the Blood Clothes Hall, Li Linfu's power was gradually annexed by the emerging Yang Guozhong."
A trace of loneliness flashed in Li Xin'an's eyes, and then said:
"He discovered the Changsheng Cult that started to act, and a senior official in the court naturally had a way to investigate this
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Everything about the Southern Xinjiang cult was naturally moved by the legendary immortality Gu.”
"But he dared not openly contact the Changsheng Cult, because once he went, they were grasshoppers on a rope. Although the Changsheng Church was happy to serve him, Yang Guozhong's handle would be held in the hands of the Changsheng Cult, which Yang Guozhong didn't want to see."
"So, Qian Shichang appeared."
He turned to Li Chu and said, "Your Highness, do you still remember who recommended Qian Shichang to become the prefect of Jingzhao?"
"Yang Guozhong?" Murong Bai said.
"No." Li Chu shook his head, "I remember that he was the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture Xian Yu Zhongtong. The official positions in the yamen were changed. It was common for old officials to recommend new people, but it was never possible for him to recommend new people like him."
"But Xianyu Zhongtong is Yang Guozhong's person, which is well-known in Chang'an." Li Xin'an said, "Your Highness, where did Xianyu Zhongtong go after he stepped down?"
"How do I know this?" Li Chu was a little angry, "I'm not a good person. If you want to know, go to the Ministry of Personnel to investigate!"
Li Xinan smiled and shook her head, "No need to check, Xian Yu Zhongtong is dead."
"Dead?" Li Chu was stunned, "How do you know?"
"Because Yang Guozhong won't let him live! He took a step back and said that if the matter of the Changsheng Sect was discovered, the court would track down Qian Shichang, and then follow the clues and investigate Xianyu Zhongtong who recommended him."
"When you go up, it's Yang Guozhong."
"We don't know how loyal Xian Yu Zhongtong is to Yang Guozhong, but only dead people can keep the secret. Xian Yu Zhongtong is dead and has no evidence of death. No one can continue to investigate, so he can rest assured."
"If the immortality Gu is completed, Yang Guozhong can mobilize troops to encircle and suppress them. One can wipe out all these people and eliminate all the troubles. You can secretly put the immortality Gu in your pocket. Three can make great contributions, and the saint's favor will be added to the next level, and you will win three goals in one fell swoop!"
"If the Changsheng Sect cannot refine the Longevity Gu, he will only not get the Longevity Gu, and the other two benefits will not be lost. He will leave a brilliant stroke in the history books, and he will become a wise prime minister of the Tang Dynasty that everyone is celebrating!"
Li Xin'an spat and sneered:
"It's disgusting to think about it!"
"All these are your guesses?" Murong Bai took a deep breath and looked at Li Xin'an in disbelief.
The more he gets along with him, the more Murong Bai can feel the gap between the two, not martial arts cultivation, but other aspects. Li Xin'an's scheming, wisdom, and lifestyle have much higher vision and mind than him.
Murong Bai dared not imagine that Yang Guozhong had such a long and deep plan, and he could not imagine that Li Xinan could infer the truth of the whole matter from the only few doubts.
If he had admired Li Xin'an before, then now he has completely admired him.
"No matter what the truth is, what we have to do remains unchanged!" Li Xin'an said.
"Qian Shichangming cannot investigate on the surface. If he wants to touch him, he can only find out the main hall of the Yonghefang Changsheng Sect. Otherwise, if they receive the news and prepare in advance, the price we will pay will be much greater, and Gu Master is not easy to deal with. Even worse, they will evacuate as a whole and we will get nothing."
"What should we do between you?" Li Chu glanced at him and said lightly.
Li Xin'an replied respectfully: "I think your highness should not go to the palace to meet the saint first. It is appropriate to report your name after the subordinates find out the General Assembly of the Changsheng Cult."
"Oh? Why?"
"Because of the Imperial Concubine."
Li Chu's eyes trembled, his sharp eyes stared at Li Xin'an. After a long time, he spoke:
"you're right."
He thought of that woman, clouds and clothes, flowers and beauty, spring breeze blows through the threshold and dew is thick, and the two lines of poetry given by the Tang Dynasty poets were destined to be passed down through the ages. As the saint's pillow, as Yang Guozhong's sister, Li Chu did not doubt that she would not convey the message at all.
"One more thing is, if the saint has an order to ask His Highness to take charge of this matter, and His Highness can solve the major cult case in southern Xinjiang on the same day, the saint's favor to you will be even more favored."
Li Chu laughed, patted Li Xin'an on the shoulder and said:
"You can always talk about my heart. What should I do if I lose you one day?"
He waved his hand, "Let's go and do it, and in three days, find out the main hall of the Changsheng Cult!"
"One day is enough!" Li Xin'an said in a deep voice, "One more day will lead to more danger for the children in Chang'an City. Li Xin'an is willing to use the head to guarantee it, and then find out the main hall of the Changsheng Cult at sunrise."
Li Chu glanced at him deeply and said:
"Okay, just one day! From this day on, you will be in charge of the Emperor's Mansion!"