From the look in Pharmacist Shen's eyes, Qin Xiao clearly knew that his guess was correct.
Pharmacist Shen definitely did not do this to get rid of Cui Jingjia. The ultimate goal was naturally to avenge the sword god.
But he couldn't figure out how to avenge the sword god by letting the Xiahou family point their swords at the Sword Valley?
He knew there must be something fishy in this.
Pharmacist Shen stared at Qin Xiao for a long time, and his knife-like eyes sent chills down Qin Xiao's back. After a long time, Pharmacist Shen's expression gradually softened, and he said calmly: "Take care of yourself. If we don't see you again, practice well and be a good person. Be a good official." He didn't say another word and walked away in the rain.
Qin Xiao hurriedly chased after him, but Shen Yaoshi's martial arts skills were beyond Qin Xiao's comparison. Before he could even get close to Shen Yaoshi, the cheap master had already disappeared into the misty rain like a ghost.
Qin Xiao stood in the rain, looking at the direction where Pharmacist Shen disappeared, and stood there for a long time.
Pharmacist Shen appeared strangely and walked away quickly.
Qin Xiao had no way of knowing what secrets the chief disciple of Sword Valley hid and what the real motive was for assassinating Xia Houning. However, he had a faint feeling in his heart that Yaoshi Shen's trip to Hangzhou seemed to be setting up a bigger picture.
Although Yaoshi Shen is a master of the Great Heaven Realm, even a seventh-level master cannot contend with the Xiahou family alone.
Qin Xiao felt that in this layout, it was definitely not just Shen Yaoshi, but besides Shen Yaoshi, who else was involved?
Since it is Sword Valley's revenge against the Xiahou family, is the young aunt involved? There is also Tian Hongying, the master of Tianjian Pavilion who is far away from the pass, and are several other disciples of Sword Valley also involved?
It wasn't until there was a thunder in the sky that Qin Xiao came back to his senses.
He was soaked all over, so he could only quickly return to the Taoist temple. When he entered Taoist Aunt Luo Yue's house, he found that Taoist Aunt Luo Yue and Sanjue Master really had no trace. They obviously took the opportunity to escape. Although he thought it was natural, he didn't look at it. When I arrived at Aunt Luo Yue, I still felt a little bit disappointed.
He sat down, grabbed the already cold steamed buns on the table, opened his mouth and took a few bites, and suddenly heard a voice from outside: "You...are you okay?"
Qin Xiao suddenly turned his head and looked over, and saw Taoist Aunt Luo Yue standing in front of the door, with a calm expression, but there was obviously a hint of joy in her eyebrows.
"Why didn't you leave?" Qin Xiao stood up immediately.
"We were worried that the evil man would hurt you, so we have been waiting here." Taoist Aunt Luo Yue said, "There is a cellar in the Taoist temple. We hid in the cellar and heard footsteps. When we saw it was you coming back, the evil man did not follow us. He .....Where did he go?"
When Qin Xiao saw Master Sanjue standing behind Taoist Sister Luo Yue, he cupped his hands and said with a smile: "I told him that I am ambushing many people around here. If he takes me out, he will be seen by my subordinates." It won't take a moment before a large group of people will arrive. He was worried about the officers and soldiers and wanted to kill me and escape. I hid in the bamboo forest and he couldn't catch me for a while, so he had to run for his life first." I don't know this explanation either. The two Taoist nuns believed it or not.
However, the two Taoist nuns certainly did not expect that Qin Xiao would be master and disciple with the weird man in gray. Fortunately, the weird man left and they both breathed a sigh of relief.
"This accident happened because of me, please forgive me." Qin Xiao said: "I am worried that the evil person will come back, and I want to find a safe place. Can you two move there for treatment?"
However, Master Sanjue said coldly: "We will not go back anywhere except here. If you think the injured person will harm us, you can take him away. As long as he leaves, that weirdo will not cause trouble for us again."
Qin Xiao couldn't say that it was impossible for Shen Yaoshi to come back, but he really didn't know whether Chen Xi would be alive or dead if he were taken away.
"He is seriously injured and cannot leave for the time being." Taoist Aunt Luo Yue shook her head: "Even if we want to leave here, we have to wait for two days."
Master Sanjue frowned, but immediately looked at Qin Xiao and said coldly: "You said there was an ambush near here, is it true or not? Did you send someone to keep an eye on us?"
"Of course not." Of course Qin Xiao couldn't admit it, and said calmly: "It's just to scare away the evil man."
Master Sanjue looked at Qin Xiao suspiciously, but didn't say much.
Qin Xiao thought for a moment and then asked Aunt Luo Yue: "Little Master, can you let me see the injured?"
Luo Yue hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said: "Don't say anything." She nodded slightly to Master Sanjue, who turned around and left. Qin Xiao knew that Luo Yue asked Master Sanjue to take him there, and followed him. Finally, when they arrived at the room where Chen Xi was, Master Sanjue turned around and said, "You don't have to go in, just take a look." She gently opened the door.
Qin Xiao looked inside and saw Chen Xi lying on the bamboo bed. The room was lit with lights. There were several jars placed around the bamboo bed. The jars were very strange. There seemed to be a sandwich in the middle. He could faintly see the charcoal fire still burning. There was green smoke coming out of the jar, and the whole room was filled with the strong smell of medicinal herbs.
When Qin Xiao saw this, he didn't say much and took two steps back. Master Sanjue closed the door and didn't say much.
"He is fumigating medicine." Taoist Aunt Luo Yue's calm voice came from behind: "These medicinal materials can help him treat internal injuries. It is not yet certain whether he will survive, but his physique is very good, and these medicinal materials are very effective for him. , if nothing else happens, we should be able to save him."
Qin Xiao turned around and bowed deeply: "Thank you!" and said: "Don't worry, you two, I guarantee that the evil man will not harass you two again, otherwise I will bear all the blame."
Master Sanjue murmured: "Can you afford it?" but said nothing more.
Some well-informed people in Kyoto already know that something big has happened in Jiangnan. It is said that the remnants of the Queen Mother Society of Qingzhou fled to Jiangnan and resurrected in Jiangnan, attacking cities and territories, and even Jiangnan aristocratic families were involved. This is of course a big deal.
The empire has been at peace for many years.
When the saint ascended the throne, although the world was in chaos, more than ten years had passed since that chaos. In the past ten years, no major wars had occurred in the empire. Although there were rebellions in places like the Royal Nest from time to time, they were all quickly put down in the end.
The empire is still strong and the world is still peaceful.
There was a rebellion in the south of the Yangtze River, which once became a topic of conversation among people in Kyoto. However, everyone also knew that the imperial court dispatched the Shence Army to quell the rebellion. The Shence Army first sent out the vanguard battalion, but the main force never set off. Soon someone inquired
It turns out that the rebellion in Jiangnan has been put down, and now they are just hunting down the remnants, so the main force of the Shence Army does not need to be transferred.
Many people only know that the rebellion in Jiangnan was put down, but not many people know who made this great contribution. After all, Jiangnan is not close to Kyoto, and many details are still unknown.
The rebellion was quickly put down, and all the officials in the court were naturally relieved.
The Prime Minister, the leader of the hundred officials, is also in a good mood. He is very particular about food and never tires of fine meats. The Prime Minister's favorite dish is catfish with garlic, but he does not eat it often.
The reason is very simple. If anything is too much, it will appear too often, and there will be no freshness, and the original love will fade away.
Therefore, only one day a month will the garlic catfish be served during meals. This has also allowed the Prime Minister to always maintain his love for this dish.
Tonight's garlic catfish tasted very good. The Prime Minister ate half a bowl of rice, had someone make tea, and wrote notes in his study.
As the head of a hundred officials and the official of the Zhongshu Province, the Prime Minister can indeed be said to have a lot of things to do every day. He handles a lot of things every day. Moreover, before going to bed every day, the Prime Minister will discuss some of the most important matters handled by the Zhongshu Province.
Prepare it into a list, list it clearly and concisely, and then present it to the sage.
This habit has been maintained for many years, and one fold every day is also a must-do for the Prime Minister.
He knew very well that although the saint came from the Xiahou family, he now represented not only the interests of the Xiahou family. Although he was the saint's biological brother, he also wanted to let the saint know that the Xiahou family was just the saint's ministers, so this statement every day,
It also showed the loyalty of the Xiahou family to the saint.
News from Jiangnan comes every day. Although the power of the Xiahou family has never been able to penetrate into Jiangnan, the Xiahou family has never ignored Jiangnan. On the ground in Jiangnan, the Xiahou family is full of informants, and has specially trained homing pigeons to travel back and forth between the two places, always maintaining
An observation of Jiangnan.
Qin Xiao and Princess Sheyue put down the rebellion in Suzhou, Xia Houning went on a killing spree in Hangzhou, and even Qin Xiao led troops to Hangzhou. All these things were known to the prime minister through carrier pigeons.
Qin Xiao caused trouble in Hangzhou, but the Prime Minister was very calm. For him, if Xiahou Ning could not even pass Qin Xiao's test, he obviously did not have the strength to shoulder the important task. As the future successor of the Xiahou family, the country
On the contrary, I hope that Xia Houning's opponents will be as strong as possible, so that he can be trained.
What makes a person truly strong is never the help of friends, but the persecution of enemies.
The Prime Minister understands this very well.
Let Xia Houning free his hands and fiddle around in Hangzhou first. Even if the situation becomes too chaotic later, he will still have time to take action.
There was a gentle knock on the door. It was quiet in the night, and most people didn't dare to come and disturb them. At this time, there were only two people who dared to open the door. One was his precious daughter Xiahou Qingcheng, and the other was his most trusted person.
A valued steward.
The steward of the Prime Minister's Office is certainly not an ordinary person.
The Xiahou family was one of the sixteen divine generals who founded the Tang Dynasty. There have always been servants guarding the courtyard, and there are many masters among them.
Now that the saint has ascended the throne, he has killed countless people, and the Xiahou family has also made countless enemies. Of course, the Prime Minister must consider the safety of the Xiahou family. With the permission of the saint, as early as more than ten years ago, the Xiahou family had a
A powerful guard force, this force is called the Blood Kites.
Blood kites are usually distributed around the Prime Minister's Mansion. When outsiders come to the Prime Minister's Mansion, they can't see any clues. But they don't know that everything they say and do after entering the Prime Minister's Mansion will be closely monitored, but there is no trace of anything wrong.
Heart, it is absolutely impossible to get out of the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
The commander of the Blood Kites is the steward of the Prime Minister's Office.
"Come in!" The Prime Minister did not raise his head, knowing who was coming.
Although there were only two people who had the guts to come in and disturb her at this time, Xiahou Qingcheng didn't know how to knock on the door. The only one who could knock on the door cautiously was the housekeeper of the prime minister's house.
The housekeeper came in, carefully turned around and closed the door, then bowed and walked to the desk.
He is over fifty years old and has a thin body. He is not as fat-headed as some housekeepers in the homes of high-ranking officials. With his mustache, he is always extremely humble in front of the prime minister.
"Is there any news from Hangzhou?" The Prime Minister put down the brush in his hand and looked up at the housekeeper.
The housekeeper knew that this was the time for the Prime Minister to write the paper. When the Prime Minister was writing the paper, if it was not urgent, the housekeeper would not easily disturb him. Therefore, the Prime Minister knew that the other party should have something urgent to report.
The butler looked solemn and moved his lips, but made no sound.
This made the Prime Minister a little strange. The man in front of him was indeed extremely loyal to him and extremely respectful, but he always did things neatly and neatly. When he reported something, he was also concise and to the point. He was never sloppy.
"What's going on?" Seeing the other party's solemn expression, the Prime Minister felt a hint of uneasiness deep in his heart.