After becoming the Grand Master, Qin Hao clearly felt that the true energy in his body no longer leaked out. The sending and receiving of Qi depended on his will. As long as he wanted to, even the Grand Master could not see through his reality.
Of course, before leaving the secret room at the bottom of the lake, Qin Hao still controlled his Qi level at the peak of the ninth level.
Following the waterway connecting the Liujing River at the bottom of the lake, Qin Hao dived all the way to the upper reaches of the Liujing River before quietly ashore.
In Baoyue Building, Si Lili was sitting in front of the dressing mirror and was about to take off her makeup. Suddenly a figure flashed behind her. Before she could react, Qin Hao appeared behind her and took the hairpin out of her hand.
"The mysterious appearance scares a person to death." The manager gave Qin Hao a blank look and said coquettishly.
Qin Hao lowered his head, kissed Si Lili gently on the cheek, hugged her, and began to sneak his hands into her loose nightgown.
"Hate."
Women like to speak in reverse, at least that's what Qin Hao thinks.
"Ah~~~"
There was no talking all night, the rain stopped and the clouds soothed.
As the morning dawned, the golden sunlight penetrated the sparse clouds, the water drops on the leaves shone with crystal light, and unknown birds began to chirp on the branches.
Si Lili's eyelashes trembled slightly. The craziness last night had exhausted her physical strength. Although she had woken up, she didn't even have the strength to stand up.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door.
"Sir, can you still bring breakfast to your room?"
"Send it in."
When the maid heard Qin Hao's voice coming from inside, she covered her mouth and chuckled, then trotted away shyly.
After Qin Hao and Si Lili had had breakfast, the maid began to clean up the room...
Not long after, rumors spread in Baoyue Building that Si Lili and Qin Hao had been fighting each other for several days, so that when the girls in Baoyue Building saw Qin Hao, they often looked away in shame and waited until he left.
Far away, I looked back secretly.
"This fairy grass really dares to say anything to the outside world, let's see if I don't tear her mouth to pieces." Si Lili became angry and wanted to find trouble with the maid.
Qin Hao stopped her with a smile and whispered in her ear: "Doesn't this just prove that I have been in your room these days?"
Hearing this, Si Lili grabbed Qin Hao angrily, hid in the room and refused to come out, and never let Qin Hao in.
So, Qin Hao left Baoyue Tower and went straight to Fan Mansion.
Although Si Lili has been at Baoyue Tower these days, he still got some news.
The death of the second prince caused an uproar in the court, and naturally his followers were the first to bear the brunt.
Previously, these people were still immersed in the fantasy that the second prince would one day ascend the throne, and they would be the hero of the dragon. To them, the death of the second prince was like a bolt from the blue, and they were all terrified.
The princelings, on the other hand, are as happy as the Chinese New Year. With their biggest rival dead, wouldn't it be a natural thing for the prince to ascend the throne?
However, the prince himself showed a look of great grief and locked himself in the East Palace without seeing anyone. It is said that he did not eat or drink for three days in a row to pray for the second prince. Of course, everyone who knew the prince knew that the prince was hiding
I don’t know how to feel proud in the East Palace.
The most bizarre thing is that Emperor Qing, who always loved the second prince, never showed up. Apart from ordering the Inspection Institute to investigate the murderer, he never took any action, and even stopped the morning court.
At this time, people speculated whether Emperor Qing had also been assassinated, and people in the court were in panic.
As for the Inspection Institute, there has been a lot of trouble in the city these days, and many people have been arrested. Even Fan Xian was invited to the Inspection Institute for questioning.
The reason is also very good. Fan Xian and the second prince are not at odds with each other, and it is well known to everyone.
However, Fan Xian provided alibi for him, Wang Qinian, and Teng Zijing, and with Chen Pingping's protection, the inspection agency quickly released him.
Fan Mansion.
Fan Xian looked at Qin Hao suspiciously: "Why do you feel that you are different from before?"
"Is this the legendary saying that one day is like three autumns?" Qin Hao joked.
"Eh, disgusting."
After complaining, Fan Xian glared at Qin Hao with a straight face: "I heard that you have been hugging Yuelou these days?"
"So well-informed? How come I didn't know you were such a gossip before?"
"Don't do this, I'm warning you, if you are my sister, I will never allow her to suffer any injustice."
Qin Hao curled his lips: "Then what's going on with you and the Northern Qi saintess Haitang Duoduo's flirting with each other?"
"When did I start flirting with Haitang Duoduo?" Fan Xian shouted that he was wronged.
"This matter is not my business. You can explain it to Lin Wan'er yourself."
After regaining the city, Qin Hao ignored Fan Xian's yelling and went straight to Fan Ruoruo's room.
"What are you doing here?" After Fan Ruoruo saw Qin Hao, he immediately turned sideways and pretended not to look at him.
Qin Hao walked to Fan Ruoruo and sat down: "I miss you, come and see you."
"Hmph, how can you miss me when you are lying drunk among flowers these days?" Fan Ruoruo said angrily.
Qin Hao asked with a smile: "Have you heard the news?"
"Do you want to say that nothing happened with Si Lili? It was just a joke?"
Facing Fan Ruoruo's questioning, Qin Hao said sternly: "I never wanted to deceive you, Si Lili, you and Ye Ling'er, I don't want to let anyone down."
"Then what do you want to do? I will never be a concubine for anyone under any circumstances."
"In my place, all my women are equal, there is no such thing as wives or concubines."
Fan Ruoruo said sourly: "What about Si Lili?"
"Similarly, she is also my woman."
"Huh, what if I don't agree?"
"I can only say that I will do anything for you. If you are not willing, I will never force it."
Fan Ruoruo hesitated for a moment and then asked: "Did you also kill the second prince?"
"Yes." Qin Hao answered simply.
Hearing this, Fan Ruoruo looked around cautiously for a while to make sure no one was nearby, and then said to Qin Hao with a nervous look on his face: "How dare you admit such a thing?"
"I said I would never lie to you." Qin Hao said seriously.
Fan Ruoruo's eyes gradually filled with mist, she hugged Qin Hao and sobbed: "I'm so scared..."
"Don't be afraid. As long as I'm here, even if things are revealed, I can still protect you."
"That's the prince, you are alone..."
Qin Hao patted Fan Ruoruo's back gently and said confidently: "One person is enough. Even a thousand troops are nothing more than chickens and dogs in my eyes."
Seeing that Fan Ruoruo still didn't believe it, Qin Hao put his fingers together and waved towards the pavilion on the side.
Fan Ruoruo felt a breeze blowing by, but there was no change in the pavilion, and she was confused.
But a crack spread from the ground, and the entire pavilion collapsed suddenly as if it had been split in half by an invisible sword.
"This...is this?"
"The power of the Grand Master."
........
At the same time, in a dark hall of the palace, Emperor Qing, who was meditating, suddenly jumped up and appeared by the window the next second.
Gong Dian, the deputy commander of the imperial army outside the door, immediately rushed in. Seeing that there was nothing unusual in the hall, he knelt down and saluted.
"His Majesty........"
Emperor Qing stretched out his hand to interrupt Gong Dian's words and pointed in one direction.
"Calling Chen Pingping here means that a great master has arrived in the capital."
"Grand master?" Gong Dian's heart tightened. In his opinion, there are only four great masters in the world. Ku He is far away in Northern Qi, Si Gu Jian Shen is in Dongyi City, and Hong Sixiang in the palace is not there.
It is very likely that he is the person Emperor Qing mentioned, so there is only one Ye Liuyun left.
Although Gong Dian was not named Ye, he was a direct descendant of the Ye family. He obviously smelled danger in Emperor Qing's tone.
After leaving the palace, Gong Dian rushed to the inspection institute and ordered his confidants: "Go to the Ye family and tell Ye Chong that Grandmaster Ye may have returned to Beijing."
When Chen Pingping heard that a great master had appeared in the capital, she hurried to the palace without asking further questions.
In the dim hall, Emperor Qing turned his back to Chen Pingping and said in a calm and authoritative tone: "Does anyone know the identity of Chengze's murderer?"
"Reply to Your Majesty, not yet." Chen Pingping kept sweating on her forehead. Even though he was known as the King of Dark Night, he remained silent in the face of Emperor Qing's pressure.
What surprised Chen Pingping was that Emperor Qing did not get angry, but instead said meaningfully: "Do you think the murderer could be the Grand Master?"
"Grand Master? Your Majesty is suspicious..." Chen Pingping reacted immediately.
"The Inspection Institute has been investigating for so long, but there are no clues at all. Either you are not doing your job with all your heart, or only the methods of the Grand Master can deceive everyone."
Chen Pingping quickly lowered her head: "Your Majesty's decree, even if everyone in the inspection institute is facing a mountain of swords and a sea of fire, they will never frown."
"Give Ye Liuyun an order to return to Beijing as soon as possible."
"My lord, I obey the order."
After Chen Pingping left the palace, she returned to the Inspection Institute. After issuing Emperor Qing's order, she immediately called Shadow to her side.
"A great master has come to the capital. Can you find him in advance?"
Shadow frowned: "Is it Wuzhu?"
"No, Wu Zhu is not among the great masters."
"Is that Ku He or Si Gu Jian?"
When talking about Si Gu Jian, Shadow's tone became obviously gloomier.
Chen Pingping shook her head and said: "It's not the four great masters. Your Majesty suspects that there is a fifth great master in the world."
"The new Grand Master?" Shadow's face hidden under the mask showed a look of shock.
"It's not necessarily a new grand master, or it may have never been seen before, so it's unknown." Chen Pingping's eyes flashed with excitement.
"If he is really a great master, unless he takes action, I won't be able to see through his cultivation level even if he passes by." Shadow shook his head slowly.
Chen Pingping nodded slightly, thought for a moment and then slowly spoke.
"Your Majesty said that Eunuch Hong provided a rough location. I have asked people to record all the people who passed by this area during this period. Next, I will ask people to test. If any suspicious people are found, I will rely on
You took action."
"Being able to fight against the great master is my lifelong wish."
.......
A few days later, Chen Pingping received a secret letter. When she saw the contents of the letter, she couldn't help but shake her head and smile bitterly.
"I'm afraid the only one who can obey the imperial edict and not return is the Grand Master, right?"
When Emperor Qing learned that Ye Liuyun actually resisted the decree, he was so angry that he could only suppress his inner anger and asked Chen Pingping to issue the edict again.
Unfortunately, six edicts were issued one after another, and Ye Liuyun refused to return to Beijing.
Emperor Qing was itching with hatred, but he was helpless. The thunderous sound when the second prince died was exactly the same as Ye Qingmei's handiwork back then. He would never leave the palace until it was found out. Emperor Qing even guessed that
A great master who suddenly showed his strength was just to force him to show up so that he could attack and kill him in one fell swoop.
"Give Ye Liuyun another order to come to the capital!"
However, after issuing twelve orders in a row, Ye Liuyun still had no intention of returning to the capital.
In fact, the reason why Ye Liuyun was so disrespectful to Emperor Qing was because he had seen through Emperor Qing's attitude towards the Grand Master. He had written several times to ask Emperor Qing to let Qin Hao leave and find an opportunity to break through the Grand Master.
But Emperor Qing always shied away, and later something happened that made Qin Hao put himself in danger and get trapped in the Northern Qi Dynasty.
Ye Liuyun also saw through the hypocrisy of Emperor Qing. On the surface, he treated the Grand Master well, but in reality he was afraid of him. If the Qing Kingdom were to dominate the world in the future, the first one to deal with would definitely be a Grand Master like him.
Therefore, Ye Liuyun no longer stayed in Wufeng Mountain to practice hard, but instead focused on the mountains and rivers, and did not take Emperor Qing's will into his heart at all.
Seeing that Ye Liuyun was unreliable, Emperor Qing could only place his hope on Hong Sixiang. According to the list selected by the inspection institute, Hong Sixiang began to screen them one by one.
However, after sifting through all the lists, no grand master or suspected grand master was found.
At the same time, Chen Pingping couldn't help but frown after receiving Shadow's report and reopened the list of people who had been screened out.
Suddenly, Chen Pingping's eyes focused on a name.
"Shadow, tell me, is it possible for people at the ninth level peak to have the illusion that the Grand Master has appeared?"
Shadow immediately shook his head after hearing this: "It's impossible. No matter how powerful the ninth grade is, it's still only the ninth grade. The grand master has long transcended foreign objects. The two are not on the same level at all."
"No chance at all?"
"Absolutely impossible!"
Chen Pingping frowned when she heard this: "With your fighting power, can you force the ninth-level peak to do your best?"
"You can give it a try."
"Okay then, go ahead."
The night was as dark as ink, and a black shadow disappeared in a flash, in the backyard of the Palace of the Minister of Justice.
Qin Hao suddenly frowned and threw the brush in his hand, but the soft tip of the pen hit the roof tiles like a bullet.
After a while, there was a sound of tiles being smashed by heavy objects on the roof.
"who?"
The man in black covered his shoulders, gritted his teeth and jumped up. Qin Hao chased after him. He jumped up and rolled several times before landing in front of the man in black.
"You are worthy of being at the pinnacle of the ninth level." Seeing that the way was blocked, the man in black did not panic at all. He drew out a short sword and struck boldly, with a hint of excitement flashing in his eyes.
"Si Gu Jian?"
Qin Hao cursed in his heart, wasn't this the swordsmanship of the person he used to blame?
Could it be that the strength at the ninth level is that of Yun Zhilan, the disciple of Sigu Swordsman?
I was puzzled because Qin Hao did not reveal the strength of the Grand Master, because there was no need at all. The ninth-level peak was enough to deal with it. Now in this world, he can be forced to use his full strength. Even if the temple messengers are added, he can count them with one hand.
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Fists and swords clashed, and the man in black vomited blood and was knocked back. Just when Qin Hao was about to step forward and tear off the opponent's mask, a sound of breaking through the air suddenly came from behind.