"Quick!" Xu Zun quickly walked out of the alchemy room and ordered to the guards, "There may be a secret passage in this alchemy room. Come and find it quickly!"
"Ah?" Zhao Yu rushed in and asked, "Where is it? Where is it?"
"I just knocked on the wall behind the alchemy furnace, and it's empty!" Xu Zun pointed and said, "Hurry up and break the wall open, while others search the alchemy room to see if there is anything else going on?
"You guys," Xu Zun ordered again, "go and check Li Ren's residence. Since there is a secret passage here, there might be one there too!"
"Yes!" Someone took the order.
"You," Xu Zun ordered another group of internal guards, "you should control all the family members of Lord Lushan now and bring them all to the hall for questioning. Quick!"
"yes!"
The inner guards did not dare to neglect and took action quickly.
"You," Xu Zun pointed at Lushan Gong's son-in-law and pretended to say, "come with me, I have something else to ask you! Let's go..."
As he spoke, he pulled his son-in-law to him and led him towards the front hall.
When they arrived at the memorial shed, the family members of Mr. Lushan had already been taken to the front hall, and there was no one in the memorial shed.
The son-in-law didn't hesitate for a moment. He immediately lay down under the coffin and reached under the coffin, not knowing what he was tinkering with.
Immediately afterwards, there was a sound of a mechanism under the coffin, as if something was being opened.
The son-in-law quickly opened the curtain under the coffin, and saw that there was an entrance under the coffin!
Oops...
Xu Zun secretly admired how this Duke of Lushan really knew his way.
As early as when Xu Zun came here to investigate for the first time, he had already arranged for internal guards to search the Li Mansion, but who would have thought that there would be problems under the coffin?
It’s absolutely amazing!
Xu Zun thought that even though Xuanmen's Heavenly Tribulation operation failed, if he could not find out what was wrong, then the "Lord of Mount Lu" would be mourned smoothly according to the procedures.
From now on, no one will have any doubts about him. As for the secret passage under the coffin, no one will find it.
"Quick!" The son-in-law opened the curtain and was about to get in. He wanted to shout to his father-in-law to run away and evacuate.
However, as soon as he lowered his head, someone forcefully covered his mouth.
But seeing Zhao Yu's face emerge from the shadows, he covered his son-in-law's mouth with one hand and strangled his neck with the other.
Almost in the blink of an eye, the son-in-law passed out.
Immediately afterwards, Hou Zhen, Asiu Zai, Li Yun and others appeared, followed by Cai Kun.
Everyone made a tacit agreement without making any sound, raised their weapons one after another, lifted the curtains, and cautiously entered the secret passage.
After everyone entered, Xu Zun and Cai Kun looked at each other before following behind and entering the secret passage.
The secret passage is not long. After entering, I soon noticed a bright light coming from the distance.
Swords were swung through the air, but there was no fight.
Xu Zun and Cai Kun quickly quickened their pace. After they passed through the dark and narrow passage, an unusually wide hall suddenly appeared in front of them.
Oops...
After just one glance, Xu Zun and Cai Kun were already dumbfounded.
But I saw that this hall was as big as two basketball courts, and it was surrounded by various statues of gods made of stone.
Each statue is tall, majestic and lifelike.
However, Xu Zun recognized almost at a glance that there was almost no difference between these statues and the statues in the main hall of the Queen Mother's Wanfu Palace. They were all gods from all walks of life in Xuan Dao legends.
There is a shrine built in front of the statue. Various fresh fruits are worshiped on the shrine, and the incense burner curls up, which is particularly mysterious.
And in the deepest part of this underground hall, there stands an extremely huge statue of the god, who is the ancestor of the Xuandao Celestial Master.
The statues of ancestors stand majestically, giving people a heavy sense of oppression.
At this moment, Zhao Yu and other guards were surrounding the middle of the hall, surrounding a person.
I saw a Dharma platform standing there, with an old man with white hair sitting cross-legged on the platform.
Facing the swords of the guards, the old man remained unmoved and still sat firmly on the altar.
"This..." Cai Kun seemed to see something and quickly took a few steps forward and came to the front of the old man.
Although the old man is old, he does not show his age. Instead, his face is red and energetic, just like a legendary immortal.
"Ah?" Cai Kun checked carefully and finally found something. He asked in shock, "You... you are the real Duke of Lushan!!?"
After hearing the question, the old man opened his eyes slightly, but saw that his eyes were like torches, shining with indescribable sharpness.
The old man looked at Cai Kun for a few seconds, then laughed loudly and said, "Who did I think it was! It turns out that it was Cai Ge who got it!"
Gulu...
For some reason, Cai Kun swallowed instinctively and felt uncomfortable all over.
"It's really you..." Cai Kun said with wide eyes, "It turns out... that one outside is just your substitute! But... but..."
"What?" the old man said with a smile, "Everyone is here, but they haven't figured it out yet?"
"Because this substitute has been working for him for many years!" At this time, Xu Zun came around and glared at the old man and said, "It is true that the substitute was addicted to alchemy outside and destroyed his body.
"So, the assassination of Lord Lushan will not arouse anyone's suspicion!
"It's really unbelievable," Xu Zun said in admiration, "You actually went to such lengths to hide yourself underground for so many years in order to plan this catastrophe. You really worked so hard!"
"Oh?" The old man looked at Xu Zun, and after taking a good look, he said, "If I guess correctly, you are the new executioner Xu Zun, right?"
"Exactly," Xu Zun said, "Master Lushan has really good eyesight!"
"The roc spreads its wings and hates the sky. It is astonishing when it first appears," the old man praised. "This is not the first time I have heard your name!"
When the old man spoke like this, he admitted that he was the real Duke of Lushan.
"Yes, I didn't expect that we would meet in such a scene!" Xu Zun smiled slightly, "Mr. Lushan, let's have a good chat?"
"Okay," Li Ren asked without hesitation, "Where do you want to start the conversation? How about... can you first tell me how you suspected me?
"I feel that I have considered it to the extreme. Logically speaking, no one should doubt me!"
"The main thing is that special fragrance," Xu Zun said, "When I was investigating in your house a few days ago, I smelled a special fragrance and it felt a bit familiar.
"The mourning hall, alchemy room, and even your study room all have that kind of fragrance.
"At first I just thought it was a normal scent," Xu Zun took out a pill from his pocket, "but when we found this thing in the kitchen of the Beiya Forbidden Army, I realized that the problem lies with you!"
"..." After hearing this reason, Li Ren opened his mouth, but closed it again. There was a look of embarrassment on his face, completely losing his previous grace.
It seems that he never expected that he planned so detailedly, but in the end, he lost because of the taste of this small pill.
"Of course," Xu Zun explained, "the scent alone cannot prove anything. What really arouses my suspicion is your identity as Zong Zhengqing before."
"Oh?" Li Ren was puzzled, "Zong Zhengqing?"
"Yes," Xu Zun said, "Lu Jinlong, the Changping Marquis of Shangyuan City, and Ye Hanchen, the Wuping Marquis of Shuzhou, as marquises, they are all willing to serve the Xuanmen rebels.
"I naturally suspect that they were all lobbied by the same person. And you have served as Zong Zhengqing for many years, so you have the opportunity to have direct contact with these princes.
"Then, looking at your resume, it's even more complicated," Xu Zun added, "Guozi Jijiu, formerly served in the Sixteenth Guards, so you know everything about the inside and outside of the Holy Capital, the palace and the army!
"Furthermore, I heard that you used to be a very talented person, especially good at dealing with people and sophistication, and was highly supported by the clan." Xu Zun said, "But a few years ago you suddenly became addicted to alchemy, and you always felt that something was wrong.
Son."
"Oh?" Li Ren narrowed his eyes and asked in disbelief, "You doubt me based on... just based on these few points?"
"Yes," Xu Zun nodded, "Actually, I'm just a little suspicious, and I can't be sure of anything. It's a pity that Bi Sheng was exposed too early!
"In order to protect you, he deliberately gave me less information about you, so that I can't doubt you, right?"
"Ah..." Li Ren trembled, and his expression suddenly changed...
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The fourth volume of "Da Xuan", "The Tribulation of the Holy Capital", has been completed. Thank you for watching. Please enjoy the next volume - "The Meeting of Storms and Clouds".
