"Alas," before he could speak, there was a lament first, and he just listened to the eloquent words of the prince Li Xun, "Because I have an aggrieved father, naturally I, the prince, will not be much better!
"Sometimes, I am really not as good as an ordinary prince or noble. Ever since I became sensible, I have been living in fear every day, for fear that if I say the wrong thing, my life will be in danger.
"It's better to say that I'm hiding my strength and biding my time," Li Xun recalled bitterly, "but sometimes, I can't act too idiotic, and I can't let her think that I am an incompetent prince."
Presumably the prince was still wary and did not even dare to call her "Queen Mother Lin", so he only used the word "she" instead.
"It's not good to be too smart," the prince continued. "It would be even worse if she regards me as a threat.
"In the eyes of others, I am her only grandson, and my position as crown prince is indestructible. But who could have known that at such a young age, I have already walked through the gates of hell several times!
"You probably don't know, right?" the prince said, "I have watched my close associates being poisoned before my eyes, several times!"
As he spoke, he held out five fingers, which meant at least five times.
"Anyone who gets too close to me and goes beyond the scope of her surveillance will only end up with a tragic death," the prince said. "In this way, not only do I have no close followers, but I am even like a god of plague, completely isolated!"
oh?
Naturally, Xu Zun had never heard of what the prince said, but he had already heard about Queen Mother Lin's suspicion and desire for control.
"You..." At this time, the prince walked up to the princess Tian Jing, "There are two reasons why I am not on good terms with you.
“One is that you are also the Queen Mother’s obedient spy, and every move I make is under your control;
"And the other one is that I'm afraid that if I get too close to you, I'll end up in a bad way! Do you understand?"
"you……"
The Crown Princess turned her head and showed an extremely complicated expression, which included resentment and infatuation, bitterness and regret.
But no matter what, Xu Zun could see that Li Xun was right, the crown princess was most likely the queen mother's daughter!
It seems that he was very wise in not choosing to deal with her privately.
"I'm not like my father," the prince continued, "I would rather give it a try, so when Xuanmen came to me, I agreed to them!"
oh?
Here comes the point!
Xu Zun quickly put away other thoughts and listened carefully.
"Master Xu guessed well," the prince said, "I have connections with Xuanmen and Tianlong Inn, so I finalized a plan with the Queen.
"Xuanmen launched a heavenly catastrophe in the Holy City, and I took the opportunity to go to the East China Sea as an envoy and used a sea monster attack to avoid detection.
"When things are done, Xuanmen will push me to a high position," the prince glanced at Kong Zhen, "and Her Royal Highness the Queen will also become the King of the East China Sea with the help of Daxuan!
"It's a pity that the sky will not stop her, alas!" Li Xun sighed heavily, "Xuanmen's plan still failed. I can only fake death and escape, and live here temporarily, waiting for a comeback in the future."
"Oh..." Xu Zun nodded, "So, you will join forces with Hei Bo Yu to kill the frigate sailors who rebelled with you and sink the ship in Whale Bay.
"The prince's methods are cruel enough!"
"There is no way," Li Xun said, "Only by letting the outside world confirm that the Daxuan Mission has indeed encountered the Kraken, can I have a chance of evading her pursuit.
"So, no evidence can be left behind!"
Li Xun spoke calmly, but it showed his ruthlessness even more.
"Your Highness," Xu Zun realized that Li Xunmoji had not stated the real point for a long time, so he had to ask, "I don't understand, since the Queen Mother looks at you so closely, how on earth do you interact with Xuanmen?
Has anyone gotten in touch with Tianlong Inn?"
"We can only change to different connectors," Li Xun replied without concealment, "and they are the ones who come to me every time."
This sentence doesn't hurt or itch, it's just like I didn't say it.
"Shouldn't it?" Xu Zun expressed doubt, "How do you know that the contact person is not lying to you?"
"One is a token and the other is a password," Li Xun smiled faintly and said, "I understand what Mr. Xu means, you want to know who is in contact with me on the Xuanmen side, right?
"This is no longer a secret, it's Mr. Li Ren of Lushan!"
oh?
Xu Zun was slightly startled. This answer seemed reasonable, but there was something wrong with it.
"Li Ren?" Xu Zun asked, "So, he is the Heavenly Lord of Xuanmen?"
"Master Xu, don't pretend to be confused while pretending to understand," Kong Zhen echoed from the side, "Tianlong Inn's reputation is not in vain. You and the internal guards tried the Tianjia case together, how can you not be clear?
"We even know that without you, the Heavenly Tribulation would have been..."
"Master Xu," who knew that before Kong Zhen could finish speaking, Li Xun suddenly interrupted and said loudly to Xu Zun, "Xuanmen is just an organization created and used by Li Ren. It's hard for Lushan Gong to devote himself to running it for our Li family.
So many years.”
"So..." Xu Zun narrowed his eyes, "Li Ren is really the Xuanmen Tianzun?"
"Why," a strange smile appeared at the corner of Li Xun's mouth, "Do you still have any doubts about this matter?
"Master Lushan is proficient in the art of makeup and found a substitute early in the morning, so he had the opportunity to contact me.
"Originally, he wanted to contact my father, but my father's courage really worried him, so he finally chose me!"
Hearing this, Xu Zun said nothing, his eyes were still full of suspicion.
"Yes," Li Xun saw that Xu Zun didn't believe it and continued, "The Queen Mother has many eyes and ears, and I am the one to be wary of, so it is impossible for me not to be discovered without some means!
"So, if I want to avoid the eyes and ears, I have only one way, and that is to seek help from the inner guards."
"Bi Sheng," Xu Zun said, "is this Bi Sheng, leader of the inner guard Zuoge?"
"Bi Sheng has surrendered," Li Xun nodded slightly and added with a playful look, "But Bi Sheng only cares about information and not actions. He is only responsible for providing us with information.
"When it comes to action, we need more powerful support!"
ah?
Hearing this, Xu Zun's heart skipped a beat and he felt hairy all over his body.
"Yes," Li Xun said, "Actually, the two cabinet leaders on the left and right are our people! Otherwise, we would not be able to complete such a complicated plan under the eyes of the inner guards."
"No," Xu Zun blurted out subconsciously, "It can't be Cai Kun. I was with him throughout the entire period of Operation Heavenly Tribulation. Your Highness, do you want to drag a few more people into this?"
However, as Xu Zun said this, his mind recalled the incident at Xinye County Yamen:
At that time, the internal guards led by Cai Kun had subdued the fake Qiu Yongnian, but Cai Kun insisted on giving the fake Qiu Yongnian a kaleidoscope tattoo, which caused the fake Qiu Yongnian to break free. Could it be...
"Master Xu," Li Xun said quietly, "Given the embarrassing situation I am in now, do I still need to talk nonsense to you?
"It is true that Bi Sheng is a close confidant of the Queen Mother, but he understands the righteousness and does not want me, Daxuan, to fall into the hands of others.
"And Cai Kun, the leader of Cai Pavilion, was an undercover agent assigned to the Queen Mother a long time ago!
"He has always played an important role when Duke Lushan founded Xuanmen." Li Xun looked at Xu Zun and said, "Now you understand, the real deity of Xuanmen is Cai Kun!!!"
"Ah? This..." Xu Zun was really shocked by this unexpected information.
"So," the prince said through gritted teeth, "Cai Kun is now the chief of internal security, and a new plan is being brewed. We still have a chance!"
