"Kill in Secret"

Jian Zhongyi's affairs had always concerned Liang Qu. During his half month in the Imperial Capital, he had tried asking around.

Unfortunately, Wei Lin and Xu Yuelong, the two people in the know, had left the Imperial Capital for Pingyang one after the other just before he arrived.

As for the others...

Even Meng Qiang, a Feather Forest Army captain, was not quite sure! The matter had been suppressed.

Perhaps the Jian Family had pulled some strings.

Back when Ping Yang Town had been dissolved and converted into a county, Jian Zhongyi had been dropped in to take office. That alone proved that the Jian Family possessed not only three Perfected Elephant Grandmasters, but considerable political power as well.

Perhaps the court feared that the Great Snow Mountain affair would cause panic.

The small-scale war in the Northern Court had never ceased, while the Southern Border had a False Dragon. If the Great Snow Mountain matter were exposed as well, it would not only draw the Great Snow Mountain's attention, but make more ambitious men believe they had an opportunity to exploit.

At the very least, Liang Qu believed the Ghost Mother Sect would seize the chance to make a move. Pingyang Prefecture would no longer remain peaceful.

Or perhaps it was both.

The Northern Court, Southern Border, Ghost Mother Sect, and Great Snow Mountain were not allies, but when it came to dealing with Da Shun, they stood in remarkable accord.

"As a man of Pingyang, it is only natural for Lord Liang to care about this matter. Even if it is not discussed now, once you return to Pingyang Prefecture and find Lord Xu, you will learn of it all the same." Eunuch Li laid the groundwork. "The Jian Family is still running about and working connections, but