Early the next morning, it was just dawn.
Yao Qing walked straight to Zhou Qi's yard.
Outside the door, Yao Qing clicked the door.
The door opened, and the boy at the door saw him coming and was about to make an announcement, but he raised his hand to stop him.
The boy understood, stepped aside to get out of the way, and whispered, "Mr. Zhou hasn't come out yet."
Yao Qing nodded, stepped into the courtyard gate, passed through the front yard, and walked to the backyard door.
He raised his hand, hesitated for a moment, then knocked on the door and spoke.
"Yao Qing, please see Mr. Zhou."
After the words fell, the courtyard was quiet for a while.
Then the door opened from the inside.
Zhou Qi stood inside the door, wearing a gray robe, his hair tied up casually, and his aura was restrained like an ordinary person.
His eyes swept across Yao Qing's face, fell on those white hairs, and paused for a moment.
A month and a half ago, Yao Qing's head was still black, but now, those white hairs were particularly dazzling in the morning light.
Zhou Qi didn't joke or ask any questions.
Step aside. "Come in."
The two sat down in the hall.
The boy has been waiting in the hospital for a month and a half, and he knows that Mr. Zhou doesn't like being served personally.
After bringing the tea, he exited and closed the door behind him.
"Mr. Zhou, have you ever made a breakthrough?" Yao Qing took a sip of tea and talked without opening a word.
"Well, luckily I had some insights."
Zhou Qi didn't make his words too clear, so it's not easy to reveal his true strength.
After all, I went from Foundation Establishment, Sixth Layer to Foundation Establishment, Ninth Layer in one month, and no one would think it was normal.
Yao Qing was secretly shocked and broke through again.
Can this still be described as a genius?
The emperor's talents are nothing more than this, right?!
Yao Qing sat across from him and tried to digest it for a while.
Then he recounted what happened in the past few days.
From the recovery of the Guiyuan Hall, the poisoning of the Guiyuan Hall pills to resolve the reputation crisis, the death of Liu Wenyuan, and the capture of by Shuntian Prefecture Sun Zhonghe, I was rejected when I went to Shuntian Prefecture to see people, and I was blocked again when I went to Liu Residence. My old friends were all avoiding me, and I talked to each other in a calm manner, as if talking about other people's affairs.
But the bitterness in his expression revealed that Yao Qing was not as calm as he appeared.
"The forty-year relationship network Yao Ke has built in Yongjing prevents anyone from contacting me. I have no chance to find out the truth."
Yao Qing looked silent after saying this.
The courtyard also fell into silence.
Zhou Qi looked at him and suddenly said, "Guiyuan Hall is dead."
Yao Qing was stunned.
Zhou Qi leaned back in his chair, his tone unchanged. "Even if there is irrefutable evidence that Liu Wenyuan's death had nothing to do with the Guiyuan Hall, his reputation has been ruined. People will only remember 'Guiyuan Hall ate people to death' and will not remember the subsequent clarification."
"It doesn't matter what the truth is, what matters is what people believe."
This statement is straightforward and leaves no room for error.
Yao Qing was silent for a moment and asked, "What does Mr. Zhou mean?"
Zhou Qi picked up the tea cup and took a sip. "Don't worry, you first need to figure out how far you want me to go."
Yao Qing thought for a while, and then said after a moment:
"If Guiyuan Hall cannot be saved, then just keep Treasure Pavilion."
Zhou Qi smiled, shook his head and put down the water glass.
Yao Qing looked at Zhou Qi's expression and couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Zhou, do you have any other ideas?"
"The first task is to find out the cause of Liu Wenyuan's death."
Zhou Qi looked at Yao Qing with bright eyes.
"This step is the beginning of all your counterattacks."
"As for what you said, just keep Treasure Pavilion..." Zhou Qi shook his head, "That's the last resort."
When Yao Qing saw the confident Zhou Qi, a glimmer of hope flashed in his eyes. "What's the best solution?"
Zhou Qi looked at him and said word by word, "Turn over the table."
"Yao Ke doesn't follow the rules, and Yao Jingyi is still protecting you, so don't even eat this meal!"
Yao Qing did not answer the call.
He never thought of taking this step.
This has been taught since childhood, to always consider Lineage.
Just like our education, we have been taught to be polite and civilized since childhood.
But is this really the case when entering society?
Will your politeness and civility really bring others to treat you sincerely?
Most likely not.
Some things that are not going well, if you are reasonable, will often not go as smoothly as going crazy.
Zhou Qi continued, holding out two fingers. "Two benefits."
"First, find out the truth and expose Yao Ke's murder of Liu Wenyuan. From the Guiyuan Hall's elixir case to the Yao Family's internal struggle, people like to see this more."
"Second, let Yao Jingyi have a headache. His beloved eldest son killed a fifth-grade official. If he can't cover it up, he can no longer protect Yao Ke."
After speaking, he picked up the teacup and took a sip slowly.
Yao Qing was silent for a long time.
The hall was so quiet that you could hear the birds chirping outside the window.
Zhou Qi didn't push him, he just sat there and waited for him to think clearly.
Zhou Qi has finished drinking the tea, Yao Qing is still thinking there.
He couldn't see such an indecisive person, so he asked, "Why, you can't be cruel?"
Yao Qing raised his head, a trace of ruthlessness Zhou Qi had never seen flashed in his eyes. "It's done, please help me, Mr. Zhou."
These words were spoken very strongly, as if I had finally made up my mind.
Zhou Qi nodded, stood up, and patted the dust on his clothes.
"Okay, I'll do it today."
"Mr. Zhou, do you need any help?"
"No need," Zhou Qi thought of something and said again, "Give me a Xuan-level sword and a Xuan-level sword technique."
His Cold-Iron Saber has long been out of date.
With his current strength, even if Spiritual Qi is instilled with all his strength, Cold-Iron Saber will crack after even a quarter of an hour.
Yao Qing was stunned for a moment, but then he looked ashamed. "This is Yao Qing's fault."
"I have always thought that Mr. Zhou is very powerful, and Cultivation Method is the one who will not be missing."
"Cultivation Method and weapons are easy to talk about. Yao Qing will definitely help you find the best one!"
Zhou Qi nodded but did not answer.
Yao Qing stood up, bowed and clasped his fists. "I will make arrangements right away. The knife and Cultivation Method will be delivered in a moment."
Then strode away.
The footsteps passed through the front yard, exited the courtyard gate, and soon disappeared under the corridor.
Yao Qing arranged it quickly as expected.
Void-Return Fist has learned it perfectly, but there is no one to fight with, so the use of boxing techniques is a bit uninteresting.
Before Zhou Qi finished a complete set of boxing skills in the hospital, Yao Qing left and returned.
The courtyard door was pushed open.
Yao Qing is holding a long wooden box in his hand.
"Mr. Zhou." Yao Qing approached and handed over the wooden box with a hint of apology on his face, "I found the weapons and martial arts skills you wanted."
Zhou Qi closed his fist, took the wooden box, and opened it.
A long black knife lay quietly inside.
The blade is long and slender, and the edge glows with a dark cold light. It is not as bright as ordinary swords, but instead like a pool of stagnant water, absorbing all the light.
The handle of the knife is wrapped with Deep Blue colored silk thread, which feels slightly astringent and is extremely non-slip.
It is very heavy to start with, more than three times heavier than Cold-Iron Saber.
System Panel pop--
[Item: Dark Moon Saber]
[Grade: Middle Profound Grade]
[Effect: Sharpness +70%, Armor Breaking +60%, Spiritual Power Conductivity +50%, with weak Gang breaking effect]
Zhou Qi held the knife and poured in Spiritual Power. The blade trembled slightly and made a low buzzing sound, like some kind of sleeping beast being awakened.
He waved his hand casually, and the sword light left a shallow black arc in the air, which took two breaths to dissipate.
It is more than one level better than Cold-Iron Saber.
"Good knife." Zhou Qi sheathed the knife.
Seeing that he was satisfied, Yao Qing breathed a sigh of relief and took out two thin booklets from the box and handed them over, "These are two books on Upper Profound Tier's martial arts, one on sword skills, and one on Movement Method. I searched through the library in the house, and these are the best I can find."
"Further up, there are not many people in the mansion, but they are all in the hands of father..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhou Qi waved his hand to indicate that it was okay.
Zhou Qi took the booklet and flipped through it.
The first one, <Wind-Thunder Saber Technique>.
Upper Profound Tier, the sword is as powerful as wind and thunder, fierce and domineering.
The second book, <Nine-Heavens Step>.
Upper Profound Tier, Movement Method speed +100%, dodge +80%, you can temporarily walk in the air after practicing to perfection.
Zhou Qi's eyes lit up slightly.
Walking in the air is a rare ability even Foundation Establishment Realm has.