Huang Xiao and Dugu Sheng carried Duan Ying back to Kaifeng City using their lightness skills all the way, arriving before nightfall.
Since Huang Xiao was now an Arrest Sage, a man of distinguished rank and standing, he had a residence within the Six Gates.
Constables of the Six Gates guarded the place. Anyone who came here to kill would be challenging the entire Six Gates, as well as the Imperial Court.
Here, Dugu Sheng could finally rest easy. At least Duan Ying was safe.
After lightly tapping several points on Duan Ying's body, Huang Xiao laid him flat on the bed.
Afterward, Huang Xiao and Duan Ying went to the table in the outer room and sat down.
After pouring Duan Ying a cup of tea, Huang Xiao said, "Can you tell me now? What exactly happened?"
"Someone wanted Brother Duan dead," Dugu Sheng said after taking a sip of tea.
"That much I could see. Who was it?" Huang Xiao asked.
"From what I learned, they were probably descendants of the former Emperor Wenjing," Dugu Sheng said.
"Emperor Wenjing? Duan Siying?" Huang Xiao asked in some surprise.
"That's right, Duan Siying's descendants. You should know that the current emperor of the Dali Kingdom comes from Emperor Taizong's line," Dugu Sheng said.
Dugu Sheng then told Huang Xiao everything he knew about the situation.
Huang Xiao nodded. The situation in the Dali Kingdom bore some resemblance to that of Great Song.
Back then, Dali's founding Emperor Taizu, Duan Siping, had passed the throne to his son, Duan Siying. Yet within a year, Duan Siying had been deposed and made a monk. The man who succeeded him was Duan Siping's younger brother, Duan Siliang. He had deposed his nephew and crowned himself emperor, becoming Emperor Taizong.
Much the same had