Unraveling the Story

Upon seeing the message from Number Three, everyone fell silent for a moment, and it wasn't hard to understand what Number Three meant.

Compared to Chu Yuanzhen, Registered Disciple the Human Sect, Li Miaozhen, the Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Sect, and Xu Qi'an, who appears to be Wei Yuan's loyal dog but is actually his son, and who appears to be a crude martial artist but is actually a disciple of Dean Zhao Shou in seclusion.

Hengyuan No. 6 is clearly a grasshopper that can be crushed with a flick of the wrist.

It's not surprising that Emperor Yuanjing sent people to deal with him.

[Six: Number Three is right, that's what I think too. I've always been kind to others and have never offended anyone except the Emperor.]

[Four: Master Hengyuan, you can leave the capital after dawn. I will keep an eye on the Health Preservation Hall for you. They are after you; if you are not at the Health Preservation Hall, the children and the elderly will be safe.]

Chu Yuanzhen offered reasonable suggestions.

At this moment, Number One, who hadn't been active in the Earth Book chat group for a long time, suddenly sent a message: [His Majesty wants to deal with you, but he just lacks a reason. Perhaps out of consideration for Luo Yuheng, he hasn't taken the initiative to make things difficult for you.]

[If you behave yourself, he'll turn a blind eye. But if you get involved, you're likely to face his retaliation. The same applies to the Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Sect. I don't recommend you get involved.]

[Part Two: That damned Emperor Yuanjing, once I reach the first rank, I'll go to the capital and assassinate him.]

Miaozhen, what you said is exactly the same as what I used to say every day in my past life, "I'll start dieting tomorrow." It's always just talk. Xu Qi'an thought to himself.

Li Miaozhen possessed the combat strength of a fourth-rank official, making it impossible for her to even enter the imperial palace. By the time she reached the first rank, she would have already severed all worldly ties of love and hate, and would no longer have any thoughts of killing the emperor.

Surprisingly, Number One ignored Li Miaozhen's disrespectful insults and continued to pass on a message: [I will send someone to keep an eye on the Health Preservation Hall, well, just to help keep an eye on things.]

It was limited to keeping an eye on things; that is, no matter what happened, they wouldn't intervene. Everyone understood what Number One meant and could understand.

The number one person is a member of the imperial court; he or she cannot openly oppose Emperor Yuanjing. If Emperor Yuanjing catches them in the act, they could be in serious trouble.

After concluding the internal meeting of the Heaven and Earth Society, Xu Qi'an put away the fragments of the Earth Book, glanced at Zhong Li curled up on the small couch with her round, plump cheeks up, and couldn't help but think of Yang Qianhuan.

How did Senior Brother Yang get through it back then?

Did that painful past experience shape his current penchant for showing off in public?

If that's the case, will Senior Sister Zhong end up like that in the future?

After imagining Zhong Li's future style, Xu Qi'an thought that "no pain, no gain," so Senior Sister Zhong should continue to endure hardship.

"Master Hengyuan will be in some trouble soon. His cultivation is not weak, but he has not yet reached the fourth rank. Yet he has been involved in such a high-level conflict. Speaking of which, within the Heaven and Earth Society, apart from Number One whose identity is unknown, Number Six Hengyuan is the most unremarkable."

"Master Jinlian must have brought him into the Heaven and Earth Society for a reason. I just don't know what special skills Master Hengyuan has. Bah, special skills."

"I haven't felt anything special yet, but it's truly pitiful. My junior brother, whom I raised since childhood, was murdered, and he doesn't fit in at Qinglong Temple."

Lost in thought, he drifted off to sleep.

In the latter half of the night, a bolt of lightning suddenly streaked across the sky, illuminating the world. This was followed by a deafening clap of thunder.

Xu Qi'an suddenly woke up and sat up.

Zhong Li was also awakened by the thunder. She raised her head, looking around cautiously like a wary little rabbit.

Then, through her bright, jewel-like eyes and disheveled hair, she saw Xu Qi'an quickly put on his shoes, get out of bed, and light the candle on the table. The warm orange glow brought a soft light to the room.

crackling

Summer downpours come fiercely, pounding against the rooftops and windows with a loud crackling sound.

The whole world was filled with the sound of rain.

In the dead of summer night, a torrential downpour raged outside, but inside, all was quiet and peaceful, the candlelight dim and the atmosphere warm. Zhong Li couldn't help but shift her waist slightly, looking at the man sitting at the table, feeling a sense of security for no apparent reason.

Xu Qi'an's mood was completely different. He sat on the table, opened the blue book that Fuxiang had left him, and his mind was filled with only two words: Holy crap!

He knew what the next story was about.

The Sangbo case!

The Sangbo case involved the involvement and planning of the Demon Race. From Fuxiang's perspective, he can see more, including details and inside stories that he cannot see.

The Sangbo case was one in which Fuxiang was heavily involved.

The tiger is a mountain beast, the king of the jungle, and the sick tiger is a metaphor for Emperor Yuanjing.

The fox that lures small animals refers to Pingyuanbo, who controlled a human trafficking organization.

The Earl of Pingyuan's ambition grew, so he colluded with the Liang faction to murder Princess Pingyang, dealing a heavy blow to Prince Yu and causing him to withdraw from the competition for the position of Minister of War.

Therefore, the noble little white rabbit refers to Princess Pingyang.

"The tiger chose to turn a blind eye and protect the fox. It turns out Emperor Yuanjing knew everything. He knew everything," Xu Qi'an murmured.

"The wise monkey king refers to Wei Yuan, yes, absolutely Wei Yuan."

Xu Qi'an recalled a trivial detail he had overlooked before: after the death of the Earl of Pingyuan, Wei Yuan immediately sent the Nightwatchers to arrest the minor leader of the Ya Zi organization, and the speed of the action was surprising.

At that time, Xu Qi'an also marveled at Wei Yuan's superb skills and the Nightwatchers's outstanding abilities.

Looking back now, Wei Yuan had actually been investigating the Marquis of Pingyuan and the Yazi organization for a long time.

The horror lies in the details.

To prevent the truth from being revealed, the tiger decided to kill the bear to silence it, so it had the python tell the black bear that the bear's cubs had been eaten by the fox.

"Heng Hui is not the black bear, because Heng Hui was also a victim of Pingyuan Earl. He knows who his enemy is and doesn't need the python to tell him. Besides, the black bear killed the fox, not the entire fox family."

"So who killed the fox, Earl Pingyuan? It was Hengyuan. The black bear was Hengyuan, and the black bear's cub was Henghui. Hengyuan broke into Earl Pingyuan's residence to investigate Henghui's disappearance and killed him."

Xu Qi'an shuddered, because he had uncovered another layer of truth in the Sangbo case, no, another layer of truth in the case of Princess Pingyang's murder.

The case of Princess Pingyang was a bargaining chip in the collaboration between the Demon Race and the former Ministry of Rites, and Fuxiang's identity allowed her to see the inside story that others could not.

Fuxiang uses the story as a vehicle to convey two pieces of information to him: First, the Earl of Pingyuan is manipulating a human trafficking organization and is serving Emperor Yuanjing.

Second, Emperor Yuanjing was "sick" and needed to "eat" constantly.

"Besides the late emperor's daily records, I have another lead in investigating Emperor Yuanjing. But the Earl of Pingyuan is dead, and his entire family was killed. How can I break through this lead?"

Hengyuan?!

Xu Qi'an's body trembled.

He returned to the bedside and pulled out the fragments of the Earth Book from under the pillow. His movements were somewhat hasty, causing quite a commotion, which startled Zhong Li, who looked up again.

Xu Qi'an used his fingers instead of a pen to convey the message:

[Three: Master Hengyuan, I have a question for you.]

There was no response; the Earth Book chat group was completely silent, and Hengyuan did not respond.

Xu Qi'an's face turned pale.

P. S.: I took the bus home today, which delayed my update. This chapter will be shorter.