Seeing Three’s message, everyone fell silent for a moment, understanding his words.
Compared to Chu Yuan Zhen, the nominal disciple of the Human Sect, Li Miao Zhen, the Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Sect, and Xu Qi An, who was ostensibly Wei Yuan’s loyal dog but his son, and appeared to be a crude warrior but was the secluded disciple of Academy Head Zhao Shou.
Six, Heng Yuan, was an ant that could be crushed at will.
It wasn’t surprising that Emperor Yuan Jing sent people to deal with him.
[Six: Three is correct, this poor monk thinks the same. This monk has been kind to others, and besides the Emperor, has not offended anyone else.]
[Four: Master Heng Yuan, you can leave the capital after daybreak. I’ll keep an eye on the Health Hall for you. Their target is you. If you’re not at the Health Hall, the children and elderly won’t be in danger.]
Chu Yuan Zhen offered a reasonable suggestion.
At this moment, One, who hadn’t appeared in the Earth Book chat group for a long time, suddenly transmitted: [His Majesty wants to deal with you, but similarly lacks a reason. He might be holding back for Luo Yu Heng’s sake, not actively making things difficult for you.
[If you keep a low profile, he’ll turn a blind eye. But if you get involved in this matter, you might incur his retaliation. The same goes for the Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Sect. I don’t advise you to intervene.]
[Two: Damn that Yuan Jing, wait until this old lady reaches the first rank, I’ll enter the capital and stab him to death.]
Miao Zhen, ah, your words are just like my “I’ll start dieting tomorrow” that I used to say every day in my past life. It’s always just talk… Xu Qi An complained inwardly.
Li Miao Zhen had fourth-rank combat power, she couldn’t even break into the imperial palace. By the time she reached the first rank, she would have cut off all worldly love and hate, and wouldn’t think about killing the emperor anymore.
Unexpectedly, One ignored Li Miao Zhen’s disrespectful cursing and continued to transmit: [I’ll send someone to keep an eye on the Health Hall. Hmm, limited to just keeping an eye on it.]
Limited to just keeping an eye on it, meaning that no matter what happens, they won’t intervene… Everyone understood One’s meaning and could understand it.
One was a court official, he (or she) couldn’t openly oppose Emperor Yuan Jing. If Emperor Yuan Jing caught any slip-ups in this matter, it could lead to serious trouble.
After concluding the internal meeting of the Heaven and Earth Society, Xu Qi An put away the Earth Book fragment and glanced at Zhong Li, curled up on the small couch with her round peach-like bottom raised. He couldn’t help but think of Yang Qian Huan.
How did Senior Brother Yang get through it back then?
Was it that unmentionable life experience that shaped his current personality of loving to show off in front of others?
If so, would Fifth Junior Sister Zhong be like that in the future?
Imagining Zhong Li’s future style, Xu Qi An felt that suffering breeds success, so it might be better for Fifth Junior Sister to continue suffering.
“Master Heng Yuan will face some trouble soon. His cultivation isn’t weak, but he’s still not at the fourth rank, yet he’s involved in such high-level conflicts. Come to think of it, within the Heaven and Earth Society, aside from One whose identity is unknown, Six, Heng Yuan is the most ordinary…
“Daoist Jin Lian must have had a reason for bringing him into the Heaven and Earth Society. I just don’t know what special talents… no, special qualities Master Heng Yuan has.
“I haven’t sensed anything special yet, but he’s truly pitiful. His junior brother, whom he raised since childhood, was killed, and he doesn’t fit in at the Azure Dragon Temple…”
As he was thinking, he fell into a deep sleep.
In the middle of the night, suddenly a flash of lightning lit up the sky, illuminating everything. It was followed by a deafening thunderclap.
Xu Qi An woke up with a start, sitting up.
Zhong Li was also awakened by the thunder. She raised her head, like an alert little rabbit, looking around nervously.
Then, through her messy hair, and her eyes, black and bright like jewels, saw Xu Qi An quickly put on his shoes and get out of bed. He lit the candle on the table, and a warm orange glow brought a faint light to the room.
Pitter-patter…
The summer storm came fiercely, beating on the roof, on the windows, making a pattering sound.
The whole world was filled with the sound of rain.
In the deep of the summer night, outside was a heavy downpour, but inside was quiet and peaceful. The candlelight was dim, the tone warm. Zhong Li couldn’t help but wiggle her waist, looking at the man sitting by the table, feeling inexplicably safe.
Xu Qi An’s mood was completely different. Sitting at the table, he spread open the blue book that Floating Fragrance had left him, with only two words in his mind: Holy shit!
He knew what the story at the end was about now.
The Sang Po case!
The Sang Po case involved the demon clan’s participation and planning. From Floating Fragrance’s perspective, she could see more things, details, and inside information that he couldn’t see.
The Sang Po case was the one that Floating Fragrance was heavily involved in.
The tiger is the king of beasts in the mountains and jungle. That sick tiger was a metaphor for Emperor Yuan Jing.
The fox luring small animals referred to Marquis Ping Yuan, who controlled the Tooth organization and trafficked humans.
Marquis Ping Yuan’s ambition grew, so he colluded with the Liang party, killed Princess Ping Yang, and dealt a heavy blow to Prince Yu, making him withdraw from the competition for the position of Minister of War.
So, the noble little white rabbit referred to Princess Ping Yang.
“The tiger chose to turn a blind eye, covering for the fox… So Emperor Yuan Jing knew everything, he knew it all…” Xu Qi An muttered.
“The wise monkey king refers to Wei Yuan, yes, it must be Wei Yuan.”
Xu Qi An recalled a previously overlooked, insignificant detail. After Marquis Ping Yuan’s death, Wei Yuan immediately sent the Night Watchers to capture the small leaders of the Tooth organization. The swiftness of the action was surprising.
At that time, Xu Qi An had marveled at Wei Yuan’s superior methods and the Night Watchers’ outstanding abilities.
Now thinking about it, Wei Yuan must have been investigating Marquis Ping Yuan and the Tooth organization long before.
The horror lies in the details…
“To prevent the matter from being exposed, the tiger decided to silence people. So it had the python tell the black bear that the fox had eaten its cub.”
“Heng Hui isn’t the black bear, because Heng Hui was also a victim of Marquis Ping Yuan. He knew who his enemy was, and didn’t need the python to tell him. Moreover, the black bear killed the fox, not the fox’s entire family.”
“So who killed the fox, Marquis Ping Yuan? It was Heng Yuan. The black bear is Heng Yuan, and the black bear’s cub is Heng Hui. To investigate Heng Hui’s disappearance, Heng Yuan broke into Marquis Ping Yuan’s mansion and killed him.”
Xu Qi An shuddered because he had uncovered another layer of truth in the Sang Po case, no, in the case of Princess Ping Yang’s murder.
The Princess Ping Yang case was a bargaining chip for cooperation between the demon clan and the former Minister of Rites. And Floating Fragrance’s identity… That’s why she could see the inside information that others couldn’t.
Floating Fragrance used the story as a carrier to tell him two pieces of information: First, Marquis Ping Yuan’s manipulation of the human trafficking organization was in service of Emperor Yuan Jing.
Second, Emperor Yuan Jing was “sick” and needed to constantly “feed.”
“Besides the former emperor’s daily records, I now have another clue to investigate Emperor Yuan Jing. But Marquis Ping Yuan is already dead, his entire family killed. How can I break through from this lead?”
Heng Yuan?!
Xu Qi An’s body shook.
He returned to the bedside again, feeling for the Earth Book fragment under his pillow. His movements were a bit rushed, causing quite a disturbance, startling Zhong Li to raise her head again.
Xu Qi An used his finger as a pen and transmitted:
[Three: Master Heng Yuan, I have something to ask you.]
There was no response. The Earth Book chat group was silent, Heng Yuan didn’t respond.
Xu Qi An’s face turned pale.