Chapter 123 I'll Give You a Ride
When Zhang Chenbao was captured, the battle on the other side also came to an end.
Lin Jiantao and Huo Jian captured the man, took a silver needle and inserted it into his Fengfu acupoint, sealing his Du meridian and all his powerful skills.
The crazy swordsman finally calmed down, and Lin Jiantao appeared in the dark and reunited with everyone.
The long sword slid back into the scabbard.
Lin Jiantao strode forward and said, "Li Yihong, the leader of the Giant Whale Gang, was a fourth-level Dharma image. He disappeared three months ago. The young leader of the Giant Whale Gang said he was in seclusion. I didn't expect that he would fall into your hands... From the looks of him, he must have been poisoned by the [Ghost Control Pill] of the Japanese Xu Fu lineage."
"The body is dark blue like a ghost, and the eyes are bloodshot. These are all signs of being poisoned by the Ghost Control Pill."
Qi Shizhou nodded and said, "In the past, the alchemist Xu Fu under the command of the First Emperor sailed to Yingzhou and introduced this recipe to Japan. It uses a deadly poison to blend the yin and yang energies, making living people like zombies, obedient to his will. There are not many people in Japan who can make this kind of thing."
"Li Yihong is not an ordinary person. It seems that something big has happened to the Giant Whale Gang..."
After Zhao Wumian finished speaking, he grabbed Zhang Chenbao and threw him aside: "Old Qi, I'll leave this man to you to interrogate. I can't search his soul, so as not to give people excuses."
Qi Shizhou understood what he meant.
Yu Tongyuan dared to target me, so I must settle the account!
Zhang Chenbao may know some inside information, so if the plaintiff Zhao Wumian keeps a distance from the witness, it will make other people shut up.
"Report!"
A centurion in brocade uniforms came running over from a distance, approached and clasped his fists: "My three lords, the demons attacked the workshop of the Ministry of Industry, two people were killed on the spot, and Lord Zhou captured a female ninja..."
Zhang Chenbao felt hopeless in an instant.
"very good."
Lin Jiantao said, "Old Qi, you escort Zhang Chen to the imperial prison and search his soul to find out the whole story! I will take Li Yihong back to the government office to report to the governor and ask the imperial physician to see if he can be saved. As for Lord Zhao, search these people to see if there are any important clues."
"it is good."
The two men nodded, and Lin Jiantao took his men away first. Qi Shizhou crippled Zhang Chenbao's power and took him back to the Zhenfusi Prison.
Zhao Wumian jumped back to Tao Zhufang. Shen Weiyang had recovered her eyesight, and Huo Jian was by her side protecting her.
"Are your eyes better?"
"much better."
Shen Weiyang rubbed his eyes and said, "What a strange sword technique. The sword suddenly emits a strong light that makes it hard for me to open my eyes."
Huo Jian pondered and said, "This should be the Phantom Sword from Japan."
Zhao Wumian: “…”
Huo Jian said: "This sword technique has some origins with Mingjian Villa. It is said that during the Northern Song Dynasty, there were two brothers in the Pei family who competed for glory. Both of them were qualified to comprehend the unique skill "Blue Lotus Sword Song" left by Li Bai. It happened that the three surnames rotated every twenty years. Whoever could become the head of the family would be the owner of Mingjian Villa. One of them was defeated, not only lost the position of head of the family and the owner of the villa, but also lost the opportunity to comprehend "Blue Lotus Sword Song", and fled to Japan in anger.
He created the unique skill "Phantom Sword" based on the remaining sword moves he had observed in the past. The essence of this move is the same as Li Bai's "Dancing in the setting sun to compete for glory". The sun enters the sword shadow, and the shadow covers all directions. It is a very exquisite and superior martial art to seize the opportunity to kill the enemy. This blind man can master it, which is considered to be an extraordinary talent. If Lord Lin had not hidden in the dark, only using the Qi to sense the surroundings and ignoring the strong light, they really had a chance to kidnap the young lady. "
"I see……"
Shen Weiyang thought that she had relied too much on the Light Escape Technique in the past. Once she couldn't use it, she would be in danger. She had to work hard to cultivate in the future. Even if she couldn't keep up with Zhao Wumian, she couldn't drag him down...
The corner of Zhao Wumian's eyes twitched. This is really a good way to sew!
But despite all the complaints, this martial art is still quite powerful when used to catch people off guard.
Zhao Wumian looked around and found the Qiankun bags left by the four people, among which was Xian Meng Shilang's.
"Phantom Sword" has always been passed down from generation to generation in Japan. There are sword skills secrets in the bag, as well as an internal skill called "Xiri Jue" that matches the sword skills. It is written in Chinese characters and has annotations in Japanese.
It should have been left by the master of the Pei family.
The room was in a mess. Zhao Wumian asked Shen Weiyang to go and rest first. He led everyone to clean up the battlefield to see if there were any other clues. At this time, he really missed Bao Buyi and Chen Xuanli. These two people were on duty with Chang Mao and it would take a while for them to come back...
Shen Weiyang returned to the room, and Huo Jian brought the craftsmen from the Shen Mansion to repair the Tao Zhu Fang.
Zhao Wumian and the Jinyiwei dealt with the battlefield.
He quickly searched the bags of the four people. He did not kill the people himself, so he had to hand them over after searching.
There is nothing good on insects, just junk like insect eggs and insect medicines.
Xian Meng Julang is now a pure swordsman. He has nothing else except his sword. The samurai sword named "White Night" is the most precious one. It is a top-notch sword among the Xuan-level ones and has great power.
There are many pills and talismans on Kashiwagamaru's body, including several letters written by Kikuchi Taketomo, the head of the Kikuchi clan, the Southern Dynasty general of Japan, to Fujiwara Genma.
Zhao Wumian understood Japanese, and in addition to greetings, the letter urged him to dominate Kou Island as soon as possible, occupy the shipping lines, plunder the Central Plains for wealth, natural treasures, and secret weapons, and escort them to Japan.
"You bastard, you think a lot."
Zhao Wumian sneered and threw the letter aside. There was no specific plan on it, only strategic tasks.
The last bag belongs to Fujiwara Genma.
Zhao Wumian found something inside - [Ghost Control Pill]. This pill was purple with a hint of red, had a strange fragrance, and had naturally formed golden lines on it.
There was also a letter written to him by Kikuchi Taketoshi's younger brother Kikuchi Takean, which explained the origin of the Ghost-Controlling Pill. It was a pill given to him by the Haneda family, descendants of Xu Fu. There were only two pills that could control the four realms, and he was asked to make good use of them. Li Yihong had already taken one, and the remaining one was in his bag.
This was an unexpected surprise.
Zhao Wumian took out the pill and looked at it carefully: "This thing can be put to good use."
……
Nan'an Marquis Mansion.
Yu Tongyuan has been busy these days presiding over the funeral to bury his sworn brother. He has been running around and is exhausted both physically and mentally. Originally, the task would be completed tonight. With Zhan Ding's cultivation level, if he had taken action, Zhao Wumian would have been crippled if not killed. However, he was always nervous and tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep.
at last.
In the middle of the night, Ren Fu brought new news.
After seeing it, Yu Tongyuan smashed the mahogany table with one palm, his face full of disbelief, shock and anger.
"How can this be?!"
Yu Tongyuan's face turned red and he paced back and forth in a hurry. Zhao Wumian actually escaped under the help of Zhan Ding's dream-entering technique, and conspired with Lin Jiantao and Qi Shizhou to kill the eight people of Ghost Gate!
The gap between the two was so huge, how did he do it? That Zhan Ding was also a waste, he practiced Qi and nourished his spirit for decades, but he couldn't even get the second level of the third realm!
Yu Tongyuan's thoughts were in a mess.
How is Zhan Ding doing now? Will his soul be searched? Will he be exposed?
——Whoever kills the Jinyi Guards shall be guilty of conspiracy and his entire family shall be executed.
The endings of Fei Ju, Lu Zhongheng and others flashed through Yu Tongyuan's mind. He became more and more anxious. He sat down on the chair, beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down his forehead. For a moment, he didn't know what to do.
Ren Fu whispered, "My Lord, what should we do now?"
Should I wait in the mansion for the imperial summons, or flee before I am exposed?
Yu Tongyuan had a confused look on his face. He didn't know whether Zhan Ding was alive or dead, but even if he was dead, with Qi Shizhou around, he was likely to have read the memories in his residual soul and knew the role he played. With this excuse, the Zhenfu Division would arrest him, and when Mao Xiang came back, or asked the monks of the Tianjie Temple to search his soul, he would definitely not be able to escape!
The best option now is to escape quickly before the truth is revealed.
but……
Yu Tongyuan looked at the magnificent mansion of the marquis, recalling the past glory, wealth, fine clothes and delicious food, and high and mighty status. If he escaped, his crimes would be confirmed, and not only would his reputation be ruined, but everything he had in the past would be in vain.
This is the result of decades of military career.
"Damn Zhao Wumian! Damn Zhan Ding!"
Yu Tongyuan's eyes turned red, and he found it difficult to decide whether to leave or stay.
Ren Fu said: "My Lord, you should make preparations early. Qi Shizhou is not an ordinary person. It won't take long to find out. By then, I'm afraid..."
“No!” Yu Tongyuan’s face was grim, he gritted his teeth and said, “Now the Crown Prince is the Regent, there is still room! When Huang Bin sent people to assassinate Zhao Wumian, wasn’t he just dismissed from office and confined to reflect on his mistakes? My sworn brother is dead, and I am the only one left among the Chaohu generals who defected to the emperor! There are still many former Chaohu naval officers in the army, even if it’s just to stabilize the morale of the army... maybe…”
Yu Tongyuan could only try to think positively. He was unwilling to give up his wealth and glory like this.
How did Zhan Ding fail? !
What a waste!
Ren Fu hesitated to speak, and whispered: "My Lord, you are right. The Crown Prince is kind and generous, and may not punish me severely. I am just worried..."
Yu Tongyuan asked: "What are you worried about?"
Ren Fu lowered his voice a little: "I'm worried that Mao Xiang will come back...Does the Marquis still remember Lin Xian?"
Yu Tongyuan certainly remembered the commander of Mingzhou Guard who admitted to colluding with the Japanese in rebellion. It was he who made the three fake letters from Zhao Wumian become real!
This indirectly led to the execution of the entire families of Fei Ju, Lu Zhongheng and Tang Shengzong.
Lin Xian did have some bad deeds, but he did not conspire with Hu Weiyong to rebel. Who could change his mind and make him so readily admit crimes he had not committed, and even be willing to drag the Huaixi nobles into the water even at the cost of being cut into pieces?
Mao Xiang!
A top master of both martial arts and magic in the Pacification Division, and a commander at the top of the four realms.
Only he can make the fake real.
Like Zhao Wumian, he was the one who set up the trap, but other nobles were afraid of his strength and status and did not dare to take action against him.
If there is a first time, there will be a second time. What if he does it again...
Yu Tongyuan's face changed.
Ren Fu continued, "At the beginning, the Marquis of Yichun pushed all the blame onto his adopted son Huang Yunxuan. Huang Yunxuan's fate was witnessed by all. The captain of the Zhenfu Division, Zhou Buer, was beaten with 80 sticks in the court just to send him off. He was beaten to a cripple... You met Zhan Ding directly, and the memory is in Zhan Ding's head. Who else can you push the blame onto?"
Yu Tongyuan's heart skipped a beat.
Zhan Ding was a pirate, and if his confidant came into contact with him, he would not be able to escape. Moreover, it was related to the prescription of [God's Heart-Stirring Pills], and it would be even more troublesome if it was leaked. Besides, Zhan Ding had killed more than a thousand people and had never failed. There was no possibility of failure this time, so he simply met him in person, gave him the prescription, explained, and ensured that everything would go well...
but now……
Yu Tongyuan's face became even uglier.
Ren Fu reminded: "Lu Zhongheng is the emperor's adopted son... Lu Xian is also the original consort of Princess Runing..."
rub!
Yu Tongyuan stood up and was about to speak when he heard the guards come to the door and report: "My Lord, Eunuch Yunqi is here, and he has the Crown Prince's order, asking you to come to the palace immediately, as he has something important to discuss!"
Yu Tong's head was buzzing, his mind went blank, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he sat back in his chair.
Ren Fu hurried forward to support him: "My Lord, now..."
Yu Tongyuan made a prompt decision: "Go! Go quickly!"
The emperor has already killed three marquises and executed their entire families. Will he let me go?
The crown prince is now the regent, and the emperor has not abdicated yet. Once he comes out of seclusion, what is coming cannot be avoided. Now that things have come to this, there is no other way but to go!
After all, Yu Tongyuan was a great general on the battlefield. Once he made up his mind, he acted swiftly and decisively. He quickly packed up his belongings and treasures he had collected over the years, and sneaked out of the marquis' mansion from the backyard under the cover of night. As for his wife and children who were not very good at martial arts, he no longer cared about them.
But before he could leave the main street of the mansion, a feminine voice came to his ears.
"It's the middle of the night. Where is Nan'an Hou going?"
Yun Qi walked out from the shadows with a half-smile on his face. Behind him followed Zhu Biao, who was dressed in bright yellow, the pacification envoy Jiang Huan, the four ministers of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the Azure Dragon Lin Jiantao, the Black Tortoise Qi Shizhou, and Zhao Wumian.
Seeing this scene, Yu Tongyuan's heart trembled, and he forced a smile and said, "The mansion is boring, come out, come out for a walk."
Zhao Wumian smiled and said, "It's really time to leave then."
Yu Tongyuan secretly hated Zhao Wumian and stared at him, "What are you doing here?"
"Of course I'm here to give you a ride."
Zhao Wumian threw away Zhan Ding's body and the prescription for the [God's Heart-Stirring Pill] and said calmly, "Marquis Nan'an, do you have anything else to say?"
Yu Tongyuan was horrified when he saw the corpse. He subconsciously thought that these people knew everything. His face turned pale and sweat poured down like rain. He immediately knelt on one knee and kowtowed, shouting in a hoarse voice: "Your Highness, I am innocent! This matter has nothing to do with me!"
"..."
The crowd fell silent.
The faces of Zhu Biao, Yun Qi, Jiang Huan and others all turned strange.
Zhao Wumian smiled instead, and said in a friendly manner: "Don't be nervous, Marquis Nan'an, Zhan Ding is dead, his soul is gone, I didn't find anything."
Yu Tongyuan just breathed a sigh of relief, then realized something was wrong.
"Until you confess."
Zhao Wumian nodded repeatedly: "This time the evidence is conclusive."
boom!
In an instant, it seemed as if thousands of thunders struck Yu Tongyuan's head.
Yu Tongyuan's face suddenly turned pale. He realized then that Zhao Wumian acted as if he was sure of victory. He didn't say anything clearly and just threw out the corpse and the prescription, just waiting for him to reveal his true identity!
This bitch!!!
Yu Tongyuan's eyes turned red instantly.
Zhao Wumian laughed and said, "I haven't said anything from the beginning to the end. Nan'an Hou has nothing to hide, so why are you crying out for injustice? I haven't wronged you yet, but you're so quick to cry out!"
"you……"
Yu Tongyuan was quick-witted. He choked for a moment and then said coldly, "I know you are sinister and vicious. I thought you were going to attack me. Tell His Highness first what's wrong! Fei Ju and the other two died because of you. My eldest brother's death is also related to you. It's reasonable for me to be more cautious!"
"So this is ah."
Zhao Wumian made a look of sudden enlightenment: "Then why are you running? We are not traveling together. Eunuch Yunqi is at the front door. I specially asked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to move to Cuiwei Pavilion. From my high position, I saw clearly your actions of rushing into the treasury and then running straight to the backyard and climbing over the wall... Do I scare you so much? You want to abandon your family and career and run away before I even arrive? You should make up a better excuse, what do you think?"
"you--"
Yu Tongyuan's face became even uglier and he gritted his teeth in hatred.
Zhao Wumian said slowly, "Why are you crying foul? Why are you running away? You wrote the words on the recipe, right? Don't say I copied them. Even if I could copy them, I don't know the contents of the recipe. Only you and Zhao Yong could do this. Zhao Yong is dead, and you are the only one who knows the recipe. What else can you say to quibble?"
"..."
Yu Tongyuan was sweating profusely, lowered his head and tried to hold on without saying a word.
"Do you still want to be tough?"
Zhao Wumian looked at Ren Fu behind him: "This is Deputy General Ren, right? I want to search his soul. Marquis Nan'an will definitely not accept it. Deputy General Ren, secretly colluding with bandits is a serious crime. If you don't think about yourself, you should also think about your wife and children. At this point, is it necessary to hold on? The Ming Dynasty Law clearly states that those who act on orders are guilty of public crimes. Public crimes will not be investigated~"
Zhao Wumian deliberately prolonged his voice.
Ren Fu's face immediately showed struggle and hesitation.
Yu Tongyuan's face was distorted, his eyes were almost spitting fire with anger, and his hands began to tremble: "Zhao Wumian! You, you——"
Ren Fu was silent for a moment, then kowtowed vigorously: "I beg Your Highness the Crown Prince to forgive the Marquis!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the matter became clear.
The anger in Yu Tongyuan's heart suddenly deflated, his hands dropped weakly, and his face turned pale.
Yun Qi shook his head slightly. Jiang Huan remained silent. Lin Jiantao and Qi Shizhou glanced at Zhao Wumian. This kid was really murderous...
(End of this chapter)
