Hearing this, Liang Tao's eagle eyebrows slightly furrowed, his falcon eyes stared sharply, his body looked like a solitary peak standing alone, and his tone gradually became colder:
"Zheng Yulou, you are also an old fool. I can allow you to make such crude threats only because of your father's life-saving kindness. The success of Chongxuan Hall today is not because of your Jiujiang Zheng family.
Gong, let me advise you - don’t make any mistakes."
Zheng Yulou held the dove stick in his hand, and his anger could not be eliminated: "Liang Tao, there are some things that I can't say directly because of the past friendship and face. But at this critical moment of life and death, I don't care much anymore. Since you still remember what my father and ancestors did back then.
The grace of saving my life must be repaid today! Your cultivation and magic power are much higher than mine. If you want to take my life, you can just snap your finger, but you should know this burden better than me!"
Liang Tao was silent for a long time before he spoke: "Do you know that if I intervene, Jiujiang's Zheng family will be like abandoning themselves in Chongxuan Hall. Today you have protected Zheng's family, and tomorrow the jackals, tigers and leopards will swarm you, but this will only delay your death a little."
Zheng Yulou smiled bitterly: "Liang Tao, we were like-minded back then. Counting Chu Jieyu and Wang Zongran, they worked hard to move the Chongxuan Hall to Difeishan. We old friends will accompany you to fight.
Pick a ghost cave in the Black Mountain, suppress the monsters in the East China Sea, and watch you climb to the top of Huaxu Kingdom step by step.
I never thought... Now I have to rely on my old love, Thorne, to save my family's lives. I'm glad that the two of them left early and didn't have to see this bleak evening scene today!"
"Zheng Yulou, you are old." Liang Tao stared at the other person and said: "The realm of cultivation has been stagnant for many years, and the whole person has become unwilling to make progress. He just wants to hold on to a family property and enjoy wealth. If that's all,
I'm too lazy to argue, but you shouldn't have private dealings with Marquis Anyang and others."
"You are unkind, and you still blame me for being unjust?" Zheng Yulou retorted: "You Liang family have taken advantage of it, how can we not arrange a way out for the children of the family?"
Liang Tao seemed to be unable to argue, and just waved his hand gently: "Okay, there is no need to mention this matter again. Since you ask for it, I will naturally give you an answer."
Zheng Yulou was about to turn around and leave, but turned around and said: "Liang Tao, you have changed. Why did the bright, frank and sincere Liang Tao back then become so suspicious and jealous now?"
Liang Tao stood in front of the bamboo hall without saying a word, watching Zheng Yulou walk away with his stick, his back gradually becoming rickety.
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Zhao Miao sat upright, closed his eyes and meditated, and was inspired by the sun's rays. The acupuncture points all over his body were gradually filled with Yang He Qi, just like being immersed in the hot water of a hot spring, and the dirt and dirt on his body were fumigated by Yang He Qi and naturally melted away.
When the performance was about to be completed, Zhao Shu opened his mouth slightly and saw a piece of five-color brilliance spit out with his breath, circling and tangled in front of him. However, when the five-color brilliance flowed into a talisman, it dissipated and disintegrated, as if it was blocked by some external force.
After Miao tried several times without success, he stopped and left his seat.
"When did you condense the Xuanzhu?" Jiang Ru, who had been watching for a long time, couldn't help but ask.
"Is this important?" Zhao Shu asked back.
"If you don't want to, forget it." Jiang Ru propped her chin and looked away.
"On the eve of leaving Xingluo County." Zhao Shu saw Jiang Ru's suspicious look, so he said: "If you practice diligently and sense the gods, you will naturally improve. What's so strange about this?"
Jiang Ruyan said: "The monks in the palace have condensed the Xuanzhu. This kind of thing should be written down in a big way, and even invite colleagues to celebrate. But you didn't say anything about it. Is it just to let others ignore and underestimate your cultivation and magic power?"
Isn’t it enough so that you can show off your magical powers?”
Zhao Shu looked at Jiang Ru, speechless for a moment, and couldn't help but laugh: "Why should I bother to do this? Is it such an unfathomable level of cultivation to condense the Xuanzhu? I still have to listen obediently to what Master Liang is saying.
Are you here? Now that I am in the Court of Rewards and Punishments of the Prosecution Department, can I still force my way out?"
A few days ago, under the guidance of Liang Tao, Zhao Shui wiped out all the evil spirits in Qingluoyi, and the arresting department's manpower arrived shortly afterwards.
When the arresting officer saw the corpses on the shore of the ferry and the wine jar in the boat, you can imagine their shock. They couldn't believe that it was Zhao Shu who killed this group of monsters on his own.
However, Zhao Shu claimed that Qing Luo Yi and others were spies from the Jiuli Kingdom. No matter how steady the arresting veterans were, they could not sit still. They immediately took Qing Luo Yi and the wolf-headed monster into custody, and asked Zhao Shu and Jiang Ru to go there.
The arrest department explained what happened in front of all the officials.
The arresting department's move was in line with the laws and regulations of the Huaxu Kingdom and was blameless in itself. However, Zhao Shui was not an ordinary person. This matter involved Jin Dingsi and Chongxuan Hall. Even the arresting department did not dare to treat Zhao Shui as a prisoner, so he was arrested.
He and Jiang Ru were placed in the Court of Reward and Punishment.
The Court of Reward and Punishment is a residential complex specially designed to house monks whose crimes have not been determined. Although there is no shortage of daily necessities inside, the entire courtyard is shrouded in a forbidden formation, making it difficult for the monks inside to perform spells. This is to prevent the monks from escaping.
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Zhao Shu had been staying in the Court of Rewards and Punishments for a few days and had a rare moment of leisure. Except for the officers of the arrest department who came to visit and inquire every day, no outsiders were allowed to see Zhao Shu.
"I suspect that you hid in the arrest department on purpose." Jiang Ruyan said.
"Oh?" Zhao Shu had a look of indifference on his face.
Jiang Ru stood up, picked up a pot of boiling tea, fiddled with the cups and said, "I didn't understand it at the time, but after thinking about it carefully, I realized that you had already expected that Qing Luo Yi was from the Jiuli Kingdom.
wrong?"
Zhao Shu said: "I just think that with Zheng Tunan's character and the status of the Zheng family in Jiujiang, even if he has grudges against me, he wouldn't be tempted to resort to assassination. Assuming that I really died in Jibao Pavilion, the court would
We must get to the bottom of it. The Jiujiang Zheng family is a serious suspect and it will not do them any good.
By that time, Liang Guoshi would not be able to come forward to protect him, and he might regard Zheng as an abandoned son in order to preserve the status of Chongxuan Pavilion. Unless Liang Guoshi intends to completely break up his face, launch a massacre inside and outside the court, and even establish a new
Jun."
At this point, Jiang Ru made a movement with her hand and almost dropped the teapot in her hand. Seeing her like this, Zhao Shu said: "Look, you have close contacts with Liang Guoshi in Chongxuan Hall. There are things that even you don't know about."
, I guess Liang Guoshi has no such preparation. This proves that Jiujiang Zheng family does not intend to kill me, and Zheng Tunan does not have the courage, because he must know that he alone cannot deal with me."
Jiang Ru poured a cup of hot tea soup for Zhao Shu and put it in front of him: "But why do you think that Jiuli Kingdom is going to deal with you."
"Because the imperial court has recently requested Jinding Division to refine the talisman pills, almost all of which are used to drive away snakes and insects and ward off plague and miasma. The required quantities are so large that the staff in the Division almost have to alternate day and night, non-stop." Zhao Shu said.
: "What kind of opponent do you think makes the court urgently need these spells and elixirs?"
"In the Jiuli Kingdom, miasma snakes and insects permeate the mountains and fields, and it is something that Jiuli's witches and wizards are good at manipulating." Jiang Ru sighed: "Recently, the imperial court has been making frequent moves, setting up the Jinding Division and preparing to build a new army. Jiuli Kingdom
It is impossible not to be aware of it. Faced with such a situation, instead of fighting head-on on the battlefield, it is better to take the lead in assassinating the important officials of the Huaxu Kingdom to disrupt the situation and give Jiuli Kingdom an opportunity to prepare for war."
Zhao Shu pointed at himself with a thumbs up: "And I am so immortal that I happen to be sitting in this key position. The other officials in the court are either difficult to deal with, or it is useless to kill them. And as long as the assassination can be successful, I, Jin Ding
Deacon Si, Sanqing of Huaiying Palace, died at the hands of the eldest son of the Zheng family in Jiujiang, guess what will happen next?"
Jiang Ru's face changed slightly: "Are they trying to provoke a dispute between the palaces and houses of Huaxu Kingdom?"
"It's not certain that there will be a dispute over the palace, but turmoil in the court is inevitable." Zhao Miao knocked on his knees, looking a little dazed: "The teacher may not avenge me, he estimates... he will still put the country's stability first.
"
Jiang Ru looked at Zhao Shu with a bit of astonishment in her eyes. Zhao Shu felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by her and asked, "What?"
"Master Zhang is your mentor. If you were assassinated by Zheng Tunan, how could he turn a blind eye?" Jiang Ru was confused. She even thought that master Zhao Shu and his apprentice had some serious illness.
"Teacher, whatever I can think of, he can also think of." Zhao Shu looked at Jiang Ru: "Besides, my father also died at the hands of Chongxuan Hall."
"What did you say?!" Jiang Ru stood up suddenly.
"Don't be nervous." Zhao Shu shook the tea cup and took a sip: "My father, as a suspected soldier, led the Xiong Kingdom's army to Fuxiang Valley. This allowed the masters of Chongxuan Pavilion to use magic to cause floods and wipe out the enemy army in one fell swoop.
And he was also buried in it...Looking at you, it seems like this is the first time you heard about this?"
Jiang Ru's chin trembled slightly: "The person who used the magic to divert the flood... is the first one."
Zhao Ming froze, then slowly put down the tea cup, nodded and said: "That's right, besides Liang Guoshi, who else has such magic power?"
"Then... what are your plans?" Jiang Ru became inexplicably nervous.
"Plan? No plan." Zhao Shu sat up cross-legged: "I just expected that there might be a mess in the court now, and I might be able to have some peace and quiet for a while by hiding in the arrest department. When the big shots explain clearly, someone will naturally invite them.
I'm going out. You are different from me. If you want to leave, just tell Captain Lu and I probably won't stop you."
"That's not right!" Jiang Ru shook her head quickly, as if she was extremely confused: "This is wrong!"
"What's wrong?" Zhao Shu raised his eyebrows.
"Is your heart made of stone?" Jiang Ru finally lost her temper and yelled: "Liang Tao killed your father, don't you have any hatred at all?! And why do you think Zhang Duanjing will be like you?
Are you turning a blind eye to your death?! Are you both master and disciple so cold and heartless?!"
Zhao Shu blinked repeatedly. He did not deliberately provoke Jiang Ru. He did not expect that the other party would change so suddenly. He was scolded and was stunned for a moment.
In the end, Jiang Ru turned around and took a deep breath to calm down.
"I feel I'm not cold and heartless, and it's not like you've never seen me lose my temper." Zhao Shu looked up to the sky and sighed: "As for hating...it's useless to hate. I can't beat the Imperial Master. In this case, why bother?
Like Zheng Tunan, who writes all his thoughts on his face? And the teacher is not like me, I am imitating the teacher. My father is also his student, he can endure it, so why can't I?"
"This is the revenge of killing my father. Can this kind of thing be tolerated?" Jiang Ru felt that it was ridiculous.
"This is not revenge for killing my father." Zhao Shu's face turned gloomy: "I think you have been living a good life for too long under the protection of Chongxuan Hall, and you have completely forgotten how devastated the Five Kingdoms War was. Since my father
If you throw yourself into the battlefield, there is no guarantee that you will come back alive.
There is no room for personal hatred on the battlefield, let alone the same thing, do you think I have never experienced it? I just know very well that things should be prioritized. The war between Huaxu and Jiuli is about to resume. If the ministers of the DPRK and China continue to argue over the assassination, each other will
Pan Jie, this is the provocation of Jiuli Kingdom."
Jiang Ru turned around and said: "Since you can calculate so clearly, why were you assassinated? Aren't immortal cultivators good at avoiding disasters? The incident at Jibao Pavilion can be regarded as a calamity caused by your sword."
Zhao Shu was not angry either. He spread out his hands and said, "I told you that Ningjiu Xuanzhu is not a profound cultivation. I am not a Taoist immortal. I can't predict everything beforehand. I only figured out what I said just now."
of.
It's just that I figured it out earlier than you, so I can be well prepared when facing Qing Luoyi. This is also a part of monks' fighting. I don't have the physique of a swordsman, and I don't have the ability to swing around with a sword when encountering evil spirits.
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"You -" Jiang Ru heard Zhao Shu making fun of herself again, and her eyebrows stood up, about to get angry.
"But I suspect that your Liang Guoshi had really anticipated this incident." Zhao Shu interrupted Jiang Ru's anger.
"Why do you say that?" Jiang Ru asked.
Zhao Shu smiled: "Isn't this obvious enough? I was assassinated the night before, and the news inside and outside Dongsheng City was still chaotic the next day. Liang Guoshi sent you to ask me to intercept Qing Luoyi and others.
The timing is perfect.
Moreover, he also handed over Qing Luoyi and others to me for disposal, which clearly predicted the subsequent evolution of the situation. If it is as expected by the Jiuli Kingdom, someone in the DPRK intends to use Zheng Tunan to participate in the Jibao Pavilion assassination.
The case involves the entire Chongxuan Hall. If Liang Guoshi wants to clear up the suspicion, the best way is to assist me, the victim of the assassination, to kill the enemy demon with my own hands."
Jiang Ru suddenly realized something in her heart. She remembered reporting to Liang Tao what happened in the ghost market. Although Liang Tao didn't say it explicitly at that time, he seemed to be aware of it. Looking back now, I'm afraid Liang Tao had already expected Qingluo Yi's plan.
He planned to murder Zhao Shu, and he had already begun preparations.
"You think my calculations are sophisticated, but you don't know that Liang Guoshi has also plotted against me this time." Zhao Shu scratched his head and said, "Although I personally dealt with Qing Luo Yi and the evil gang this time, in the final analysis, I still rely on Liang Guoshi.
help.
After I vented my anger, I immediately understood this. Not only did Liang Guoshi easily get rid of the suspicion of Chongxuan Hall, but he also made me owe something. As long as I came to the arrest department to explain what happened, Liang Guoshi was already on the ground.
In an invincible place, I am afraid that everyone in the court now thinks that I only have the guidance of Master Liang to slay demons and evil spirits."
Jiang Ru was puzzled: "Why does the leader want you to owe him something?"
Zhao Shu put his hands behind his head: "Then I don't know... If you are free when, can you ask him for me?"