Chapter 168 What is the difference between external thieves and internal fighting?
Zhao Xianye thinks these people are crazy.
Qin Wenyuan narrowed his eyes. He sat in front of Lin Yunhan and said, "I think you have taken the same poison, right?"
Lin Yunhan smiled and said, "Of course. Is it possible that you will catch me and learn Mr. Cui's secret from me?"
Looking at Lin Yunxi's calm smile, Qin Wenyuan was suddenly touched in his heart.
This fire addict really wants to protect and respect Cui Yun of the Cui family from the bottom of his heart!
Knowing that he will definitely die, he will still choose to protect him. It's terrible, terrible!
puff!!
The next moment, another mouthful of blood suddenly spat out, and Lin Yunhan's eyes suddenly lost their look.
He just stared at Qin Wenyuan, slowly fell down, and died with a smile without any concern.
Lin Yunxi refuses to rest in peace because she was deceived by the Cui family.
Lin Yunhan was in such a dead state because Cui Yun's secret was not revealed.
Qin Wenyuan thought about it and didn't care.
Then Cui Yun and he are both people who stand on the bright side, what is there to be afraid of?
If Cui Yun was like Big Dipper and had an identity that no one knew, he might be a little more afraid.
At this moment, Qin Wenyuan did not take Cui Yun's threat to heart, but instead looked at Lin Yunxi with a look of death.
He felt that Lin Yunxi would be thanking him for helping her avenge herself, right?
Qin Wenyuan sneered, shook his head, glanced at Zhao Xianye, who was completely confused, and said calmly: "Master Zhao, the matter here is almost done, and the next thing will be left to you."
Zhao Xianye quickly looked at Qin Wenyuan and said, "Master Qin, where are you going alone?"
Qin Wenyuan had a smile in his eyes and said lightly: "It's late at night, so of course I have to go home."
"Well……"
Zhao Xianye was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Then... then why don't you send some government officials to protect you? After all, you also said that it is late at night, and other accidents will inevitably happen."
Hearing this, Qin Wenyuan looked deeply at Zhao Xianye, raised his hands seriously and said, "Thank you, Mr. Zhao, for your kindness. This will not be necessary for the time being."
After that, Qin Wenyuan left here and returned to Qin Mansion.
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Qin Mansion.
Changle was pacing back and forth at home, his whole heart filled with confusion.
Although my husband Qin Wenyuan had left early in the morning and returned late in the past, he was never as slow as tonight.
Not only that, what made her even more worried was that the guard Xu Gou also ran back alone. Combined with her husband saying that Chang'an City was very dangerous during this period and asking her to be careful, Changle had to think about the worst.
"Brother Xugou."
Changle looked at Xu Gou and asked Youyou: "I...my husband, is it really okay?"
Xu Gou smiled slightly and said, "Madam, don't worry. The young master is so blessed that he has already arranged everything. Everything will be fine."
Here it comes, here it comes again! This standard sentence again!
Changle looked at Xu Gou helplessly, speechless.
"lady!"
Just at this moment, an extremely familiar voice sounded.
This voice made Changle's beautiful eyes widen suddenly, and he ran out in a panic.
"Husband~~"
From a distance, Chang Le called out, and then ran over as fast as ever.
Qin Wenyuan hugged Chang Le, who was flying towards him, but due to inertia, he couldn't help but take several steps back.
"Oh, ma'am, you're heavy again."
Qin Wenyuan chuckled lightly, pointed Chang Le's little nose with his hand and said.
"Isn't it your fault?" Changle glanced at Qin Wenyuan angrily, and then said: "Speaking of which, husband, what happened to you today? Why did you come back so late?"
Hearing this, Qin Wenyuan said with the words he had prepared long ago: "Uncle Hu insisted on drinking, and ended up getting drunk. As a last resort, I had to take the time to carry him back. It was too late."
"Is this really the case?" Changle looked at Qin Wenyuan suspiciously, not quite believing it.
But Qin Wenyuan didn't expect to convince his wife with a single word, so he carried Chang Le into the house and kept telling lame reasons.
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Chang'an City, Cui Family.
A man dressed in black kept walking quickly on the roofs of the major Cui houses.
His movements were very big, and many of the Cui family guards did not make any noise after seeing it. Instead, they acted as if nothing had happened, and continued to follow the orders of their own guards as if they could not see him.
Soon, he arrived at a house where the lights were still on, leaned down, and walked quickly towards there.
"Dong dong dong!"
The man in black hit the house a few times and immediately said: "Sir, it's me."
"come in."
With a creak, the man in black walked in politely and closed the door.
In front of him was a handsome young man who was writing calligraphy seriously.
Even when the man in black came in, he did not stop writing and only focused on the words under his hand.
"Qin Wenyuan, how is he?"
Cui Yun asked, his eyes still focused on the writing in his hand, not looking directly at the man in black.
The man in black took a deep breath and replied: "Qin Wenyuan saw through tonight's murder plot. Not only that, dozens of brothers we were responsible for investigating were cut off one by one. I suspect that he has seen through our plan."
"Well, this is normal. What next?" Cui Yun asked.
"Then... then I ran away." At this point, the man in black looked a little panicked and said quickly: "Of course, before leaving, I saw Qin Wenyuan walking towards Tavern No. 1, and I guess he knew about Beidou Tian
The place where Mr. Ji and Lin are going.”
"If Qin Wenyuan discovers them, they may be in danger..."
The man in black lamented.
Hearing this, Cui Yun's complexion changed slightly. He paused with the brush in his hand and clicked out an unsightly font branch.
After a while, he continued to write and said: "Since Yun Han has been discovered, it means that our plan has been fully discovered by Qin Wenyuan."
"This Qin Wenyuan is really powerful. He is worthy of being the one that the head of the family and the others hate with itch."
Cui Yun chuckled. At this moment, the calligraphy was completed, so he put the brush back to its original position and began to examine his results.
"Then Young Master, what should we do next? How to punish Qin Wenyuan?" the man in black asked.
Cui Yun said calmly: "Next step, we will not target Qin Wenyuan."
"Why is this?" The man in black was extremely puzzled.
Qin Wenyuan killed so many of them tonight, and even Lin Yunhan, who protected Cui Yun for half his life, died. This... there is no reason not to take revenge!
Cui Yun still just looked at his calligraphy and said without answering the question: "Alan, what do you think the Tang Dynasty is?"
"Uh..." The man in black thought for a while. He didn't understand why Cui Yun asked, but the years of affiliation made him know that since Cui Yun asked, as a subordinate, he could only answer.
"Datang is a country with a vast territory and thousands of people."
"That's right." Cui Yun nodded and said with a slight smile: "But this is too general, too macroscopic, and cannot be detailed."
"In my opinion, the Tang Dynasty is divided into two parts, namely Chang'an City and outside Chang'an City."
"The struggle between our Cui family, and even other families of the Five Surnames and Qiwang, and Qin Wenyuan, no matter how they fight or how they kill, it is all internal fighting."
"And now..."
Cui Yun narrowed his eyes slightly and looked sharply at the calligraphy in his hand, "Now there are outside thieves, evil thieves who developed under our noses before."
"They are powerful and have enough financial resources. Even the imperial court has their people. We were not aware of such external forces before today."
"Nowadays, between external thieves and internal fighting, Alan, which one do you think is more important?"
After saying that, Cui Yun looked at the man in black standing at the door with calm eyes.
However, the man in black felt a hint of danger in his eyes, and knew that he had to answer well.
The man in black was worried about how to answer. The next moment, his eyes turned to somewhere, and he suddenly realized, and said with certainty: "Traitor!!"
Hearing this, Cui Yun nodded with great satisfaction and said with approval: "Alan, you are right."
"Qin Wen is certainly hateful, but his wife is Princess Changle, a member of the imperial family, and belongs to Chang'an City."
"No matter how we fight against the emperor's faction, or even those from the pro-emperor faction, it is an internal struggle. Whoever wins or loses can get everything from the other party, so that others will not take advantage of it."
"But now, there is an outsider from Big Dipper who has broken this balance. They must get out first."
At this point, Cui Yun put down his calligraphy, smiled softly, and said: "Alan, please go ahead and convey my wishes to the head of the family. I, Cui Yun, will lead you to deal with the Big Dipper first, you know."
The man in black took a deep breath and immediately said: "Understood!!"
After saying that, he opened the door with a creak, walked out directly, and closed the door with utmost seriousness.
Cui Yun also walked towards the bed at this time, preparing to rest.
Under the darkness of night, when the last candlelight burns out, you can see several large characters in vigorous calligraphy.
【Big Dipper, Kaiyang.】
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At the same time, the night was long outside Chang'an City.
At the entrance of an underground palace, a man in black was walking in alone.
"Dong dong dong!"
As he turned on the mechanism, the entrance to the underground palace was completely opened. After he walked in, the underground palace slowly closed.
Inside, there is an extremely simple hall, full of an ancient sense of history.
In the main hall, Tianxuan looked at the man in black who came in, curled his lips and said: "Kaiyang, you came too late."
"Sorry sorry."
Kaiyang apologized as he walked, and after sitting down in his seat, he said: "I had to deal with some things on the way, so it was a little slow."
After saying that, his voice suddenly became low and sad, "In addition, my people found some news in Chang'an City. Tianji... Tianji is dead."
"Huh???" Tianxuan screamed, and immediately said: "How did you die?"
Kaiyang was helpless, "She was not killed by Qin Wenyuan. She underestimated the enemy too much. She was no match for Qin Wenyuan in the first place. This time she underestimated the enemy and it was easier to fall directly into Qin Wenyuan's hands."
"Moreover...the layout she made before her death may also cause some obstacles to our organization's subsequent actions."
Hearing this, Tianxuan was still listening quietly and did not speak.
Kaiyang said this, took a deep breath, and continued: "She was too eager for quick success and wanted to kill Qin Wenyuan. She actually openly contacted another tiger in Chang'an City for cooperation."
"She didn't discuss this kind of thing with us. She thought she was contacting a partner, but... But, that tiger is covered in barbs, and no one believes it."
"Tianji, rather than being killed by Qin Wenyuan, it is better to say that he was killed by the tiger and Qin Wenyuan at the same time."
Kaiyang's eyes were a little lonely, and the death of his colleague made him very sad.
Tianxuan also felt very uncomfortable and said: "With Tianji, three of our seven stars have been lost to Qin Wenyuan."
"Now, Tianshu is in Youzhou and Yaoguang is in Yizhou. With the forces dispersed, even if you and I join forces, we may not be able to get rid of Qin Wenyuan. Plus..."
When Tianxuan said this, a trace of fear flashed in his eyes, and he continued: "In addition, Tianji awakened the tiger. You and I both know how difficult that tiger is."
"According to the character of that tiger, he will definitely leave Qin Wenyuan to deal with us first. It is difficult for both of us to kill Qin Wenyuan, let alone this tiger."
"So, based on the current situation, I will work with Tianshu and Yaoguang to make new progress on Qin Wenyuan's plan. I plan to shelve the Chang'an City plan first and deal with other states and counties first."
"What do you think, Kaiyang?"
Tianxuan looked at Kaiyang and asked.
Kaiyang took a deep breath and said sadly: "This is indeed the case, but Tianji...she has always been my wife. I was the one who brought her into the Big Dipper and put her in danger."
"Now someone plots against her and kills her. I can't just sit back and watch. Besides, we, Seven Stars, have always plotted against others. How can we suffer such a big loss without fighting back!"
Having said this, Kaiyang's eyes flashed with determination, "Tianxuan, don't worry, I will do what I can. If the situation is critical, I will run away without hesitation."
Tianxuan was silent. He kept tapping his fingers on the stone table, and the sound of "tap tap tap" kept echoing, making bursts of rhythmic sounds.
After a while, he replied: "I understand, Kaiyang, you are not as conceited as your wife. I believe you will fulfill your promise."
"Then during this period, you will be responsible for maneuvering around Chang'an City, while I will go north to Youzhou to contact Tianshu and help him finish the matter in Youzhou first."
"Yeah." Kaiyang nodded.
As the two unified their thoughts, they began to evacuate the entrance to the underground palace.
When they reached the ground, one of them faced north and the other faced south, and they parted ways without any words.
Another two hours passed, and the first hint of white gradually appeared in the sky. A group of men in black rushed here and began to search the underground palace.
Half an hour later, the leading man in black said sadly: "They left."