After Cecilia left, Qiao Rui returned from the capital.
This time she returned to the capital for two days. Qiao Rui mainly visited Qiao's parents. After all, she is her daughter who just graduated. She took advantage of the rest month after the competition month to reunite with her family.
"Sister Qiao, is there anything interesting happening in the capital?" Li Shuyi asked.
"Yes," Qiao Rui said with a faint smile, "A vice-president of the Association of Awakeners has lost his job."
"Ah? What's the point of this?"
"That vice president is a general from the Ouyang clan." Qiao Rui said.
Bai Xiaowen heard something: "Someone is attacking the Ouyang Department?"
Qiao Rui nodded.
"It probably wasn't Qiao Xi who did it," Bai Xiaowen guessed.
Qiao Rui smiled slightly: "The one who did it was the Qingye family. We were just watching the fun."
"Huh? I remember that the Qingye and Ouyang families have a good relationship, right? The core families of the two families all grew up in the same compound. Didn't you say before that the Lin family to which Lin Haoyang belongs is from the Qingye family," Bai Xiaowen said.
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"There are no eternal allies, only eternal interests."
Qiao Rui ended the topic with a common international saying, then changed the topic and said: "Actually, the cause of this conflict can be attributed to the friction between the younger generation."
After a pause, Qiao Rui said: "Two children of the Fang family had a dispute with Ouyang Heng in the bar and had a fight. One of them you have met is Fang Qinghua."
"Fang Ziyi's cousin, Lin Haoyang's uncle." Bai Xiaowen said with a smile, "Speaking of which, I know the process of their feud."
"That's right, it was the fight for the permanent team-building props. Fang Qinghua always thought that Ouyang Heng had played a trick, causing him to leave empty-handed. If it weren't for Ouyang Heng not getting the team-building props, the conflict would have broken out earlier.
But even so, the seeds of conflict have already been sown."
Qiao Rui said slowly, "Fang Qinghua is two years ahead of Ouyang Heng. As a hero, he is also a famous figure in the capital's elite circles. But this time he and a teammate fought against Ouyang Heng.
Two against one, not only did not take advantage, but also suffered a big loss."
"How to say it specifically?"
"An arm is broken," Qiao Rui said. "Although the awakened person can repair his limbs every time he enters and exits the spirit world, the Fang family does not recognize this loss of face."
"Has Ouyang Heng become so powerful?" Li Shuyi said.
"It's definitely not as powerful as my brother." Xiaojun said firmly.
Bai Xiaowen smiled. He was still confident in his own growth rate. It was already very good for Ouyang Heng to catch up with his level. It was absolutely impossible to surpass him in other aspects of strength.
Bai Xiaowen continued to ask: "How will the Ouyang system be handled in the future?"
"I heard that Ouyang Heng was sent to the spirit world to temporarily avoid the limelight," Qiao Rui said with a smile, "This is also the happiest place for me. I was harassed by him last time when I went back. This time I finally came back.
The ears are pure."
"I guess Ouyang Heng won't have the shame to harass you in the future," Li Shuyi said, "We are already a unified team. To be honest, the big guys in the capital circle will have to give Xiaowen some face. Ouyang Heng sees you
If you think of Xiaowen, you must feel inferior."
Everyone in the White Phoenix team laughed, and then resumed their daily training.
Two days later, Cecilia was summoned and finally brought good news.
"Dio, after I went back, I successfully persuaded Nicholas IV to adopt your suggestion," Cecilia said. "Not only did he set up strict sentries and blockade the arteries between the Xisha Province and the Central Province,
He even sent Archbishop Arlo to personally interrogate the leaders of the rebellious nobles. Facts have proved that your judgment is correct."
"Are the rebel nobles in the central province really under mind control?" Bai Xiaowen confirmed.
"The situation is even worse. The heads of the nobility have actually been killed! A twisted monster called a 'morphling' sucked their brains dry, put on the skin of the dead nobles, and launched a rebellion war," Cecily
A look of disgust appeared on Ya's face, "You can never imagine how disgusting and twisted the shapeshifters are. One look at their corpses makes you so disgusted that you can't even eat."
"Well, whether it's substitution or mental control, it's actually the same. It gave Nicholas IV a perfect excuse." Bai Xiaowen said, touching his chin.
Cecilia nodded: "Yes, Nicholas IV immediately informed the whole country and pointed the source of the shapeshifters to the rebels in the Xisha Province! The lords of the Central Province had to open up their respective territories and hand over defense.
It was taken over by Nicholas IV. All noble lords in the central provinces have accepted central inspections to prevent the lurking of shapeshifters... Fortunately, the strength of this kind of shapeshifters is changing, and its own strength is very weak."
"Well, this investigation is of great significance. It can basically condense the scattered situation in the central province into an iron plate."
Bai Xiaowen said, "It is estimated that in two or three days, Nicholas IV will be able to send his troops to the west to assist Earl Denton."
Seeing Bai Xiao's confident bra, Cecilia felt an inexplicable throbbing in her heart, along with a strong sense of pride.
"Dior, Nicholas IV asked me to thank you. He also asked you what should be done next."
Bai Xiaowen smiled bitterly and shook his head: "With insufficient information, it is difficult to make any valuable suggestions... Since there are such things as shape-shifters, I will tell you two things that need to be paid attention to."
"First, the targets of the lurking shapeshifters may not only be the noble lords themselves. Their heirs should also be included in the investigation and the scope of the investigation should be expanded."
"Second, when Nicholas IV is marching westward, pay attention to Earl Denton's advance army."
Cecilia's face was normal when she heard the first one, but the second one made her expression change slightly: "Dio, you mean that Earl Denton might have been replaced by a shape-shifter."
"Although the possibility is relatively small, it cannot be completely ruled out. Nicholas IV personally leads the expedition, and there is no crown prince, which means the fate of the entire country depends on him alone. If I were a rebel noble in the Xisha Province, or an underground monster, I would definitely
Nicholas IV will be the first target for assassination."
Bai Xiaowen said slowly, "Nicholas IV is a rare leader-level strong man. He is powerful and protected by the Imperial Regiment. Normal assassination methods are difficult to work. Therefore, this roundabout approach through shape-shifting monsters will not work in Nicholas IV."
You must pay more attention to the assassination method when there is no defense. At that time, the advance army led by Earl Denton, at least the senior officers of the entire army, will have to be checked by Archbishop Arlo before they can rest assured."