Chapter 48: There is a lot of trouble in front of the widow’s door
What does it mean to shoot oneself in the foot? Yao Yun has had a profound experience now. He originally wanted to save some food and confront the bald dragon head-on, letting out a bad breath. But who would have thought that he could only pretend to compete for three seconds, and then he would be killed immediately?
Ask for help from others.
Yao Yun immediately gave up and said politely: "Uncle Long, you have watched me grow up. Now that my nephew is in trouble, shouldn't you help me? Don't worry, there is enough food. You can eat as much as you like."
"Let's play, I, Long Batian, don't care about me. I have King Xuan's entrustment in the past, and your boy's ruthlessness and unrighteousness in the past, abusing the elderly in the family. This dragon will not take action due to emotion or reason. Do whatever you want!" Baldhead!
The dragon snorted coldly, tilted his head, and the snow-white dragon beard fluttered in the wind, which was really majestic.
Yao Yun was about to cry but had no tears. At this moment, his thoughts changed and he thought something was wrong.
"Uncle Long, Second Elder, you said before that my father passed away, then you said that he was missing, and now you are bringing up my father's instructions. What do you mean by this?"
Bald Dragon and Wu Tong looked at each other.
Wu Tong smiled awkwardly: "The purpose of announcing to the outside world that the old king has passed away is to allow the king to ascend the throne. In fact, the king's life and death are uncertain. The second master should have told you before. As for the instructions, they were brought back by the second master. Before
There is no need to say that now that the king is vaguely ready to lead the rise of the Xi Kingdom, we only asked him to do so."
Yao Yun partly understood, but partly didn't understand.
"What do you mean? If I am useless, you will help me. I have some ability, but you just choose to watch. What's the point of this?"
The bald dragon sneered: "My second brother and I are real dragons, and Wu Laoer is a famous witch in the world. If we help you, your strength will increase dramatically, but you will not be able to control this power. When the time comes, you will provoke the real
Strong enemy, that will harm you!"
Wu Tong: "Yes, Your Majesty, only the power you control is your real power. You can cultivate and strengthen yourself, or you can recruit and train subordinates like Cangman to strengthen yourself. Only in this way can you move smoothly.
Of course, if one day, the king is so powerful that we old guys like us will pay attention, then if the king gives the order, I will be willing to devote myself to the king and die!"
Yao Yun was speechless.
The bald dragon answered: "Your Majesty, our Xi Country was previously a vassal state. It is much more noble than Izumo, the king of Izumo Country. If we wanted to expand our territory, the territory of Xi Country would have been vast and boundless!"
Yao Yun asked: "Then why don't you continue to develop and build more cities? Isn't it because you are afraid that I will be ruined?"
"You're a little self-aware," the bald dragon said with a pout, "The larger the territory, the greater the entanglement of interests. If I leave it to you, I will harm you. The king has long expected that such a day may come, so the Xi Kingdom has never expanded. Now there is only one Xi Capital
It's just right so that no one will miss you, and we can protect you."
Yao Yun was thoughtful. He was not stupid and quickly understood what the two of them meant.
"In other words, if Gu expands his power outwards, you will stand by and watch. How big is Gu's appetite and how much food can he eat? You try not to affect it and let Xi Kingdom grow freely?"
Wu Tong smiled kindly: "Your Majesty is indeed smart. That's the truth. Our intervention will only encourage the situation and will be counterproductive."
Speaking of this, Yao Yun knew that the outcome was already determined and nodded, without any trace of disappointment, but full of fighting spirit.
"I understand that I don't expect the uncle and the second elder to help me. I don't have the ability and vision to mobilize such a powerful force. I just hope that after becoming a Qi Refiner, I can know the plans of my father and you, although I may not know
To realize it, but I have the right to know!"
The bald dragon was about to speak back, but Wu Tong spoke up: "Okay, Your Majesty, after becoming a Qi Refiner, you are a truly upright king. You are naturally qualified to understand everything, and no one can say anything!"
The bald dragon hesitated to speak, then quickly lowered his head, snorted, and a cloud of air floated out.
Obviously, the bald dragon also acquiesced to Wu Tong's statement.
Only then did Yao Yun leave with satisfaction.
After coming out, Yao Yun handed Erha in his arms to one of the guards and asked him to take the little guy back to the palace, while he discussed with Cang Man the terrifying ghosts at the level of Qi Refiners.
"Cang Man, what kind of ghost is this? Even you can't figure it out. Could it be that it's the second grade..."
Cang Man shook his head and smiled awkwardly: "Your Majesty, it's not the second level. The other party is the same as me. He has a first-level cultivation level. He is a ghost, body, and ghost, so he escaped for a while."
Yao Yun nodded: "The ghost hurt someone, is it serious?"
Cangman "One of them died."
"Let's go take a look!"
Although he did not have the help of the Bald Dragon and the Second Elder, Yao Yun still had the general Cang Man and the Xidu soldiers at his disposal, so he was not without confidence.
Soon, Yao Yun arrived at the scene of the murder.
The victim was a pretty young woman. Even a linen green dress could not hide her graceful curves. But at this moment, her face was purple and her face was slightly distorted. The wooden hairpin on her head was stuck crookedly, black.
Her hair was also scattered all over the place.
There was no trace of blood on the ground, but the man was dead.
The people nearby were talking a lot, with fear in their eyes.
"Who is the deceased?"
"Your Majesty, this woman's name is Qing Niang. She is a famous widow in Xiushui Village. Her husband went hunting in the mountains and died two years ago, leaving behind a three-year-old girl. Qing Niang and the girl depend on each other and live in poverty!"
The nearby residents soon started talking about it.
Qingniang is very hardworking and diligent. Although she lives in poverty, she is able to support herself, which is great.
Of course, there are also those who gossip, saying that Qing Niang is a coquettish woman, hooking up with men everywhere and asking them to bring food and meat to their family. This led to today's disaster, such as being caught in bed and having her late husband turn into a ghost and asking for his life.
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As the saying goes, there are many disputes at the widow's door. Yao Yun does not believe these people's gossip, but it can still be used as a basis for inference.
"Cangman, are you sure she was harmed by a ghost?" Yao Yun asked.
Cang Man said with certainty: "Your Majesty, it is absolutely true. There are no scars on this woman's body. Although her face is purple, there is no strangulation on her neck. She died in a strange way and was not the work of a human being. When I rushed to the scene, I saw ghosts again.
Leaving in a hurry..."
Hearing this, Yao Yun didn't say anything, but the people were furious.
"You are right what I said. This Qingniang is just a fox who steals men. Look, the ghost is asking for her life. This must be Ahu who saw his wife hooking up with men and killed her out of anger."
"Oh, bad luck. Why is it so arrogant here? Hurry up and go home."
"Hey, Old Man Ma, why are you in such a hurry? You don't have something on your mind, right?"
"I...I don't...I'm not...me"
...
The surroundings were in chaos, the three of them became tigers, and everyone spoke in unison, as if the truth about Qingniang's death had been revealed.
Yao Yun ignored it and turned around to continue asking Cang Man: