Yin Wujiang is a very legendary name for the entire Wuyang Dynasty.
He has been sitting in the position of chief commander of Tianjian Division for fifty years.
The Tianjian Division is the emperor's eyes and ears, and they can detect the secrets of countless people.
And since it is a secret, it will naturally attract the murderous intentions of those who want to keep such a secret. After all, only the dead can truly keep their mouths shut, and this has been true since ancient times.
But fifty years have been enough for Yin Wujiang to accumulate a mountain of secrets. Which of the kings, grandsons and nobles in Wuyang City has not done anything scandalous?
One or two secrets are the oil that sets you on fire, but countless secrets become a talisman that is enough to protect yourself.
Unless one day, Yin Wujiang dies, there will never be a chance that the position of Chief Commander of Tianjian Division will change hands, at least based on the current situation of Wuyang City. And he has also become the leader of Wuyang City.
One of the worst people to mess with.
Gulu.
Standing at the door, looking at the old man sitting cross-legged under the light, Li Danqing swallowed his saliva.
The ravines on the old man's face were criss-crossed and dense, like an old tree that had withered for several years. He was obviously sitting there, and the light reflected from the huge crystal above his head was bright and dazzling, but the whole body of the old man seemed to be filled with...
There was a darkness that could not be dispelled. No matter how bright the light was, he seemed to be in darkness. Just a glance at it would make people feel chilly in their hearts.
The combination of such weird and contradictory things makes him look even more gloomy and terrifying.
"Come in." At this time, the old man with closed eyes slowly opened his wrinkled eyelids and looked at Li Danqing and Xia Xianyin.
The low and calm voice was like a dry well that remained unchanged for thousands of years, with neither sorrow nor joy, nor likes and dislikes.
Li Danqing shrank his neck and glanced at Xia Xianyin who was standing aside. Facing Li Shizi's look of help, Xia Xianyin was also a little helpless.
Not to mention Li Danqing, who met Yin Wujiang for the first time, even Xia Xianyin herself was very afraid of this master. Even though she knew that if the other party hadn't rescued her, she might have lost her head like her own people.
But she has never been able to get close to him. No matter how much kindness the other person shows, it is difficult for her to do this. Even if she just stands next to him, she will feel uncomfortable...
She could only give Li Danqing a calm look, and then led Li Danqing into the door in front of her.
…
Seeing that the two of them were not close to the door, the old man put his hands on his knees and stood up.
But he was really too old, so he did such a simple thing slowly. Xia Xianyin on the side saw this and hurriedly stepped forward to help the old man, and then the old man stood up unsteadily.
"Xianyin, show me your seat for the prince." The old man said again.
Xia Xianyin helped Yin Wujiang to a wooden chair on the side, then walked to the corner of the room and wanted to move a wooden chair, but then she suddenly caught a glimpse of the tablet enshrined on the shrine in the corner.
She was placed upside down on the shrine. Xia Xianyin frowned slightly. In her memory, this spiritual tablet was the only thing Yin Wujiang cared about.
Since following Yin Wujiang, every time he comes to this room, the incense on the shrine has never been cut off, and the spiritual tablets have been wiped clean. Obviously, Yin Wujiang seems to like to talk to the spiritual tablets.
, he was just saying something, but Xia Xianyin had never heard it clearly before. This was the first time for Xia Xianyin to see him being placed upside down in this place.
She frowned, but she still put away her intention to put the spirit tablet up.
After following Yin Wujiang for so many years, Xia Xianyin understands Yin Wujiang's temperament to a certain extent. Although this old man looks old, he never likes others to be smart. He treats Xia Xianyin and others in Tianjian Division well.
He has always only asked them to do what he asked them to do.
In front of Yin Wujiang, being smart never ends well.
Xia Xianyin still remembers that she had just been rescued from the execution ground by the old man, and when she was working with him, there was a young commander under the Tianjian Division. He thought that Yin Wujiang had an old relationship with the Xia family, so he wanted to use this
An opportunity to please Yin Wujiang.
So he relied on connections to retrieve the body of Xia Que, the head of the Xia family, who should have been hung on the city gate.
Xia Xianyin clearly remembers that day, when the young commander came to Yin Wujiang's house excitedly and asked his men to carry the decorated corpse of Xia Que to Yin Wujiang, his face was waiting to be praised.
expression of excitement.
He also remembered how Yin Wujiang sat in front of the desk, filling himself a cup of tea while calmly ordering that person to be removed from his position as a young commander, and then ordered someone to take him to prison.
After that, Xia Que's body was sent back and continued to hang outside the Meridian Gate. Three days later, the smart young Siming was beheaded outside the Meridian Gate in the name of a member of the Xia family.
Sent to the wilderness, he was eaten by wild dogs.
But Xia Xianyin, who was following Yin Wujiang, just watched quietly.
Seeing her father's body placed in front of her, she could not let him rest in peace. She could only watch helplessly as he was sent back again and continued to hang outside the Meridian Gate. But from the beginning to the end, she did not
I shed a tear for this reason, and I never asked Yin Wujiang for mercy.
Yin Wujiang once asked Xia Xianyin why he could remain indifferent while watching his father's body being sent away.
Xia Xianyin, who was only fifteen years old at the time, gritted her teeth and responded: "My father rebelled and betrayed your majesty's trust. He deserves to suffer this fate. As the daughter of a guilty minister, I am lucky to have survived."
, I dare not ask for anything else.”
Faced with the girl's answer, Yin Wujiang stared at Xia Xianyin for a long time, and then a rare and unattractive smile appeared on his old face.
"very good."
"without
It was in vain that I saved you."
"You are qualified to survive in Wuyang City."
…
Pictures of the past flashed through Xia Xianyin's mind, which made Xia Xianyin, who was a little hesitant at that moment, completely stop thinking about holding up the spiritual tablet. She moved the wooden chair in front of Li Danqing, looking at the whole process without squinting.
It was as if she had never known Li Danqing at all.
Of course, this is not because Xia Xianyin is heartless, she is just afraid that being smart like that young commander would harm Li Danqing.
"Your Majesty, please take a seat." At this moment, the old man who was already sitting on the opposite side stretched out his hand towards Li Danqing and said softly.
Li Danqing nodded and sat down at this time. At this moment, Prince Li no longer had the arrogant look he usually had when facing others. Instead, he looked a little reserved. He looked around and saw someone not far away.
In the corner, a scholar wearing a black gown was sitting in front of a small desk, with pen and ink laid out and rice paper open, silent and silent.
That is the sword and pen official, who is responsible for recording the process of reviewing the case and then presenting it to the emperor.
Does it look like you really want to interrogate me?
Li Danqing thought secretly in his heart, and his face looked a little ugly. Xia Xianyin looked at Li Danqing with this appearance. Although she felt it was a bit inappropriate, she still couldn't help but find it funny. She thought to herself: You, Prince Li, are also like this.
"Your Majesty, do you know why I invited you here today?" Li Danqing had just sat down when Yin Wujiang's calm and almost lifeless voice suddenly came.
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became tense. Xia Xianyin frowned, looking worried. Li Danqing seemed to feel Xia Xianyin's nervousness, and at this moment, he turned his head and handed the girl a note of calm.
gaze.
Immediately, Prince Li hurriedly laughed twice, looked at the old man who was pouring himself a cup of tea, and then said: "Is His Majesty busy with official duties and has no time to see me? So he asked your Excellency to do it for him?"
"Actually, it's not necessary, Ji Qi...ah no! It's His Majesty's wish. I accept it. Mr. Yin is not young anymore. Although he still looks strong, it is important to rest more. We will have to do it again in the future.
Live for fifty years and make suggestions for me, Wu Yang!"
"The brother of the father of the hunting dog I have at home has a difficult delivery, and I have to go back to find a doctor for him! I won't bother you, sir..."
As Li Danqing spoke, he stood up and made a gesture of leaving.
Xia Xianyin's brain ached when he saw this move. He thought Li Danqing had some trick to escape, but it turns out he was hoping to fool him...
This is Tianjiansi of Wuyang Dynasty. If he can get away with a few nice words, Tianjiansi will lose the bad reputation that has shocked Wuyang Dynasty all these years.
This guy is as unreliable as ever...
What Xia Xianyin expected was that Li Danqing had just stood up. The sleeves of the old man sitting on the wooden chair trembled slightly, and a black shadow emerged from his sleeves at this moment.
It fell to the ground, like a pool of black ink, crawling against the ground at an alarming speed, and arrived in front of Li Danqing in an instant.
The pool of black things surged on the ground, then swelled and swelled under Li Danqing's astonished gaze. In just a blink of an eye, it turned into a black figure.
He just stood in front of Li Danqing, his eyes were empty and lifeless, and his whole body was flowing with dark "ink", and such ink was constantly dripping from his body. His head leaned forward, and he came to a distance from Li Danqing.
Very close, the white pupils in the dull eyes turned, seeming to be sizing up Li Danqing.
A cold breath hit his face at this moment, and Li Danqing suddenly felt his scalp numb.
The gaze of the black shadow seemed to Prince Li as if he was being targeted by an evil spirit. A chill rose from the soles of his feet, passed through his knees, crossed his chest, and reached the tips of his hair.
What the hell is this!
Why is it that the guys I have met recently are more evil than the last!
Li Danqing cursed secretly in his heart, but his body froze in place, motionless.
"Your Majesty, it's normal that you can't remember some things after a long journey. Why don't you sit down and let me help you recall your memories." Yin Wujiang's voice came again.
The black figure dripping with "ink" seemed to understand the old man's words. He stepped behind Li Danqing, lifted the wooden chair, and placed it in front of Li Danqing.
Li Danqing was so frightened by this weird thing that his scalp was numb. He squeezed out a smile that was uglier than crying and said: "It's okay, it's okay."
Saying this, he did not dare to say anything, and sat back on the wooden chair stiffly.
Yin Wujiang stared at Li Danqing who looked like this, and the corners of his mouth seemed to be slightly raised. Xia Xianyin, who had been staring at Yin Wujiang nervously, was stunned, secretly feeling weird - at least in her memory, this was still the case with Yin Wujiang over the years.
, it was the first time I saw a smile on the old man’s face.
But this scene passed quickly. When Xia Xianyin wanted to confirm the authenticity of this strange thing, the old man's expression returned to normal, so that Xia Xianyin had to wonder whether what he just saw was his own.
illusion.
Gulu.
Li Danqing swallowed another mouthful of saliva. The black shadow behind him saw him sitting down peacefully, as if he had completed his mission. At that moment, the body made of "ink" suddenly collapsed and turned into a puddle of black clinging to the ground.
The shadow usually disappeared into Yin Wujiang's sleeves at an alarming speed as it came.
Yin Wujiang didn't seem to feel anything about this, but at this moment he reached out and picked up the teacup beside him and took a slow sip.
Probably because of his old age, he was very slow to lift the cup, very slow to raise the cup, and even slower to swallow the tea.
And with such a slow process, every breath was torture for Prince Li.
There was a sudden silence at the door until Yin Wujiang drank all the tea in the cup.
"Sihai City." Then his voice suddenly sounded.
Xia Xianyin looked confused, but Li Danqing's expression suddenly changed.
"Sihai City? What Sihai City?" Fortunately, Prince Li was quite good at pretending to be crazy and acting stupid. He quickly put a look of confusion on his face and tilted his head as he asked.
"Didn't the Crown Prince pass by Sihai City on his way from Yangshan to Wuyang?" Yin Wujiang obviously would not be fooled by Li Danqing so easily, and asked in a calm tone.
"Yangshan to Wuyang is thousands of miles away. There are not a hundred but eighty cities that I pass by. How can I write down every one of them?" Li Danqing completely integrated into the role. He said this at this time. As soon as he finished speaking, he said again
He frowned and said in a slightly louder voice: "Isn't it because there are some unscrupulous people in the city who filed a lawsuit against me and falsely accused me?"
"Master Yin, you know who I am as a person. I am a pure-hearted person, but I have never done anything like bullying men and women, or doing things in the fish and meat village, let alone relying on my own great achievements to dominate the towns along the way!
"
Xia Xianyin, who didn't know what happened in Sihai City, couldn't help but think about it when he heard this. He secretly felt that Li Danqing was clearly covering his ears and secretly thought that this guy almost had the words "guilty as a thief" written on his face...
"It seems that my reminder is not enough, then I will give the prince some more." Yin Wujiang said again.
"Zhao Sheng Ling."
"Yuan Lanyue."
After these two words came out, Li Danqing's expression changed slightly, while Xia Xianyin's pupils suddenly dilated as he stood aside.
Zhao Sheng Ling!
That is the most mysterious thing in the whole Wuyang City!
Everyone in the world knows about his existence, but very few have seen him. They just know that a person with such a token must be shouldering a great responsibility related to the rise and fall of the Wuyang Dynasty.
How could Li Danqing get involved in such a thing?
Xia Xianyin thought secretly in her heart, feeling anxious and angry at the bottom of her heart.
"Oh! So this is what Lord Yin was talking about." Li Danqing stood up at this moment, with an extremely artificial look of surprise on his face. He slapped his forehead, and his voice suddenly became louder.
stand up.
"Sihai City, right?"
"When you said that, I suddenly remembered it."
"I have indeed been to such a place. I even had a dream there. There were some strange things in the dream that asked me to find the city lord! Aren't I afraid that there was really evil cholera in my Wuyang Chaotang? So I went there
That woman does indeed have big breasts and a curvy butt. I intended to chat with her about life, but after she took out the Zhao Sheng Ling, I didn’t bother with her any more."
Li Danqing's exaggerated performance came to an end and he turned to look at Yin Wujiang with a nervous expression on his face.
Xia Xianyin didn't know what kind of tricks Li Danqing was trying to do in Sihai City, but knowing Li Danqing's temperament, she could tell that Li Danqing had a guilty conscience.
She also looked at Yin Wujiang with some worry at this time, secretly hoping that Li Danqing's performance could win Yin Wujiang's trust.
Both of their eyes fell on Yin Wujiang at this moment, but Yin Wujiang once again lifted the teapot beside him.
Pour the tea, hold the cup, and drink slowly.
It's like being able to tease Li Danqing.
The tense atmosphere lasted for dozens of breaths before the old man put down his tea cup and looked up at Li Danqing, a glimmer of light flashing in his cloudy eyes.
"Prince Li's story is well written and the logic can stand up to scrutiny."
"But has Prince Li ever thought that your story is inconsistent with the information received by the Demon Suppression Division?"
"Before Yuan Lanyue disappeared, she reported to the Chief Commander of the Suppressing Demon Division that your disciple was involved in this matter, but your story did not mention the girl named Luo An'an at all."
"Do you think the court will think that you forgot about this, or that you have something secret in your mind and deliberately concealed it?"
Li Danqing's expression suddenly changed when he heard this. He had never known that Yuan Lanyue had reported the matter to the court. When they left, they were too hasty and encountered big changes, so they forgot to tell Li Danqing about the matter. Now it has become
The flaw in Li Danqing’s rhetoric.
The atmosphere in the room suddenly became tense at that moment. Li Danqing's body tensed up and his eyes began to wander around. Apparently he wanted to confirm whether there were any ambushes around and whether he had the possibility of escaping and ascending to heaven.
Yin Wujiang didn't seem to feel anything strange about Li Danqing, and continued to speak slowly: "It is true that this matter is of great importance, but now the war between Daliao and Wuyang in the west may break out at any time, and the imperial court still needs to rely on Bai
The old troops of the Wolf Army are resisting powerful enemies. As long as the story of the Crown Prince can be told, the Demon Suppressor really wants to kill the Crown Prince. His Majesty and the Longxiang Mansion will at least find a way to temporarily save the Crown Prince. After all, for now, the living
The Crown Prince is much more useful than the dead Crown Prince. But if the Crown Prince can’t even make up a story well..."
"Your Majesty, you should know better than me how many people in Wuyang want you to die..."
"At that time, even Your Majesty may not be able to withstand the strong remonstrances of these three palaces and nine divisions, and you will have to give the prince a happy life."
When Li Danqing heard this, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he stared straight at the old man in front of him who still looked calm.
But just when Li Danqing's vigilance reached its peak, the old man suddenly spoke again.
"So, let's do it again."
"This time, I hope the prince will tell the story without leaking anything."
As soon as he said this, the swordsman and penman on the side seemed to understand the old man's intention. He picked up a few pieces of rice paper from the desk that were already full of writing. With a surge of spiritual power, the rice paper that recorded Li Danqing's gaffe suddenly burned into ashes.