Chapter 1045: State Preceptor Frost Leaf's Methods

Xi Yunhe didn't dare to make a sound.

He could see it, couldn't State Preceptor Frost Leaf see it? He Lingchuan dared to protect the Cave Spider Queen and dared to press the Beijia team to the ground, wasn't he counting on that little bit of "old friendship" with State Preceptor Frost Leaf to ease the conflict? No matter how respectful the wording in the letter was, it couldn't hide this fact: this kid had calculated State Preceptor Frost Leaf into it too.

Xi Yunhe thought for a while and coughed lightly: "Speaking of which, he also tried his best to avoid a direct conflict with Yu Zecheng, which is not wanting to make you, make you embarrassed."

Yu Zecheng was sent by State Preceptor Frost Leaf. He Lingchuan didn't take action against Yu Zecheng himself, and on the surface, he still had to be polite, which was exactly practicing the principle of "beating a dog requires looking at the owner," paying attention to the grasp of the scale.

If he had also beaten Yu Zecheng until his nose was bruised and his face was swollen, or removed an arm or a leg, it would be difficult for State Preceptor Frost Leaf not to fall out with him.

State Preceptor Frost Leaf smiled but didn't smile: "So, he did it to give me face?"

Xi Yunhe felt that State Preceptor Frost Leaf's words today were particularly difficult to answer.

Fortunately, he didn't have to rack his brains to reply. State Preceptor Frost Leaf focused his mind and suddenly shook his head and laughed: "That's not wrong. He Xiao is He Xiao; he is still as steady as ever in doing things."

Even a clay bodhisattva has three parts of anger, let alone the high-ranking and powerful State Preceptor Frost Leaf. But this bit of anger dissipated in the blink of an eye and would not hinder his judgment.

Steady? Xi Yunhe really didn't understand this time.

Although He Xiao didn't kill Yu Zecheng, he forced him to eat his own comrades and extorted a million silver taels from him. Being so cruel, so ruthless, and so greedy, State Preceptor Frost Leaf actually praised him as "steady"? State Preceptor Frost Leaf glanced at him, as if seeing through the doubts in his heart: "Yu Zecheng was humiliated, that was his own fault, and he can't blame others."

Thinking he could throw his weight around everywhere by relying on the halo of Beijia.

Most of the time, doing that can't be considered wrong, but many Beijia people, including Yu Zecheng, don't understand that face actually has to be earned by oneself.

If he does well, he earns face for Beijia.

If he does poorly, he loses face for Beijia.

State Preceptor Frost Leaf didn't explain it clearly, only saying to Xi Yunhe: "Think about it slowly, you'll figure it out eventually."

Xi Yunhe saw scheming and humility in the letter He Lingchuan wrote to State Preceptor Frost Leaf; but combined with He Lingchuan's actions toward Yu Zecheng, State Preceptor Frost Leaf read an additional three layers of meaning:

On the basis of mutual respect, I am willing to maintain contact with you.

Yu Zecheng couldn't get things done and lost face for you, and I know it's inconvenient for you to take action, so I taught him a hard lesson for you.

I also saved face for Beijia, and it won't make you too embarrassed.

So, I helped you twice.

I'm so hardworking and so thoughtful, State Preceptor, you have to appreciate it, right? State Preceptor Frost Leaf said playfully: "The little guys who have emerged in the past few years are all very interesting."

Xi Yunhe pondered for a long time and suddenly asked again: "He Xiao doing this, isn't he afraid that someone in the Beijia court will spare no cost and insist on pursuing it to the end?"

State Preceptor Frost Leaf dipped some ink: "There are a few people in this world who treat fear as nothing and walk through hardships as if on flat ground. They are not afraid of that 'one in a million'."

Always worrying about "one in a million," you will never get anything done.

The premise of mutual respect is "I am not afraid of you."

After the last stroke was finished, he took another mouthful of tea and sprayed it onto the scroll with a "puff."

This spray had a hundred years of skill, and the picture immediately came to life.

Xi Yunhe consciously walked up, moved the scroll to the side, and hung it up to dry.

State Preceptor Frost Leaf said casually: "Send this painting to He Xiao."

"Ah, yes." Xi Yunhe was startled. Sending a painting to He Xiao, does this mean?

State Preceptor Frost Leaf slowly paced to the window, looking at the azure sky: "Dictate."

Xi Yunhe immediately walked behind the table and took the brush.

This memorial was dictated by State Preceptor Frost Leaf, and Xi Yunhe wrote it on his behalf.

The beginning was gorgeous and smooth, which was State Preceptor Frost Leaf's consistent style, reporting on the size of his own affairs.

Then he mentioned the Cave Spider Queen.

"Has fled to the Yangshan Archipelago, deep behind Mou, sheltered by State Preceptor Wang Xingyi. However, before Wang Xingyi arrived, our side had already obtained Zhu Erniang's confession, admitting that the mastermind behind the scenes covered his face and did not show his true appearance, and she also did not know his origin or background."

Xi Yunhe's hand slowed down when he heard this, and State Preceptor Frost Leaf had his back to him, but his voice also stopped immediately.

He hurriedly moved his brush like flying, with only three words in his heart:

How amazing! In the personal letters of Yu Zecheng and He Lingchuan, the State Preceptor of Mou appeared. On the night of the hurricane, Wang Xingyi stood by and watched, never taking action from beginning to end.

But so what? With Wang Xingyi's identity, appearing in the Yangshan Archipelago at that peculiar point in time was in itself a strong support for the archipelago, and in itself an obstruction to the Cave Spider Queen capture operation of Yu Zecheng's team!

His attitude and stance were the key.

What he actually did was not important.

Xi Yunhe read the two letters from Yu Zecheng and He Lingchuan and was very clear that Wang Xingyi had no actual support for the Cave Spider Queen. But State Preceptor Frost Leaf writing it like this didn't seem wrong either.

Wang Xingyi could go to the Yangshan Archipelago, which was looking at He Xiao differently; and He Xiao protected the Cave Spider Queen.

Wouldn't that be approximately equal to Wang Xingyi sheltering the Cave Spider Queen?

What Xi Yunhe wanted to applaud the most was that He Xiao's name did not appear in the memorial at all, none!

Not even mentioning it at all!

State Preceptor Frost Leaf also had him insert the Cave Spider Queen's confession into the memorial, which was the single sheet of paper Yu Zecheng wrote separately.

The mastermind behind the chaos in the Tiangong wore a mask, and Ju didn't see his face. The Tiangong and Lingxu City both accepted this excuse, so what was strange about the Cave Spider Queen not seeing it either? The person planning this action was already defying the world, and hiding his head and tail was a normal operation.

Once this memorial was submitted, the responsibility for sheltering Zhu Erniang would fall on Mou and Wang Xingyi. Anyway, they were an enemy country, an enemy State Preceptor; could the Demon Emperor verify it?

As for He Xiao, he was completely removed from this matter.

Xi Yunhe clicked his tongue secretly, not expecting State Preceptor Frost Leaf to help He Lingchuan to this extent.

But thinking back, only by pushing this matter to the State Preceptor of Mou, Wang Xingyi, could the Demon Emperor not continue to pursue it.

After all, this person was on the same level as State Preceptor Frost Leaf and was not an object that Beijia could easily manipulate.

Then the tracking of the Cave Spider Queen could come to an end. State Preceptor Frost Leaf, who was originally responsible for this matter, could also leave it alone.

Truly, good wrist.

Since the person who created the problem couldn't be solved, then solve the problem itself.

Xi Yunhe realized a bit of State Preceptor Frost Leaf's helplessness from it:

At this time, it had been less than a year since State Preceptor Qingyang fell.

This woman had once occupied the head of the four great State Preceptors and had painstakingly operated in Beijia for more than a hundred years; she was truly deeply rooted, with party members all over the country.

Where was a year enough for State Preceptor Frost Leaf to fill the power vacuum she left behind and clear out the "remnants" she left behind? Now State Preceptor Frost Leaf was stirring up a storm in the court; as long as he made one mistake, a big mistake, it was hard to guarantee he wouldn't be bitten back by Qingyang's old forces.

So his top priority was to seize the time to consolidate his position.

It was unknown what would happen in the future, but State Preceptor Frost Leaf at this time hated complications the most.

He had to concentrate on overcoming his own difficulties.

This was a subtle point in time.

Did He Xiao, who was far away, also grasp his situation and his psychology?

Xi Yunhe couldn't help but think more.

After he folded and put away the memorial, State Preceptor Frost Leaf said: "He Xiao's name should not be mentioned; he changed his name to 'He Lingchuan' in the Yangshan Archipelago. Do you know that more than half a year ago, there was an abnormality in the Panlong Desert again, and the Tiangong's Chief Envoy He went to investigate, but unfortunately fell. After the incident, Lingxu City sent people to investigate locally and learned that there were more than a dozen groups of people entering the secret realm to compete for the Great Fanghu, one of which was the General of the Yuan Kingdom, whose eldest son died in the secret realm. Guess what the eldest son's name was?"

The dead eldest son? Xi Yunhe blurted out: "He... Lingchuan?"

State Preceptor Frost Leaf looked at the red leaves drifting outside the window and nodded: "Although there are countless people with the same name in the world, if this person appears in the memorial again, and is with Zhu Erniang, the Emperor will inevitably associate him with the Panlong Desert and the Great Fanghu. Even if he can't remember, there are people who can help him remember."

Then, this matter wouldn't pass.

Why would State Preceptor Frost Leaf look for trouble for himself? "But—" State Preceptor Frost Leaf was about to say but, "Although He Xiao does not appear in the memorial, we still have to investigate this person ourselves."

State Preceptor Frost Leaf investigating himself was flexible and elastic.

Why did this person travel across the ocean to the rear of Mou, why did he buy the Yangshan Archipelago, why did he want to shelter Zhu Erniang... these questions could all be investigated.

It was nothing more than spending some time, spending some effort, spending some manpower.

Beijia and State Preceptor Frost Leaf were least lacking in these.

Who should be sent? In State Preceptor Frost Leaf's heart, there was already a suitable candidate.

He smiled slightly: "Speaking of which, the explosion at the pier of the Yangshan Archipelago, the technique is familiar."

It was all about acting before the enemy moved, taking the lead before the enemy, and blowing up one's own things.

Xi Yunhe thought for a long time before remembering the explosion that occurred just after Bai Ziqi brought He Lingchuan and others back to Lingxu City.

He had long suspected that it was He Lingchuan's self-directed and self-acted play, and now comparing the two, it could basically be confirmed.

"Interesting." State Preceptor Frost Leaf smiled, "Under Wang Xingyi's nose, he still didn't fall out with Yu Zecheng, showing that he still wants to play both sides and is unwilling to completely fall to Mou. Yu Zecheng doesn't even know that he has already walked back and forth on the ghost gate."

"Such a person will not be law-abiding." State Preceptor Frost Leaf picked up He Lingchuan's letter and burned it to ashes with a true fire, "He is behind Mou, far from being a blessing for Mou. This is good, ha, this is even better."

There was one more reason to keep He Xiao and the Yangshan Archipelago.

He changed the subject, lightly, "Yunhe, where did Qingyang go?"

Xi Yunhe's body stiffened slightly, but he quickly replied: "Seems to have gone to live in seclusion in a small country in the southeast of Beijia."

"Haven't you let go yet?" State Preceptor Frost Leaf took a sip of tea.

Xi Yunhe didn't say a word, rolled up the dry painting, and tied it with a thin rope.

A maple leaf drifted in from outside the window, and State Preceptor Frost Leaf picked it up and examined it carefully: "When you think it through, you can leave."

"... Yes."

"Also, tell Yu Zecheng to come back quickly after paying the ransom, don't lose face there. He is not He Xiao's opponent."

——End of Volume 1 of "Bailie".

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