Chapter 1461: Unexpected Encounter

Right front? He He Lingchuan glanced, and couldn't help but be shocked. The "Heyulin" the mirror mentioned was an exquisite shop, and a few guests had just walked out. The leader was a beautiful woman in her forties, with a brocade robe and high hair, with only a few pieces of jewelry on her, but every gesture revealed an extraordinary elegance.

Even every strand of hair carried a cold detachment.

He He Lingchuan hadn't seen this face many times, but he hadn't forgotten it.

Qingyang!

She was a person who sat high in the palace, and He He Lingchuan didn't expect that he could meet her by strolling around the streets of Tianshui City at will.

Strictly speaking, Qingyang and He He Lingchuan had only met once, at the home of the wealthy Ke Ke Shouyi. Later, He He Lingchuan made a scene in the Tiangong wearing a mask, and was chased by her and God Baizhantian for a long time without showing his face, so it doesn't count.

But Qingyang's gaze froze, and her footsteps stopped.

He He Lingchuan knew that she recognized him.

He and Qingyang had only met once and hadn't said anything important. It had been several years, and Qingyang didn't know how many important people she had seen, so how could she still recognize him?

Well, that is to say, Qingyang had paid attention to him beforehand.

Yangshan Islands suddenly intervened in the war between the Allied Forces and Pixia. As the Great Overseer of the Yao Nation, she might also be interested in understanding it? This sudden encounter was not the ideal script He He Lingchuan had set.

But still, no reality proceeds according to the best script.

So when Qingyang beckoned to him, He He Lingchuan also strode up and greeted her frankly: "Overseer Lord!"

"He... Xiao?" Qingyang looked him up and down, her eyes and words full of meaning, "The last time I saw you, it was in Lingxu City. I really didn't expect to meet again ten thousand miles away."

The last time they met, she was still the master of the Green Palace who called the wind and rain, ostensibly fighting with Bai Bai Ziqi of the Tiangong, but secretly competing with Shuangye.

That contest, Shuangye won, and also drew a period to the competition for the chief of the Imperial Preceptor that had lasted for over a hundred years.

So seeing He Xiao suddenly, the person who first ignited the fuse of the Immortality Medicine Case, Qingyang's mood was very subtle.

"Yes, fate brings people together from a thousand miles away." He He Lingchuan smiled, "Is the Overseer well?"

"I am an old woman nearly two hundred years old, where can I be not well?" Qingyang said lightly, "Why did you come to Tianshui City? I heard that after you and Fushan Yue left Lingxu, you disappeared."

"The King invited me to Tianshui City to attend the ceremony, and I couldn't refuse the kindness." No matter what Qingyang's attitude was, He He Lingchuan was smiling, "Looking at what I saw along the way, the Yao Nation is rich and peaceful, and the Overseer has come to a good place."

It seems Qingyang had also inquired about his whereabouts, but had to pretend to be indifferent.

Zhao Commandant on the side also saluted Qingyang: "Overseer Lord!"

After all, he was facing the Great Overseer sent by Between Beijia, so the etiquette must be done.

Qingyang looked at him: "You are?"

"Imperial First-Class Guard, Zhao Song!" Zhao Commandant said sternly, "I am ordered by the King to protect the safety of Island Master He in Tianshui City!"

The Yao King actually sent Imperial Guards to protect He Xiao? Qingyang was a bit surprised: "Oh? What did you do, He Xiao, that you need special protection from the Yao Nation?"

Qingyang didn't care about Zhao Song's cultivation or to what extent he could protect He He Lingchuan. But the Yao King issuing this order, the behavior itself was a bit strange, at least highlighting He Xiao's importance.

As a foreign guest who just arrived in the Yao Nation, what kind of enemy could He Xiao have that even required the use of the Yao King's Imperial Guards?

Heh, was the Yao King guarding against her taking action against He Xiao? "I haven't done anything yet." He He Lingchuan smiled, "It's the King's kindness, I am terrified."

On the surface, he indeed hadn't done anything—he hadn't started yet.

"Oh?" Qingyang raised her eyebrows, "How long have you been here?"

"Five days ago." He He Lingchuan told the truth, "It seems to be when Tianshui City started to be under martial law."

At that time, Tianshui City had just received the news of Xue Zongwu's death, and the entire Wang Ting was shocked, and many officials were uneasy.

What one has done, one knows best.

Xue Zongwu had power, people, and his own cultivation was fierce, and his father-in-law was also deep in cultivation, but he was still chopped, and even his father-in-law couldn't be spared.

Then who couldn't the Great Emperor Jiuyou want the life of? "Interesting." Qingyang's gaze was deep, "Are you also from Mang Prefecture?"

Too many dignitaries took the Mang Prefecture route, and Xue Zongwu's death had enough suspects to circle Tianshui City twice. But when Xue Zongwu and Qi Yunsheng were killed, if He Xiao was also in Mang Prefecture...

On this person, there is a little mystery.

"No, Zhuo'an." He He Lingchuan shook his head, "We wanted to go to Mang Prefecture, but heard that the inns there were full and there was nowhere to stay, so we had to go to Zhuo'an to stay, and by the way, I visited several local sages."

Qingyang was a bit surprised, this kid didn't even get close to Mang Prefecture?

Zhao Song also testified on the side: "I have always been accompanying Island Master He, those few days, we indeed rested in Zhuo'an."

He, as the guard sent by the Yao King to He Xiao, had no qualification or need to lie for He Xiao. Qingyang knew this very well, so she smiled: "It saved a lot of trouble. Alright, let's meet again in a few days."

And then she turned and boarded the carriage, letting down the curtain.

The carriage started steadily and soon disappeared at the corner.

He He Lingchuan watched the carriage leave, always feeling that Qingyang in the carriage was also staring at him through the curtain.

"Let's go back too." He said to Zhao Commandant.

Returning to the Sanmentou Post House, He He Lingchuan entered the room and closed the door.

Zhao Commandant's subordinate whispered: "Boss, I think Overseer Qingyang is also quite polite to Island Master He."

Not as tit-for-tat as imagined.

"You think?" Zhao Song glared at him, "With your dog eyes, what can you see? Our Great Overseer has arrested so many officials, was she not polite to any of them at the time? Didn't she act vigorously and resolutely when she turned her head?"

"..."

Besides, was Overseer Qingyang polite? That was clearly the indifference of a superior, Zhao Commandant was no stranger to it.

She didn't deliberately be impolite to anyone, she just ignored everyone equally.

At dinner time, Dong Rui heard that He He Lingchuan had met Overseer Qingyang, and the roast chicken leg in his bowl suddenly didn't smell good:

"Damn, Tianshui City is so big, you can meet her by strolling on the road, what kind of luck is this?"

"Inverse luck." Anyway, he had to face Qingyang sooner or later, He He Lingchuan didn't feel he was unlucky.

"If she is determined to mess with you, what should you do? You are just a small foreign traveling merchant, can you escape the Overseer's palm?" Dong Rui racked his brains, "Why don't you strike first and blow yourself up again?"

In the past, He He Lingchuan had just arrived in Lingxu City and fell into the center of the power struggle. To avoid being torn apart, he took action against himself before Qingyang, arranging an explosion in the post house guest room.

After that, both he and Fushan Yue enjoyed higher-standard protection, and Qingyang couldn't easily take action against him.

He He Lingchuan shook his head: "Qingyang is not an ordinary person, using the same trick twice will likely be seen through by her."

"Then what to do?"

"Because of the death of Xue Zongwu and Qi Yunsheng, and because the Yao King's birthday celebration is approaching, the whole city of Tianshui is under martial law now, and Qingyang will not be unfavorable to me at this time, otherwise it is easy to step into the Yao King's trap." He He Lingchuan had already thought about it before coming to Tianshui City, "We still have some room and time to maneuver, the plan needs to be tightened."

"Qingyang is already watching you, can the plan still proceed?"

"What's impossible? Every step we take is in the sun, what are we afraid of people seeing?" He He Lingchuan smiled, "My plan is very simple, which is to become famous as soon as possible, so that everyone in Tianshui City knows me."

"..."

"But unlike Lingxu City, this time, I will no longer appear as a 'victim'." He He Lingchuan finished eating, rinsed his mouth and stood up, "The Flash Gold Plain is a place that fears the evil and bullies the good. Therefore, we must let the Yao people know that we are uncompromisingly strong!"

Qingyang returned to You Lake Cottage, just changed her clothes, and He Yang came to report the intelligence of the Yao King's Palace over the past two days.

The source of intelligence is very complicated.

Qingyang naturally has eyes and ears in the palace, although she may not know the content of the conversation between the King and his ministers, she will soon know who the Yao King has met and what decrees he has issued.

Of course, her own actions are also seen by the Yao King. After all, she is on the Yao King's territory.

No matter who has action, as long as it is not carried out secretly, the opposite side will know.

General Zhong Wu was transferred to the northern border, and the Yao King's decree caused a stir in the Wang Ting, causing many old ministers to oppose and argue in court.

In fact, the old officials in the officialdom may not understand the mystery behind it, but it does not prevent them from being heartbroken.

The Yao Nation has never sent foreign generals to guard the border in history, and it has never happened since ancient times! Why? Isn't it that those who are not of our race must have different hearts.

But the atmosphere in the palace is relatively relaxed and active, because the northern transfer of General Zhong Wu is a clear signal: Overseer Qingyang will not find trouble for everyone in the short term.

Openly and secretly, many people can breathe a sigh of relief.

"The palace envoy specially sent by the Yao King also brought back the investigation situation of the Little Peach Shanzhuang murder case. At that time, Xue Zongwu fell into the trap of the Black Armored Army leader and chased to the north mountain of Little Peach Shanzhuang before meeting his subordinates. Later, he rushed out of the big fire and was beheaded by the Great Emperor Jiuyou in front of his own hundred elite soldiers and the villa guards. At that time, these reinforcements were only a few dozen zhang away from them. Many people saw that scene, couldn't sleep at night, and still feel lingering fear when talking about it."

"Didn't Xue Zongwu leave any useful clues?"

"He roared before he died, but his neck was injured and his voice was hoarse. The palace envoy asked all the eyewitness guards, some said it was just a shout, but others said the General wanted to leave a last word, seemingly saying 'Na family'."

"'Na family'? Or 'That is'?" ===== CHAPTER 1462 =====

"The Na clan? Or 'that is'?"