Chapter 1624: The Yao King's Speculation

That must be Beijia's instruction, Beijia's conspiracy!

He asked himself, he had always served Beijia as a superior nation, respectful and obedient. What reason did the other side have to stir up trouble here?

Qiu Long paused and could only reply in a low voice: "Perhaps there is some hidden reason?"

The Yao King also knew he wouldn't get an answer from him, but there were some things he really couldn't find a second person to talk to.

"Situ He was killed by Cao Wendao, and Bi Xia and my good Regent have always wanted to drag the Yao Nation into the muddy water to fight the coalition for them."

"Princess Ya was harmed by Cao Wendao's demon puppet. His one moment of negligence took my precious daughter as the price! Qing Yang even framed the three-tailed fox demon for the name of the murderer!"

"Cao Wendao's demon puppet attacked Qi Yunsheng at Little Peach Shanzhuang."

"Cao Wendao attacked He Xiao because he built the Youhu Shanzhuang for me and supervised the expansion of Heavenly Water to the east for me, blocking someone's path and being an eyesore to someone!"

"Cao Wendao is a Beijia person, and also sent by the Profound Void City!" The Yao King's beard and hair trembled slightly, his chest heaving. "Only today do I know that my, my, my son and daughter both died at the hands of Beijia people! Heh, hehe—"

He sneered three times: "What has Beijia taken me for?"

When he said this, he stared fixedly in the direction of the Jade Spring Palace, his gaze as cold and sinister as the cold spring inside.

Qiu Long hurriedly patted his back to soothe his breath: "My King, calm your anger, calm your anger! Do not anger yourself into illness. Will you summon Regent Qing Yang into the palace for questioning?"

He hurriedly sent out a question.

As long as a person starts thinking, the anger will subside slightly.

The Yao King indeed paused.

But the result after his thinking was to slap the door panel hard: "Zhao Song just said that Cao Wendao's demon puppet, the Skin-Turning Eel, has the ability to escape underground on rainy nights!"

He emphasized it again: "Escape underground on rainy nights! Think about it!"

Qiu Long was also secretly shocked: "You, you think, Great General Xue...?"

"The murderer who killed Xue Zongwu, why can he come and go freely, without a trace?" The Yao King sneered. "Escaping underground is much faster than riding a horse."

Thinking again that Cao Wendao's two demon puppets were both wreaking havoc at Little Peach Shanzhuang!

Qiu Long hurriedly reminded his master: "Yang Chi confessed that those two demon puppets had long been taken away by the Black Armored Army."

"Who is the Black Armored Army?" The Yao King's gaze was as gloomy as the night. "How could such a divine and powerful army suddenly appear on this plain, not related to any force? Unless—"

"Unless the so-called 'Black Armor' is just a disguise! Their leader has a reason for not being able to show their face, and their subordinates are full of talent." He asked Qiu Long, "Who do you think this looks like?"

Qiu Long knew that his master wanted him to say that name, so he said: "Regent Qing Yang?"

Otherwise, why would every single one of these things be related to Regent Qing Yang?

"Wait, wait!" The Yao King suddenly remembered another thing. "The big hole that suddenly appeared in the foundation of the West Forest Temple, do you think it could be man-made? Could it be that Skin-Turning Eel? Calculating from the time, it was about the same time Qing Yang arrived in Heavenly Water City."

Zhao Song's testimony tonight was more explosive than the last, and when the Yao King mentioned the temple again, Qiu Long felt his heart couldn't take it.

"My King, there is no evidence for this." He hurriedly reminded his master. "Even the Water Spirit said that the karst cave under the temple could be naturally formed by lake water seepage."

"But it didn't deny the possibility of man-made destruction, right?"

The Yao King wanted to be stubborn, so what else could Qiu Long say? "Water Spirit, Water Spirit indeed did not deny this."

The Yao King was dissatisfied: "Qiu Long, you are also old, being so timid."

Qiu Long smiled bitterly: "It is the King's sharpness and boldness that have not diminished from the past; I have long been unable to do so."

The Yao King pondered: "Qing Yang's previous calculations were all to deal with me, to deal with the Royal Court, which I can understand; what is she doing digging up the foundation of the West Forest Temple!"

Couldn't this still be a natural collapse? But Qiu Long understood that the Yao King didn't want to hear this "possibility" right now.

He had to change the subject again: "The Skin-Turning Eel died suspiciously; could it be related to He Xiao? If he could even kill this monster that can escape underground..."

"Zhao Song and He Xiao led hundreds of people to Tao Creek to catch Cao Wendao, but were intercepted by Qing Yang halfway." The Yao King walked a few steps into the room, and Qiu Long took the opportunity to close the door tightly and add charcoal to the fire basin again.

Just now, the cold wind was pouring into the room, rolling away all the heat, and now the Yao King was breathing out white steam when he spoke.

But he was in an excited state and didn't feel cold at all. "He shouldn't have expected Qing Yang to move, but he might have secretly sent men."

There are plenty of magical powers for sound transmission in the world.

Qiu Long added: "Zhao Song just said that Qing Yang delayed time as soon as she appeared, but after the explosion happened, it was He Xiao who was unhurried."

"Hmm." The Yao King stroked his beard. "You want to say that He Xiao's subordinates could also kill Cao Wendao?"

"This..." Qiu Long was speechless.

Cao Wendao was a great demon puppet master from Profound Void City, and in Yang Chi's words, he was as powerful as a god. The disciple's admiration for him was like a surging river, which showed that this person really had ability. Besides, He Xiao had just killed the leader of the Green Guards some time ago, showing profound cultivation, and Qing Yang had asked Cao Wendao to kill He Xiao, which showed she had great confidence in Cao Wendao's craft.

The former old State Preceptor of Beijia couldn't have poor judgment.

To say that He Xiao himself could kill Cao Wendao, Qiu Long could barely believe it, but to say He Xiao's subordinates?

Uh, could He Xiao's subordinates be more powerful than him? Actually, it... it wasn't impossible.

Qiu Long could only say: "I underestimated him."

"This is just speculation." The Yao King finally felt cold and walked to the fire basin to warm his hands. "If you ask He Xiao, he will definitely push it off as not knowing."

After all, no one had ever seen Cao Wendao's opponent.

Qiu Long felt that the Yao King didn't want to get to the bottom of He Xiao. Both were speculations, both said "possibility," why didn't his master get stubborn about He Xiao?

Of course, he could only secretly complain in his heart, and on the surface, he had to say: "My King is wise."

"What you say is not unreasonable, but this is a good thing; the stronger He Xiao is, the better." The Yao King suddenly laughed, a smile that made Qiu Long, who was used to serving him, feel two parts terrified. "I have always been tolerant of Qing Yang; does she think I can do nothing about her?"

Qiu Long dared not answer this.

The Yao King also closed his eyes and pondered, and the room was quiet.

After a long time, he spoke again: "I sometimes wonder, why did He Xiao come to Heavenly Water City?"

Qiu Long said carefully: "He shouldn't have dared not to come."

The Yao King sent an invitation to He Xiao, inviting him to attend his fifty-ninth birthday celebration. If He Xiao didn't come, he wouldn't be giving face to the Overlord of Flash Gold, and the Yangshan Chamber of Commerce would have a hard time mixing in the Flash Gold Plain.

1600 chapters!

Writing books for ten years, this is the second one to reach 1600 chapters, checking in to commemorate it.

Actually, after finishing the first book, I decided not to write such long texts anymore. Alas, things are unpredictable, and I have many feelings. ===== CHAPTER 1625 =====