Chapter 1636

"After Xue Zongwu died, Qingyang, Zhongwu, and He Xiao were all exceptionally busy." Bai Ziqi pondered, "Furthermore, who is the beneficiary of Xue Zongwu's death?" The attendant immediately answered: "The Qingyang... Regent."

Bai Qi said: "It seems He Xiao is doing better."

"On the surface, it is Qingyang who obtained short-term benefits, suppressing the Yao King; but after He Xiao gave advice to the Yao King, the situation quickly reversed." Bai Ziqi took another sip of tea, "Whether it is the Youhu Villa or the eastern expansion of the capital, do you think these two plans were thought of on the spur of the moment?"

The two attendants looked at each other and shook their heads.

Without understanding every aspect of Tianshui City, how could one propose these plans according to local conditions and the situation?

Without understanding the situation and struggles of the imperial court, how could He Xiao help the Yao King successfully counterattack Qingyang?

"These are all carefully calculated designs." Bai Ziqi muttered, "He Xiao's analysis of Tianshui City and the Yao Nation's monarch and ministers is very deep, but on the surface, this is his first time entering Tianshui City."

He took a deep breath.

The evening breeze brought the fragrance of the night-blooming cereus, refreshing the heart, but Bai Ziqi smelled a hint of conspiracy and ill intent.

Hidden very deep, but he still detected it.

Is there any connection between He Xiao and the Great Emperor of Nine Serenities? Bai Ziqi hadn't pieced together direct evidence yet, but from the moment he stepped onto the Flash Gold Plain and heard the name He Xiao, he had been somewhat concerned about this person in his heart.

Originally, he couldn't say why, and could only attribute it to the spiritual sense honed over many years.

But Bai Ziqi now understood that this was because he subconsciously discovered that he had misjudged.

When He Xiao was in Beijia, Bai Ziqi not only investigated him but also traveled with him all the way from Chi Yan to Lingxu City. At that time, his evaluation of this young man was that he was quick-witted, righteous, unafraid of power, dared to act, and was quite intelligent; if he didn't die in Lingxu City, he would surely achieve great things in the future.

This time coming to the Flash Gold Plain and looking through He Xiao's actions again, Bai Ziqi realized that his previous judgment was biased.

This guy is clearly deep-thinking and plans before acting.

Previously in Beijia, the way He Xiao appeared in front of him, and even in front of Fushan Yue, was very likely all an act.

Thinking of this, Bai Ziqi's eyes narrowed slightly.

Just then, another evening breeze blew, and the night-blooming cereus bloomed even more magnificently.

Wait! Thinking back, why did he meet He Xiao in the Chi Yan Nation? At that time, he was investigating the unusual movements of the Great Fang Hu! He Xiao and Fushan Yue happened to be within that large investigation range. It was just that Bai Ziqi himself was involved in the Elixir of Immortality case and had to take over.

After returning to Lingxu City, he still had some suspicions about He Xiao, so Miao Zhantian used the Eye of Truth on He Xiao.

After He Xiao successfully passed the Goddess's test, Bai Ziqi had to suppress his doubts about him; after all, he could not question the fairness of the Goddess's judgment.

This time he came to the Flash Gold Plain, originally to investigate the Great Emperor of Nine Serenities.

The connection between the Great Emperor of Nine Serenities, the Black Dragon, and the Great Fang Hu was the focus of the Heavenly God's attention.

Yet He Xiao appeared in his field of vision again, walking into his investigation range once more.

Once his investigation target is related to the Great Fang Hu, he can meet He Xiao again even across thousands of mountains and rivers; does such a coincidence really exist in the world?

Peng Nation, White-Haired Mountain, Shizhou Head, Liuping, Mangzhou, and Zhuo'an... He followed the clues of the Great Emperor of Nine Serenities and the Thousand Illusion True Person to these places, yet everywhere he went, he could hear news of He Xiao and the Yangshan Archipelago.

Just then, a green goose landed on the inn's windowsill and spoke in human language: "Lord Envoy Bai!"

The attendant walked over, fed it an elixir, and then took a small bamboo tube the length of a little finger from its mouth.

The bamboo tube was very thin, but the silk pulled out from it was long and continuous, as thin as nothing, and when unfolded, it was actually a square foot, with many small characters on it.

The attendant unfolded it, looked at it carefully for a few times, and then handed it to Bai Ziqi: "Lord Envoy, this is the explanation of the forces near the last few Black Jiao marks."

When investigating the clues of the Great Emperor of Nine Serenities in the Peng Nation, Bai Ziqi had people collect information, centering on those dozen or so Black Jiao marks, and investigated all official, non-official, armed, and non-armed forces within a day's journey.

This work was not easy; Bai Ziqi mobilized Beijia's power on the Flash Gold Plain and even had his subordinates visit many wild gods, only then slowly advancing the investigation.

Investigating cases is very unpleasant most of the time, time-consuming and laborious, and often yields no results.

With the efficiency of Bai Ziqi's group, it took a long time to collect and piece together this information bit by bit.

"Let me see." Bai Ziqi took it and glanced at it, and by the way took out the previous information and placed it on the table for comparison.

Are there any overlaps?

Of course there are.

The names of certain forces would appear repeatedly once or twice in several pieces of intelligence. Is there any force that appeared near all eighteen locations? No.

Bai Ziqi looked carefully for a long time and manually excluded them one by one.

Local forces with bad reputations, cross them out.

Bandit dens, cross them out.

In the end, what remained, besides wealthy squires and manor owners, were mostly chamber of commerce organizations.

"The Changlong Martial Arts Hall and the Yangshan Chamber of Commerce actually only appeared in three pieces of information?" This frequency is completely reasonable; after all, the Yangshan Chamber of Commerce is booming in the west and center of the Flash Gold Plain, with branches everywhere.

Bai Qi said from the side: "This Doctor Li also appeared twice; he himself leads an insurgent army and also has several manors of his own."

"It's not him." Bai Ziqi waved his hand, "The Great Emperor of Nine Serenities would not step to the front himself."

"Hidden very deep; there must be some organizations on this list that are controlled by the Great Emperor of Nine Serenities behind the scenes, acting as an external disguise to cover their actions." On the surface, no abnormalities can be seen. "Such details can not only be considered but also achieved. That is to say, his infiltration of the Flash Gold Plain is exceptionally deep, and whatever he wants to do, he succeeds. This is terrifying."

The chaos of the Flash Gold Plain and the local forces acting on their own are the best cover for the Great Emperor of Nine Serenities.

That's why Bai Ziqi focused his investigation on Xiaotao Villa. The environment within the Yao Nation is very different from the outside plain; he hopes to clarify the clues and find a breakthrough here.

Now there are two pieces of silk in front of him, and the blood characters on them have already turned black.

One piece says "Death is well-deserved"; the characters on the other are more numerous, "Guilty of heinous crimes, too numerous to record! The laws of heaven are clear, and retribution is swift!"

These were the judgments left by the Great Emperor of Nine Serenities for Qi Yunsheng and Xue Zongwu respectively, which were hung beside their severed heads at the time.

Bai Ziqi looked at these two pieces of blood-stained cloth and fell into deep thought, unaware of the passage of time.

Outside the window, the fragrance of the night-blooming cereus was intense.

His attitude was that he didn't want to be disturbed; the attendant stood respectfully to the side, even softening his breathing, and didn't dare to step forward to pour tea or water.