Chapter 582

Zhongsun Ce's voice rose higher and higher, "A-Mou's whereabouts are unknown, his fate is uncertain, and he is still being ridiculed in every way in Lingxu City! Even the lowly people in the Lower City dare to point fingers at us! Are they worthy?" Zhongsun Chi's hands were shaking, but this time he raised his staff and knocked him: "I'm asking you, what did you just do!"

"Went to give Fushan Yue a lesson." Zhongsun Ce saw the old man glaring and quickly added, "I didn't take action against him; I gave that surnamed He beside him a little trouble to eat, to kill the chicken to scare the monkey!"

He also knew that Fushan Yue was ordered by the King of Chiyan to enter Lingxu City and had important tasks, so it was not easy to target him directly.

But that so-called "special envoy" beside Fushan Yue, who exposed the collusion and fake testimony between his second brother and Cen Boqing in Baishawan, was even more hateful and deserved to die!

If it weren't for this guy's interference, the second brother would have long ago escorted Fu Songhua back to Lingxu City to finish the job; how could there be so many twists and turns later? Killing him would also give Fushan Yue a bit of color to look at. "The surnamed He harmed the second brother so badly..."

"How could the Zhongsun family have a fool like you!" Zhongsun Chi couldn't believe it. Before he could finish speaking, the staff fell like rain. One hit missed and smashed onto Zhongsun Ce's nose bridge, and he immediately bled profusely.

"Withdraw, you must withdraw the arrangement!" The old man was angry, anxious, and exerted himself to hit people, so he was a bit out of breath.

After all, he was old. It was Zhongsun Mou who bought the Anti-Aging Pill from the Qingfu Temple to prolong his life; otherwise, his lifespan would have ended, and this decrepit body would have been buried at sea long ago.

The maid on the side quickly patted his chest and back, and fed him ointment to clear his breath.

Zhongsun Ce hung his head on the side, silent.

After a while, Zhongsun Chi let out a long breath: "Do you think I don't know that the rumors outside are ugly? But the more it is like this, the more Fushan Yue and the surnamed He kid cannot be killed! If anything happens to them, the spearhead will point directly at us! The White Envoy's investigation of the Anti-Aging Pill case is progressing slowly, and he is already watching us closely. Seeing the Chiyan Crown Prince have an accident, do you think he will let us go without investigating?"

Zhongsun Ce wanted to speak but stopped.

"The Emperor has always suspected that I privately used the Anti-Aging Pill. What good would it do for our family if he adds more resentment at this time!" Zhongsun Chi was so angry his beard was shaking, "If you go and kill Fushan Yue's subordinate, can Mou-er come back? Are you sure this can avenge Mou-er?"

Zhongsun Ce doubted: "Great-grandfather, have you really taken the Anti-Aging Pill?"

"Of course not!" Zhongsun Chi denied it, his heart icy cold.

If this matter is confirmed, the Zhongsun family will face disaster. The Emperor might still consider old ties, but the gods have always been cold and ruthless.

"But..." Zhongsun Ce swallowed the rest of his words and finally changed his tone, "I will go and withdraw the arrangement now."

Zhongsun Chi continued: "Fushan Yue is indeed bullying people too much; you can go find the Fan brothers later."

Zhongsun Ce's eyes brightened slightly: "Great-grandfather is right; Fan Sheng and Fan Bao were defeated by the surnamed He in public, which is even more embarrassing than us. Great Commander Fan definitely won't be able to swallow this breath!"

"Don't rush, plan carefully," Zhongsun Chi urged him, "You go withdraw the arrangement first, go quickly, go quickly!"

Sigh, if any of these descendants could have two percent of the cunning and deceit of humans, he wouldn't have to worry so much.

Zhongsun Ce couldn't stand him, so he had to salute and walk out.

But before he left the second gate, he almost collided with the servant rushing in.

His face sank: "How are you walking?"

"The villain was wrong, the villain didn't grow eyes, the villain is in a hurry!" The servant quickly performed the villain's triple apology, stretching his head to look at Zhongsun Chi behind him, "Old Master, there is an emergency!"

Zhongsun Chi didn't have any emergency, but he still said: "Speak."

"An important piece of news came from the Lower City; the guesthouse in the Nancheng exploded," the servant was still panting, "It's the guesthouse where the Chiyan Crown Prince lives, it, it, it exploded!"

"What did you say!" Zhongsun Chi stood up suddenly, not even needing his cane, "Who was blown to death?"

"Haven't heard of anyone dying," the servant's words made Zhongsun Chi let out a long sigh of relief, but he immediately added, "but it seems someone under the Crown Prince was injured."

Zhongsun Chi grabbed his cane and smashed it back onto Zhongsun Ce: "Evil obstacle, kneel down for me!"

Zhongsun Ce was shocked: "Great-grandfather, it's not..."

Before the word "I" could come out, he remembered the servant was still standing on the side and immediately pointed out: "Get lost!"

After the servant rolled away quickly, he knelt down with a thud: "Great-grandfather, this definitely wasn't done by me!"

"If it is, it is; if it isn't, it isn't. How can there be a 'definitely'?" Zhongsun Chi glared, "Who did you tell to deal with He Xiao, and how to deal with him, huh?"

"Two people found from the Yinsong Gambling House in the Lower City; even if it's exposed, it can't be traced to me," Zhongsun Ce said quickly, "But this He Xiao, it is said that Cen Boqing found a curse master to deal with him but was countered, and he found Fan Sheng to beat him but didn't succeed. I thought he didn't fear curses and had high martial power, so I told them to use poison."

"Great-grandfather, you know me; means like explosions are too eye-catching. I would never use them!"

Zhongsun Chi snorted, thinking that what his great-grandson said had some basis: "Not a single word omitted?"

"No, no!"

Zhongsun Chi's eyes flickered: "Then who could have done it?"

The Cen family, or Yao Xingning?

Zhongsun Ce shook his head, "Although no one died at Fushan Yue's place, this gives them a lesson: don't walk with your tail up in Lingxu City!"

Zhongsun Chi said gloomily: "Who is giving whom a lesson? Will Fushan Yue suffer this loss? You had a dispute and even fought with him in Dunyuan a few days ago. Do you think he will suspect you?"

"Uh..."

"If he suspects you, the government office investigating the case will also suspect us!" Zhongsun Chi pressed his forehead, "Did the two people you found from the gambling house actually take action? Don't let them be investigated together!"

"I'll go ask immediately."

"If they have already taken action—" Zhongsun Chi flipped his wrist and made an arc-cutting motion.

"Great-grandson understands."

A few hours ago.

The guesthouse scene was ablaze with fire.

In the dead of night, that explosion could be said to have shaken the heavens; nearby residents, whether demon or human, were alarmed.

You know, this is the guesthouse area where foreign envoys gather!

The last time something happened in the guesthouse area, it was just two small thieves who went in to steal goods and were wanted by the whole city. Hundreds of bailiffs surrounded and intercepted them, forcing them out with human-sea tactics, and then the government office sentenced them heavily, both having one hand chopped off.

Everyone knew not to provoke trouble here.

Now it's better, an explosion in the middle of the night? The County Lieutenant of the Nancheng government office didn't live far away; he was woken up by the explosion, put on his clothes, and rushed over quickly.

When he arrived, the fire in the guesthouse had just been extinguished. The scene was filled with smoke, and black or white fragments flew in the air, drilling into people's eyes with the wind, combined with the pungent gunpowder smoke, making people cry and run.

The County Lieutenant was more nervous than anyone: "What's going on, is anyone injured?"

Something happening in the guesthouse was related to his official hat.

"The special envoy of the Chiyan Crown Prince and two guards were injured. The incident occurred in the east wing on the second floor, the one closest to the street corner," his subordinate pointed out to him, "There is a distance from other rooms, so other guests were not injured; downstairs is the kitchen and firewood room, and no one was there at the time."

The County Lieutenant asked while walking inside: "Was the Crown Prince injured?"

"No, he was far from the explosion point," the official said, "We sent people to continue searching at the incident point to see if there is any other gunpowder that hasn't exploded."

The County Lieutenant let out a long sigh of relief and walked into another row of guest rooms in the guesthouse.

The original residence was no longer safe. After the explosion, Fushan Yue and others were temporarily settled here.

The County Lieutenant saw the Chiyan Crown Prince, immediately saluted, and asked about his well-being.

Fushan Yue's face was cold as frost: "I haven't been to Lingxu City for eight years, and the public security has actually regressed to this extent, that even the guesthouse has people daring to take action?"

In the cold weather of late autumn, sweat broke out on the County Lieutenant's back:

"This subordinate will definitely find out the truth!"

He went to comfort several injured people. The two guards had minor injuries; one had his face scratched by fragments during the explosion, and the other was knocked over by the air wave, feeling dizzy and bloated when he climbed up.

But the Crown Prince's special envoy's injuries were heavier than theirs, his face covered in blood, and his cough also carried blood. The doctor checked his pulse and said he had injured his internal organs.

This special envoy said that he had returned from drinking with the Crown Prince and was about to enter the room when he suddenly felt an internal urgency and turned to walk out.

Just as he stepped out of the room and walked two steps, the room exploded.

He was blown away several zhang, broke through the wall, and fell into the room of other envoys, startling men and women into screaming.

Fortunately, he was not at the center of the explosion and had defensive magic artifacts on him, which is why he wasn't blown to death.

But he remained dizzy and had a splitting headache.

While speaking, blood flowed from the special envoy's nose again. The County Lieutenant quickly asked him to rest well.

At this time, a subordinate reported that an eyewitness had discovered the suspect's tracks! The County Lieutenant strode out.

Just after he left, Fushan Yue came in and looked at He Lingchuan:

"Are your internal organs really okay?"

He knew how tenacious this brat's vitality was; the Wind Demon couldn't kill him, Fushan Yue himself couldn't kill him, and Fan Sheng couldn't kill him either.

Could a small explosion be effective? "Can't die." He Lingchuan rinsed his mouth with water, and the water foam he spat into the spittoon was still red, "But this explosion was a bit ruthless."

He wiped away the blood flowing from under his nose by the way.

Fushan Yue's eyes flickered with fierce light: "Who do you think did it?"

If the ambush wasn't aimed at He Lingchuan but at him, Fushan Yue didn't think he would hang, but the feeling of being plotted against was always particularly unpleasant! "If I list the suspects, the list would be very long," He Lingchuan gave a wry smile, "How many people have I offended along the way?"

Fushan Yue patted him on the shoulder: "They are aiming at me, just using you to show off."

Otherwise, why wouldn't the explosives be placed in his room? He was also very clear about the ins and outs of this.

Jiao Yu also jumped in: "Kill the chicken to scare the monkey?"

He Lingchuan glared at it: "Who is the chicken?" You're cultured just because you know two idioms? Jiao Yu purred at him twice, then said to Fushan Yue: "The guesthouse groom happened to get up at night. Less than ten breaths after the explosion, he saw a man in black climb over the wall from the courtyard below the special envoy's and head towards Bai Shi Street, his movements agile."

(End of chapter)