Chapter 599: Grudges of the Qinggong

He Lingchuan stretched: "I'm the kind of person who lives in the present, drinking today's wine today, worrying about tomorrow's affairs tomorrow. You took such a big risk to see me, you wouldn't just finish it with two words, right?"

Risk and return must be proportional. If the other party had chips, they should start taking them out now.

Sure enough, Xi Yunhe continued: "If you handle this matter well for me, I can guarantee you will be safe and sound in Spirit Void City."

"Oh?" He Lingchuan paid attention, "How to achieve it?"

"I have my own ways."

"I don't believe it." He Lingchuan took a spoon and stirred the rice wine in the bowl.

He couldn't drink it, but stirring it was fine.

"You are a wanted criminal who can't even protect yourself, and you want to protect my safety?" He Lingchuan laughed loudly, "Who do you think you are, a National Master?"

Xi Yunhe's puppet stood stiffly, not even blinking its eyelids.

He Lingchuan looked at him leisurely.

Xi Yunhe asked: "What National Master?"

"I don't know, it just slipped out." He Lingchuan smiled, "Did I say it wrong?"

Why could he guess it? Because of Dong Rui! Of course, he couldn't just sell out his comrades in the same trench. "Forget it, you coming to find me today means you were prepared for a showdown. Wouldn't it be better if we both saved some time?"

Xi Yunhe sighed: "You are truly a smart person."

"So the master behind you is which National Master?" He guessed it was the Frost Leaf National Master, "Don't worry, I have a barrier here."

Xi Yunhe didn't hesitate much and said: "Frost Leaf National Master."

Hehe, sure enough. He Lingchuan sneered: "I guessed it."

With just a wanted criminal like Xi Yunhe, what qualifications did he have to make a deal with him? At this time, the power behind him should appear.

He hid here and there and hadn't been caught by Bai Ziqi yet; of course, it couldn't be a lone battle.

"What deep hatred does he have for the State Preceptor of Qingyang that makes you want to torment her to death like this?"

No matter how beautiful Xi Yunhe's work was, the direction of the clues he arranged was very clear, which was the Qinggong.

In a place like Spirit Void City, those who could target the Qinggong like this, or rather, those who could oppose a behemoth like the Qinggong, were either the Tiangong, other ministers united, or... other National Masters.

Xi Yunhe said coldly: "Public hatred plus private grudges."

"Letting me find a new clue for Bai Ziqi, is this also the meaning of the Frost Leaf National Master?" He Lingchuan asked him, "He has plenty of people under him, why must he find me to handle it?"

"First, you are the original handler of this case; the clues submitted by you are the most convincing, and the Heavenly God and Bai Ziqi are easily convinced and won't investigate further." Otherwise, any Tom, Dick, or Harry going to report and send clues would just be beaten out of the Tiangong, "Second, you and the Chi Yan Crown Prince are currently in the limelight in Spirit Void City; if you can add another contribution to the Elixir of Immortality case, no one will dare to move you in the short term."

"Thinking so much for me? I thank you." He Lingchuan nodded politely to him, "Then what is the real reason?"

"We must stay out of it." Xi Yunhe said, "Cannot be involved with the Elixir of Immortality case."

"Why?" He Lingchuan didn't understand, "Doesn't everyone in Spirit Void City know about the conflict between Autumn Palace and Qinggong?"

"Just because there is a conflict, we cannot be the ones to act." Xi Yunhe shook his head, "Otherwise, even if the Elixir of Immortality case is solved, the Emperor will still be unhappy."

He Lingchuan "Oh"ed: "You mean, the Emperor dislikes the Frost Leaf National Master even more?"

"Do not speculate on the Emperor's will."

He Lingchuan really didn't know much about the Frost Leaf National Master. He saw Xi Yunhe about to speak, so he preempted: "By the way, tell me about your grudge with the Qingyang National Master."

"What does this have to do with you?"

Separated by a puppet, He Lingchuan could feel his unhappiness.

"If you want to entrust me with something, you have to explain the ins and outs." He Lingchuan laughed, "This is called showing a little sincerity."

The puppet stood still for a long time before opening its mouth:

"The Qingyang National Master is elegant and warm, with flawless virtue, treating people like a gentle breeze and drizzle, and is the most supported by commoners among the four National Masters. I admired her name and entered the Qinggong, striving for strength, and finally became a direct disciple of Qingyang. In those years, the master was my heaven; her every word and action was like divine light shining on me, nothing was not good."

"However, there were some rumors outside that were unfavorable to the master, and I even heard private discussions among Qinggong disciples, so I reported them all to my benefactor in a fit of anger."

"The benefactor smiled indifferently, saying that mountain winds pass over the ridge, the pure are self-pure, why bother with these?" Xi Yunhe made a "he" sound in his throat, "She was broad-minded, so I naturally loved and respected her even more."

"Not long after, I discovered that someone in the Qinggong was stealing treasures. I investigated and found out that several senior brothers were stealing and selling them privately; they superficially reported the treasures as scrapped and privately transported them out to sell. I thought this was unacceptable, so I caught two of them and sent them to the benefactor along with the evidence."

"The benefactor looked at it and said they should be executed, but considering the years of master-disciple relationship, recovering the stolen goods and cutting the tendons of their hands would be enough to expel them from the sect." Xi Yunhe said gloomily, "She was soft-hearted, and I had no objection, but I found new clues when catching people."

"Following the clues, I successively reported four more times, totaling thirty or so people."

"You caught thirty or so people, that's a gang case. Under your master's nose. To have so many people stealing and selling, you didn't have any suspicion?" He Lingchuan crossed his legs, "You are going to be in big trouble."

Xi Yunhe tilted his head, "The benefactor also said it was good, praised me greatly, and sent me to Qionglin Garden in the western suburbs of Spirit Void City to manage the Qinggong's industries, saying that I was sincere but needed training, so that I could stand on my own in the future."

He Lingchuan couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "People find you an eyesore, throwing you far away so they don't see you and don't worry, and it doesn't hinder things. This is not bad; you ruined her affairs, and she didn't want your life."

"I was blinded by lard at that time, thinking she wanted to promote me." Xi Yunhe's voice was colder, "In the fourth year of going to Qionglin Garden, the local nobles were already familiar with me, and one time they came to me to buy the Elixir of Immortality. I was extremely surprised, but I was no longer a greenhorn at that time, and I didn't report it to the benefactor for the first time, but buried my head in investigating."

He Lingchuan pressed his temples: "You play like this, you will piss your master to death." You were sent to Qionglin Garden, and you still didn't stop!

Judging from Xi Yunhe's performance in Chi Yan, this guy had outstanding ability and clean work, and should be a good doer, just young and ignorant at that time, too stubborn and too honest.

"Yes. So when I investigated Qingfu Temple, I was attacked from behind."

He Lingchuan "eh"ed: "With premeditation, the assassin sent by the Qingyang National Master couldn't kill you?"

"I fled to the lakeside, seriously injured and dying, but was saved by someone. That person also faked my death, deceiving the assassins sent by Qingyang." Xi Yunhe said, "This person is the Frost Leaf National Master!"

"He said all this was instructed by the Qingyang National Master; I said I wouldn't believe it no matter what." Even the puppet's voice carried hatred, "But not two days after I 'died,' the Qinggong announced that I stole heavy treasures and was shot dead while fleeing!"

"Twelve years! I served the Qinggong for twelve years, and this is what I got in return!" Xi Yunhe said gloomily, "The day I saw Qingyang's true face, I swore that I could serve the Qinggong for twelve years, and I could hate Qingyang for twenty years!"

He Lingchuan gave a thumbs up: "Brother, you are ruthless enough to yourself."

Xi Yunhe had been lurking under Wu Kai for ten years, patiently collecting clues and weaving charges for so many years, and even personally participating in the crime of killing demons and taking beads; he was indeed a ruthless person who did what he said.

Ruthless to others, even more ruthless to himself.

He Lingchuan also secretly guarded against it. A subordinate of the Frost Leaf National Master was such a talent, so what level was the National Master himself? Dealing with this kind of power, He Lingchuan had to be extremely cautious.

"I told you these details, not to win your sympathy, but just to let you understand Qingyang's insidiousness and ruthlessness. You and Fu Shanyue investigating the Elixir of Immortality case is ruining her affairs; as long as she survives the current difficulties, she will definitely retaliate crazily afterwards. Fu Shanyue at least has the identity of the Chi Yan Crown Prince to protect him, but you—" the puppet said coldly, "You are just a rootless duckweed; if the wind and waves in Spirit Void City are a little bigger, you will be smashed to pieces."

He Lingchuan opened his mouth to speak, but Xi Yunhe continued:

"In Spirit Void City, Chi Yan's power cannot protect you; you have experienced this deeply these past few days, right?" In the past few days, this kid was bombed and poisoned, and everyone in the upper class knew it, "With your own strength, how can you retreat unscathed?"

Xi Yunhe's meaning was very clear; the Frost Leaf National Master's thigh was already stretched out, telling him to hurry up and hug it.

"You pursue the case relentlessly; seeing you is like seeing myself back then." Therefore, he issued a warning to He Xiao at Bai Sha Jue, and sure enough, this kid didn't listen, "I don't want you to follow in my footsteps."

He tried his best to be reasonable and emotional.

He Lingchuan tried hard to think for a moment, his face solemn: "It's not impossible, but still the same sentence, cooperation requires sincerity."

"You say." Xi Yunhe felt he had misjudged again; this guy was much more slippery than he was back then, not seeing the rabbit and not releasing the hawk.

He Lingchuan said righteously: "The Frost Leaf National Master has great divine powers; things that are as difficult as ascending to heaven for us should be easy for the National Master."

This was not flattery, this was a fact.

Xi Yunhe was not angry but happy: "What is it?"

If this kid had no desires, that would be the most troublesome.

"Have you heard of the surrendered general Nian Zanli from Xunzhou?" He Lingchuan was sure Xi Yunhe knew. This guy couldn't show his face, but he paid attention to all directions with the help of the Frost Leaf National Master's eyes and ears, "He wants to borrow troops to attack the Yuan Kingdom again, but he hasn't been able to borrow any."

"There is such a thing." Xi Yunhe recalled, "He first went to ask the Qingyang National Master for help, and it seemed he was almost successful. But just at this time, the Elixir of Immortality case was exposed, and the Qingyang National Master had no time to help him, and the Emperor also rejected the Qingyang National Master's proposal to send troops."

"Coincidentally, a friend of mine has a request for him, so I have to find a way to help him borrow elite troops."

Xi Yunhe frowned: "You have a friend?"

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