Chapter 676: The State Preceptor Who Doesn't Show Her Face

He He Lingchuan's gaze flickered: "Has the State Preceptor appeared?" Bai Bai Ziqi shook his head: "I was polite first and then used force, seeking to see the State Preceptor alone, but who knew they wouldn't let me in at all; neither the big nor small gates were opened."

That meant he hadn't seen her, He He Lingchuan pondered: "Is there anyone guarding the back mountain?"

"Yes, and some Qinggong disciples were caught, but they were of no use."

Fu Fu Shanyue sneered: "Even if they escape the back mountain, can they slip out of Profound Spirit City?"

Profound Spirit City was so vast, and the Qinggong was in the center of the lower city; the escape radius was too large. If Profound Spirit City issued a wanted notice, it would truly be a net of heaven and earth.

"A dog jumps over the wall in desperation. Besides, State Preceptor Qingyang might not be thinking of escaping." He He Lingchuan asked Bai Bai Ziqi, "Does Envoy Bai think State Preceptor Qingyang is no longer inside?"

"Not escaping, but also not inside, then where else could State Preceptor Qingyang go..." Before the words were finished, Fu Fu Shanyue gave a long 'Oh', "She dares to enter the palace to seek help?"

"What is there not to dare? I have ironclad evidence in my hand; staying here is a dead end. Entering the palace to gamble, perhaps there is still a chance of survival." Bai Bai Ziqi's face was solemn, his usual smile long since removed, "She has deep feelings for the two emperors; at this time, moving them with emotion, there might not be no turning point."

He He Lingchuan was also somewhat moved.

Bai Bai Ziqi suddenly visited; State Preceptor Qingyang likely didn't know he had caught Kong Kong Jiaxiang, the fish that slipped through the net of the Green Lotus Temple. And Bai Bai Ziqi must have done enough secret work on his way south, and the opponent didn't know he had gone to Yangshui.

But this State Preceptor's sense of crisis was truly formidable.

She didn't let Bai Bai Ziqi in at all, closed the gate, and blocked the Tiangong Guard outside.

The Tiangong Guard had places they couldn't enter in Profound Spirit City; this might be the first time in Between Beijia history.

Hmm, no, State Preceptor Qingyang might have an insider in Xushan, knowing that the Tiangong Guard was suddenly mobilized in large numbers. But Bai Bai Ziqi came so fast that it still caught her off guard.

Bai Bai Ziqi dared to come because he had grasped sufficient evidence!

"Looking at it this way, the Qinggong gate is tightly closed and resisting, just a smoke screen?" He He Lingchuan asked Bai Bai Ziqi, "Did Envoy Bai make other arrangements?"

"No matter where she is now, to go to Lingxiao Peak, she must pass through Jinghong Ferry." Bai Bai Ziqi said in a deep voice, "I have dispatched another three hundred Tiangong guards to rush to Jinghong Ferry to screen passersby; I hope it's not too late!"

The palace was on Lingxiao Peak, and Lingxiao Peak was on Heavenly Heart Island. Except for birds, to enter or leave Heavenly Heart Island, one could only pass through the teleportation array at Jinghong Ferry.

Bai Bai Ziqi had besieged the Qinggong for less than an hour, and his mind was careful; increasing troops to Jinghong Ferry in time might be able to catch State Preceptor Qingyang ahead of time.

State Preceptor Qingyang was a big celebrity in Profound Spirit City, a frequent visitor to Jinghong Ferry; that face couldn't be easily fooled.

He He Lingchuan's gaze flickered slightly.

The security check at Jinghong Ferry was indeed strict, but it had never completely stopped smuggling. In such a critical moment of life and death, with State Preceptor Qingyang's ability and her possession of rare treasures, was there really no way to smuggle successfully? He felt faintly in his heart that the Tiangong's screening of Jinghong Ferry wouldn't have any effect. State Preceptor Qingyang shouldn't be so easily captured.

Of course, he couldn't say this in front of Bai Bai Ziqi.

This Deputy Envoy of the Capital Cloud had a vertical line wrinkled in the middle of his brow, also thinking about the next action.

"If..." Fu Fu Shanyue coughed, "I mean, if State Preceptor Qingyang slips through Jinghong Ferry and enters the palace to seek help from the Emperor. What does Envoy Bai plan to do?"

This was a key question. He and Bai Bai Ziqi had been busy for so long, offending so many people, just to catch the mastermind behind the scenes.

Seeing success in sight, he was ten thousand times unwilling to have any more complications.

"She can seek help, but it's useless; the Emperor is not on Lingxiao Peak." Bai Bai Ziqi curled his lips, "The Heavenly God invited him to Xushan."

He He Lingchuan immediately gave a thumbs up.

This move of drawing the firewood from under the cauldron was excellent! So State Preceptor Qingyang went through all the trouble to go to Heavenly Heart Island, only to find an empty palace? Bai Bai Ziqi and State Preceptor Qingyang hadn't even met yet, and they had already secretly exchanged several moves.

As expected of great powers.

He He Lingchuan interjected: "The spearhead of this case has been pointing at the Qinggong for a long time; hasn't State Preceptor Qingyang destroyed all the human and material evidence at hand?"

Even ordinary people, even students of the Imperial Academy, were hotly discussing the relationship between the Qinggong and the Immortality Drug case.

"As far as I know, in the past month, several Qinggong disciples have disappeared; some were State Preceptor Qingyang's high disciples, and some were important figures in the Qinggong. The Qinggong's explanation is that they were sent to other places to handle affairs, but these people have completely disappeared." Bai Bai Ziqi's battle of wits with State Preceptor Qingyang hadn't started today, "However, not all evidence can be destroyed."

"Have you already grasped it?"

"Indeed! It was given by Kong Kong Jiaxiang." Bai Bai Ziqi showed a little smile to He He Lingchuan, "State Preceptor Qingyang is also cautious; how could she appoint an outsider to manage the accounts of the Immortality Drug? Such major events must be watched closely by trusted aides." Bai Bai Ziqi's eyes revealed mockery, "I only learned after interrogating Kong Kong Jiaxiang that he had been working in the Qinggong's accounting room fifteen years ago. Because he dug out several bad accounts and found several fat moths, he was appreciated by State Preceptor Qingyang and even bestowed with fields and houses, but he wasn't promoted. Later, he was sent to other places for three years; on the surface, he broke contact with the Qinggong, and only then was he transferred back to the Green Lotus Temple to manage the Immortality Drug and funds. I found the old gatekeeper who guarded the side gate for the Qinggong ten years ago; people, events, and time can all match up."

He paused: "Guess who his contact in the Qinggong was?"

He He Lingchuan of course shook his head.

"Lu Lu Qingzhou."

Fu Fu Shanyue let out an 'Eh': "Lu Lu Qingzhou who died a few days ago?"

Half a month ago, State Preceptor Qingyang's high disciple Lu Lu Qingzhou went out of the palace to visit his wife and children, and as a result, died suddenly at home.

So this person was Kong Kong Jiaxiang's contact? He didn't die unjustly.

"Did she even kill someone loyal to State Preceptor Qingyang?"

He He Lingchuan felt something was wrong.

State Preceptor Qingyang even killed a loyal beloved disciple like Lu Lu Qingzhou, which meant she was prepared to resist to the end.

But why did she run away now? This behavior itself was contradictory.

He saw Bai Bai Ziqi's brow never opening, his face gloomy; he didn't know if he was also considering these strange things.

Kong Kong Jiaxiang surviving inexplicably was also a point of doubt; Bai Bai Ziqi wouldn't not know. But even he couldn't find the problem, so it could be seen as no problem, and the case could continue.

Bai Bai Ziqi said again: "But the Emperor always has to return to the palace. His Highness is right; I still have to send people into the palace to see." After saying that, he turned and left hurriedly.

With important business at hand, his etiquette wasn't as thorough as usual.

He He Lingchuan looked at Fu Fu Shanyue, and his smile vanished instantly: "Why is His Highness still staying here?"

"Hmm?" Fu Fu Shanyue was startled, "Is there a problem?"

He He Lingchuan looked left and right.

The meaning was very clear; Fu Fu Shanyue immediately pulled him into a tent where road barriers were placed; there was no one else here. Then he set up a barrier: "Speak."

"Envoy Bai just returned to Profound Spirit City; why did he come to attack the Qinggong with great fanfare?"

"Afraid someone would tip off State Preceptor Qingyang?"

"Envoy Bai has already said that the evidence he grasped is something State Preceptor Qingyang cannot destroy, which is to say, a winning move." With Bai Bai Ziqi's style of doing things, daring to say such words meant he had a ten-out-of-ten certainty, "Since the evidence is ironclad and he doesn't fear a reversal, why did he have to rush over in a hurry? Why not submit the evidence to the Tiangong according to procedure, have the Tiangong notify the Emperor, and then have the Emperor order the arrest of State Preceptor Qingyang?"

"Uh..." Fu Fu Shanyue thought for a moment, "Afraid State Preceptor Qingyang would run?"

"Do you really think that with State Preceptor Qingyang's status and position today, she would just run away?"

"No." Fu Fu Shanyue touched his nose and thought seriously again, "Hmm, hard to say."

Ordinary people would run in this situation; even Fu Fu Shanyue himself might slip away, choosing the best of plans.

But State Preceptor Qingyang...

Her venerability, her monstrous power, her half-life of fame, her lifetime of achievements—all of this was given by Profound Spirit City.

Now letting her flee Profound Spirit meant completely denying her nearly two hundred years of life.

It was like when the Profound Spirit City fell; Zhong Zhong Shengquan could have escaped, but in the end, he chose to commit suicide, fulfilling the oath of "the city lives, I live; the city dies, I die."

He He Lingchuan had only met State Preceptor Qingyang once and had never truly understood this person.

But the feeling she gave him was just like that.

A lifetime of busyness, all flowing into the east-flowing water, and there was no chance of a comeback. This kind of frustration and powerlessness was more uncomfortable than dying for such a self-respecting and arrogant person.

She had long been deeply bound to her past, unbreakable.

Fu Fu Shanyue wasn't stupid either; he blinked and understood: "Bai Bai Ziqi is afraid the Emperor will be soft-hearted and let State Preceptor Qingyang go?"

Even Bai Bai Ziqi thought it was very likely that State Preceptor Qingyang would rush to Lingxiao Peak to seek an audience with the Emperor.

He also sent people to rush to intercept.

So all the keys were on the Emperor.

He He Lingchuan nodded: "I am an outsider and don't know much about the relationship between Profound Spirit and the Tiangong. But Bai Bai Ziqi dared to attack the Qinggong under the eyes of the nobles and commoners of the main city; could it be his own idea?"

Fu Fu Shanyue shook his head very simply.

Who didn't know that the actions of the Capital Cloud Envoy represented the Heavenly God's will.

This action clearly and unmistakably indicated the Heavenly God's attitude:

Absolutely no leniency!

But this was also too disrespectful to the Emperor; the Heavenly God sent an envoy to the Qinggong to "invite someone," and didn't even send a greeting!

"So there is likely a disagreement between the Heavenly God and the Emperor regarding this matter." He He Lingchuan reminded him, "At this time, His Highness is mixed with Envoy Bai and the Tiangong guards, in the camp of the Heavenly God attacking the Qinggong! How do you think the Emperor will look when he finds out?"

He would take it out on him, right? The Emperor couldn't do anything to the Heavenly God, but couldn't he do something to him, Fu Fu Shanyue?

Fu Fu Shanyue thought of this and decisively said: "Go! Let's go down the mountain."

Watching the fun didn't have to be in the front row; it was easy to get hit by rotten eggs.

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There is no need to squeeze into the front row to watch the fun; it is easy to get hit by rotten eggs.

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