Chapter 985: Meeting and Mediation

Before the words were finished, Yu Zecheng interrupted: "Pan Mountain Residence!"

He remembered! In the Elixir of Immortality case that shocked Lingxu City last year, the Crown Prince of Lingxu actually broke into the private residence of the Crown Prince of the Chiyan Kingdom to kill and set fire, just to vent his anger for Lady Cen!

The three words "careless" were simply too ironic.

The Monarch of the Chiyan Kingdom was furious and wrote to the Emperor to ask for an explanation.

The post house in the south of the city, Pan Mountain Residence, Pianxiang Villa, these places were all related to the Crown Prince of Chiyan and the Elixir of Immortality case! Yu Zecheng looked at the teenager in front of him with strange eyes: "Wait, you wouldn't have any connection with the Elixir of Immortality case, would you?"

He Lingchuan sighed: "I really hope not. Unfortunately, I was entrusted by the Crown Prince of Chiyan to start investigating from the missing messenger case. I didn't expect it to involve so much at the time, otherwise I definitely wouldn't have accepted this commission."

Yu Zecheng was finally shocked and blurted out: "You are the Chiyan special envoy at that time? You are He..."

Right, this kid is surnamed He!

He Lingchuan scratched his head: "I was called He Xiao at that time."

The Beijia people behind Yu Zecheng also looked at each other, looking unbelievable. They actually saw the once-famous figure of Lingxu City in a corner of the sea, in an unknown archipelago?

To say that before the Tiangong change last year, the most popular name in Lingxu City, besides the Chiyan Crown Prince Fushan Yue, was the Chiyan special envoy He Xiao.

Encountering the Elixir of Immortality case, even the Chiyan Crown Prince was frustrated everywhere in Lingxu City. However, as the key person investigating the case in the early stage, He Xiao was in the center of the most dangerous vortex and indeed encountered danger frequently, but it seemed that nothing happened in the end.

This result was actually beyond many people's expectations.

He Lingchuan continued: "I stayed in Lingxu City for several months and didn't see Mr. Yu."

"A month before the Elixir of Immortality case happened, I was transferred to the eastern front, and had no chance to meet you." Yu Zecheng was a little curious, "Many people thought you returned to Chiyan to be an official, how did you drift to a remote place ten thousand miles away?"

"The Chiyan Crown Prince sincerely invited me, but I am a person who drifts and makes the world my home, and I can't be an official." He Lingchuan could perceive that as soon as he revealed his former identity, the eyes of Yu Zecheng and others looking at him changed immediately, and their attitude also restrained, no longer aggressive.

Being able to roll in the big vortex of the Imperial Capital and survive safely from the games of the Qingyang National Teacher, the Frost Leaf National Teacher, the Emperor, and the Heavenly Gods must not be an ordinary character! Respect is earned by oneself, and He Xiao is worthy of Yu Zecheng's high regard.

"Besides, having experienced the Elixir of Immortality case and surviving several times, I dislike the officialdom even more." He Lingchuan sighed, "It's better to be far away from the rivers and lakes, free and easy."

Yu Zecheng was silent for a while before saying: "He Xiao sees it clearly."

He himself is also an official in the court, how can he not know the flies and dogs in the officialdom? He felt deeply about this sentence of He Lingchuan. It's just a pity that there are not many people who can jump out of it, and he is not one of them.

At this time, the maid sent sweet soup, and each of them put a bowl in front of them.

He Lingchuan raised the small bowl and said: "Replacing wine with soup, I toast Mr. Yu."

Yu Zecheng smiled, raised the bowl to toast, and then scooped a mouthful to taste: "Not bad, sweet."

"This is osmanthus sugar taro seedlings." He Lingchuan introduced to him, "Osmanthus produced in the Yangshan Archipelago, taro seedlings dug up on Suoding Island, and then a little lotus root starch." The sweetness of osmanthus matches the thick moistness of lotus root starch, making the softness of taro seedlings particularly satisfying.

The two talked and laughed for a few more sentences, the atmosphere was harmonious, completely different from the previous intrigue.

Finally, Yu Zecheng said: "Then, I have to trouble He Xiao to arrange a meeting with Zhu Erniang."

He Lingchuan agreed: "He will definitely do his best to help the two resolve this misunderstanding."

Yu Zecheng added: "Can I stay here on your island with charming scenery?"

"Naturally, you can." He Lingchuan was exceptionally generous, "Suoding Island accepts travelers from all directions, Mr. Yu just rest here, stay as long as you want."

The business was finished, He Lingchuan stood up to say goodbye, Wang Fubao followed him, leaving step by step.

Watching their backs disappear outside the courtyard gate, the Beijia guard behind Yu Zecheng said: "My lord..."

"Shh!" Yu Zecheng raised his hand to interrupt him and directly set up a barrier, "On someone else's territory, be careful when speaking."

"Yes." The guard said, "Island Master He is actually He Xiao. My lord, our mission...?"

"The mission remains the same." Yu Zecheng's face sank, "It won't be any different because of his identity."

Everyone responded, and the guard said again: "Then he harbors the spider demon, could it be that he is an accomplice of the spider demon?"

Yu Zecheng's gaze flickered, and he didn't speak.

The situation here is a bit complicated, and the existing clues are not enough to judge.

He Lingchuan returned to the office on Suoding Island and found a white egret to send a message to Pan Si Cave.

The mirror asked him: "Since Mr. Yu is a subordinate of the Frost Leaf National Teacher, why didn't you say you have old ties with the Frost Leaf National Teacher?"

"Can't say, saying it will have the opposite effect." He Lingchuan shook his head, "The Frost Leaf National Teacher acts cautiously and is watertight. Although Yu Zecheng is his subordinate, he may not know the relationship between me and the Frost Leaf National Teacher. If I mention it rashly, it will only make the Frost Leaf National Teacher unhappy in the future."

The transaction between the Songyang Mansion Master Li Qingge and Nian Zanli was guaranteed by the Frost Leaf National Teacher. But the one who facilitated this guarantee was He Lingchuan, and even fewer people knew about it.

Based on his understanding of the Frost Leaf National Teacher, he would never reveal unrelated secrets to his subordinates.

"But Yu Zecheng will definitely report to the Frost Leaf National Teacher." He Lingchuan took a light breath, "After passing this hurdle, the Frost Leaf National Teacher is the key!"

Zhu Erniang was very straightforward, and He Lingchuan's efficiency was also high. The meeting between Yu Zecheng and the spider demon was held on the beach in the west of Suoding Island the next morning.

He Lingchuan originally wanted to arrange them at Fish Bone Reef, but Yu Zecheng disagreed and hoped to change it to Suoding Island, which had a large flow of passengers.

The supply station is not here, but the southwest end of Suoding Island has beautiful scenery and has always had tourists walking and playing.

Of course, He Lingchuan did not inform him of the specific location in advance, but took him directly there.

To show sincerity, Yu Zecheng only brought two guards.

Zhu Erniang went alone.

This beach is very open; let alone someone approaching, even if a water duck walked on the beach, it would be very conspicuous.

Both sides have reliance.

Zhu Erniang doesn't need to say, Suoding Island is He Lingchuan's home field, which is equivalent to its home field.

Since Yu Zecheng has revealed his identity as a Beijia captain, he is not afraid that He Lingchuan will ambush him together with Zhu Erniang. If he dies here, Beijia will not let the Yangshan Archipelago go.

But as the host, He Lingchuan sent over a hundred Yangshan Guards here, surrounding the meeting place, which was both a scene and security.

This is his territory, he can send as many people as he wants.

It is also an invisible warning to Yu Zecheng: don't mess around, I have many people.

Yu Zecheng certainly received it, but looking at the formation He Lingchuan put out, he sneered in his heart.

Is this the Guard of the Yangshan Archipelago? He fought in Beijia's elite army and fought on the front line of life and death, and could see at a glance that these guard members stood loosely, their eyes wandered, and their expressions were relaxed, without any military form.

Even the guard of a wealthy family's backyard was not this sluggish.

Yes, He Xiao seemed to have just subdued the pirates of the archipelago. Heh, pirates are pirates, and they won't really change just because they changed their clothes.

Beside He Xiao, it seemed that only a few guards could truly be counted as elites.

When Yu Zecheng and He Lingchuan arrived, Zhu Erniang had already arrived, its huge body moved forward two steps, and said coldly: "You have a lot of guts, daring to stand in front of me!"

Beijia people killed quite a few of its offspring, and Zhu Erniang held a grudge.

Before Yu Zecheng could speak, He Lingchuan stood between the person and the spider and waved his hands repeatedly: "Don't be so angry, give me some face, can we just talk and not fight today?"

Zhu Erniang gave a hum, twelve eyeballs staring at Yu Zecheng: "I just took back my spider slough, and you chased me to the ends of the earth! What kind of demon kingdom, robbing people of treasures and framing people as thieves, how unreasonable!"

He Lingchuan asked strangely: "So the secret treasure lost by the Tiangong is the spider slough?"

Yu Zecheng said with a cold face: "Of course not! Zhu Erniang, don't confuse the public, where is the accomplice who burned down the Tiangong, and where is the secret treasure he snatched?"

Zhu Erniang answered crisply: "Isn't it still under the Tiangong's P-butt?"

The Beijia crowd was stunned, and then reacted, it was referring to Zuju.

This answer had no problem at all; the one who smashed half of the Star-Plucking Tower was the great fire spirit Zuju, and the one who snatched the Qianling Treasure Cover in front of everyone was indeed Zuju.

But whose orders was Zuju listening to, and who did it cooperate with? "Don't look around and talk about other things. Who broke the Xushan Great Array and released your slough?" Yu Zecheng said with a straight face, "As long as you hand over this person, even if you only say the origin of the person's name, the past crimes can be written off, and Beijia can even seal you as a lord of one side!"

He Lingchuan nodded repeatedly on the side: "This condition is indeed generous."

But Zhu Erniang's answer was three words: "Don't know."

He Lingchuan was anxious on the side: "Erniang, I am helping you. You also have to have some sincerity."

"I really want to give it, but I can't give it. I haven't seen his true face." Zhu Erniang stretched out its front claws and scratched its belly, "I don't know where he learned that my spider slough was suppressed in the Xushan Great Array as a formation eye treasure, so he came to me to discuss, saying he could help me take back the spider slough. As long as I control the spider slough to leave the formation eye, the formation will naturally break."

Yu Zecheng frowned: "You agreed without seeing his true face?"

He didn't believe half a word! "I heard, there is such a good thing, how can I not agree?" Zhu Erniang said neither yin nor yang, "How is it, someone is willing to help me snatch back my treasure from the robbers, why should I refuse?"

"Besides, I just agreed casually, anyway, he failed and I didn't lose anything, how did I know he could really do it?" Zhu Erniang gave a hehe, "There are many people who want to smash the Tiangong, has anyone succeeded in these six hundred years? Why should I think he can be an exception?"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 986 =====