Chapter 357: The Hoodwinked Ci Xue

After Zhuge Liang left, Xue Qinghe called out toward the dark corner of the study, "Ci Shu, you heard it, right!"

"Understood, I will go resolve Xue Beng right now." A chubby figure emerged from the shadows; it was none other than the Citun Douluo, Ci Xue.

Currently, the Snake Spear Douluo had other important matters, so this time, Xue Qinghe could only entrust this to him.

However, it shouldn't have been the case that the Snake Spear Douluo had to do everything; if one wanted to make someone die silently, the Citun Douluo was more capable, as among the poisons he mastered, there was no lack of colorless and odorless types.

The poison Xue Ye was currently suffering from was exactly this kind of mixed poison, which had already kept him in a coma for a long time, and no one could figure out the cause.

"Ci Shu, remember to go find that Sima Yi first. He is the head steward of Xue Beng's residence. Since Xue Beng has been pretending to be a playboy these past few years, many things must not have been done by him personally. Perhaps that Sima Yi knows no less intelligence than Xue Beng himself. If anything comes up, I authorize you to act first and report later," Xue Qinghe ordered.

"Rest assured, Young Master!" The Citun Douluo's figure flashed and vanished without a trace.

After all, he was a powerhouse at the Title Douluo level; he was a nimble fat man.

It was just that Qian Renxue did not yet realize how much of an impact her order to act first and report later would have on subsequent events.

It even disrupted Nan Feihuang's arrangements; of course, not in a negative way, but rather by saving Nan Feihuang a lot of trouble.

It had to be said that this Xue Jie truly doted on him; even unintentionally, she was helping him.

At this moment, the residence of Prince Xue Beng was as cold and desolate as ever. Xue Beng rarely returned here to live; most of the time, he was either lingering in places of pleasure or staying at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

The former was to play the part of a playboy to make Xue Qinghe paralyzed with carelessness, while the latter provided a sense of security, as the Three Education Committee Members were considered top-tier experts for the Heaven Dou Empire, which lacked a Title Douluo.

Moreover, although they were relatively supportive of Xue Qinghe, they were very upright people; as long as Xue Beng was still a part of the Heaven Dou Empire, they would certainly protect him.

Sima Yi sat in the study, seemingly handling the residence's affairs nonchalantly, but in reality, he was quietly waiting for his own death.

He knew that Zhuge Liang's side should have taken action; Xue Qinghe would not let him go.

However, he was not afraid of death; as a summoned soldier, dying simply meant returning to Xun Yu's Military Talisman, and he could just be summoned again later.

"You are Sima Yi?"

Suddenly, a deep voice appeared silently behind Sima Yi.

"Y-you, who are you?" Sima Yi pretended to be shocked as he turned around, looking at the Citun Douluo before him in horror.

Ci Xue extended his palm, grabbed Sima Yi by the throat, and lifted him up. "Who I am, you don't need to know. From now on, you will answer whatever I ask. Otherwise, I will definitely make you die in great pain."

"Audacious! Do you know that this is the residence of the Fourth Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire? You dare to commit murder here; are you not afraid of being wanted by the Empire?" Sima Yi said angrily.

"Heh, wanted by the Empire?" The Citun Douluo gave a disdainful laugh. "You think the Heaven Dou Empire, which doesn't even have a single Title Douluo, can do anything to me?" Ci Xue truly did not put the Heaven Dou Empire in his eyes at all. In fact, if it weren't for the Great Elder Qian Daoliu and the Young Master Qian Renxue wanting to reduce the massive killing sins caused by war and insisting on using the Heaven Dou Infiltration Plan to take the Heaven Dou Empire without bloodshed, it would be no difficulty for the Spirit Hall to wipe out Heaven Dou with its full strength.

"Title? You are a Title Douluo!" Sima Yi was greatly alarmed, trembling with fear as he said, "Y-your Excellency, I do not know where I have offended you. For a lowly character like me, why would you need to take action personally? Wouldn't killing me dirty your hands?"

"Haha, Xue Beng's subordinate is indeed the same kind of trash as him, greedy for life and afraid of death." Ci Xue mocked, "If you don't want to die, then do as I said before: answer whatever I ask!"

"Yes, Your Excellency. As long as you don't kill me, I will tell you everything I know."

"First question: Has Xue Beng been pretending to be a playboy all these years? Back then, was it to stop the marriage between the Flying General and Xue Ke that he had you bribe a killer organization to go assassinate Nan Feihuang?" Ci Xue asked.

"Y-yes. The Fourth Prince said that the Crown Prince's power in the imperial court was already too great and he could not be allowed to obtain the power of the Gulei Kingdom, so he had me place an order with a killer organization. At the time, to get the killer organization to accept the order, I even anonymized Nan Feihuang's real name. Unfortunately, I didn't expect that there would be experts protecting Nan Feihuang, and the plan fell through." Sima Yi said truthfully.

Ci Xue nodded. In fact, he already had the answer to this question; the reason he asked was just a probe, using a question for which he already knew the truth to test whether Sima Yi would answer truthfully. If Sima Yi dared to lie, he wouldn't mind letting him taste his potent poison.

"Very good, you are sensible." Ci Xue said. Sima Yi had even told him the details of the anonymity, so he could trust him this once. As expected, he was just a petty man; under the threat of death, this Sima Yi had no loyalty to speak of toward Xue Beng, so the next few questions should be very easy to ask.

"Second question: Besides this plan, what other plans does Xue Beng have? Tell me everything, do not leave out a single detail. Once you finish, I will spare you."

Ci Xue released Sima Yi's throat first.

Sima Yi knelt before Ci Xue and kowtowed repeatedly. "Yes, thank you, Your Excellency. Besides assassinating Nan Feihuang, the Fourth Prince mainly had me do two other things. The first was two years ago, when he had me make contact with Tang Yuehua of Yuexuan to reach another deal with Tang Hao through her."

"What, Tang Hao?" Ci Xue was greatly alarmed upon hearing this, and he let go of Sima Yi to ask, "He actually colluded with Tang Hao in secret? And what is the relationship between Tang Yuehua and Tang Hao?"

"They are biological siblings, Your Excellency. Everything I say is the truth. At the time, we even signed an agreement, which is in my hands. I will go get it for Your Excellency to see right now." Sima Yi opened the drawer behind him and took out the agreement that he, Tang Yuehua, and the Grandmaster had signed back then.

His purpose in signing this thing at the time was for this very moment.

Ci Xue immediately snatched the paper; it indeed bore the seal of Prince Xue Beng's residence, as well as the signatures of Tang Yuehua and the Grandmaster.

The content of the agreement, however, made him more alarmed the more he read it. That fellow Xue Beng had actually reached an alliance with Tang Hao and completed a deal with him. The content of the deal was not written in great detail, but essentially, Xue Beng gave Tang Hao a precious treasure in exchange for him taking action once in the future to kill Xue Qinghe and help him seize the position of Crown Prince.

Ci Xue felt a lingering fear; fortunately, Zhuge Liang was cautious and reported the intelligence he sensed was wrong, so they were able to be aware of it today.

Otherwise, if they had remained ignorant, when Tang Hao came knocking in the future, he and Snake Spear alone would be no match for Tang Hao.

At that time, the Young Master would be in danger!

(End of chapter)