Chapter 202: The Shocking Truth

The Shocking Truth

Glaring at Nie Jinxuan before him, Yin Fengzhan had only just caught his breath before he couldn't help but roar. His peerlessly handsome face was filled with an anger that was beyond containment!

At this moment, Nie Jinxuan was stunned by his shout. But in a split second, she snapped back to her senses, and without a second thought, she widened her eyes and roared right back.

"I'm stupid?! If I'm stupid, then you're the smart one?! Knowing full well you couldn't beat them, you still charged forward... Do you think you're made of steel and iron?"

"What?! You're saying I couldn't beat him?"

"What? Did I say something wrong? If they hadn't held back, you would have already met the King of Hell by now. You'd have no time to be here shouting at me!"

"You..."

"What about me?"

"Shut your mouth!"

"I said it, if you've got the guts, hit me!"

"You..."

Nie Jinxuan was not a woman who could be suppressed by a single sentence. Watching the two people who had just escaped a disaster now arguing until the heavens were turned upside down, Yin Fenglian's mouth twitched, while Mo Yujue just watched Nie Jinxuan quietly, then pursed his lips slightly.

Mo Yujue's gaze was deep. At this moment, noticing his line of sight, Yin Fenglian frowned and reached out to poke him.

"Old Mo!"

Yin Fenglian called out to Mo Yujue in a low voice. Hearing this, Mo Yujue was startled, then suddenly snapped back to his senses. He turned his eyes to look at Yin Fenglian, then pressed his thin lips together.

"I'm fine!"

Understanding what Yin Fenglian meant, after speaking, Mo Yujue stood up on his own. Just then, a figure was seen walking over from the front, looking somewhat unsteady.

"Jinxuan, Jinxuan..."

The anxious call was filled with tension and unease. Hearing the sound, Nie Jinxuan, who was currently locking horns with Yin Fengzhan, couldn't help but turn her head, then spoke softly.

"Father!"

As it turned out, just when Nie Jinxuan and her group were intercepted by the assassins, a group of people had first rushed the carriage carrying Senior Minister Nie to a corner not far away. At that time, Nie Jinxuan had already been exposed to those martial arts practitioners, so these villains naturally wouldn't go after Senior Minister Nie. It was precisely because of this that Senior Minister Nie was spared.

Of course, while there was close-quarters combat and flashing blades outside, Senior Minister Nie, sitting in the carriage, was also burning with anxiety. He wanted to get out to take a look, but he was strictly guarded by the guards sent by Yin Fengzhan, who wouldn't let him take a single step out of the carriage. It wasn't until the man in black left that the guards allowed Senior Minister Nie to come out.

At this moment, hearing Nie Jinxuan's response, Senior Minister Nie finally let out a slight sigh of relief. He stepped forward and grabbed Nie Jinxuan's hand, while continuously looking her up and down. Only after seeing that Nie Jinxuan was truly unharmed did he speak in a low voice.

"Jinxuan, are you alright?"

"Father, your daughter is fine!"

"Good, good, as long as you're fine, as long as you're fine..."

Senior Minister Nie nodded continuously, his eyes reddening. Seeing this, Nie Jinxuan felt a lump in her throat, then smiled with pursed lips.

"Don't worry, Father, I'm really fine. But everyone is injured, and Fengzhan, he..."

As she spoke, Nie Jinxuan turned to look at Yin Fengzhan beside her. At this moment, Yin Fengzhan had already wiped away the blood from the corner of his mouth, but his pale complexion still revealed an indescribable weakness.

Seeing him like this, Senior Minister Nie was shocked and quickly said,

"Oh my, Prince Chen, surely Prince Chen is seriously injured. We must call a physician quickly..."

"No need, we must enter the palace first! We are late for the morning court!"

As he spoke, Yin Fengzhan's expression darkened. He turned to call his subordinates to reorganize the team. Some were to deal with the corpses, some of the injured were to return for treatment, and the rest were to continue escorting Nie Jinxuan and her group into the palace.

A crisis had passed just like that.

Although Nie Jinxuan had tried to persuade Yin Fengzhan to see an imperial physician immediately, Yin Fengzhan refused, saying only that they would talk after the morning court. Nie Jinxuan was angry about this, but seeing Yin Fengzhan's persistence, she was helpless.

Just like that, Nie Jinxuan and her group entered the palace directly. When they arrived at the Golden Throne Hall, they saw the Emperor Shuncheng sitting on the dragon throne, with all the civil and military officials waiting for them quietly!

Seeing this, Senior Minister Nie was the first to enter the hall to plead guilty. But hearing this, Emperor Shuncheng waved his hand and even granted Senior Minister Nie a seat.

Clearly, Emperor Shuncheng had heard early on that Nie Jinxuan and her group had been hunted by a group of martial arts practitioners that morning. So, seeing the father and daughter safe and sound, Emperor Shuncheng naturally wouldn't blame them. After waiting for Senior Minister Nie to sit down, Emperor Shuncheng began to talk about the case of Jin Qi from years ago!

Emperor Shuncheng's voice remained low, and not a trace of anger could be heard. But the civil and military officials in the hall were all trembling with fear, holding their breath!

After Emperor Shuncheng had roughly finished explaining the matter, he looked at the officials in the hall again, then summoned Nie Jinxuan in.

What followed was business as usual. In front of all the civil and military officials in the Golden Throne Hall, there was naturally no need for Nie Jinxuan to say much. So, after Nie Jinxuan handed over the account books, she withdrew on her own.

But the moment she turned to leave the hall, she saw Yin Fengzhan, who was standing in the front, looking directly at her.

Yin Fengzhan's gaze was deep and charming. Meeting his eyes, Nie Jinxuan was stunned for a moment, but then she understood. She blinked quickly and retreated directly.

Walking out of the Golden Throne Hall, the sky was already bright. The warm morning sun was brilliant and clear, and the ten thousand rays of light reflected off the magnificent imperial palace, revealing an indescribable solemnity and luxury. At this moment, Nie Jinxuan only raised her eyes to look, then turned her feet and went straight to the Yongxin Palace!

Because, just a moment ago, Yin Fengzhan had told her to wait for him. Since this was the imperial palace, she couldn't stand in front of the Golden Throne Hall, so she had to go to the Yongxin Palace.

Shortly after, Nie Jinxuan arrived at the Yongxin Palace. Noble Consort Zhang was naturally very happy to hear that Nie Jinxuan had come, but upon seeing the bloodstains on Nie Jinxuan, she was startled. After asking carefully, she learned about what had happened that morning.

Noble Consort Zhang was shocked. But upon hearing that Yin Fengzhan was seriously injured, she was even more worried. Fortunately, Nie Jinxuan comforted her in time, and Noble Consort Zhang finally calmed down. She hurriedly sent someone to the Imperial Hospital to invite Physician Wang, waiting for Yin Fengzhan to arrive so he could be treated immediately!

Noble Consort Zhang's arrangements were very thoughtful, and the two talked for a while. Less than half an hour later, Yin Fengzhan arrived.

At this moment, seeing Yin Fengzhan covered in blood, Noble Consort Zhang frowned. Without a word, she had Physician Wang help Yin Fengzhan take his pulse.

Physician Wang was already over sixty years old and was the head of the Imperial Hospital. His medical skills were exquisite, which went without saying. Having heard Nie Jinxuan's account earlier, Physician Wang already had an idea in his heart, thinking that Yin Fengzhan must have been injured internally by that expert in black. But the moment Physician Wang placed his hand on Yin Fengzhan's wrist, he couldn't help but be stunned, and a look of disbelief appeared on his wrinkled face!

Seeing Physician Wang like this, Nie Jinxuan was shocked and asked without thinking,

"Physician Wang, how is Feng... Prince Chen?"

Frowning, Nie Jinxuan's eyes revealed tension and unease. But hearing this, Physician Wang did not answer immediately. It was only after a long while that Physician Wang withdrew his hand, raised his eyes to look at Nie Jinxuan and Noble Consort Zhang, who was equally nervous, and said,

"Noble Consort, Miss Nie, Prince Chen's injuries are indeed not light. If this old official is not mistaken, Prince Chen should have suffered internal damage and severe blood loss... But I do not know what miraculous medicine Prince Chen took before, but now the damaged internal organs have already returned to normal, and his Qi and blood are not lacking. Although he is not completely healed, as long as he rests more, he will definitely recover completely!"

Physician Wang said calmly, but after speaking, he couldn't help but turn to look at Yin Fengzhan.

"Prince Chen, please forgive this old official for being rude, but may I ask what kind of miraculous medicine Prince Chen took before? It actually has such an effect?"

For a doctor who had studied medicine since childhood, Physician Wang's pursuit of medical skills was very persistent. Having studied medicine for a lifetime, Physician Wang had never seen such a thing. Naturally, this aroused the thirst for knowledge in Physician Wang's bones.

But hearing this, Yin Fengzhan only glanced at him indifferently and said in a low voice,

"This Prince does not know."

Yin Fengzhan really didn't know. He only knew that the dark red pill was given by the man in black, but what it was, he had no way of knowing. Hearing this, although Physician Wang was curious to death, he couldn't say anything more. He prescribed a supplement to replenish blood and nourish Qi, and then left.

Knowing that Yin Fengzhan was not in any serious trouble, Nie Jinxuan finally felt relieved. Noble Consort Zhang also let out a long sigh of relief, then had someone bring a set of clothes and arranged for the palace maids to serve Yin Fengzhan as he changed.

A moment later, Yin Fengzhan walked in, looking refreshed. But just as he sat down, Nie Jinxuan whispered two words into Noble Consort Zhang's ear. Hearing this, Noble Consort Zhang was stunned for a moment, but then her eyes turned, and she dismissed all the palace servants in the room.

After the palace servants left, Nie Jinxuan first pressed her cherry lips together, then looked at Yin Fengzhan and said,

"Fengzhan, did the Emperor not say anything afterwards?"

Nie Jinxuan's expression was somewhat solemn. After all, according to her expectations, it would have taken Yin Fengzhan at least a while to come over. Since the Jin Qi case had been reopened and there were account books, the Emperor would definitely take down a group of people, even if he didn't flare up on the spot. But Yin Fengzhan had come over in less than half an hour, so there was clearly a problem here!

Yin Fengzhan naturally understood Nie Jinxuan's thoughts. Hearing this, Yin Fengzhan glanced at her, and his expression darkened slightly.

"The Emperor didn't say anything!"

"Didn't say anything? What does that mean?"

"It means nothing. The Emperor only said that the Jin Qi case has now been cleared up, and he mentioned the account books, but he didn't say a word about how to deal with it afterwards or who the mastermind behind the scenes was!"

Yin Fengzhan's voice was as low as it could be, and his gloomy eyes revealed a trace of anger that was hard to detect. Hearing this, Nie Jinxuan was also stunned. But only Noble Consort Zhang, who was on the side, raised her eyebrows slightly. After pondering for a moment, she finally couldn't help but sigh.

"Sigh, the law does not punish the masses..."

Noble Consort Zhang was somewhat emotional. Hearing this, Nie Jinxuan immediately understood what she meant!

Could it be that Emperor Shuncheng said he wanted to investigate, but in reality, he didn't want to know the truth? But if that was the case, why did he make her go through so much trouble...

Suddenly, Nie Jinxuan felt that she had become a marionette, completely used by Emperor Shuncheng.

She felt somewhat dejected. Nie Jinxuan couldn't help but lower her eyes. Seeing her like this, Yin Fengzhan, who had been silent on the side, pressed his thin lips together and said in a low voice,

"Things are not just that simple. This matter is now known to everyone, so the Emperor naturally has to give an explanation. But in any case, the Jin family can be considered to have been cleared of their grievances, so your second sister's wishes can be considered fulfilled."

As if he knew what Nie Jinxuan was thinking, Yin Fengzhan said slowly. Although his words couldn't be considered comforting, hearing this, Nie Jinxuan's heart couldn't help but stir. She raised her eyes to look at him, then nodded.

Yin Fengzhan's prediction was correct. Three days later, Emperor Shuncheng indeed issued an edict, stating directly that the true culprit behind the major corruption and bribery case three years ago was Liu Jian, the Minister of Revenue and Censor. Back then, Liu Jian had secretly bought and sold official positions and received a large amount of gold and silver, which was then discovered by Jin Qi. But before Jin Qi could organize the clues and investigate clearly, Cheng Bing stepped in, and Liu Jian struck first.

Liu Jian had many connections in the court and had dealings with many officials. So he started with Jin Qi's son, Jin Jingyuan. After all, among all of Jin Qi's children, Jin Jingyuan was the most outstanding and the one Jin Qi loved the most. Therefore, Jin Jingyuan's death would undoubtedly deal a heavy blow to Jin Qi, making him unable to pay attention to other matters in the short term. This gave Liu Jian an excellent opportunity!

So, taking advantage of the time when Jin Qi and the Jin family were mourning Jin Jingyuan's death, Liu Jian took the opportunity to spread rumors in the city about how Jin Qi had accepted bribes and done dishonorable things. He then joined forces with officials who were on good terms with him or who had already received benefits from him to jointly submit a petition requesting Emperor Shuncheng to investigate Jin Qi. Then, when Emperor Shuncheng sent Pei Yaoguang to investigate Jin Qi, he gradually sent the evidence and witnesses he had prepared to frame Jin Qi to Pei Yaoguang in the most natural way!

Immediately, in the face of witnesses and material evidence, Jin Qi was imprisoned and subsequently beheaded. To cut the weeds and eliminate the roots, Liu Jian even bribed the yamen runners who were escorting the Jin family members into exile, killing them one by one along the way. For the last few remaining, he gave benefits to the local officials where they were exiled and had the Jin family members wiped out one by one!

With this, Liu Jian had completely sent the Jin family to their deaths. For such a heinous criminal, Emperor Shuncheng immediately sentenced him to death by a thousand cuts. All of the Liu family's property was confiscated, and the Liu family members were exiled three thousand miles away!

At the same time, Wang Tianhai, Huang Boqi, and others who had conspired with Liu Jian to frame Jin Qi were also sentenced to immediate execution, and their property was confiscated. As for the officials involved in buying and selling official positions listed in the account books, they were all dismissed and strictly investigated. If there were other crimes, the punishment would be increased by one degree!

At the same time, the former Minister of Personnel, Jin Qi, who was fair and incorruptible and had died unjustly, was posthumously titled Marquis of the West, and a memorial hall was built for him to receive the incense of future generations.

At dusk.

In a side room of the Prince Rui's mansion, it was silent. At this moment, the Divine Doctor Long, who was sitting in his seat fiddling with a pile of bottles and jars, stared blankly at the man who had suddenly appeared before him, unable to speak for a long time.

At this moment, following his gaze, one could see that the person who had arrived was in his middle age, with a handsome but unusually cold face. It was none other than the man in black who had previously defeated Yin Fengzhan and the others!

"Uh... Uncle Leng, why are you here?"

The Divine Doctor Long had always been an arrogant and casual person. A sharp tongue and a foul mouth were his nature. But at this very moment, he was unusually well-behaved, and there was even some fawning on his dark face!

But at this moment, hearing this, the man in black... no, Leng Tianfang, only glanced at him coldly, and then his gaze sharpened.

"Your mother told me to catch you and take you back!"

"Uh... my, my mother..."

"Yes, she said she wanted to catch you and take you back to chop you up and feed you to the dogs!"

Mimicking Sheng Ziyan's words word for word, Leng Tianfang said with an unmoved expression. Hearing this, the Divine Doctor Long jumped up in fright, but then his eyes rolled, and he hurriedly stepped forward to help Leng Tianfang sit in the seat next to him.

"Uh... hehe, Uncle Leng, please sit down first, please sit down..."

Regardless of whether Leng Tianfang was willing or not, the Divine Doctor Long... no, it should be said, Long Jingyun, first pressed him into the chair next to him, and then began to explain.

"Uncle Leng, listen to me, actually this time it really wasn't me running out on my own. I really came to save someone this time..."

As it turned out, Long Jingyun had originally been caught by his pit-father mother, Sheng Ziyan, at home to refine pills. But who would have thought that one night, Gong Xueer ran over and told him that something was going to happen in Dongling, and that he had better come over!

Gong Xueer was the daughter of Uncle Gong Wuya, and since she was young, she had learned the divine calculation skills of her mother, Aunt Baili. For Long Jingyun, he had only saved one person in Dongling, and that was Prince Rui, Yin Fengxiang. So hearing Gong Xueer say that something was happening here, he knew without thinking that it must be Yin Fengxiang!

Of course, Long Jingyun didn't really care about Yin Fengxiang. But in any case, he had pulled Yin Fengxiang back from the gates of hell, so if Yin Fengxiang were to die now, Long Jingyun would feel that he had lost face. Plus, he really didn't want to squat at home guarding the pill furnace to help his pit-father mother refine pills, so he ran out!

But what Long Jingyun didn't expect was that this time his own crazy mother had actually asked Uncle Leng to catch him. This made Long Jingyun break out in a cold sweat!

Therefore, after roughly explaining the ins and outs of the matter, Long Jingyun continued to say with a pleading and fawning face,

"So Uncle Leng, this time you must help me, otherwise I will definitely be tortured to death by my mother! So, Uncle Leng, please let me off for the sake of my eagerness to save someone!"

Going back with Leng Tianfang now, in the foreseeable future, Long Jingyun had already imagined how his mother would deal with him. That would be worse than death! And his father was a henpecked husband, so don't even talk about helping him plead for mercy; it would be good if he didn't personally take action against him as instructed!

So, at this moment, Long Jingyun had no choice but to pin his hopes on Leng Tianfang. At this moment, looking at his appearance, which was just short of kneeling and kowtowing, Leng Tianfang pressed his lips together, poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip, and then said in a low voice,

"Hmm, I know."

Leng Tianfang didn't say much, but this one sentence alone almost made Long Jingyun jump for joy. Long Jingyun then flattered Leng Tianfang wildly before sitting down, blinking his eyes and asking,

"But Uncle Leng, this time you didn't just come out of the palace to catch me just to agree to my mother's request, right!"

"Pretty much!"

"Uh... what does that mean?"

In Long Jingyun's eyes, Leng Tianfang was a man of his word, but he would never give such an ambiguous answer. But hearing this, Leng Tianfang glanced at him and said coldly,

"Doing a deal on the side!"

"Oh... so that's how it is..."

Long Jingyun naturally knew what Leng Tianfang did. But just as he nodded slightly, Long Jingyun's eyes suddenly widened, and he hurriedly asked,

"Uncle Leng, the deal you mentioned, it wouldn't be that Nie girl, would it!"

A few days ago, Long Jingyun had inadvertently heard that Nie Jinxuan was being hunted and that many people in the martial arts world wanted her life. And now Leng Tianfang said he was doing a deal... so all of a sudden, Long Jingyun linked the two things together!

At this moment, Leng Tianfang nodded, took the Underworld King Order from his bosom, and placed it on the table! Suddenly, Long Jingyun was slightly startled. He reached out and took the Underworld King Order, then looked closely, and sure enough, he saw Nie Jinxuan's name engraved under the Underworld King Order!

"Uncle Leng took action?"

"Hmm."

Leng Tianfang nodded again. But hearing that Leng Tianfang had taken action, Long Jingyun was startled.

"You took action? But... but that Nie girl, I remember she even ran over to see the waste the day before yesterday! How..."

Long Jingyun knew best what kind of person Leng Tianfang was. At least in his impression or all the deeds he knew about Leng Tianfang, he had never heard of him failing. But now Leng Tianfang had taken action, and Nie Jinxuan was still alive, could it be...

Suddenly, Long Jingyun was filled with disbelief and astonishment. At this moment, he heard Leng Tianfang say,

"I was going to kill her. But I changed my mind in the end!"

"Uh... changed your mind? Why?"

"Because she is the person the Palace Master is looking for!"

"Ah?! No way!"

"It is!"

Looking at Long Jingyun, Leng Tianfang spoke word by word. After speaking, Leng Tianfang stood up and said coldly,

"Alright, I will go back first, and you can stay here for the time being. As for your mother, I will explain it to her myself."

Without saying much, Leng Tianfang was about to take back the Underworld King Order. But at this moment, Long Jingyun grabbed it first and said,

"Okay, I know, Uncle Leng! But let me see who the buyer is this time!"

As he spoke, Long Jingyun flipped the Underworld King Order in his hand. But the moment he saw those three words clearly, Long Jingyun's eyes suddenly widened!

"... Ho, how could it be like this?"

First update, 6000 words, merged together, see you tomorrow~! ===== CHAPTER 203 =====