Chapter 61

"Let them all come over."

Ying Mo, upon hearing this, had a sharp light flash in his eyes: "The sooner we ferret out the true culprit behind the scenes, the sooner we can avenge our brothers and the innocent citizens who were harmed!"

Lu Li nodded slightly and waved at the people from the Eastern Depot who were waiting not far away.

Soon,

Several people from the Eastern Depot,

Quickly came before Ying Mo, and even Cao Zhengchun appeared.

"Tell me the situation..."

His gaze falling on Cao Zhengchun, Ying Mo asked him: "How is the investigation going?!"

"Reporting to the Young Master..."

Cao Zhengchun, upon hearing Ying Mo’s words, quickly responded: "The Eastern Depot has basically figured out the situation by checking everyone in Xianyang City whose hand was injured!"

Ying Mo, upon hearing this,

Felt a trace of gratification flash in his eyes,

The strength of his subordinates was quite good, and their efficiency was also quite high.

"Tell me in detail."

Ying Mo nodded slightly and said to Cao Zhengchun: "What did you find out..."

"Young Master, according to your instructions, the targets we investigated were all people above the Grandmaster realm..."

Cao Zhengchun said in a deep voice: "The number of people above the Grandmaster realm in Xianyang City is very scarce..."

"So our investigation targets were quickly narrowed down to a certain range..."

"At first, we investigated the Grandmaster-level powerhouses of the Hundred Schools of Thought, the Yin-Yang School, Confucianists, Taoists, Mohists..."

"We carefully analyzed these people of the Hundred Schools of Thought and found that their Grandmaster-level powerhouses, on that day..."

"Did not show any abnormal reactions, so we initially ruled them out, and then..."

"We investigated other factions, analyzing the movement trajectories of their Grandmaster-level powerhouses on that day..."

"..."

Cao Zhengchun reported the current investigation situation to Ying Mo in detail.

At this moment, Ying Mo,

Appeared very patient,

Quietly listening to Cao Zhengchun report the things he had investigated to him.

The reason for this,

Was that Ying Mo wanted,

By listening to this detailed intelligence, to analyze it himself.

To see if he could analyze some information useful to him.

Suddenly,

Ying Mo, who seemed to be in contemplation,

Had light flash in his eyes, and he raised his hand to signal Cao Zhengchun to stop.

"You just said..."

Ying Mo’s eyes slowly became sharp: "You investigated that there is also a Grandmaster-level powerhouse beside a Prince?"

"Yes!"

Cao Zhengchun was stunned for a moment, then immediately nodded: "But this Prince is a bit difficult to approach."

So,

We are now,

Continuing to investigate,

Information about the Grandmaster-level powerhouse beside this Prince..."

Listening to Cao Zhengchun’s answer, Ying Mo frowned slightly.

In his mind.

Immediately emerged.

When he killed Zhao Gao.

Some information mentioned in Zhao Gao’s mouth...

"Wang"

When Zhao Gao died, the last word he spat out was this "Wang" character.

At that time,

He still couldn't be sure,

What this character meant,

Whether it represented a surname, or represented a symbol...

Represented a Prince, or represented the surname Wang, or was related to other matters...

"Young Master..."

Lu Li, at his side, seeing Ying Mo’s reaction, felt the light in her eyes contract violently, and she suddenly spoke: "Are you suspecting that the 'Wang' character Zhao Gao mentioned is related to this Prince?"

Lu Li’s thoughts surged, quickly connecting many things.

After careful consideration, Lu Li suddenly felt that this was indeed possible.

Prince!

Grandmaster-level powerhouse!

Mastermind...

After connecting all kinds of information, one couldn't help but have certain conjectures!

Ying Mo’s gaze flickered, listening to Lu Li’s question, his expression was contemplative.

A moment later,

He nodded slightly.

"Young Master..."

Cao Zhengchun spoke again, saying with a grave expression: "My subordinates did indeed discover that the servant beside this Prince had a problem with his left hand..."

As soon as these words were spoken,

Lu Li’s expression changed abruptly, and excitement appeared in her eyes.

"Young Master..."

Lu Li said excitedly: "We seem to have found the target we were looking for!"

"The 'Wang' mentioned by Zhao Gao, the Grandmaster powerhouse, the injured left hand..."

"Connecting all this, it is too coincidental, too eerie..."

"There must be something wrong when things are abnormal; I think this Prince must have a problem and needs to be investigated in depth!"

Lu Li’s excited voice landed in Ying Mo’s ears, causing a playful smile to appear at the corner of Ying Mo’s mouth.

In fact, in his heart,

He had already deduced and connected things just like Lu Li.

"Young Master, there is one more piece of news..." Cao Zhengchun seemed to have thought of something else.

"Speak."

Ying Mo raised an eyebrow, his eyes narrowed, signaling Cao Zhengchun to speak.

"Through our visits and investigations, we discovered that the servant beside the Prince often traveled to the north!"

Cao Zhengchun said: "Moreover, he has a residence in the north, and he often returns to the north..."

"The north, huh..."

Ying Mo instantly thought of the person Zhao Baili escorted out of Xianyang City five years ago.

That person,

Also went to the north!!!

Prince!

Grandmaster-level powerhouse who lost his left hand!

Clues from five years ago...

Everything,

Everything seemed to have connected rapidly!

The sliver of dark clouds in Ying Mo’s heart was quickly swept away!

“I should be able to find the true mastermind behind the scenes very soon...”

A cold sneer appeared at the corners of Ying Mo’s mouth, and deep within his eyes, killing intent began to surge violently.

“Lu Li, issue an order to the Snow Dragon Riders guarding the northern frontier: have Yuan Zuozong lead the Snow Dragon Riders south!”

Ying Mo suddenly looked up and gave the order to Lu Li.

He was preparing to mobilize the Snow Dragon Riders to head south to kill the enemy and exact revenge.

Upon hearing that the Snow Dragon Riders were to be mobilized, Lu Li’s heart trembled, but she nodded solemnly without the slightest hesitation.

“At the same time...”

Ying Mo said again: “Order the people of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion to spare no cost and conduct a comprehensive investigation into the Prince. Dig up every detail about his ancestors for eighteen generations!”

“I want to know everything he has done in the last ten years and every faction or individual he has come into contact with!”

Lu Li responded solemnly: “The Heavenly Secret Pavilion will act immediately and will certainly investigate the Prince thoroughly!”

After receiving the order, Lu Li immediately began instructing the people of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion to take action.

At the same time,

she had someone carry Ying Mo’s order to the northern frontier of the Great Qin to contact the Snow Dragon Riders.

Ying Mo watched as Lu Li gave continuous instructions, and one person after another quickly left to carry out the tasks.

The light in his eyes was deep and sharp, and a gloomy, icy killing intent radiated from his body.

“Lu Li, prepare yourself. I want to go and see that servant by the Prince’s side with my own eyes...”

Seeing Lu Li return after finishing the arrangements, Ying Mo suddenly spoke to her: “As long as I take one look, I will be able to confirm many things...”

“Understood!”

Lu Li immediately began the preparations!

The first thing to determine,

was naturally the Prince’s travel routes and patterns, so that Ying Mo could observe the Prince from afar after leaving the residence...

thereby determining,

who exactly the person by the Prince’s side was, and whether it was the person he was looking for!

At the same time,

the various intelligence informants Ying Mo had infiltrated within Xianyang City could obtain a large amount of information for him.

The Prince’s abnormality had caught Ying Mo’s attention immediately.

And he had decided at once to conduct a full-scale investigation into this Prince.

To find out everything the Prince was involved in.

To clarify what connection he had to the events of five years ago.

Furthermore,

Ying Mo intended,

to go and see for himself,

whether the servant by the Prince’s side,

was the person who had left behind a severed palm after fighting him that day.

Upon Ying Mo’s command, Lu Li immediately began making arrangements.

And in the shortest possible time, she produced a report on the Prince’s daily activity patterns.

“Young Master...”

Lu Li came before Ying Mo and reported softly: “According to our people’s investigation and analysis, we have discovered that this Prince leaves his home at a specific time every day to head to the Imperial Palace...”

“An hour later, this Prince will come out. If we make preparations in advance now, we will be able to see him...”

“This Prince, Zhao Mingqu, has a very grand entourage and is quite eye-catching; he makes no attempt to hide.”

“As long as we go over, we will be able to see him and his accompanying retinue...”

“...”

Lu Li explained the specific situation in detail to Ying Mo.

Listening to Lu Li, Ying Mo tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest of his wheelchair, the light flickering slightly in his eyes, which were as deep as the stars.

“Then let us depart.”

After pondering for a moment, Ying Mo said in a hoarse voice: “I want to see for myself whether this Prince is truly the person we are looking for...”

“If he really is the person we are looking for, then Young Master, what shall we do next...”

Lu Li’s eyes flashed, and she asked softly: “Should we capture this Prince directly on the spot?”

Ying Mo raised an eyebrow, shook his head slightly, and a gloomy, cold sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.

“No rush. I strongly suspect that this Prince cannot be acting alone...”

“There should be others hidden behind him, or rather, he must have other accomplices...”

“I intend to use this Prince as bait...”

“To use this Prince to lure out more people and see what his utility value is...”

“And only then, will I kill him...”

When Ying Mo said this, his tone was gloomy and cold, appearing full of murderous intent.

A chilling aura of death permeated his body, making Lu Li and the others beside him feel a bone-chilling cold.

“Let’s go...”

Ying Mo did not hesitate and immediately took action.

Lu Li nodded obediently, walked behind him, and pushed his wheelchair slowly out of the courtyard.

Xianyang.

At Prince Zhao Mingqu’s residence.

After Zhao Mingqu finished washing up with the help of his maids, he went to the dining room to eat.

“Feng Chen, how is your hand?”

While eating breakfast, Zhao Mingqu looked up at Feng Chen, who was standing not far away, and asked.

“Master, it is nothing serious.”

Feng Chen’s expression was calm, though cold light flickered deep in his eyes: “Although that Ghost severed one of my palms, he did not cause me any serious internal injuries.”

“It is just a left palm; it does not affect my ability to use a sword.”

Prince Zhao nodded with a gloomy expression, cold light flickering deep in his eyes.

“Ghost...”

Thinking of how the situation in Xianyang City was currently turbulent, with public grievances boiling over.

Countless commoners were searching for the person with the severed palm.

Zhao Mingqu’s heart surged with anger.

But at the same time,

deep in his heart,

there was also a sliver of panic and fear.

After all,

this matter had caused too much of a stir; the situation was precarious and had completely alarmed the Emperor on the imperial throne.

Ying Zheng had already begun a comprehensive investigation into the affairs within Xianyang City.

Although,

Zhao Mingqu was very confident in himself and felt that his affairs could not be easily exposed.

However...

there was still that sliver of fear, fear of Ying Zheng...

The gloomy-minded Zhao Mingqu, after finishing his meal, planned to go out and head to Xianyanggong for the morning court session.