Chapter 37: Old Affairs of Lord Huoyu

Vulture’s escape in fear of crime exceeded many people’s expectations.

Zhang Kaidi was unwilling to let go of any opportunity to kick Ji Ji Wuye while he was down.

He immediately led the many ministers under his command, firing on all cylinders, aiming at Ji Ji Wuye.

Regarding the two doubts Su Xuan raised earlier—was it Ji Ji Wuye who instigated Vulture to kill Liu Yi? Was Vulture’s escape because Ji Ji Wuye guessed that such a thing would happen today and let him escape in advance to avoid the limelight?

They accused Ji Ji Wuye in every possible way.

Ji Ji Wuye naturally denied it, and the ministers belonging to his faction also spoke up for Ji Ji Wuye.

Seeing that the court was about to become a vegetable market,

the King of Han looked helpless.

Using Zhang Kaidi to restrain Ji Ji Wuye, playing the balance of power in the court to avoid one family dominating, this was his proud work, but this move had one bad point—that is, once the leaders of the civil and military officials disagreed, they would argue.

Sometimes, listening to their arguments, the King of Han felt it was too noisy.

"Enough!"

This was the second time the King of Han had ordered the ministers to shut up.

After everyone shut up, the King of Han also stated the next arrangement.

Whether it was someone from Ji Ji Wuye’s Hundred Birds who killed the Left Left Sima, Vulture’s escape in fear of crime was a fact. It should be to first capture Vulture and bring him to justice, and then determine the truth of the matter.

Following the King of Han’s order,

the arrest warrant for Vulture was also issued.

……

The court meeting ended.

After Ji Ji Wuye returned, he also ordered the people of Night Veil to search for Vulture’s whereabouts.

Whether Vulture killed Liu Yi, he didn't know.

But Vulture’s act of fleeing in fear of crime indeed made him ride a tiger and find it difficult to get off, very embarrassed.

Even if it wasn't Vulture who killed Liu Yi, if he found Vulture, he was prepared to give Vulture a quick death.

Such a person was no longer useful.

On the other hand, when Zhang Kaidi returned to his mansion, he felt rare ease and pleasure.

Today, seeing Ji Ji Wuye unable to defend himself in the court and suffering such a big loss, it was the only time he had seen it in his life—no, it couldn't be said to be the only time; earlier, when Emerald Tiger was caught, Ji Ji Wuye also suffered a loss.

Ji Ji Wuye had suffered setbacks repeatedly recently.

Did this mean that he had gradually lost the King’s favor and was about to reach a dead end?

With a good mood, after returning to the mansion, another young man came.

The young man was his grandson, Zhang Liang, courtesy name Zifang.

After paying respects to his grandfather, Zhang Liang asked Zhang Kaidi about what happened in the court. If it were in the past, Zhang Kaidi would not be willing to tell Zhang Liang about what happened in the court.

But today, because he was in a better mood, he told him.

He didn't notice that shortly after he told Zhang Liang these things,

Zhang Liang left home and went to a famous place in Xinzheng City, named "Zilan Pavilion," which was a "place of pleasure." If he knew, Zhang Kaidi would definitely break Zhang Liang’s dog legs.

At a young age, not learning well and visiting such places was truly a disgrace to the literati!

In the Zilan Pavilion.

Zhang Liang told everyone what he had learned from his grandfather.

"Although I suspect that person’s Art of Communicating with the Nether is an extremely exquisite illusion, it is really hard to imagine how he found the real murderer." Because Han Fei had no official position, he was not qualified to enter the court to attend the court meeting, and he knew nothing about what happened in the court. Learning that Su Xuan used the Art of Communicating with the Nether to confirm that the murderer was Vulture of the Hundred Birds organization, he couldn't help but sigh.

As for whether Vulture was the murderer who killed Left Left Sima Liu Yi?

Combining Su Xuan’s words and what happened in the Zilan Pavilion, they also gradually had the answer in their hearts.

"The land of Regarding Baiyue, Lord Huoyu Manor."

"Vulture was once one of the Three Wolves of Broken Hair, a Regarding Baiyue assassin. He cooperated with Liu Yi to slaughter the entire Lord Huoyu Manor, just for the treasure of the Lord Huoyu Manor, but he didn't expect Liu Yi to secretly kill them all after they succeeded."

"Because Vulture survived by luck, in order to take revenge, he joined Ji Ji Wuye’s Night Veil and became a member of Hundred Birds."

"For many years, he had been hiding under Ji Ji Wuye’s command!"

"However, there is one more problem!"

After listening to Zhang Liang’s narration, Zi Nu began to speak slowly, and then, she voiced the doubts in her heart.

"What problem?" Zhang Liang asked Zi Nu.

"Liu Yi was a capable lieutenant under Ji Ji Wuye. If Vulture wanted to take revenge on Liu Yi, he could have taken action at any time. Why did he wait until recently?" Zi Nu’s doubt was not unreasonable.

Zhang Liang frowned and also fell into deep thought.

"Perhaps it is related to the treasure of the Lord Huoyu Manor!"

Han Fei put forward his own conjecture.

"Everyone, regarding Hong Yu’s death, we now know that the murderer is Vulture. Hong Yu slept with Nong Yu, and Vulture’s target at the beginning was probably Nong Yu."

At the same time as Liu Yi died, a murder case actually occurred in the Zilan Pavilion.

Nong Yu’s maid, Hong Yu, died an unnatural death.

Han Fei and others were once puzzled and wanted to find the murderer to avenge Hong Yu, so they found some clues. They heard that Left Left Sima Liu Yi was killed. If they couldn't figure out the causal relationship between these two things before,

then after Zhang Liang relayed the story Su Xuan told in the court, the wise Han Fei had keenly grasped the commonality.

That is... Regarding Baiyue!

On Nong Yu’s body, there was a string of Lord Huoyu Agate, which came from the land of Regarding Baiyue, and might even come from the Lord Huoyu Manor slaughtered by the Three Wolves of Broken Hair.

Vulture killing Hong Yu was probably an accidental injury; his real target was Nong Yu.

"Vulture killing Liu Yi can be said to be for revenge for his brothers and for the treasure of Lord Lord Huoyu. Why did he take action against Nong Yu?" Zhang Liang also voiced his own doubts.

"This matter is indeed difficult to explain. Perhaps Vulture wants to cut the weeds and eliminate the roots of everyone involved in the Lord Huoyu Manor!" Han Fei guessed.

"Nong Yu is by our side, and Vulture is difficult to succeed. Liu Yi is also dead. If Vulture really wants to take action against everyone involved in the Lord Huoyu Manor, there are two more people who are probably also within his target." Zi Nu said.

"Two people?" Zhang Liang soon guessed who it was. "Is it Lady Hu and Lady Hu?"

Liu Yi’s wife, Lady Hu, was the eldest daughter of the Lord Huoyu Manor back then, and her younger sister entered the palace and became the King of Han’s favored consort.

Lady Hu was in the palace, and it was extremely difficult for Vulture to take action, so there was a high possibility that he would go to Liu Yi’s mansion again to take action against Lady Hu.

Of course, Vulture taking revenge on everyone involved in the Lord Huoyu Manor was just Han Fei’s guess. Whether it was true, no one could say clearly.

……

Shortly after the court meeting ended, Su Xuan did not stay in the palace but came to Liu Yi’s mansion again.

Although he used the Art of Communicating with the Nether to find out the murderer who killed Liu Yi,

but as long as Vulture was not brought to justice, this case would never be closed.

He came here because of Lady Hu’s request; she seemed to have something important to ask Su Xuan.