Chapter 84: The mastermind behind the scenes is getting busy

"Shangguan Danfeng" explained to everyone that it was because Gu Qing had kidnapped Huo Tianqing, so Yan Tieshan had sent people to rescue him, which was why the defense here was lax. "Shangguan Danfeng" had come here, paid a visit to Yan Tieshan, and in the conversation, gave Yan Tieshan a sword, and so on.

This explanation was very rough, but it could be considered a reasonable explanation in a hurry.

Whether others believed it or not, Huo Tianqing believed it.

"What Yan Tieshan owed your Jin Peng Dynasty, I will naturally pay it back."

As the Chief Steward of the Pearl and Jade Pavilion and Shangguan Feiyan's lover, Huo Tianqing naturally handed over the Pearl and Jade Pavilion at this time.

The first step of the plan, complete!

Among the three people who must die, the Big Boss of the Pearl and Jade Pavilion, Yan Tieshan, was dead.

The rest was to kill the Mount Emei Sect leader Dugu Yihe and the current richest man, Huo Xiu. Huo Tianqing could then gather three portions of wealth and become a giant on one side.

"But what you owe Yan Tieshan, I will definitely collect!"

Huo Tianqing said in a deep voice. He was preparing to promote the second step of the plan.

Dugu Yihe and Yan Tieshan were both old ministers of the Jin Peng Dynasty. Huo Tianqing wanted to hold a funeral for Yan Tieshan, so Dugu Yihe would come to pay his respects. Then Huo Tianqing would take advantage of the situation to make trouble, consume Dugu Yihe's internal energy, and then use the hands of Gu Qing or Ximen Chuixue to solve Dugu Yihe.

"Are you joking?"

Gu Qing questioned Huo Tianqing's ability.

This questioning made Huo Tianqing's face burn, but Huo Tianqing still stubbornly said: "I know, my skills are not refined, and I suffered humiliation at your hands. But in the martial arts world, I still have some status, and I can call out some friends. I can't avenge him alone, but a group of us can definitely avenge him!"

If you can't beat them, call for help; this is the common sense in the martial arts world.

Huo Tianqing was the son of the Heavenly Bird Elder and had great seniority in the martial arts world. With an organization like the Heavenly Bird Sect dedicated to protecting him, these words had great deterrent power.

"Your friends?"

"My friends!"

"You have friends?"

"I have friends!"

"Since that's the case, then I'll just kill you directly."

Gu Qing said: "You bring your friends to avenge Yan Tieshan. This is separated by a layer after all. Your friends might not do their best, but if I kill you, your friends will definitely do their best to avenge you! That way, I will have fun fighting!"

Gu Qing's words sounded very reasonable.

Huo Tianqing stiffened.

"You go!"

"Shangguan Danfeng" suddenly spoke at this time, saying: "I killed Yan Tieshan because he harmed the Jin Peng Dynasty so miserably. We originally had a chance to restore the country... Every injustice has its perpetrator, every debt has its debtor. I don't want to hurt the innocent."

This was Shangguan Feiyan using the identity of Shangguan Danfeng to let Huo Tianqing go. She immediately spoke again, thanking Gu Qing: "Hero Gu, today's matter, I have your great help. Tonight I will hold a banquet at the Pearl and Jade Pavilion, I must thank you properly..." While speaking, "Shangguan Danfeng" tugged on Gu Qing's sleeve.

Huo Tianqing watched his lover reach out to rescue him, his heart sour, feeling another humiliation added today.

"Heh..."

Lu Xiaofeng was jealous on the side.

Lu Xiaofeng felt that he and "Shangguan Danfeng" were a talented man and a beautiful woman, mutually attracted, and there was only a bed and a suitable time between them. They were already so intimate, yet "Shangguan Danfeng" actually tugged on Gu Qing's sleeve to thank Gu Qing!

"Another day."

Gu Qing watched "Shangguan Danfeng's" appearance and said: "Another day I'll bring you and Feiyan together for a three-way."

Under the appearance of "Shangguan Danfeng" was Shangguan Feiyan. She knew exactly what Gu Qing meant by "three-way." At this moment, her eyes seemed innocent and puzzled, her cheeks were angry, but in her heart, she was furious: After I kill you another day, I will bury you and Shangguan Danfeng together, let you two have a two-way!

This matter of Yan Tieshan was over. Gu Qing looked at Su Shaoqing.

On the matter of Yan Tieshan, Gu Qing tried to tear up Huo Xiu's script, but it was rounded back out by Huo Xiu. Now Gu Qing was trying to tear up Dugu Yihe's script to see how Huo Xiu planned to round it out.

"Little brother, I see your breathing is even, your internal energy is extraordinary, it seems you are from the Mount Emei lineage."

Gu Qing suddenly questioned Su Shaoqing.

The Mount Emei Sect had the "Three Heroes and Four Beauties." Among the four beauties, Sun Xiuqing was the future wife of Ximen Chuixue. Su Shaoqing's identity was Su Shaoying of the Mount Emei Sect. He followed his master Dugu Yihe's orders, disguised as a scholar, and entered the Pearl and Jade Pavilion.

Su Shaoying heard Gu Qing's inquiry and didn't cover it up anymore, directly stating his identity.

This person was also quite unlucky in the original work. Ximen Chuixue first provoked Su Shaoying, letting Su Shaoying draw his sword. After Su Shaoying drew his sword, Ximen Chuixue said he didn't want to kill him and told Su Shaoying to practice for another twenty years. Su Shaoying couldn't bear this humiliation, thrust his sword at Ximen Chuixue, and was then killed.

"Dugu Yihe, Yan Tieshan, Huo Xiu, these are all traitors to the Jin Peng Dynasty."

Gu Qing said: "Since Yan Tieshan is dead, the next one is Dugu Yihe. He should have arrived in Shanxi by now... Where is he?"

Su Shaoying heard the topic involved his master and immediately shut his mouth.

"There is news that the current Dugu Yihe is resting in the Eight Immortals Temple south of the city."

"Shangguan Danfeng" immediately said.

From the Pearl and Jade Pavilion to the Eight Immortals Temple was only a few miles. Dugu Yihe didn't come directly to the Pearl and Jade Pavilion because he had traveled thousands of miles to get here, wanted to adjust his state, and on the other hand, wanted to hear Su Shaoying's report.

If Gu Qing was in a hurry, he could go to the Eight Immortals Temple to fight Dugu Yihe now.

"So that's how it is?"

Gu Qing crossed Su Shaoqing, faced the south of the city, and suddenly spoke, saying: "Dugu Yihe, you betrayed the Jin Peng Dynasty and established the Green Clothes Tower, a heinous crime. Tomorrow at noon, fight me at the Pearl and Jade Pavilion!"

Gu Qing's voice was deep and very loud in the room.

Hua Manlou was very surprised at this time and asked: "Is this the legendary long-distance sound transmission?"

Gu Qing nodded slowly. In the Divine Eagle world, Yideng could transmit sound over long distances, and the voice could drift several miles away. Gu Qing practiced the Yoga Tantra and also had the "Throat Chakra" skill among the three pulses and seven wheels. His voice vibrated, and being in the Pearl and Jade Pavilion, the voice was transmitted directly into the Eight Immortals Temple, conveying his words to Dugu Yihe without missing a word!

"Not bad, we occupy the high ground of justice. If we want to fight Dugu Yihe, we must do it openly and honestly."

Gu Qing said calmly.

Saying this made "Shangguan Danfeng" and Huo Tianqing change color.

In the matter of the Jin Peng Dynasty, the ones who broke the promise were not Huo Xiu, Dugu Yihe, or Yan Tieshan, but the royal family of the Jin Peng Dynasty. They didn't want to restore the country and just wanted to live a stable life. Later, Huo Xiu, Yan Tieshan, and Dugu Yihe also lived their own lives.

This time, there was suddenly news of the Jin Peng Dynasty, so Dugu Yihe rushed over, wanting to figure out what was going on. The two identities of "traitor" and "Green Clothes Tower Master" were created by Shangguan Feiyan and Huo Tianqing as reasons for Lu Xiaofeng and Ximen Chuixue to take action. But telling this to Dugu Yihe leaked the conspiracy.

This was also the second time Gu Qing started tearing up the script.

Gu Qing wanted to see how Huo Xiu could round it out.

"You go back."

Gu Qing sneered at Su Shaoying and said: "What Dugu Yihe, only a gentleman can turn into an ape or crane, a villain can only turn into poison sand."

Su Shaoying was well-read in poetry. Hearing Gu Qing's words, he thought of many poems and books, and also thought of the Daoist scripture *Baopuzi*. This "gentleman turns into an ape or crane, villain turns into poison sand" sounded like Gu Qing wanted to blast Dugu Yihe into sand. But in Su Shaoying's understanding, there was also the meaning of "the gentleman goes far away, the villain gets his way."

Su Shaoying didn't know if he was right. At this moment, he cupped his hands to Gu Qing, his body flew out, and he headed toward the Eight Immortals Temple.

Gu Qing watched Su Shaoying's back. Making an appointment to fight Dugu Yihe directly was also to avoid this unlucky guy going back to pass the message, being killed on the way, and then having the conveyed words distorted.

Now that Gu Qing had passed the message to Dugu Yihe, the person behind the scenes had no reason to kill Su Shaoying.

"Hold a banquet, hold a banquet!"

"Shangguan Danfeng" let the Pearl and Jade Pavilion start operating quickly. Finding a gap, she came to Huo Tianqing and shouted: "Only you can go and kill Dugu Yihe!"

If Gu Qing and Dugu Yihe met, all the conspiracies would be exposed.

So before Gu Qing and Dugu Yihe dueled, Dugu Yihe must be killed!

"Are you joking?"

Huo Tianqing said this subconsciously. Gu Qing said this to doubt Huo Tianqing's ability, while Huo Tianqing said this because he was clear about his own ability.

If he could fight Dugu Yihe, he would have fought him long ago, and he wouldn't have needed these conspiracies... And Huo Tianqing had finally set up a trap and become the mastermind behind the scenes, only for these thugs to say a word, making him, the mastermind, have to go and kill someone?

Isn't this turning the world upside down?

"Of course it's you, there's no one else but you!"

"Shangguan Danfeng" said: "I must pester Gu Qing tonight so he doesn't meet with the Mount Emei Sect people, so only you can take action... After all, you still have a lover as an inside agent in the Mount Emei Sect."

Shangguan Feiyan also felt it was very difficult to handle. Gu Qing getting involved made the mastermind behind the scenes busy.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 85 =====