Datang: Longevity for Thousands of Years, Exposed by Xiao Sizi

Chapter 95 Qin Changye’s gaze has been the same for a thousand years!

But….
These flying fish suits are so strong!!
Jueyun was worried whether he could buy time.

It turns out.

He and his men couldn't.

Maotu's men could almost always deal with the masked men within three moves, so they killed the enemies extremely quickly. In just a few breaths, all of the more than 30 masked men brought by Jueyun were slaughtered.

Only Jueyun was left, still struggling to hold on.

"Go, go down and take a look at the situation."

The leader of the team, Maotu, ordered a group of his men to enter the secret passage.

She did not tell those people what to do, because her subordinates would know how to judge on their own.

Jueyun watched those people file into the secret passage, feeling angry and anxious, but there was nothing he could do.

him at this time.

He was already surrounded by a dozen of Maotu's men.

The clay Buddha can't even save himself when crossing the river, so how can he help his men in the secret passage to continue to buy time?

"Damn it! How did you realize that there was something wrong with Cao Gongyun? That's why you targeted him and then came after me!"

"Is it Cao Gongyun who is here to inform you?"

Jueyun's eyes were bloodshot as he stared at Maotu, the leader in front of him.

Maotu was wearing a mask and Jueyun could not see his appearance.

But what Jueyun could foresee was that beneath this mask... was an extremely calm heart!

Yes, calm and peaceful!
It seemed as if neither he nor his men could move the Feiyufu leader for even a moment!

At this moment, I don’t know who these people are.

But Jueyun already had a guess.

These people...are most likely the Immortal's subordinates!

Is this... the power that comes from that terrifying immortal?
Jueyun's pupils dilated slightly.

He didn't know much about the immortals, mainly because his master Kaiyang didn't tell him much.

Kaiyang may be an immortal, but what is certain is that Jueyun is not!

Over the long course of time, Kaiyang has gone through several waves of people under his command.

So even though he is one of Kaiyang's three core subordinates, Kaiyang doesn't actually care about it.

There are many things that I didn’t tell Jueyun.

Because he is an immortal, while people like Jue Yun are destined to die.

The only difference is dying early or late.

Maotu didn't seem to be in a hurry at this moment, and explained: "It has something to do with Cao Gongyun. After he came back this morning, he cried bitterly, and was afraid and terrified because his wife and children were held hostage."

"Although his performance was reasonable in every aspect, he seemed unreasonable because he was too reasonable. His performance was too perfect, as if he had already guessed that his wife and children would be treated in this way. In other words... he seemed to have been trained long ago."

"The second is the hands of that woman and that child. They have calluses on them, the kind of calluses that only martial artists have, and they have been training recently. But when I led my men in, the mother and child behaved like ordinary women, panicking."

"After tying them up, I asked my men to search the entire house, but we didn't find any weapons."

"These two major doubts also make me think that Cao Gongyun is not as simple as he seems, or in other words, his family of three is not simple at all."

“It turns out I was right.”

Jue Yun said coldly: "I see, I didn't expect you to have such a strong reconnaissance capability."

"This is not something that ordinary people can have. Who are you?"

"Is he the subordinate of the immortal, or... someone from the imperial court?"

Jue Yun had already made up his mind and put the Immortal's subordinates in front, but he still had doubts before getting a positive answer from Mao Tu.

Upon hearing this, Maotu held the sword across his chest.

"One of the twelve guardian gods, in charge of intelligence, Rabbit!"

Rabbit?!
Jue Yun's pupils suddenly shrank.

Although he didn't know much information about the Immortal, he had heard from Kaiyang about the Immortal's power, and these twelve guardians... were well-known!
"Sure enough, it's you guys!"

Jueyun narrowed his eyes slightly.

After all,

He quickly rushed out with a long knife in hand.

"Bang bang bang!!"

After several rounds, he was already covered in injuries from being beaten by Maotu.

On the other hand, the Rabbit was completely unharmed.

The martial arts of the two are not at the same level.

Just like the age difference between two people, like the difference between heaven and earth.

Like the Snake, the Rabbit is favored by Qin Changye and has gained immortality!
Her sword skills, honed over a long period of time, allowed her to easily surpass Jueyun's swordsmanship, which he had mastered for more than ten years!
In another fight.

Maotu held a long sword and cut off Jueyun's head.

She left no one alive because there was no need.

Kaiyang's men are all death warriors.

Instead of asking them, it is better to investigate more clues.

Maotu retracted the blood-stained sword and ordered: "The threat on the ground has been eliminated. Ah Hu, follow me into the secret passage, and the others will patrol the surroundings."

Once the Rabbit enters combat mode, it can be said that he has changed his usual playful attitude and is now serious.

"Yes!!"

All the men agreed.

Maotu took Ahhu into the secret passage.

There was also a lot of blood in the secret passage.

I think the first men who entered started a massacre here.

The situation is under control.

So along the way, her men were stationed with knives.

When Maotu arrived at the door of Jueyun's room, he found that there was still a survivor, Xiao Yuan.

This was because she had specifically ordered to leave some people alive before attacking the Confucius Temple.

Xiao Yuan was able to bring her to the Confucius Temple. Perhaps after seeing that she caused the deaths of the members, Xiao Yuan's beliefs would be shaken, and he would reveal more information.

"Asshole! Kill me, kill me!!!"

Xiao Yuan was tied up with bloodshot eyes. When he saw Shen Lian, he couldn't help but scream.

Maotu squatted down and said in a soft voice, "Little ghost, you have killed so many people in Kaiyang, why don't you join my ancestor? I can strongly recommend you so that you can have a good future."

Xiao Yuan stared at Maotu and said through gritted teeth: "Don't even think about getting any more information from me!!"

"Master, he will definitely avenge me, Mr. Jueyun, and others!!"

"I'll be waiting for you in the underworld!!"

Seeing that this person was still firm in his belief, Maotu said no more, waved his hand, and immediately asked someone to get rid of Xiao Yuan.

She herself walked into the room.

In the room.

There are many files laid out.

Some were stopped halfway through burning, some were intact, and some were burned into pieces but a few words could still be vaguely seen.

These were sorted out by the subordinates and placed in this room.

"interesting."

"It seems that some are busy."

Maotu laughed, put the sword aside, and began to look through the files.

Many files record the diet arrangements of the masked men in the Confucius Temple, the merchants who delivered food to them, their food, clothing and other necessities, etc.

Many very interesting people are recorded.

But most of them are small characters.

I think the more important files were the first to be burned.

So Maotu stopped looking at the files that were well preserved, and started to check the files that were burned to half, or even those with only a few words left.

"Oh? It's interesting."

When Maotu saw a half-burned file, his eyes flickered even more.

"Kaiyang, I'm going to catch you."

"No, it's us who are going to catch you."

at the same time.

Not far from the Confucius Temple, a young man in black was quietly watching everything that was happening.

Maotu's subordinates, the masked man, the fight between the two sides, Jueyun's death...
He saw everything, and neither side noticed him.

He was Qin Changye.

He was there, quietly observing all this.

When Maotu walked into the tunnel, Qin Changye turned around and left, smiling faintly, "It seems that Maotu has grown over the years. In this case, I don't have to worry too much."

"Kaiyang, I'll leave it to you... and you guys."

Qin Changye said this and kept leaving.

He did not meet the Rabbit. This was his character, just as from the Qin Dynasty to the Han Dynasty until now, he has always been a spectator.

But this time, he didn't want to be a spectator when Xiao Sizi assassinated him.

But after seeing that Maotu and the other guardian gods had the ability to resolve the matter, and their words were certain, he once again became a spectator.

..............................

at the same time.

the other side.

Lu Qing put away his complicated emotions and immediately headed out of the imperial city.

Leave the imperial city.

The place they were heading to was Cao Gongyun's residence.

When he arrived near Cao Gongyun, he could see that the houses near Cao Gongyun were empty.

Cao Gongyun's residence was engulfed in flames.

Lu Qing saw this and was not surprised.
It can be said that he was the one who made it happen.

In the afternoon, he went to look for Liu Xiaoyun, a merchant from Yizhou. Just through conversation, he learned that he was an abandoned pawn, so he had Liu Xiaoyun taken back to the Dali Temple prison.

After repeated deductions, he determined that the key person was still Cao Gongyun, so he returned to look for Cao Gongyun.

In the afternoon.

Lu Qing and Cao Gongyun met by chance.

Afterwards, Cao Gongyun looked around furtively and confirmed that there was no one there. He took Lu Qing to talk a few dozen meters away from home. Lu Qing learned from Cao Gongyun that he was a puppet being controlled. If he wanted him to tell the truth, he had to help him get rid of the mother and son at home first.

Lu Qing was shocked!
Really shocked!!

At noon, Cao Gongyun seemed so loving with his wife and children, but in the blink of an eye, Cao Gongyun wanted them to die.

Although he was shocked and puzzled, in order to solve the case, Lu Qing agreed and asked the Dali Temple to plan the operation.

There was no one around.

This is because the people from the Dali Temple have already dismissed the people.

There was a flame rising up to the sky ahead, and I guess it was a battle with that woman.

I must have spent too much time with His Majesty, otherwise I could have planned and witnessed this operation personally.

Lu Qing sighed.

He quickened his pace.

When we arrived at Cao Gongyun's residence.

I found that more than a dozen Dali Temple guards were protecting Cao Gongyun. The wife of Cao Gongyun in front was very skilled in martial arts. She fought with several Dali Temple guards and never lost. But she was just struggling to hold on. She had several wounds on her body, and even one of her eyes was chopped off.

"Beast! Beast!!"

"The master has treated you well. It is the master who has put you in your current position. How dare you betray the master at this critical moment!!"

"When the master comes to his senses, Cao Gongyun, you will die a miserable death!!"

The woman roared angrily.

He was breathing heavily, with wounds all over his body, and blood gushing out of his blind eye.

Even the one remaining eye was filled with anger.

whole person.

It was as if he was a hateful man who had walked out of hell, and he had endless anger towards Cao Gongyun, who was heavily protected.

Cao Gongyun avoided his gaze.

He didn't even dare to look at the woman.

Scared!
Wandering!

tension!

Full of betrayer's guilty conscience.

Lu Qing saw this and thought that this guy was really a two-faced person.

The affectionate display he had shown with the woman in the morning really fooled him.

Who would have thought.

This is a couple who seemed to be in love with each other, but in just half a day, the two sides became enemies and had great hatred for each other, wanting to kill each other more than anyone else.

This is really….
“You know people, you know faces, but you don’t know hearts.”

Lu Qing was extremely impressed.

Cao Gongyun said that this person cannot be trusted.

And the crime is extremely serious.

Not only is he accepting bribes, he is also sharpening his knife to attack his own relatives.

He can also be described as a ruthless person.

If ordinary officials encounter such people, they will definitely punish them.

But Lu Qing is different.

The fact that he was able to become the Shaoqing of Dali Temple at such a young age was largely due to his ability, but more importantly, it was because he understood the ways of the world.

There has never been fighting and killing in the court, but whoever has more power has the right to speak.

Currently, Cao Gongyun holds the authority to transfer people in Hanyang Sect, which is an extremely important position.

Because of this position, one could arrange for people outside the imperial city to almost kill Her Royal Highness the Princess, who was the most beloved princess by the current emperor.

What an important position!

Now he is the only one who knows about Cao Gongyun's betrayal.

Indeed, you can gain great merit by exposing the truth.

But for someone in his position, the need for rewards is no longer that important. What they want more are friends in power.

After Cao Gongyun's fall, who will take over next? Whether it is an enemy or a friend, no one knows.

What if it is your political enemy?
It would be better to let Cao Gongyun stay, and I can get hold of his handle and become his "boss". How great would that be?

This was what Lu Qing was thinking.

And right now….
Lu Qing narrowed his eyes slightly when he thought of this.

Chang'an City is becoming increasingly unstable. Someone dared to assassinate the Little Princess in the Imperial City, and there is also the Immortal mentioned by His Majesty...
More and more unexpected things are happening in Chang'an City.

Lu Qing began to lose sight of Chang'an City. In this situation, having one more friend is always better than having more enemies.

"Lu Shaoqing, you are here."

Just then, his subordinate Lu Shi discovered him and hurried over.

"Ah."

Lu Qing nodded, and then said, "What's the situation now?"

Lu Shi said solemnly: "It's hard to say, this woman is very skilled in martial arts."

"None of the brothers are a match for her, and you said we need to capture her alive, so... we are still in a stalemate for now. However, her physical strength has been almost exhausted, so we should be able to capture her soon."

The words fell.

Lu Qing was about to speak when Cao Gongyun heard the conversation and said in a lost voice, "Capture him alive? No, no, this is absolutely not possible!"

"Lu Shaoqing, you promised me that you must kill this woman. Only by killing her will I tell you everything I know!!"

Cao Gongyun was scared.

Very afraid of women.

When the woman heard this, she became even more ferocious with only one eye left, and rushed towards Cao Gongyun with a sword in hand.

"Beast! Beast!!"

She roared heartbreakingly.

He engaged in a battle with the bailiff from the Dali Temple, using all his strength in every move, and the bailiff was defeated step by step.

however.

Because her mind was filled with hatred, her attention was only on Cao Gongyun in front of her. She turned sideways without any defense, and two Dali Temple runners took the opportunity to stab her thigh with swords.

"thump……."

The woman was so badly injured that she could no longer hold on. Her legs fell to the ground and she was unable to stand up again.

Cao Gongyun was overjoyed when he saw this. He pushed the Dali Temple bailiff in front of him and shouted, "Kill her! Kill her quickly!!"

"this……."

The Dali Temple official was quite hesitant. He glanced at his own Shaoqing Lu Qing and found that Lu Qing was signaling him to take Cao Gongyun away.

Suddenly.

Without hesitation, he and the yamen runners beside him carried away Cao Gongyun, who was roaring almost madly.

Only after Cao Gongyun was forcibly taken away did the entire scene become quiet.

Lu Qing walked to a place not far in front of the woman, squatted down and asked, "Who are you?"

The woman was breathing heavily, and just stared at Qin Ziyi quietly. As she looked at him, she began to laugh, and her laughter became louder and louder.

“Pfft. Haha. Hahaha!”

"Lu Qing, ah Lu Qing, you want to get the master's whereabouts through my mouth? Wishful thinking!!"

"The master will naturally kill the beast Cao Gongyun, and you will never be able to catch the master! You will never know what you are facing!"

"You will never know what kind of huge forces are fighting behind the case you are investigating!"

"They are different from your previous enemies. They travel across the long river of time. They... know a lot of things. You can't investigate them!"

"Just wait, Lu Qing. I'm in the underworld, waiting for you and also for... that beast!"

Say it.

Bite your lips.

Lu Qing's face changed drastically, and he shouted, "Quickly stop her, she wants to bite her tongue to commit suicide!"

The two Dali Temple runners were slightly stunned and stepped forward to stop him, but because of this pause, they missed the opportunity.

The woman's pupils were dilated and blood was flowing from her mouth. It was obvious that she had committed suicide.

This is suicide without hesitation.

This made all the Dali Temple officials present tremble with fear.

What is behind her? How could she train such a brave warrior?

"Sorry, Lu Shaoqing."

The Dali Temple official who was responsible for stopping the incident felt very guilty.

"It's okay. If a person with such high martial arts skills wants to commit suicide, no one can stop him."

Lu Qing waved his hand indifferently.

Then he asked someone to bring Cao Gongyun over.

When Cao Gongyun saw the woman die, his originally nervous and frightened expression turned into relief and excitement, and he even shouted to the sky.

“Haha! Hahaha! Dead, dead, you old witch, you’re finally dead!”

"Damn it, you really deserve to die. For the past three years, I haven't had a peaceful day, and I still have to help you raise that evil child! Damn it, damn it! It's not my child, why should I help you raise it! I am an official appointed by the imperial court!"

"I was able to sit in this position because of the help of my master. Over the years, I have already repaid him! You bastards, why are you holding on to me, bastards..."

He roared and raged madly at the woman's corpse, like a madman, venting all the pain that had accumulated over the years.

Lu Qing did not urge him. As the overall situation was under his control, he asked all the Dali Temple officials present to leave, and he stood quietly beside Cao Gongyun and listened.

from.

He heard many interesting words.

Master, Kaiyang, Big Dipper….
I don’t know how much time has passed.

About two quarters of an hour.

Seeing that Cao Gongyun didn't have the energy to continue cursing, Lu Qing stepped forward and said, "Tell me, tell me everything you know."

Cao Gongyun glanced at him helplessly, and said with dissatisfaction: "Lu Shaoqing, this is different from what we agreed upon. You actually tried to save this woman's life."

Lu Qing said indifferently: "Cao Sixun, watch your attitude."

"At present, I am the only one who knows about your corruption, but whether I keep my mouth shut or not depends on your own behavior."

"Also, this woman is dead, but the person behind her has not been brought down yet. In order to rest easy in the future, you and I have the same interests. We both need to find out who is behind this."

"It's not reasonable for you to keep secrets."

The words fell.

Cao Gongyun was slightly stunned, then sighed and said, "Yes, our interests are the same~"

"Regarding the case of His Highness Xiao Sizi, Mr. Lu, the mastermind behind it is Kaiyang, one of the Big Dipper."

Lu Qing's eyes flickered: "Big Dipper?!"

This is a term I have never heard of.

Cao Gongyun nodded and said, "Yes, it may be that Lu Shaoqing knows very little about them."

"But they do exist. The power of each Star One is no less than that of the aristocratic families. Compared with the Five Surnames and Seven Families, they seem to have no difference. The only difference is that these Star Ones are scattered in other states and counties."

"Kaiyang, one of the Seven Stars, was originally from Chang'an. But he led his people to Yizhou three years ago, established a foothold there, and continued to work hard to build his family business. Until recently, when the mysterious Kaiyang, one of the original Seven Stars, abdicated, he was invited by the Big Dipper to become one of them and also the successor of Kaiyang."

"As soon as he became Kaiyang, he brought people to Chang'an City to plan this action for His Highness Xiao Sizi."

"Since he had not set foot in Chang'an City in the past three years, after he arrived in Chang'an City, he did not plan it on his own, but chose one of the local forces in Chang'an City to plan together."

"As for who this local force is? I have no idea. Kaiyang is extremely defensive against me."

Lu Qing listened to it.

Eyes twinkling.

"Kaiyang, one of the Big Dipper, what is his purpose in assassinating His Highness Xiao Sizi?"

Cao Gongyun smiled and shook his head, "Who knows? Maybe he just entered the Big Dipper to gain a foothold? Or maybe for other purposes? How can Cao guess who controls this kind of power?"

"In short... he decided on the assassination very suddenly. When he first arrived in Chang'an City, he didn't have such a goal. It seemed that... he was urged to set this goal."

"Oh?" Lu Qing seemed to be thinking about something, and then continued: "Besides this, what other information can you give me?"

This information only helped him understand who the enemy was, but it was of no use in helping the case.

"The Ministry of War."

At this time, Cao Gongyun uttered a word.

He looked at Lu Qing and said seriously, "Kaiyang left Chang'an three years ago. He had no other pawns except me, so when he came back to Chang'an City, he brought his own team in Yizhou with him."

"In other words, the people he brought with him all had no official positions."

"And if I want to turn ordinary people into imperial guards, I need to pay them to the Ministry of War! Only when the Ministry of War pays them soldiers with normal procedures can I arrange them into the Hanyang Gate!"

"He's in the Ministry of War, he has someone!!"

(End of this chapter)