Qian Duoduo and Qian Mingxue stayed in the North for a few days before leaving. Long Tian did not ask about their cooperation with Fan Li.
As for the love affair, Long Tian would not have any. During this period, Long Tian has been practicing martial arts to adapt to his strength as a grandmaster.
That day, Cao Zhengchun brought a piece of news that broke the peace of the Northern Palace.
"Your Majesty, a bloody incident occurred in Shucheng. All the people in a village were slaughtered, leaving no one alive."
It is a bit exaggerated to say that the North is now a peaceful and prosperous era, but such a murder would never happen. Such a situation naturally attracted the attention of Shadow.
"What's going on?"
Long Tian asked.
"Your Highness, Shucheng is located behind Baijiang City. Due to geographical factors, it is not a military town, but it is close to Liang State and is one of the most important transit points for trade."
"Shucheng is much more prosperous than other cities. Because there are many merchants coming and going, the public security is relatively poor, but such a big thing has never happened. A village with nearly a thousand people was suddenly killed. This is very rare in the northern border and even in Xia State."
"The old slave suspects that this matter is related to smuggling, and has sent people to investigate."
Money can move people's hearts, but it is not enough to kill so many people just for smuggling.
The situation in Xia State is indeed not good, but it is very rare to kill civilians so unscrupulously.
"Order the border to close all entrances and exits, and each city to investigate suspicious people in detail, and never let them run out of the northern border."
It is possible to kill nearly a thousand people and keep a secret. What is this secret? This attracted Long Tian's attention.
After Shadow's continuous investigation, a piece of intelligence was soon delivered to Long Tian.
"Second Prince Xiao Yuanjun's people?"
According to reliable intelligence, during the time of the incident, only Second Prince Xiao Yuanjun's people appeared near Shucheng and were capable of doing this.
"Your Highness, the smuggling of the black market in Shucheng is almost no secret. Various forces are more or less involved, but during the time of the incident, only the Second Prince's people were nearby, and there were quite a few of them, all masters."
"When the Second Prince's people left, there were dozens of carriages with them. According to the materials they prepared, it should be that the carriages were not hiding goods, but people, at least more than a hundred people, and these people's origins are unknown."
With so many people moving, it is impossible to completely hide their bodies.
"Who are the people?"
"Where are the Second Prince's people now?"
Long Tian asked.
"Your Highness, this group of people traveled as merchants, but did not stop along the way. Now they have arrived in Zhenbei City, just outside the city, and have no intention of entering the city. Our people are watching them."
It is a coincidence that they went directly to Zhenbei City. I don't know if this group of people are bold or confident.
"Let's go out of the city and see who dares to be so presumptuous."
Since we are here, Long Tian is also curious about who is in the carriage.
So, Yanyunqi and the people from Yeyu followed Long Tian out of Zhenbei City. Not far outside the city, Long Tian saw a caravan with dozens of carriages and about 200 people.
These people didn't know they were exposed. When they saw the army coming, they stood up to make way. They looked like ordinary businessmen.
"Surround them."
Seeing people, there was no need to be polite. Long Tian gave the order directly.
"Sir, we are all businessmen. I don't know where we have offended you."
A guy who seemed to be the leader came forward to talk.
"Open the carriage, and everyone in the carriage should get off for inspection."
Cao Zhengchun stepped forward and scolded.
The leader hesitated and even took out a banknote to bribe.
"The steps are steady, the eyes are bright, and the calluses on the right hand are left by years of holding the knife. Although he has not released his internal force, he is a martial arts master."
Is it necessary to hide at this point? You are so brave. You dare to take the route of Zhenbei City after committing a bloody crime in my northern border. I really admire you. The subordinates of the second prince are extraordinary."
Long Tian pointed out their flaws and directly exposed their past.
"I don't know what this adult means. We are just ordinary businessmen."
The man lowered his head and said.
"Okay, the king came in person, do you think this is a misunderstanding?"
Long Tian was a little impatient.
"It turns out that the prince came in person. I am indeed from the second prince's mansion. This trip is also to do some business. I will not interfere in anything in the northern border. Please let us go back for the sake of the second prince. "
They are not stupid. Long Tian is here, so he must have found out their identities. There is no point in hiding it now. If they anger Long Tian, it will end badly.
"Let's not waste any more time. Let the people in the car get off. I want to see who is worthy of this.You slaughtered nearly a thousand people in my northern border."
Long Tian pointed at the carriage and said.
"Your Highness, this is a misunderstanding. We dare not act recklessly in the northern border. Please be clear about it."
Don't say there is no evidence for this kind of thing. Even if there is, we can't admit it.
"Come on, take him down."
No matter who you are, Long Tian is interested and must see who is in the car.
"Your Highness, this matter is of great importance. The second prince has strictly ordered that no one should stop it. Please think twice."
The second prince's men immediately drew their swords and prepared to resist, and threatened.
"Stop talking nonsense and take him down. "
Because many things have not been clarified, Long Tian has no intention of killing for the time being, Yan Yunqi directly drew out the crescent scimitar.
The second prince's men are all elite, almost all of them are masters above the eighth level, and there is even a grandmaster hidden among them.
Although Yan Yunqi did not use the power of the dragon, he could handle it with martial arts alone.
Afterwards, the people of the Night Prison also took action against the masters, and the fight ended quickly.
After controlling the second prince's men, Yan Yunqi lifted the curtain of the carriage.
I saw that most of the carriages were filled with guards, obviously used to conceal people's presence.
Only one carriage had a person, a scarred, dying man over fifty years old.
"Why is it a man? "
Long Tian originally thought that the person sitting in the carriage was a woman, a beauty brought back from Liang State, used by the Second Prince to win over the court officials, but he didn't expect it to be a wounded man.
This is even more interesting. For such a man, the Second Prince's people even slaughtered nearly a thousand people just to keep the secret. Long Tian is more interested in the secrets involved in this man.
"Cao Zhengchun, no matter what method you use, find out the identity of this man and the mystery as soon as possible."
Cao Zhengchun is better at torture.
Long Tian is not in a hurry. This person has fallen into his hands, and he will definitely know what he wants to know.
A day later, Cao Zhengchun brought the results of the interrogation, which surprised Long Tian.
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