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"Little boy."

At night, in front of the room, Taotao came over with a list, handed it over, and said, "This is the list given by His Highness the Fourth Highness."

"Quite fast."

Li Ziye took the list, looked at the densely packed names on it, and asked, "So many?"

"The Fourth Highness said that members of the royal family, as long as they enter the fifth realm, are qualified to practice the World-Suppressing Art."

Taotao explained, "However, qualifications are qualifications. More than [-]% of the royal family members are still less than the fifth realm. The names listed above are the royal members who have entered the fifth realm or are close to the fifth realm in recent years. Many of them It’s all because I haven’t had contact with them for a long time and I’m not sure about their cultivation level.”

Li Ziye looked at the names on the list and asked, "Are all the people on this list in the capital now?"

"uncertain."

Taotao shook her head and replied, "There are too many members of the royal family. After so many years, there are countless people. In order to facilitate the investigation, His Royal Highnesses will identify those who have entered the palace and may have been exposed to the dragon's energy and marked them with red cinnabar. For a moment, His Highness the Fourth Highness has no impression of the other people and is not sure."

"Then first check these people marked with red cinnabar."

Li Ziye said calmly, "The prerequisite for practicing the World-Suppressing Art is the cultivation of the five realms and the assistance of dragon energy. The requirements are actually quite demanding. After careful inspection, there should be only a few people left."

"Yes!"

Taotao took the list and immediately turned around and left.

In the room, not long after Taotao left, Xuan Ming came back with a pile of portraits, put them on the table, and said, "All the portraits of unfamiliar faces in the Mobei Mission are here, like Queen Bai Di." There are a few familiar envoys that the young master knows, so I didn’t draw them.”

"Hard."

Li Ziye responded and took the portrait and looked at it carefully.

Soon, Li Ziye looked at all the portraits and asked, "Who are the people around Queen Bai Di?"

"These two."

Xuan Ming picked out two portraits and said, "One guard and one maid. The guard is in the fifth realm and his cultivation level is not weak. She is probably in the late stage of the fifth realm. The maid has no cultivation level and should only take care of Queen Bai Di's daily life. "

Li Ziye looked thoughtful after hearing Xuan Ming's answer.

Still can't figure it out.

What is the purpose of Queen Bai Di coming to the capital in person?

No matter how you look at it, there is no need for this.

Isn't this a sheep entering a tiger's mouth? If you want to take Nan'er back, just sending a few envoys is enough.

Could it be possible that there was something special going on when Queen Bai Di came to the capital?

"Little Master, what are you thinking about?"

Xuan Ming asked curiously, looking at the thoughtful expression on the young master's face.

"I'm wondering why Queen Bai Di came to the capital, and why the Mobei envoy was able to make such an accurate judgment about today's events. They should have received some information in advance, but where did their information come from? "Li Ziye came back to his senses and replied.

"My subordinates don't know Queen Bai Di's purpose. As for the intelligence issue, could the Eight Tribes of Mobei also have spies in the Great Shang Capital?" Xuan Ming speculated.

"There are definitely eyeliners, but definitely not many."

Li Ziye said calmly, "Information is timely. King Yunyi led the imperial army to surround Honglu Temple. Although it was planned for a long time, for others, this was something without warning. The reaction of the Mobei mission was too great. It’s coming soon, it seems that he knows that the big chamber of commerce will do something like this.”

"Master Zhang died of poisoning, and the Mobei envoy arrived on the same day and was prepared. Isn't it surprising?" Xuan Ming reminded.

"You have a misunderstanding here."

Li Ziye said seriously, "Master Zhang's death was announced to the outside world as a result of illness, and the news of his death by poisoning came out later. By the time the news of the poisoning spread, King Yunyi had already led the imperial army to Honglu Temple, so Mo Mo It is difficult for the North Korean mission to know the real information in advance.”

"Could it be that the death of Mr. Zhang and the arrival of the Mobei Mission were too coincidental. The Mobei Mission was afraid of being framed and took precautions to check their residence first?" Xuan Ming continued to ask. .

"Okay, even if according to what you said, the Mobei mission has this concern. It is worried that Dashang will deliberately publicize that Mr. Zhang died of illness and then make a sudden attack. Then why didn't the Mobei mission bring the scissors, daggers, hairpins, and guards? Hide all weapons and other things that could cause death?"

Li Ziye said seriously, "Without intelligence, the scope is too large and there is no way to defend against it."

"What the young master said seems to make sense."

Xuan Ming nodded thoughtfully and said, "So, the Mobei mission must have known something in advance."

"It is impossible for the Mobei envoy to know about the conversation I had with King Yunyi, Xu Hanlin and others in the backyard, so their chances of getting the news are very few."

Li Ziye looked thoughtful. After a moment, he seemed to have thought of something and his eyes narrowed slightly.

Is it?

The Mobei Mission foresaw the danger and sent people to Zhang's Mansion. Did they find anything unusual?

Mr. Zhang has no external injuries on his body, and there are no traces of Zhen Qi being destroyed in his body. With this piece of information, it is enough to reduce the scope of the frame-up a lot.

"Xuan Ming."

Soon, Li Ziye came back to his senses and asked, "If you were from the Mobei Mission and learned that Mr. Zhang had no external injuries on his body and no true energy left in his body, how do you think others would frame you?"

"Poisoned."

Xuan Ming replied without hesitation, "Not only do I think so, most people should think so."

"That's right."

Li Ziye said coldly, "During the day, someone from the Mobei Mission should have been to Zhang's Mansion. Today, Zhang's Mansion has set up a mourning hall. People who come to offer incense will basically not be refused. The Mobei Mission can send people to be honest." Let’s go in and see how Mr. Zhang died.”

Awesome, he was reasoning with the benefit of hindsight, so it was easier. However, when the Mobei mission made this decision, everyone still thought that Mr. Zhang died of illness. The cautious and decisive judgment as before was really extraordinary. Ordinary.

Thinking of this, Li Ziye picked up a pile of portraits on the table and looked at them carefully again.

The next day.

At dawn, Li Ziye left in a carriage and headed to Zhang Mansion.

Not long after, the carriage stopped in front of Zhang's mansion. With the help of Xiaosi, Li Ziye got out of the carriage and entered the mansion ahead.

In the mourning hall, Zhang Qizheng's widow, Mrs. Zhang, looked obviously startled when she saw Li Jiaoxi coming again.

"Mrs. Zhang."

Li Ziye entered the mourning hall, looked at the old woman in front of him, and asked, "Excuse me, was there anyone suspicious here yesterday?"

"Suspicious people?"

Zhang asked in confusion, "What do Professor Li mean?"

"stranger."

Li Ziye thought for a while and responded.

"A lot."

Mrs. Zhang nodded and responded, "In addition to some dignitaries, there are also many ordinary people whom I have never seen on weekdays."

"Are there any people in these portraits?"

Li Ziye handed over a dozen condensed portraits and asked.

Mrs. Zhang took the portraits with a puzzled look on her face. After reading them one by one, she shook her head and said, "No."

"No?"

Li Ziye narrowed his eyes after hearing the old woman's answer.

At this moment, in Honglu Temple, Tantai Jingyue was sitting in front of the mirror, looking at the two human skin masks on the table, with a calm expression and no waves.

Her old rival was not that difficult to deal with, so she had to be extra careful.