Villain: The hostess collapsed after killing the woman to preach

After receiving Ning Jie's message, Xia Wanqing rushed over immediately.

When she saw the scene in the secret room at the bottom of the lake, her face couldn't help but look ugly.

Fortunately, Sha Xin had already disposed of the bodies of the palace maids, otherwise Xia Wanqing would definitely feel guilty.

If she had been more cautious and paid a little more attention to the disappearance of the palace maid, she would have easily noticed the strangeness.

After listening to Ning Jie's story, Xia Wanqing understood that this matter concerned the destiny of the entire Great Xia Dynasty and must be taken extremely seriously. She immediately decided to report the matter to the Emperor of Great Xia.

"This is such an important matter, I must report it to my father in person to prevent that person from continuing to cause trouble and causing more serious consequences."

"So I have to trouble you, brothers, to go with me."

Ning Jie nodded. With such a big thing happening, he felt a little worried.

Chu Xi naturally had nothing to do with it, he would go wherever Ning Jie went.

As for the murderous intent, after seeing the scene in the secret room, he was filled with anger and vowed to save the thief with his own hands, so he did not refuse.

So, the group of four, led by Xia Wanqing, went directly to the emperor's bedroom to meet him.

In the bedroom, the Emperor of Daxia was sitting in front of the bed in his nightgown, listening to Xia Wanqing's report on what had just happened, and he looked very shocked.

Snapped!

The Emperor of Daxia slammed the table hard, with undisguised anger appearing on his face.

"How can this be absurd! How dare someone do such an inhumane and evil thing right under my nose! What do you think of me! What do you think of the Great Xia Dynasty!?"

"Son Ning, this time it's all thanks to you, otherwise the fate of our Great Xia Dynasty would have suffered an unexpected disaster!"

As the Emperor of Daxia spoke, he seemed to remember something and asked Ning Jie.

"By the way, nephew Ning, have you had any business recently? If not, you may stay in the palace for a few more days."

"After all, war is coming, and I am a little overwhelmed just by the war preparations. If you, nephew Ning, can help me with the chaos in the palace, I will be very grateful!"

Ning Jie did not agree directly after hearing this.

The purpose of his return was to go to the front line with Xia Wanqing to prevent her from being in any danger.

Now that I have happened to encounter this incident, it would be great if it could be resolved directly, but in this situation, I don’t know how long it will be delayed.

Right now, the war between the ancient kingdom of Galan and Daxia is on the verge of breaking out. If that time really comes, I may have to go to the front line at any time, and I will definitely go with them.

The Emperor of Daxia saw Ning Jie's hesitation and knew that Ning Jie might be in a difficult situation, so he did not intend to force him.

"It's okay. If it's inconvenient for Ning Shengzi, you can leave at any time. Don't make it difficult!"

"Thank you for your understanding, Your Majesty. Ning Jie cannot guarantee how long he will stay in the palace, but he will do his best to help Your Majesty investigate this matter in the next few days!"

Ning Jie clasped his fists politely, but for some reason he felt something strange in his heart.

Why did I always feel like the Emperor of Daxia seemed relieved when he said there was no need to worry?

Including when they just arrived at the bedroom and saw the four of them coming together, why the Emperor of Daxia didn't seem surprised.

When I heard about something with such a serious impact, although I was very angry, the feeling was not that strong.

That kind of anger that just floated on the surface was like... a palace maid breaking a teacup!

These insignificant details made Ning Jie always feel that something was wrong.

Driven by a strong sense of uneasiness in his heart, Ning Jie used the Eye of Insight again as if possessed by a spirit and looked directly at the Emperor of Daxia.

hiss--

Upon seeing this, Ning Jie, who was not mentally prepared, took a deep breath.

This attracted the attention of everyone present, and Chu Xi and Xia Wanqing moved closer to look at him.

"What's wrong, brother? Are you feeling unwell?"

The Emperor of Daxia asked with concern in his eyes.

"Is Saint Ning feeling unwell? Did you get hurt accidentally when dealing with the thief?"

Ning Jie reacted, laughed dryly and explained.

"No, it was a hidden injury from before. It's almost healed. I suddenly attacked not long ago and it was pulled a little bit again. It's nothing serious."

Everyone nodded, and no one doubted the truth of what he said. Then Ning Jie made the excuse that he needed to rest and left first.

After leaving the bedroom, Ning Jie's face instantly darkened, and the shock in his heart lingered for a long time.

Just now, he used the Eye of Insight to look at the Emperor of Daxia, and surprisingly found that in addition to the aura of death, there was also the remnant of the aura of Buddhist techniques on the Emperor of Daxia!

What is even more shocking is that the deathly aura is actually resisting this trace of Buddhist power.

Almost in an instant, Ning Jie thought of Sha Xin's unexpected and full-strength attack on the black shadow in the secret room.

Could it be that the Emperor of Daxia was actually the mastermind behind all this?

Ning Jie couldn't help but have this bold and almost impossible idea in his mind.

After all, what ruler would go against the destiny of his own country?

But all these coincidences could not appear out of thin air. You know, Buddhist techniques are very rare in the Central Plains, let alone in this palace.

There was no remaining Buddhist aura when the Emperor of Daxia saw him yesterday, but after killing and seriously injuring the black shadow, he had it?

The coincidence that occurs at a specific time and place, even if it is not the truth, is a smokescreen deliberately released by someone to cover up the truth!

In this case, let's take it one step at a time. The Emperor of Daxia doesn't know that he has the Eye of Insight card.

As long as I don't alert the enemy, he will be exposed once he lets his guard down!

Thinking of this, Ning Jie couldn't help but rub his slightly swollen and painful temples. What was going on?

With a plan in mind, Ning Jie stopped worrying about it and went back to have a good rest.

The next day, at the court meeting, there were bursts of sighs and groans.

Because just now, the national teacher who returned from the front line, also the leader of the Taoist Alliance, Chu Miaohan, brought back a piece of news that shocked the court.

While she was stationed at the front line, the ancient country of Galan suddenly sent an envoy to make an announcement to the Great Xia Dynasty.

"The Lord of Galan has issued an order that the Great Xia Dynasty only needs to hand over one person, and the Galan Ancient Country will immediately withdraw all its troops."

Everyone in the court was very confused and asked questions, wondering who had such great value.

Chu Miaohan's indifferent eyes swept across everyone, and finally stayed on Xia Wanqing for a second longer, and then spoke in a flat tone.

"The person they want is Ning Jie."

As soon as the words fell, the court immediately exploded and everyone started talking.

"Is that really the case? All we need to do is hand over Ning Jie in order for Galan to withdraw his troops?"

"How could the news brought back by the Imperial Master himself be false? Is it inappropriate to sacrifice one person in exchange for peace?"

"Hey, think about it from another perspective. It only takes one person to avoid a war. What's wrong with that?"

"That's right. Sacrificing one person in exchange for world peace, I believe Ning Jie himself will understand! I support handing over Ning Jie!"

"I also support handing over Ning Jie!"

After a while, almost all the court officials agreed to hand over Ning Jie.

But the next second, Xia Wanqing suddenly stood up.

"Absolutely ridiculous!"