Pawn Crossing the River

Qin Hengjun changed another carriage for Qi Xuansu, and the rest of the journey was carried out cautiously, almost like a march. The second-in-command of the Nanting Protectorate wanted to send the scouts out in advance to ensure nothing went wrong.

There is no way, Qi Xuansu can't be afraid, he is really afraid, and if Qi Xuansu died in the Lion City, it would be because of yellow mud falling into his crotch, you understand the meaning.

Xie Jiaofeng was also worried. Although the guilt of an attempted assassination was much lighter than that of a successful assassination, no matter how small it was, it was still a crime. And such an incident also disrupted his original plan. He originally wanted to send the great Bodhisattva away as soon as possible, but after what happened, Qi Xuansu would not leave even if he could. He might have to stay in Lion City for a while to investigate the matter thoroughly.

As time goes by, other bad things will probably surface, causing trouble again. Moreover, the assassination case is likely to alarm Jin Que, which would be even more troublesome. Dear mother, it will really affect your career.

Is it easy for him to work hard for most of his life to become a powerful deputy palace lord? If this matter is not handled well, it is easy to retreat to the mountains and forests early.

Although this emergency incident did not cause very serious and irreversible consequences, it still had a great impact.

It won't take long for the entire Lion City to know about it.

Qi Xuansu was sitting in the new carriage, beside Xiao Yin who was darkened by the fireworks. Every time he opened his mouth to speak, he could only see a set of white teeth and the occasional flash of light in his eyes. Then there was Chen Jianchou, who was beaten badly. He only had some superficial injuries and had little impact.

All the files Qi Xuansu had were burned to the ground. Although they were all copies and there were corresponding backups, there were no files to read at this time.

Qi Xuansu had no choice but to sit in his seat and close his eyes to rest.

At the same time, we are also thinking about the possibilities and impacts of this emergency.

Who would do such a thing?

Some people may suspect that it is the Nanyang United Trading Company, because they have considerable motivations and such strength, and the person who stopped the road to complain did mention the Nanyang United Trading Company, which successfully aroused Qi Xuansu's interest. It can be said that these people put Qi Xuansu's The pulse number is accurate.

Various reasons point to Nanyang United Trading Company.

Qi Xuansu instead felt that the possibility of Nanyang United Trading Company was unlikely.

The reason is also very simple. The Wang family, headed by Wang Jiaohe, actually has a very clear idea. They are waiting for change, waiting for the Fenglinzhou war to end, and the freed-up Taiping Dao to once again contain Quanzhen Dao. After all, Chen Shuhua has defected, and the Wang family's vitality has been severely damaged. It has changed from a "cancer" to a "malignant sore". It can no longer shake the foundation of the Taoist sect. It is within the tolerance of Taipingdao, and it can continue to contain Quanzhen Taoism. Therefore, Taipingdao There is a motive to protect the Wang family, which is the so-called risk-taking.

In this case, the Wang family's countermeasures will definitely not be a head-on confrontation, but to keep their tail between their legs, abandon what they can, cut what they can, cut off the wrists of a strong man, and cut off the tail of a gecko, to preserve their core strength. Keep a low profile and proceed with caution.

Even if the people below can't clearly see the situation and don't know the importance, at most they will go their own way as in the past and will never do anything like assassinating Qi Xuansu.

Only Wang Jiaohe was qualified to issue the order to assassinate Qi Xuansu, but how could Wang Jiaohe, an old fox, do such a thing at this juncture? Unless he's lost his mind.

The Wang family seems to have a motive, but in fact they have no motive.

Therefore, Qi Xuansu initially concluded that it was unlikely that Nanyang United Trading Company was responsible.

On the contrary, it was deliberately blaming Nanyang United Trading Company to confuse the public and divert attention.

If we continue to speculate on the basis of excluding Nanyang United Trading Company, will it be a disincentive?

Not likely either.

An assassination is too bad in nature.

After all, it is about life. People cannot be resurrected after death. Who can say that Qi Xuansu will not be hurt? I really wanted to blow up Qi Xuansu to death. I later said that I just wanted to scare Qi Xuansu and kill his majesty, but I didn't expect that Qi Xuansu was so careless and accidentally killed by the explosion. Will the Taoists recognize it? Will they recognize those people who have many interests and conflicts with Qi Xuansu, such as Qiniang, Donghua Zhenren, and Tianshi?

No one would use such drastic measures to give Qi Xuansu a blow.

There is something to be said for replacing it with a dud bomb.

But even if it is replaced by a dumb bomb, the risk is still too great, because the Taoist sect and the Daxuan court strictly control all kinds of firearms. No matter what the result is, even if the assassination has not yet happened, they must be traced to the end. I don’t know how many people will be involved. Just to scare Qi Xuansu, the price would be too high.

Therefore, Qi Xuansu is more inclined to think that this is an assassination. Someone knew from some channels that his cultivation level was greatly damaged, so they planned an assassination. However, they did not expect that Qi Xuansu had Xiao Yin beside him. At the critical moment, Xiao Yin was under Qi Xuansu's pressure. The body borne most of the power, and Qi Xuansu's own body, so there was no danger in the end.

Some people may have questions, how can Xiao Yin's small body block Qi Xuansu? In fact, Xiaoyin is very "flexible". As early as in Fenglinzhou, Xiao Yin could stretch her mouth to a very large extent in order to swallow a monster several times bigger than herself. In fact, it was not just her mouth, but her whole body could also stretch her mouth to a large extent. It was not because of her short hands and feet. The short girl turned into a slender girl. Instead, she stretched like a South Sea specialty rubber, or stretched like a shadow, and then Qi Xuansu was covered.

Therefore, Xiao Yin is not a human being, he just has a human form.

In fact, Qi Xuansu had a suspect, but there was no evidence.

That is Li Tianzhen.

The use of firearms shows that the person who planned the assassination has great power in the Taoist sect and the court. Only in this way can firearms be used. There are not many people who meet this condition.

The Li family is one of them.

What particularly impressed Qi Xuansu was that on the night when the Zhenwu Temple was burned down in Jinling Mansion, the people from the "Tianting" were armed with "sun-shooting blunderbuss", and their firepower was even more powerful than the spiritual officers stationed at the Zhenwu Temple. The spirit officials were defeated until they were defeated. Where did those "sun-shooting blunderbuss" come from?

It will never be created by "Heavenly Court" itself. It goes without saying that the craftsmanship of gun tubes is complex and the requirements are strict. It does not require technology, but requires a very complicated set of processes and many supporting processes. Even if "Tianting" can make fire guns, it cannot make the corresponding "Dragon Eyes" series. These are two completely different sets of processes.

In fact, the facts are already obvious. Some people in the Taoist sect provided firearms to "Heavenly Court".

The lesson is not far away. Li Tianzhen happened to come to Nanyang again. No matter how you look at it, Li Tianzhen is the most suspicious.

As the eldest son of the Li family, Li Tianzhen has the strength and courage, plus all kinds of messy reasons. If she insists on having a bit of hatred for his wife, there is no shortage of motives.

Could it be said that Li Tianzhen came to Lion City? Or arrange remote control remotely?

Just as Qi Xuansu was thinking about this, the carriage stopped. This time it was not someone blocking the road to complain, but Tianfu Palace arriving.

Qi Xuansu stepped out of the carriage, and the brand-new second-grade Taiyi Taoist crane cloak was not spared, so Qi Xuansu took it off directly, wearing only a "Youyi Yunyi", the golden lotus crown was also taken off, his hair was disheveled, his face There are still some traces of smoke and fire on it.

Next to Qi Xuansu was a small black figure, standing next to the black carriage. As long as he didn't open his mouth, he almost blended into the carriage.

Originally, Xie Jiaofeng arranged for some little Taoist boys to welcome Qi Xuansu, with the intention of showing Qi Xuansu's beauty of being close to the people, but the little Taoist boys were stunned when they saw this scene.

Is this Zhenren Qi?

Was it a mistake?

Didn’t it say that Master Qi came from Shenglong Mansion? Why did he look like he had just come down from the trenches on the Fenglinzhou battlefield, and there was still a faint smell of gunpowder smoke on his body.

Although it is said that Master Qi is indeed a hero who returned from the battlefield of Fenglinzhou, is this too outrageous?

Of course Qi Xuansu's body smelled like gunpowder smoke. After all, he had been shot hard just now, so it couldn't be the smell of blood. All the blood had been evaporated.

Fortunately, Xie Jiaofeng had already got out of the car at this time. He was already upset, and when he saw this scene, he became even more angry. He didn't care about the deputy palace master's demeanor, and immediately gave instructions loudly: "You guys What are you doing standing around waiting for the guests to welcome you?"

The stunned people came to their senses and confirmed that this was Master Qi. They immediately started to move according to the originally rehearsed formation, and warmly welcomed Chief Qi for his inspection.

Xie Jiaofeng was still full of anger and wanted to find someone to vent his anger on. Then he targeted a Taoist priest in charge and lowered his voice and scolded: "How did you do this job? Just leave Qi Zhenren there to hang out? Do you still want to do it?" I'm telling you, if you don't want to do it, get out now, there will be others who will do it if you don't do it!"

Although Deputy Palace Master Xie comes from a scholarly family, his speech and behavior are not very scholarly. In addition to being bureaucratic, he is also quite a bit of a gangster. He can be regarded as an outlier among outliers. I guess he is also a person with a story. .

The Taoist priest in charge was full of grievances: "Deputy Palace Master Xie, you are so angry for no reason. No one could have imagined that Mr. Qi and his clothes are so unrestrained."

It's okay not to say this, but as soon as he said this, Xie Jiaofeng became angry again: "Let your mother be uninhibited."

He lowered his voice sharply: "Zhenren Qi encountered an assassin on the way. He was blown up by a firearm. Although Zhenren Qi is fine, there must be a fire in his stomach. You are still so blind. If you really don't want to do it, do it now." When you write your resignation, I approve it on the spot, and there are many people queuing up to do it!”

The Taoist priest in charge was a little scared now and didn't know what to say for a while.

Another official quickly smoothed things over and said, "Deputy Palace Master, please calm down. Now is not the time for us to have internal strife. There are many things to do next to welcome Master Qi."

The previous officer also said: "Deputy Palace Master, it's my fault. If you want to criticize me, you must first let me welcome all the real people and carry out your instructions. You can't change generals on the spot."

Xie Jiaofeng calmed down a little and said, "Why don't you go quickly? Do you want me to take charge personally?"

The two immediately turned and left.

Xie Jiaofeng was not idle either and walked quickly in the direction where Qi Xuansu left.