out of time

Chapter 514 Nineteen Volumes of Secret Characters
In the county funeral square, Xu Qing turned his head and looked at Yao Yunhui and Zhang Siyun who had been taken away.

He thought of what the Yanmiao tribe in Zhaoxia Mountain said, that Yao Hou sent people to stop it.

It also reminded Yao Hou's past behavior and the disappearance on the battlefield.

Judging from all the signs on the surface, it seems that Yao Hou has a huge problem.

Even the palace lord was suspicious of Yao Hou before he was alive.

But Xu Qing didn't understand why such a person sent the whole clan, except women and children, to the battlefield and all died in battle.

As for women and children, why should they stay and wait for liquidation.

And the reason why the Hundred Clans Allied Forces went to the northern theater at the beginning of the battlefield was because Yao Hou personally handled it, so that everything went smoothly.

All of this, when put together, seems unreasonable.

But Xu Qing knew that he was not the only one who understood these unreasonable people.

But now...no one can say anything.

On the one hand, Yao Hou is unpopular, on the other hand, there is no evidence to prove that he did not betray the human race.

Xu Qing was silent.

In his perception, the battle in Fenghai County was no longer a simple fight between two sides.

In fact, the moment the palace lord died in battle and the Seventh Prince arrived, Xu Qing had already sensed that there was something deeper in it.

"This Seventh Prince, it's not easy, he can play with people's hearts!"

Beside Xu Qing, the captain's voice was as thin as a mosquito's.

"What a target of public criticism, what a general trend, and what the people want!" the captain narrowed his eyes and said softly.

"The entire Fenghai County now almost belongs to his territory. Not only is he of the highest status, but he is also supported by countless people for his great contribution to saving Fenghai County. In fact, if he had arrived earlier in the western battlefield that day, perhaps the Palace Master Neither will die."

"But if the palace lord hadn't died in battle, the prince's halo would not be so dazzling, and some of it would be taken away by the palace lord."

"But he came late, and now the halo is exclusive to one person."

"Turn the tide and become famous, and the world will know it after the First World War."

"What I said, I know you have doubts for a long time, junior brother, although you have a good relationship with Kong Xianglong, but remember not to be impulsive, this person is not easy to mess with."

"Didn't you see that the deputy palace lord and Juncheng chose to remain silent? Isn't Kong Xianglong also silent? There are many people who understand, not just us!"

"For small characters like us, it is enough to protect the relevant friends and relatives. There are too many things...we can't manage it now."

The captain patted Xu Qing on the shoulder.

Xu Qing looked at the sky. Of course, he already knew all this and buried it in his heart for a long time.

"Brother, I understand."

"The palace lord will not die, the taboo will not collapse, he will not come, perhaps, this is also the reason why the palace lord wants to die and made arrangements for the army before his death."

Xu Qing closed her eyes, recalled every word and arrangement of the palace lord before she was alive, and responded softly.

It rained all day.

But this county funeral cannot last for so long, it is only an hour.

With the departure of the Seventh Prince, everything is over.

Everyone dispersed lonely, the captain was worried about Xu Qing's place, and told him several times, he had exchanged the Taoist seal and was going to find a place to break the seal.

But this process takes time.

"Junior brother, I have to retreat for about half a month, you must remember not to be impulsive. After I leave the customs, let's see the situation. If it doesn't work, we will resign from the sword holder."

The captain spoke earnestly, Xu Qing nodded upon hearing this.

After making sure that Xu Qing wasn't just perfunctory, the captain left in a hurry.

Xu Qing did not perfunctory the captain. He knew that his words were slight, and he also understood that no matter his identity, cultivation level, or everything else, he was not enough to play a key role in this intricate war.

But in his heart, the scenes of the palace master's life always appeared.

After a long time, Xu Qing sighed softly, and returned to Jiange at dusk of the day.

Looking around, Xu Qing murmured.

"I miss Seven Blood Eyes."

Xu Qing closed his eyes and meditated silently.

Dusk passed by in the outside world, the moon hung high, the night fell, and it was three o'clock... Outside his sword pavilion, there was a bitter voice.

"Xu Qing, are you there?"

Xu Qing opened his eyes. It was Kong Xianglong's voice. He got up and opened the door of Jiange, and saw the drunk Kong Xianglong under the moonlight.

In the moonlight, Kong Xianglong showed a smile uglier than crying.

"Ye Ling is dead, Wang Chen is dead, Shan Hezi was seriously injured in his sect to heal his wounds, I...I can't find anyone to drink."

"Xu Qing, can you drink with me again today?"

Xu Qing didn't speak, and stepped back a few steps.

Kong Xianglong grinned, walked in staggeringly, sat down and threw a flagon to Xu Qing, took another flagon himself, and took a big gulp.

"Guess who I saw this afternoon?" Kong Xianglong squeezed out a smile and looked at Xu Qing.

Xu Qing took the jug, took a sip, and shook his head.

"Seventh Prince."

"The deputy palace lord took me there. This prince, you know that the palace lord is my old man, so he praised me, and finally gave me an errand."

"Let me reorganize the prison department. I mentioned you, and he also agreed to let me arrange it myself. Haha, I am grateful to Dade."

Kong Xianglong spoke loudly, and after he finished speaking, he laughed, but the smile was not only ugly, but also filled with strong emotions, he finally snorted and spit thick phlegm to the side.

"I'm going to fuck!"

"The first batch of prisoners are from the Yao family."

"Is this the person who wants me to kill the Yao family? Do you really think I'm stupid? Could it be that the figure who appeared in front of the old man at the last moment is also Yaohou?"

Kong Xianglong laughed loudly, with a cold light in his eyes, and took another big gulp.

"As for those members of the Yao family, I went to see them during the daytime. They were a group of women and children, and Zhang Siyun was not around. I heard that Deacon Sinan asked for a guarantee to come down."

"However, I think it's good to be stupid. If you kill him, you may have more opportunities to contact the prince and learn the truth about this war."

He lowered his head, his voice became gloomy from the previous hysteria, and a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes.

"Xu Qing, what do you think?"

Xu Qing took a look at Kong Xianglong. After the war, everyone around the other party died, until the Palace Master fell, and Kong Xianglong's character obviously changed a little.

But at this moment, based on Xu Qing's understanding of Kong Xianglong, he could tell that the other party really wanted to kill him.

In order to know the truth and get close to the Seventh Prince, Kong Xianglong could do things that violated the principles in the past.

Xu Qing was silent, and spoke softly after a while.

"If we can choose, I suggest not to kill."

Kong Xianglong raised his head and looked at Xu Qing.

"Why?"

Xu Qing didn't answer, but looked into Kong Xianglong's eyes.

Under his gaze, the coldness in Kong Xianglong's eyes slowly dissipated, and finally the whole person became lethargic, and the flagon in his hand took one bite after another.

Xu Qing was on the side, and the two of them drank in silence just like last night.

After a long time, Kong Xianglong put down the jug, lay down, looked at the top of the Jiange, and murmured.

"I really miss the past, Xu Qing, do you still remember this time last year when we went out together..."

Xu Qing nodded, and a picture of reminiscence appeared in front of his eyes. At that time, the two of them, Ye Ling, Wang Chen and Shan Hezi went out to perform a mission together to rescue the spy of the sword bearer in the Shenglan clan, and got an empty wish box .

Later, they killed the black-clothed guard of the Shenglan clan at the border to avenge the young man, and they turned their heads and ran wildly together, and finally in a plain, everyone was extremely tired and lay on the ground together.

The relationship between each other has also deepened a lot since that incident.

"It's a pity..." Kong Xianglong shook his head, and picked up the flagon again, but it was empty, just like the wish box back then.

Xu Qing handed over his flagon, and Kong Xianglong sat up and took it.

"By the way, the Seventh Prince's people are going to leave with the empty wish box that we got from the mission at that time, saying that it is evidence of Yaohou's conspiracy."

Xu Qing raised her head upon hearing the words, remembering the empty wish box at that time.

"What was there originally? Did the palace have an answer later?"

"Yes, but it is top secret. I am qualified to know because I am the person in charge of this mission, and this investigation information has not been declassified yet... Forget it, there is nothing to hide from you."

Kong Xianglong took a sip of wine.

"Through the residual breath, it was investigated that there was an ancient pill called Mingjie Pill."

As soon as Kong Xianglong's words came out, Xu Qing's eyes narrowed suddenly, he grabbed Kong Xianglong's arm and stared into his eyes.

Kong Xianglong was taken aback.

"what happened to you?"

"Shangguang Life Tribulation Pill?"

"Yes, it's this pill." Seeing Xu Qing's expression, Kong Xianglong also became serious, most of the time he was sober.

"Xu Qing, what's going on?"

Xu Qing didn't speak, recalled the investigation jade slip given by the palace lord, and asked after a while.

"Brother Kong, the unclassified information you mentioned is the encrypted nineteen volume?"

Kong Xianglong's drunkenness woke up after hearing Xu Qing's accurate statement of the sequence of the dossier, and he looked at Xu Qing with a bright light in his eyes.

"what happened!"

Xu Qing took out the investigative jade slip given by the Palace Master and handed it to Kong Xianglong.

As for the secret volume, after he returned to the county capital from Zhaoxia Mountain, he was busy arranging it because he was anxious about the lack of resources and troops on the battlefield, so he ignored it.

After all, the palace lord already knew about the secret volume, and his task was to confirm Zhao Xiaguang. As for how to check it, the palace lord arranged for him.

But now, it's different.

Kong Xianglong grabbed the jade slip and quickly inspected it. Gradually, his body trembled and his breathing became short of breath. Finally, he firmly grasped the jade slip and looked at Xu Qing.

Xu Qing spoke softly.

"Zhao Xiaguang, I have found out that there is indeed one that has not been recorded."

Kong Xianglong's eyes were filled with blood, and there was a rushing sound.

"The figure that appeared in front of the old man at the last moment!"

"He killed the sheriff for this pill? No wonder the sheriff died without any traces of fighting that day, which is extremely unexpected!"

Xu Qing nodded.

"But what I don't understand is, even if this pill is really powerful, how did the other party poison it? I am good at using poison. Although I know that there are many ways to poison, but the county guard's cultivation is so high, I want to use it under him. Poisoning without any awareness, this matter is too difficult!"

"Especially the county guard has been assassinated many times in his life, he must be cautious, even if he is a trustworthy person, he will not be completely unsuspecting, and his death is very sudden, which shows that the poisoner uses poison in a very deep way! "

"Hidden everything."

After Xu Qing finished speaking, he fell silent.

Kong Xianglong was also silent.

After a long time, Kong Xianglong stood up, cupped his fists towards Xu Qing, and bowed deeply.

"Xu Qing, you don't need to investigate this matter, it's too dangerous, I'll come!"

Xu Qing didn't speak.

Looking at Xu Qing's expression, Kong Xianglong hesitated to speak, and finally sighed softly. He knew Xu Qing's character, and the other party refused this matter with silence.

"Then let's go together!" Kong Xianglong took a deep breath and said in a deep voice.

Xu Qing nodded.

It was almost dawn at this moment, and the wine was gone, and after experiencing the previous incident, Kong Xianglong no longer had the idea of ​​continuing to drink. He stood up and was about to leave.

Before leaving, he glanced at the place where he spit, scratched his head, wiped it off with his sleeve, and was about to leave.

"Brother Kong, this is for you. You give some to Shanhezi. As for Yeling and Wang Chen... you can deal with it together." Xu Qing took out a storage bag and gave it to Kong Xianglong.

"This is?" Kong Xianglong was startled.

"Daoguo." Xu Qing said softly.

(End of this chapter)