After the fairy disappeared

Chapter 1405 Conversation
"A good horse and a hero complement each other." He Lingchuan clasped his fists towards him and said, "Be careful on your way, General."

The two men said goodbye, and General Chongwu set out eastward with his men and the recovered tribute.

After his team disappeared around the corner, He Lingchuan returned to his seat and saw Dong Rui slowly sitting down and ordering a large bowl of salty oatmeal.

He almost spit it out after taking just one bite: "Fuck, what the hell is this, it's as sticky as snot!"

He Lingchuan just finished the last half bowl and said, "If you can talk, then say more."

"He left now?" Dong Rui pointed in the direction where General Zhongwu disappeared. "I thought he would catch you and interrogate you endlessly."

"Why are you asking me? What does the theft of the tribute have to do with me?" He Lingchuan raised his hand and asked the waiter for a bowl of clear beef noodles, but he wanted more chili. "I drank too much and slept here honestly. He shouldn't suspect me if he suspects anyone else."

"But you're right, General Chongwu left too hastily." While waiting for the noodles, He Lingchuan took a few sips of tea to rinse his mouth. "Either he wants to make a surprise attack, or there really is something wrong with the teams in the inn, and he doesn't want to get involved."

In his opinion, the second possibility is more likely.

General Chongwu had already recovered his lost tribute and was in a hurry to travel, so it was not worth spending too much time on this.

The Yao State has been established for nearly two hundred years, and there are many secrets and strange things in the upper class circles. An "outsider" like General Chongwu may feel that it is better to stay away from them.

In any case, He Lingchuan passed this level.

General Chongwu could never have imagined that the person behind the scenes stole his tribute, and his target was Xue Zongwu who was dozens of miles away!
If you guess the motive wrong, everything that follows will be wrong.

While they were talking, Wang Fubao came out. He said hello to his boss and then slipped out of the inn to buy breakfast. He couldn't swallow the salty oatmeal in the inn.

Dong Rui looked at him and suddenly remembered something:
"By the way, why didn't you just let him throw the things away? Why did you specially bring them to give to someone?"

In public, he could only ask vaguely, but He Lingchuan understood.

Last night, General Chongwu suddenly showed up and hindered He Lingchuan's actions, so Wang Fubao robbed his tribute and sent it to the deserted village to frame the two thieves.

Wang Fubao was hiding and escaping, and Dong Rui acted as a coachman to pick him up. He knew that the process was actually not easy and he was almost caught several times.

Why do this thankless task? Why not just throw the tribute into the wasteland or the lake and be done with it?
Beef noodles are here.

He Lingchuan slurped a noodle without even looking up: "That's a backup plan, just in case. You'll know when it's time to use it."

He didn't say much, so Dong Rui didn't ask any more questions. Anyway, He Lingchuan rarely did useless work.

The two had just finished their meal when Fan Shuang also got up. She looked miserable from a hangover and her walk was a little unsteady.

"Brother Fan, come and have dinner!" He Lingchuan said with a smile, "General Chongwu has already set off. By the way, I heard that there are immortal relics in the western suburbs of Zhuowei. I want to go and take a look today. Let's set off tomorrow."

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Ju County, Tongli Soup House.

This soup restaurant is not like other soup restaurants. It does not specialize in selling noodle soups, but is a hot spring inn.

Ju County is a well-known hot spring town. Legend has it that if you dig three feet into the ground with a pickaxe, you can find a hot spring.

The Weng brothers have been hanging out in Tongli Tangguan for the entire day.

The private hot spring courtyard they booked was more than five times more expensive than the small inn they had stayed in before, but it had a beautiful environment and allowed for private conversations. Of course, it also provided fine wine, delicious food, and noodles and soups.

The two had just accomplished something big and escaped death, so they both wanted to enjoy themselves.

After drinking and bragging for half the night, the two men lay down in the steaming yard and fell asleep.

It was already noon when I woke up.

It felt like a mosquito was buzzing in his ear. Weng Xing smacked his lips and subconsciously slapped himself.

Bang, wake up.

He opened his eyes dazedly and didn't see any mosquito blood on his palm, but there was indeed a black thing in front of him.

His vision slowly focused and he could see clearly that it was a person.

A man wearing black armor and a dragon head mask, sitting on a large rock beside the hot spring.

Weng Xing thought he was dazzled and rubbed his eyes. Yes, it was him!

"Emperor Jiuyou!" Weng Xing jumped up, and all his sleepiness was driven away by his whip outside the Nine Heavens. "You, you... why are you here?"

The man in black armor raised a finger and hushed softly.

This silly boy has a really loud voice. If he hadn't set up a soundproof barrier in advance, his shouting would have been heard by several courtyards nearby.

"Oh!" Weng Xing shrank his neck and lowered his voice, "Keep it secret! Why are you here?"

Weng Su also woke up and sat up slowly: "What's going on? What are you yelling about... It's you!"

He shuddered and climbed up.

Previously, in Xiaotao Villa, it was a matter of life and death, and the three of them fought side by side. Now in this quiet little courtyard, the Weng brothers were particularly restrained when facing the Nine Nether Emperor, and they didn't know where to put their hands.

This is the Great Emperor Jiuyou!
The Nine Nether Emperor whom they mentioned countless times throughout the day.

Weng Xing was still thinking, I don't know when they will meet again. But he showed up today, catching them off guard.

They felt a little embarrassed to face this person again after escaping danger.

How shameless it is to use someone else's name to seek revenge, but end up being saved by the real person.
Well, now that things have come to this, let’s get dressed first.

The two men had been drinking, eating meat and taking a bath, both with their backs and bellies exposed, which was quite indecent.

"You two are quite kind to yourselves." He Lingchuan looked around. The environment was pretty good. "Did you let anything slip while drinking?"

"No, no." Weng Su closed his shirt and tightened his belt. "Let's set up the barrier first, and then drink as much as we can, so that our nonsense won't be heard by outsiders."

As people in the underworld, they know very well that walls have ears and will not make such a mistake.

As for the killing of Xue Shouwu, they could only feel happy about it behind closed doors and not tell anyone about it.

He originally wanted to find two girls to massage his shoulders and back, but his brother was injured and it was inconvenient for him to do so, so he had to give up. This also saved him the risk of letting the cat out of the bag.

"name?"

"Ah?" Weng Su was stunned for a moment before he responded, "My name is Weng Su, and my brother is Weng Xing."

They never thought about why Emperor Jiuyou could find them.

Anyway, he has great powers.

The black-armored man was calm and collected: "Why did you use my name to assassinate Xue Zongwu?"

He painted the wing suits he gave the two men with chasing bee eggs, so he could track the two brothers within hundreds of miles.

The two brothers looked at each other and said, "We are also here to eliminate violence and protect the good. Besides, your name is big and scary enough."

If you want to start a rebellion, you must use a false pretext.

"Why do you want to kill Xue Zongwu?" He Lingchuan knew that Xue Zongwu had many enemies, but even if he hated him, how many people would dare to do it? The fact that the two brothers could take action was remarkable in itself. "What deep hatred does he have with you?"

"He killed our brother Tu Yuanhong."

"Your brothers?" He Lingchuan looked them up and down, "Different surnames?"

Tu Yuanhong?
The mirror in his arms called over: "Hey, hey, isn't that Tu Yuanhong? It can't be such a coincidence, right?"

Lingshan originally arranged an informant for He Lingchuan, who was well versed in internal affairs of Yao State and knew all the grievances and disputes in the capital. Unfortunately, before He Lingchuan could find him, he was killed by Xue Zongwu.

This informant is Tu Yuanhong.

"We are sworn brothers." Weng Su said solemnly, "Brother Tu has been very kind to us. The thief Xue killed him. Of course we must avenge Brother Tu!"

He Lingchuan confirmed: "Tonglin Villa?"

"Yes! Brother Tu is the owner of Tonglin Villa. He saved our lives ten years ago. Eight years ago, my mother was murdered when we were away from home. It was Brother Tu who buried her with honor and tracked down the murderer. He did his best. We are grateful for his kindness, so we became sworn brothers."

They talked about the past in great detail.

He Lingchuan asked a few questions and found out that the Tu Yuanhong they were talking about was a wealthy businessman with a wide range of friends. His business in Yao Country was also very successful, and he had dealings with people from all walks of life.

No wonder Lingshan originally wanted to introduce Tu Yuanhong to him. She is indeed a good informant.

People say that the rich are unkind, but Tu Yuanhong is kind and generous, and has a very good relationship with people.

His cultivation was far inferior to that of the Weng brothers, but he was very smart in business. Among the three brothers, Tu Yuanhong always made the decisions, and Weng Su and Weng Xing were convinced and followed his orders.

After dealing with the Weng brothers tonight, He Lingchuan also understood why Tu Yuanhong wanted to become sworn brothers with these two silly boys.

Although they are a bit straightforward, their fighting power is indeed strong, at least not weaker than Qiu Hu.

After all, all-rounders like He Lingchuan are rare; some people are ignorant of the ways of the world, but are born martial arts geniuses, and are blessed by God - such as the Weng brothers.

As long as he uses the right people, Tu Yuanhong can accomplish a lot of things.

As for why Xue Zongwu killed Tu Yuanhong, the Weng brothers could not explain it clearly. They were restless and traveled outside for nine months a year. They knew nothing about Tu Yuanhong's business.

In He Lingchuan's opinion, the reason why Tu Yuanhong was killed was either because he acted as a spy for Lingshan and was accidentally discovered, or he blocked Xue Zongwu's financial path, just like the Yaoguo branch of Yangshan Chamber of Commerce, which led to his loss of life.

Tu Yuanhong was murdered, so what happened to Tonglin Villa and other properties under his name? Were they taken over by Xue Zongwu, or...?
After the Weng brothers finished speaking, they bowed to He Lingchuan and said, "Thank you so much for your revenge!"

If this person hadn't taken action last night, they would not only fail to get revenge, but would also have lost their own lives.

Weng Xing's eyes were full of curiosity: "Are you really the Great Emperor Jiuyou?"

Two low laughs came from under the black-armored man's mask.

"Why, why did you come to Xiaotao Villa tonight?" Weng Xing swallowed his saliva. They were cultivators, and they shouldn't have worshipped the man in front of them as a god like the villagers and fools. But Jiuyou came at such a good time, and killed Xue Zongwu so neatly, that the Weng brothers still had a deep respect for him.

Anyone who can do what ordinary people cannot do is either a god or a hero.

(End of this chapter)