After the fairy disappeared

Chapter 1409: Each One's Own Intentions
Most of this Shining Golden Plain is still the territory of Yao Kingdom, and no one else can interfere.

Are the "Nine Nether Emperor" and the Black Armor Army new ideas they came up with? King Yao had no idea.

You Rongzhi thought about it and said, "In fact, it is not ruled out that the Black Armor Army came from an unknown force. There has never been a lack of rising stars on the Shining Gold Plains."

"Why did these rising stars appear only in the past few months? Why did they take action before me, Wang Shoudian? In the final analysis, aren't they targeting us?" Bai Tan sneered, "If there were no major interests at stake, who would be willing to take such a big risk to assassinate General Xue?"

In the final analysis, they are all targeting the King of Yao.

A vein jumped on King Yao's forehead, but he suppressed his anger well.

You Rongzhi sighed inwardly. Who said Bai Tan was reckless? He only said what King Yao wanted to hear, and his analysis was not comprehensive.

If you want to point to Qingyang Jianguo as the murderer, you can find a thousand or ten thousand reasons, and each one sounds very plausible.

The point is, is this really true?

The king and his ministers discussed for a while, and King Yao sent Bai Tan away, leaving only You Rongzhi.

"Now that things have come to this, it is important to hunt down the murderer, but the turmoil caused by the death of Lord Xue needs more attention." Yao Wang let out a long sigh. It just happened before his birthday! No matter who the murderer is, it really found the best time! "No matter if the murderer has any relationship with Qingyang Regent, she will not let go of this good opportunity. Let's see how she will attack?"

"General Xue is rather..." He is a tyrant, kills innocent people, and is corrupt and extorts bribes. "...He is willful. The problems and conflicts he suppressed during his lifetime may erupt later. The Qingyang Regent may instigate and use them to provoke our king."

You Rongzhi continued, "In addition, General Xue passed away suddenly, and his position became vacant."

Who will replace Xue Zongwu and who will take over his military power?
King Yao's face darkened and his eyes flickered.

This is the point!
This is the most pressing issue facing the Yao Kingdom and the Yao King.

……

The capital of Yao State, a small building beside a secluded lake.

The lake was sparkling, and Qingyang State Supervisor had developed the habit of taking a rest by the lake. Even in early summer, there was a cool breeze under the shade of the trees, and the sound of birds and flowers.

She sat on a rattan chair, flipping through the documents page by page. The magistrate of Tianshui City stood beside her, leaning forward slightly, not daring to breathe.

His immediate superiors were all executed under Qingyang's supervision, and the magistrate of Tianshui City became very respectful in front of Qingyang from then on.

Qing Yang looked through it carefully before asking him, "Is all the supplementary information about Huang's stay here?"

"Yes, it's all here."

Qingyang didn't ask how he had missed it before, he just said: "Very good, if there is any new information..."

The magistrate of Tianshui City hurriedly said, "I will definitely come and offer it."

Huang Liushou was convicted by the Qingyang State Supervisor, and was told that he would be executed in five days. However, the magistrate of Tianshui City knew something inside, and this matter was not simple.

When a person dies, that's all.

But Huang Liushou is already dead, but Qingyang Regent continues to search for new information about Huang Liushou. This purpose is intriguing.

Is Qingyang Regent unwilling to accept this?

He speculated secretly and his eyes fell on a strange flower or tree.

He had never seen this kind of flower before. The outer petals were grayish white, but the inside was purple-red, and the stamen was as thin as a needle and bright red.

A gust of wind blew, and a sweet fragrance filled the air.

Qingyang didn't even raise his head, but he knew what he was looking at: "That's the pomegranate I brought from Lingxu City. It's fragrant and sweet, and can be used to make wine. You don't have such delicious fruit wine here."

She had planted that pomegranate tree in Qing Palace herself, and it had been growing for twenty years.

Before Qingyang Imperial Master went to Shanjin, he specifically asked the Demon Emperor for this pomegranate, and said, "It doesn't matter if the person is different, as long as the thing remains the same." The Demon Emperor sighed and gave it to her.

The magistrate of Tianshui City could only agree.

His position was not easy to do in the first place. Any official from Tianshui City had more power than him. Especially after Beijia sent Qingyang to Yao State as the regent, his job became several times more difficult.

He was well aware of the open and covert struggles in the royal court. As the county magistrate of Tianshui City, he dared not offend either side and was destined to be caught in the middle.

Qingyang shook the information in his hand and was about to speak when He Yang suddenly appeared at the end of the path.

He trotted over and whispered a report into Qingyang's ear.

Qingyang frowned, looking surprised, and then sent the magistrate of Tianshui City away.

The latter felt relieved and flew away.

After leaving Youhu Cottage, he felt relaxed all over, only to find that his back was damp and his clothes were soaked with sweat.

Facing Qingyang Regent is even more stressful than facing King Yao.

Qingyang, who was listening to the information, looked gloomy and the air around him became heavy.

"Xue Zongwu was assassinated? When?"

"Three days ago." He Yang then reported the details.

The more Qingyang listened, the tighter his brows furrowed. Finally, he simply stood up and paced a few steps:

"Xue Zongwu and Qi Yunsheng are actually dead. This is really, huh, really..."

Xue Zongwu was a powerful official with strong military force, many followers and a solid foundation, but he fell at this delicate moment.

She suddenly realized that changes had come, and opportunities had also come.

Qingyang sneered: "After hearing this news, King Yao will probably blame me for the deaths of these two people."

She actually wanted to take the blame for someone else? "Oh! Idiot!"

“No one knows the origin of this team.”

"Because no one knows about it, it seems more like I created it myself. In the eyes of King Yao, which opponent is stronger than me? Who has benefited more from Xue Zongwu's death than me?" Qingyang stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the blooming phoenix pomegranate flowers, "Does this 'Nine Nether Emperor' have such great abilities? Interesting."

"Mangzhou is investigating how many foreign troops were in the city that night." He Yang said, "Because the birthday ceremony of King Yao is approaching, this is a huge project."

Xue Zongwu was killed in Xiaotao Villa, so the murderer most likely lived in Mangzhou.

Qingyang asked again: "You just said that the two strange-looking monsters were holding Qi Yunsheng back?"

"Yes, a yellow tiger with a hooked tail and a giant porcupine that can curl itself into a ball." He Yang replied, "Both monsters were killed by Qi Yunsheng, and their bodies were taken away by the Mangzhou County Government for inspection. Our people also managed to take a look and said that the body proportions of these two monsters are somewhat inconsistent."

"Incoherent?"

"It looks like it was pieced together by force. The tailbone of the tiger has traces of being worn away by humans."

"Inharmonious monsters, forcibly pieced together, um..." Could it be?

The more Qingyang thought about this matter, the more weird it seemed.

The Black Armored Army, who have always been claiming to be upholding justice and eliminating violence, can't possibly be the people she knows, right?
Those people can't do anything good.

But those weird monsters sound very much like their works.

She said to He Yang, "Please send a letter to the central part of Shanjin for me."

She had to confirm something.

"Yes."

He Yang waited for the next words, but Qing Yang fell into deep thought.

If the murderer killed Xue Zongwu not out of revenge, then he had ulterior motives and might have planned to kill her as well.

It was not pleasant to be secretly spied on and used by others. She didn't like it very much, but -

But Xue Zongwu's death was indeed a good opportunity.

If she doesn't accept the gift from heaven, she will suffer the consequences. How could she miss it?
"Xue Zongwu was indeed on my list, but I didn't expect someone to act faster than me." He was also more violent and took his life directly. "The vacancy left by his death must be filled by someone else."

King Yao is no pushover either, so she has to act quickly.

"In addition to Huang Liushou, you also need to find the information of these people for me." Qingyang read out a long list of names.

If other people were around, they would be terrified, but she smiled gently: "These are all big and small tumors of Yao country. It's not easy to get Xue Zongwu's protection umbrella down. I will take on the role of regent and clear the poison and blood stasis for Yao country, scrape the bones and heal the wounds."

He Yang wrote them down one by one.

He knew that if the Palace Master took action, it would be with tremendous force.

King Yao’s birthday celebration was really lively this time.

After He Yang left, she suddenly felt something, and closed the doors and windows with her own hands, took out the small statue again, placed it on the long table against the wall, and lit incense.

The gods came to her again.

……

In the suburbs of Pei Guolan City, there is Honglu.

A brown-backed shrike landed on the window frame, and the gatekeeper handed it a black crystal the size of a grain of rice. The shrike spat out a scroll of notes, swallowed the black crystal, and flapped its wings and flew away.

The boy held the note, walked through the hall and corridor, entered the secret room underground, and then came to the master.

As he moved, there were some strange noises all around, like ghosts crying and beasts roaring.

The owner of Honglu knocked on the table impatiently: "Quiet!"

After two muffled thuds, the entire secret room became quiet and you could hear a pin drop.

The owner of Honglu then took the note from the boy and unfolded it to read.

When he saw this, his eyes narrowed and his expression became more and more solemn.

"The Yao Kingdom's general Xue Zongwu and Qingnei Mountain's Qi Yunsheng were killed by the leader of the Black Armor Army?"

"The murderer also used my yellow tiger with a hinged tail and the porcupine?"

He threw the note aside, stroked his chin and muttered to himself: "What's going on?"

Who is Xue Zongwu? He is a powerful figure who holds military power in Yao State and a trusted general of King Yao. Qi Yunsheng is the head of the Qi family in Mangzhou. The Qi family has been prosperous for sixty or seventy years and is one of the old and powerful families in Yao State.

This extremely powerful father-in-law and son-in-law died at the same time in Mangzhou, on their own territory.

The letter said that although a dragon head totem appeared in Xiaotao Villa, Yao State still had doubts as to whether the murderer was Emperor Jiuyou.

The owner of Honglu can confirm this.

This was because his two demon puppets were taken away by the Black Armor Army at Green Villa!

It's strange, the journey from Green Villa to Mangzhou is long and requires both land and water. If the two demon puppets were disobedient, how could the Black Armor Army transport them so far without attracting attention along the way?

Why let them attack Qi Yunsheng's father-in-law and son-in-law?
The taming and control of demon puppets are fundamentally different from those of demon beasts, which is simply difficult for ordinary people to imagine.

Besides, the owner of Honglu also found it strange. Why did the Black Armor Army want to capture the hook-tailed tiger and the woodlice porcupine?

(End of this chapter)