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“?”

Ren Pingsheng looked at the familiar face in front of him, confused.

The third-rank scholar sent him back to the northern border with just one sentence?

Turning his head, Xu Ruxian also looked confused.

After a few seconds, he finally reacted, with a hint of embarrassment on his face, and spoke again: "Ren Pingsheng and I are in Ren's mansion in the capital."

The voice fell.

The dizziness came again.

When he opened his eyes, he saw Xiao Rongxue and Jiang Chuyue looking at him in surprise.

They stared at each other for a while.

Ren Pingsheng smiled and looked at Xu Ruxian, who was wearing a scarlet official robe beside him, and introduced: "This is Mr. Xu, the Left Censor-in-Chief."

Left Censor-in-Chief?

Isn't that a third-rank scholar!

Both of them were shocked and bowed: "Hello, Lord Xu."

Xu Ruxian said indifferently: "No need to be polite."

Turning his head to look at Ren Pingsheng: "I wonder where the warrior that Prince Ren mentioned is?"

Ren Pingsheng said: "He is in the house. I will take Lord Xu there."

After that, he walked towards the courtyard where Scarface was imprisoned.

Xu Ruxian followed closely behind.

Xiao Rongxue and Jiang Chuyue stood in place, watching their backs gradually go away, with surprise on their faces.

"I didn't expect that Ren Pingsheng (Prince) could actually invite a third-rank scholar."

On the other side.

Ren Pingsheng walked into the yard, looked at Li Yong who was guarding the door, and ordered: "Open the door."

"Yes!"

Li Yong responded and opened the door.

Ren Pingsheng looked at Xu Ruxian: "Lord Xu, the man is inside."

"Okay."

Xu Ruxian nodded slightly and walked in.

As soon as he entered the house, a pungent stench hit him in the face.

He frowned slightly, lowered his eyes and saw a body that was no longer human.

Behind him.

Ren Pingsheng said: "This man is very stubborn. We have to use some tricks to make him speak."

Xu Ruxian frowned and said in a deep voice: "The laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty clearly prohibit the use of lynching."

Hearing this, Ren Pingsheng's heart sank and he remained silent.

Xu Ruxian did not say anything more. He looked at the scarred face with a serious expression and asked in a deep voice: "Who is the mastermind behind the Mu Ying case?"

As soon as the voice fell, there was an invisible force, with him as the center, spreading like a wave.

In an instant.

Ren Pingsheng felt as if the saint was right in front of him, staring at him with a majestic look. If he lied, he would be punished unbearably.

This kind of psychological pressure is dozens or even hundreds of times stronger than facing the teacher in elementary school.

What's more terrifying is.

The target of this force is the scarred face, not himself.

He was sure that if Xu Ruxian was asking him, he would answer all the questions without hesitation.

"Extraordinary monks are so terrifying." Ren Pingsheng couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

On the other side.

Facing this power, the scarred face looked terrified and slowly said, "It's... His Royal Highness Prince Jin."

His Royal Highness Prince Jin? !

Xu Ruxian's pupils shrank slightly.

Suppressing the surprise in his heart, he spoke again: "Where is the silver that Mu Ying embezzled hidden?"

The scarred face answered every question: "Seventy percent is in Daxi Town, Yongning County, Jiazhou Prefecture, and thirty percent is kept by Lord Zhao."

"Who is Lord Zhao?"

"Jiangdong Governor, Lord Zhao Ang."

Zhao Ang... It turned out to be him!

At this moment, Xu Ruxian was full of surprise and anger.

Before coming here, he never thought that the case of Mu Ying would involve these two people.

You know, they are both very famous in the local area and the capital.

The King of Jin was even known as one of the Three Wise Kings. He often used the money from the palace to help the people. He was quite frugal in his food, clothing, housing and transportation. Wherever he went, the people loved him.

Who would have thought that he would collude with the governor of Jiangdong and instruct Mu Ying to embezzle as much as five million taels of silver!

Five million taels of silver... this is all the people's blood and sweat!

Spending all his efforts to collect money and food from the people, and then giving away a small part of it, he could make the people admire and love him.

Those people didn't know that the money and food given to them should have been theirs.

I'm afraid that some poor people will think that they can't eat enough until they die, just because they don't work hard enough.

Thinking about it carefully, it's ridiculous! It's so hateful!

Xu Ruxian suppressed his anger and continued to ask: "Where did the money that the King of Jin embezzled go?"

Five million taels is not a small amount.

It's enough to feed soldiers and raise an elite force.

With so much silver, it wouldn't be a problem if it was just used to buy people's hearts and spend it for pleasure.

If it was used elsewhere, such as raising an army or cultivating assassins... then it would be troublesome.

Scarface's eyes showed confusion: "I don't know... I am only responsible for taking people to escort the silver to the designated location, and what happens next will be taken over by others."

Xu Ruxian frowned slightly when he heard this, and then asked a few more questions.

For example, how much silver has the King of Jin embezzled in all these years?

For example, did the King of Jin do this to compete for the position of the crown prince? Does he have the intention of treason and usurpation?

Scarface's answer was that he didn't know.

There is no doubt that although he is trusted by the King of Jin, he has no access to higher-level information except the silver embezzled.

Xu Ruxian stopped when he saw that he couldn't ask anything, and looked at Ren Pingsheng: "This person will be taken away by this official to meet the emperor. I hope the prince will not stop him."

Ren Pingsheng hesitated for a moment, nodded and said: "This person has done many evil things and should be tried by the Third Law Division. I just have to ask Mr. Xu for help with something."

Xu Ruxian wanted to refuse, but thinking about what happened today, he hesitated a little.

After a few seconds of silence, there was no answer, but no rejection either.

He wanted to hear what the Prince of Zhenbei wanted him to do. If it didn't matter, it wouldn't be a bad idea to just go with the flow.

Seeing that he did not refuse, Ren Pingsheng said, "I don't want to be too involved in this matter. After Mr. Xu takes him away, can you not mention Ren's house?"

Xu Ruxian thought for a moment and nodded slightly: "Okay."

"There's something else besides."

Ren Pingsheng glanced at the scarred face, and a light burst out in his eyes: "Master Xu, can you ask this person a question?"

"what is the problem?"

"When Prince Zhenbei and Princess Yunhe were assassinated on the banks of the Cailian River, was the mastermind behind the assassination the King of Jin?"

The words fell.

Xu Ruxian's pupils shrank again.

The prince of Zhenbei asked himself to ask this question because he must have doubts about King Jin.

If this matter is true, then the King of Jin is not only an adulterer, but also an extremely ambitious man. He is simply insane and extremely evil.

To attack his own imperial sister in the heart of the capital... This is something that has never happened in a hundred years!

"good."

Xu Ruxian suppressed the turbulent emotions in his heart, turned to look at Scarface, used his awe-inspiring righteousness, and asked: "When Prince Zhenbei and Princess Yunhe were assassinated on the banks of the Cailian River, was the man behind the scenes the king of Jin?"

After the words fell, the room fell into silence.

After a few breaths.

Scarface slowly uttered one word: "Yes."

He is really the King of Jin!

Xu Ruxian showed an angry look on his face and angrily rebuked: "Such a beast in clothes is worthy of being the prince of my great Zhou Dynasty, and he is honored as a wise king by the people. It is really ridiculous!"

aside.

Ren Pingsheng had already expected it and was not surprised. He asked in a deep voice: "Why did King Jin want to assassinate me and His Highness Yunhe?"

Scarface was silent.

Xu Ruxian suppressed the anger in his heart, looked at him, and repeated Ren Pingsheng's question.

Then he said: "I don't know."

Ren Pingsheng fell into silence after hearing this.

At this time, Xu Ruxian's voice came to my ears.

"Please, Your Majesty, hand over this thief to me. I will take him to the palace to meet with the Holy One and impeach the King of Jin who has a human face and a beast's heart!"

Having already obtained the information you wanted, it was useless to keep him.

Ren Pingsheng said: "Your Majesty, please excuse me."

"Farewell."

Xu Ruxian reached out and pressed Scarface's head, and said loudly: "I and this person are outside the palace gate."

The words fell.

Xu Ruxian and Scarface disappeared at the same time.

There was nothing in front of him, and for a moment, Ren Pingsheng even had the illusion that the two of them had never been together.

"I follow my words and it's really amazing... I just don't know what the restrictions are."

Ren Pingsheng thought this and walked out of the small dark room.

As soon as he went out, he saw Xiao Rongxue looking at him curiously: "How's it going?"

"Everything that needs to be explained has been explained. Mr. Xu has taken him to meet the emperor, but I don't know how the emperor will handle the matter."

Hearing this, Xiao Rongxue's face showed excitement: "Xu Ruxian has always been known for being strong and upright. If he knows about this, even if the emperor wants to protect him, King Jin will have to pay the price, and he will have to shed his skin even if he doesn't die."

"If it's just peeling off the skin, it would be too cheap for him."

Ren Pingsheng thought so in his heart, but there was no expression on his face.

Ever since it was confirmed that the mastermind behind the assassin was King Jin, he had made up his mind to find an opportunity to kill King Jin.

King Jin is not dead, so he feels uneasy.

"What should we do now?" Xiao Rongxue looked at Ren Pingsheng and asked.

"wait."

Ren Pingsheng said: "It depends on how the emperor deals with King Jin. If he punishes him severely, then we will wait and see. If he messes up..."

At this point, it stopped abruptly.

Xiao Rongxue understood what he meant. She just wanted to attack Prince Jin herself. She hesitated for a moment and then said, "Prince Jin is not as easy to deal with as you think."

"I know it well."

"That's good."

Ren had always been very measured in his affairs, so Xiao Rongxue felt relieved about him. She nodded lightly, said no more, and turned to another matter: "While you were away, someone sent you an invitation. , He said he was inviting you to some Chinese Valentine’s Day literary party.”

With that said, he took out an invitation from his arms and handed it to him.

Chinese Valentine's Day literary party?

Is it Chinese Valentine’s Day in a few days?

There was a daze in Ren Pingsheng's eyes, and he reached out to take the invitation, opened it, and read it.

The Wenhui was initiated by Yirenju, the largest restaurant in the capital. Only talented scholars would be invited. The main activity was drinking and composing poems.

Every year, a number of excellent works emerge from the Chinese Valentine's Day Cultural Festival, Lantern Festival Cultural Festival, and Mid-Autumn Festival Cultural Festival organized by Yirenju.

Therefore, readers who are keen on poetry are proud to participate in these three literary gatherings.

I don't intend to practice Confucianism. I will just rely on being a civil servant to show my sage. It will not help improve my strength at all. It is better to stay in the house and practice for a while.

This was Ren's first reaction.

But then I thought about it.

The Qixi Festival gathering gathered the most talented scholars from the entire capital and even the entire Zhou Dynasty.

Isn’t it just right to find a partner for the literary girl Mu Rou?

"When the time comes, I'll take Mu Rou to the cultural gathering. Maybe I'll meet someone I like."

Thinking of this, Ren Pingsheng no longer hesitated and put the invitation in his arms.

Seeing him accept the invitation, Xiao Rongxue said, "That person said that the invited people can bring their friends of the opposite sex to the Qixi Literary Festival. Who do you plan to bring?"

Ren Pingsheng thought for a few seconds and asked curiously, "How many can you bring?"

Xiao Rongxue was slightly stunned, and then her face gradually turned cold, and she said indifferently, "How many do you plan to bring?"

Ren Pingsheng replied, "I'll bring as many as I can."

"..."

Xiao Rongxue glanced at him and fell silent. After a moment, she suddenly said, "It's been a long time since we last exchanged ideas. Let's do it now."

Looking at the cold-faced female hero Xiao, Ren Pingsheng felt a chill all over his body, and suddenly regretted teasing her.

"Can we not fight?"

"No, watch this!"

Xiao Rongxue didn't give him a chance to react at all, and raised her long legs and kicked him.

Ren Pingsheng's eyes condensed, and he stretched out his arms to block his chest.

Bang!

A muffled sound.

Ren Pingsheng felt like he was hit by a heavy hammer in the chest, and he couldn't help but take a step back.

"This power... is definitely not something that a sixth-grade can achieve."

He looked up at Xiao Rongxue, with a look of surprise on his face, and blurted out: "Have you recovered to the fifth grade?"

Xiao Rongxue looked calm and sneered: "Otherwise, how can I play with you to your heart's content?"

With Ren Pingsheng's strength, a seventh-grade battle against a sixth-grade battle is easy.

Only a fifth-grade battle can put pressure on him.

Ren Pingsheng sneered: "I've had enough, why don't we stop here?"

"You've had enough, but I'm not satisfied yet, come again!"

As soon as the voice fell, Xiao Rongxue's figure flashed and appeared in front of him, raising her slender and straight long legs and kicking again.

In a flash, Ren Pingsheng instinctively stretched out his hand to block it.

Almost at the same time.

Xiao Rongxue suddenly changed her action, from the original forward kick to a side kick, aiming at his kidney!

If this kick hits, I'm afraid he will have to recuperate for half a year.

"Damn! Are you serious?!"

Ren Pingsheng's heart tightened, and he twisted his waist to avoid it.

The sound of breaking wind sounded in his ears.

The tip of his toes brushed the corner of his clothes, and he was only a millimeter away from kicking!

"If I don't teach you a lesson, do you really think I'm easy to bully!"

With this thought, Ren Pingsheng mobilized all his spiritual energy and clamped her calf with his arm at lightning speed.

"What a fast speed!"

Xiao Rongxue's pupils shrank slightly, and her leg muscles exerted a little force, trying to retract her legs.

The next second, something unexpected happened.

Ren Pingsheng's arm clamped her calf tightly like an iron clamp, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't pull it out.

"How can he, a seventh-grade, have such great strength!"

Xiao Rongxue tried several times in a row but couldn't break free, and she was even more shocked.

"Is that enough? Do you want more?"

Ren Pingsheng looked at her directly, with a frivolous tone.

"Damn it!"

Xiao Rongxue showed a trace of shame and anger on her face, and gritted her teeth and said, "Let go!"

Ren Pingsheng raised his eyebrows: "Miss Xiao, you don't have to give in to me. We should have fun when we are sparring."

As he said that, the arm that was clamped around her calf suddenly loosened, and then he stretched out his hand to grab her ankle and pulled it back violently.

Xiao Rongxue's body fell towards him uncontrollably.

"You... are looking for death!"

Being teased like this, Miss Xiao became more and more embarrassed, her pretty face flushed, her silver teeth clenched, and she no longer held back, mobilizing all her spiritual energy.

The whole person regained her balance in mid-air in a posture that did not conform to the laws of physics.

Then, he swung a punch with all his strength and hit Ren Pingsheng in the chest.

A burst of severe pain came, and Ren Pingsheng staggered back two steps.

"Great!"

This punch seemed to hit a sensitive spot, completely inspiring his fighting spirit and bloodiness, and he shouted: "Come again!"

As he said that, he pounced on it like a tiger.

The speed was so fast that even Xiao Rongxue, who was at the fifth level, could only see the afterimage.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Snap! Snap! Snap!

After a fierce battle.

The competition ended with Xiao Rongxue's narrow victory.

Both of them were exhausted and fell to the ground, their clothes soaked with sweat.

"He is only at the seventh level, but he has such strength. When he reaches the fifth level, won't he be invincible under the extraordinary level?"

Xiao Rongxue lay on the ground, took a few deep breaths, and recalled the fierce battle just now, his little heart was beating.

On the side.

Ren Pingsheng was beaten hard, his mind was blank, and he just wanted to have a good rest, so he closed his eyes.

The warm sunlight fell through the dense leaves, forming dots of golden light.

The breeze blew gently, making people calm down.

Xiao Rongxue lay beside Ren Pingsheng, looking at the blue sky, feeling extremely peaceful.

At this moment, she suddenly hoped that time would stay at this moment forever.

The branches swayed slightly, making a rustling sound.

Xiao Rongxue suddenly said: "I think that with your current strength, if you want to go further, you must go through more actual combat training."

"..."

Ren Pingsheng didn't hear what she said at all. He closed his eyes and his consciousness gradually blurred.

Time passed.

Seeing that he didn't respond, Xiao Rongxue pursed her lips and spoke again: "For a warrior, traveling around the world, looking for opponents of similar strength, and learning from them is the fastest way to improve strength."

"..."

Still no response.

Xiao Rongxue took a deep breath, made up her mind, and asked tentatively: "How about... after I solve five cases, I will take you to the rivers and lakes to experience?"

After saying that, she suddenly felt uneasy.

There are many inconveniences for men and women to travel together in the rivers and lakes, and she also invited him, which always felt like she was plotting against him.

Moreover.

He has a wife to take care of, and inviting him to the rivers and lakes to experience it seems a bit like trafficking good women and men.

The thought came to this.

She felt her face getting hot, and hurriedly changed her words: "I just said it casually, don't take it to heart."

After the voice fell, there was still no response.

"Are you listening?"

Xiao Rongxue saw that he had been pretending to be dead, and suddenly felt a little annoyed. She turned her head and saw Ren Pingsheng with his eyes closed, his chest slightly rising and falling, and his breathing steady.

"Snoring... snore..."

Is he asleep?

Xiao Rongxue looked at his handsome profile, and felt mixed emotions.

She looked back at the sky for a long time and sighed.

…………

The next day.

In the morning, just after dawn, Mu Rou opened her eyes, propped herself up, and leaned on the bed.

After a while.

The door slowly opened.

Qiu'er walked in: "Miss, I will help you change your clothes."

As she said that, she walked forward, lifted a corner of the quilt, reached out to hold the pair of white and delicate feet, and gently put on white stockings.

A moment later.

Under Qiu'er's service, Mu Rou dressed neatly, sat at the desk, picked up the brush, and began to add annotations to the Yin-Yang Heart Sutra.

Looking at the various postures described in the exercises.

Pictures appeared in her mind, and she felt uncomfortable for a while, but she still endured the discomfort and continued to write.

Qiu'er stood aside and watched quietly.

In a blink of an eye, it was an hour later.

Mu Rou had already finished annotating the first chapter, put down her pen, turned to the first page and began to check if there were any omissions.

Her expression was focused and serious.

Another hour passed.

She saw the last sentence and confirmed that there was no problem. She put down the technique and a trance appeared in her eyes.

Now, she had finished annotating the first chapter of the Yin-Yang Heart Sutra.

But she didn't know how far Master Ren had progressed.

"My uncle's soul has dissipated, and no abnormality has been found in the mansion. It is extremely difficult to find out who is behind the scenes.

If the mastermind is not found, it is even more impossible to recover the silver... He alone may not be able to save his aunt and the others.

If it doesn't work, he can only write a letter to ask the master for help, but... will the emperor give the master face?"

When she thought of this, Mu Rou's eyes dimmed a little.

At this moment, a familiar voice came from outside the door.

"Is Miss Mu awake?"

Mu Rou replied softly: "Master Ren, please come in."

As soon as the voice fell.

The door was pushed open.

Ren Pingsheng walked into the room, looked at the little Taoist priest sitting at the table, and smiled gently: "Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission."

Mu Rou was slightly startled when she heard this, and then realized something, and asked in disbelief: "Mr. Ren means..."

"Your Majesty has issued an order that there is another mastermind in the Mu Ying case, and his relatives will not be implicated and will be released immediately."

These are the original words of the eunuch, as for who the mastermind is and how to deal with him, he did not say anything.

Ren Pingsheng planned to tell Mu Rou the good news first, and then go to inquire about the specific news.

Mu Rou did not expect that in just a few days, Ren Pingsheng actually accomplished something that seemed almost impossible to her.

The pale little face showed a little ruddy, and she was excited. She stood up, bowed properly, and said sincerely: "Mu Rou thanks Mr. Ren. If it were not for Mr. Ren, my aunt and the others would be in danger."

Ren Pingsheng waved his hand: "It's just a piece of cake."

He said it easily, as if it was really easy to do.

Mu Rou knew in her heart that Mr. Ren must have paid a lot of energy and price to rescue her aunt and the others.

I was grateful in my heart, but I didn't know how to express it.

At this time.

Ren Pingsheng suddenly said: "By the way, the Qixi Festival is coming in a few days. I wonder if Miss Mu has time. I want to ask Miss Mu for help with something."

Qixi Festival.

Help.

Could it be... double cultivation?

When she thought of this, Mu Rou frowned slightly. She wanted to refuse, but she couldn't speak for a while.

After all, no matter what, Ren Pingsheng just helped her a lot.

"It's not a big deal. It's just that Yirenju held a Qixi literary gathering. I want to invite Miss Mu to participate and help me write a poem at that time."

At this point, he paused and continued: "Of course, if Miss Mu feels embarrassed, then forget it."

Qixi literary gathering, help write poems... Is that all?

Mu Rou didn't believe it in her heart, but after hesitating for a few seconds, she agreed: "Just do as Mr. Ren said."