darknovel Chapter 224: The Saint's Traces, the Shocking Roar Shocks Chang'an
Chapter 224: The Saint's Traces, the Shocking Roar Shocks Chang'an
Chapter 224: The Saint's Traces, the Shocking Roar Shocks Chang'an (Two in One)
Changan.
In the east of the city, in an inconspicuous alley.
Li Changqing limped to the end of the alley and knocked on a secret door.
'Tuk Tuk'
There was a heavy knock on the door.
Not long after, Li Changqing heard the sound of footsteps coming from the secret door. The footsteps were very light. The person coming was either a petite woman or a person with profound attainments in light skills.
"who?"
Before Li Changqing could guess, a heavy voice came from inside the door.
"He's a master." Hearing the voice, Li Changqing frowned and his heart sank slightly.
He whispered, "I am Li Changqing, the chief steward under Elder Bai of Bai Yanshan. I am here to find Elder Yang on Elder Bai's orders. I have important news to report."
"Bai Lao's people?"
The man inside the door was visibly stunned when he heard this.
There was a creaking sound, and it was as if a secret door that had not been opened for a long time was suddenly opened.
"You said you were Mr. Bai's man, do you have any evidence?"
Li Changqing, who was in the alley, suddenly saw a tall man appear in front of him, staring at him with an unfriendly expression.
See this.
Li Changqing's pupils shrank slightly, and he exclaimed in his heart: "Heavenly Realm?"
If it was an ordinary astronomical phenomenon, he would not be afraid.
But this person was obviously not someone he could deal with.
This person is very strong!
It's even absurdly strong.
Faced with the oppressive aura of this person, Li Changqing actually had the illusion that he was facing Yu Qingzhi.
"This is the letter that Mr. Bai asked his subordinates to deliver."
With horror in his heart, Li Changqing quickly took out the secret letter that Bai Yanshan asked him to deliver from his arms, and handed it to the man with a terrified look on his face.
'Snapped'
As soon as the bamboo tube was handed over, the man curled his fingers into claws and clenched them fiercely.
Immediately, a suction force came and took it away through the air.
Even when he opened the bamboo tube, there was a strong sense of vigilance in the man's eyes.
I was afraid that I would be ambushed the moment I opened it.
"So careful?"
Li Changqing saw this scene.
He frowned slightly; this man's level of caution was completely beyond his expectations.
Although he did not do anything with this letter.
But since this person is so cautious, it would be difficult for him to gain his trust even with Mr. Bai's endorsement, which would not be a good thing for his future dormancy.
After a while.
The man then put away the secret letter with a heavy face, looked at Li Changqing again, and after looking him up and down for a few times, he asked in surprise: "Have you been injured?"
"To be honest with you, sir, after receiving the order from Master Bai, I have been looking for an opportunity to escape, but was eventually discovered by Heibingtai and we fought in the back mountain." Li Changqing said with a frightened expression.
His face was pale as he said, "The wound on my leg was caused by Xu Chu's slash. It injured my meridians and I almost died in his hands."
"Is that so?"
The man nodded after hearing this.
His suspicion towards Li Changqing also faded a bit, and he said calmly: "You are lucky. You were slashed by that guy and still made it to Chang'an alive."
"Yes, yes. I don't have any other skills, but I'm a little bit luckier."
Li Changqing smiled flatteringly.
"Come in." The man nodded without comment and turned slightly to the side.
Make room for Li Changqing.
A great deacon at the peak of the Profound Finger Realm was able to survive a blow from Xu Chu. This is extremely good luck.
"Thank you, sir."
Li Changqing hurriedly bowed and followed the other party into the secret door.
"Gurgle~" At this moment, Li Changqing's stomach growled.
"Feel sorry."
In the man's surprised look.
Li Changqing laughed awkwardly and said with a dry cough, "Sir, maybe you can give me some food first. I have been running all the way here, hiding from place to place, and have been hungry for nine meals in three days. I am almost starving to death."
"can."
The man paused after hearing this.
After agreeing to the request concisely, he did not continue to walk in, but turned around.
He said to Li Changqing, "This is a serious matter. I need to go to the palace immediately to meet Elder Yang. I will have someone bring you food later. You just wait here and don't move around casually."
Naturally, Li Changqing did not dare to have any objection to this.
He immediately bowed and said, "Please do as you please, sir. I am not going anywhere. I will wait for you here."
"Ah."
The man nodded slightly, made a subtle gesture towards the inner courtyard, then stepped forward and patted Li Changqing on the shoulder: "You have done a good job on this matter. You will get the reward you deserve."
"Thank you, sir."
Li Changqing was delighted when he heard this.
Extremely 'excited', he cupped his hands again.
However, he was startled in his heart, because at the moment the other party patted his shoulder, a wisp of true energy entered his body. After realizing that there was indeed a wisp of sword energy remaining on his right foot, he withdrew the true energy.
"This person is really too cautious."
Watching the man leave, Li Changqing's heart sank again.
He murmured in a low voice: "I don't know if my identity will be suspected."
Although the White Lotus Sect could not find out Heibingtai's identity no matter what, his previous identity as a Jinyiwei was obvious to the public.
If you check carefully, it may be exposed.
After all, as the Jinyiwei pacification envoy, he had no deep hatred with the King of Wu.
There is no reason to be an enemy of the King of Wu.
The reason why Bai Yanshan could trust him so easily was that at that time, he had massacred the Jinyiwei of Xingqing Prefecture and assassinated the Right Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, which caused a sensation in Xingqing Prefecture.
Secondly, he was being chased by the warriors under the King of Wu and the Embroidered Uniform Guards all the way. When he was left with no place to go, he was rescued by Bai Yanshan himself and brought back to Yangwu Town.
This is why I don't have much suspicion about him.
"That's all."
"Let's take one step at a time."
Li Changqing thought about it and sighed softly.
At this time, several figures walked out from the inner courtyard not far away.
Welcome Li Changqing in.
……
in the palace.
Fengluan Palace.
After leaving, the man did not delay for a moment and sneaked into the harem.
"Empress Dowager, Elder Yang."
The man knelt in the front hall and respectfully bowed to Empress Dowager Xiao behind the screen.
He then bowed to Yang Huansheng, who was dressed in black.
"What's the matter?" Empress Dowager Xiao's somewhat lazy voice came from behind the screen.
"Go back to the Queen Mother."
Upon hearing this, the man handed over the secret letter in his hand.
He said respectfully, "Elder Bai from Bai Yanshan has sent a secret letter. Please have your review, Queen Mother."
"Bai Yanshan?" Empress Dowager Xiao was stunned.
Somewhat surprised: "Isn't that old fellow Bai Yanshan dead?"
"Your Majesty, you don't know that this secret letter was sent to you from Yangwu Town by a great deacon of the sect named Li Changqing at the risk of his life before Mr. Bai died," the man explained.
"Li Changqing?"
Hearing the name, Empress Dowager Xiao frowned.
I always feel that this name is a little familiar, but I can't remember where I heard it.
It seemed as if he saw Empress Dowager Xiao's doubts.
Yang Huansheng explained in a low voice: "This Li Changqing was a henchman of the empress before, and served as the pacification envoy of the Jinyiwei. Not long ago, he committed a murder in Xingqing Prefecture and was wanted by the court. With nowhere else to go, he joined our Holy Church."
"It turned out to be him."
Upon hearing this, Empress Dowager Xiao remembered Li Changqing.
However, she was not interested in this kind of ant.
He just nodded, and without asking any more questions, he told Yang Huansheng, "Present it."
"Yes."
Yang Huansheng responded respectfully.
The secret letter presented by the man was handed to a palace maid who came out from behind the screen.
"Empress Dowager." The palace maid took small steps and took the secret letter and presented it to her.
Empress Dowager Xiao only took a glance.
He frowned and asked, "Saintess, are you hiding in Juman Pass?"
"This is a bit difficult to deal with." Empress Dowager Xiao murmured, her expression gradually changing, and a hint of solemnity appeared on her charming face.
Juman Pass is that person's territory.
It would be more difficult for the Holy Church to enter than to ascend to heaven.
"what?"
Empress Dowager Xiao's murmurs were not quiet.
Even Yang Huansheng in the front hall heard the news sent by Bai Yanshan.
He couldn't help but exclaimed: "Where did the Saint hide?"
"Damn it."
"No wonder we have searched almost the entire Dawu Dynasty in the past few years but have not been able to find the whereabouts of the Saint. It turns out that she hid in Juman Pass."
At this moment, Yang Huansheng's face suddenly turned gloomy.
Because he knows it very well.
That person would never let the people of the Holy Church take even a single step into the Juman Pass.
Not even one extra glance is allowed.
Over the years, the number of disciples of the Holy Church who died outside the Juman Pass must have been at least eight hundred, if not a thousand.
"Damn it!" Yang Huansheng thought of this and cursed inwardly again.
Then he looked at the man kneeling in front of the hall with a gloomy face and said, "Are you sure that the news brought by that old man Bai Yanshan is true?"
"It should be right."
The man nodded and said, "Before coming here, I checked Li Changqing's aura. He did go through a tough battle not long ago. The knife wound on his right foot does have traces of Xu Chu's knife aura. The handwriting on the secret letter is also from Old Bai, so it should be true."
When Yang Huansheng heard this, his expression changed again.
If the news is true.
The biggest problem now is not finding the saint, but how to bring her back.
Think about it.
Yang Huansheng sighed, and couldn't help but think of the leader who had just stepped into the ranks of the gods and met the Confucian Sword Immortal and was taken to the northern border: "I don't know whether the leader is dead or alive now."
"He's just a piece of trash. If he dies, he dies."
However, just as he finished speaking, Empress Dowager Xiao suddenly sneered: "If you can't even block a sword, it's a waste of food to keep you alive."
Yang Huansheng and the man kneeling in the front hall frowned when they heard this. A hint of anger flashed in their eyes, but they did not dare to get angry. Instead, they agreed respectfully: "The Queen Mother is right."
"I wonder what your plans are for welcoming back the Holy Maiden, Your Majesty?" Yang Huansheng's face was not very good at the moment, but he forced a smile and respectfully asked the Empress Dowager Xiao behind the screen.
"Welcome back the Saint?"
Empress Dowager Xiao frowned tightly.
She also felt a little embarrassed when facing the one from the North.
After all, it is impossible to send people from the Holy Church over there. No matter how many people go, they will die.
However, currently, only people from the Holy Church can use the weapon in her hands.
It would be possible to spend some money to let others go and tie up the Saint Girl, but unless there is a Celestial Realm who is willing to help, with the Saint Girl's martial arts skills...
"Forget it, since the Saint doesn't want to come back, let her stay there for now." Empress Dowager Xiao was silent for a long time, and finally gave up the idea of welcoming the Saint back.
At least for now, she doesn't want to worry about this matter.
There was a conflict with the one in the North.
"But…"
Yang Huansheng was stunned when he heard this.
He was somewhat unwilling. He had finally found the trace of the Saint, so was he just going to give up like that?
"If you want to die, I won't stop you."
But just as he opened his mouth, he was interrupted by Empress Dowager Xiao's cold laugh: "Do you think there is anyone in the Holy Church who can bring the Saint Girl back alive from Juman Pass?"
"this…"
Empress Dowager Xiao's sneer made Yang Huansheng's face change constantly, looking very ugly.
But he also knew that this was the fact and there was no way to refute it.
"I have my own plans for welcoming back the Saint."
Empress Dowager Xiao leaned on the couch, her curvy figure looming in the distance. She raised her eyebrows and said lazily, but with a hint of warning: "As for you, just do your job well. If I find out that you disobey my orders and act without authorization again, I will punish you without mercy."
"My subordinate understands."
After hearing this, Yang Huansheng's expression remained grim, but there was a hint of fear in his eyes.
Obviously, he was very afraid of Empress Dowager Xiao.
"Okay, if everything is fine, please leave. I'm tired." Empress Dowager Xiao, whose feet were pinched by the palace maid, squinted her eyes comfortably and ordered the two to leave.
"Your Majesty, I have something else to report."
Yang Huansheng was about to leave, but suddenly remembered something and took a half step forward.
"Go ahead." Empress Dowager Xiao raised her eyes.
Yang Huansheng said, "Your Majesty, I found that Ziyi returned to Chang'an two days ago. After she came back, she did not come to see me, nor did she intend to come to see the Queen Mother. Instead, she went straight to Pei Mansion."
"Pei Mansion?"
After hearing this, Empress Dowager Xiao frowned again.
He asked in surprise, "Is this Pei Mansion the Pei Mansion of Pei Kan, the Junior Official of the Dali Temple?"
"Yes."
Yang Huansheng nodded and continued, "After Ziyi came out of Pei Mansion, she was taken away by Zhao Qiuyu, a disciple of Qingyuan Sword Sect, to Tianluan Palace to meet the empress."
"She stayed there for about two or three hours before leaving Tianluan Palace. She was then taken to Zhenbei Prefecture and became the Jinyiwei Zhenfu Envoy."
When Yang Huansheng said this, his tone already had a hint of coldness.
He said coldly: "Queen Dowager, Zi Yi's actions have obviously betrayed us. If we don't deal with him, it may be disadvantageous to us. As long as the Queen Dowager gives an order, I will sneak into Zhenbei Prefecture tonight and clean up the mess."
'boom'
However, just as Yang Huansheng finished speaking.
Empress Dowager Xiao frowned tightly, but before she could scold him and tell him not to meddle in other people's business.
A terrifying aura suddenly erupted from outside Fengluan Palace.
Following that, there was a thunderous roar: "Old man, who do you think you are? How dare you attack my disciple again and again? Do you really think that there is no one in my Poison King Valley?"
A terrifying roar, carrying with it the might of a half-step god.
It roared from between heaven and earth, like rolling thunder, resounding throughout the entire Chang'an.
This roar was mixed with endless murderous intent.
The charming face of Empress Dowager Xiao suddenly changed: "Something bad has happened..."
(End of this chapter)