A Clash of Gods - Chapter 1126

[Chapter 1116 Leisurely and Elegant]

“Injuried?”

Ximen Wuhen stroked his beard and said, “Have you heard of Yuandou Palace?”

Qi Ning nodded and said, “I know a little.”

“Yuan Dou Palace was created by Master Cang Hao, and it was once majestic, even more powerful than today’s Daguang Temple.” Ximen Wuhen smiled lightly: “Master Canghao is a once-in-a-century martial arts genius. Self-created six great arts, any one of them will be daunting.” After a pause, he said, “One of them is called Qiufengzhang.”

“Autumn Wind Palm?”

Ximen Wuhen nodded and said: “This name sounds ordinary, but its power is amazing. As far as this old man knows, if someone is hit by the autumn wind palm, it is like a tree swept by the autumn wind. The recipient will not die immediately, but the blood in the body will not die. But it is slowly depleted, unless you drink fresh human blood to prolong your life.”

Qi Ning said in awe: “And… and such a vicious kung fu?”

“Before the Bronze General appeared, the old man also thought about whether this person was the palm of the autumn wind, but the six magical skills of Yuan Dou Palace have almost disappeared in the rivers and lakes, and the magical skills that can be preserved are already rare.” Ximen Wuhen said solemnly: “So this old man It never occurred to me that General Bronze was given the palm of the autumn wind. There are many evil martial arts on the rivers and lakes, and some of them will do some wicked things in order to cultivate a powerful kung fu in order to take shortcuts. It is not uncommon to use human blood to practice martial arts. .”

Qi Ning said, “Father-in-law initially suspected that General Bronze was absorbing human blood for practice?”

Ximen Wuhen stroked his beard and nodded, “That’s true, so the old man instructed Qu Xiaocang to secretly investigate which sects in Jianghu are still cultivating such evil arts, and let them find the murderers from the major sects.” Then he sneered and said: “Why did that bronze general go to you last night, the old man no longer knows, but he acted in a hurry, but he exposed his blood-sucking purpose, there is no need to go to your house to kill people to get blood, according to you, he can only be there. When the injury occurred, I was forced to take blood to protect myself.”

Qi Ning said, “Father-in-law is indeed very wise. My son-in-law thought about it for a long time last night, just like his father-in-law thought.”

Ximen Wuhen smiled and said, “When you say that, you are complimenting yourself for being smart.” After pondering for a while, he said, “General Bronze came to you on the night of your marriage, there must be a purpose, and he will never stop there. After that, you have to be careful at all times, and this old man will find out the whereabouts of this person as soon as possible and bring him to justice.”

At this time, Ximen Zhanying had already brought the prepared dishes into the house. Qi Ning hurried over to help and set up the food and drinks. Weng and his son-in-law sat opposite each other. Although Ximen Zhanying was not easy to serve at the table, Qi Ning was very concerned about these rules. Disdainful, let Ximen Zhanying sit together.

“If you are free, go to the Shenhou Mansion to meet the brothers.” Ximen Wuhen said: “Zhan Ying grew up in the Shenhou Mansion as a child, where he is half of his home, and he will go to see them when he returns home. ”

Qi Ning smiled and said, “Don’t worry, father-in-law, I’m all ready, I’ll be there in a while.”

“You can also talk to Qu Xiaocang about what happened last night.” Ximen Wuhen instructed: “In the end, he needs to investigate this matter.”

Ximen Wuhen’s diet is not very particular, and the food is rough. After eating, the two said goodbye and went straight to the Shenhou Mansion.

Gu Qinghan has always been thorough in his work. In addition to preparing gifts for Ximen Wuhen, he also prepared gifts for Shenhou Mansion. Obviously, he knew that Qi Ning had to go to Shenhou Mansion.

When I arrived at the Shenhou Mansion by car, someone had already reported to Qu Xiaocang. Qu Xiaocang led a group of officials out to greet him. Qi Ning ordered the gifts to be brought in and distributed to the brothers and sisters in the Shenhou Mansion. Qu Xiaocang invited The two sat down in the back hall, and they had to gossip for a while. They were very kind. Yan Lingxian was also there, but they looked a little uncomfortable.

“By the way, Senior Brother Qu, how is that Prince Yu recently?” Qi Ning put down the teacup and smiled, “If it is convenient, I would like to see him today.”

Qu Xiaocang smiled and said: “This Prince Yu is very elegant. He reads and writes every day, and even asked us for a Yaoqin. He doesn’t have to worry about eating and drinking. He is really comfortable.

I will lead you there.

”

“No, no.” Qi Ning said to Ximen Zhan Ying, “Zhan Ying, tell Senior Brother Qu about what happened last night, and ask Senior Brother Yan to take me there.”

Qu Xiaocang said in surprise: “What happened last night?” I thought that last night was your wedding night, what can you tell me in detail?

But he still smiled and said, “Okay, Seventh, you can bring Guo Gong over there.”

Yan Lingxian agreed, got up and led Qi Ning out the door. After walking for a while, there was no one around. Qi Ning coughed, Yan Lingxian slowed down, looked left and right, and then lowered his voice: “Guo Gong, let me help You have inquired, there is no Qinghai-Tibet lama you mentioned in the ghost prison.”

Qi Ning frowned, Yan Lingxian said in a low voice, “Senior Brother Han, it’s not easy for me to ask questions, I secretly found a junior brother who is guarding the ghost prison, and I managed to get the words out of his mouth. There are a few people locked up in the ghost prison, but there is no Qinghai-Tibet lama among them, Guo Gong, it seems that the Shenhou Mansion did not arrest that lama.”

Qi Ning stared at Yan Lingxian’s eyes and said, “Are you sure?”

“I will never dare to deceive the prince.” Yan Lingxian said with a bitter face: “But senior Han went out in person a few days ago, very secretive, I don’t know what it was, but the junior brother said that that night senior brother Han went out. When I came back, I didn’t bring anyone back.”

“What does it mean?”

“The Marquis of the Gods do everything quietly, and whoever has been arrested will never be known.” Yan Lingxian said in a low voice, “It would be very convenient for Senior Brother Han to take action in person. Logically speaking, Han Since Senior Brother made a move, he could always catch the other party back, but… That day Senior Brother Han took two of his Junior Brothers out. When he came back, he didn’t bring anyone, and he didn’t know if he failed or hid him elsewhere. ”

Qi Ning frowned and asked, “The Shenhou Mansion should be the most heavily guarded place. You said it was hidden elsewhere. Could it be that the Shenhou Mansion has a more secret prison?”

Yan Lingxian shook his head and said: “Guo Gong, then I really don’t know. Although I am also in the Big Dipper seven stars, I don’t know everything. Several senior brothers also perform their own duties and ask other senior brothers for their responsibilities. , that is the taboo of the Shenhou Mansion.”

Qi Ning believed Yan Lingxian’s words quite a bit.

When he met Yan Lingxian for the first time, Yan Lingxian and Ximen Zhanying investigated the case of Bronze General together, allowing Ximen Zhanying to participate in this case, which also shows that the Shenhou Mansion did not regard the blood-sucking proposal as a big deal at that time. The case, and Yan Lingxian ranked last among the Big Dipper seven stars, it can be seen that Yan Lingxian’s status in the Shenhou Mansion is indeed not high, at least compared with the rest of the Big Dipper seven stars, he has no right to speak.

Perhaps it is for this reason that Yan Lingxian is depressed and bought by ghost-faced people.

Yan Lingxian investigated this result and did not disappoint Qi Ning too much. After all, he also knew that Shenhou Mansion was not an ordinary yamen. In such a short period of time, it was not easy for Yan Lingxian to find out such news.

Han Tianxiao shot himself, but failed to capture anyone. Qi Ning believed that it was not a mistake. It was very likely that Han Tianxiao rescued Zhebdanba, but placed him in another place.

He thought about it all the way, and before he knew it, he had reached Jiugongchi.

Jiugongchi is the core area of Shenhou Mansion. The defense here is extremely strict, and Beihan Prince Yu was placed under house arrest here.

Although he didn’t get the world map from Prince Yu, the Shenhou Mansion was very polite to Prince Yu, and the small residence in the lake was very elegant.

Qi Ning followed the path leading to the small residence in the lake to the front of the house. The sky was high and the air was fresh, and the window was open. Through the window, he saw Prince Yu lying on a bamboo chair with a volume of books in his hand.

Qi Ning sighed, Yu Wangye heard the sound, turned his head, saw Qi Ning standing by the window, smiled slightly, but didn’t get up, just said: “Why is the Hou sighing?”

He was placed under house arrest in the Shenhou Mansion, which could be said to be isolated from the world. He didn’t know anything about what happened outside. He naturally didn’t know about Qi Ning’s promotion as a duke.

Qi Ning turned to the door, walked into the house, and said, “Your Highness is leisurely and elegant. It’s really enviable to recuperate here. In fact, I would like to take a good rest, but unfortunately I have too many official duties, and I can’t be like the Lord.”

Prince Yu sat up, put down the scroll, poured a cup of tea over, and said with a smile, “The Marquis is here today, there is nothing to entertain, only a cup of rough tea.” He raised his hand and said, “Sit down. .”

The two sat down at the table, and then Qi Ning said straight to the point: “I have brought good news to the lord, Beitangfeng has successfully arrived in Xianyang, and Qu Yuangu has gathered troops and horses. At present, tens of thousands of troops are stationed at Tongguan. Over there, Beitang Zhao and Beitanghao are fighting against each other, and they seem to be exhausted, Beitangfeng holds the Northwest Tiger and Wolf Master in his hand, and he may enter the pass at any time.” He smiled slightly and said, “Your Highness heard the news, yes Not very happy?”

Prince Yu laughed, raised his hand to stroke his beard and said, “Why does Lord Hou say that I will be happy?”

“The lord and Beitangfeng were going to Xianyang at the beginning, but we invited us back in Xiangyang.” Qi Ning said with a smile: “Otherwise, the lord is still in Xianyang now, once Beitangfeng seizes Luoyang and becomes emperor, Beitangfeng will naturally not treat the prince badly.”

Prince Yu sighed: “After all, Jinyi Hou is still in the officialdom, and he cannot see through fame and fortune. This prince is already a great Han prince, extremely rich, and whether the Beitang is successful or not has nothing to do with this prince.” Staring at Qi Ning’s eyes, he smiled. Said: “Beitangfeng is the nephew of this king, and Beitang Zhao and Beitanghao are also the nephew of this king. No matter who ascends the throne, this king will enjoy wealth and honor as long as he is in the Han Dynasty.”

“My lord’s words seem to make sense.” Qi Ning said, “If that’s the case, why did the lord follow Beitangfeng to Xianyang?”

“This king has gone to Xianyang?” Prince Yu smiled and said, “Isn’t this king in your country now? Xianyang is thousands of miles away from this king. Has this king ever been to Xianyang?”

Qi Ning was stunned, and Prince Yu smiled lightly: “This king’s family is all in Luoyang, if this king really comes to Xianyang and is with Beitangfeng, once Beitangfeng and Beitanghao are enemies, do you think Beitangfeng will be the enemy? Can Hao let go of this king’s family?”