"I don’t care whether Yelv Shenye has co to the Capital or not, the one who should be worried is the Emperor there."
Li Guanshi spoke with a tone full of schadenfreude, tilted his head and smiled, "To be precise, what should be worrying is whether he can protect the Crown Prince well. After the royal family’s ancestral ceremonies on New Year’s Eve, the Crown Prince must stay in the Star Observing Tower to fully integrate the Heavenly Divine Operation. Any problem during this period would bode ill for the national fortune of Dazhou Country."
Seeing Yan Changqing holding a wine gourd and remaining silent, Li Guanshi patted his arm, her smiling face blossod like a room full of flowers, "It’s rare for Sword Demon to co visit his little sister for a reunion. How about I find a tavern to treat you to a drink?"
Yan Changqing took out a jade hairpin-shaped sword.
Li Guanshi’s beautiful eyes condensed, then she exclaid, "Worthy of being the Sword Demon, even your life sword has been repaired."
Yan Changqing looked straight at the woman, "This life sword belongs to your disciple Ye Zhuchan. I went to the Qujiang Ice Lake and used a thousand-year divine stone’s cold veins to nd it, during which I discovered a strand of demonic energy lurking within."
"And then?"
Li Guanshi’s face still wore a smile, but her eyes flickered with a cold light.
Yan Changqing said indifferently, "Ordinary people would hardly notice, and even if they did, they would think it’s caused by common demonic techniques, but only I know that this strand of demonic energy is exclusive to the legendary Asura Clan. The people of this clan all carry demonic blood. Once they fall into demonic ways, they will beco heartless murderers."
It is said that the Ancestral Shura once created two major demonic techniques, one of which is the ’Heavenly Demon Technique.’ The calamitous Nine-Tailed Fox of the previous dynasty had practiced this technique, bewitching all beings, even staging a drama at the summit of the Forbidden City, where one person repelled ten thousand troops."
Li Guanshi raised her hand to flick off a few strands of her hair that had fallen across her forehead, turned around to trim the flowers again, her tone indifferent, "So you think Ye Zhuchan is from the Asura Clan?"
"I’m not sure, hence I ca to seek your answers,"
Yan Changqing said.
Li Guanshi gently blew a petal stuck to her hand, laughed, and said, "The reason I took her as my disciple initially was just because she had good potential. I didn’t care to delve into her background. As for what you ntioned about the Asura Clan and the Heavenly Demon Technique, I know nothing about it."
Yan Changqing then asked, "So, do you think Ye Zhuchan is really dead or not?"
"Who knows," Li Guanshi chuckled, "Whether she is dead or not doesn’t matter to anymore, as the affection between master and disciple has already ended."
Seeing that he couldn’t get any useful information, Yan Changqing no longer stayed and left the courtyard.
Snip!
The newly trimd branch was cut off by the woman’s scissors.
Li Guanshi stared at the dust-covered branch on the ground, murmured, "Why bother, Chan’er."
...
Returning ho with Xia He, Jiang Shouzhong found that soone had swept the courtyard again. The man couldn’t help but wonder if a ’broom star’ had fallen just to sweep his yard.
Jiang Shouzhong opened the door and suddenly froze in his steps.
A dart was stuck on the table!
Xia He’s expression changed and she imdiately checked the surroundings but found no hidden auras nearby.
"Don’t move!"
Seeing Jiang Shouzhong about to touch the dart, Xia He hurriedly stopped him, fearing the dart was poisoned, but she was a step too late.
Jiang Shouzhong pulled out the dart and said, "Don’t worry, I am immune to all poisons."
"Boasting,"
Xia He rolled her eyes, carefully inspected the dart to confirm it bore no poison, then relaxed.
A small bamboo tube was tied to the root of the dart.
It resembled that used by many intelligence departnts for pigeon ssage transport.
Jiang Shouzhong opened the bamboo tube and found inside a rolled-up note. The note contained just a few hasty scribbles:
"Third day of the month, north slope of Wuyun Mountain outside the Capital, kill Nalan Xie!"
Jiang Shouzhong’s expression turned startled, his eyes narrowing.
He stepped out of the room, looked around suspiciously, and murmured, "Is it a trap set by the people of Xichu Pavilion, or is it that Nalan Xie’s other enemies want to cooperate with ? But how did he know that I want to kill Nalan Xie?"
Jiang Shouzhong beca cautious.
He read the note again and remained silent for a long ti.
However, he soon thought that this might actually be an opportunity. After all, he now had ngniang secretly protecting him; even if he fell into danger, he could at least ensure his life was safe.
Returning inside, Jiang Shouzhong took out a record book and began sketching. He sorted through the recent clues, trying to deduce who might be most likely to cooperate with him, but in the end, it was difficult to find any leads.
Until evening, Jiang Shouzhong finally made up his mind to take a risk.
After all, he didn’t have much ti left, and with the protective period expiring, it would be even harder to kill his target later.
Jiang Shouzhong slowly clenched his fist, his gaze fierce, "Then let’s kill!"
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