If the hidden master is Mo Lancang, then this great master has violated the covenant of Longshan.

Qi Ning was sure that the hidden lord and Mo Ying must have an unclear relationship, but he still couldn't determine who the hidden lord was, at least there were many objects of suspicion, and Duan Shao, the prince of Eastern Qi, was still one of the objects of Qi Ning's suspicion.

"When the prince of Chu State sent an envoy to Eastern Qi, on the way back, he was chased and killed by your flying cicadas, and that was also ordered by Mo Ying?" Qi Ning asked with a slight groan.

Kotaro said: "After the previous leader reached a covenant of life and death with Moying, the Cicada Clan was only ordered by Moying, and no one could drive us Cicada Clan to do anything except him. His eyes were grim: "The emperor of Qi can't drive us." ”

Qi Ning said: "Then why did Moying send you to hunt down and kill the prince of Chu State?" ”

Kotaro said: "As a ninja, the master has an order, no matter whether he lives or dies, he will complete the task, why do you want to do this, it's not that we need to ask." ”

Qi Ning believed that Kotaro really didn't know the inside story, but Mo Ying sent someone to assassinate the little emperor who was still the prince at the beginning, which was a certainty.

Mo Ying naturally represents the interests of the Qi State, but what good is it for him to assassinate the prince of the Chu State? Is it to use the death of the crown prince of Chu to cause civil strife in Chu State? This is naturally not impossible, but with the situation of Chu at that time, if the prince of Chu was assassinated, it was not without a successor, King Huainan is a royal relative, and he is the son of Emperor Taizu, after the death of the first emperor, if the prince cannot succeed to the throne, King Huainan is the only heir to the throne, and because of this, Qi Ning has always suspected that the assassination of the prince of Chu was the instigation of the King of Huainan behind his back, after all, if the prince was really assassinated, it was the King of Huainan who benefited the most.

"You also assassinated the prince of the Northern Han Dynasty, Beitang Feng, which was naturally sent by Moying, did you tell me that I don't know why Moying wanted to assassinate Beitang Feng?"

Kotaro said: "When Beitang Feng fled from the Qi Kingdom, we kept following us, but the leader didn't let us do it immediately. After thinking for a while, he said: "That swordsman has also been secretly following Beitang Feng, and the leader knows that the swordsman is very powerful, so he has to wait for the most suitable time to make a move." ”

"Swordsman?" Qi Ning was stunned, but immediately remembered: "Are you talking about the white feather crane?" ”

Kotaro said: "We don't know what the name of the swordsman is, when we made a move, the swordsman did help them, his swordsmanship is very powerful, we are not opponents." After the mission failed, Moying didn't blame us. ”

Qi Ning immediately determined that the swordsman in Kotaro's mouth must be the white feather crane.

After he participated in the Aoki Conference in Gurung, on the way back to the capital, he met the fleeing Beitang Feng and the Fire God Jun at a roadside restaurant.

Qi Ning thought that if Beitangfeng could reach the northwest safely, he would definitely raise the army of the northwest to attack Luoyang, so he did not intervene in it and let Beitangfeng leave.

He always thought that the sudden appearance of the white feather crane at the restaurant was a chance encounter, but at this moment, listening to Kotaro's words, he found that there was something strange about it.

"You mean that the swordsman has been following Beitang Feng?"

"When Beitangfeng left Dongqi, in addition to us keeping an eye on them, the swordsman was also tracking." Kotaro said: "We never knew what the purpose of that swordsman was, and we didn't know whether he and Kitado Feng were friends or foes, so we didn't make a quick move. It's just that the task is in the body, and you can't give up halfway, and in the end, you still hit with all your strength, losing several people, and the mission also failed. ”

Qi Ning bowed slightly, but his expression became extremely cold.

Qi Ning remembered very well that the White Feather Crane stood up to protect Chi Danmei in the Ghost Bamboo Forest, so he set off with the two slaves under the master of Baiyun Island, and was expelled from the division by the master of Baiyun Island because of this incident.

After this incident, Qi Ning returned to Linzi and immediately received the news of the death of the Emperor of the Northern Han Dynasty, and Beitangfeng immediately fled from Linzi with Prince Yu and others.

According to Kotaro, after being expelled from the division, the white feather crane immediately followed the Beitang wind, and has been following to the territory of the Chu State, when the cicada was attacking, he resolutely helped the northern hall wind, Qi Ning still clearly remembers that at that time, the white feather crane personally revealed to the northern hall wind that he had broken off from Baiyun Island, so the northern hall wind tried his best to persuade the white feather crane to follow him to the northwest.

Qi Ning was still wondering at that time, after all, Bai Yuhe was a disciple of the Lord of Baiyun Island, and he was arrogant, even if he was expelled from the sect, he would hold his own identity, how could he easily defect to Beitangfeng's men?

However, the white-feathered crane at that time was like a rootless duckweed, and if you really want to find someone to rely on, it can't be said to be completely unreasonable.

But at this moment, Qi Ning suddenly realized that the White Feather Crane following under Beitang Feng did not seem to be an accidental encounter, and even all this had been planned a long time ago.

In other words, the expulsion of the white feather crane from the division is likely to be just a double reed play performed by the master of Baiyun Island and the white feather crane.

When Beitang Feng was in exile, the white feather crane took the initiative to get closer to the past, for the Beitang wind, who was restless day and night, suddenly there was an extra master to protect himself, which was naturally unwanted, even if he knew the identity of the white feather crane and was forced by the situation, he would definitely accept the white feather crane.

It's just that when Beitangfeng arrives in the northwest and the safety is guaranteed, it will naturally send someone to investigate the situation of the white feather crane.

If he knew that the White Feather Crane had not left Baiyun Island, even if he didn't attack the White Feather Crane, he would definitely be on guard, but if he knew that the White Feather Crane had really severed his relationship with Baiyun Island, such a top swordsman, Beitang Feng would naturally be by his side at all costs.

The White Feather Crane was expelled from Baiyun Island, and Qi Ning faintly felt that this was to allow the White Feather Crane to gain the trust of Beitang Feng and thus be able to stay by Beitang Feng's side.

If that's the case, the oddities in the middle are really intriguing.

The White Feather Crane is one of the top swordsmen today, and he was born on Baiyun Island in the East China Sea, so why should he go to great lengths to get close to Beitang Feng? Moreover, the owner of Baiyun Island even personally cooperated with him to perform this double reed.

If you want to get close, you must have a picture.

Mo Lan Canggui is the national teacher of Eastern Qi, and he is one of the few great masters today, what can make him plot is naturally extraordinary, what is he trying to do?

Want the white feather crane to get close to the Beitang wind to gain trust, so as to affect the situation of the Northern Han Dynasty?

Such a purpose is simply incredible, at that time, Beitangfeng was like a lost dog, even if he really arrived in the northwest safely and was supported by Qu Yuangu, he might not be able to gain the upper hand in the final battle, Mo Lancang didn't know the prophet, knowing that Beitangfeng would definitely be able to win the throne of the Northern Han Dynasty? Even if such a result was really guessed by him, why did he think that the white feather crane could affect the situation of the Northern Han Dynasty?

Even if the white feather crane really made a contribution to the Beitang wind, but after all, he is only a swordsman, maybe the Beitang wind will give the white feather crane a high-ranking official, but whether it will let the white feather crane participate in political affairs, Qi Ning is skeptical, and there are many military generals in the Northern Han Dynasty, Qu Yuangu's influence on the Beitang wind is unparalleled, how can the white feather crane influence the political situation of the Northern Han Dynasty through the Beitang wind?

Qi Ning was very suspicious in his heart, but today he was already convinced that the White Feather Crane could get close to Beitang Feng's side, and it was carefully arranged in advance.

Cicada Kotaro has already revealed an extremely important news, that is, although the Cicada Mi Ren failed to assassinate Beitang Feng, he was not blamed by Mo Ying, the great disciple of the East China Sea, if Mo Ying sent people to assassinate Beitang Feng, it would be inevitable that after the failure, it would never be possible not to even reprimand, which can also be seen that this is a drama, and the people involved are not only the Baiyun Island Lord and the White Feather Crane, but also Mo Ying is also involved.

At this time, he thought that Mo Ying and Chi Danmei had infiltrated the forbidden garden of the Chu Imperial Palace and stole the treasures, which was naturally also instigated by the Lord of Baiyun Island.

The Baiyun Island Lord not only sent people to operate in the Chu State, but even sent the White Feather Crane into the Northern Han Dynasty, and Qi Ning suddenly realized that the Baiyun Island Lord was actually playing a big game of chess.

What is his ultimate purpose?

The cicada secret ninja appeared in the East China Sea, and Lu Shanghe and the Ghost King Angel were also sent to the East China Sea by Jizo, these two forces belong to Baiyun Island and Jizo respectively, could it be that the lord of Baiyun Island has colluded with Jizo in private? If that were the case, the gravity of the situation would be even more serious than he had previously anticipated.

"The Donghai family is storing weapons on the island, and you Cicada Mi Ren also sent people over there, do you know about this?" Qi Ning asked.

Cicada Kotaro said: "I know, I sent two people over there to find the whereabouts of the Xuanwu Divine Beast." ”

"Xuanwu Divine Beast?" Qi Ning heard that the cicada Kotaro was indeed consistent with what he knew at the beginning, and immediately asked, "Moying sent you to find the Xuanwu Divine Beast?" ”

Cicada Kotaro said: "There are caravans in the East China Sea, and they not only want to trade and trade, but also help find the Xuanwu Divine Beast. ”

"The Xuanwu Divine Beast is a legendary divine beast, how can it really exist in the world?" Qi Ning sneered: "Then the family fleet in the East China Sea has seen the Xuanwu Divine Beasts? ”

Cicada Kotaro groaned slightly, and finally said: "There is a legend in the East China Sea that the Xuanwu Divine Beast has been under the deep water of the East China Sea, but every thirty years, the Divine Beast will surface and land on an island and reef in the East China Sea. ”

Qi Ning also heard this legend when he was in the East China Sea, this legend first came from the mouth of the fishermen in the East China Sea, and it was rumored that some fishermen saw the Xuanwu Divine Beast appear on the island, so it was spread everywhere, and it was said that the Xuanwu Divine Beast had Xuanwu Pill in its mouth, and the Xuanwu Pill was the spiritual treasure of heaven and earth.

Such a legend, Qi Ning always felt that it was just a false rumor, even if those fishermen really saw the Xuanwu Divine Beast, could they really open the mouth of the Divine Beast and see the Xuanwu Pill inside?

However, in the [Herborist Collection], the three treasures of cold medicine recorded in the Xuanwu Dan are also among them, and the [Herborist Collection] is a medical treasure book, which should not be made up nonsense, but the inclusion of Xuanwu Dan in it still makes Qi Ning feel a little unbelievable, and he doesn't know whether the [Herborist Collection] records Xuanwu Dan because he has heard the legend of fishermen in the East China Sea, or if there really is a Xuanwu Divine Beast.

"It's just a rumor." Qi Ning sneered: "Mo Ying actually believes such rumors. ”

Cicada Kotaro shook his head and said, "It's not a legend, the Xuanwu Divine Beast does exist, and we Cicada Clan have seen it with our own eyes!" ”