Chapter 8: Confession (II)

Zhang Yuelu then understood why Master Cihang Zhenren vetoed her proposal to investigate the Ghost Country Cave Heaven, first, the Ghost Country Cave Heaven is indeed important, and it is not easy to move lightly, and the second is that the relationship between the three major Yin Objects and the Dao Gate is delicate, if the investigation is carried out rashly, it is likely to lead to further deterioration of the situation and what happens.

From the point of view of competing for the position of the Great Palm Sect, this is a hornet's nest, and none of the three Great Palm Sect candidates will take the initiative to poke this hornet's nest until the winner is really decided.

"Second question." Zhang Yuelu retracted her thoughts, "Who is that little girl?" ”

Qi Xuansu said softly: "Her name is Liu Hu, and she is a survivor of the last Jiangnan case. ”

Zhang Yuelu was shocked.

Qi Xuansu continued: "You are a person who has witnessed this case, you should still remember Fang Linhou, and you should also remember the shares in Fang Linhou's name. The shares involved in the Jiangnan case were all taken from Taiping Qianzhuang, and they were bearer accounts, which were difficult to trace. And these shares are not all owned by Fang Linhou alone, but also those who share the money under him, but they are all under Fang Linhou's name. As for how they are divided, outsiders do not know. After the incident, Fang Linhou was killed, his subordinates also died, and those who were caught were caught, and the few who were lucky enough to escape did not dare to mention the matter. So this money is still lying on the account of Taiping Qianzhuang. ”

Zhang Yuelu asked, "Liuhu is Fang Linhou's daughter?" ”

Qi Xuansu shook his head and said, "Liuhu is not Fang Linhou's daughter, but Fang Linhou's daughter. Fang Linhou, as a second-grade Taiyi Taoist, has a high position, and he is not proficient in the way of economics, so he can't personally manage the accounts, so there is a person who specializes in managing the accounts for him. This man is Liu Hu's father. Long before the crime, he had been killed, and Liuhu was the only one alive. ”

Zhang Yuelu glanced at Qi Xuansu deeply and said, "It seems that you have gained a lot from hiding your identity this time." ”

"I don't know exactly how it is." Qi Xuansu said, "I was ordered to escort her to Liaodong, and on the way, I met the killer of the 'inn' again. ”

Zhang Yuelu immediately remembered: "We were attacked last time ......"

Qi Xuansu nodded and said: "Although it is not a group of people, it has a lot to do with it, you cut off the wealth of the people behind the scenes, so you are a killer." Liuhu is related to the whereabouts of hundreds of thousands of Taiping money, so it is necessary to arrest the living. As far as I know, the leader of the group that attacked us last time was called 'Chang Sanye', and he was a ruthless character, much more powerful than the group I met later. ”

Zhang Yuelu fell into deep thought and muttered: "When the Jiangnan case broke out, it was Donghua Zhenren who advocated a strict and thorough investigation, claiming to take this opportunity to dig a gap in the shady scene, but in the end, it was over. Now it seems that Donghua Zhenren still has not stopped, but from light to dark. ”

Qi Xuansu heard Zhang Yuelu say this, and combined with his own experience, he also had some aftertaste.

First, Pei Xiaolou obviously knew about the existence of Liuhu, but he was happy to see it. Second, according to what Zhang Yuelu said, Donghua Zhenren advocated a strict investigation of the Jiangnan case. Third, because of his contribution to the Jiangnan case, Zhang Yuelu won the blue eyes of the earth master and was promoted to the deputy hall master. Fourth, the Bodhisattva who adopted Liuhu is a member of the Qingping Society, and has a close relationship with Qi Niang, and Qi Niang has a close relationship with Pei Xiaolou and Lei Xiaohuan. Fifth, Cihang Zhenren did not participate in the thorough investigation of the Jiangnan case from the beginning, but only began to intervene after Zhang Yuelu was in distress.

In this way, the situation has gradually become clear. Pei Xiaolou, Donghua Zhenren, and Earth Master are all people of the Quanzhen Dao, and their attitudes have been the same from beginning to end and have never changed. Judging from the attitude of Cihang Zhenren, Zhengyi initially seemed to uphold neutrality, or rather watch from the sidelines, until Zhang Yuelu, a stunned young man, entered the arena and had to leave the field.

So who is behind the scenes, it seems that there is no need to say much. It will not be the West Gate that has gone to the Western Regions or the North Gate that has become a royal noble.

Of course, when it comes to interests, this Tao and that Tao have become less important, and it must be that you have me, and I have you. There is a high probability that there are also people from the Quanzhen Dao who are involved in it, but they are directly "righteous and annihilated" by the Quanzhen Dao led by the earth master. Even Zhengyi was neutral at the beginning, because of his own people involved, but the situation changed, and Zhengyi also gave up this part of the people for the sake of the overall situation.

Qi Xuansu asked: "Qingxiao, who is the person in charge of Jiangnan Province and Fang Linhou?" ”

Zhang Yuelu was slightly stunned, and then understood what Qi Xuansu meant, and replied: "The real person in charge of the Jiangnan Provincial Mansion is a person of the Quanzhen Dao, and Fang Linhou is a person of the Taiping Dao. killed the people of Taiping Dao, Taiping Dao naturally would not give up, and backhanded the real person in charge of Quanzhen Dao from Jiangnan Dao for the crime of negligence. ”

Qi Xuansu can already make up a big drama in his brain, the new lord of the mansion landed in Jiangnan Province with a mission, and fought openly and secretly with the corrupt forces within Jiangnan Province, the undercurrent was surging, it was difficult to distinguish between friend and foe, and it was treacherous, and it involved the open and secret struggle of the upper echelons, and finally both sides lost.

Qi Xuansu said: "That's right, I think sending Liuhu to Liaodong should be related to this former Jiangnan Provincial Governor." The reason why I went to Longmen Mansion was to connect to Liuhu. As for who arranged Liuhu in Longmen Mansion, I don't know. ”

Zhang Yuelu thought thoughtfully: "It seems that if you want to know the whole picture of this matter, you can only ask Donghua Zhenren." ”

Qi Xuansu agreed.

Zhang Yuelu finally asked: "The third and last question is the matter of Zixian Mountain. Now it seems that the Zixian Mountain case is actually a continuation of the Jiangnan case, and it is only a matter of time before the two cases are tried together. Did you go to Zixian Mountain at the behest of Donghua Zhenren? ”

Qi Xuansu smiled bitterly: "This is actually a coincidence, if it weren't for the killer of the 'inn', I wouldn't have gone to Purple Immortal Mountain." After arriving at Zixian Mountain, I found that Shimen County was blocked by Qingluanwei because of the serial murder case, and the person in charge of investigating the case was an old acquaintance on the eighth day, I didn't think much about it at first, I just thought about helping him solve the case. Unexpectedly, this case became bigger and bigger the more it was investigated, and all kinds of clues pointed to the main Taoist priest Liu Futong. ”

After all, Zhang Yuelu is the person in charge of this case, and he understands the facts of the case, and said: "So you joined forces with another chief Taoist priest, Su Ran, to take down Liu Futong." ”

Qi Xuansu nodded and said: "If there was no Su Ran, we wouldn't even be able to enter Tianle Palace, but I felt strange at the time, because the timing of Su Ran's appearance was too coincidental, so I went to see Su Ran afterwards." ”

"You killed Su Ran." Zhang Yuelu never believed that it was the eighth day that he killed Su Ran, but there was no evidence.

Qi Xuansu said: "To be precise, it was Su Ran who wanted to kill me. The foxes in the vein of Qingqiu Mountain are really the outliers of the Taiping Dao, and they turned out to be a guardian, she thinks that Zixian Mountain is a stain on the Daomen, and intends to destroy Zixian Mountain, so Liu Futong is her stumbling block, and she wants to take Liu Futong down. I've found clues, and she's going to kill me. It's a pity that she underestimated me, and as a result, just like Wan Xiuwu, she died in my hands. ”

Zhang Yuelu let out a long sigh: "After you say this, I almost understand. No matter what Su Ran's starting point was, this was an infighting, and if it weren't for their infighting, this case would not have been exposed. But you are the key, if you didn't kill Su Ran, then the situation in Zixian Mountain would not get out of control, it was precisely because you killed Su Ran that the matter was big, so it couldn't be covered, and because of the suddenness of the incident, those people behind Zixian Mountain didn't even have time to remedy, so they could only hurriedly extinguish their mouths, from this point of view, you are the first merit, and it is reasonable for Donghua Zhenren to promote you to the main Taoist. ”

Qi Xuansu said with a smile: "It's clear that the two of us are working together, this is called 'flying wings without colorful phoenixes, and there is a little understanding of the heart'." ”

Zhang Yuelu raised her wine glass and said with a smile: "That...... For the sake of our cooperation, I would like to toast you. ”

Qi Xuansu also raised his wine glass and touched it lightly with Zhang Yuelu.

The two of them drank it all in one gulp.

It is worthy of being a "drunken life and dream death" exclusively for heaven and man, Qi Xuansu immediately became eight points drunk, drowsy, and had to use cultivation to resolve the power of alcohol.

Zhang Yuelu's alcohol consumption is better, and his cultivation is also higher, his eyes are shining, bright as stars, and his face is flushed, bright and moving.

Looking at the beauty with drunken eyes, Qi Xuansu was a little crazy for a while.

Zhang Yuelu put down the wine glass, stretched out her hand and shook it in front of Qi Xuansu's eyes: "What are you looking at?" ”

"Of course it's up to you." It is said that wine is strong and intimidating, not to mention that Qi Xuansu is not a coward.

Zhang Yuelu, who had drunk the wine, had a flushed face, and couldn't tell if he was shy and blushing, and said with a smile: "What do I have to look at." ”

Qi Xuansu just stared at Zhang Yuelu and didn't speak.

Zhang Yuelu was a little embarrassed by him, and turned her head to look at the lake outside the pavilion.

At this time, it is almost dusk, and the sun is setting, reflecting the entire surface of the lake in orange and red.

Qi Xuansu also looked away.

He suddenly felt a little sad.

He confessed a lot to Zhang Yuelu, but he still hid a lot. Why doesn't he want to be open and honest, but he just ......

At this moment, Zhang Yuelu adjusted her mood, and secretly glanced at Qi Xuansu, but found that Qi Xuansu was stunned, and if you look closely, you will find that his eyes are filled with a faint sadness.

The curiosity when they first met surged out of Zhang Yuelu's heart.

Why did he mourn?

What has he been through in those years?

It's just that without waiting for Zhang Yuelu to open his mouth to ask, Qi Xuansu has already dispelled these sorrowsβ€”he is not a person who likes to be sad and sad.

Then Qi Xuansu found Zhang Yuelu's sneak peek, and immediately turned his head to look,

I don't know if this is the first time the two have looked at each other.

From a little shyness at the beginning, now I have become more proficient and calm.

Qi Xuansu asked in Zhang Yuelu's words, "What are you looking at?" ”

Zhang Yuelu replied in Qi Xuansu's words: "Of course it's up to you." ”

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