"Immortal Master, please take a seat." Han Qu raised his hand and motioned for Shi Cheng to take a seat.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Shi Cheng bowed slightly, and then sat down politely on the chair sent by the chamberlain.

Han Qu looked at Shi Cheng carefully for a while, and said, "The widow remembers that the age written on the Shi Immortal Master's customs clearance document seems to be less than thirty years old. ”

"I'm twenty-eight years old this year." Shi Cheng replied.

Han Qu exclaimed: "With such achievements at such a young age, Immortal Master, your future is limitless. Xie Ming Xie Zhenren, the president of the widow and your chamber of commerce, has also had a few faces, and the next time they meet, the widow will have to congratulate him and congratulate him on becoming a senior apprentice. ”

"The king misunderstood, Shi is not President Xie's apprentice."

Han Qu was taken aback again, but this time the surprise on his face was not deliberately pretended in Shi Cheng's opinion.

"Immortal Master is actually not President Xie's apprentice?" Han Qu asked suspiciously.

"It's really not, the family teacher's surname is Shiming Zhantian." Shi Cheng replied. After saying this, an indescribable emotion suddenly welled up in his heart.

Han Qu's eyes widened, but soon a trace of anger appeared on his face, and he shouted coldly: "Immortal Master is not entertaining this king!" ”

"King, what Shi said is true." Shi Cheng and Han Qu looked at each other, and there was no joke on their faces.

"Immortal Master, it's not that you don't believe in you. Shi Daxia has been missing for twenty-six years since the first battle of Tianguan Mountain, he has always been a loner in his life, why did such an apprentice like you suddenly appear today? ”

"Since the king doesn't believe it, then there's nothing to say below."

"If the stone immortal master has something that can prove his identity, he can take it out and show it to the widow, the widow is not an unreasonable person."

"Don't dare, but after the death of the family teacher, he didn't leave any relics that could prove his identity, I'm afraid I will disappoint the king."

"Really deceased?" Han Qu was shocked in his heart, and just wanted to ask further, but suddenly thought that Fang Cai's words were just Shi Cheng's words, and he finally gave up the idea of asking in his heart.

"On the one hand, the immortal master said that he was the descendant of Shi Daxia, but on the other hand, he couldn't even take out the token of Shi Daxia, I don't know if the immortal master intends to make the widow believe you, or not?" Han Qu asked with some disdain.

"One day, the king, you will believe Shi." Shi Cheng replied.

Han Qu didn't bother to continue to delve into this issue, he took advantage of Shi Cheng's provocation to lead the topic in the direction he wanted, "In that case, dare to ask the immortal master who came thousands of miles to the Southern Wilderness because of Shi Daxia?" ”

"So to speak." After Shi Cheng hesitated slightly, he decided to meet the dagger, "Your Majesty should have personally experienced the rebellion of the Lu clan twenty-six years ago. ”

"It's okay, but the widow was still young at the time, only the eldest son of the king of the Western Desert, why did you suddenly mention this?" Han Qu asked suspiciously.

"This is exactly what I want to say next, in fact, the Lu tribe was not completely wiped out in the Lu rebellion, Shi came to the West Desert in order to track down the whereabouts of the remnants of the Lu tribe."

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and after Shi Cheng said this, not only Han Qu, but even the palace attendants who were relatively close to the two of them also cast surprised eyes.

The expression on Han Qu's face was very complicated, he had already seen Zhao Ping's twists and turns, and he also knew that the Xilu Dan Master in front of him was still an extremely important witness in the Xieyang Dao case.

Han Qu's eyes narrowed, and his gaze at Shi Cheng began to change. "Immortal Master really thinks that there are traces of the so-called remnants of the Lu clan in the Southern Wilderness? Shi Daxia had disappeared a year before the end of the Lu Rebellion, how was he convinced that the Lu Clan still had a fish that slipped through the net? ”

"The family teacher had a vague suspicion that the Lu clan might be secretly laying out their own back path long before the battle of Tianguan Mountain, and let a small number of backbone members who were still weak hide. Before that decisive battle, Lu Zun may have seen the fact that the situation is becoming more and more unfavorable, which I think some old people who experienced that big battle should have felt this way at that time. ”

"Is there any evidence?"

"There is no empirical evidence." Shi Cheng said honestly, "After all, these are based on the personal speculation of the family teacher, otherwise, Shi would not have to work so hard." But according to the status of the family master in the Terran coalition back then, the words that came out of his mouth still hope that the king can think deeply. ”

Seeing that Han Qu had not spoken, Shi Cheng added: "The ins and outs of your country's Xieyang Dao case, you should already know it now, your king, isn't this case enough to sound the alarm for the human race?" ”

"The widow knows about the Xieyang Dao case, and the widow will continue to send someone to investigate the case in more detail."

Shi Cheng frowned, and just wanted to say something more, but Han Qu interrupted him very decisively and moved the topic to something else, "I heard that a few days ago, the immortal master went to my uncle's mansion?" ”

"What's going on? Obviously, I, an important witness in the Xieyang Dao case, are sitting in front of me, why does this king of the Western Desert avoid talking about such an important matter? Shi Cheng's heart was quite shocked, and a trace of surprise flashed in his originally calm eyes, "Could it be that he is also having an affair with the Lu clan?" No, this is impossible, if someone of his status has colluded with the Lu Clan, the Lu Clan doesn't need to spend so much effort to deal with me in the Western Desert, is there something I missed......."

Shi Cheng's brows furrowed slightly, and the thoughts in his heart flashed one after another. Seeing that Shi Cheng didn't answer, Han Qu's face turned a little colder, and he asked with some dissatisfaction, "Immortal Master, did you hear the words of the widow?" ”

"Shi is rude, Shi Mou was indeed in Shengdegong's house for a long time a few days ago, Shengde Gong is old, and he is known as a benevolent name, Shi is a Danshi after all, I don't want to see a twilight old man experience the pain of a white-haired person sending a black-haired person, so he helped out."

Han Qu sneered in his heart, and secretly thought, "It sounds good, but it's actually mostly for the sake of a big tree." ”

However, Han Qu did not change on the surface, and he praised in his mouth: "Few people already know about the changes in Hecheng's condition. The methods of the Pharmacist Chamber of Commerce, this king has always known, the so-called healing of the dead, flesh and bones, these are just idle for Danshi, and when I see it today, it really deserves its reputation. ”

"The king praised falsely, in fact, if a person is really in a situation where his life is in danger, such as being hurt in the heart, then even a Grandmaster Realm Dan Master like our president is powerless. It's like a group of bandits who have just built a cottage under the eyes of the government but have not yet gained a firm foothold, and the bandits at this time can handle it as they want for the government, but if the bandits are allowed to grow bigger, so that the bandits with the most inferior weapons have better knives in their hands than the official army, then for the government there is the best city lord, and I am afraid it will be powerless to return to the sky. ”

Han Qu deliberately ignored the implicit meaning in Shi Cheng's words, and said: "Immortal Master is too modest, you Xilu have such a saying, go down to heal the disease, go up to the doctor to prevent the disease. It is true that the ability to heal the dead and flesh and bones is the same as the thunderbolt method, but it is a more effective means to prevent the subtleties and prevent them from becoming invisible before the onset of a serious illness. ”

"Huh?" Shi Cheng's brows furrowed again, and he thought to himself, "Why is he suddenly talking to me about these things, and it doesn't seem to be secretly picking up my words......

"Wait, isn't it?" Shi Cheng suddenly thought of a piece of news he had seen before going to the Southern Wilderness, Han Qu, the lord of the Western Desert Country, seemed to have been quite weak since he was a child.

"Is this rumor really true?" Shi Cheng thought helplessly in his heart, "That's it, since the Lord of the Western Desert doesn't want to talk to me about the Lu Clan, it's better to change the topic for the time being, so as not to have an unhappy scene." ”

"The king is right." Shi Cheng replied, "It is better to cure the disease than to prevent the disease, pay more attention to a reasonable diet on weekdays, strengthen the body, and in the future, you will feel as little distress as possible about taking medicine and applying needles." In general, the way of health preservation is sometimes more important than the means of looking at and hearing, in fact, the art of alchemy was also a unique health preservation technique created by the ancient ancestors in order to pursue the way of immortality. ”

Han Qu came to a lot of energy, and asked a little eagerly: "Since the Shi Immortal Master is a Dan Master, he must have studied the way of health preservation in the future, and the widow also has a little bit of knowledge in this aspect in his spare time, I don't know if I can communicate with the Immortal Master?" ”

"Naturally, I don't dare to hide it from the king." Shi Cheng politely made a gesture and signaled Han Qu to be calm and not impatient, "Although the way of health preservation is difficult, Shi Mou has practiced for more than ten years and only dares to say that he has achieved a little success, but looking at the entire Southern Wilderness, Shi can confidently say that no one will know more about health preservation than me." ”

……

At this moment, the Privy Council.

Cao Ming was sitting on a large chair, his eyes closed, playing with a string of beads in his hand, and a respectful middle-aged man sitting on the next chair not far away. The middle-aged man did not wear an official uniform, and his temperament did not look like that of an official.

"In other words, these rumors may indeed be related to the Xieyang Dao case." Cao Ming opened his eyes as he spoke.

"Uncle Clan, now it seems that there is indeed such a possibility. Our chamber of commerce also has a lot of connections in the land over there, and after several investigations, we found that the place where the rumors first spread was very close to Xieyang Road. ”

Cao Ming's eyes also sharpened, and he said, "Is it somewhere in the Xitu Prefecture you mentioned last time?" ”

"That's right." The middle-aged man replied: "Now that my nephew has investigated more clearly, the place where the rumors first appeared in my country should be in Mu County, Xitu Prefecture, and after walking three cities to the south, we will reach the area where Xieyang Road is located. ”

"There are several court officials in that area who are close to the Hedong Party on the Great Wei side, and according to the news from the internal guard, there are traces of the activities of the spies of Dongdan and Ximan." Cao Ming said slowly.

The middle-aged man's expression was a little nervous: "Uncle Clan, don't you think that those people from the Hedong Party may collude with the Western Barbarians?" That's not all. ”

"Of course this is impossible, but now it seems that the real reason behind this brainless Xieyang Dao case is obviously not what Zhao Ping's yellow-mouthed boy said in the twists and turns, there must be another hidden story behind it." Cao Ming said as he tapped the table with his fingers, "During this time, the old man will inform the internal guard, and let them continue to dig deeper into Sun Jinyong, if the old man's guess is true, then the cleaning and review of the criminal procuratorate must be intensified." ”

"Uncle clan, my nephew thinks that Zhao Ping is even more suspicious, could there be such a possibility, that Zhao Ping, and the Danshi witness he found were spies planted by the Western Barbarians, and Sun Jinyong was actually a loyal minister of the country, and he was killed by them after discovering the abnormality?"

Cao Ming shook his head and said, "Judging from some of the information that the old man has obtained, this possibility is very small. ”

Looking at the puzzled gaze of his juniors, Cao Ming explained: "In the past few days since Zhao Ping came back, the internal guards secretly conducted a preliminary investigation into Sun Jinyong's daily life. Oh yes, the Great Wei's Ti Qi Si was also involved, and they were surprised to find that Sun Jinyong did seem to have been secretly in contact with a certain force, but the current investigation progress is still shallow, and no more details have been dug up. ”

"And such a thing!? But...... What are they trying to do with such a big storm? The middle-aged man asked suspiciously: "When I was looking for a candidate for the Xieyang Dao case before, if it weren't for those big pharmacists who were obstructing in the Taiwan Academy, the position of this Kipcha envoy would not have allowed that Sun Jinyong to go." ”

Cao Ming replied slowly: "The Western barbarians are naturally afraid that our country will not be in chaos, and by spreading rumors, they will force the displaced people to rush into Gyeonggi, and they may have the opportunity to create chaos. But if those disciples and grandchildren of the Hedong Party are also making ghosts, then naturally they also have their reasons, there are more displaced people, and it is naturally easier for the Chamber of Commerce behind them to recruit workers, and the chaos in Xieyang Road is not necessarily a bad thing for those big medicine merchants. ”

The middle-aged man thought for a while, and then nodded a little indignantly and said: "What Uncle Clan said is reasonable, the Western Barbarians have set off a storm on the western gallop of Xieyang Road for some ulterior motive, and those Hedong Party members in our country have not hesitated to add fuel to the fire and ignore the country for their own interests!" also let Ximan seize the opportunity and insert Sun Jinyong's chess piece. ”

"Therefore, this matter should indeed be investigated in detail, and the old man wants to see what tricks are going on with the fish and shrimp in this troubled water!"

At this moment, Cao Ming's eldest son, Cao Jianyuan, walked in gently, and then leaned into his father's ear and whispered a few words.

After Cao Ming heard the news from his eldest son, his face changed suddenly, and he scolded in a low voice: "Confused! ”