The journey from the town to the capital went smoothly as expected, and Zhou Yuqing made a few new friends by the way, including innkeepers and heroes who met by chance, maybe when they would be able to use it.

Zhou Yuqing was elated on the surface, but he was very uneasy in his heart.

After talking to Han Fen that night, Zhou Yuqing immediately went to wake up the old immortal and explained Huo Yun's state to him, proving that this woman was extremely dangerous and should never be taken with her, either to persuade her to retreat, or to abolish her martial arts and keep her as a hostage to blackmail the Dragon King.

The latter method is too despicable, Zhou Yuqing just hinted that he could do this, and he even suggested that he should be persuaded to retreat, even Han Fen should not be brought, it was a burden that was not enough to succeed and more than to lose.

As a result, the old fairy refused, he rubbed his eyes, and looked depressed, "I have made up my mind, you don't have to worry about it, go to sleep, you have a plan for the teacher." ”

Once again, the real man stretched out his hand and pointed upwards, as if all his actions were arranged by heaven.

After leaving the road the next morning, the real person looked good, chatted with Han Fen endlessly, and occasionally pulled the other two in, as if he had completely forgotten the apprentice's warning.

Zhou Yuqing had a faint doubt for the first time, whether the old fairy was really old, and he was already a little ...... Confused.

He didn't dare to think deeply about it, but every time he saw the old fairy gag with Han Fen, and even inappropriately laughed, this thought would revive in his heart, stronger and stronger each time.

In the last three days of the trip, Zhou Yuqing took turns to monitor Huo Yun and Master, feeling that his energy was running out.

Finally arrived in the capital, the old fairy did not do anything more inconsistent with his identity, Huo Yun behaved very strangely a few times, but she was not "angry", she had very few words, no matter who provoked the conversation, she was perfunctory.

Zhou Yuqing felt that Huo Yun was forcibly restraining his inner fluctuations, and when he finally poured out, he was afraid that it would be even more terrifying, so his uneasiness was also increasing, and he began to hope that the Dragon King would take this crazy woman away soon.

The situation in the capital is not optimistic, more than 20 days have passed since the assassination incident in the imperial palace, and there is still no conclusive conclusion as to who the nobleman was killed at the same time as the prince of Xiao Wang, so that rumors are spreading, and even the ministers have become suspicious, but the palace has been slow to give any explanation, and the emperor still refuses to go to court -- this does not mean anything, although the emperor is still young, he has rarely gone to court since a few years ago.

The attitude of the imperial court is ambiguous, the only good thing is that the Kongtong faction has temporarily escaped a catastrophe, and the government has issued a huge reward to hunt down the assassins, Lin Xiaoshan is impressively listed, but Chen Jinke is not among them, his current identity is very vague, he may be an accomplice of the assassins, or he may be a simple victim, no one has come to a conclusion.

However, in the rivers and lakes, the Kongtong faction is facing an extremely disadvantageous situation, and all sects and factions have determined that Fan Yongda and Chen Jinke have taken refuge in the Dragon King, especially Fan Yongda, and his experience in the North Court and the Western Regions has been revealed, and many facts have proved that he has received the favor of the Dragon King, and publicly knelt down to him to be loyal.

In this way, the plan to escort Lin Xiaoshan to Luojiazhuang to ** the Dragon King is very suspicious, Fan Yongda's plan made by himself, he knows the Dragon King best, and he knows the horror of the killer, but he has formed a chaotic team, as if he deliberately left a loophole.

The Battle of Shiliping was even more suspicious, Fan Yongda personally led the team to meet the battle, but after the victory of the competition, no murder was allowed, and it was strictly ordered that they must be captured alive, as a result, dozens of assassins were hidden among the captives, and when the victors relaxed their guards, they attacked.

The important figures of all sects, factions, gangs and associations in the world are gathering in the capital to seek justice for the tragic death, and even the sects that did not participate in the escort operation also flocked to the city, willing to speak up for their colleagues in the rivers and lakes.

On the first day of arriving in the capital, Zhou Yuqing received these not so good news.

The Kongtong faction has an industry in the capital, and the four of them don't have to live in the inn anymore, and the five left-behind ** are eager to wear it, and finally look forward to the old fairy master and apprentice, all of them are ecstatic, Zihe Zhenren has not yet sat down, they have already knelt on the ground and cried.

It was in a handful of snot and a handful of tears that the unfavorable situation gradually surfaced, and it was not yet out of control, but it was not easy to deal with.

Zhou Yuqing was glad that they arrived in time.

Han Fen kept interjecting, always wanting to know Gu Shenwei's whereabouts, ** they didn't recognize these two women, but they didn't dare to offend, one of them said: "The Dragon King has not shown up, even the group of assassins have not reappeared, the government and various sects are almost about to turn back and forth inside and outside the capital three times, arresting many people, but none of them have been confirmed to be really assassins, dozens of people, say no, it will be gone." ”

Han Fen and Huo Yun were not interested in other things, one ** took them to the guest room to rest, and the others continued to tell the head about the situation in the capital, "The old immortal should go to King Xiao's Mansion first, although it didn't say that Senior Brother Chen and Senior Uncle Fan were ...... It's annihilation, but the attitude towards this faction is much worse than before, it is said that King Xiao is angry and can't bear it for the time being. ”

The real person tilted his head since he sat down, as if he hadn't listened to a few words, and occasionally hummed, Zhou Yuqing couldn't help but wonder if these ** were beauties, would the master be more enthusiastic.

After they finished speaking, they wiped away their tears and waited blankly for the old fairy to speak.

The real person really didn't listen much, he felt that his brain was not enough, he could only hold some of the most useful information, and a little more would not be able to bear it, so after a while he found that the humming had stopped, raised his head, looked around in surprise, and said, "This...... Apprentice, you are the prison gate, let's talk about your thoughts first. ”

Zhou Yuqing listened carefully from beginning to end, and he had already thought of a strategy along the way, "There are two layers of crisis in this faction......"

"Well said. As soon as the first sentence came out, the real person praised it loudly, making the apprentice's face red, "It's almost the same as I thought, and then I continued." ”

"The first layer is the crisis of the rivers and lakes, the various factions are violent, and they recognize that this faction is sent by the Dragon King, and it is estimated that they will join forces soon, but they have no clear evidence, I think there is still room for mitigation, and I can come forward. ”

"Then it's up to you. The real person immediately agreed, happy to put off a burden.

"Another layer of crisis comes from the court, which is not obvious for the time being, but it is the one who destroys the surname. King Xiao personally entrusted his faction Fan to solve the Dragon King, but it turned out to be a fiasco, the prince was killed, and the Kongtong faction was responsible, and the key was how much to bear. King Xiao couldn't bear it, I guess there must be a reason. ”

"What is the reason?" the real person listened as carefully as the others.

"Another noble man killed in the palace, let us make the worst guess, it was the emperor himself who was killed. ”

Although similar news has been circulating for a long time, several ** still gasped.

"We all know that the current emperor has no children under his knees, and the palace refuses to announce the truth, probably for this reason, King Xiao is the emperor's closest relative, and his position is extremely sensitive at this moment, so he is not willing to act rashly. ”

Starting from a real person, everyone in the Kongtong faction nodded at the same time, and they all felt that the analysis of the prison gate ** made sense.

"This crisis can only be solved by the old immortals. In front of the ** of this faction, Zhou Yuqing restored his previous title to the master.

"Alas, a few old friends, you should see or have to see. "The real person doesn't shirk, he knows what he wants to do when he comes to the capital, "Let's inquire about the situation in the palace and King Xiao first, it's best to explain it clearly, if you can find Fan Yongda and Chen Jinke, maybe things can be simpler." ”

** They nodded one after another, Zhou Yuqing sighed secretly in his heart, the old fairy still didn't believe that the dragon king was the mastermind, and still wanted to "explain", in fact, how could this kind of thing be explained clearly? Handing over the dragon king or finding a way to prove that the Kongtong faction and the dragon king did not collude is the most ideal and easiest way to solve the crisis.

Thinking of this, he was glad that Huo Yun and Han Fen were not well-known in the Central Plains, if it was known that the two ambiguous female subordinates of the Dragon King lived in the foothold of the Kongtong faction, and they came to the capital with the old immortals, it would be another crisis.

The discussion was almost over, and Zhou Yuqing wanted to suggest that the old fairy make a list of meetings, so that ** could send the name sticker in advance, and the gatekeeper ** actually sent a copy first, and there was also an invitation card sent at the same time as the name sticker.

The famous stickers and invitations are all from the most famous hero in the capital, Cheng Yicheng Jiuye, who was the organizer of the escort operation, but after the tragedy, he successfully got rid of suspicion.

Cheng Jiuye is **Lake, as early as when he invited the characters of various factions to gather, he intentionally or unintentionally revealed that he was the ** Fan Yongda of the Kongtong faction, and the ideas were all Fan Yongda, and what he provided was only face.

This trick allowed him to survive the crisis, and after experiencing the initial suspicions, the various factions preferred to believe that Cheng Jiuye was being used.

The name sticker was sent by the servant, Cheng Jiuye himself did not arrive, and the invitation card explained that there was a meeting of the head of the house at noon, and he hoped that the head of the Kongtong faction would "take the time to come in person" no matter what, and the heads were looking forward to it.

"This is the Hongmen Feast. Zhou Yuqing said angrily, and also admired Cheng Yi a little, he knew the news of the old immortal's arrival in Beijing so quickly, "What kind of head conference, without even a word of prior notice, have any of you heard of it?"

Several young ** shook their heads, they have been under tremendous pressure these days, and they have received questions and threats.

"Old fairy, I'll meet them tomorrow, don't bother you. ”

The real person nodded slowly, "Let's decide so first." ”

At the end of the discussion, the old fairy seemed to be really tired, and after ten days of hurrying, the young people felt tired, let alone the eighty-year-old man?

Zhou Yuqing was full of energy, and he did a lot of things in the rest of the day, and that night, he also followed Huo Yun and Han Fen to the Huaixi Pavilion outside the city.

Zhou Yu had a guess early in the morning, thinking that these two women were in control of the whereabouts of the Dragon King, and sure enough, it was the third watch at night, and the two of them went out of the city at night, looking at the route of their eaves and walking the wall, they were obviously not familiar with the path of the capital, Zhou Yuqing took advantage of this to hide his whereabouts well.

But they didn't find the dragon king.

The Huaixi Pavilion was built three or four miles outside the city, specially to receive tribute envoys from various countries in the Western Regions, Huo Yun and Han Fen circled around the pavilion, did not go in, and returned to the Kongtong faction foothold along the original road.

Zhou Yuqing decided to send someone to inquire about who lived in the Huaixi Pavilion as soon as it was dawn.

Unexpectedly, bad news came as soon as dawn - Fan Yongda was caught, and the old immortal would have to participate in the head meeting. (To be continued.) )