"Whose subordinate is this old man Mu?" Pang Jing forcibly suppressed his anger, unable to find the real enemy, and made him feel even more depressed.

Pang Jing and Luo Qikang have a special relationship, Gu Shenwei knows this, but he is still a little surprised by the fierce reaction of the Western Regions Protector, but no matter how intense the emotions are, it is useless, and in the end he still has to succumb to reality: with only hundreds of Central Plains warriors and soldiers, it is impossible to "bloody the Jade City", and the 20,000 Central Plains army outside the city is Pang Jing's most solid backer.

It's just this backer who didn't fully obey his orders.

When the Dragon Army and the Jinpeng Army went out of the camp to monitor from the south and the north, the two 10,000-strong troops simply stopped advancing and stood still, and sent fast horses to send a message to the Metropolitan Protector, claiming that the situation was unfavorable and that war must not be started.

It was in this situation that Pang Jing had to believe Dubu Wang's explanation: the real murderer who killed Luo Qikang was Old Man Mu, and this Old Man Mu was out of everyone's control.

This was a great opportunity to frame the Dragon King, but the Dubu King gave up, he knew very well in his heart that Jinpeng Fort could point out that Old Man Mu was a loyal subordinate of the Dragon King, and the Dragon King could also prove that the real murderer and Jinpeng Fort had already secretly communicated with each other, and the result of splashing dirty water on each other was to lose both.

The room was small, empty, not even a chair, and the three men stood in each corner, each with guard and suspicion of each other as all the decoration was here.

"Old Man Mu is not anyone's subordinate, he pretended to defect to the Dragon Army and pretended to be loyal to Jinpeng Castle, all in order to avoid it for a while. Gu Shenwei answered Pang Jing's doubts.

"Haha. Pang Jing couldn't help but laugh sarcastically, "One is the Dragon King, the other is the Dubu King, and no one has seen through the hypocrisy of an old guy?"

Gu Shenwei and the gloomy Dubu King glanced at each other, in fact, they had long been suspicious, but they both felt that they could finally lead the old man Mu to the other party, and at the same time, no one thought that the old man Mu would obtain the entire Book of the Dead.

"This kind of thing always happens. Shangguan Fa said that he had spent a long time appeasing the people of the Central Plains, hoping that the other party would be more sensible, "The Central Plains has one more enemy, and I and the Dragon King also have a common enemy, which is the biggest problem at the moment." ”

Pang Jing began to develop a deep hatred for Biyu City, which was so remote that the authority of the Central Plains was greatly reduced, and he would be bound by two bandit leaders.

"Why?" Pang Jing asked puzzledly, "Why did Old Man Mu kill Luo Qikang? The two of them didn't have a holiday, and the Central Plains had nothing to do with this guy. ”

This question had to be answered by the Dragon King, "Old Man Mu is cultivating a special set of martial arts, and he needs to kill people constantly, especially martial arts masters, and in addition, Old Man Mu wants to prove to everyone that he is no longer a subordinate of any force. ”

Fang Shuyi of Tianshan Sect, Shangguan Hong of Xiaoyue Hall, Chu Nanping of the Dragon Army, Mo Lin of the North Court, Luo Qikang of the Central Plains, Old Man Mu showed no mercy to anyone, Pang Jing could only believe the Dragon King's statement, but he couldn't believe that there would be such a person in the world, let alone believe that Luo Qikang died in a "sword practice" in a daze, in his imagination, the Luo family swordsman should die in a heart-wrenching and well-known competition.

He hated Biyu City even more, only in this shameless city, people would be accustomed to assassination, and even have an appreciative attitude, Luo Qikang's death was too worthless, he could not get sympathy and sadness, and it was likely to be considered an embroidered pillow.

Pang Jing was heartbroken, but he was not as impulsive as he was at the beginning, "Old Man Mu must subdue the law, no matter who wins the position of city lord, this is his first task." ”

Gu Shenwei and Shangguan Fa did not speak.

Pang Jing felt that he had to do something more, otherwise it would be a betrayal of Luo Qikang, "I know that the two of you very much want to fight openly, and now, Luo Qikang is dead, you have your wish, and the decisive battle will be held among you, this competition has nothing to do with the position of the Central Plains, it is purely a personal grudge between the two of you." But I believe that whether you win or lose, the contest is limited to this, and neither side will use the army, right?"

"Yes. Shangguan said.

"Of course. Gu Shenwei said.

The Dragon King and the Dubu King did get their wish.

A martial arts competition in three days, Pang Jing felt that it was too slow, he couldn't wait to let these two people fight to the death now, but the only thing he could do was to speed up the process, "The next competition can be canceled, I will arrange another one immediately, and neither of them needs to play." ”

The Dutch girl was about to fight against Shangguan Ru, and neither Gu Shenwei nor Shangguan Fa raised any objections.

A catastrophe that destroyed the surname quietly ended, and the residents of Beicheng all breathed a sigh of relief after hearing about it, and waited for another hour before they walked out of their homes and joined the team of street discussions, but the people in Nancheng who were waiting to see the excitement were disappointed, and their awe of the Central Plains people immediately decreased.

In last night's chaos, Gu Shen achieved the most important goal - to kill Luo Qikang and clear the way for his decisive battle with the Dubu King, but the loss was not small, Luo Ningcha and Han Wuxian were recognized as the Dragon King's side, Mo Lin was also regarded as the Dragon King's puppet, all of them died tragically in Beicheng, and Old Man Mu was even more openly betrayed, all of which made the Dragon King's prestige suffer a big blow, second only to the Central Plains.

Perhaps it was for this reason that Pang Jing took the initiative to send someone to invite the Dragon King after getting more information about last night's events.

Gu Shenwei hadn't left Beicheng at this time, so he turned around and went to Bodhi Garden, this time with his guards.

Less than half an hour apart, Pang Jing seemed much calmer, a moment of solitude seemed to be more effective than Shangguan Fan's persuasion, the warm smile returned to his face, just a little stiff, he not only personally went to the gate to greet the Dragon King, but also euphemistically expressed his apologies on the way to the study.

"Everything is messed up. He said, "If that's what the old man was for, I would say it was so successful that I almost fell into the trap he had set." ”

Old Man Mu is not Xiaoyuetang, whether he has a lofty goal or not, Gu Shenwei is very skeptical, but there is no need to explain.

Entering the study, Pang Jing sent his entourage away and sat on a chair, his face showing fatigue, obviously not yet breaking free from his sadness, "I figured it out." He lowered his head and said, as if talking to himself, "Personal grievances should not be mixed with official affairs, the misunderstanding between me and the Dragon King is all about this, and today I want to make it clear." ”

"That's what I mean. Gu Shenwei said.

"The Meng family's gold is in my hands, and the Dragon King can take it away at any time. ”

"No, take it as a gift. ”

Pang Jing laughed, this was originally a gift, but the person giving the gift became more and more blurred, "There is also a city lord competition, the court hopes that the dragon king can obtain the position of the city lord, and in case of failure, he will also give compensation." Pang Jing raised his head, seemingly a little reluctant, "The emperor will issue an edict to recognize the title of the Dragon King and the Dragon King's right to rule over the Xiaoyao Sea and the Xiangji Country, as for the Shule Kingdom and Biyu City, let them be in a pending position for the time being, okay?"

This is a typical Central Plains strategy, using an edict in exchange for concessions from the other party, and effortlessly seizing greater benefits, Gu Shenwei nodded and said "yes", not wanting to be entangled in this kind of thing.

"This is the strategy of the imperial court, I can only implement it, I am powerless to change it, and it has nothing to do with personal grudges. ”

"I understand, what if the defeated person is Shangguan Fa, what compensation does Zhongyuan plan to give?"

"The imperial court will allow King Dubu to expand his territory north and west with Qianqi Pass, establish a new state, and crown him king. ”

Pang Jing actually told the truth, almost the same as the information that Fang Wen was getting, Gu Shenwei thought about it and said, "It seems that I have to rush to defeat Shangguan Fa, but the compensation of the Central Plains is not very fair." ”

"I understand what the Dragon King means, the compensation given to the Dragon King is the territory that has already been obtained, but the Dubu King can get a completely new territory, but this is the idea of the imperial court, the ministers do not know the real situation in the Western Regions, and they draw on the map, and they come to such a result, the Dragon King can object, but I can't do anything about it. ”

Pang Jing sighed, probably because his words were too blunt, and continued: "I said, the imperial court prefers that the Dragon King can win, although the Dragon King will give the city lord to his subordinates, but Biyu City will be attributed to the Dragon King after all, but the matter of admitting the king's name will be delayed for a while. ”

"I don't have an opinion on business, let's talk about personal grievances. Gu Shenwei didn't want to argue, the strategy of the Central Plains, he also had his own response plan, and he couldn't say it.

Pang Jing sighed again, "The Dragon King has seen Abbot Fafeng, he should know almost everything from him, I just want to say that it is Princess Huaping who has an enmity with the Gu family, not the Pang family." ”

"Fa Bong did not say where the hatred came from. ”

Maybe he really didn't know. Pang Jing frowned, a little unsure of where to start, "The princess assimilated the Red Batgirl in the palace to steal, the Dragon King knows, right?"

"Hmm. ”

"In the end, General Gu led the troops to besiege it, and the Red Batgirl was forced to 'commit suicide'. ”

But she wasn't dead. ”

"The princess is not dead, it is her master who is dead. Pang Jing paused for a moment, guessing that the Dragon King didn't know about this, "The first emperor favored the princess, but he couldn't go unpunished, so he put all the blame on the palace maid who taught the princess martial arts, and forced her to commit suicide instead of the red bat girl." ”

"What does this have to do with my father?"

"It is said that General Gu made a suggestion to the first emperor, and the key is that it is impossible for the princess to seek revenge from the first emperor, so ......"

The old emperor and his sister both blamed others to ensure that their relationship would not be affected, Gu Shenwei couldn't believe it, just because of this small reason, Princess Huaping had to kill the entire Gu family, which was even more incredible than the emperor depositing his illegitimate child in the Gu family.

Pang Jing saw the Dragon King's doubts and explained: "The princess is this temper, no one has ever dared to offend her and disobey her, General Gu is the only one. Alas, you see, I had different dreams in bed with the princess, but she asked me to bring back the dragon king's head, and I could only agree. ”

"I'm so sorry, I don't want to give it to anyone. ”

"So the Dragon King had better kill the Dubu King, because he has agreed to help me get your head. Pang Jing's expression changed abruptly, and he gritted his teeth and said.

Pang Jing had to admit a reality, he was a weak person in Biyu City, and if he wanted revenge, he could only sow discord.

He still firmly believes that it was Old Man Mu who killed Luo Qikang, but the main messenger behind the scenes must be one of the Dragon King and the Dubu King, he doesn't want to waste his energy investigating the truth, he just wants to let all possible enemies die together.

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