After Su Qinghuan took over the task from his uncle yesterday, he immediately arranged for people from all walks of life to start investigating Gao Yuan's death, and the reason why he was in such a hurry was because the latter only gave him ten days after all.

It is not easy to find out something that seems to be a little difficult to start in such a short period of time, but Su Qinghuan believes that as long as he does it with his heart, there will always be traces. However, what he didn't know was that just as he had just cast his fishing net towards the big lake of Lingzhou, in front of their special mansion, there was an old man from Wangchuan City, who came uninvited.

After Su Tang, who was in the study, heard the maid's summons, a trace of dissatisfaction flashed on his resolute face, and he said in a stiff tone: "Didn't I say that when I was performing my official duties, I would not see any outsiders? ”

After hearing this, the waiter Chunzhi replied: "That person said that he can wait until the second master's business is done before going to see him." ”

Su Tang's temperament was straightforward and didn't like to beat around the bush, so after hearing this, he said, "Then let him wait." ”

So, when the time was almost three o'clock in the hour, and it was getting late, Su Tang was busy with the official business at hand.

He walked out of the study, turned to the boy outside the door, and asked, "Is that man still waiting?"

Chunzhi replied: "Back to the second master, after he came to the house, he has been waiting in the living room, and he has been waiting for you for more than an hour. ”

When Su Tang heard this, his face was a little gloomy, and after replying "I know", he strode towards the living room in the mansion.

In the living room, seeing that Su Tang finally came to meet him after finishing his official duties, the old man who had been waiting here early immediately stood up from his seat, and then said to the former: "The old man has seen Master Su. ”

Su Tang sat on the main seat, did not make the slightest polite greeting, and asked bluntly: "I don't know why you have come to my house for a long time?"

Seeing that he was so direct, the old man wanted to stop talking, but in the end, he gritted his teeth and said truthfully: "Don't dare to hide it from Lord Su, the old man just learned the death and truth of the high envoy in the Lord's Mansion, so he specially came to inform Lord Su." ”

After Su Tang heard this, he who had just sat down stood up from his seat and said in a deep voice, "What did you say?"

As far as Wangchuan City's identity is concerned, the old man's identity can be regarded as a real head snake, and his family's prestige is also extremely high, but when facing Su Tang in front of him, the old man knows that no matter how much wealth he has behind his family, he can't rely on those things outside his body to narrow the distance between them.

Because money and power are not always the same.

The old man bowed slightly and said, "The old man knows that the high envoy went south this time to exterminate the rebellious Danxia Sect, but after he successfully destroyed the Danxia Sect, he unfortunately died on the way......

Su Tang saw that he was spitting and spitting, and he looked so uneasy, his sharp eyes couldn't help but narrow slightly, and his face was solemn and said, "What do you want to say?"

The old man noticed that there was a trace of coldness and impatience in the other party's words, and he didn't dare to make any more tricks, so he went straight to the point and said: "What the old man wants to say is that the reason why the high envoy will be defeated in this mission is that after he successfully exterminated the Danxia Sect, he went to intercept and kill a young man in order to assist the sect master of the Yunxia Sect, and as a result, the two were defeated by each other and died in the hands of the other party. ”

When Su Tang heard this answer, his face immediately sank, and after thinking for a moment, he asked indifferently, "Yunxia Sect Master, isn't it that Cao Haiping?" ”

The old man replied, "This is it." ”

As Gao Yuan's boss, Su Tang certainly knew that he had a good relationship with Cao Haiping, the sect leader of the Yunxia Sect, but just knowing this was far from enough, so he said to the old man in a cold tone: "You and explain the whole matter to me clearly." ”

After the old man heard this, he didn't dare to deceive him, and said in 1510: "Speaking of which, this matter has something to do with the old man, because Cao Haiping was originally favored by our family, and he went south to intercept and kill a young man this time, but he was ordered by the old man, but there is one thing that the old man did not know in advance, that is, after the high envoy learned about this, he did not expect that he would choose to walk with Cao Haiping all the way, and also participated in the interception and killing. ”

When Su Tang heard the other party say this, a trace of coldness immediately flashed in his eyes, he carefully pondered the explanation in the old man's mouth, and directly aimed his cold eyes at the old man sitting on the side.

Regarding the authenticity of the old man's words, Su Tang knew that the truth was absolutely inseparable, because the other party didn't have the courage to lie to him, after all, after he sent his nephew to find out the reason, even if Zhang Qinghuan only found a tiny base point in this matter, he would definitely be able to follow the vine and continue to investigate the specific cause of the matter.

However, although Su Tang did not have any doubts about the events in the old man's mouth, he was deeply suspicious of the position held by the old man when he said this.

However, Su Tang, who had been silent for a long time, finally did not immediately raise his suspicions about him in his heart, but just changed his perspective and asked: "You haven't said yet, who is the young man you sent Cao Haiping to intercept and kill, and why did you kill him." Su Tang paused and added, "To be honest, I'm very interested in this young man now, because I want to know how strong he must be to kill Gao Yuan and Cao Haiping at the same time." ”

When the old man heard this question and knew that the key point of the whole matter was finally coming, he hesitated a little.

You must know that with Su Tang's duties and identity, he is already very sensitive in his position on this matter, although his current position does not involve the responsibility of this matter itself, but after Gao Yuan's unexpected death, the old man still realized that this sneaky and dirty thing he did under his nose was finally involved in the other party.

Therefore, let the old man tell Xu Yan's identity in front of the other party, he was really a little numb.

Su Tang saw that he was silent for a long time, and he looked embarrassed, and he was very dissatisfied in his heart, and immediately urged and asked, "What, is this young man's information still unspeakable?"

The old man hurriedly explained: "No...... No, Master Su misunderstood. He took a deep breath before continuing: "This person's name is Xu Yan, and his identity is...... The personal disciple of the Lotus Sect Master Zhao Bailian. ”

As a Xing official in a state, Su Tang's real duty is not to manage the people of Lingzhou, but to manage all the cultivation sects in Lingzhou, so he naturally knows all about the two top sects in Lingzhou, the eight second-rate sects, and dozens of third-rate sects. However, he knew that the information of these sects was good, but he didn't know anything about why the old man in front of him wanted to kill the Sword Sect, which was the exclusive offering of the dynasty, and Xu Yan, the core disciple of the Lotus Sect.

Su Tang endured his displeasure and continued to ask, "Why did you go and kill Zhao Bailian's personal disciple?"

When the old man heard this, a trace of resentment flashed in his eyes, and he immediately replied bitterly: "Because this person killed my grandson with his own hands, and now that he has finally escaped from Zhao Bailian's protection, the old man naturally wants to find an opportunity to avenge my grandson." ”

When Su Tang heard this reason, he didn't feel anything abrupt, so he didn't answer again, but fell into a long contemplation again.

After all the things described by the other party, although he didn't know why the young man named Xu Yan wanted to kill the old man's grandson, he finally figured out the reason for the old man's motives this time and the careful arrangement of Cao Haiping to assassinate Xu Yan. Su Tang pondered for a long time before he spoke: "So, you sent Cao Haiping to kill that young man named Xu Yan, just to avenge your grandson?"

The old man replied with a hint of resentment in his tone: "Yes, but what the old man never expected was that after this person left the sect, Zhao Bailian secretly arranged a backhand for him, and even did not hesitate to let the martial artists of the seven-rank realm protect him, if there was no such master, then Xu Yan would not even be twenty years old, no matter how talented he was, it would be impossible to kill Cao Haiping and the high envoy." ”

Hearing the old man say this, Su Tang immediately frowned and said, "Seven-rank martial artist?"

Without thinking, the old man replied, "Exactly!"

Su Tang nodded to himself and replied: "This is a good explanation, although Gao Yuan's cultivation is not bad, compared to the real seventh-grade martial artist, it is still a little worse after all." Without waiting for the old man to say anything, Su Tang, who was sitting on the main seat, focused his eyes on the old man again, and he finally said clearly: "I believe that the processes and results you said are true, but there is one point in it, I find it hard to believe. ”

When the old man heard the latter sentence, he couldn't help but chuckle in his heart, thinking that he was completely according to the facts, how could the other party feel like this?

After thinking about it for a long time and still not being able to figure out the reason, the old man could only let himself continue to remain calm, and asked, "I don't know what Lord Su doesn't believe in the old man's words?"

Seeing that he was asking knowingly, Su Tang immediately sneered and said coldly: "You just said that you didn't know in advance that Gao Yuan would help Cao Haiping intercept and kill that young man, are you sure that what you said is not treating Su as a fool?"

The old man couldn't imagine that he had been so little panicked from beginning to end, and he was noticed by the other party, and he couldn't help but be shocked. However, in this matter, it is impossible for him to take the initiative to admit it no matter what, because if he admits that the reason why he sent Cao Haiping to carry out this mission is to borrow Gao Yuan's strength, then Su Tang will never let him have any misery.

So, the old man could only forcibly explain and replied: "Master Su, the old man is really completely unaware of this matter, if the old man knew in advance that there would be such a result, even if he gave me ten guts, he would never dare to let the high envoy participate in it......"

Seeing him like this, Su Tang directly waved his hand to interrupt his forcible explanation, and his heart couldn't help but be full of disdain, but disdain is disdain, but he knows very well how Gao Yuan died, and whose hands he died in, he can take the time to find out, but for the borrowing of this old thing in this matter, if the other party does not admit it, he can't find out how he can't find out.

Su Tang took a deep breath before he said indifferently to the old man: "Hurry up and put away your face, although Gao Yuan is dead, do you think that it has nothing to do with you whether you came here in person or not, is it useful?" It is better to take advantage of the opportunity now, hurry up and explain to me everything that has not been finished at once, if you still dare to have reservations, then your family does not need to exist in Wangchuan City." ”

The old man did not doubt the authenticity of Su Tang's words at all, with the identity of the other party, it was very simple to erase their family from Wangchuan City, even if the Wu family was willing to come forward to protect him later, it would definitely not be able to protect it.

The old man was distressed in his heart, but he didn't know what the other party wanted to know, so he could only ask, "I don't know Lord Su, what else do you want to know?"

When Su Tang heard this, he was already furious in his heart, so he slapped the tea case next to him and shouted coldly: "You have worked so hard to go around such a big circle to kill Zhao Bailian's personal disciple, instead of killing it yourself, shouldn't you explain the reason?"

When the old man heard this question, his heart was already depressed, he didn't expect that the other party could be so keen and see the whole problem so thoroughly. After a while, he could only say truthfully: "That Xu...... Xu Yan is one of the people who will participate in next year's dynasty event, this time he went north, that is, on the way to Zhongzhou, Master Su Mingjian, since he has this identity, how can the old man ...... How dare you personally intercept and kill him? ”

When Su Tang heard this answer, he had roughly guessed the result, but he finally couldn't bear it anymore and smashed the tea case next to him with one palm, which couldn't help but startle the old man present.

Su Tang squeezed out a trace of voice between his teeth, and said coldly to the old man: "You know that Xu Yan is a candidate to participate in the grand event, and you dare to make a move on him, you really have the guts, do you know that with this alone, I can send someone to behead you all over the house now!"

When the old man heard this, he immediately knelt down in front of him in fright, and begged for mercy: "Lord Su spare your life, Lord Su spare your life!"

Seeing him like this, Su Tang didn't have the slightest mercy at all, and then shouted coldly: "Spare your life? You still have the face to beg for mercy, do you know how much trouble you caused me to kill Gao Yuan? In addition, you dare to intercept and kill the people who participated in the grand event of the dynasty, you are not sorry to die at all, I would like to slash you with one palm now, and you dare to beg for mercy." ”

When the old man heard this, his whole body trembled, but he didn't dare to say anything more.

Su Tang saw that the other party was still using such a shameless method at his age, and he couldn't get angry, so he directly let him kneel for so long, and he didn't want the latter to get up at all, but in his heart, he had already begun to think about ways to deal with the aftermath.

In the end, after successfully coming up with a solution, Su Tang finally stopped the old man's pretentiousness at the moment, and said coldly: "It's not impossible for you to want me to let your family go, but Gao Yuan's death must be paid for by someone." ”

When the old man heard that things had taken a turn for the worse, he hurriedly answered: "As long as Master Su can keep my family, the old man is willing to take his own life to repay the life of the high envoy." ”

After Su Tang heard this, he said indifferently: "Don't worry, you are definitely going to die, but your death is not enough." Seeing the stunned look on the old man's face, Su Tang couldn't help but sneer and said: "Do you think that Gao Yuan's death, I can tell others that he died in the hands of the other party in order to assassinate the disciples who participated in the grand event, but failed? Then how will Your Majesty think of me? And since you can develop the family to this level, you won't have heard of the Gao family, right?"

The old man didn't answer, but his sad face undoubtedly gave the answer, Su Tang saw this, and then said in a cold tone: "Therefore, Gao Yuan's death can only be due to his accidental fall when he exterminated the Danxia Sect, so that I can give a proper explanation to the Gao family, and I can hide it in front of His Majesty, and those who know about this interception must die!"

After hearing this, the old man realized how narrow his thoughts were compared to the other party's people who were standing in a high place, and immediately said with a wry smile: "Master Su, please rest assured, those who were sent by the old man to participate in this matter, I will let them disappear into this world as soon as possible." ”

Su Tang finally nodded with a little satisfaction, but after that, he continued: "But besides your people, there are other people who know about this." Seeing that the old man couldn't turn around, although Su Tang was angry in his heart, he didn't plan to continue to hide it, and replied bluntly: "You have to thank me, at the last moment, I also gave you the opportunity to avenge your grandson." ”

When the old man heard this, he finally came to his senses, but without waiting for the old man to say anything, Su Tang then said to him indifferently: "You have to find a proper reason to do it yourself, and after the matter is completed, you can't come back alive, otherwise, even I can't protect your family." ”

After the old man heard this, he knew that he was in a situation where he was bound to die, but he still kowtowed to him.

......

When Xu Yan and the others got back on the road, it was not too far from the township that didn't like outsiders to visit, so when they turned back and forth along the mountain road for more than ten bends, the village that they learned from the people under the mountain was finally in sight.

Xu Yan looked at the stockade that was built on the hillside, but was hidden in the mist at the moment, and couldn't help but flash a cold light in his eyes.

"It's finally here. ”

Hearing Xu Yan say this, Gu Xueqing's heart couldn't tell what feeling she had, she just hummed lightly and said, "Yes, I just don't know how many masters there will be in this village." ”

When Xu Yan heard her say this, his face was not shocked, but he replied in a slightly cold tone: "It doesn't matter how many masters there are, as long as they dare not hand over that woman and the way to expel the Gu poison, they will all be killed." ”

......

Two quarters of an hour later.

Xu Yan and the others came directly to the mountain gate of the village, but before they could raise their feet and walk in, a sound as crisp as a wind chime suddenly rang in their ears.

The voice was a woman's voice, very pleasant, only to hear her ask with a hint of surprise: "Hey, why are you?"