After the immortal disappeared

In today's Yao country, the people are very violent. He Lingchuan didn't explain much, just smiled and said: "After all, this is still the Golden Plains. When times are good, they are gentle and orderly, but when times are bad, their true colors are revealed."

While they were eating, some servants went to clear out the empty rooms and make them available for the distinguished guests.

He Lingchuan has a wide circle of friends and is hospitable. Guests stay at Yongquan Villa every day. Currently, there are five foreign businessmen and three nobles invited to live in the villa. The businessmen come in and out, and often socialize with each other. The palace guards headed by Zhao Song have long been numb and are too lazy to ask.

These businesses are too complex. With the little salary they received, they just wanted to do their job well, which was to monitor He Lingchuan.

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After dinner, Yang Shanren took Peng and Mao to stay and rest. He Lingchuan also returned to his study and collapsed on the couch.

He lay down in a standard "big" shape, but with his eyes wide open.

The mirror asked him: "Hey, what are you thinking about?"

If He Lingchuan stayed up all night, he would usually take a nap for half an hour in the study the next morning to replenish his energy. After all, his daily work is very strenuous, requiring both mental and physical energy.

"I was wondering why Bai Ziqi came to Tianshui City."

Jing Jing was puzzled: "Didn't those two people say that he was driven here by Lingshan?"

Bai Ziqi himself said that he came to track down Emperor Jiuyou, but Peng Yukui said that he was driven here by Lingshan. The latter words can indeed explain why Bai Ziqi suddenly went south from Qianxingling to Tianshui City, but He Lingchuan felt that Bai Ziqi might have a deeper purpose for coming here.

"This should be one of the reasons." He Lingchuan slowly closed his eyes, "But after Bai Ziqi came to Tianshui City, he turned around and went to Mangzhou again. He was not at all frightened by the pursuit of Peng Yukui and others."

People who are insecure will not leave their shelter rashly.

Jing Jing asked curiously: "If he is in the Yao Kingdom, he will receive double protection from the Yao Kingdom's army and the Miaozhantian Temple. The strength between him and Lingshan's pursuers is increasing and decreasing. What does he have to be afraid of?"

Isn’t this what the master said himself before?

He Lingchuan stretched out his hand to squeeze the Jingming point and said: "Look at Bai Ziqi's behavior. As soon as he arrived in Tianshui City, he went straight to the Miaozhan Temple. He didn't even notify Yao Ting that he was coming. It was King Yao who invited him into the palace after learning about it. . No matter how straight-tempered Bai Ziqi is, he should know that this is not in line with normal diplomatic etiquette.

"Oh, that means he was in a hurry and didn't care about etiquette."

"What's in the main temple? He couldn't have come to have tea with Ambassador Liang. And after he entered Yao Kingdom, Lingshan's pursuers stopped showing up, and Bai Ziqi was not chased until he lost his shit." He Lingchuan He was also sorting out his thoughts, "So the reason why he is rushing to enter the temple is that he wants to see Miao Zhantian as soon as possible?"

"After leaving Qianxing Tomb, go directly south, enter Tianshui City and go straight to Miaozhantian Temple. Hmm -" His eyes flashed, "Is he looking for Miaozhantian for the sake of Qianhuan Zhenren?"

"Oh, it's really possible to say that!" Jing Jing shouted, "If Bai Ziqi finds the cave of Qianhuan Master, how can he be sure to dig out the cave himself? That is an ancient immortal! If he goes in rashly, he will be in danger."

It heyed twice: "If we want to deal with the ancient immortals, why don't we use the ancient gods?"

"So, he came here in a hurry to move reinforcements and find foreign aid?" He Lingchuan stretched, "But after he arrived, he made no other moves. Instead, he went to Mangzhou. He didn't seem to be in a hurry."

Originally, he wanted to dig out Qianhuan Zhenren's hole, but Bai Ziqi slowed down his actions after arriving in Tianshui City, and even turned back to Mangzhou to continue tracking down Emperor Jiuyou.

From rushing to leisurely, the change is huge.

"This change probably occurred during his visit to Miao Zhantian."

Jing Jing asked curiously: "Did Miao Zhantian want him to be calm and calm?"

This was meant as a joke, but He Lingchuan snapped his fingers: "Hit!"

"Huh? Did I get it right?" Mirror said proudly.

"Qingyang and the temple are about to make big moves recently, have you forgotten?" He Lingchuan said leisurely, "Time is getting tighter and tighter. I believe they have already laid the groundwork for the preliminary work. This means that the arrow has to be fired when it is on the string. Wonderful. Zhan Tian is also an insider, maybe he wants to solve this big incident before dealing with Qian Huan Zhenren. After all, Qian Huan Zhenren has been in seclusion for more than 150 years, so he shouldn't care about waiting a few more days."

He took a long breath: "Then this is good news for us, great news!"

"Oh..." What's so good about it? "Then, let Bai Ziqi go and investigate Xiaotao Villa? What if he really finds out something?"

Jing Jing still remembered what Bai Ziqi said before leaving, why she would have a good chat with He Xiao when she came back. It was clearly a threat from Chi Guoguo!

"The things we did at Xiaotao Mountain Villa were cleaned up fairly well. Several months have passed since the incident. Even if Bai Ziqi goes to the scene, the clues he can get are limited." He Lingchuan did it himself, and of course he was confident, "But On the other hand, even if he doesn't find any useful clues there, he can still cause trouble for me when he comes back."

"ah?"

"Have you forgotten how he treated me in Lingxu City? Did he have any definite evidence at that time?"

"No, no." Bai Ziqi only became suspicious of He Lingchuan, so he held his head down and took him to Miao Zhantian for trial.

This man seems polite, but don't forget that he is the Duyun envoy of the Tiangong, and he doesn't need to be reasonable when doing things!

"It's the same thing this time. But the location is changed to Tianshui City - fortunately this is not Lingxu City. There are nearly a thousand guards around me. If he wants to attack me, he must first pass the Yao King level." He Lingchuan said seriously. He said, "This is not his home court. If he asks King Yao to arrest me, not to mention whether King Yao will agree, it is purely an extraneous issue at this juncture and may disrupt the layout of Qingyang and Miao Zhantian!" "

"So -" he came to a rough conclusion, "regardless of whether Bai Ziqi found the key evidence or not, he probably won't touch me before the emperor's liquid erupts."

"Wow, are you sure? If this is wrong, we will be in big trouble."

He Lingchuan laughed: "Bai Ziqi came to me that day because he was already suspicious of me. Are you afraid of trouble now? Isn't it a little late?"

"Uh..." Was that day extremely dangerous? Looking back on the mirror now, this owner seems to be a little worried.

"Bai Ziqi is already suspicious. Why don't you just arrest me?"

Mirror took it for granted: "Of course not, you have nearly a thousand guards around you. If King Yao doesn't nod, how can he arrest you just as he says?"

"The fact that he was not arrested that day means that he is afraid. Whether it is because of Miao Zhantian or King Yao, this kind of fear will not disappear just because he visited Xiaotao Mountain Villa." He Lingchuan analyzed, "The incident occurred between Miao Zhantian and Qingyang Before, Bai Ziqi had to go through King Yao's test if he wanted to move me. I didn't believe he could produce conclusive evidence - 'correlation' cannot be used as evidence, and I still have such a big eastward expansion of the capital in my hand. A project, do you think King Yao believes in him?"

"...I can't judge." Putting himself in Jing Jing's shoes, he couldn't imagine whether King Yao should believe it or not.

But there is one thing: He Xiao's role in the eastward expansion of the capital is real and real. Once he is arrested, the project will be greatly affected; and the inferences Bai Ziqi came up with are just inferences. , there is still a certain distance from the truth.

King Yao must be absolutely unwilling to deal with He Lingchuan at this time. He knows better than anyone the nature and condition of his team. Once He Lingchuan is removed, who will take over such a large project?

"Even if King Yao is forced to deal with me due to the pressure exerted by Bejia and Tiangong, it will further deteriorate the relationship between Yaoting and the temple. This will be very detrimental to Miao Zhantian's follow-up plans." He Lingchuan said, "Things should be prioritized. , Bai Ziqi is a divine envoy after all, and he shouldn’t try to undermine Miao Zhantian at this juncture, so I’m safe for the time being.”

This "temporary" period will only last until Qingyang and Miao Zhantian take action; after that, no one will be able to stop Bai Ziqi from doing anything he wants to do.

"While Bai Ziqi is away from Tianshui City, we have to make good use of it to find out the strength of Peng Yukui and others first." He Lingchuan blinked, "They can drive Bai Ziqi around, and they must be very tough. If necessary, It can be an effective help for us.”

Mirror knew that the master was already thinking about how to take advantage of her.

"Peng Yukui won't mind. When he comes to see you, he is ready to take advantage of each other."

"Not bad. We'd better take care of another hidden danger."

Just as the mirror asked "What's the hidden danger?", there was a rustling of branches outside, and the ghost monkey jumped onto the window sill and snarled its teeth at He Lingchuan.

He put away the barrier: "Come in."

The ghost monkey came in through the window, carrying a small spider web bag in his hand.

"Speak of hidden dangers, and there are hidden dangers." He Lingchuan asked with a smile, "Caught it?"

The ghost monkey shook the net bag in his hand, but did not hand it over. The monkey's eyes stared at him.

He Lingchuan understood, climbed up and opened the drawer, took out a small pack of Xiangle wine beans and handed it to it.

Gui Yuan then put his pocket in one hand and took the candy in the other, and glanced at the drawer several times.

"I won't put it in the drawer next time."

After hearing what He Lingchuan said, Gui Yuan looked away angrily, peeled off the oil paper, grabbed a handful of wine beans and ate them.

It's fragrant and sweet, loved by children and monkeys. Recently, the Yangshan Chamber of Commerce shipped more than 20,000 kilograms of Xiangle powder from Yao Country, which has been made into various small candies. This kind of wine beans is the new darling of the market recently.

He Lingchuan looked at the net bag in his hand and saw two beetles lying quietly inside.

Their abdomens all have a distinct red line.

The mirror said "Oh!" "Isn't this Tian Yun's insect puppet?"

The ghost ape also presented two insect puppets last time, but the ones beaten to death by the bat demon were not like these two... "Hey, wait a minute, are these two still alive?"

He Lingchuan shook his net bag, and two insects fluttered their wings and crawled a few times. Well, they were full of life.

This is He Lingchuan's request: to catch him alive.