After the immortal disappeared

So, the characters that appear there are all mixed.

Cao Wendao and his disciples took this road when they came. They had personally investigated the situation in Huilongpo and felt that this place was suitable for attack.

"When Wei Yishan returns to the west, he will most likely stop and replenish supplies at the self-camp in Huilongpo." Cao Wendao decided, "Catch him there."

He didn't have the patience to follow him all the way. Not only was it easy to lose him due to the complicated road conditions, but who knew what would happen next.

Xiao An and Wei Yishan were both too important to his research and had to be controlled in time.

"Yes!"

He sent two disciples to lurk near the gate of Yongquan Villa so as not to miss Wei Yishan's departure.

There were two other disciples around him, one of whom whispered to the other: "I didn't expect that a wild demon puppet master would appear here."

The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. Cao Wendao's heart moved, wild?

No, he had suspected before that there was also a demon puppet master among the black armored army that took away his tail-cutter tiger and porcupine, who was at least very familiar with demon puppets.

Normally, there is no second group of demon puppet masters in the vast Shining Gold Plains. Two of them suddenly appeared in the past few months?

How could it be such a coincidence?

Hiss, is Wei Yishan a member of the Black Armor Army?

This guess is a bit explosive.

Wait, if Wei Yishan is a member of the Black Armor Army, then Yang Shanren in Yongquan Villa, and his target He Xiao...

Tsk tsk, when Qingyang assigned him the task of killing, did he know the true identity of the target?

Thinking of this, he wrote a note and took out a Qingxie coin and let it fly away.

…

Youhu Xiaozhu, Huaji Island.

There is a huge longan tree next to Qingyang's residence, with lush branches and leaves, and it will bear abundant fruits every late summer. Qingyang has also tasted the longan on the tree, which is very sweet.

Of course, the longan tree now has no fruit, but the branches and leaves are still lush. Qingyang leaned against the big tree, holding a green jade gourd in his hand.

This gourd was an old item she brought out from the Qing Palace in Lingxu City. Its capacity was not as small as it looked on the surface. It could hold at least 150 to 160 kilograms of fine wine.

The tree trunk was soaked, but she didn't care. She sipped the wine and swung her legs gently.

She spent most of her teenage years in the imperial palace of Lingxu City. The emperor was still a prince at that time. He didn't like to practice and often sneaked with her to the big tree on the edge of the floating island to look at the vast land below.

When people get old, they always like to reminisce about the past.

But there was no magnificent Lingxu City in front of her, only a dark construction site.

The lights of Youhu Villa opposite hadn't been on for several days. The construction team and the ordered building materials were all moved to support Tianshui East City. The clanging noise finally stopped, and Youhu returned to tranquility.

He Xiao did this and was praised by King Yao for his selflessness. Qingyang shook his head secretly when he thought of it. The people in Yao Court were still looking forward to the construction of the new city, and they were working hard, not knowing that a disaster was coming.

Hey, death is imminent, but they are still desperately chasing after material things.

Yuan Xuan walked under the tree and whispered: "Palace Master, the people have been sent out."

Qingyang hummed.

"Liang said that it will take three days for him to dispatch."

"Dragging is the usual style of the temple." Qingyang didn't find it strange at all, "Whether it is the temple of Lingxu City or Yao Kingdom, they are all like this. If there are more Bai Ziqi, their work efficiency will be much higher."

As soon as the voice fell, a light "swoosh" sounded in the air.

Someone attacked? Yuan Xuan was alert.

Qingyang took a sip of wine, and didn't care to raise his neck to expose his vitals: "It's just a flying message."

A green shadow flew around her for a few circles, as if confirming her identity. Qingyang stretched out her hand, and the object stopped in her palm.

It turned out to be a Qingxie coin.

This coin is hollow and can hide messages, which is most suitable for short-distance transmission.

Just by looking at the color of the Qingxie coin, Qingyang knew it came from Cao Wendao.

What message did the owner of Honglu send her in the middle of the night?

This guy likes to make trouble the most, and he is notoriously difficult to serve in Lingxu City.

Qingyang pressed the interlayer of the Qingxie coin, took out the note from it and unfolded it.

With just a glance, she put away her careless expression.

"Palace Master?" Yuan Xuan could detect her abnormality because the air around her suddenly became heavy.

"Is Wei Yishan, the idler beside He Xiao, a demon puppet master?"

"The demon puppet experiment subject that escaped from Honglu was hidden by Wei Yishan or He Xiao?"

The message sent by Cao Wendao was not long, but it was heavy.

The last time they met, Cao Wendao said that his demon puppet was taken away by the Nine Nether Emperor and the Black Armor Army, and was released again in Xiaotao Villa to hurt people. Being able to do this means that there is a demon puppet master in the Black Armor Army.

Now, Cao Wendao confirmed that there is also a demon puppet master hiding next to He Xiao. Has the Golden Plain been flooded with demon puppet masters recently?

If not, Wei Yishan is an important clue, pointing directly to the Nine Nether Emperor!

Is He Xiao the Nine Nether Emperor? Or is he related to the Nine Nether Emperor?

With Qingyang's temperament, she couldn't help but take a deep breath at this time, and calmed down with the help of the cold evening breeze.

Although her first reaction was impossible, thinking back, on the night when Xue Zongwu was killed, although He Xiao was not in Mangzhou, he also appeared in Zhuowei several miles away, and happened to rest in the same inn with General Chongwu.

That night, the tribute was stolen, and General Chongwu chased the two thieves for a whole night, and ended up becoming the key suspect of Yaoting's investigation of the murder.

How could so many accidents happen wherever He Xiao went?

Cao Wendao didn't know He Xiao's specific background, so he only sent these two messages.

But as soon as Qingyang saw the content of the note, he immediately had a leaping association!

Qing Palace once lost an ancient treasure, which was the shell left by a giant snail monster, called "Ni Palace", which had the ability to store living things and escape underground.

This thing was also shelved in Qing Palace because it could only match snail monsters, and even Beijia couldn't find a snail monster that could carry it.

But it made a comeback many years later, and was used by someone to deal with her!

"Xi Yunhe..." Qingyang couldn't help but whisper the name.

Xi Yunhe made a strange monster, the snail toad, and used it to open the prologue of the immortal medicine case.

She had read the files of the immortal medicine case. This snail toad could match the ancient treasure "Ni Palace", but it always appeared on rainy days. At that time, He Xiao inferred that this might be the prerequisite for the snail toad to go out.

Moreover, this monster was created by a demon puppet master, and it must take summer cypress to maintain its half-snail and half-toad form, otherwise it cannot carry the "mud palace".

After the case of the immortal medicine was closed, Xi Yunhe and the snail toad have been missing.

But she later learned that Xi Yunhe was probably a weapon left by Shuangye to deal with her.

As for which demon puppet master created the snail toad, there is no record in the file, and no one cares.

At that time, the attention aroused by this case was all focused on Cen Boqing and Qingyang. Who would investigate who created the snail toad?

But she always suspected that He Xiao worked for Shuangye.

If the demon puppet master also worked for Shuangye, did He Xiao recognize him, and could he also borrow his snail toad?

"Rainy day?" She murmured to herself, "It rained in Mangzhou before and after Xue Zongwu was killed!"

Although it is not far from Zhuowei to Mangzhou, the mountain road is tortuous and rugged, and the road is slippery in rainy days. If you want to go back and forth that night, you must have a good horse. This is also the reason why General Chongwu was suspected by the authorities:

He really has a good horse that can travel 800 kilometers at night.

However, if the murderer used a demon puppet that could burrow underground, wouldn’t he be able to leave his mark underground?

She also knew that her idea was a bit too much. If Emperor Jiuyou really used the demon puppet master and the snail toad to hunt Xue Zongwu and Qi Yunsheng, it means that he also has a relationship with Xi Yunhe and Frost Leaf National Master.

Frost Leaf may have such a strong man under his command, but how can he trigger the Black Dragon Mark?

If the Black Dragon Mark is related to the ancient dragon god, it would never favor a filthy thing like Frost Leaf!

Or does Emperor Jiuyou himself have a treasure that can burrow underground?

But what about Wei Yishan’s demon puppet master? Why is the test subject lost in Honglu in his hands?

Qingyang immediately told Yuan Xuan:

"Go and check whether there are any medicine stores that have received or sold a large amount of Prunella Vulgaris within a hundred miles of Mangzhou before and after Xue Zongwu was killed."

She had to confirm it.

"Yes."

Yuan Xuan was about to turn around, Qingyang stared at the note and suddenly said, "Wait!"

The note said that Cao Wendao had tricked He Xiao and Wei Yishan into talking, so he knew that Wei Yishan would pick up Xiao An the next morning and lure Cao Wendao into the trap. So Cao Wendao decided to take advantage of the situation and intercept Wei Yishan halfway.

"Where is this guy?" Qingyang pondered, "He wants to track Wei Yishan, so he can't be too far away from Yongquan Villa now. But the suburbs in the east of the city are all muddy, and he needs to find a place where others can't see him..."

She lowered her head and asked Yuan Xuan: "Within five miles of Yongquan Villa, where is the original landform still maintained and suitable for stationing?"

This question was too unpopular, and Yuan Xuan tried to recall for a while before saying: "The soil is being turned everywhere in the eastern suburbs, and there is mud everywhere. If you want to find a good place to stay around Yongquan Villa, it must be Taoxi, Honghe Valley, and Baimolin."

They walked in the eastern suburbs every day and were very familiar with the landforms and topography here.

"It's impossible to go to the Red River Valley. The terrain is too low. It's wet after the rain, and there are puddles and ice valleys everywhere." Qingyang pondered, "At this season, the leaves of the Baimolin have fallen off, and it's bald a long time ago, so it's not easy to hide people."

Then there is only Taoxi.

"With Cao Wendao's temper, he can only stay in Taoxi." Cao Wendao is used to a life of luxury, and it's impossible for him to stay in the muddy ground. Thinking of this, Qingyang was shocked, "Not good! I can figure it out, so can He Xiao!"

Yuan Xuan couldn't help but say, "You mean, He Xiao knew that Cao Wendao was stationed outside the villa?"

"This person is very good at digging pits, letting others fall into the trap unknowingly." Qingyang was full of anger when he thought of He Yang's death.

Now that I think about it, He Yang's invitation to fight at the Yao Wang birthday ceremony may be a part of He Xiao's plan.

Not only did he suffer enough grievances in front of all the officials, but he also killed He Yang, the thorn in his side!

Is it strange that he is now calculating Cao Wendao?

Qingyang pushed himself up with one arm and jumped down from the tree: "Prepare the horses, come with me!"

Hurry up.

If we go too late, it will be too late.