After the immortal disappeared

"After Xue Zongwu's death, Qingyang, Chongwu, and He Xiao were extremely busy." Bai Ziqi pondered, "Besides, who was the beneficiary of Xue Zongwu's death?"

The waiter immediately replied: "Qingyang Kingdom...Jian Kingdom."

Bai Qi said: "It seems that He Xiao is living a better life."

"On the surface, Qingyang got short-term benefits and beat King Yao; but after He Xiao gave King Yao advice, the situation quickly reversed." Bai Ziqi took another sip of tea, "Whether it's Youhu Bie Garden, or the eastward expansion of the capital, do you think these two plans were improvised? "

The two followers looked at each other and shook their heads.

Without understanding all aspects of Tianshui City, how can we put forward these plans based on local conditions and situation?

Without understanding the situation and fighting in the court, how could He Xiao help King Yao successfully counterattack Qingyang?

"This is all a deliberate design." Bai Ziqi murmured, "He Xiao has a deep understanding of Tianshui City and the monarchs and ministers of Yao Kingdom, but on the surface, it seems that this is his first time entering Tianshui City."

He took a deep breath.

The evening breeze brought the fragrance of epiphyllum, which was refreshing, but Bai Ziqi smelled a little bit of conspiracy and evil intentions.

It was deeply hidden, but he still noticed it.

Is there any connection between He Xiao and Emperor Jiuyou? Bai Ziqi hasn't pieced together direct evidence yet, but he has cared about this person since he stepped onto the Golden Plains and heard He Xiao's name.

Originally it was impossible to say why, it could only be attributed to the spiritual awareness gained through years of training.

But Bai Ziqi now understood that this was because he subconsciously realized that he had made a mistake.

When He Xiao was in Beijia, Bai Ziqi not only investigated him, but also walked with him all the way from Chiyan to Lingxu City. At that time, his evaluation of this young man was that he was smart and righteous, not afraid of power, daring to take action, and quite intelligent. If he did not die in Lingxu City, he would become a great person in the future.

This time when he came to Shining Gold Plains and looked at what He Xiao had done, Bai Ziqi realized that his previous judgment was biased.

This guy was clearly thinking deeply, making decisions before taking action.

In the past in Bejia, He Xiao's appearance in front of him, and even in front of Fu Shanyue, were probably all fake.

Thinking of this, Bai Ziqi's eyes narrowed slightly.

Just as another gust of evening wind blew by, the epiphyllum bloomed more prosperously.

etc! Looking back and thinking about it again, why did I meet He Xiao in Chiyan Country? At that time, he was investigating the abnormal behavior of Dafang Pot!

He Xiao and Fu Shanyue happened to be within that large area of ​​investigation. But Bai Ziqi himself was involved in the elixir case and had to take over.

After returning to Lingxu City, he still had some doubts about He Xiao, so Genius Miao Zhan used the Eye of Truth on He Xiao.

After He Xiao successfully passed the goddess's test, Bai Ziqi had to suppress his doubts about him. After all, he could not question the fairness of the goddess's trial.

This time he came to the Shining Gold Plains to investigate Emperor Jiuyou.

The relationship between Emperor Jiuyou, the black dragon, and the square pot is the focus of the gods' attention.

But He Xiao appeared in his field of vision again, and once again entered the scope of his investigation.

Once his tracking target is related to Dafang Hu, he will be able to meet He Xiao again even though he is thousands of miles away. Is there really such a coincidence in the world?

Pengguo, Baimaoshan, Shizhoutou, Liuping, Mangzhou and Zhuo'an... He followed the clues of Emperor Jiuyou and Qianhuan Zhenren to these places, but he could hear He Xiao and Yangshan Islands everywhere. news.

At this moment, a blue goose landed on the window sill of the inn and mouthed the human words: "Bai Du Shi!"

The waiter walked over, fed it a pill, and then took a small bamboo tube as long as the tail finger from its mouth.

The bamboo tube is very thin, but the silk pulled out of it is long and thin, as if it is nothing. When unfolded, it is about a square foot, with many small characters on it.

The waiter unfolded it and looked at it carefully for a few times, and then handed it to Bai Ziqi: "Master Du Shi, this is the description of the forces near the last few black dragon marks."

When tracking down clues about Emperor Jiuyou in Peng Kingdom, Bai Ziqi asked people to collect information. Centering on the dozen black dragon marks, all official, unofficial, armed and unarmed forces within a day's journey were investigated.

This job was not easy. Bai Ziqi mobilized Bega's power on the Golden Gold Plains and even asked his men to visit many wild gods, and then slowly advanced the investigation.

Investigating and handling cases is very unpleasant most of the time, time-consuming and labor-intensive, and often fruitless.

With the efficiency of Bai Ziqi's team, it took a long time to collect and piece together these information bit by bit.

"Let me take a look." Bai Ziqi took it and took a look at it. He also took out the previous information and put it on the table for comparison.

Are there any overlaps?

Of course there is.

The names of certain forces will appear once or twice in several pieces of information. Is there any force that appears near all eighteen locations?

No.

Bai Ziqi looked carefully for a long time and manually eliminated them one by one.

Cross out local forces with a bad reputation.

Bandits' den, crossed out.

In the end, the majority of those who remained, apart from the wealthy gentry and village owners, were organized by chambers of commerce.

"Changlong Martial Arts and Yangshan Chamber of Commerce are only mentioned in three documents?" This frequency is completely reasonable. After all, Yangshan Chamber of Commerce is operating prosperously in the western and central parts of Shanjin, and sub-rudders are blooming everywhere.

Bai Qi said from the side: "This Doctor Li also appeared twice. He leads a rebel army and has several manors of his own."

"It's not him." Bai Ziqi waved his hand, "Emperor Jiuyou will not walk to the stage by himself."

"It's very hidden. Some organizations on this list must be controlled by the Nine Nether Emperor as an external disguise to cover their actions." On the surface, there is nothing unusual. "This kind of detail can not only be considered, but also done. In other words, his infiltration into the Shining Gold Plain is particularly deep, and he can accomplish everything he wants. This is terrible."

The chaos of the Shining Gold Plain and the independence of local forces are the best cover for the Nine Nether Emperor.

That's why Bai Ziqi focused his investigation on Xiaotao Villa. The environment in Yao Country is very different from the plain outside. He hopes to clarify the clues and find a breakthrough here.

Now there are two pieces of cloth in front of him, and the blood words on them have turned black.

One piece says "Deserve to die";

The other piece has more words, "The crimes are extremely heinous and cannot be described! The justice of heaven is clear, and the retribution will not be missed!"

These are the verdicts left by the Nine Nether Emperor for Qi Yunsheng and Xue Zongwu, which were hung next to their heads at that time.

Bai Ziqi looked at the two pieces of bloody cloth and fell into deep thought, not noticing the time passing.

Outside the window, the incense was strong.

His attitude was because he didn't want to be disturbed. The servant stood beside him with his hands clasped in silence, even breathing lightly, and dared not come forward to pour tea or water.