Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 2260 No More Regrets 7.0

"Did my great-aunt find out about it herself?" Xiao Fengqi frowned slightly. "That's impossible. She never mentioned it to me, and never said that anyone in the family had a relationship with the Qinglian Sect. How did you know?"

"Of course she said it herself." Master Jiang sighed softly, "Didn't you just say that she was assassinated in the palace where the delegation was staying that night? For safety reasons, we let the people from the Qi family and the Xiao family stay in the palace temporarily, right?"

"Yes." Xiao Fengqi nodded, "Did you say that when we were staying here temporarily?"

"You should know the people of your Xiao family very well. If the open assassination fails, they will choose other methods. In short, they want to achieve their goal, right?" Seeing Xiao Fengqi nod again, Mr. Jiang continued, "So, after the failure of that time, they arranged another one a few days later. They bribed the errand boy in the kitchen of the palace and asked him to put something in Xiaonan's food. But Xiaonan was very lucky. We talked until very late that day and had no time to eat. The food that was tampered by the errand boy was given to the servants of the palace. As a result."

"No one is alive?"

"Yes, a life was lost!" Master Jiang nodded gently, "But the Xiao family didn't stop there. They tampered with the teapot that Xiaonan often used. Although Xiaonan was always very cautious, he still got tricked. Fortunately, I brought a lot of antidote pills with me, which were effective, and Xiaonan also saved his life. Later, after inspections by several parties, it was found that the poison that Xiaonan was poisoned with did not come from any place in Daxia, Liao, or Jin."

"Things from overseas?" Seeing Mr. Jiang nod, Shen Cha sneered, "So, the ones who did it were the Xiao family, but the mastermind behind it was the Qinglian Sect?"

"Yes!" Mr. Jiang nodded. "When she was on the sickbed, I went to see her every day. After all, she was the deputy envoy, so we had to tell her about our daily progress. However, we can talk about more than just these, including the rebellion of the Xiao family. She said that when she came back from Jiangnan, she began to deal with family affairs. She thought it was just a simple corruption, but she didn't expect to find that someone was betraying her and joined forces with outsiders to deal with her. And this so-called outsider seems to be called the Qinglian Sect."

"Second Grandfather, the Qinglian Sect should have been extinct in Daxia by then?"

"It is true that after several rounds of encirclement and suppression, they have moved into the dark. They probably felt that they could no longer survive in Daxia, so they began to think about developing in Liao and Jin. However, they have always been cunning and have three burrows, so it is understandable that they did this." Master Jiang looked at Xiao Fengqi, "Think about it carefully, have you really never mentioned it before?"

"I just thought about it, and it's true that I haven't."

"That shouldn't be the case. She wouldn't hide such a big thing from you."

"Maybe they think that if they suffer a setback at her hands, they will give up, so."

"That's her fault. The Green Lotus Sect's tenet is to face challenges head-on and never retreat." Master Jiang shook his head in disapproval. "Since Xiaonan never mentioned it, when did you know about the existence of the Green Lotus Sect?"

"The first time I heard about the Qinglian Sect was when the general mentioned it. He asked us to help check whether there were any Qinglian Sect followers in Liao. The two princes, Xiao Qi and I checked the various families in Liao through our respective connections and channels, but we didn't find anything. So we told the general that Liao might not be suitable for them to develop. After all, we have our own beliefs and will not change easily." At this point, Xiao Fengqi couldn't help but smile bitterly. "Now that I think about it, I was too arrogant at the time, and I slapped myself in the face."

"Is this the first time you heard about the Qinglian Sect?" "Yes!" Xiao Fengqi nodded, "but I only knew that there was such an organization, but the real understanding and close contact was this time in order to clean up these scums in the family." He looked at the others, smiled embarrassedly, and said, "To be honest, the Xiao family has a lot of businesses, both overt and covert, and usually I don't bother to manage them, I just take care of them. But this time I found out that they actually got involved in an industry that the family has expressly banned, and their partner is actually this Qinglian Sect."

"Have you asked them how they knew the people from the Qinglian Sect?"

"I asked them, but they refused to say anything." Xiao Fengqi sighed softly, "I don't know if they have any leverage over me. I have tried every trick I could, but they just won't say anything. They won't say how they got to know the people from the Qinglian Sect, nor how they cooperated. Anyway, they kept silent about everything about the Qinglian Sect, as if they were dumb."

After listening to Xiao Fengqi's description, Shen Haolin and Shen Cha looked at each other. This was the same as Boss Luan and Ms. Liu. Before finding their real weakness, they would never admit that they had any relationship with the Qinglian Sect. Even if there was solid evidence in front of them, they would still be stubborn unless it really touched their greatest interests.

"This is normal." Shen Cha nodded. "When the Qinglian Sect is looking for a partner, they usually spend a long time investigating the partner and looking for their weaknesses. If there are no weaknesses, they will create weaknesses. For example, they will arrange their people to get close to the other party and develop emotional ties with the other party. Or, they can artificially create some tragedies so that they can drop from the sky and play the role of a lifesaver. In this way, they can naturally ask the other party to repay the favor." She looked at Xiao Fengqi. "The people in Mr. Xiao's family may have encountered such a situation, but this is not surprising. After all, this is also a common method used by the Qinglian Sect. Among those people we know who have to be involved with the Qinglian Sect, many are like this. They have weaknesses and people they want to protect, so they have to submit."

"But there are still people who won't give in, right?"

"Of course." Shen Cha looked at Shen Haolin, and they both thought of Shen Zhonghe at the same time, "But the price they have to pay is very painful. Maybe several generations will have to work hard for it, or even at the cost of their own lives." She looked at Xiao Fengqi, "The Xiao family and other families in Linhuang Prefecture have those shady businesses that are likely to be part of the Qinglian Sect's income, but this time, Young Master Xiao has cut off their source of income, so you must be prepared to face their revenge."

"Revenge?" Xiao Fengqi smiled contemptuously, "How can they retaliate?"

"Look here!" Mr. Jiang pointed at himself, then at Shen Haolin and Shen Cha, "Aren't these all good examples?"

"Yes, we are a good example." Shen Cha smiled, "Don't worry, Mr. Xiao. The current Qinglian Sect is different from before. They have made too many enemies, and there are many people who want to resist them. Therefore, they are now in a state of panic due to internal and external troubles."

"So that's how it is." Xiao Fengqi thought for a moment, "If I'm not mistaken, the civil unrest in the Jin Dynasty back then was also related to them? Now Wanyan Qingmu is also related to them, right?"

"Indeed, it's all related to them!"

"Their hands are really long!" Xiao Fengqi slammed the table fiercely, "They are so arrogant, even God can't tolerate them!"

"By the way, speaking of Wanyan Qingmu, before you came, I had already written to the two princes and Mr. Xiao. Please be aware that Wanyan Qingmu is likely to come to your place."