Song Dynasty female artist

Chapter 1007 Not as Difficult as Imagined
"No, Xiao Yingsu himself will not show up."

"why?"

Gu Qingjue: "They all have their own agenda. How could Xiao Yingsu show his true face? Even if Xiao Yingsu showed up, they wouldn't know his true identity."

"If Xiao Yingsu doesn't show up, will they believe that he has obtained the defense map?"

Such a big thing, who knows if it is not a smokescreen released by Xiao Yingsu, whose purpose is to catch all the spies from Jiaozhi and Tubo hiding in Kyoto.

Gu Qingjue slowly uttered two words: "Jade Pendant."

Jade pendant?

The jade pendant that Yang took from Madam Lu’s room?

Gu Yi: "Could this be important evidence that proves Xiao Yingsu is a spy for the Liao Dynasty?"

"Now it seems that it should be."

Gu Yi was still a little confused. If that was the case, then Madam Lu II was killed by Xiao Yingsu himself?
How could such a powerful person be so careless as to leave something that could prove his identity at the crime scene, and then not go to get it himself but let Yang go instead.

Although there are cultivators in charge of the Lu Mansion, they are not top masters. Even if Xiao Yingsu sends a cultivator with a higher level of cultivation, he will not be able to take the jade pendant away without anyone noticing.

If Yang were to take action, there would be more variables.

But since he could think of these things, my master must also be thinking about the strange things.

"Go and find out where Li Shijie and Pingcuo are."

"Yes."

Not long after Gu Yi left, Gu Er came back. The man who had left came back, and the two of them hid in the yard and did not leave.

Seeing that nothing was happening, he called Gu Twelve and asked him to continue watching while he returned to report.

In the teahouse, Leng Zhongyan and others sat together again, mainly to discuss what to do next and how to ensure that they could catch Xiao Yingsu red-handed.

Li Duanyuan asked in confusion: "Actually, I have always been confused. Since Xiao Yingsu has taken the defense map from under Mr. Pan's nose, he should be able to leave Kyoto City directly. Why didn't he leave?"

Gu Qingjue said, "Kyoto City is not a place where you can enter and exit at will as you see. As early as when planning, Lord Pan worked with several masters stationed in the imperial city to jointly set up a barrier. As long as a cultivator tries to break through the barrier and leave, they will be detected immediately. The only way is to let sword cultivators or ordinary mortals take the defense map and leave through the city gate."

This is why Xu Bosheng disguised himself as a hunchbacked groom, hid the defense map on his back, and carried it out of the city.

The four city gates and the twelve city entrances were all searched by the Dragon Guards. Every one of them, like Shi Zhang, had a pair of eyes that could see through people's minds. It was not easy to sneak out of the city.

Bai Chengnan: "Wouldn't Xiao Yingsu realize that he has fallen into a trap?"

After all, it didn't exist before, but it suddenly appeared after he got the defense map, which would definitely make him more vigilant.

Leng Zhongyan said: "On the contrary, only by guarding closely can Xiao Yingsu believe in the defense map in his hand and try every means to send it out."

Bai Chengnan: "What do you mean?"

Bai Shiqian looked at Leng Zhongyan's speechless expression and explained, "If something so important is lost, it would be strange if the Imperial City did not make such a strict defense."

Bai Chengnan: “…”

Well, he was slow to react.

After Bai Shiqian's explanation, he immediately understood.

"I just went to Yunxiao Pavilion. On the surface, Yunxiao Pavilion is a red building, but in fact it is a place for buying and selling information. Moreover, Li Shijie and Duoji have already arrived in the capital. I guess they received the news from Xiao Yingsu and came to Kyoto to stir up trouble."

Li Shijie, who was compared to a troublemaker by Gu Qingjue, left Yunxiao Pavilion and cautiously came to a secret post of Jiaozhi in the capital. The secret post was engaged in the gem business, focusing on selling agate, which was rich in Jiaozhi.

After watching Li Shijie go in, the people in the dark left.

Pingcuo on the other side was not as cautious as Li Shijie. He just walked around a few times and finally entered Shunwang Mansion.

Gu Yi in the dark: "..."

Pingcuo would not think that Kyoto is a place where he can come and go as he pleases. Who gives him the confidence?

Ram was also very unhappy to see Pingcuo appear in Prince Shun's mansion like this.

"Brother, this is an extraordinary period. You should be more cautious. I don't know how many people are watching me here. If you reveal your whereabouts, it will be difficult for you to leave."

"What are you afraid of!"

Pingcuo looks to be in his early thirties, with a sturdy build and a rough appearance, but from his looks, you really can't tell that he and Ram are siblings from the same mother.

After Pingcuo sat down, he said, "Doji is a Yuanjun in the late stage of fusion. If someone follows him, he will be able to detect it immediately."

Ram frowned and said, "Royal brother, this is the Kaifeng Prefecture of the Song Dynasty, not our Tibetan court. There are so many cultivators in the capital alone. Duoji is only in the late stage of fusion. You know that a first-rank princess has the cultivation base of the peak of fusion, and there are also many masters of swordsmanship."

Pingcuo: "Sister, you are so timid because of the failures in Kaifeng, right?"

Pingcuo has been helped by Ram during this period, and the other people who were suppressed in the court could not raise their heads. Now he is a little arrogant and can't listen to Ram's advice.

Ram sighed and said, "I didn't complete the previous plan, but it's not because I'm incompetent. It's just that the opponent is too strong. When you suffer a loss, you will know whether what I said is right or not."

"understood."

Fortunately, Pingcuo is not stupid.

Although he was a little inflated, Ram's earnest advice still made him pay attention.

"I came here to see you. After all, you and I are from the same mother. After I leave, there won't be many opportunities for us to meet again."

Speaking of this, Ram felt a little sad.

She thought she would not miss her hometown and that she would be able to handle everything with ease after arriving in the Song Dynasty.

But after coming here, I found that there are too many masters and even more smart people in this place.

After all, he is my brother, and he still cares about me, so I can be a little reckless: "Royal brother, you must be careful when you go out, and don't let anyone follow you, so as not to expose the secret agent."

"I know. If I get the defense map, I'll need your help to leave."

"That's natural."

After Pingcuo left, Cizhen asked, "Princess, can the Third Prince really get the defense map?"

"I don't know either."

Ram's self-confidence in the past few years was hit hard: "I still can't believe that Mr. Xiao actually stole the defense map."

That is related to the military layout of the entire Song Dynasty.

How important.

Cizhen said, "I don't think it's as difficult as I imagined. I remember that more than 30 years ago, a spy from Xixia also stole it once. Although it was recovered safely in the end, the defense map was sent out of the capital."