Sword Qi of the heavens

Chapter 141 Entering the Palace
"Let me enter the palace?"

Listening to Wang Qinian's words, Li Changlan recalled Fan Ruoruo's mention of Fan Xian's entry into the palace just now, and guessed that it was because of Lin Gongzhi's death.

Li Changlan frowned slightly and asked, "Is it His Majesty's will to let me enter the palace?"

Wang Qinian nodded and said: "Exactly, but His Majesty also announced that the dean will enter the palace together. After my lord heard about it, he stopped the father-in-law who announced the decree, and let me convey it on his behalf."

As the daughter of the Fan family who has lived in the capital for many years, Fan Ruoruo knows more about court etiquette than Wang Qinian and Li Changlan.

This way of summoning into the palace, no matter how you look at it, makes people feel that something is wrong.

She couldn't help but glanced at Li Changlan worriedly, then turned to look at Wang Qinian, and asked, "Isn't it a little unruly for you to convey it?"

Wang Qinian waved his hand and explained: "I'm just a messenger, Miss Ruoruo, don't ask me about other things, I don't know, and even if I know, I don't dare to say more!"

"Here, Mr. Li, do you think we are right?" Wang Qinian asked tentatively.

Li Changlan thought about the style of the man in the palace, and knew that he might have some new ideas.

However, he didn't think that Emperor Qing was really planning to attack Lin Gong because of Lin Gong's death.

Don't say that Lin Gong didn't kill him, even if it was true, so what?

The importance of these courtiers, in Emperor Qing's eyes, was insignificant compared to the news about Ye Qingmei and the location of the temple, and it was not worth mentioning at all.

What's more, the son of a mere prime minister?

"Let's go, I'll follow you into the palace." Li Changlan agreed. He was also a little curious about what happened in the palace. He first summoned Fan Xian, and now he and Chen Pingping, the director of the Inspection Institute.

"Wait a minute, my lord!" Wang Qinian suddenly stopped Li Changlan.

"What?" Li Changlan asked puzzled.

"My lord, you are not allowed to bring weapons into the palace, why don't we leave your sword at home first?" Wang Qinian smiled innocently, and pointed to the long sword worn by Li Changlan.

Li Changlan didn't shirk, and casually threw it to Fan Ruoruo.

Fan Ruoruo held two swords in her arms that were almost identical in appearance, only differing in length and some small details, and watched Li Changlan and Wang Qinian leave with a slightly dazed expression.

Li Changlan sat in the carriage and soon came to the palace gate.

Arrived at the entrance.

Wang Qinian drove away in the carriage, and the person who picked him up was replaced by a slightly familiar father-in-law.

"Eunuch Hou?" Li Changlan asked unexpectedly.

"Oh, I didn't expect Mr. Li to still remember me. I'm really honored." Eunuch Hou seemed to have a smile on his face forever, and he looked like a good old man.

"Eunuch Hou, why don't you tell me what His Majesty summoned me for?"

Li Changlan looked around the palace absent-mindedly, and unexpectedly found that there were far fewer people in the palace than he thought.

"Well, this old slave doesn't know..." Eunuch Hou laughed dryly, walked quickly with his head down, obviously knowing something, but he didn't dare to tell Li Changlan.

But Eunuch Hou's slightly disordered steps and breathing still revealed his mood at the moment.

Seeing this, Li Changlan confirmed in his heart that someone in the palace must be planning to trouble him, otherwise he, Chen Pingping, and Fan Xian would not have been announced to enter the palace at the same time.

After entering the palace hall.

Li Changlan found that there were more people in the room than he thought.

Except for Fan Xian and Chen Pingping, the first prince, second prince, Emperor Qing, and Lin Ruofu were all there.

In front of him and behind him, there were three people with unfriendly expressions.

Li Changlan recognized that one of them was Gong Dian, who had fought against him before. The other two were wearing silver armor and holding a longbow, and the other was a father-in-law who lowered his head slightly and looked very cold and ruthless.

Presumably, it should be Yan Xiaoyi, the ninth-rank archer, and Hong Sixiang.

"Li Changlan, you're here."

Emperor Qing said a word indifferently.

inside the room.

All eyes were on Li Changlan.

However, although Li Changlan is well-known in the capital, there are only a few people who have actually seen him, and most of them are seeing Li Changlan for the first time.

While they were looking at Li Changlan.

Chen Pingping, who was sitting in a wheelchair, was unexpectedly the first to speak.

"Li Changlan, did you kill Lin Gong?"

Li Changlan was even more puzzled by Chen Pingping's straightforward question, but looking at Hong Sixiang and Yan Xiaoyi beside him, he knew that the next answer might affect Emperor Qing's attitude towards him.

Li Changlan thought for a while and said, "I didn't kill it."

Lin Ruofu snorted coldly when he heard Li Changlan's words, and said, "It wasn't you who killed it, but who killed it? My son Lin Gong has so many masters around him, and he was killed by a sword. In a very short time was killed."

"Aside from you, who else in Kyoto has such sword skills?"

Li Changlan said earnestly: "I remember that there is a man named Xie Bi'an next to the second prince, who claims that his sword can break time. I think his sword should be very fast."

The second prince raised his head and looked at Li Changlan in surprise.

"Mr. Li, have you forgotten so quickly that Xie Bi'an was easily defeated by you in Prince Jing's mansion? In terms of swordsmanship, no matter how you look at it, you are stronger?"

Li Changlan shook his head and denied it: "Your Highness, Second Prince, don't slander me. When I fought with that Xie Bi'an, the long sword was always hanging on my waist, and I didn't draw the sword at all."

"And since I entered Kyoto, I haven't fought anyone with a sword."

"Since that's the case, how can you be sure that I can use a sword, not just an ornament? I defeated Xie Bi'an, but it doesn't mean that my sword skills are better than him."

The second prince's eyes widened when he heard Li Changlan's words.

He thought that Fan Xian was shameless enough, but he didn't expect that Li Changlan, as Mr. Fan Xian, was even more proficient in this aspect.

Just when the second prince was in a daze.

Lin Ruofu had long been sure that the murderer must have something to do with Li Changlan, so he didn't believe Li Changlan's sophistry at all.

He stood up abruptly and came to Li Changlan, fixed his eyes on Li Changlan, and said angrily: "Li Changlan, let me tell you, don't mess around here!"

"Whether it is ability or the reason for the attack, you are the most suspected one in Kyoto. Do you really think that you can kill my son without paying any price?!"

Seeing that Lin Ruofu's expression became more and more frenzied, he faintly wanted to explode on the spot.

Emperor Qing snorted coldly, flicked his sleeves heavily, and shouted: "Enough!"

heard.

Lin Ruofu could only look at Li Changlan unwillingly, returned to his previous position, and sat down.

With his hands behind his waist, Emperor Qing slowly walked closer to Li Changlan.

"Li Changlan, do you have anything to say?"

Li Changlan glanced behind him from the corner of his eye, and found that both Hong Sixiang and Yan Xiaoyi were ready to attack.

His original idea of ​​admitting this matter has also changed.

Regardless of Emperor Qing's appearance of being ready to be held accountable, Li Changlan understood that this was all pretended by Emperor Qing for other people in the room to see.

Both he and Emperor Qing maintained a certain degree of fear of each other, and neither of them would take the lead without a suitable reason.

It is true that Yan Xiaoyi is a master of the ninth rank, and Hong Sixiang is only a thin line away from the master.

But in the face of Li Changlan, who has the strength of a great master, the two of them together can't play any role, they can only die in vain.

However, Li Changlan understood even more.

Emperor Qing tolerated him so much because he had no idea of ​​Li Changlan's identity.

A cautious and calm person like him would never act hastily before finding out whether Li Changlan's specific strength is a grand master or what Li Changlan claims to be the ninth rank.

If Li Changlan has the strength of the ninth rank.

To Emperor Qing who was in the Grand Master realm, it was not worth mentioning at all.

Compared with directly designing and arresting Li Changlan, he still prefers to let Li Changlan act, observe secretly, try to find out Li Changlan's purpose as much as possible, and control everything behind the scenes.

However, if Li Changlan really killed Yan Xiaoyi and Hong Sixiang, he would show the strength of a great master.

Emperor Qing was afraid that he really wanted to kill him, even if he revealed a lot of secrets, he wanted to capture Li Changlan as much as possible.

After all, a grand master who is not old, has countless knowledge far beyond the world, and knows Ye Qingmei but is unknown, and has been hiding secretly for many years.

In terms of value, it is much higher than Sean who only knows where the temple is.

For Emperor Qing, who paid more attention to royal power than martial arts, it was not unacceptable for many plans to change for the sake of royal power and hegemony.

Facing everyone's eyes, Li Changlan resolutely sold the five bamboos he had sold before.

"I admit, I had the idea of ​​killing Lin Gong for Fan Xian."

"However, it was too late when I saw Lin Gong. Someone moved one step faster than me and killed Lin Gong and his guards first. I didn't stop him."

Li Changlan's words changed the faces of several people present.

The First Prince took a step forward and said in surprise, "Could it be that there are swordsmen in Kyoto who are stronger than you?"

(End of this chapter)