I use my daughter's body to cut down the rivers and lakes

Chapter 400: Giving Up a Corner

"Back to you."

Yue Qingyao looked at Liu Qi's outstretched right hand with complicated eyes. In the palm of his open hand, there was a Taoist sword lying flat.

Although the two were more than ten steps apart, with Yue Qingyao's internal strength, she only needed to mobilize her internal energy slightly to retrieve the Taoist sword through the air.

But she still hesitated.

Seeing that Yue Qingyao didn't respond, Liu Qi raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why? Don't you want it anymore?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yue Qingyao suddenly took a step forward, until she was close to Liu Qi, and with a serious expression she stretched out her hand to take the Taoist sword from Liu Qi's hand.

But just as her fingertips were about to touch the edge of the scabbard, Liu Qi suddenly withdrew his hand, causing Le Qingyao's outstretched hand to freeze in the air in awkwardness.

"You..." Yue Qingyao suddenly raised her eyes, with complex colors flashing in her eyes.

Liu Qi looked at the Dao sword in his hand thoughtfully, but still could not see anything unusual, so he murmured in a low voice: "What is so mysterious about the Nine Cauldrons kept by your Taiyi Sect?"

Yue Qingyao's eyes flickered, but she said nothing.

Liu Qi didn't seem to intend to let Yue Qingyao answer. After taking a final look at the sword, she reached out her hand again and handed the sword to Yue Qingyao.

Yue Qingyao stretched out her hand with some doubt. As her five fingers grasped the scabbard, she suddenly felt a heaviness in her hand. Then she found that Liu Qi had withdrawn his hand, and the sword had returned to Yue Qingyao's hand.

Yue Qingyao's expression did not change, but Liu Qi, who had been staring at her, narrowed his eyes slightly and asked softly, "The sword in your hand should be the Nine Cauldrons. Am I right?"

Upon hearing this, a flash of shock appeared in Yue Qingyao's eyes, which disappeared in an instant.

Liu Qi, who had been staring at her, naturally caught the change in Yue Qingyao's eyes, but she herself did not see what was so mysterious about the Taoist sword in Yue Qingyao's hand.

Forget it.

Liu Qi was not determined to obtain the Nine Cauldrons, although each of the Nine Cauldrons had its own miraculous effects.

But Liu Qi never believed that with these things, he could easily uncover the secrets of the way of heaven. If that were true, why would Gu Liancheng have to jump up and down and plan for many years?

Seeing that Liu Qi did not make any unusual movements, Yue Qingyao relaxed a little. Then she remembered what had just happened in Fu's house. After thinking for a while, she asked, "Miss Liu, are you here for Master Fu?"

"Fu Qingshu?" Liu Qi replied calmly, "Wasn't he just kidnapped?"

Yue Qingyao was slightly startled, but she quickly reacted. Although the girl in front of her was very young, she was definitely among the top three in the world in terms of martial arts skills. She was just nearby, so how could she not notice what happened in the Fu Mansion!
When Yue Qingyao thought about this, an idea suddenly occurred to her mind. Could it be that the one who kidnapped Fu Qingshu and Fu Zhuolin was...

"Don't be so stern. If I take action, I can just kill them father and son directly. What's the point of kidnapping them?" Liu Qi seemed to see through Le Qingyao's thoughts and said calmly.

Yue Qingyao, who was pointed out by Liu Qi, did not seem as surprised as before. She immediately calmed down and said calmly, "So, Miss Liu did come here for Master Fu. If that's the case, why didn't you save Master Fu just now?"

Liu Qi raised his eyes slightly and glanced at Yue Qingyao's face, then said calmly: "Save him? I'm here to settle accounts with him. Since someone has taken the lead in doing it for me, why should I do this in vain?"

Of course, the reason is not as simple as Liu Qi said.

The main reason is that the Fu Mansion is within the range covered by Xiao Qifeng's aura. Since he, the host, is too lazy to stop it, why should an outsider like him meddle in other people's business?

Although Fu Qingshu had offended me, it seemed that he didn't have to be killed!

But there was one thing that Liu Qi couldn't tolerate.

She suddenly turned sideways, and a majestic aura gushed out from her body. A whistling wind suddenly arose, and the moon-white hem of her skirt fluttered in the wind. A ray of arc light suddenly appeared in front of Liu Qi's cold eyes, and then swept towards the alley ahead at a speed that was barely visible to the naked eye.

The moment the arc of light reached the alley entrance, there was a sudden burst of green light, and then the arc of light as thin as a hair suddenly increased several times, and in an instant it turned into a sweeping blade of light, which slammed heavily into the wall and the ground at the alley entrance.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, countless pieces of gravel and dust instantly filled the air and covered the entrance of the alley.

Whoosh!
A figure suddenly rose into the air from the thick dust, and then stopped instantly in mid-air, then turned around and tried to escape.

How could Liu Qi let him go so easily? He suddenly spread out the five fingers of his right hand hanging by his side, and then an invisible wave of air spread out.

Just as the figure in the air was about to leap out, suddenly dozens of green lights rose up around him. Before he could react, they quickly intertwined and entangled, instantly forming a cage filled with green light.

At this time, the five fingers of Liu Qi's right hand, which were half-hidden in his sleeves, suddenly tightened, and the cage of green light also quickly shrank!
"what--"

Sharp screams resounded through the sky.

Then a figure floated down from mid-air.

boom!
When he landed on the ground, Liu Qi had already flashed over and came close. Looking at the half-dead person on the ground, she said softly: "Since you like to peek so much, why not stay and watch openly."

"Liu Qi!" The man lying on the ground looked at Liu Qi and gritted his teeth, "You have discovered me a long time ago!"

Liu Qi replied calmly, "Didn't Gu Liancheng tell you not to spy on people you can't afford to offend? Or did he clearly remind you, but you didn't take it to heart?"

After these words were spoken, the man on the ground fell silent for a moment.

At this time, Yue Qingyao also came forward. When she saw the man's face clearly, she frowned and said, "Captain Cheng, it's you!"

Liu Qi turned around and asked Yue Qingyao: "Do you know each other?"

Yue Qingyao nodded and said, "Cheng Xingsheng was the former leader of the Jiangnan branch. After Xiao Qifeng ascended the throne, I heard that he was sent to the capital to prepare for the establishment of the capital branch. He is good at light work and shrinking bones and changing appearances. It seems that the person who has been spying around the Fu Mansion for some time is you."

"Why did Gu Liancheng arrest Fu Qingshu and his son?" Liu Qi turned around and asked the man who was unable to move on the ground.

The man turned his head away, seemingly not intending to speak.

Liu Qi naturally would not tolerate this. A sharp gleam flashed in his eyes, and the man lying on the ground immediately felt as if something was drilling out of his body. The pain that penetrated deep into his bones made him sweat profusely in an instant, and he couldn't even utter a word.

"Miss Liu." Yue Qingyao on the side suddenly said, "This man is well-known in Jiangnan for his greed and lust."

"Oh, really?" Liu Qi replied calmly.

Then the intensity increased.

People who are greedy for money and lustful are generally not tough people.

Sure enough, after a moment the man cast a pleading look at Liu Qi.

Liu Qi stopped his skill immediately. The man, who was like a puddle of mud, first let out a long sigh of relief, and then said weakly: "I don't know why the gang leader suddenly wanted to arrest Fu Qingshu, but I guess it has something to do with what Fu Qingshu said in the court today."

Liu Qi: "What did Fu Qingshu say?"

The man replied truthfully: "Fu Qingshu proposed to the emperor to blockade the capital, but the emperor did not agree."

Liu Qi turned around and looked at Yue Qingyao.

Yue Qingyao nodded in response to Liu Qi's gaze, and then said in a deep voice: "Long before returning to the capital, Master Fu had already sent letters to officials in several counties near the capital, asking them to control the people who escaped from the capital and prevent them from fleeing to places outside the capital." "Why?" Liu Qi asked in confusion, "Although there are many people who escaped from the capital, if they are separated, it should not put too much pressure on the local areas."

Yue Qingyao shook her head: "I haven't asked Master Fu about the reason."

Liu Qi frowned slightly: "Then why did you come to the capital?"

Yue Qingyao's eyes darkened slightly: "I originally planned to go to the capital to remind the emperor to be careful of Gu Liancheng, but now it seems unnecessary."

Liu Qi then asked: "How did you find out that Gu Liancheng is Your Majesty?"

Yue Qingyao replied slowly, "Before we came to the capital, we were not sure that Gu Liancheng was His Majesty."

Liu Qi: "Then why did you help Xiu Shaoyang in Jiangnan and hurt Gu Liancheng?"

Yue Qingyao answered truthfully, "Gu Jiu told Master Xiu that all the Gu Clan disciples who had died or disappeared before were actually killed by Gu Liancheng. Gu Jiu realized that Gu Liancheng was going to attack her, so she informed Master Xiu of these things in advance."

"Also... Miss Liu, did you feel it just now?" Yue Qingyao asked in a deep voice, "What martial arts did Gu Liancheng use to kidnap Fu Qingshu and his son?"

Isn’t it just the Taiyin Devouring Sun from the Seventh Heaven Taiyin lineage? This is not the first time Liu Qi has seen it.

and many more!

Liu Qi seemed to have thought of something.

The first time she saw this martial art was when Gu Jiu used it to save Fu Zhuocheng.

But what followed was the battle with Gu Liancheng that destroyed half of South City.

What happened during this period?
It is related to both Gu Liancheng and Gu Jiu...that is, Gu Liancheng killed Gu Jiu in the underground palace.

Although there is not necessarily a connection.

But Liu Qi thought of a possibility, that is, Gu Liancheng mastered the Taiyin Shiri only after he killed Gu Jiu.

"Master Xiu also said one more thing." Yue Qingyao said softly, "Nineteen years ago, after Gu Liancheng fought with the general in Junshan, he suddenly went crazy, as if he was possessed by a dead ghost. And judging from Gu Liancheng's actions and words at the time, the ghost that possessed him seemed to be a dead member of the Gu family..."

……

In the suburbs of Beijing, there is an unnamed villa.

Liu Qi and his party returned to the village before sunset.

Bai Ze brought two large carriages full of supplies. As soon as he entered the door, he called Chunyan and Zhuque to store the supplies one by one in the storage room.

"There are so many! It's enough for us to eat for half a year!" Chunyan said in surprise as she looked at the carriage filled with all kinds of supplies.

Bai Ze replied solemnly: "I'm afraid it's not enough. There are already many places in the capital that have been hit by the epidemic. If the court can't control it, I'm afraid..."

Bai Ze turned his head and looked at Liu Qi before he finished speaking.

Liu Qi noticed Bai Ze's gaze, then turned his head and looked back, then said lightly: "If you want to do something, just go ahead, don't pay attention to me."

Bai Ze's expression became even uglier when he heard this: "Do you really want to destroy the entire capital?"

Liu Qi raised his eyebrows and said, "I've already said that you don't need to care about what I want to do, and you don't need to ask what I want to do."

"Liu Qi!" Bai Ze finally couldn't help it, "Didn't you see what the capital has become today?"

Liu Qi's brows relaxed, then his eyes darkened: "What do you want to say?"

"General Bai Ze, stop talking!" Chunyan felt the sudden drop in temperature around her, so she quickly stepped forward and grabbed Bai Ze's sleeve tightly, then whispered to him.

"What are you arguing about?" The silent atmosphere was broken by a lazy voice, and Zhou Mi, dressed in a white palace dress, walked out slowly from the corridor beside.

Zhou Mi had a gentle smile on her face. She first glanced at the indifferent Liu Qi, then looked at Bai Ze who had a solemn expression, and the smile on her face faded: "Bai Ze, I know you are worried about the people in the capital, but the current situation is beyond our control. Although Liu Qi has always been ruthless, when have you ever seen her kill innocent people?"

Bai Ze's expression relaxed slightly.

Zhou Mi continued, "You can blame Gu Liancheng for causing this turmoil, or you can blame Xiao Qifeng for doing nothing, but you can't blame Liu Qi for the current situation in the capital."

Zhou Mi smiled at Liu Qi and said, "Since she doesn't care about the people of the world, there is no need to use them to set up a trap."

All the people in the world?

An idea suddenly flashed through Liu Qi's mind.

Then he turned to Bai Ze and asked, "You just said that there was a terrible epidemic in the capital?"

Bai Ze nodded.

Liu Qi then said bluntly: "Today, Gu Liancheng suddenly took action and captured Fu Qingshu."

Bai Ze frowned: "Why did he arrest Master Fu?"

Now the only person in the capital who is still maneuvering among various parties to turn the tide is the Prime Minister of the dynasty!
Liu Qi said in a deep voice: "Fu Qingshu proposed to Xiao Qifeng this morning to block the capital and prevent the people in the capital from leaving the capital."

Bai Ze's face darkened: "How could he be so foolish? Isn't it a waste of time to let the people stay here?"

Liu Qi glanced at Bai Ze calmly, and then said slowly: "Although Fu Qingshu is not a good guy, I think he must know something. If the people in the capital are scattered all over the place, it will bring greater disasters. It is better to trap them in the capital and sacrifice a corner to protect the overall situation!"

Wow…

A familiar voice suddenly came to Liu Qi's ears.

Not only Liu Qi, but everyone present changed their expressions. They all heard the sound of the sweeping wave.

Liu Qi's eyes moved slightly, and then he suddenly looked up, only to see a ray of azure light instantly filling the entire sky, dispersing all the night fog that was about to rise.

It’s Xiao Qifeng, he took action!
His turbulent sea has already covered the outskirts of Beijing!

Liu Qi looked at the azure blue sky with a serious gaze. She could clearly feel the terrifying energy contained in it.

So the current situation... is directed at Xiao Qifeng!
What does he want to do?
Sacrifice one corner to protect the overall situation!

Liu Qi suddenly remembered what she had just said!

Liu Qi's eyes suddenly became stern.

Xiao Qifeng...can he really make up his mind?

(End of this chapter)