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Chapter 206 Revealing the secret
Liu Shuji was not surprised. He thought that the star general would eventually recognize his master. It was only a matter of time.

"Recognize the master?" As the prime minister of Qu State, he knew everything about the situation in the world. He immediately went through the people who might become the "master star" in his mind, "Is it the leader of the Restoration Army?"

Chen You, the leader of the Restoration Army, was previously unknown, but soon after he started the rebellion, his reputation for benevolence spread and he was supported by countless survivors of the Small Chen Kingdom.

The Qu State was unpopular in the southwest, so the Restoration Army issued an order to fortify the city and clear the fields, and the people actively cooperated. In the territory occupied by the Qu Army, the people also spontaneously informed the Restoration Army of the situation, making it difficult for the Qu State Army to move forward.

As Xiao Hongfan faced off against him, he should be able to best understand how popular Chen You is.

The Restoration Army sent envoys to contact Xiao Hongfan more than once, and their intention to recruit him was obvious. Otherwise, Emperor Qu would not have been so furious as if his lungs had been stabbed.

"I thought it would be him." Qu Shan walked to the railing and pointed to a bright star in the sky. "But it is a yin star. It was dim a month ago, but in such a short time it has overshadowed all the main stars."

"Yin Star?!" Liu Shuji finally showed a look of surprise.

Of course, he would not place all his hopes on Qu Shan. He also secretly kept a number of astrologers in his mansion. Not long ago, he had heard his retainers mention this Yin star, but at that time the star was still flickering and did not look like it would be able to accomplish anything. Who could have expected that such earth-shaking changes would happen in such a short period of time!

"Who is she?"

"Do you still remember the public auction of the royal beauties of the Kingdom of Chen in the capital a few months ago?" After weighing the pros and cons, Qu Shan decided to reveal the matter to Liu Shuji.

As long as the fate of "dying at the hands of a general" is not broken, they will be natural allies. While he is on guard against Liu Shuji, he also has to rely on the other party's strength.

Liu Shuji has never been very interested in those things. He just roughly knows the identity of the "goods" being auctioned. However, after thinking about everyone, he still finds it difficult to guess that person's identity.

Just when he was puzzled, he suddenly remembered something: "Is it Princess Chen Wenjiang of the Little Chen Kingdom?"

Qu Shan was surprised: "As expected of Prime Minister Liu."

At that time, Qu Shan spent four thousand gold to buy Chen Wenjiang, but he was kidnapped by the other party that night. He was furious and asked two martial arts masters to search the whole city for him. This incident caused an uproar in the city and made him a laughing stock for a while.

"Not as good as Xuanshou." Liu Shuji complimented him.

His tone was sincere, but Qu Shan inexplicably felt a sense of irony.

"What kind of person is Chen Wenjiang?" Liu Shuji did not give Qu Shan time to think deeply and continued to ask.

When Liu Shuji first heard about this, he felt something was wrong, but he did not take a princess of a fallen country seriously. He even laughed at Qu Shan in private. He never thought that in the end, he would become a joke too!

Realizing this, he couldn't help but get angry and embarrassed, but he was always able to keep his composure and never showed any sign on his face.

"I don't know." Qu Shan could only come up with an ambiguous answer, but could not figure out more. "I have checked. Chen Wenjiang's biological mother was born in a humble family. She was not favored after she was born. The mother and daughter lived like quails in the palace. They were timid and cowardly. When the Southwest Army killed the royal family, she knelt down and begged for mercy. However, when she kidnapped me that day, her strength was at least at the Grandmaster level! And this person is quite evil. That night, several masters searched the whole city for her. I also used divination with several mystics at the same time, but I couldn't predict her whereabouts."

After Master Xuanying escaped, Qu Shan went mad with rage, and when he came back he called all the masters of the mystic arts to divine her whereabouts. Under normal circumstances, it would be impossible for them to fail, but no one could figure out the answer.

Qu Shan was worried: "If she becomes the main star, it will be more difficult for us to kill the general star."

Since it was a matter of life and death, Qu Shan seemed to be willing to tell everything he knew, but Liu Shuji intuitively felt that he was hiding something.

Liu Shuji couldn't help but think deeply: Qu Shan is a person who is extremely afraid of death. In order to survive, he can devote everything to planning to kill Xiao Hongfan. If he hides something, it must be a matter of life and death.

In other words, in addition to Xiao Hongfan's death warrant, he must have suffered other life threats.

what is it then?

Liu Shuji looked at the empty observatory, and thought of the Xiao family members who disappeared out of thin air, and seemed to have guessed the answer. "Yes." Liu Shuji said slowly, "Things have come to this point. If Xuanshou still hides the key information from me, it will be even more difficult."

Qu Shan shuddered and tried hard to keep his expression straight.

He always knew that Liu Shuji was as shrewd as a ghost, but he never expected him to be so scary.

"I..." Qu Shan had never been so at a loss when facing Qu Di.

Liu Shuji asked: "What did Chen Wenjiang do to you when he appeared in Qudu?"

Qu Shan's eyes widened instantly, and it took him a while to find his voice: "How did you know?"

Liu Shuji smiled faintly: "Just a random guess."

Qu Shan didn't want to reveal that he was forced to be bound to the Seven Stars, but now that things had come to this, he was afraid that he couldn't hide it any longer, so he simply threw the jar into the air: "She cast a spell to bind me to the Seven Stars. If any of the Seven Stars dies, I will be the one to die with them."

Liu Shuji narrowed his eyes slightly, revealing a hint of murderous intent.

Qu Shan took two steps back in shock. His life was at stake, so he had an extremely quick mind and understood Liu Shuji's thoughts almost instantly: "What are you going to do?! Chen Wenjiang is not that stupid. My life or death will not affect Qixing!"

"You're worrying too much, Mr. Xuan." Liu Shuji said indifferently.

It would be a miracle if Qu Shan believed it! Liu Shuji must have been wondering whether this binding was two-way or one-way, and wanted to kill him to see if he could kill Qixing.

Because if he put himself in Liu Shuji's shoes, if he were tied up, he would definitely want to give it a try!
Believe it or not, it is indeed dangerous, but it is always a good thing to have friendly troops with good brains.

Qu Shan asked, "What should we do?"

The stronger the enemy is, the safer he will be. At least until the Seven Stars and the General Stars are intact, Liu Shuji will not attack Xuanshou, who is still useful.

Liu Shuji didn't answer, but suddenly smiled and said, "Interesting."

Qu Shan couldn't help but complain in his heart: I'm afraid he has some serious illness!
He likes excitement, but never risks his life!
It’s over, it’s over. The enemy is terribly strong, and my friendly forces are crazy, cruel, and smart. What should I do?
Qu Shan felt that his eyes were dark and his future was bleak.

……

In the pavilion on the top of Pingzhou Mountain, lights were lit up in the night.

After listening to Master Xuanying's recent story in Qudu, Xiao Hongfan couldn't help but ask, "Since you have the ability to kill them easily, why don't you do it?"

According to normal logic, if Shi Xuanying knew that Liu Xiang and Qu Shan were the biggest threats in the future, she should have killed them both directly. The key is, should she know?

Xiao Hongfan asked this with a hint of tentativeness.

Shi Xuanying played dumb: "If I want to kill someone, I'll kill Emperor Qu, why would I kill them?"

Xiao Hongfan looked at her inquiringly.

Just now, when Master Xuanying suddenly mentioned the Red Blood Flag, she was shocked. She didn't realize that the "Red Blood Flag" was the future in her dream, but it didn't appear at all now.

Since beating around the bush was not an answer, she asked directly, "How do you know about the Red Blood Flag? We haven't had much contact, but after a few times, I am sure that you not only understand my past and present, but also my future."

Her eyes were sharp and her words were firm: "Moreover, this level of understanding is definitely not obtained through divination."