Chapter 169 The Duke Meets the Woman in Black
Although Yunxiao's tone was light, it was full of oppression. Old Master Shangguan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. Ling Xiao dared to speak to him so bluntly, which meant that he would not let the Duke's Mansion go.

Old Master Shangguan quickly expressed his loyalty: "Yes, under heaven, all land belongs to the emperor, and all the people are his subjects. All the subjects in the world are his subjects, and we can only respect him and honor him."

"The purpose of Patriarch Shangguan has been achieved. Please withdraw."

Old Master Shangguan expressed his loyalty to him, and Ling Xiao accepted it. After all, such aristocratic families were deeply rooted in the capital, and the relationships were very complicated. If one wanted to touch them, it would be like moving a single hair on a branch, and to put it bluntly, they could not be touched.

Today's events can be considered as a gain. He originally wanted to win over these noble families and use them for his own purposes. After all, his foundation is shallow, and except for Prime Minister Su, everyone else in the court is a fence-sitter.

The Shangguan clan was a powerful presence in the capital, so he gladly accepted the surrender of Old Master Shangguan.

As for the Duke's Mansion, they have always been at odds with him. When he was Prince Rong, the Duke's Mansion disliked him and would trample him into the mud whenever they had the chance.

It's normal not to take him seriously now.

But the Duke’s Mansion cannot be kept.

"Yes, then I will take my leave."

Old Master Shangguan breathed a sigh of relief. Ling Xiao accepted his surrender. He saluted respectfully, then left the imperial study and left the palace.

Having achieved today's goal, Old Master Shangguan was in a pretty good mood. However, when he thought of that rebellious son Shangguan Fei, Old Master Shangguan's mood became unhappy again.

Let’s go back and send more people to continue searching.

On the other side, after the Duke and his son left the palace, the Duke sent Luochuan away. He was going to meet someone, a mysterious person.

Today, old Shangguan had a falling out with him and directly offended Ling Xiao. It would be impossible for him to live as peacefully as before.

Originally he thought that thing was a bit unreliable, but now he was determined to give it a try no matter whether it was reliable or not.

The fact that old man Shangguan had fallen out with him meant that he had surrendered to Ling Xiao and became his lackey.

In that case, let’s do it.

The carriage turned many turns and left the city, and then went straight to a villa outside the city and drove into the villa.

The environment here is very quiet and the scenery is beautiful. There are green plants and rockery everywhere in the villa. Trees are planted on the rockery. The roots of the trees are intertwined and surround the rockery.

It's like a hand holding the rockery tightly, which makes people feel uncomfortable, as if they are the rockery.

The carriage that the Duke was riding in did not stop, but went straight to a palace. Only when the carriage stopped did the Duke get off immediately.

The man in black guarding the entrance of the hall saw that it was him and saluted him respectfully.

"The Duke is here. My master has been waiting for you for a long time."

The Duke just nodded at them.

The man in black immediately opened the door for him, and the Duke walked in.

In the center of the hall sat a woman dressed in black. Her wide robe covered her entire body, so it was impossible to see her face or her age.

The Duke stepped forward and bowed to the woman in black: "Master, how are you?"

"No problem. What wind blew the Duke here today?"

The voice of the woman at the top was so deep and distant that the Duke thought she was some mountain monster.

The Duke smiled and said, "There is no wind blowing. I came here just because I wanted to. I want to talk to the Pavilion Master about cooperation."

The first time this mysterious person came to him and asked him to help her seize Ling Xiao's throne, he thought it was really unreasonable for a woman to dare to have such coveted possessions.

But after what happened today, he can no longer save himself.

If you want to protect yourself, then cooperate with the woman in black and bring down Ling Xiao.

The woman in black smiled and made a gesture to invite him in. The Duke came over and sat on the chair below her.

The woman in black then said, "The Duke has figured it out."

At first, she went to find this old guy in person, but he looked down on her and rejected her directly. Today, he actually came to her on his own initiative, so she might as well make good use of him.

The Duke nodded and said, "I've figured it out. I can't stand the little Ling Xiao sitting up there. If the Pavilion Master takes the throne, I will definitely be very loyal to him."

"Well, if the Duke wants to cooperate with me, then this little bit of sincerity is obviously not enough."

There are a lot of people in Beijing who are good at talking.

And today the old guy has fallen into the trap, so he must be slaughtered.

How could the Duke not know that the woman in black was seeking revenge for his direct rejection last time, but he didn't care, as long as he could pull Ling Xiao down.

So he bowed and said, "I believe that the Pavilion Master is very short of funds. It just so happens that this Duke is not short of money or manpower. Whatever the Pavilion Master needs, this Duke can offer it with both hands.

The only request is to kill Ling Xiao. As for who of you will be the emperor, this Duke will not participate. He only asks to protect the Duke's Mansion from falling. This Duke does not want to fight for that position either."

"Okay, my Lord, you are so straightforward. I agree."

The woman in black was in a good mood. After she finished speaking, she stretched out her hands and clapped them together. Then a maid in black came out from the side.

The maid in black had a very stable footing and walked silently, and it was obvious that she was a person with great kung fu skills.

The Duke's eyes flickered as he watched.

The maid in black came to the woman in black, helped her up, and slowly put her down.

The Duke then noticed that the black woman's belly was bulging and she was actually pregnant.

"My Lord, please come with me to have a look. I believe you will have more confidence after the visit."

The woman in black said and led the way.

The Duke nodded, followed her out of the hall, and then came to the back of the hall.

There turned out to be a rockery behind this. The three of them stood in front of the rockery. The maid in black pressed a place on the rockery, and then a door appeared.

The maid in black helped the woman in black into the door.

The Duke followed in.

After entering, I didn't expect that there was something hidden inside. There was a huge underground space underneath, and it turned out to be a workshop.

There were many people in black clothes in the workshop, both men and women, and they were all making something, a ball-like thing, black in color.

When seeing this thing, the Duke's eyes became stern. Isn't this the so-called bomb that was sent to Northern Zhou some time ago?

It was said that the bomb was extremely powerful, he had not seen it yet, but had only heard his people describe it to him.

It is said that this thing has great lethality. If it were used on the battlefield, it would definitely kill everyone. But it was not used to open up the mountains.

With something like this, any country can conquer one, so why bother spending time and money to open a channel?

I didn't expect such a powerful thing to appear here.

He was surprised and said: "It's a bomb."

"The Duke knows about the bomb?"

The black woman was surprised.

The Duke nodded and said in a deep voice: "Pavilion Master, don't you know that Ling Xiao has already made this thing and sent a batch to Beizhou? Don't your people know about it?"


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