After the immortal disappeared

The emperor's breathing became heavier: "How many people are involved?"

"Of course there are three hundred and twenty-seven people. Each person can only take it once." She raised her head and looked at the emperor. "If this list falls into the hands of the gods, I am afraid that half of the Lingxu Palace will collapse and there will be chaos."

If the royal court is unstable, the emperor's position is unstable.

The emperor was a little angry: "Are you threatening me with this?"

"I don't dare. This is also the reason why I came to Ganquan Palace." Imperial Master Qingyang's expression remained unchanged, "If Bai Ziqi takes him away, you will be in trouble here."

The emperor stared at the account book and stood silent.

Medicine buyers violate heavenly rules and should be investigated strictly. But there are too many people.

Of course, Imperial Master Qingyang’s elixir is not sold just for money. Even if you are a wealthy businessman, you can't buy this magic medicine by going to Qingfu Temple with your banknotes.

Of course, 99% of people don't even know that Qingfu Temple sells elixirs. This is something outside their cognitive dimension.

The names of the patrons recorded in this account book must all be well-known figures in Lingxu City. Behind each person are often several wealthy families. It is not an exaggeration to describe them as "powerful".

If the account book is taken away by the gods, they will not care about the interests or the situation, they will only order all investigations and arrests to prove that the divine power cannot be disobeyed.

However, the epic shock caused by the Bega Palace caused a bitter pill for the emperor to swallow.

As powerful as it is, it also feels tricky.

It feels angry and annoyed, but it doesn't want to wield the butcher's knife and kill so many beloved ones!

Fear of death is a biological instinct. Isn’t that human nature to try every possible means to extend one’s life?

"How do you want to solve this problem for me?"

Imperial Master Qingyang was extremely sincere: "I beg the Emperor to spare my life."

Just asking Zhenjun Tongming to intercede on her behalf would be weak and weak. She must at least win the mercy of the Demon Emperor.

After all, no matter how much pressure the gods exert, it is the emperor who finally makes the decision and orders.

If it doesn't want her to die, she should be able to live.

"you……"

Imperial Master Qingyang quickly added: "In the final analysis of this case, only some monsters were killed, and I am willing to make compensation. I beg the emperor to demote me to an old woman in the market. Anyway... I don't have long left to live."

It is difficult for ordinary people to live a hundred years, and the deadline for practitioners is around 140 years old. She is nearly 200 years old, which is already a super long life. If it weren't for my beauty skills, my hands and face would probably look like dried orange peels now.

Without Yuanli, her remaining days can be seen at a glance.

The emperor fell silent because of the vicissitudes of her words, and turned around to walk in the garden.

After knowing each other for nearly two hundred years, even a stone can hold the heat, let alone a living being of flesh and blood?

Imperial Master Qingyang said nothing, opened the door and walked forward with it.

Because the emperor had already dismissed everyone, the garden was empty, with only the green trees facing the wind, the fragrance of flowers, but not a single bird song——

The emperor's pressure is here, why don't the birds tremble?

Deep in the garden is a dipterocarpus tree with pink and white flowers that are fragrant.

Imperial Master Qingyang walked over naturally, swung down a small bunch of white flowers and pinned them on his temples.

The emperor stopped and looked down. As if he had penetrated nearly two hundred years of time, he saw the little girl taking off dipterocarp and wearing it in her hair, smiling at him - she was missing a front tooth.

After that, Imperial Master Qingyang passed by this garden and often came here to pick flowers and wear flowers. However, this Dipterocarpus tree grew bigger and bigger. It grew from a small seedling back then to the towering tree it is now!

It still relented and sighed: "I can spare your life."

Imperial Master Qingyang raised his head loudly, then knelt down with a plop, choking slightly: "Emperor!"

"The death of those demon people is not a big deal. The demon kingdom just took the opportunity to attack Lingxu City, and there were a large group of ignorant civilians waving flags and cheering for them." The emperor said majestically, "The ban on the sale of elixirs is It's an iron law set by the gods. I can handle it by dismissing you from your post and confiscating your home, but your subordinates can't be saved."

Imperial Master Qingyang burst into tears of gratitude: "The emperor is kind!"

The anger of the gods must find a channel to vent.

She lost when it came to the elixir. Rather than losing to Shuangye, it is better to say that he lost to Xi Yunhe's forbearance and planning for more than ten years.

This man knew her so well.

But she still managed to save her life, and only by living could she hope to fight back.

"Actually, what the gods are most concerned about is the source of the divine blood for refining the elixir." The emperor glanced at her and said, "Whether it is obtained from the human world or the divine world, you must explain clearly."

"Yes!" Imperial Master Qingyang said in a solemn voice, "The source of the divine blood is the demon puppet master Dong Rui!"

"Who?" The emperor was busy with everything and felt unfamiliar with this name.

"More than ten years ago, he kidnapped the son of General Zuo Yuwei and transformed him into a violent giant ape that disowned his relatives and only obeyed his orders. Lingxu City issued a wanted order for this, but Dong Rui quickly escaped from Bejia. His whereabouts unknown."

"When Dong Rui transformed these demon puppets, he must use divine blood to trigger their mutations." Imperial Master Qingyang continued, "I came into contact with him at that time and obtained a lot of divine blood from him. "

"'Quite a few', how much is it?"

"Small half a jar." Refining the elixir requires very little medicine. A drop of divine blood as big as the tip of a needle can be used to refine hundreds of elixirs after dilution - this still includes the failure rate.

"So, where did Dong Rui get his divine blood?"

"I don't know." Imperial Master Qingyang whispered, "I wanted to ask questions, but Dong Rui ran away."

The emperor shook his head: "It is not a good idea for you to blame the source of divine blood on a person whose whereabouts are unknown."

"Dong Rui has not disappeared!" Imperial Master Qingyang said quickly, "The monster 'Snail Toad' used by my evil disciple Xi Yunhe to hunt monsters is Dong Rui's monster puppet!"

The emperor's eyes narrowed.

Are Dong Rui and Xi Yunhe together?

"Not long ago, Dong Rui appeared in the Han River War in Yuan Kingdom, cooperating with Hong Chenglue to attack the Yuan Kingdom army." Qingyang Imperial Master glanced at it, "He dared to show up in public because he got Bejia's Amnesty order. Do you know who proposed this amnesty?"

The emperor lowered his head until a pair of giant eyes were very close to her: "You want to say that Dong Rui has divine blood in his hands, and he found Shuangye Guoshi as his backer?"

Its eyes were blazing with fierceness, and its voice was as loud as thunder: "So, Shuangye Guoshi knows the whereabouts of the divine blood?"

The emperor was furious, but Imperial Master Qingyang's expression was as calm as water, and he lowered his eyes and said, "Exactly!"

"Your accusation..." the emperor said angrily, "there is no evidence! Shuangye Guoshi can refute it without any effort!"

As expected of the Qingyang Imperial Master, he would bite his opponent to the death even in a desperate situation!

"No, I have evidence!" Imperial Master Qingyang said in a deep voice, "I just received a tip-off that there is an abnormality in the main urban area of ​​Lingxu Lower City. A big tree suddenly grows branches, looking like a ghost, and a docile sheep demon suddenly transforms. , and even chewed up living people. These are probably mutations caused by contact with the divine blood, just like Dong Rui's demon puppet. It's a pity that as soon as I received this clue, Bai Dushi led people to surround Qing Palace, and I didn't. There’s still time to check it out, so——”

She said word by word: "Dong Rui is probably nearby!"

"Dong Rui's pardon order was issued by Imperial Master Shuangye, and Hong Chenglue was the last person to see him. I think as long as you find out that the abnormality in the lower city is related to the divine blood, you can question Imperial Master Shuangye."

Hong Chenglue was retrieved by Imperial Master Shuangye, and everyone in Lingxu City knew that he was from the faction of Imperial Master Shuangye.

Dong Rui, Hong Chenglue, Shuangye Guoshi. The emperor sneered, Grandmaster Qingye wanted to bind them together? "Hong Chenglue has rushed to the eastern front."

"It doesn't matter if you can't pull Shuangye Guoshi down. If he is also suspected, it will be difficult for him to take charge of the Yuan Power. So in order, the one who is most likely to take over is the Lord of Summer Palace." Qingyang Guoshi said quietly, "Follow me. I am of the same mind as you.”

"That's all?" the emperor said coldly, "I don't know where the Dong Rui you accused is. It's impossible to catch him and bring him to justice. For you, this matter will be impossible to handle."

"It doesn't matter, I can wait." Grand Master Qingyang knelt down to the emperor again, "After I go, Grand Master Shuangye and the God of Heaven will definitely take the opportunity to exert their efforts to regain the upper hand in the royal court."

The emperor was silent.

In the court, Qingyang Imperial Master was one of its most important supporters, and even had to smooth out relations, win over people's hearts, and unify affairs for it. His role was no different from the magic needle in the sea.

In fact, the emperor also understood why she sold the elixir.

Isn’t it just to win people’s hearts and coordinate relations between all parties?

To put it bluntly, control.

Excluding some selfish motives, in the final analysis, it is still for the emperor.

It never doubted Qingyang's loyalty to it.

Now that there is a big thunder here, her position as the national master is not guaranteed. The gods and the Shuangye national master will most likely take the opportunity to suppress the forces she has left in the court and eliminate dissidents.

The struggle over royal and divine power has never stopped.

It is precisely because of this that the Demon Emperor does not want the account books in the hands of Imperial Master Qingyang to leak out. For the entire royal court, her fall has been like an earthquake. If many important officials are implicated in the elixir case, the royal court will be divided and the imperial power will be emptied.

The storm that enveloped the palace in Lingxu City was about to take shape.

Even if you are an emperor, if you don't handle it properly, you will still have to walk around with endless food.

"For the position of Qinggong Imperial Master, I recommend Nie Xiaolou, the dean of Tongshan Academy, to take over. He has outstanding cultivation and is shrewd. He also has the rare ability to understand the general situation and consider the overall situation. You have long recognized him. Well, in terms of age as well. It's very suitable, he is only in his forties," Imperial Master Qingyang said seriously, "The most important thing is that he is just an acquaintance with me and we have no contact with each other. God can't find fault with him."

The successor to the head of the Qing Palace should be decided first, so that the gods will not come up with ideas and impede the selection, and the emperor will be passive.

The Demon Emperor fainted: "He really has nothing to do with you?"

"yes."

Yes or no, it no longer matters. Its gaze fell on the account book in the arms of Imperial Master Qingyang.

Qingyang Imperial Master understood this, and with a little bit of strength, the ledger started to burst into flames.

Three strokes, five divisions, and two divisions, the emperor's big problem was burned to ashes.

She also knew what the emperor was worried about: "This is only one copy, there is no copy."