World of Chessboard

"Mo'er, why are you in such a bad mood?" Prince Huan could not help but ask as he looked at the dispirited Zhao Qingyan.

Zhao Qingyan looked at the flowers on both sides of the road and casually said, "I have something on my mind. I'd like to see Tang Xiao again in the next few days."

King Huan was slightly shocked. "You want to see him?" "You …"

"Sorry, I'll buy it first." A handsome man of about 20 years old laughed and said, "It's rare to see a bowl of Petal Lotus Orchid. I only bought it for a few hundred taels of silver to give to people."

Pei'er stared at him for a moment before turning to Zhao Qingyan, "Young Master, Marquis Lu stole your orchid."

Zhao Qingyan raised an eyebrow, "Go and snatch it for me. It's a gift for me anyway."

Zhao Qingyan smiled, "Weeping Lu, I'll give you another chance to reply. Are you giving this to me?"

Lu Sobbing threw up her hands helplessly, "The young prince tried to rob me, how could I dare not send you off?" He handed it to her as if he was throwing away a hot potato.

Zhao Qingyan gave him a "at least you know what's good for you" look before taking the flower pot and placing it on his lap to carefully examine it, unwilling to let go.

Duke Huan asked smilingly, "Why did Marquis Lu think of visiting a flower market? If I knew you were coming, I wouldn't have come here on purpose. "

Lu Sobbing said, "If you have nothing better to do, feel free to walk around. If you see someone you like, buy two pots as well." He turned his attention to Zhao Qingyan, who was staring intently at the flower. "I heard you say Tang Xiao was stupid?" "What is it?"

Zhao Qingyan picked a flower pot for Pei to buy before replying, "How many people have died recently? I would like to ask."

Lu Sobbing asked, "Weeping blood for tears?" He lowered his head to look at the flowers, seemingly unconcerned.

Duke Huan was startled. "You found out so quickly?"

Zhao Qingyan raised his head and looked at the two of them, feeling rather surprised. "Your information is really well-informed."

Zhao Qingyan said, "It's not just for my sake. For Qingfeng and Jiang Wuyan, I can't take this lying down."

Lu Sobbing blinked and said, "Your father and mother would never agree."

Zhao Qingyan looked at the two of them, the smile in his eyes slowly dissipating. "I know that royal father and mother will be worried. But tell me, should I accept such an outcome? Weeping Lu? "

Lu Sobbing shrugged and asked, "Ask me?" I don't care. With your ability and personality, you wouldn't do something stupid. I won't stop you, but I just don't think it's worth it. "

Duke Huan frowned and expressed his opinion, asking instead, "What would you do if I were to object?"

Zhao Qingyan shook his head. "I don't know. I don't think Thirteenth Uncle should object. Besides, I didn't intend to just rush over. For the time being, I simply wanted to meet with Tang Xiao and his little fool. We'll talk about this later. "Let's wait and see first. If the danger spreads to me, it won't be too late to think about what we should do next."

Lu Sobbing asked, "Why? I think it's just a martial arts dispute, right? The Puppet Palace didn't make a move for no reason at all. "

Zhao Qingyan looked at him. "Can you not be so sure?"

Lu Sobbing said, "Then give me a reason to suspect."

Zhao Qingyan's fingers curled up slightly. "I've thought about it for a long time, but I haven't been able to come up with anything powerful. It's just that my intuition is wrong." Thirteenth Uncle, Lu Sobbing, don't you think that's strange? Most of the people who went to the West Lake Blood Meet weren't poisoned by Zhu Yan's poison, which meant that they were there to avenge the people who became enemies with the Puppet Palace because they were poisoned by the Gu poison? The Puppet Palace is already low-key enough, hiding deep in the mountains. They rarely travel in the Jianghu. I can't think of any other reason why they wouldn't make a big fuss in the Jianghu if they became enemies with a large number of sects. If it was because of the change in Zhu Yan, then what made everyone in the martial arts world say that they wanted to push the blame onto Tears of Blood? Also, it was not hard to tell from what he had said that he knew the whole story. I don't understand. What made him so scared? I'm so scared that I lost my mind and wanted to kill me. As the leader of a sect, what kind of thing would force him to such an extent? "

The servants and guards following behind them consciously spread out, separating the three of them from the passersby so that no one could overhear their conversation. In this sort of situation in the capital, no one would intentionally go to the trouble of taking a detour.

Zhao Qingyan said, "He was indeed very agitated in the beginning, but there was a period of calm along the way. Logically speaking, he would not have lost control to such a state. I also thought of the possibility of being poisoned, so I let the coroner check out his blood and corpse. There were no new wounds on his body, and there was no poison in his blood. "Because of his identity, I don't want to cause any more trouble. My hair is in the way, and the coroner did not find any injuries, so I did not ask them to keep investigating."

Lu Sobbing pondered for a moment and said, "Although there is a difference between Blood and Tears of Blood and the poison used in the Puppet Palace, the difference is very small. This coroner shouldn't be the same as last time, right? What's more … Even though you and I are well aware that this matter could not have been done by Tears of Blood, he can indeed use the exact same poison as the Puppet Palace. "

Hearing that, Zhao Qingyan sighed and said, "When they go, ride the horses. When they come back, pull the corpse back with the horse carriage." Right now, it was a very hot time. From the time they had received the news of the guard mission to their return, it had taken them almost five days. The corpse had already rotted and there was no difference at all. I was the one who decided to say that it was the Puppet Palace's doing. The reason why Hua Boyan brought my master and the others here, is because he wanted to make the matter of 'humans are killed with blood and tears' come to reality. He and I both know this, but we can't say it out loud. My master, the Marquis of the Trojan Horse, and Ran Xingchen won't say anything more on this matter. It didn't matter who killed him, as this matter was already confirmed. Up until now, the incident with the Puppet Palace had always been a covert affair. Once this matter was leaked, the entire martial arts world would be in turmoil and the internal world would inevitably be implicated. Whether it is to the Puppet Palace or to us, it is a good result if we don't tell everything about this matter. "It's just that it's a bit more passive for us right now, so I don't know what to do."

With a solemn expression, Duke Huan said, "Continue."

Zhao Qingyan was about to say something when he suddenly bent down and coughed. His face was flushed red.

Lu Sobbing said, "Then I'll help him say part of it. Your Royal Highness, I discussed the matter of the West Lake with Yun Mo after Qingfeng disappeared. First, the Puppet Palace has reached some kind of agreement with the major forces in the martial arts world, which puts the blame on one person to resolve the dispute and takes the opportunity to eliminate those who refuse to cooperate. "

"II. Transfer of attention. The Ran Tong Pavilion represented the Light Wind Palace. Jiang Wuyan was in charge of the Bewitching Butterfly Town. It could be said that it was a town full of both good and evil, and Yun Mo was the only son of the Qi King. In a sense, they were excellent scapegoats, because they couldn't be moved easily, so their hatred would be very fixed. There were so many people in the West Lake, but only the three of them survived. As long as there were people pushing them from the shadows, the people of the martial world would believe that they had something to do with the massacre in the West Lake. Doubt and mistrust may be worse than total faith. In that case, it would be better to let them live than to kill them at that time. "

"3. Test him out and intimidate him."

Zhao Qingyan explained in detail, "If the Puppet Palace was trying to use poison to test who was poisoned, there are a lot of medicines that could be used. I already had this suspicion. The reason they used Blood Weeping Tear was because it was a unique secret weapon that made them famous a few years ago. That is to say, they had the intention of placing the blame on Blood Weeping. This time there was another such problem, and I think this guess is almost achievable. "

He let out a sigh and then continued, "No matter how powerful the Light Wind Palace and the Bewitching Butterfly Town are, in the martial arts world, they are definitely not an existence that can cover the sky with one hand. However, the imperial government is different. At my age, I simply didn't understand anything and couldn't do anything, so I invisibly did something stupid, giving them a better chance — I begged the royal uncle and the ninth uncle to save the blood and tears. The incident at the West Lake had somehow linked the three of us together. No one would offend the imperial government because of the little doubt they had towards a child. Thus, the people they resented naturally became Qingfeng and Jiang Wuyan. Regardless of whether it's the last time or this time, the Puppet Palace just wants us to shut up. "

Prince Huan was silent as he pondered.

After a long time, he suddenly said in a leisurely tone, "I had planned to hide this matter from Thirteenth Uncle, but I think I'll tell you. But don't let Father find out. I think they're coming for me this time. "

Duke Huan asked in shock, "What did you say?" Weeping Lu had a face full of shock as well, as she didn't understand why he had suddenly said this.

Zhao Qingyan smiled and said, "I need Thirteenth Uncle to do it. Isn't Thirteenth Uncle clear about this?" I only hope now that my conjecture becomes a reality, that you can trust me. "

Duke Huan laughed, "Of course I believe in you. I watched you grow up, so even if I die, I won't believe that you would do something like that."

Zhao Qingyan laughed in a low voice, "I hope so." Ye Zichen curled his fingers a bit more.

"Are you afraid?" Prince Huan asked.

Zhao Qingyan smiled and said, "No, I'm just a bit worried."

Prince Huan pointed at Lu Sobbing and said, "Don't worry, he said he's willing to accompany you. He'll carry the burden."