Chapter 105 Assassination

Since Lion City is such an important place, the Borneo Daofu naturally has to station a deputy palace master here. The specifications of the Taoist palace in Lion City are second only to the Sheji Palace, and it is called Tianfu Palace. The one enshrined here is not the Supreme Taoist Ancestor, but the Queen of Heaven. The earliest Tianfu Palace was not very large. After the Taoist sect came to Nanyang, it was repeatedly expanded. Now it has become a state palace-level palace, located in the central area of ​​Lion City.

The deputy palace master sitting in Tianfu Palace is named Xie Jiaofeng. He ranks fourth among the deputy palace masters of Borneo Daofu, second only to Qi Xuansu, Xu Jiaorong, and Wang Jiaoying. This is also reasonable, after all, the location of Lion City is too important.

As for why Wang Jiaoying is not in Lion City, it is because Wang Jiaoying is the deputy palace master of Dayu Kingdom. Although the Grand Master of the Palace, the Master of the Palace, the Chief Deputy Palace Master, and the Second Deputy Palace Master are all in Shenglong Palace of Dayu Kingdom, their duties are to manage the entire Dao Palace, just like the cabinet is located in the Imperial Capital, but it does not mean that the cabinet has to specifically manage the big and small things in the Imperial Capital. Wang Jiaoying's position is similar to that of Shuntian Prefecture in the imperial court. It is very important and is responsible for the specific affairs of Dayu Kingdom. Therefore, Wang Jiaoying personally took action to force the emperor to abdicate.

Wang Jiaoying is of course responsible for Dayu Kingdom's affairs this time, but he has the Grand Master of the Palace and the Master of the Palace above him to take the blame, especially when the chief deputy palace master defected. Strictly speaking, the chief deputy palace master is half the boss of the other seven ordinary deputy palace masters. This is a problem at the level of Jinque and Daofu. This responsibility is not something a deputy palace master can bear.

It's like the general abandoning the city and the land. It is impossible to hold the general accountable and the people who have the ability to restrain and supervise him. In addition, Jinque intends to stabilize the Wang family, so Wang Jiaoying was not dismissed, but was also reprimanded.

Xie Jiaofeng, strictly speaking, is not a member of the Wang family, nor is he a member of Chen Shuhua. At least at the level of the Daofu, he is not a member of anyone. He is just a fence-sitter. He will lean to whichever side the wind blows. In the past, he naturally stood on the side of Wang Jiaohe. During the last Daofu meeting, he saw that the signs were not right, so he wisely remained independent.

But then again, he is not an ordinary person to occupy the key position of Lion City. He does not have a clear camp at the Daofu level, but if you look up, he was born in the Xie family, a wealthy family in Jiangnan, and the Xie family is a Confucian. Taoism advocates the integration of the three ways, just as the Cihang lineage was originally from Buddhism, and the Quanzhen Dao Pei family can actually be regarded as a Confucian family. In recent years, they have often married with Confucian families, so Xie Jiaofeng is actually a person on the Pei family line.

Donghua Zhenren sent him to Borneo with the intention of adding sand. The situation in Borneo was complicated. In addition, Jinque had not made up its mind at that time, or had not formed a unified opinion, so Xie Jiaofeng had no choice but to follow the wind. At most, he could not be dragged down.

Xie Jiaofeng was also among those who welcomed Qi Xuansu this time, but Qi Xuansu was not impressed by him. He did not have much bookishness or Taoist spirit, but had a lot of bureaucratic spirit.

Qi Xuansu naturally had to stay at Tianfu Palace when he came to Lion City this time. There was a considerable distance from Feizhou Port to Tianfu Palace. In order to welcome Qi Xuansu, the Nanting Protectorate cleared the streets. The long convoy was traveling on the empty street. Qi Xuansu's carriage was located in the middle of the convoy. There were only three people in the carriage, namely Qi Xuansu, Xiao Yin and Chen Jiangou.

Qi Xuansu was looking through the relevant files, and Chen Jiangou was responsible for sorting out the files that Qi Xuansu was going to read. Xiao Yin was bored and sat slumped in his seat. He yawned several times and looked drowsy.

She really didn't know what was so interesting about those densely written files. She would fall asleep after just one look, and fall asleep after two.

Just then, the carriage suddenly stopped.

Qi Xuansu, who had been keeping his head down, raised his head and asked, "What's going on?"

Chen Jianchou immediately stood up: "I'll go and see."

Xiao Yin, who was drowsy, also became alert: "I'll go too!"

Chen Jianchou refused without thinking: "You are responsible for the chief's safety."

Xiao Yin sat back down, pouting.

Chen Jianchou got off the carriage and soon returned, standing in the carriage

Qi Xuansu raised his eyebrows and asked, "What is the complaint about?"

Chen Jianchou said: "I didn't ask in depth, it seems to be related to the Nanyang United Trading Company. The husband of the person who complained was the accountant of the Nanyang United Trading Company. He died suddenly some time ago. She felt that her husband was harmed by the people of the Nanyang United Trading Company, so she came to stop the road to complain."

Qi Xuansu was stunned.

All the good things happened at the same time? This time he came to Lion City, nominally to continue the unfinished inspection trip last time, but in fact he came for the Nanyang United Trade Company. He and Zhang Yuelu were one in the open and one in the dark. Zhang Yuelu could start with the slave trade, which was considered a surprise force, while Qi Xuansu was responsible for the frontal attack, such as checking the accounts, which was legitimate.

Now he had just arrived in Lion City, and someone stopped him on the road to complain, which was like someone sending a pillow when he wanted to sleep.

Qi Xuansu was interested, but now he was no longer the reckless young man in the past. He did not rush to meet this unknown complainant, but ordered: "Take her and go to Tianfu Palace to talk if you have anything to say."

Chen Jiangou took the order and left.

At this moment, a sharp and shrill sound of breaking through the air suddenly sounded.

The next moment, the carriage where Qi Xuansu was was accurately hit by a flaming meteor that broke through the air, and the whole carriage instantly turned into a huge fireball, rising like a mushroom.

Qi Xuansu in the carriage suddenly saw red and white lights filling his entire vision.

Chen Jianchou, who had just walked a short distance, was blown away by the huge air wave and hit another carriage hard.

The whole convoy was in chaos. The men in black and the spiritual officials subconsciously formed a defensive formation, and several masters also rushed towards the direction of the flaming meteor.

Qin Hengjun and Xie Jiaofeng rushed to Qi Xuansu's carriage as soon as possible.

Xie Jiaofeng's face was pale. If the newly appointed chief deputy palace master of Jinque died in Lion City, and died under his nose, then his career would be over, and the position of deputy palace master would not be kept. He could imagine how furious Donghua Zhenren would be.

Qin Hengjun's face was not good either, because he realized that the assassin used firearms to attack. Firearms of this specification would basically not be circulated outside, and must be strictly controlled. Then the source is nothing more than two places, one is the Taoist sect, and the other is the Great Xuan court. If it was a firearm from the Taoist sect, it would be fine. This was an internal fight between the Taoist sect members. As an outsider, he was at most derelict in his duty. But if it was finally found out that the firearm came from the Nanting Protectorate, he couldn't imagine what the consequences would be.

Just as the two were at a loss, the charred remains of the carriage moved, and then a small black shadow crawled out of it. Yes, it was a black shadow, all black from head to toe, with only a mouthful of white teeth left.

The key is that this small black shadow seemed to be fine. She shook off the black ashes on her body, and then dragged a person out of the wreckage with a little bit of residual fire.

It was Qi Xuansu.

Qin Hengjun and Xie Jiaofeng immediately rushed forward from the left and right.

Qi Xuansu was also covered in dust, but he was pressed under Xiao Yin at the time, so his face was fine and did not become like Xiao Yin. Moreover, Qi Xuansu's physique is there. He is not a banished immortal or a Qi-refining practitioner. He is mainly supported by "Qi", nor is he supported by divine power. These inheritances will reduce their physical strength by several levels without the support of the realm. Qi Xuansu has the physique of a warrior. Even if his cultivation is damaged, at most the power of his fist intention and other aspects will be weakened, and his physique is still the same.

So Qi Xuansu is still safe.

As for Xiao Yin, this guy can't be judged by common sense. After eating dragon meat, he also had certain changes. It would not be surprising if he was killed in an explosion or unscathed.

Qi Xuansu breathed a sigh of relief: "I'm fine, where is the person who stopped the road to complain?"

At this time, Qi Xuansu had already reacted. The so-called stopping the road to complain was mostly a cover, in order to stop the convoy and attract attention. They also calculated that Qi Xuansu would ask someone to ask what happened, so that they could identify Qi Xuansu's carriage.

The stopped convoy, the identified carriage, and the slight delay of the person who stopped the road gave enough time to aim.

The assassination was completed in one go.

Qin Hengjun also reacted quickly, stood up and called his adjutant over.

The adjutant came to Qin Hengjun's side immediately.

Qin Hengjun asked: "Where is the person who stopped us to complain?"

The adjutant whispered: "It happened suddenly, she ran away, and injured two of our brothers."

Qin Hengjun's face almost sank, and he didn't speak.

The adjutant was silent.

At this time, Qi Xuansu said: "Let her run away. She came prepared. It is reasonable that we were caught off guard. Let's investigate this matter slowly."

While speaking, Qi Xuansu didn't forget to pat Xiao Yin's body.

Qin Hengjun said: "It's our fault. After returning, I will immediately report to the Grand Protector and investigate this matter thoroughly."

In terms of position, Qin Hengjun is not lower than Qi Xuansu, but such a thing happened under the nose of the Nanting Protectorate, Qin Hengjun can't escape the blame, it is natural to be wrong, so he must give Qi Xuansu an explanation.

Xie Jiaofeng also hurriedly said: "Yes, we must investigate thoroughly, it's too cruel."

Qi Xuansu was not angry. Many people who were assassinated were angry because of extreme fear, anger, and fear of being on the verge of life and death.

Qi Xuansu did not lack such experiences or experience, so he was not afraid and could control his emotions well.

Now, he had to reorganize his thoughts and shift his focus to this assassination.