Chapter 178 Old Accounts

Song Luodi never expected that Hong Lang would be defeated so quickly. He looked ugly, grabbed Liu Hu's throat with his hands, and shouted: "Stop."

Qi Xuansu looked at Song Luodi and said, "I have never been coerced by others."

Song Luodi narrowed his eyes: "Aren't you afraid that this little girl will die?"

As he spoke, he tightened his grip on Liu Hu's throat. Liu Hu's face immediately turned red and he had difficulty breathing.

Qi Xuansu was unmoved.

He didn't believe that Song Luodi could kill people. Along the way, if he just wanted to kill Liu Hu, there would be too many opportunities. For example, in the battle at Jiangling Mansion, Qi Xuansu fell into a situation of being besieged. At that time, he could kill Liu Hu. Hu started to attack, and this was also the case at this time. Song Luodi wanted to kill someone, so he just killed him directly. There was no need to coerce Qi Xuansu.

Since Song Luodi didn't kill him, he must be captured alive.

Since they were captured alive, there was no need for Qi Xuansu to disrupt his position because he was worried about Liu Hu's safety.

Song Luodi originally thought that using Liuhu as a threat would make Qi Xuansu avoid the enemy and even restrain his hands. However, he did not want to be fooled by his cleverness. It did not affect Qi Xuansu at all. It would be better to join forces with Hong Lang to besiege Qi Xuansu from the beginning.

It's too late to regret it now.

Song Luodi's expression suddenly changed.

The next moment, Song Luodi felt his eyes go dark.

His eyes turned into two deep blood holes.

He is blind.

Even Song Luodi himself didn't see clearly how Qi Xuansu activated the hidden weapon. He only knew that two "Bliss Needles" blinded his eyes. This needle is made of Yuan magnet. If it is pierced into the body, it will not only block the movement of the true energy and dissolve the true energy, but also have the effect of burning the mind, causing people to have hallucinations similar to ecstasy, and the mind will be distracted. , was unconscious, so it not only blinded his eyes, but also destroyed his "clear Dharma eyes" as an alchemist.

Song Luodi didn't hesitate before breaking Liu Hu's neck.

However, Qi Xuansu didn't give him this chance. While shooting the hidden weapon, he already drew out his single sword and used the "Dayan Spirit Sword" directly.

Song Luodi's right hand was cut off by Qi Xuansu with just the right amount of force, not injuring Liu Hu at all.

Song Luodi was forced to a dead end. He could no longer care about Liuhu and took action with all his strength. I saw him swaying, turning one into eight, all transformed by his thoughts, and then these eight clones cast their spells. It was the alchemist's magical power "Eight Doors Dunjia", eight completely different spells that attacked Qi Xuansu together.

Qi Xuansu's response was even simpler, he just shouted.

Different from the ordinary blood roar of a martial artist, this is the "Tiger Roaring Mountains and Rivers" in "Tantai Fist Intent".

Not only can it stimulate blood energy to break the spell, but it can also spit out the true energy in the body. Only someone like Tantai Yun, who repeatedly jumped between the Earth Immortal Path and the Human Immortal Path, could create such a special warrior blood roar.

In an instant, not only Song Luodi's various spells were wiped away by Guizhen Wufu's blood energy, but also a spiral of white energy hit Song Luodi's chest.

Song Luodi groaned and fell softly to the ground.

Qi Xuansu strode forward, lifted him up, and restrained him: "I let you escape last time in Jiangling Mansion. I didn't expect that you were so obsessed with money that you came to the door yourself. You can't blame me."

Song Luodi was already blind, and Qi Xuansu used the "Bliss Needle" to destroy his "clear Dharma Eyes". He felt that his eyes were completely dark, as if he were falling into an abyss. He was filled with fear and couldn't help shouting: "Are you really an immortal?" ?How can it be?"

"Don't worry about whether I am a banished immortal or not. Let me ask you, do you want to live?" Qi Xuansu did not forget to glance at Liu Hu as he asked. Seeing that she was fine, he looked away.

After Song Luodi heard this, countless thoughts came to his mind. He thought that he had spent so much effort to recruit so many people to plan this big deal, but in the end he lost all his money and even lost his life. He couldn't help but feel sad. He dispelled the fear a little bit and calmed down: "What if you want to live? What if you don't want to live?"

Qi Xuansu said: "If you want to live, just answer a few of my questions. If you don't want to live, you don't have to answer. I won't force you."

Song Luodi was silent for a moment and said, "Excuse me."

Qi Xuansu said directly: "I know the rules of the 'inn', and I don't ask who you are entrusted by. I just ask you, what is so special about this little girl that makes you so mobilized?"

Song Luodi was silent again.

Qi Xuansu did not rush and waited quietly.

After a long time, Song Luodi finally said: "I wonder if you have heard of this person."

Qi Xuansu asked: "Who?"

Song Luodi said: "Marquis Fang Lin of Jiangnan Daofu."

Qi Xuansu's heart moved and he said: "You are talking about the former deputy head of Jiangnan Taoist Palace, Fang Linhou, who was punished by Taoist Ming Zhengdian for the Jiangnan case."

"It's him. Since Your Excellency knows this person, I won't waste any time introducing him." Song Luodi lowered his voice subconsciously, "Although Mr. Fang Lin is dead, the accounts have not been settled yet. Back then, In the eyes of some people, that case was just a business, in which Fang Linhou held 20% of the shares. After so many years, it amounted to hundreds of thousands of dollars, or even more. "

Qi Xuansu's expression softened slightly, which was generally consistent with what Zhang Yuelu and Qiniang said.

Qi Xuansu asked again: "Why is it that the person is dead but the account has not been settled?"

"Because it involves Taiping Money House." Song Luodi made up his mind and told everything, "Why is Taiping money called Taiping money? Because in the last years of the previous dynasty, private minting became popular and bad money was rampant, which led to chaotic circulation and complicated conversion. So Emperor Xuansheng and Emperor Gaozu decided to reform the currency system and implement a unified new currency. One is beneficial to people's livelihood, and the other is to improve taxation. The first batch of trial-produced new coins was minted by Taiping Money House, so it was named Taiping. Later, the full implementation of the new money was also handled by Taiping Money House."

"Taiping Money House is called a money house, but in fact it is on par with the Taoist Duzhi Hall and the Ministry of Revenue of the court. It is responsible for the minting and issuance of coins, gathering the wealth of the world, and is jointly managed by Taoism and the court. There are a total of seven assistants. Three of these seven assistants are from Taoism, three are from the court, and one is from the royal family. These seven people are all important people in high positions, and they are rotated every five years."

"If you want to check the accounts from Taiping Money House, Except for the special case where the Grand Master or the Emperor personally ordered, at least four of them must agree. It seems easy, but it is actually very difficult. The three Taoists belong to Taiping Dao, Zhengyi Dao, and Quanzhen Dao respectively, and they are not of the same mind. Two of the three court officials are from Confucianism, and one is from the nobles. In addition, there is a royal representative, and the relationship is complicated. "

"The shares involved in the Jiangnan case were all transferred from Taiping Money House, and they were bearer accounts. Of course, these are not all Fang Linhou's shares, but also include those who share the money under his subordinates, but they are all registered under Fang Linhou's name. As for how they divide it among themselves, outsiders don't know. But Fang Linhou is dead, his subordinates are also dead or arrested, and the few who escaped by luck dare not mention it. The money is still lying in the account of Taiping Money House. "

Qi Xuansu probably understood it.

In the final analysis, it's still a matter of money.

Money moves people's hearts, from the whole country to the common people, no one can be exempted.

Qi Xuansu asked, "But what does this have to do with her?"

This "she" naturally refers to Liu Hu.

Song Luodi said, "Fang Linhou is a dignified second-rank Taiyi Taoist priest. He is in a high position and has a lot of affairs. He is responsible for many things in the Jiangnan Daofu. He is not proficient in economics, so it is naturally impossible for him to manage the accounts himself, so there is someone who manages the accounts for him."

Qi Xuansu immediately understood: "It's her father."

Song Luodi nodded: "The person is dead, and she is the only survivor. So the commission is to capture her, not to kill her."

Qi Xuansu completely understood.

The man behind the Jiangnan case had a grudge against Zhang Yuelu, and hated Zhang Yuelu for disrupting his financial path, so he killed her. Liu Hu is related to the whereabouts of hundreds of thousands of Taiping money, so he had to capture her alive.

Qi Xuansu let go of Fang Linhou, turned around and came to Hong Lang, stretched out his hand and pressed on Hong Lang's back, and his true energy was inhaled and exhaled, which broke his last bit of life.

Song Luodi staggered and was about to leave this place.

At this moment, a gunshot was heard.

Song Luodi fell down.

Qi Xuansu turned around suddenly.

The person who fired the gun was Liu Hu.

Qi Xuansu showed some anger on his face: "I promised not to kill him, why did you kill him?"

Liu Hu looked calm: "Uncle Wei promised, but I didn't. He deserves to die."