Chapter 8 Confession (Part 2)

Zhang Yuelu finally understood why her master, Cihang Zhenren, rejected her proposal to investigate the Ghost Kingdom Cave Heaven. First, the Ghost Kingdom Cave Heaven is indeed important and should not be touched lightly. Second, the relationship between the three Yin objects and the Taoist sect is delicate. If the investigation is conducted rashly, it is likely to cause the situation to deteriorate further and something unexpected will happen.

From the perspective of competing for the position of the Grand Master, this is a hornet's nest. Before the real winner is decided, none of the three Grand Master candidates will take the initiative to poke this hornet's nest.

"Second question." Zhang Yuelu retracted her thoughts, "Who is that little girl?"

Qi Xuansu whispered: "Her name is Liu Hu, and she is a survivor of the last Jiangnan case."

Zhang Yuelu was shocked.

Qi Xuansu continued, "You are a witness to this case. You should remember Fang Linhou and the shares under his name. The shares involved in the Jiangnan case were all transferred from Taiping Money House, and they were unnamed accounts, making them difficult to trace. These shares did not all belong to Fang Linhou alone, but also to his subordinates who shared the money. They were just all registered under Fang Linhou's name. As for how they divided the money, outsiders did not know. After the incident, Fang Linhou was killed, and his subordinates were either killed or arrested. The few who survived were lucky enough to survive. Those who escaped the disaster dared not mention the matter. So the money is still lying in the account of Taiping Money House. "

Zhang Yuelu asked: "Liu Hu is Fang Linhou's daughter?"

Qi Xuansu shook his head and said: "Liu Hu is not Fang Linhou's daughter, but the daughter of Fang Linhou's subordinates. Fang Linhou is a second-rank Taiyi Taoist priest with a high position and power. He is not proficient in economics and cannot manage the accounts himself, so there is someone who manages the accounts for him. This person is Liu Hu's father. He was killed long before the case happened, and Liu Hu is the only survivor. "

Zhang Yuelu was deeply He looked at Qi Xuansu deeply and said, "It seems that you have gained a lot from hiding your identity and investigating the case this time."

"I don't know all the details." Qi Xuansu said, "I was ordered to escort her to Liaodong, and I met the killer of the 'inn' again on the way."

Zhang Yuelu immediately remembered: "We were attacked last time..."

Qi Xuansu nodded and said, "Although we are not in the same group, we are closely related. You cut off the financial resources of the person behind the scenes, so we killed you. Liu Hu is related to the whereabouts of hundreds of thousands of Taiping money, so we have to capture him alive. According to As far as I know, the leader of the group that attacked us last time was called 'Chang Sanye', a ruthless character, much more powerful than the group I met later. "

Zhang Yuelu fell into deep thought, muttering: "When the Jiangnan case broke out, it was Donghua Zhenren who advocated a thorough investigation, claiming to use this as an opportunity to carve a crack in the dark curtain, but in the end it was left unresolved. Now it seems that Donghua Zhenren still hasn't given up, but has turned from open to dark. "

Qi Xuansu heard Zhang Yuelu's words, combined with his own experience, and also came to some understanding.

First, Pei Xiaolou obviously knew about Liu Hu's existence, but was happy to see it happen. Second, according to Zhang Yuelu, Donghua Zhenren advocated a strict investigation of the Jiangnan case. Third, Zhang Yuelu was favored by the geomancer because of his contribution in the Jiangnan case, and was promoted to deputy hall master. Fourth, Bodhisattva Man who adopted Liu Hu was a member of the Qingping Society, and had a close relationship with Qiniang, and Qiniang had a close relationship with Pei Xiaolou and Lei Xiaohuan. Fifth, Cihang Zhenren did not participate in the thorough investigation of the Jiangnan case from the beginning, but only started to intervene after Zhang Yuelu was in danger.

In this way, the situation has gradually become clear. Pei Xiaolou, Donghua Zhenren, and Di Shi are all Quanzhen Daoists, and their attitudes have been consistent from beginning to end and have never changed. Judging from the attitude of Cihang Zhenren, Zhengyi Dao seemed to be neutral at first, or just watching from the sidelines, until Zhang Yuelu, a young man, entered the scene, and then had to leave.

So who is the person behind the scenes, it seems that there is no need to say more. It can't be the West Daomen that went far to the Western Regions or the North Daomen that has become a royal noble.

Of course, when it comes to interests, this Dao and that Dao have become less important, and it must be that you have me and I have you. There is a high probability that there are also people from Quanzhen Dao who are involved, but they are directly "destroyed for the sake of justice" by Quanzhen Dao headed by Di Shi. Even Zhengyi Dao began to maintain neutrality because there were people involved, but the situation changed, and Zhengyi Dao gave up these people for the sake of the overall situation.

Qi Xuansu asked, "Qingxiao, which sect did the last chief of Jiangnan Daofu and Fang Linhou come from?"

Zhang Yuelu was slightly startled, then understood what Qi Xuansu meant, and replied, "The last chief of Jiangnan Daofu was from Quanzhen Dao, and Fang Linhou was from Taiping Dao. Taiping Dao would not let it go after killing someone from Taiping Dao, and instead transferred the chief of Quanzhen Dao out of Jiangnan Daofu for negligence."

Qi Xuansu could already imagine a big drama in his mind, where the new chief of the palace parachuted into Jiangnan Daofu with a mission, and fought openly and secretly with the corrupt forces within Jiangnan Daofu, with undercurrents surging, it was difficult to distinguish between the enemy and ourselves, and it was treacherous, and it involved the open and secret fighting of the upper echelons, and both sides were hurt in the end.

Qi Xuansu said: "That's right. I think sending Liu Hu to Liaodong should be related to the former head of Jiangnan Daofu. The reason why I went to Longmenfu was to pick up Liu Hu. As for who arranged Liu Hu in Longmenfu, I don't know." Zhang Yuelu thought: "It seems that if I want to know the whole picture of this matter, I can only ask Donghua Zhenren." Qi Xuansu agreed.

Zhang Yuelu finally asked: "The third and final question is about the Zixian Mountain case. Now it seems that the Zixian Mountain case is actually a continuation of the Jiangnan case, and it will be a matter of time for the two cases to be tried together. Do you go to Zixian Mountain? Is Fairy Mountain also the instruction of Master Donghua?”

Qi Xuansu smiled bitterly: "This is actually a coincidence. If I hadn't avoided the killer at the 'Inn', I would not have gone to Zixian Mountain. After arriving at Zixian Mountain, I discovered that Shimen County was blocked by Qingluan Guards because of a major serial murder case. They were responsible for investigating The person who committed the crime was an old acquaintance, Eight Days Yang. I didn’t think much about it at first, I just wanted to help him solve the case. Unexpectedly, the case became bigger and bigger, and all kinds of clues pointed to the Taoist priest Liu Futong. "

After all, Zhang Yuelu was the person in charge of the case and knew the facts of the case, so he said, "So you teamed up with Su Ran, the other Taoist priest in charge, to take down Liu Futong."

Qi Xuansu nodded and said, "Without Su Ran, we wouldn't even be able to enter Tianle Palace. But at that time, I felt it was strange because the timing of Su Ran's appearance was too coincidental, so I went to see Su Ran afterwards."

"You killed Su Ran." Zhang Yuelu didn't believe that it was the eighth day that killed Su Ran, but there was no evidence.

Qi Xuansu said: "To be precise, it was Su Ran who wanted to kill me. The foxes from the Qingqiu Mountain lineage are really aliens from the Taiping Dao. They are actually Taoists. She thinks that Zixian Mountain is a stain on the Taoist sect, and intends to destroy Zixian Mountain. , so Liu Futong was her stumbling block. She wanted to take down Liu Futong. Unfortunately, she underestimated me and died in my hands just like Wan Xiuwu. "

Zhang Yuelu let out a long sigh: "After what you said, I almost understand. No matter what Su Ran's starting point is, this is an internal fight. If it weren't for their internal fight, this case would not be exposed. However, You are the key. If you hadn't killed Su Ran, the situation in Zixian Mountain would not have gotten out of control. It was precisely because you killed Su Ran that the matter became so big that it couldn't be covered up. And because the incident happened suddenly, the people behind Zixian Mountain Those people didn't even have time to remedy the situation, so they could only silence them in a hurry. From this point of view, you are the first to contribute, and it is reasonable for Master Donghua to promote you to the Taoist Priest."

Qi Xuansu smiled and said: "It's obvious that the two of us worked together. This is called 'without a colorful phoenix and two flying wings, but with a clear understanding of the heart'."

Zhang Yuelu raised his wine glass and said with a smile: "Then... for our full cooperation, I propose a toast to you."

Qi Xuansu also raised his wine glass and touched it lightly with Zhang Yuelu.

The two of them drank it all in one gulp.

As expected of the "Drunk Life and Dreams of Death" specially designed for gods and humans to drink, Qi Xuansu immediately became eight-point drunk and groggy, and had to use his cultivation to relieve the alcoholic power.

Zhang Yuelu's drinking capacity is better, and his cultivation level is also higher. His eyes are shining like stars, and his face is flushed, which is bright and moving.

Looking at the beauty drunkenly, Qi Xuansu was a little crazy for a moment.

Zhang Yuelu put down his wine glass and waved it in front of Qi Xuansu's eyes: "What are you looking at?"

"Of course it's up to you." Everyone says that drinking is a coward, not to mention that Qi Xuansu is not a coward in the first place.

Zhang Yuelu's face turned red after drinking. It was unclear if he was blushing shyly. He smiled and said, "What's good about me?"

Qi Xuansu just stared at Zhang Yuelu and said nothing.

Zhang Yuelu felt a little embarrassed by him and turned to look at the lake outside the pavilion.

It was almost dusk at this time, and the sun was setting in the west, reflecting the entire lake in orange.

Qi Xuansu also looked at it.

He suddenly felt sad.

He confessed a lot to Zhang Yuelu, but he still concealed a lot. Why doesn't he want to be honest and honest with each other, but...

At this moment, Zhang Yuelu adjusted his mood and glanced at Qi Xuansu secretly, only to find that Qi Xuansu was in a daze. If you look carefully, you will find that there is a touch of sadness in his eyes.

The curiosity when they first met surged out of Zhang Yuelu's heart again.

Why is he sad?

What has he experienced in the past few years?

But before Zhang Yuelu could ask questions, Qi Xuansu had already dispelled all these sorrows - he was not a person who liked to be sad about spring and autumn.

Then Qi Xuansu noticed Zhang Yuelu's furtive glance and immediately turned to look,

This is the first time the two of them have looked at each other.

From being a little shy at the beginning, I have become more proficient and calm now.

Qi Xuansu asked in Zhang Yuelu's words: "What are you looking at?"

Zhang Yuelu replied in Qi Xuansu's words: "Of course it depends on you."

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