in2ebook Chapter 115 Reactions from all parties
Chapter 115 Reactions from all parties
The man in green glanced at the lifeless Kuixing on the ground, then shifted his gaze to Potian, who was lying on the ground with his eyes closed, his chest heaving slightly. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart: Even after being poisoned, he still has such strong fighting power. If it weren't for the arrangements in advance, I guess...
Thinking of this, he slowly walked over to Potian and squatted down, staring at his face, muttering: "From now on, you will be a sharp weapon in the master's hand."
At this time, an extremely luxurious carriage was parked in the woods not far away.
"Young Master, the person has been caught."
The person who reported the incident clearly sensed that the people in the carriage were momentarily stunned. After a while, a low, excited voice rang out from the carriage: "Alright. We'll return as soon as possible. Congratulations to father for adding a new general."
"Yes, my lord."
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Lijia Village.
"No, no...Potian."
Li Xi exclaimed, sitting up. Her hair on either side of her forehead was soaked with sweat and stuck to her face. She covered her chest and gasped. She wiped her eyes with her fingers and tears came out without her realizing it. She looked at the faint light coming in from the window, her eyes darkening. She couldn't help but feel a little panicked. She quickly got dressed and walked out.
"Zhou Da."
Zhou Da, who was watering the flowers, paused and slowly turned around. Looking at her haggard face, a trace of heartache flashed across his eyes. He said softly, "Miss Xi, didn't you get enough rest yesterday?"
Li Xi pinched the root of his nose and said, "Yeah, I had a nightmare. I wonder if the girl is awake yet?"
After saying that, he walked towards the archway in the courtyard to find Li Lan for morning exercise.
Zhou Da looked at her back, his eyes darkening as he wondered, "Could it be that I dreamed that something happened to that person? Could this be what Madam meant by telepathy?"
On this side, there was a knock on Zhou Yuntian's door.
"Enter."
Zhou Qi quickly pushed the door open and walked in with an anxious look on his face.
"Sir, something happened to Potian."
Zhou Yuntian, who had been lying on the bed pretending to sleep with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes and asked in a deep voice, "What's going on?"
"Our people discovered obvious signs of a struggle on a small road on the way to An County, and they also picked this up. And shortly afterwards, another group of people also went there to investigate."
Zhou Yuntian sat up, his shiny black hair draped over him as he stood up. He took the mask from Zhou Qi's hand, examined it for a moment, and said, "Do you know who did this?"
"We haven't found anything yet. If it weren't for the hidden location where the mask fell, we wouldn't have found anything when our people arrived there."
There were some minor signs of a struggle and blood at the scene, but without careful inspection, it would be difficult to see. However, someone who came back to investigate reported that someone in a nearby village had woken up at night and saw an extremely luxurious carriage passing through the village. Based on that person's description, I suspect it was the carriage of Li Chengxuan of the Li family.
Zhou Yuntian sat on the edge of the bed, frowning and silent. After a while, he said, "Go check on Li Chengxuan."
After a pause, he said in a cold voice: "And the entire Li family, spread this news to Prince Ning."
"Yes, son."
Zhou Qi retreated. Zhou Yuntian looked at the mask in his hand for a long time and couldn't help but sneered. He wanted to say something, but it turned into a sigh.
Palace of Prince Ning of Shunan.
Early in the morning, Qin Li hurried into the front hall. Prince Ning was having breakfast. Seeing Qin Li's anxious expression, he put down his bowl and chopsticks and said in a deep voice, "What's the matter?"
"Your Highness, I have received news that something has happened to Potian. Someone also saw an extremely luxurious carriage nearby. I asked someone and found out that this carriage belongs to Li Chengxuan, the second son of the Li family, who was just adopted by the Master."
Prince Ning's eyes tightened, and he quickly stood up and walked around the hall with his hands behind his back. After a long while, he asked, "Where did you find the child?"
"The Zhang family of Liujiawan."
As soon as these words came out, King Ning's eyes opened, and a ruthless look flashed across his eyes. He said sternly:
"Qin Li, go find Potian's whereabouts. If he's alive, I want him. If he's dead, I want his body."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Qin Li clasped his fists, turned around and left in a hurry.
Prince Ning's eyes narrowed, and he gritted his teeth and said viciously, "Tuoba Ye, if anything happens to Little Radish, I will fight you to the death.
The Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Bianjing Imperial Palace.
Emperor Huide, who was attending the morning court, listened to his ministers' reports of trivial matters and could not help but lower his eyes and think about other things. Soon, Liu Chun walked up to him and whispered something in his ear. The emperor's face changed drastically. He winked at Liu Chun, who understood and stepped forward, saying loudly:
"When there is something to do, we will start to act, but when there is nothing to do, we will retreat."
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The ministers watched Emperor Huide hurriedly leave, looking at each other in bewilderment. Grand Tutor Zhuang frowned and said nothing. At this moment, the eldest prince, standing in front, exchanged glances with him. The two of them understood, and then they walked out of the Hall of Supreme Harmony one after the other.
Zhonghe Hall.
"Long Yi."
"Your Majesty. When we arrived, Potian had already been taken away."
"Is the person still alive?"
"He should be alive. When the Anbu arrived, they didn't find Potian's body. I suspect that Potian must still be useful to them."
Emperor Huide sighed heavily and said in a deep voice, "As long as you're alive, it's good. Has Prince Ning received the news?"
"Your Majesty, the prince received the news early this morning. And the prince ordered Qin Li to investigate Tuoba Ye's whereabouts. Your Majesty, I also discovered that there is a force that is investigating the child of the Zhang family and the Li family of Qinzhong."
Emperor Huide fell into deep thought. After a moment, his eyes turned cold and he said in a cold voice, "Go and find out if there is any connection between the Li family and Tuoba Ye. If not, then there is no need to intervene. If so, kill all the members of the Li family."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Your Majesty, there is one more thing."
Emperor Huide narrowed his eyes at him. Long Yi paused, then quickly lowered his head and said, "Zhuang Yiyang of the Zhuang family went to the Merchants' Fair to ask for marriage from the Renshan Township Lady, but she declined."
"The banker... Ha, it seems our eldest prince is getting impatient and has started to win people over. Long Yi, place spies from the Anbu in the eldest prince's mansion and the banker's house."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
When Liu Chun saw Long Yi leaving, he hurried over with a cup of ginseng tea.
"Your Majesty, please have some ginseng tea first."
Emperor Huide sighed softly, took a sip of his tea, put it down, and said in a deep voice, "Liu Chun, if I hadn't asked my younger brother for the little carrot, would he be better off now?"
"Your Majesty, a martial arts talent like that of Little Radish should have stayed by your side and served you. And over the years, just as your Majesty expected, he has completed every mission with flying colors."
"Liu Chun, you dare not expose my evil side. Back then, I was afraid that my younger brother would have another helper and might rebel against me. But I didn't know he actually had such thoughts."
At the end of his speech, Emperor Huide's thoughts seemed to drift away.
Liu Chun was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and said hurriedly, "Your Majesty, how could it be evil? Your Majesty, over the years, has always been diligent and concerned for the people and the Great Qin..."
He was about to continue speaking when he was interrupted by Emperor Huide.
"Alright, Liu Chun, you step back first."
"Yes, Your Majesty."