C96 Light and Dark

The news of the deadly poison in Murong Fenghuang's body spread rapidly through the entire Honglong Empire with the speed of a prairie fire, but the news of her successful treatment of the poison had already been concealed under the deliberate concealment of someone else. At the very least, she could not expose it too early at this time.

Of course, based on the swindling theory of 'the truth is the truth is the truth', that old geezer Duanmu Weili had also successfully made it onto the front page of the news rankings of the major forces.

The news was as follows: "Amazing news, both Situ Family's patriarch and his wife were assassinated, Situ Qingtian was severely injured and unconscious, his wife Murong Fenghuang was struck by an bizarre poison, her life is at stake right now, Divine Doctor Duanmu Weili has not saved her, she claims that she is helpless against this poison!"

Just as the various major powers were sighing over this news, the undercurrents that were enveloping the entire Honglong Empire were slowly beginning to turn into a tsunami.

Within the imperial city, in the imperial study.

"Your Majesty, this old servant has returned!" Eunuch Wei entered the royal study, and after saluting three times, he stood up and said.

"Eunuch Wei has worked hard, have you gotten anything from this trip?" The emperor looked anxious. However, as the king of a kingdom, no matter how anxious he was, he could not show it on the surface. This was the 'b * tch' who belonged to the emperor.

"There are gains, but there are also troubles. Is this not a small problem?" Eunuch Wei bowed slightly and said.

"Trouble?" The king was confused. How could there be trouble? The five noble clans wouldn't let go? You aren't willing to give in?

"That's right, it's going to be very troublesome. The assassination attempt could very likely be related to the attack on Situ Weizhen and his wife and their poisoning. It's likely that they were committed by the same group of people." Eunuch Wei's face was gloomy, he had still not digested the news yet, but with just one of the two seemingly ordinary incidents, it might not be harmful, but with the length of time these two events took, the sharpness of his methods, and even the cleanliness of their aftermath, it left no trace behind, which left people with no choice but to indulge in fanciful thoughts, but no matter how one thought about the results, it would not change the conclusion of this conspiracy.

"What?" His Majesty was surprised as well. This was not just a simple assassination, but a conspiracy against the Situ Family, or even the five great clans. Or perhaps, he was thinking deeper.

Don't underestimate anything. All the matters that could be related to the upper echelons of the empire were not ordinary. Plots were often concealed under ordinary affairs. However, the slightest mistake would lead to eternal damnation.

"What did the eagle eye find out?" After a brief moment of shock, the emperor asked again.

"There is no clue. Just like in the past, there is no clue. However, this investigation had some connection with the Cloud Mist Mountain garrison, but when the spies rushed over, the only clue they have was broken. Those people have all died, not even their corpses can be found." Eunuch Wei was a little helpless, and even felt that this matter was too thorny.

"Then where is the guard general of the Misty Cloud Mountain? I remember what's the name of the person in charge of Cloud Mist Mountain? " It must be known that the Cloud Mist Mountain was the last barrier in the capital, and the garrison troops were all under guard. This meant that the imperial guards were no longer as reliable, and this was a huge taboo for the monarch of a country, as well as his bottom line. He absolutely could not cross this barrier, otherwise, it would mean that many people's heads would fall to the ground.

"It's called Li Fu. He has already disappeared without a trace. No one knows where he went!" Eunuch Wei was very clear about what the emperor was thinking. Even if it were another emperor, he would not allow anyone to do anything under his watch, and what he had triggered was the emperor's taboo ? ? the 'imperial guard' that protected the imperial capital.

"Is there a problem with this person?" His Majesty asked doubtfully.

"I don't know yet, but I've already sent someone to investigate this person. However, based on the relevant information I've obtained regarding Li Fu, there shouldn't be any problems with this person!" Eunuch Wei answered cautiously. Even though His Majesty seemed calm and collected, he was still burning with anger!

"Yeah, the more it looks like there's no problem, the more likely it is that there's a problem!" "Send more people to investigate!" The emperor ordered.

"This old servant understands!" Eunuch Wei bowed, and accepted it.

"How is the Phoenix? According to the information, the phoenix is in mortal danger due to the poison. " He did not want to stay any longer on this topic. He knew that the Eunuch Wei would give him a satisfactory answer, which would include combing through the military officers of the imperial guards, finding out the background of each of them, figuring out which forces they belonged to, and keeping a watch on them. If there was nothing of value, he would not stay any longer.

When this old servant left, the little girl's poison had already been completely cleansed. Furthermore, Duanmu Weili had already diagnosed that she was alright, but her body is a little weak. Eunuch Wei answered. He could directly speak of this topic without considering it. He had also diagnosed the case with so many royal physicians.

"It's been a long time since we've seen each other. That old fart Duanmu sure has become much stronger!" The king sighed with nostalgia.

"Duanmu Weili didn't cure this poison. This kind of poison is the same as the poison that killed the Situ Yaozhen couple all those years ago. It's precisely because of this reason that this old servant said that there is a connection between the two poisons. However, we do not have any information related to this organization who is hiding in the shadows, not even the slightest clues. It can be seen that this organization is very powerful and at the same time very cautious. " But the Eunuch Wei didn't give him any face, dispelling the emperor's nostalgic mood, and immediately changed the nostalgic topic of youth into a bloody mystery.

"Since it's that kind of poison, how is Murong Fenghuang cured, and how did she cure it?" His Majesty was surprised. He had known from the beginning that the poison was destructive and insoluble.

"Hehe, this ?" This old servant doesn't know either! By the time this old servant rushed to Murong Family, Murong Fenghuang had already escaped from danger. Of course, Eunuch Wei had changed the ending of the suspense drama into the ending of the dog blood drama.

"Is there such a strange thing?" His Majesty's heart felt as if it had entered a zone of emotions. Since it had not been eroded by more than one melodrama, even though it was high and mighty, it still could not understand this bizarre ending.

"It's true. Even Duanmu Weili doesn't know what happened!" Eunuch Wei's expression was normal as he answered every question that the Emperor asked seriously.

Since the Phoenix is fine, I guess the Five Great Clans will not make too much of a fuss and, on the face of the Wei Lao, they will definitely give in as well. This will also reduce our headaches, but we cannot let our guard down either. His Majesty instructed.

At least, now that His Majesty had found out something that was not bad, he was somewhat relieved.

"Well, this old servant will arrange it right away!" Eunuch Wei withdrew.

He sat quietly on the Dragon Throne. There were many things he needed to think about, such as the beginning and end of the assassination, the attitude and subsequent reactions of the five great families, and he also needed to know which forces in the imperial court would talk about it and which would play a less glorious role in the assassination.

Within the imperial palace.

"Trash, such trash. You actually exposed an important place like the Misty Cloud Mountain. You must know how much effort and cost This King has to spend to secretly control it. It all burned down before it could even be used!" A man in luxurious clothing slammed the table loudly. It could be seen how angry he was.

"Old master, there's no need to be angry. The most important thing right now is not to consider everything in Cloud Mist Mountain, but to conceal the powers within the imperial guards. Otherwise, the arrangements that you've put in place over the past few years will be destroyed." The butler standing by the side suggested.

"Too late, too late. Everything is too late. My royal brother will not give me this chance." The well-dressed man sighed helplessly, that's right, all of this was too late, with eagle eye's intelligence, the slaughter knives in the Imperial Overwatch Council, it was not just the people that were arranged by the imperial guards, I'm afraid that if we go along with it, the hidden forces that we have been preparing for so many years, they will most likely be annihilated.

"This ?" He did not know what to say, after all, most of the forces arranged by the prince were in the process of building up their own forces, and he knew that it was not easy to get every single one of them. However, after several years of being cautious and slowly accumulating forces, before they could even light up, they would become like rain or the wind.

"Alright, you go make the necessary arrangements. At least, before my royal brother takes down the butcher's knife, let all of our forces conceal themselves. We cannot use them for a short period of time." "The imperial guards are my royal brother's bottom line after all. We can touch any place in the world that is related to power, but we cannot touch the army, especially the imperial guards. This army of imperial guards directly belongs to His Majesty." The well-dressed man said in embarrassment.

He began to ponder over whether or not his pace was a bit faster. After all, his royal brother hadn't given him that step for nothing. Perhaps that person was well aware of all his actions and practices.

"Yes, old master. I will arrange it right away." The butler agreed.

"Royal brother, ah, royal brother, I was inferior to you back then, but now I'm afraid I'm still inferior to you!" The well-dressed man felt very, very disappointed.

"Old master, do we still need to continue contacting that power?" The butler suddenly thought of something and asked.

"There's no need. They didn't help much, but they nearly destroyed all of my plans. We were only cooperating with them, there's no need to be humble. This King owes them nothing, but now they owe me!" It was originally a win-win cooperation, and there was a good start. But before he could enjoy the result, he was met with a bolt from the blue, and it was even a hindrance from his allies.

The more the well-dressed man thought about it, the angrier he became. He had cooperated with him in helping them with sincerity and even not hesitated to use the power of the Cloud Mist Mountain's garrison army, but in the end, he had suffered a crushing defeat. His power was about to be uprooted.

"Yes, old master. I know what to do now!" The butler turned around and was about to leave. He needed to hurry up and arrange for a minute to save a sliver of power.

"Wait, let's maintain the current state of affairs with them. Who knows, maybe we can still use them in the future." Just as the butler was about to turn around and leave, he was called back.

If his power was destroyed, he might have to rely on them if he wanted to reach that position.

The butler saw that there were no other orders, so he turned around to make the necessary arrangements.

There would be no victories or defeats in this fierce battle, only death and blood. And the imperial city, which had experienced thousands of years of war, would also welcome a new round of bloody winds and rain. All of the major powers would be drawn into this vortex, wanting to protect themselves? Delusion!

Regardless of whether or not the outside world had turned upside down, to Gongsun Zaitian, this was not a big deal because it had nothing to do with him. The most important thing right now was to quickly open up all the meridians in his body.

And Gongsun Zaitian himself was working hard to achieve this ideal.