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"Young Master, you called me?" Gong Qing pushed open the door and walked in. His gaze stopped on Jiang Wuyan for a moment before he lowered his head and bowed.

The man in green casually sized him up with a lazy look on his face, "Are you alright now?"

Gongzi didn't know which injury he was referring to, so he answered vaguely, "Yes, a little rest, and nothing serious will happen."

The young man in cyan asked, "Did you know the result of seeing the Supreme Mystery Scripture?"

"It's been a long time since I've parted with shallow marks. He returned to the valley a few days earlier than me, so I'm not too sure about the details of our meeting with Grand Master."

"Dong Tang died, but no one knows how." Young Master Qing Yi rubbed his chin and said with a smile in his eyes, "You were following behind Dongtang on the day of his death, right? Did you see anything? "

"The strength of the Eastern Tang Dynasty and the Supreme Profound Monarch is far above mine. I don't dare to get too close to them when they fight. When I went over later, both the Eastern Hall and the Grand Profound Lord were already gone. "

The green-robed young master glanced at him, "Who do you think will be the one to kill Dongtang?"

"Now that Eastern Tang is dead, there's no harm for Supreme Profound Lord. I also didn't see anyone else by the side of the forest that day. From the time that the two of them fought to the time that I was stopped on the path, it had only been three to four days. "Such a short period of time should not be enough for Dong Tang to die at the hands of another."

Young Master Qing Yi slightly nodded and stopped worrying about this matter. "How do you feel when you fight against Beitang?"

"The Beitang kung fu is too strong, it does not match the killer's path," said Gongxu. I'm not a match for him in a head-on fight. But if I were to secretly assassinate him, I have an eighty percent chance of being able to take his life. "

The man in green sat up, and started to think, "There are only two people in the Beitang and the top master in Candle."

Gong Du nodded, "Yes."

"But, Candle has many outstanding assassins, and most of them know how to use hidden weapons." The green-clothed young master looked at him, his smile not diminishing at all, "Including you and Drifting Water, what are the chances of the Poison Hall winning?"

Gongzi didn't need to think to come up with an answer: "Forty percent at most."

The green-robed young master smirked, "Since that's the case, we shall wait until we can obtain victory before making our move."

Gongzi's gaze wavered: "What does gongzi mean?"

The green-clothed gongzi laughed, "No meaning. I let him stay in the valley as the amnesty was approaching and his injuries were still severe. What about you? If I give you half a month's time, to what extent will you recover? "

Gongzi replied, "Eighty percent."

"Eighty percent … It's enough. " The green-robed young master's gaze swept across everyone before he said, "If nothing happens recently, you better hurry up and recover."

Gongzi bowed his head and replied, "Yes, this subordinate understands."

The man in green waved his hand and lazily laid down with his eyes closed.

Gongzi looked at the silence in the hall and knew what they were waiting for, so he didn't say anything more and silently retreated to one side to stand with his hands by his side.

"Young Master, a letter from Liang." After waiting for a while, the silhouette silently walked into the room and handed over a piece of paper.

The man in green took the letter and opened it casually. After taking a glance, his eyes revealed his surprise, "This is the young prince's letter?"

The silhouette nodded, "The flying pigeon sent a message directly to Zhongli Infant's hands."

The green-robed young master opened the message and smiled, "The amnesty has changed. Be patient." The smiling gaze swept across the crowd. "What do you think?" He tossed the letter to Shadow.

The shadow was passed to the jellyfish, and they looked at it, then retracted it.

Fu Shaotian frowned. "It's only been two months since the amnesty. What's the meaning of this change?" Are we going to move or not? "

"Jun Wu Yi is right, an amnesty cannot be changed. I just don't know how the people who will be chosen for this amnesty will change."

The green-robed young master laid leisurely on the couch, neither commenting nor denying on their discussion. After the discussion had died down, he threw the letter into the furnace beside his feet and sat up: "What does the town lord Jiang think of this matter?"

Jiang Wuyan thought for a while and then said calmly, "The death of the Marquis of the Trojan Horse has caused a gap between His Majesty and the Qi King's manor. It is already a foregone conclusion. However, the amnesty had always been overseen by the Privy Council and the Ministry of Justice, and the authority was transferred from one level to the next to the local officials. Ouyang Xiu was the former deputy minister of the Ministry of Justice. In terms of friendship, it always depended on the relationship between Prince Huan and Yun Mo. As long as Yun Mo's position as a secret envoy remained, the amnesty list would not change much. Even if his position as deputy envoy was removed, in two months, would he have enough time to redraw up the list? "

Fu Shaosi asked, "Then no matter what happened to this young prince, it wouldn't affect our efforts to win him over, right?"

Jiang Wuyan nodded. "That is not wrong."

Fu Shaosi was a bit impatient. "Then why are you saying so much?"

Jiang Wuyan smiled, but didn't answer him.

"That's right. For now, it's enough to know that there won't be much of a change in the amnesty list." The azure-robed young master smiled leisurely without any worry. "Everyone, prepare yourselves. If there are any changes, I will have Feng Yunxuan send a message to you at any time."

"Isn't that too time-consuming?" Fu Shaosi asked.

The green-robed young master glanced at him, his eyes filled with laziness. "Compared to the arrangement we have had for the past half year, what's so much effort for you? The blueprints for the branch hall and the Netherworld Valley have been prepared for a full three years. "

Despite not seeing his young master's rage, Fu Shaoyang could not help but turn pale and lower his head. "It was your subordinate who spoke wrongly."

The young man in green turned his gaze towards the silent young man at the end and asked: "Qi Hua, how about the other side of the gang?"

Wen Qi Hua froze for a moment and then quickly answered: "Everything went smoothly. After the Deputy Sect Master died, Master often went to bed and I was the one who took care of most of the gang's matters. During this period of time, I managed to win over many of my trusted aides. Without those old fellows blocking the way, we would be like fishes in water, even though we're a bit tired. "

The green clothed gongzi smirked, "Where is Yang Shaoen's counterattack?"

When Wen Qihua heard him mention "Yang Shaoen" instead of "Jiang Suo", he naturally understood his meaning, "A few months ago, someone trespassed into the Beggar Gang and personally met with the Deputy Sect Master's trusted aide. I have already released him according to the Young Noble's orders. Not many people have noticed this, but I've suppressed it. After that, I haven't seen the vice sect master take any action. "

The green-clothed young master muttered, "The Bai Yan Tang sure can hold it in. I wonder how long he can endure for."

Wen Qi Hua asked, "What exactly is written on the silk in the hand of that trusted aide?"

The young man in cyan said, "It was most likely a prophecy from the previous generation of the marquis."

Wen Qi Hua was startled and smiled bitterly. "Young Master is not sure?"

"No need to be sure." The azure-dressed young master's eyes curved into a smile as he said, "80% chance is enough." Since Yang Shaoyin wanted to hand it over to him, so what if he gave it to him? He will also not be able to escape the calamity that the Ling Song Palace and the Puppet Palace feared. "

Wen Qi Hua hesitated and asked again, "Will the Young Master really not bring me along this time?"

The green clothed young master knocked his fingers on the armrest a few times, then shook his head: "Stay here and wait for a few people, sending these people off is much more important than going with me to rope in a few fugitives."

Wen Qihua asked curiously, "Young Master, who do you want me to wait for?"

The green-robed young master smiled and answered, "A few old friends." "A few old friends who would be dragged into the water by Bai Yao Tang." His gaze carelessly swept across everyone's faces, and he saw a trace of understanding in half of the people's eyes.

— —

It was still snowing outside, but inside the valley, it was as warm as spring. The warm spring air filled the entire valley with the lingering immortal aura of flowers and plants.

"The Deadwood Valley that was barren in the past is now full of spring. Such a heaven-turning change is truly admirable. " Upon seeing this scene, Bai Yan Tang couldn't help but sigh.

Wen Wan lightly waved his folding fan, a smile could be seen at the corner of his eyes: "Dead wood returns to spring, nothing more than that. Such a paradise on earth, excluding the Deadwood Valley, I am afraid even the martial arts world would not have such a place. "

"It's another compliment. After not seeing you for a few years, your words have become even more glib." A mocking voice sounded as a man in white slowly walked out.

Wen Wan bowed to the ground. "Greetings, Martial Uncle Xiao. "Ever since returning to the Wen family, I will visit Martial Uncle in the future. I hope he can atone for his sins."

Bai Yutang cupped his hands in greeting, "Please forgive me for my presumptuous visit."

Xiao Zhiyu returned the greeting, "Brother Bai, what are you saying? We haven't met for ten years. Now that they were reunited, it was too late to be happy. How could they be offended by this? "But …" He straightened his body, looked at Wen Wan, and softly sighed: "But today's visit, I'm afraid you two will be covered with shame again."

Wen Wan said: "This nephew understands that Martial Uncle does not wish to set foot in the martial arts world, and would never want to make things difficult for Martial Uncle. I came here to ask what senior brother's intentions are. "

A trace of understanding flashed across Xiao Zhiyu's eyes, "So your identity … is Xia Chan?"

Wen Wan bowed again. "When I left Wu Gou and returned to the Wen family, I only wanted to stay far away from the martial arts world and protect my peace and filial piety. Xia Chan is already dead. Unless it's absolutely necessary, I don't want to implicate any more innocent people with this identity. Unfortunately, the dispute had arisen again, and old friends had appeared once more. As a disciple, I cannot ignore the grudge and the kindness of my master. I have come to ask for your forgiveness, Martial Uncle, since I have made a slip of the tongue in disregarding the promise of the martial arts world. "

Xiao Zhiyu and Bai Yutang looked at each other, their eyes filled with helplessness. After a while, seeing that he still couldn't get up, Xiao Zhiyu slowly said: "There are too many burdens on your shoulders. Can you bear it?"

Wen Wan lowered his eyes and replied firmly, "I have no other choice."

"People want to avoid the martial arts world, but the martial arts world doesn't forgive them?" Xiao Zhiyu lightly shook his head, "Alright, get up. Is this your fault?"

Wen Wan thanked him profusely. Without waiting for Xiao Zhiyu to speak, he suddenly kneeled down and kowtowed.

Xiao Zhiyu quickly turned to the side and dodged, "What are you doing? If you have something to say, say it. How can you use such a big gift? "

Wen Wan said: "Since the calamity has arisen again, I can't do it alone. The life and death of the Wen family and the Crippling Feather Sect will all depend on me. I cannot place the lives of these hundreds of people on Crown Prince Qi. "

Xiao Zhiyu finally understood what was going on. "You're apologizing to me for my sake?"

Wen Wan nodded. "I guess so." In this matter, the crown prince was originally an innocent person, but I dragged him into this mess because of personal interests — thus, I am here to apologize to Martial Uncle Xiao. "

Xiao Zhiyu sighed softly, "We shouldn't know about these things now. It's better to keep it a secret from him."

Wen Wan was slightly startled. "Martial Uncle, what do you mean?"

Xiao Zhiyu bent over to help him stand up: "Hide it from him until he discovers it himself. Rather than letting him know the truth right now, it would be better for him to slowly discover it in the future. At least, it will be a good result for you all. "

Wen Wan said, "But the Crown Prince …"

Xiao Zhiyu lightly smiled: "I know my disciple very well, he is not a person who will easily collapse. If you give me a choice, I will also choose to hide it from you all until the new emperor ascends the throne. Then, I will find a chance to explain it to Qing Yan. "

Wen Wan muttered: "But when will the new emperor ascend to the throne? I'm afraid before that time, we must … " He wanted to say something but hesitated.

"Soon." Xiao Zhi lowered his eyes and straightened his sleeves, "Three months ago, I received a letter from Qing Yan asking me to visit him for his majesty's treatment. Just a few days ago, he sent me another letter to test my intentions. Even if he didn't receive my true teachings, treating an ordinary illness shouldn't be a problem. To be able to get him to write to me twice to treat it, I'm afraid even he will be powerless against it. "

"Aren't you going?"

Xiao Zhiyu lightly replied: "I have long told him that after that incident, I will never again be involved with the imperial government in my life. Apart from him, I do not accept the invitation of any other court. "

Bai Yutang was silent. "The matter with the Eye of Insight was my fault."

Xiao Zhiyu said with his hands behind his back, "Now, how can you say whose fault it is? Who's not wrong? "

Wen Wan said: "It is precisely because of this grudge that I don't know if involving the young prince is a disaster or a disaster. Once the new emperor ascends the throne, you can explain the crux of the matter to the young prince. Even if the young prince does not blame you, it will be difficult to ensure that the new emperor will not pursue this matter. "

Xiao Zhiyu didn't think much of it, "This time, escaping unscathed is simply an extravagant request. The new emperor ascended the throne unsteadily, and no one in the court wanted him to, at least not for a few years. In the end, isn't it the Son of Heaven and Qing Qing Qing that you are worried about? "

Wen Wan shook his head. "I'm afraid that by cheating on him, he might have lost his trust and caused a huge disaster."

"Even his father didn't tell him about it." Xiao Zhiyu faintly smiled, "Why should we worry about this? The sky is falling, and his master and I are on the other side. Besides, having experienced hardships since childhood, her temperament could not be compared with that of an ordinary youth. Your master and brother Qingfeng have helped him. Compared to your deceit, the kindness that he has received is what he values the most. "

Hearing the words "the sky has fallen, and his master and I are also supporting him", both Bai and Wen were stunned. They looked at each other with serious faces. After a moment of thought, he asked in a low voice, "Are you going to intervene?"

Xiao Zhiyu shook his head: "I have always been alone, and the only thing I can do is to use the favor I earned from my medical skills. In the end, it's also someone else's power, so it's a lot of inconvenience. "I want to go out for a walk and see what my old friend in the martial world is thinking. After that, I am going to pay a visit to the Qi King Manor."

"Going to the Qi King's Manor at this time is probably not appropriate, is it?"

Xiao Zhiyuan replied: "Qing Qing is too smart. He definitely doesn't care about the past that might have hurt his friend. Right now, Qingfeng, Jiang Wuyan and Lu Qing were no longer by his side, and even the Qi King had kept quiet about his past. If no one had told him what was wrong, he would have followed it up. "

Wen Wan replied, "If you don't care, it's just a lie. If you purposefully stay by his side just to stop him, it's just a lie." "When the young prince finds out the truth, he will hate you."

Xiao Zhiyu shook his head, "Even if he hates me, it's limited. If he continued his investigation and the Son of Heaven was alerted, then thousands of lives would be lost. I don't know what the Qi King and Zhuo Yi said to him, but I have to ask the Qi King why they suppressed the matter and didn't want Qing Yan to know about it. "

Wen Wan's eyes moved slightly. "We are concealing this from the young prince to protect ourselves, but why would the Qi King hide this from his own son?"

Xiao Zhiyu narrowed his eyes, "There might be an answer soon."

Bai and Wen were speechless.

"Let's go see Xia Qingshang first." Xiao Zhiyu looked at Bai Yutang and asked, "Brother Bai, are you coming with us?"

"There's no need for me to. You guys can go."

Wen Wan said, "Then I'll go see Senior Brother first, then …"

"Let's go. I'll take a walk."

Xiao Zhiyu replied, "If your senior brother's residence is still there, then I'll go to a different place."

Wen Wan bowed slightly. "Then I'll go first." He turned around and left.