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Jiang Wuyan raised her head to look at him, and repeated as if she was talking to herself: "The person who knows about this is already dead, why would he want to harm the Puppet Palace?"

Ran Xingchen asked, "Wasn't the Puppet Palace the first to attack?"

Jiang Wuyan smiled faintly and replied with a question, "Do you think the Puppet Palace would do such a foolish thing?"

Ran Xingchen Wu Chen shook his head: "I don't believe it, but from all the information I got, 'Palace Lord Luo Changxiu was reckless and eager to intimidate the martial arts world', that's the only thing I can believe."

Jiang Wuyan smiled with great interest, "How do you know that those stupid things were done by Luo Changxiu?"

Ran Xingchen was a little shocked, "Other than the Blood and Tears he shed in the Great Inner Prison, only the Puppet Palace was able to produce the 'Blood Weeping Tear'. The information that Feng Yunxuan had provided could also prove that the order to attack those in the martial arts world was given by the branch of the Puppet Palace. Furthermore, all of the large-scale missions of the Ming Palace Division could only be carried out after the confirmation from the Palace Mistress of the Ming Palace. Therefore, a poison like the 'Weeping Blood for Tears' is not something that can be obtained directly by the Division. "

Jiang Wuyan laughed in a low voice, "What if that poison wasn't 'Weeping Blood for Tears'?"

"It isn't?" Ran Xingchen frowned, not understanding what he meant for a while.

Seeing that he did not understand, Jiang Wuyan explained to him, "As far as I know, there are at least ten poisons that can turn a person's internal organs into blood without harming their exterior." Weeping blood for tears is different from the rest of the poisons, but by no means the same. They died in the heat of June, and once they were found a day or two later, their bodies began to stink. The difference between the different kinds of poisons is already small in the eyes of outsiders, what's more a corpse that is starting to rot? "

Ran Xingchen looked pensive, "After all, no one would ever doubt whether this poison is really 'Weeping Blood for Tears' or not." Seeing that Jiang Wuyan was laughing, he quickly added, "Of course, Uncle Jiang is an exception."

Jiang Wuyan shook her head slightly, "No, it's because I've thought of a few things in the past few days that I realized there's something fishy about it." These kinds of poisons were rare to begin with, and among them, the most famous one was none other than the Puppet Palace's' Weeping Blood for Tears'. As long as someone is fanning the flames, once this fire is ignited, no one will think that there is anything that the fire is trying to hide. "

Ran Xingchen asked, "Why did they spend so much effort to ignite such a big fire?"

"That depends who you mean by 'they'." Jiang Wuyan asked him with a smile on her face.

Ran Xingchen's gaze wavered slightly as he suddenly said, "It's not the Puppet Palace!"

Jiang Wuyan nodded appreciatively, "Of course not." He didn't say much, intentionally waiting for him to come up with a conclusion.

After thinking for a short while, Ran Xingchen had already guessed a few things from Jiang Wuyan's words. He just couldn't figure out the details, "The Puppet Palace is at the peak of the martial arts world. From the bloody incident in the West Lake to this wanton slaughter, all the forces in the martial world are furious but dare not say a word. The only thing that could not be offended was probably the imperial government. "I think the person who spilled all the sewage in Puppet Palace was someone from the city of Bianliang."

Jiang Wuyan nodded. "Go on."

Ran Xingchen said, "It is actually very easy for the imperial government to frame the Puppet Palace. As long as they bribed someone who was at the helm, they would intentionally issue orders from the Puppet Palace to cover up the truth. Apart from this, he only needed to kill a few more people. The imperial government needed a reason to annihilate the Puppet Palace, and also a reason to send troops to the martial arts world. "This way, it's easy."

Jiang Wuyan grabbed a handful of chess pieces from the side, stared at her hand for a long time, and suddenly broke into a laugh, "Ten years of peace, and it was finally broken so easily. And the first chess piece that broke this tranquility was a repeat of the West Lake bloodbath. "

He recalled that he had gone with the three people of Huaboping's group to Qingliang to ask for an explanation. Thinking about it carefully, it was indeed too strange. Thinking to this point, he hurriedly asked, "Uncle Jiang, do you think it was a coincidence that I went to the Privy Council with Master Hou and Sect Head Zhuo?"

Jiang Wuyan was slightly stunned, and said after a while: "I am not sure if the death of your comrade and Hua Boya was an accident, but the body that the imperial bodyguard forcefully took away from the Green City Sect, was definitely not an accident. If his junior brother's corpse couldn't be buried properly, then it made sense for Hua Boping to angrily barge into the Privy Council. I heard Yun Mo mention bringing Junior Hua's corpse back to the inner palace and accidentally killing Hua Boyan. There was a guard named Xiao Tao who happened to be involved in this. I don't think it's a coincidence. "

Ran Xingchen murmured: "This game of chess, I'm afraid it was first played for the young prince to see, right?"

Jiang Wuyan placed a chess piece on the table and placed the rest back on the board. He tapped the chess piece on the table with his index finger, "Because they need Yun Mo to declare war on the martial arts world. Yun Mo was someone caught between the imperial government and the martial arts world. Neither side could harm the other, but they could not be considered as a trusted aide. No one is more suitable than him to be the one who, when exposed to his enemies, can escape unscathed. "

Ran Xingchen's gaze fell on the chess piece on the tip of his finger: "This is a dangerous move."

"No." Jiang Wuyan turned over her wrist, holding the chess piece tightly in her palm, "The Puppet Palace wouldn't have been able to determine the culprit behind this so quickly, so when Yun Mo left the Bianliang a few months ago, no one would have done anything to him. Since his return to Bianliang, he has been under the strict protection of the court. Moreover, the two young masters of the Puppet Palace were there as well. Truly subordinate to the Puppet Palace will not act against him. "

Ran Xingchen reminded, "But now, the young prince has been brought before the Puppet Palace."

Jiang Wuyan played with the chess piece in her hand and switched it with another hand, "Tang Xiao and Foolish Tang are in the Puppet Palace, so he should be able to save Yun Mo's life. If I were him, I would have caught him and kept him by my side before any other subordinate of the Puppet Palace could make a move against Yun Mo. "

Ran Xingchen was a little surprised. "You think Tang Xiao will protect him?"

Jiang Wuyan smiled faintly and said with certainty, "I will." If he had watched Yun Mo die, then ten years ago, he would not have been able to protect Yun Mo in front of those people who know of Yun Mo's identity. "

Ran Xingchen asked, "The young prince is sharp and intelligent, why is he so easily manipulated?"

"After all, what he saw and saw was all laid out for him by others. With his personality, how could he possibly be wary of his closest kin? "

Ran Xingchen seemed to want to say something, but hesitated. After a while, he only sighed: "You are also someone he cannot be on his guard against."

Hearing the hidden meaning behind his words, Jiang Wuyan silently said to him, "Hiding the truth is deceiving and relying on you is to make use of it." I will do it. You only need to tell me, do you dare to bet this time? "

Ran Xingchen smirked, "Uncle Jiang, why are you willing to do this for me?"

Jiang Wuyan looked straight at him, looking into his eyes, "I am not doing anything for you, I am seeking a chance for survival for the Light Wind Palace. "I owe my life to the Tong Xuan, how can I stand idly by the side when the Light Wind Palace is in trouble?"

Ran Xingchen took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. His eyes slowly became determined, "Uncle Jiang, what should I do?"

Jiang Wuyan looked at him quietly for a long time until she was sure that the determination in his eyes was not false. Finally, she slowly spoke, "I have made an agreement with Yun Mo that he would seek mercy on behalf of the Emperor. If the Son of Heaven does not allow it, then we shall go to jail. "

The last two words were not very heavy, but they frightened the pale-faced Ran Star Dust. However, he regained his composure in the shortest time possible and nodded lightly, "Uncle Jiang, tell me, I'm listening."

Jiang Wuyan said: "There are many criminals in the Ministry of Justice's Prison, and the 'prison robbery' I mentioned is just a facade. If the Son of Heaven did not know what the target of those people was and decided to attack the Light Wind Palace after this matter, what do you think is the reason? "

"He's afraid of the Light Wind Palace, and he's looking for a crime to get rid of them."

Jiang Wuyan narrowed her eyes, "Whether it is the criminals or those who go to the prison, they can all become the martial forces of one side. For the game of chess in the imperial court, these reasons are sufficient. " Releasing his grip, the rest of the chess pieces in his palm fell and bounced off the table, as if they were people who couldn't help but run.

Ran Xingchen stared at those chess pieces, and his pupils slightly shrank, "A crime that doesn't need to be committed can get rid of a force that was built up from blood and sweat for a hundred years? What exactly are the lives of thousands in his eyes? "

"The price of covering up a past." Jiang Wuyan's eyes were filled with scorn as she said helplessly, "A compassionate sect that treats the people with kindness will eventually slaughter all of the people for the sake of the Royal Family's face."

Ran Xingchen didn't understand. "What exactly is it that's worth doing this much?"

Jiang Wuyan shook her head, "You don't need to know. This kind of thing... You don't need to know. You only need to know that the doors of the Light Wind Palace are completely closed and the mechanisms are completely open. Without the assistance of an extremely powerful organ master, no matter how capable they are, they will not be able to take a single step into this place. "

Without needing him to ask, Jiang Wuyan added, "Most of the top organ masters in the martial arts world would be on our side. There are only a handful of people in the world who would be able to easily defeat a single soldier from Tang Wu's personal drawing.

There were only a handful of them in the entire world.

This was the absolute trust and respect that the Lord of Bewitching Butterfly Town had for the previous Sect Leader of the Tang Sect.

That's right, the blueprints that Tang Wu drew took more than three years to complete. Afterwards, it took him another six to seven years to complete the entire set of mechanisms within the Light Wind Palace.

The Light Wind Palace that was activated was impregnable and indestructible.

If that was the case, then what was there to fear?

"Alright, I'll bet."

"..."

"Uncle Jiang?" "Uncle Jiang?" When Ran Xingchen saw him in a daze for a long time, he called out to him with a questioning look in his eyes.

Jiang Wuyan came back to her senses. She raised her hand and pinched the space between her eyebrows, "Sorry, I was distracted."

Ran Xingchen Wu Chen shook his head, indicating that it was okay, and asked with concern: "Uncle Jiang's complexion isn't good, did something unexpected happen?"

"The jailbreak I was talking about last time." Jiang Wuyan felt a headache coming on. With a slightly hesitant voice, she said, "It's a fake show."

Ran Xingchen's expression changed, "This …"

Jiang Wuyan raised her hand to indicate for him not to worry, "But I don't think the imperial government will make any big moves."

After a moment of silence, Ran Xingchen slowly said, "The Mansion of the Marquis has been destroyed."

Jiang Wuyan said faintly, "Last time, the Puppet Palace only made Yun Mo suspect that someone from the imperial government had interfered. However, he focused his suspicious gaze on the Eastern Palace. However, this time, the Mansion of the Marquis of the Trojan Horse was slaughtered, and I let Yun Mo see the traces of the Son of Heaven making a move that was real enough. At this moment, even if it only injured the Light Wind Palace in the slightest, it would still affect Yun Mo's bottom line. In terms of passion and reason, none of them would choose to end up with a feud with Yun Mo in order to eradicate a few of the martial arts world's forces. "

For a moment, it was hard to tell if Ran Xingchen was angry or just wanted to cry: "If that's the case, I will kill Qing Yan!" It was probably the first time he had used this way to address a friend who had once laughed and played in the shade of the same tree.

Jiang Wuyan was slightly taken aback and sighed in her heart. Such an action probably exceeded the extent that the Ran Star Dust could endure, right? If it was the Ran Tong Pavilion … It would probably be the same as a few years ago, one person dying in exchange for the peace in the Light Wind Palace.

In front of such a magnanimous gentleman, he, Jiang Wuyan, was truly and utterly a villain.

However, while Jiang Wuyan could be a lowly person, he couldn't allow his son from the Ran Tong Pavilion to become like him. In the end, what should he do?

"Uncle Jiang, I have no intention of accusing you." I just, don't know what to do. " The apologetic voice of Ran Xingchen broke Jiang Wuyan's train of thoughts.

Jiang Wuyan raised her head in a daze and looked at him for a long time. Then, she said, "I came here tonight to tell you. In the future, no matter who asks, you must not admit that you heard me say this. Whether it is the Tong Xuan's death or the imprisonment, it has nothing to do with you. "Hide this secret deep within your heart, and when the weather is calm and peaceful, dig them out. Then, remember them well." With that, he stood up.

Ran Xingchen hurriedly stood up, "Uncle Jiang, what are you trying to do?!"

Jiang Wuyan said lightly, "You should not know what I am about to do." He turned around and was about to leave.

"For me, if I dirty Uncle Jiang's hands, even my father's spirit in heaven would not be at ease!" He was so anxious that he let out a roar. Every word was condensed from the youth's blood and tears of pride.

My Hand... Jiang Wuyan stopped in her tracks and looked at her hands. A moment later, she smiled. His hands were already stained with filth.

He turned around and placed his hand on Ran Xingchen's shoulder, "Xingchen, if your hand was dirty, it would make the heart of the Tong Xuan Nine Springs go cold. Believe me, I won't tarnish Tong Xuan's kindness. "My way of returning the favor is not to dirty you."

Ran Xingchen's voice was stuck in his throat, "I …"

Jiang Wuyan said softly, "It's good for you, Hao'er, Yun Mo …" What we hope for is the smile you had twelve years ago under this blue sky. The three of you shouldn't be people who have been exposed to the world. Even if it's only one person, we still hope that you all can be honest gentlemen, and will not disappoint your lifelong aspiration, Qingfeng Mingyue, or the sword in your hand. "

"Observe your own heart, defend your own heart. No matter what, don't let it get dirty. It's up to you if Tong Xuan can't finish his work. " Jiang Wuyan said her last word. Before he could recover, she turned around and left.

The black figure quickly disappeared into the night, as if it had never existed in the future.

Jiang Wuyan, who was having a difficult time of her own, could only do this for him.

I only wish that just a little bit of peace will suffice.