pertwk Chapter 1551 The Past Unearthed
Chapter 1551 The Past Unearthed
Chapter 1551 The Past Unearthed
In the past month or so, Qingyang seldom played against King Yao, nor did she confront him as sharply as when she first came. King Yao figured that she would not be able to cause any trouble, so he relaxed his surveillance on her greatly and at most sent people to watch her from a distance.
This shop is not big, but it is a time-honored brand in Tianshui City, with exquisite engraving and hereditary craftsmanship. Whenever there is a wedding or funeral, the residents nearby like to ask it to make a few pieces of jewelry.
Qingyang walked into the jewelry shop. The guards were all outside and the shop was empty.
She walked to the back of the store, lifted the curtain, and entered the compartment inside.
There was no waiter in the cubicle, which was less than five square meters in size, but there was one person sitting there.
When Qingyang came in, the man did not stand up, but just nodded to her as a greeting: "Master Qingyang, how are you?"
"I'm not the Imperial Master." This man had a strange temper, but Qingyang didn't care. "You're more than a month late! Isn't the famous Master of Honglu well-known for his reputation?"
By the time this person arrived, the daylily was already cold!
"I made a major breakthrough in my research and can't leave for the time being." The owner of Honglu stretched himself and said, "I rushed here when I was halfway through the work at hand. Well, I heard that the target moved to Yongquan Villa in the eastern suburbs of Tianshui City?"
It seems that this guy has already gone to check out the place. Qingyang picked up the unfinished jewelry on the table and played with it: "Since you are so late, there is no need to rush to buy it now."
Oh, not in a hurry to take action? Why did he send a message to urge him a few days ago? The owner of Honglu frowned and said, "It's just one or two people. It won't take much effort."
"Did you do your homework beforehand? This guy is not that easy to kill."
"I just arrived, and I didn't get many orders in Tianshui City before." The owner of Honglu shrugged, "Will this target be more difficult to deal with than Situ He?"
"I think it's even worse." Qingyang was pragmatic. "Situ He didn't know someone was plotting against his life, but He Xiao was always on guard against me. King Yao also sent him a guard team of 900 people, who protected him closely almost 24 hours a day."
King Yao's action of sending out guards was itself a warning to Qingyang.
"Close protection?" The master of Honglu chuckled, "Does he stick to me even when I'm squatting in the toilet?"
Qingyang took a look at him and knew that he had some strange tricks: "He Xiao himself has good combat ability. A few months ago, the Ghost King Xuanlu ambushed him, but he was eliminated instead. When he was a special envoy to the Beijia Chiyan Kingdom, he defeated the second-in-command of the Lingxu City Tongxin Guard, who was also the second son of the Pan family."
The master of the Red House still had a look of disdain on his face: "Defeating a ghost and a straw bag who was just there to show off, this is just an average resume. It's better to defeat the leader of the Green Guards under the Regent."
It would be fine if he looked down on the Ghost King Xuanlu who could stop children from crying at night, after all, he was arrogant like a Beijia; but he didn't even take Pan Sheng seriously. The fact that the three Pan brothers could be in charge of the Tongxin Guard in Lingxu City showed that they were deeply trusted by the Demon Emperor.
This guy doesn't even think about his own status. There is a reason why he was exiled to the Shining Gold Plain. He is so mean! Qingyang raised his eyebrows: "If you, Cao Wendao, can arrive on time and complete the mission, how could He Yang be harmed by He Xiao?"
This hit the nail on the head. After all, the owner of Honglu was really late. He touched his nose and said, "Since you changed your mind, why did you ask me to come here?"
"Your mission is only postponed, not cancelled!" Qing Yang said slowly, "Be patient and wait, you will have the opportunity to start soon."
Her plan has been put into action, and she must succeed and not fail. At this moment, everything else must give way to this plan!
Having endured it for so long, she didn't mind letting King Yao and He Xiao be proud for another half a month.
"Don't move He Xiao for now?" The owner of Honglu touched his chin, "What about the people around him?"
Qingyang sighed secretly, regretting asking the master of Honglu to help. Almost all the upper echelons of Lingxu City knew that this guy was a real troublemaker, the type who always wanted to make trouble and create unnecessary trouble. Now he started bargaining with her. "Who is next to him?"
"It seems to be a reclusive guy named Wei who keeps a monkey." The owner of Honglu always remembered this incident. "I heard that when He Xiao fought against the Ghost King Xuanlu, the monkey turned into a giant ape with two heads and four arms. A strange bird also appeared in the sky. He Xiao jumped down from the strange bird and attacked the Ghost King."
"So?" Qingyang asked casually, then remembered this fellow's identity and research. After all, his focus was on monkeys and strange birds. "Do you think that this Wei guy is a demon puppet master like you?"
"I was not at the scene and did not see it myself, so I cannot make a judgment. After all, there are too many kinds of demon apes in this world, and they have too many magical powers; but there are very few birds that can carry people. I heard that the bird looks very strange." These strange and absurd creatures are most likely to arouse his interest. "Anyway, there is still time, so I will observe it carefully first."
Qingyang hummed: "Don't show off."
The owner of Honglu shook his sleeves and stood up: "Don't worry, I'm just a law-abiding businessman here."
Seeing him turning around to leave, Qingyang called him again: "Have you made any breakthroughs in your research?"
"Of course!" The master of Honglu said confidently, "The several demon puppets I created are closer to humans in shape, and one of them survived for more than half a year! Before rushing to Tianshui City, I created another demon puppet that is smaller and more stable."
"Is the humanoid demon puppet with the longest lifespan that you said still alive?"
"Gone." The owner of the Red House restrained his smile, "He died seven days ago, at the age of 183 days!"
"If we only talk about lifespan, the demon puppets made by Qiandufang could have lived for more than seven and a half months." Qingyang glanced at him, "I'm afraid it will be a bit difficult for you to return to Lingxu City with this achievement."
The owner of Honglu's face changed: "When did Qiandufang produce this result?"
"Last winter, the Heavenly Palace was very happy and allocated an additional 7 million taels. Didn't you know?" Qingyang said leisurely, "Oh, yes, you have been in the Glittering Gold Plains."
Both the news and the progress are behind schedule.
The owner of Honglu said angrily: "I lost a very important experimental subject here, otherwise the progress would be much faster."
Qingyang shrugged.
What's the point of telling her? The higher-ups only care about results. As long as there are results, any excuses given by the Red House Master are just excuses.
All that needed to be said had been said, and the meeting was over.
Looking at the back of the owner of Honglu disappearing out the back door, Qingyang picked out a peach blossom hairpin at random, took it outside to pay, and then took a car back to Youhu Cottage.
"Demon puppet master?" She seemed to be thinking about something all the way.
The owner of Honglu deduced that there was a demon puppeteer beside He Xiao.
It is not ruled out that he was wrong, but if the Wei Yishan who had little presence was really a demon puppeteer, when did he follow He Xiao?
Judging from the time, He Xiao had just arrived at the Golden Plains and killed the Ghost King Xuanlu. So it is possible that this Wei Yishan was brought here by him from the Yangshan Islands.
He Xiao, Demon Puppet Master? Hmm...
On the way back, the carriage was covered with curtains and Qingyang was too lazy to lift them.
Outside, there were either barren mountains and wilderness or rotten yellow mud. There was a road running from one end to the other, and the sound of clanging on both sides never stopped.
City dwellers find this road a novelty, hanging on the windows and pointing.
Qingyang walks there every day, but he only complains about the noise and dust.
Just bear with it for another half a month and it will be almost over.
After returning to Youhu Cottage, she had just changed her clothes when Yuan Xuan came to report:
"Palace Master, Lingxu City has sent us a reply regarding He Xiao."
"Oh?" She put the newly bought hairpin into her bun, "What do you mean?"
"He Xiao first appeared in Chiyan State, but our people checked and found that he was beside Crown Prince Yue as soon as he showed up. When the officials saw him, he had already been appointed as the Crown Prince's special envoy." Yuan Xuan continued, "Now that Crown Prince Yue has settled in Yangshan Islands, we can't question him."
"What about before that? What did this person do before? What identity did he use to enter Beijia?" Qingyang frowned. "When he entered Lingxu City with Bai Ziqi, didn't he say that he was from Fu Country?"
He Xiao and Bai Ziqi took turns investigating the case. As the mastermind behind the scenes, she would of course conduct the most basic background check on He Xiao. But after He Xiao arrived in Lingxu City, he stopped investigating the case, and Fu Shanyue also came to the capital with him, asking the Demon Emperor for an explanation every few days. Qingyang's attention was all on Fu Shanyue and Bai Ziqi, and she didn't pay much attention to He Xiao, a small figure.
Now she knew how wrong she had been.
"We also sent people to Fu Country, but we couldn't find such a person."
Qingyang frowned: "In such a big Bejia, can't we find someone who knows his origins?"
"His past seems to have been erased by some force, and is basically blank."
"Erase?" Qingyang nodded, "It's possible."
As long as a person is alive and breathing, he or she will leave traces in this world. People like He Xiao, who have a blank past and seem to have fallen from the sky, are probably hiding a terrible past.
"But we also made another discovery." Yuan Xuan said, "The fluorescent spores that were used for lighting throughout the main streets of Lingxu City came from the Demon Nest Swamp on the edge of Fu Country. They were produced by the giant spider queen Zhu Erniang!"
Why was this information only fed back to Qingyang Regent now? Because it was time-consuming and laborious. To dig deeper into He Xiao's background, they had to send someone to Fuguo for an on-site investigation.
All the tiny clues need to be collected before they can be sent to Qingyang.
This information also made Qingyang's face change color: "What! You mean Zhu Erniang?"
Who is Zhu Erniang? No, a spider?
It was the giant spider queen that Qingyang was chasing in Xushan!
Qingyang was originally imprisoned in the prison behind Xushan Mountain, but in an emergency, she was released to mobilize the energy and hunt down the invaders.
At that time, it was this Spider Queen who went to pick up the masked man who made a big fuss in Heaven, and she ran all the way and escaped the pursuit of Qingyang and Baizhantian.
Although fluorescent spores were common in Lingxu City, Qingyang was a busy person at the time, so how could she care about where it came from? She was not interested in such trivial matters.
But when I heard it today, I immediately felt that something was wrong.