mtl008 Chapter 123 The plot is a bit off.
Chapter 123 The plot is a bit off.
"Zilan Pavilion, huh..."
Madam Hu's heart skipped a beat. She was well aware of the notorious brothels in Xinzheng.
"Fire Rain Agate isn't unique, it shouldn't be..."
As Ying Jing said, fire rain agate is rare but not unique.
However, out of caution, Madam Hu still made a note of the matter.
"I'll only feel at ease if I find an opportunity to investigate..."
Madam Hu was troubled again, as her status made it impossible for her to go to such places of entertainment.
While Ying Jing was talking with Madam Hu, Han Fei and the others had already made their gains.
In Liu Yi's study, they discovered a hidden room that could only be opened by activating a mechanism.
In the dark room, there was a strange box. After Zhang Liang identified it, he determined that the box came from Baiyue.
Unfortunately, the box was empty except for a strange pattern on the bottom.
"This is the blood oath of death from the land of Baiyue!"
Zhang Liang was indeed learned and talented; he recognized the meaning of the blood-red pattern at a glance.
However, even with the discovery of this "blood oath of death" pattern, it remains difficult to identify the murderer who killed Liu Yi. It can only be inferred that it may be related to the events of the Baiyue people in the past.
"Baiyue..."
As Ji Wuye was pondering, one of his hundred bird assassins handed him a yellow silk scroll.
Upon seeing the contents of the silk scroll, his face immediately turned ashen.
"Let's stop here for today. I have other important matters to attend to."
After saying this, he led his soldiers away.
Han Fei and Zhang Liang exchanged glances. Han Fei chuckled and said, "It seems our General Ji has received some remarkable news."
The two did not linger. Besides finding out what information Ji Wuye knew, they also needed to go back and review the records related to Baiyue from back then, to find out what happened to Liu Yi in Baiyue back then.
Ying Jing smiled thoughtfully: "Madam Hu, I shall take my leave for now, but I believe we will meet again soon."
Liu Yi's body has been taken back to the Left Sima's residence, and we'll have to come back again when it's night and no one's around.
……
The General's Mansion.
Ji Wuye sat astride a chair that looked like it was made of gold, his face contorted with rage.
"Well done, Liu Yi! All my efforts in training you have been wasted!"
As he spoke, he slammed his fist into the side table with a loud "bang," creating a large hole.
"No wonder he's trying to curry favor with Lord Changxin and escape my control."
"How dare you embezzle Lord Huoyu's treasure behind my back!"
Back then, when they went to Baiyue to "quell the rebellion," it was Xueyi Hou Bai Yifei who was the main general, but Ji Wuye also participated.
Given Ji Wuye's greed, how could he not covet Huo Yugong's treasure?
According to Liu Yi's report, the Three Wolves with Broken Hair looted Fire Rain Manor, and after their deaths, the treasure disappeared without a trace. Ji Wuye searched for a long time but found nothing.
Ji Wuye had his doubts about Liu Yi, and Bai Niao had been with him all these years, but Liu Yi had never shown any suspicion or spent a large sum of money on him.
Thinking of this, Ji Wuye became even angrier. Liu Yi had embezzled the treasure but dared not spend it. Now he had brought about his own death and had dragged Ji Wuye into cleaning up the mess!
More importantly, Liu Yi is dead, and there are no more clues to the treasure.
After a long while, Ji Wuye finally calmed down.
He said coldly, "Who sent that silk? Have you caught them?"
The reason Ji Wuye was so certain that Liu Yi had embezzled the treasure back then was because the silk scroll he received today detailed everything that happened at Huoyu Manor back then, and even revealed that the vulture among the 'Hundred Birds' was a survivor of the Three Wolves Who Cut Their Hair.
"Reporting to the General, that man is very wary, and I am incompetent..."
Dressed in black that clung to his body, Mo Ya, tall and slender, reported with a nervous expression.
"waste!"
Ji Wuye raised his foot and kicked the man so hard that he spat out a mouthful of blood.
"What about news about the vulture?"
"The vulture disappeared last night..."
Upon hearing another piece of bad news, Ji Wuye's expression grew even more ferocious: "They've had people infiltrate 'Hundred Birds' for so many years, a bunch of useless trash, find them!"
……
In the inn, in Ying Jing's study.
Ying Jing looked at the ragged old beggar in front of him with great interest, toying with a piece of yellow silk in his hand.
"Former Left Sima Li Kai? He's quite adept at using someone else to do his dirty work."
Not only Ji Wuye received the silk, but Ying Jing also received it.
Li Kai was already quite vigilant; the silk had even passed through dozens of unsuspecting people before reaching the post station. However, he still underestimated the terrifying power of the Net and was easily caught by them.
"Left Sima Li Kai is long dead; only a vengeful ghost remains here..."
Ying Jing raised an eyebrow slightly: "You want revenge, but Liu Yi is already dead. Why bother with all this?"
Li Kai's eyes were filled with hatred: "Liu Yi is indeed dead, but Wujiu is still alive. The Three Wolves of Broken Hair destroyed my Fire Rain Manor. How can this grudge not be avenged!"
Ying Jing was immediately surprised, as if something was not quite right.
"My true identity is that of the son of Lord Huoyu. Back then, my father knew that the wealth of Huoyu Manor was coveted by others, so he sent me to Korea incognito. With the support of the wealth of Huoyu Manor, I rose to the rank of Left Sima."
Ying Jing's surprise deepened; this plot really wasn't right!
"Back when I quelled the Baiyue rebellion, I knew that many people coveted the wealth of Huoyu Manor. I thought I could protect Huoyu Manor because I held military power, but I never expected that Liu Yi would collude with the Three Wolves of Broken Hair to burn Huoyu Manor to the ground and put me in a desperate situation!"
The hatred in Li Kai's eyes deepened: "What's even more pitiful is my daughter, who was entrusted to my elder sister while still an infant, and now..."
Ying Jing pressed his temples; the information Li Kai had given him was giving him a headache.
He had told himself long ago that this was a real world, and he couldn't blindly believe in so-called plots...
But this seemed to be the first time he had encountered such a situation in all these years.
Li Kai became Huo Yu Gong's eldest son, Nong Yu remained his daughter, but Madam Hu became Li Kai's brother and sister.
"So you sent this silk to both me and Ji Wuye to seek revenge against Wujiu, even if it might implicate Lady Hu, you don't care?"
With Huo Yugong's treasure resurfacing, Madam Hu is very likely to be implicated.
Li Kai grinned coldly: "She married her enemy to survive, betrayed my expectations, and caused the death of my daughter. If she gets implicated, that's retribution!"
Li Kai's identity has changed, and his hatred has intensified. He "died" while protecting Huoyu Manor, but his sister married his enemy and abandoned him, entrusting her daughter to him. Now, his heart is filled with revenge.
Looking at Li Kai, who was filled with hatred, Ying Jing fell silent.