Qining certainly knew who the other party wanted Bayeli to hand over.
Xiang Baiying was designed by Elder Baihu and Lu Shanghe to receive a heavy reward. At that time, at the moment of life and death, Xiang Baiying used the unique trick of reversing the tendon meridian, reversing the meridians and striking hard. Although he saved his life, it also cost him his life. The meridians in the body were reversed and the body was seriously injured.
According to Xiang Baiying, it is impossible to recover in less than half a year. Before his body recovers, Xiang Baiying will be in a period of extreme weakness.
The leader of the Beggar Gang was injured, which was of course a major event. It meant that both the court and various factions saw an opportunity.
The Twenty-eight Branches of the Beggar Gang are spread all over the world, and their disciples number in the hundreds of thousands, with eyes and ears everywhere. The Beggar Gang is not only the leader of the eight gangs and sixteen factions, and is feared by all the factions in the world, but also in the imperial court. In the eyes, of course, it is also a force that must be guarded against.
For the various factions in the world, the Beggar Gang, under the leadership of Xiang Baiying, is becoming increasingly powerful. This will of course threaten the status of other factions, so all gangs hope that the Beggar Gang will weaken and create trouble for other factions. The opportunity to rise, and if the Beggar Clan is to weaken, the most important thing is the existence of Xiang Baiying. For the imperial court, if the existence of the Beggar Gang does not pose a threat to the imperial court, it is natural to control the leader of the Beggar Gang as a puppet. The Shenhou Mansion has been trying to achieve this goal for many years, but to Baiying Prestige He was tall and a top player in the world. It was almost a fantasy to control Xiang Baiying and make him a puppet of the imperial court.
Therefore, whether it was the imperial court or various factions in the Jianghu, once they learned that Xiang Baiying was seriously injured, it was of course a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for them. Xiang Baiying was naturally aware of this at the beginning. After being injured, he immediately looked for a hiding place. Hiding means worrying about being found when you are weak.
Xiang Baiying hid in Black Rock Ridge. In order to ensure concealment, very few people knew about it. Apart from Qining, only the Bayali brothers and sisters knew about it. Moreover, the place where he was hiding was the funeral cave. For the Miao people in Heiyan Cave, the mourning cave is a sacred and taboo place. Naturally, no one would have thought that Xiang Baiying would hide in the mourning cave.
Hearing Xi Mu's words, Qi Ning felt awe-struck, knowing that the enemy who harmed Heiyan Cave must be heading towards Xiang Baiying, but how did those people know that Xiang Baiying would be hiding in Heiyan Cave? At that time, in order to ensure Xiang Baiying's safety, he acted extremely cautiously.
"Bayeli didn't report it to the government?" Qining asked.
Xi Mu said: "We Miao people do whatever we can do. The cave master never thought of reporting it to the government at first, but in the next few days, people were always being killed in the village. Although everyone was careful, Moreover, the cave owner organized the young men in the village to patrol day and night, but those people were like... like ghosts, and people were still being killed every day." After a moment of silence, he continued: "During the discussion, Eve said that the murderers planned Meticulous and cruel, the real culprit behind the scenes must not be an ordinary person. We may not be able to deal with it on our own, and the government must be involved."
"Eve is right," Qi Ning said: "The government is involved. If the other party continues to act, it will not only target your Black Cave, but also become an enemy of the imperial court."
Xi Mu said: "The cave master also knew that if the government was not involved, things would become more and more difficult, so he sent someone to report to Magistrate Bai of Danba County."
Qi Ning was quite impressed by County Magistrate Bai. He vaguely remembered that Magistrate Bai's name was Bai Tangling. It was because of Magistrate Bai that Heiyan Cave was slandered and rebelled.
At that time, Heiyandong was accused of resisting taxes and killing officials, so Bai Tangling was beheaded. However, Bai Tangling lived well later, and after the incident, Bai Tangling was still serving as the county magistrate of Danba County.
But Qi Ning knew very well that since the other party was able to cause a bloody storm in Heiyan Cave, it was impossible to solve the problem just by relying on the mere Danba County Magistrate.
"What's the result?" Qining asked, "Did County Magistrate Bai send an official there?"
Xi Mu shook his head and said: "The people who were sent came back successfully, but... But they brought back bad news."
"Bad news?"
"County Magistrate Bai is dead." Xi Mu looked solemn: "It is said that he died in his sleep."
"What's the meaning?"
"County Magistrate Bai had a good sleep the night before, but he didn't show up until noon the next day. His family went to look for him, only to find that he had been lying dead on his bed for a long time." Xi Mu said: "They said that Magistrate Bai had no symptoms on his body. There were no injuries, and the autopsy showed no signs of poisoning, so it was judged that Magistrate Bai must have died of a sudden illness in the middle of the night, but... But after the cave owner heard the news, he guessed that Magistrate Bai might have been killed."
Qi Ning felt awe in his heart, thinking to himself that it seemed that the last incident in Xichuan was not over yet, and those people were back again.
"Why don't you go to Chengdu to find Governor Wei?" Qining asked.
Xi Mu immediately said: "The cave master knew that Magistrate Bai had been killed and that the matter was not trivial. He immediately sent people to Chengdu, but no one came back. In the next few days, people were still killed one after another in the village. One night, The cave owner received a letter, but he didn’t tell us what was written in it. When the next morning... he saw the cave owner’s head hanging on a bamboo pole, but his body was nowhere to be found...!" Having said this, Xi Mu seemed to have exhausted all his strength and leaned softly on the chair.
Qi Ning's body was also shaken, and he couldn't help but clenched his fists. At this time, he naturally didn't care whether Xi Mu was tired or not, and asked: "What happened next?"
"The cave master was killed, and Eve felt sad in her heart, but under the circumstances, she ignored her sorrow and ordered everyone in the Six Villages of Black Rock to gather together and go to the mountain to store food and water. Women, children, old and young were in the middle, and everyone The strong men formed a circle around them. Without her instructions, no one can act alone." Xi Mu said: "Eve is a hero among women. We all obey her, but even so, every morning, we will still be among the crowd. After discovering the body, Eve thought about it again and again, discussed with us, and sent someone to the capital to report the matter to the Marquis."
Qi Ning said: "In other words, when you left the Black Rock Cave, the Black Rock Cave was still in danger?"
"Yes!" Xi Mu nodded, struggled to get up, and knelt on the ground: "Master Hou, the Black Rock Cave is in danger, please hurry up and save them." After that, he kowtowed.
Qi Ning reached out and pulled him up and ordered: "Qi Feng, take him to eat first and then have a good rest." Then he said to Xi Mu: "I will handle this matter, you go and eat first."
After Xi Mu thanked him, Qi Feng led him down.
From Xichuan Heiyan Cave to the capital, even if we travel day and night, it will still take seven or eight days, and seven or eight days is enough time for too many things to happen.
Although Qining was shocked by Bayeli's murder, what he was most worried about from the beginning was Eve's safety.
Although he has not seen it in person, he can already imagine the terrifying atmosphere that Heiyan Cave is currently facing. People die every day, but they don't know who the murderer is. This is already a psychological problem for the people in Heiyan Cave. They create a terrifying awe.
When Bayeli was killed, one can imagine Eve's inner sadness, but in this situation, she still had to be strong, bury her sadness in her heart, and lead everyone through the difficulties.
Being able to kill people indiscriminately in the black cave quietly, even Bayali was killed, which shows how powerful the opponent is. Qining is only worried that those people will attack Eve.
There were really too many things that happened that night. It was almost past midnight and dawn was approaching. Qining knew that he had to set off for Xichuan quickly. If he stayed for a moment longer, Eve would be in more danger.
Back in the house, Ximen Zhanying was still waiting. Seeing Qi Ning coming back with a solemn expression, Ximen Zhanying asked worriedly: "Mr. sir, what happened?"
Qi Ning did not hide anything and briefly talked about the Xichuan Black Cave. As for the relationship with Eve, it was naturally difficult to talk about it at this time.
When attacking the Black Lotus Sect in Chaowu Ridge, Ximen Zhanying also participated in it. Naturally, he was quite clear about the black cave in Xichuan. After hearing about it, he frowned and said: "My lord, that is to say, the black cave was framed last time. The rebel group is back again? Who is the murderer behind the scenes? "
Qi Ning actually had a hard time determining who that group of people were.
Although he helped Heiyandong clear his grievances before, the real culprit behind the scenes was not traced at that time. He could plan such an insidious conspiracy. At that time, Qi Ning knew that it could not be done by just one person. It must be someone. A huge force.
From the capital epidemic case involving the Xichuan Black Lotus Sect, to the eight gangs and sixteen sects attacking Chaowuling, to Heiyan Cave being framed for rebellion, and even after that, Lu Shanghe and Elder Baihu colluded to frame Xiang Baiying in order to seize control of the Beggar Gang. Quan, the origin of all these things happened in Xichuan, and Qi Ning had already concluded in his heart that the occurrence of all these things was definitely not an isolated incident, but an invisible network, plotting conspiracy after conspiracy.
He was even sure that even if Lu Shanghe and Shu King Li Hongxin were involved in these incidents, these two people would not be the real murderers behind the scenes. The real murderers behind the scenes can control and use these people, and their abilities and methods are determined It's even more terrifying.
Such a shocking thing happened in Heiyan Cave this time. Qining knew that this was by no means an isolated incident. It could only be a continuation of those previous incidents. The other party once again set off a bloody storm in Xichuan. Maybe Heiyan Cave was just the beginning, and there would be more behind it. For a terrifying purpose, since the other party takes action this time, the storm that will be set off can only be more violent than before.
"Zhan Ying, I can't ignore what happened in Xichuan." Qi Ning said seriously: "No matter what the other party's purpose is, I must rush to Xichuan immediately."
"But... But those evil people are so crazy, I'm just worried...!" Ximen Zhanying's pretty face was full of worry, but she stopped mid-sentence, thought for a moment, and then said: "Mr., no matter how dangerous it is, as long as there is Neither you nor I are afraid, let’s leave as soon as possible!”