Outside the door of the hall, a person walked in slowly. He could see clearly who was coming through the candlelight. Qining suddenly changed his expression and said in a voiceless voice: "God... God!" But he never expected that the person who came in from the door turned out to be a god. The god of the Hou Mansion, Ximen Wuhen.
Ximen Wuhen was covered in a thick black cotton robe and a cotton hat. It was already a winter night. The temperature in the northwest was extremely low. People in Xianyang had already put on thick cotton clothes. The cotton clothes in the northwest have always been It was distinctive, with hanging ear protection on both sides of the cotton hat. At first glance, Ximen Wuhen was dressed like an old northwest man walking on the street, but Qining recognized that face at a glance.
Qi Ning never expected that Ximen Wuhen would appear in the northwest. He was a little confused, but Hong Mendao had already stepped forward quickly and knelt on the ground: "Greetings to the God of Honor!"
Ximen Wuhen looked pretty good. He put his hands in his sleeves, glanced at Hong Mendao, and said, "Lao Wu, get up first."
Hong Mendao stood up and stood aside with his hands down. Qining glanced at Hong Mendao and saw that Hong Mendao looked calm. He didn't know whether this person had a strong psychological quality or had already known that Ximen Wuhen was in the northwest. There was no surprise on his face. expression.
He recovered slightly, took two steps forward, cupped his hands and said, "Father-in-law!"
Ximen Wuhen nodded slightly, walked over and sat down on a chair, Qining glanced at Hongmendao, and Hongmendao finally said: "Sir, the god arrived a few days ago, and I dare not leak it without his permission. "
Qi Ning hummed, and Ximen Wuhen already said with a smile: "Don't blame him for your virtuous son-in-law. I travel all over the world and never let anyone know my whereabouts. But I am also very interested in the person you asked to meet tonight."
"Father-in-law also wants to see him?"
"I don't need to see him." Ximen Wuhen said: "I can just listen to you on the roof later. I already know the general things. Beitang Qing is the most famous general in the Northern Han Dynasty. If he is still alive , we must let the court know that there is currently no general in our country who can rival him. If he makes a comeback, he will be a great threat to our country, so we must find out whether he is dead or alive."
Qi Ning nodded slightly, and Ximen Wuhen raised his hand to signal him to sit down.
Qi Ning walked over and sat down opposite Ximen Wuhen and asked, "How is your father-in-law doing?"
"As I get older, I always feel a little uncomfortable. It's not a big deal." Ximen Wuhen said: "You captured the northwest in a short period of time. The emperor is really unique in employing people. You have made great contributions this time. , enough to make the Jinyi Qi family’s prestige immortal.”
Ximen Wuhen showed up unexpectedly tonight, and Qi Ning still felt that something was fishy in his heart. He wondered if the imperial court had sent Ximen Wuhen to come here for some secret and important matter
Now that the northwest has been captured and the court has received the news, it will naturally send many officials to take up their posts, and they will also bring many government orders. Qining does not have much experience in managing politics, and he has no intention of dealing with those complicated government orders. At present, It is only to temporarily stabilize the situation in the northwest, waiting for the court to send people to take care of it.
But Ximen Wuhen was obviously not the person sent by the imperial court to replace him.
The northwest is far away from the capital city of Jianye, and the memorial sent has not yet reached the capital. Naturally, Longtai cannot send people here without knowing it beforehand, and Ximen Wuhen, as the god of the Shenhou Mansion, cannot come to take charge of the northwest.
"If the fifth senior brother and the people from the Shenhou Mansion hadn't secretly helped each other, it wouldn't have been so smooth." Qi Ning still seemed quite respectful in front of Ximen Wuhen, not only because he was an old minister of the empire, but after all, he was also his father-in-law.
Ximen Wuhen smiled and said: "If it weren't for your good command, even if they help, they wouldn't be able to do much." He coughed and then said: "Yes, there is something I want to ask you."
"Father-in-law, please speak!"
"Do you know Zhebdanba?" Ximen Wuhen asked.
Qi Ning's heart trembled because he didn't expect Ximen Wuhen to suddenly mention Jebdanba.
Zhebdanba is under the throne of Zhuri Dharma King of Daxue Mountain. He originally wanted to use Mrs. Tian to poison and control Qining in Tian's mansion, but was restrained by Qining instead. He was secretly guarded by Qining's people, but he was suddenly rescued. , Qining suspected that it was someone from the Shenhou Mansion, but he had no evidence.
Today, Ximen Wuhen suddenly mentioned Jebdanba, which naturally surprised Qining.
He thought for a moment and then asked: "Why did my father-in-law mention this person?"
"I'm not hiding anything from you. You put Jebdanba under house arrest, and I asked someone to take him away." Ximen Wuhen admitted readily: "Now he is also in the hands of the Shenhou Mansion."
Qining smiled bitterly and said: "It turns out that my father-in-law sent someone to take him away. I have always been curious about who would be interested in Jebdenba."
"Do you know who Jeb Danba is?" Ximen Wuhen frowned and said, "You put Jeb Danba under house arrest. Do you know what the consequences will be if this matter gets spread?"
Qining said solemnly: "Does father-in-law know what Jebdenba did?"
"Zhebdanba has already confessed." Ximen Wuhen said: "When you were on a mission to Dong Qi, the lamas from the Snow Mountain were also in Dong Qi. They got snow clams from Dong Qi, which they wanted to bring back to ancient times. It’s like a kingdom, but it was stolen. Isn’t this true?”
Qi Ning nodded and said: "It is true." He thought to himself, how could Ximen Wuhen pursue this matter? I also thought that he came all the way from the capital city of Jianye to the northwest. Could it be that he came here just for this matter
But he immediately thought that if Ximen Wuhen really wanted to pursue this matter, Ximen Wuhen could question him when he was in the capital, so why would he need to go to the northwest to ask? Naturally, he had other important matters when he came to the northwest, but he suddenly mentioned it for some unknown reason.
"Zhebdanba and the others thought that the Youhan Pearl was stolen by Beitang Feng at first, but later they found out that the Youhan Pearl probably fell into your hands." Ximen Wuhen stared at Qining: "I If I ask you whether the Youhan Pearl is really yours, you must answer truthfully and do not lie."
Qining thought for a moment and then asked: "Why did my father-in-law want to investigate this matter? Zhebdanba is very sure that the Youhan Pearl is in my hands?"
"I tell you, the Youhan Pearl is a rare cold medicine in the world. Do you know that snow clams can only appear in the East China Sea, and only sailors with the best water skills can dive in. Even if it takes several years, you may not be able to find one. Clam." Ximen Wuhen said slowly: "The most important thing is that not all snow clams can produce Youhan beads. Only the real Snow Clam King can cultivate beads. If you think about it carefully, a Youhan bead How precious are pearls?”
Qi Ning knew that the Youhan Pearl was produced in the body of snow clams, but he did not expect it to be so rare. He didn't know why Ximen Wuhen explained these things. He didn't know Ximen Wuhen's intention, so he didn't speak easily.
"The Dharma King Zhuri sent his disciples all the way to Dongqi to get the pearl. These cold pearls are naturally extremely important to the Dharma King Zhuri." Ximen Wuhen sighed: "Zhebdanba sneaked into the capital to do you no good. He just hopes to get it from you. If you take back the Youhan Bead, you will put him under house arrest. Once Dharma King Zhuri finds out, there will be a big dispute."
Qi Ning frowned, and Ximen Wuhen continued: "It would be fine if you were someone else, but you are from the Jinyi Qi family. Anyone in our great Chu can offend the King Zhuri, but only the Jinyi Qi family. No one can do it." Staring at Qin Ning's eyes, he said word by word: "To be more precise, you, Qin Ning, are the only one who can't do it!"
Qi Ning looked solemn and said: "Father-in-law refers to the God of Swords?"
"It turns out that you also know how powerful this is." Ximen Wuhen sighed: "It's just that you don't know that there are five great masters in this world, and they are all extraordinary and peerless masters!" At this point, he shook his head and said: " Their martial arts cultivation is no longer considered as masters, but as people from another time. In other words, they should not exist in this world. It is precisely because they themselves know that their martial arts cultivation is too terrifying and arbitrary. One person can stir up unrest in the world, so the five great masters made the Longshan Pact!"
"What does the Longshan Covenant mean?" Qining already knew what the Longshan Covenant was, but he really didn't know the details of where Longshan was and how the five great masters entered into the contract.
"The covenant at Longshan is very simple. None of the five great masters are allowed to interfere in secular affairs." Ximen Wuhen said: "The most important thing is that they are not allowed to help their country deal with other countries. Once any great master is involved in national disputes, then the other four great masters are not allowed to interfere in worldly affairs." The masters can then join forces to kill him."
Qi Ning thought that if it weren't for the Longshan Covenant that bound the five great masters, the world would have been in chaos.
"Beigong and Dharma King Zhuri reached an agreement back then, so there has always been peace between the two countries." Ximen Wuhen said: "But not caring about the worldly affairs does not mean that they stay away from the world without caring about everything. Grandmasters are all afraid of each other, but they are also careful about each other." After a pause, he said: "The King Zhuri did not embarrass the Jinyi Qi family, but you stole the Youhan Pearl. This Youhan Pearl must be the King of Zhuri. It is an extremely cherished thing, otherwise Jebdanba would not have been able to run to Jianye and take back the pearl even at the cost of harming you."
Qi Ning's face became even more solemn, the candlelight flickered, and the cold night was desolate.
"Since Jebdanba did not hesitate to offend Beigong and wanted to take back the bead, you know how important that bead is." Ximen Wuhen sighed: "You were the first to steal the Youhan Bead, and the disciples who imprisoned Dharma King Zhuri are here. Finally, I don’t know if the news has reached Daxue Mountain, but think about it for yourself, if the people over there in Daxue Mountain knew about these things, would Dharma King Zhuri let it go? In this way, it would provoke a dispute between Beigong and Dharma King Zhuri. , once Dharma King Zhuri really wants to take action, the consequences will be disastrous."
Qi Ning thought to himself that this matter was really not a big deal, but no one saw the Youhan Pearl being stolen by him. At least the people in the Snow Mountain did not see it with their own eyes, otherwise Gongzhaxi and his gang would not have seen it with their own eyes. He will always keep an eye on Beitangfeng. In this case, he just refuses to admit his guilt. After all, the Youhan Pearl has been integrated into his body and mixed with his own blood. Even if the Daxue Mountain gang is sure that he stole Youhan Bead, Hanzhu, but couldn't produce any evidence. As a result, Dharma King Zhuri could not confidently cause trouble for Beigong Liancheng.