Qining carried Li Xigong down the Lotus Peak in one breath.
As usual, all the main roads in Chaowu Ridge were fortified, and it would not be easy to pass through them easily. However, this time the leader went on a killing spree, and a large number of Black Lotus followers fled. The remaining followers were also in panic, and the entire Chaowu Mountains were filled with fear. Ling had already let his guard down.
It's just that the Chaowuling Mountains are nearly a hundred miles away, so it's not easy to get out easily.
Qining walked along the mountain road for an unknown length of time. When he arrived at a bamboo forest, he found that Li Xigong on his back had not made a sound. He called out, but Li Xigong did not respond. Qining was immediately worried. He saw Li Xigong in the distance and saw the bamboo forest. There was a simple bamboo shed not far away. I didn’t know who built it here, and I didn’t know if there was anyone inside. I walked over lightly with Li Xigong on my back, and looked in through the back window. There was no one there. Go to the front and push open the bamboo door and go in.
He naturally understood that if the injury was too serious, he should not be too bumpy, otherwise it would aggravate the injury.
Li Xigong's injury can't be improved quickly even with the Seven-turn Hunyuan Pill, which shows that the injury is extremely serious. If he rushes out of Chaowu Ridge, it is likely to further aggravate Li Xigong's injury.
After he entered the house, there was a table and a few chairs. There was actually a simple bed in the corner with a quilt on it, and there was a stove by the window. Looking at the furnishings inside, there must have been someone living there before. Here, I don’t know where the people who live here have gone. I asked Li Xigong to lie on the bed and cover him with a quilt. However, Li Xigong had already fallen into a deep sleep. Qining lit the stove. After a while, inside the house, Just warmed up.
Qining sat by the fire, thinking about what to do next.
Naturally, there is no way to stay in Chaowu Ridge. The leader has already become murderous and has gone on a killing spree. He wants to use Luo Wuying to lure Yin Wuji out, but Qining is not sure whether he will succeed.
If Yin Wuji really comes out, the leader will naturally not be merciful, but if Yin Wuji is too afraid to show up, then the leader may still kill innocent people in Chaowu Ridge.
It seems that no one can stop this matter. In the Western Frontier, the government does not even collect taxes here, so naturally it will not interfere with the affairs here. Moreover, such killings by Jianghu sects are never the responsibility of the local government. The Shenhou Mansion will handle it, but Ximen Wuhen has passed away and the Shenhou Mansion has suffered heavy losses. It is impossible for him to come and ask about the affairs of the Black Lotus Sect. To say the least, even if Ximen Wuhen is still alive, he would not dare to get involved in the big scandal. The Grandmaster's vendetta.
Qining has heard other people talk about great masters as monsters several times. Now he truly feels that once these great masters do evil, they are more terrifying than monsters.
Thinking of waiting for Li Xigong to recover slightly from his injury, he took Li Xigong away from Chaowu Ridge and found a private place for Li Xigong to rest and recuperate. Li Xigong's injury was extremely serious and he only had a few months to recover. It may not be possible to recover as before.
He was still thinking about Xianyang in the northwest.
More than a month has passed since Ximen Wuhen took him hostage from Xianyang to the Daxue Mountain. Qining naturally has no idea what the situation in Xianyang is now.
Although Duan Canghai is stationed in Xianyang and Tongguan has been stationed, not long after the Chu army took over the northwest, everything has not yet completely stabilized. Qining himself does not believe it if the northwest is completely surrendered to Chu.
He has not shown up for more than a month. Even if Duan Canghai tries his best to hide it, it will definitely make people suspicious.
The general's absence will definitely make some people with ulterior motives have other ideas. Qining is most worried that because of his disappearance, the northwest will fall into chaos again.
The Qinhuai Army of the Chu State has already gone north. Qining has no news about the current situation of the war. According to the established strategy, this Northern Expedition will attack the east and attack the west. The attack on the Northern Han Dynasty is false. The real target is the northwest and the east Qi. The northwest side is considered It lived up to the little emperor's expectations and successfully captured it, but has Dong Qi fallen into the hands of the Chu army
While he was thinking about it, he suddenly heard a knock on the door. Qi Ning's heart trembled, and he walked to the bamboo door like a charm without making a sound.
The knocking on the door suddenly stopped, and after a short moment, the bamboo door was slowly pushed open, and Qining's right hand became like a knife.
He only thought that the owner of the bamboo house was coming back. The owner of the bamboo house was naturally a member of the Black Lotus Cult. Qining didn't want to really hurt the Black Lotus Cult. He only wanted to control him after he came in.
The bamboo house was pushed slowly at first, but suddenly it opened wide, and a figure had already entered the house. Qining's eyes were quick and he saw that the other person was dressed as a member of the Black Lotus cult. He immediately took action, sheathing his knife and stabbing that person in the face. Cut around the shoulder.
Unexpectedly, the man's reaction was extremely fast. He turned around and already dodged away. Qi Ning was surprised. He thought to himself that the martial arts of the Black Lotus disciples were really amazing. He followed up and turned his sword into a fist to attack the man. After calling him, he heard the man whisper: "My lord, please wait!"
When the man spoke, he took two more steps to distance himself from Qi Ning. However, Qi Ning felt that the man's voice was quite familiar. He also heard that he was called "Guo Gong" and gave a hand to the man. Ning was three steps away and turned around to Qi Ning, cupping his hands and saying, "Xuanyuan Po meets the Duke!"
Qi Ning saw the man's face clearly and was shocked. Although this man was dressed as a member of the Black Lotus cult, Qi Ning recognized that face. He was clearly Xuanyuan Po, the captain of the giant sect of the Shenhou Mansion.
Xuanyuan Po looked respectful, Qi Ning immediately stopped his hand and glanced outside the door, but Xuanyuan Po already understood Qi Ning's thoughts, walked over and closed the door, and then said: "Don't worry, my lord, there are no people from the Black Lotus Sect nearby. "
Qi Ning never expected that Xuanyuan Po would appear here.
Eight gangs and sixteen factions attacked the Black Lotus Sect under the command of the Shenhou Mansion. Both sides stopped fighting. Each faction returned to their respective families. Everyone from the Shenhou Mansion also returned to the capital, but only Xuanyuan Po remained. To Xichuan.
However, Xuanyuan Po's stay in Xichuan was very secretive, and not many people knew about it.
When Qi Ning and Ximen Zhanying got married, as the eldest brother of the Shenhou Mansion, Xuanyuan Po was supposed to attend the wedding, but he didn't show up. Qining knew that Xuanyuan Po was in Xichuan, so naturally he wouldn't mind, but he had always been very worried. I'm curious, why did Xuanyuan Po stay in Xichuan
However, Qi Ning didn't take this matter too seriously. After all, there were many things and he couldn't investigate everything in detail.
At this time, Xuanyuan Po suddenly appeared in front of him, and he was on the territory of the Black Lotus Sect, which naturally surprised Qining.
His first reaction was: Could it be that the Shenhou Mansion was still planning to attack the Black Lotus Sect again
However, Ximen Wuhen has passed away, and the Shenhou Mansion is leaderless. Xiang Baiying of the Beggar Gang fell into the hands of Ksitigarbha, and his life or death is uncertain. In this way, the two heavyweights cannot appear. The Shenhou Mansion wants to organize eight gangs and ten gangs again. The power of the six factions is by no means easy.
Qi Ning even doubted that if people in the world knew that Ximen Wuhen had passed away, would the eight gangs and sixteen factions still obey the orders of the Shenhou Mansion
Even if the Shenhou Mansion can really gather the power of the eight gangs and sixteen factions again, but now that the leader is in Chaowu Ridge, the eight gangs and sixteen factions have little chance of winning.
"Captain Xuanyuan, why are you here?" Qining raised his hand and asked Xuanyuan Po to sit down and talk first.
Xuanyuan Po was very respectful to Qi Ning. He waited for Qi Ning to sit down on the chair first, then sat down opposite Qi Ning and said softly: "Why is the Duke here? I heard that the Duke commanded Xichuan soldiers and horses to conquer the northwest. Xianyang.”
"Xianyang is indeed under the control of our army now, but...!" Qining paused, and then said: "Tell me first, why are you in Chaowuling? I heard that after the last eight gangs and sixteen factions retreated, , you are the only one left here in Xichuan. I thought you had other business matters, but I didn’t expect you to be here in Chaowu Ridge."
"My lord, after you withdrew, Beizhi sneaked into Chaowu Ridge." Xuanyuan Po explained: "Beizhi is proficient in the art of disguise. Although it cannot be compared with the methods of the two major disguise families in Beiliang and Nanzhong, he should be more cautious. , but it can deceive many people."
Qi Ning thought that Xuanyuan Po had been performing Infernal Affairs and was actually lurking in the Black Lotus Sect.
He knew that this could not be Xuanyuan Po's own idea. The only thing that could make Xuanyuan Po willing to lurk in the Black Lotus Religion was Ximen Wuhen's order.
But why did Ximen Wuhen let Xuanyuan Po lurk in the Black Lotus Sect? Could it be that the Eight Gangs and Sixteen Sects failed to attack the Black Lotus Sect for the first time, and Ximen Wuhen was unwilling to accept it and sent Xuanyuan Po to lurk here, preparing to launch a second attack
"Did God ask you to lurk here?"
Xuanyuan Po nodded slightly and whispered: "When the eight gangs and sixteen sects attacked Chaowu Ridge, the Black Lotus Leader never showed up. It was a time when the Black Lotus Religion's life and death was at stake. The Black Lotus Leader should not have ignored it, so Do you suspect that there is a problem within the Black Lotus Sect?"
"question?"
Xuanyuan Po said: "The Divine Lord suspects that the Black Lotus Cult Master may be dead, but of course the Black Lotus Sect does not dare to publicize such news to the outside world. The Divine Marquis realized that there was something fishy, so he sent a lowly position to investigate the news about the Black Lotus Cult Leader. The first purpose of the intelligence is to find out whether the Black Lotus Leader is alive or dead, and the second is to determine if the Black Lotus Leader is not dead, is the current Black Lotus Leader the same as the Grand Master?"
Qi Ning's heart trembled, but he remained calm: "Are you saying that the Godhead suspects that the current leader of the Black Lotus is not the real leader?"
Xuanyuan Po said: "The God Lord is just suspicious, so he sent a lowly official to investigate here."
Qi Ning thought that it seemed that Ximen Wuhen and Yin Wuji had become suspicious of the identity of the leader of the Black Lotus after the battle in Bingchi.
Thinking about it carefully, it is not impossible. After all, before the fight with Yin Wuji, Ximen Wuhen once fought against the Dharma King Zhuri of Daxue Mountain. That time, he was vulnerable to a single blow. Both Ximen Wuhen and Yin Wuji were injured in the Ice Pond. Ximen Wuhen obviously felt that there was a big gap between Yin Wuji's martial arts and Zhuri Dharma King, so he became suspicious and doubted the identity of the leader of the Black Lotus.
"Then what can you find out?"
Xuanyuan Po hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Although my subordinates investigated a lot of information before, they were not completely sure that the leader of the Black Lotus was fake, but... now I can be sure that when the eight gangs and sixteen sects attacked the Black Lotus, The leader of the Black Lotus is not in Chaowu Ridge, and there is indeed someone in the Black Lotus who is pretending to be the leader."