Although Qi Ning knew a little about the Jianghu structure, his understanding was not deep after all. When he heard what Li Xigong said, he felt relieved and finally understood why Ximen Wuhen insisted on placing the blame for the epidemic in the capital away. On Swing Yi's head.
The two heroes of Southern Chu and Northern Han were competing against each other. After the Qinhuai War, they were all recuperating their strength and preparing for the next fight.
The new king of the Chu State has ascended the throne, but the country is not yet stable. The forces in the DPRK and China are united in opposing dissidents. If the Jianghu forces under the control of the Shenhou Mansion lose their reins, it will certainly be disastrous for the Chu State.
Taking advantage of the epidemic in the capital, the Black Lotus Sect was involved, and the eight gangs and sixteen sects were summoned to fight with the Black Lotus Sect. Whether it was the Eighth Gangs, Sixteen Sects or the Black Lotus Sect, their vitality would be severely damaged after this battle. This is of course a desirable situation for the Shenhou Mansion. In this way, when Xuanyuan Po takes over the Shenhou Mansion, he will at least be able to control the situation in the world.
"Jin Yihou, what do you mean by Ximen Wuhen when you come to the west?" Li Xigong looked at Chu Huan: "Did he ask you to participate in this operation?"
Qi Ning said: "It is the emperor's wish." Suddenly he thought that when the young emperor sent himself to Xichuan, he only wanted to investigate the Black Cave incident by himself, and he did not let him interfere in other matters at that time.
When the Black Cave incident occurred, the Shenhou Mansion had already begun planning to attack the Black Lotus Sect, but the young emperor did not explain that he would participate in this plan.
Li Xigong saw Qi Ning's thoughtful look and said: "Ximen Wuhen is an important minister of the Chu State, and he naturally has great weight in front of the emperor. If he can say a few words in front of the emperor...!"
"Senior Li, you mean to say that the emperor sent me to Qianwu Ridge because it was Ximen Wuhen who gave me advice?"
Li Xigong smiled lightly and said: "I am not a courtier, and I have never met the emperor, but based on my understanding of Ximen Wuhen, it is very possible."
"But what good does this do to him?" Qi Ning frowned and asked: "Did he already expect that the attack on Qianwu Ridge would fail, so he wanted me to take the blame?"
Li Xigong shook his head and said: "This may not be his real purpose." After a pause, he finally asked: "Qining, is Beigong Liancheng still alive?"
Qi Ning was startled when he saw Mr. Li Xigong staring at him with his eyes. He hesitated for a moment, thinking that although Mr. Li Xigong was Master Tang Nuo and seemed to be quite kind, people should not be judged by their appearance. After all, this old man was not the same as Hei Lian. The teacher has a blood connection, so he can only say: "Senior Li, to be honest, I have no way of knowing whether the Sword God is still alive."
Li Xigong said: "Jin Yihou, please forgive me for saying something unpleasant. If you die in Qianwu Ridge during this battle and Beigong Liancheng is still alive, what will happen next?"
Qi Ning understood immediately and said in shock: "Does Ximen Wuhen still want to provoke a feud between the Sword God and the leader of the Black Lotus?"
"The Sword God is a great master. You are connected by blood with him. Even if it is not for you, he will not give up for his own reputation." Li Xigong said: "Touching Jin Yihou is like touching Beigong Liancheng's tiger Xu, the two great masters are bound to fight each other to the death." Fu Xu said with a faint smile: "Some people regard the great master as a monster that should not exist in the world. Ximen Wuhen controls the rivers and lakes of the southern country, but he has never controlled the western realm of Bashu. He has no control over the gods. The only person who poses a fatal threat to the Hou Mansion is the Grand Master."
"Kill someone with a borrowed knife!" Qining suddenly realized.
He never expected that Ximen Wuhen would have such a motive in his attack on Qianwu Ridge. Although what Li Xigong said was only one-sided, just a guess without evidence, he had to admit that Li Xigong's The analysis is very insightful and very reasonable.
In fact, he already knew that Ximen Wuhen was not simple, but he felt very uncomfortable when he thought that his coming to Qianwu Ridge this time was probably part of Ximen Wuhen's design and using him as a chess piece.
"Senior Li, do you know what the current fighting situation between the two sides is like?" Qining asked.
Li Xigong shook his head and said: "The dispute between the Shenhou Mansion and the Black Lotus Sect is their business. I will not interfere." He turned around, picked up the ice coffin, walked onto the ice, and put the ice coffin into the ice pool. Although the surface of the pool was frozen, the ice layer was still thin and the ice coffin was not light. The ice coffin pressed against it and immediately crushed the thin ice below, and the ice coffin slowly sank into the pool.
Qining was a little regretful. After arguing for a long time, he still couldn't figure out what was in the ice coffin.
When Li Xigong saw the ice coffin sinking to the bottom of the pool, he breathed a sigh of relief. He turned around and saw Qining staring at the pool and said: "This is a hidden place, but now that it has been discovered, we always have to find a new place." ”
"Senior Li, they worked hard for the things in the ice coffin. In this ice coffin...?"
Li Xigong said: "I know what you want to ask, so I might as well tell you that the things here may be useful to others, but they are not of much use to you." After a pause, Qining looked confused and sighed: "There's a person in here!"
"Ah?" Qi Ning was startled, "Are there people here?" Seeing Li Xigong nod slightly, he said curiously: "Those people came here for a corpse...!"
Li Xigong's face darkened and he said: "Corpse? Who told you that there was a corpse in the ice coffin?"
Qining was suddenly stunned, thinking that since it was a coffin, what could it be if it wasn't a corpse inside
Li Xigong didn't seem to want to explain more, and waved his hand: "You should leave here quickly. It is not suitable to stay here for a long time. It is cold here. If it stays too long, it will be harmful to the body."
Qi Ning said: "Senior Li, actually I still want to ask you something."
"I know what you want to ask for." Li Xigong said: "You still want me to come forward to resolve the fight between the two sides. I will tell you the truth. Don't say that I don't want to get involved in this matter. Even if I do come forward, It's of no use. Do you think that I, an old man, am so capable that I can make both sides stop fighting with just a few words?" He sighed and said: "The blood on the Black Stone Palace side must have flowed like a river, Qining , I advise you to give up your past thoughts. If the two sides are fighting randomly, if you make a mistake, don't lose your life."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a voice saying: "Master Hou, you don't have to go to the Black Stone Palace, I... I will go by myself." Qining followed the sound and saw that Ximen Zhanying was already pushing the little demon girl Anao came out from behind the rockery.
Anao gritted his teeth. When he saw Li Xigong, he was startled for a moment, and then immediately shouted: "Old man Li, come and save me...!"
Li Xigong glanced at her and ignored her.
"Hey, Old Man Li, don't you recognize me?" the little demon girl said anxiously, "I'm little Anao? Don't pretend you didn't see me."
Li Xigong turned his head and said angrily: "The old poison gave birth to a little poison, little Anao, let me ask you, did you destroy my medicine garden?"
The little demon girl was startled and a little embarrassed.
Qi Ning did remember that the little demon girl found Tang Nuo that time and wanted to get "Herborist" from Tang Nuo, but she suffered a big loss at Tang Nu's hands. Before leaving, she was so angry that she actually took the medicine from the medicine garden. All the herbs were destroyed.
The little demon girl rolled her eyes and said pitifully: "Old man Li, even if I am wrong, you are so old and you shouldn't be able to see me like a child."
"Child?" Qining glanced at the little demon girl. Although the little demon girl was small and exquisite, her skin was fair and delicate. Even her breasts were quite swollen. Although they were not fully opened, she was already a young girl. She sneered. : "Are you like this, still a child? Cruel, cunning, and a big devil."
The little demon girl said pitifully: "My master taught me this, and it's not my fault. Old man Li, you and my master are from the same sect. You can't watch me being bullied by them and not save me? What if I had Anyway, when you see my master, how will you explain to him?"
"Account to him?" Li Xigong spat on the ground and said angrily: "I have severed all ties with him a long time ago, and I am no longer a fellow disciple. What does it have to do with me whether you, a little guy, live or die?" He waved his hands repeatedly. , seemed very bored: "Take her away, take her away, don't let me see the master and the apprentice."
Qi Ning was really worried that Guild Li Xi would tell him to let Anao go. Seeing Li Xigong say this, he didn't say much. He put his arm around the little demon girl's shoulder and said, "Senior Li doesn't want to see you, so come with us."
Seeing that Li Xigong was indifferent, the little demon girl's originally pitiful expression immediately turned ferocious, and she cursed: "Old man Li, you bad guy, how dare you watch them bully me. Okay, I'll take note of this grudge, and wait." I will deal with you later, and by the way, your good apprentice, I will definitely make you master and apprentice regret it."
Li Xigong clasped his hands behind his back, turned away, and turned a deaf ear.
Qi Ning sneered and said: "If you want to harm others, you have to be able to survive." With a strong tug, the little demon girl staggered forward a few steps and almost fell. She turned around and said fiercely: "You can do it." What?"
Qi Ning said: "Take us to the Black Stone Palace."
Li Xigong frowned slightly, but said nothing, but Ximen Zhanying was startled, lowered his head slightly and said: "Master Marquis, actually... you don't need to go up the mountain with us, it's very dangerous there, you...!"
"Needless to say." Qining sighed: "Since the mountain is dangerous, I can't just watch you take risks alone. I know it's useless to persuade you, you must go up the mountain."
Ximen Zhanying looked at Qi Ning, with gratitude in her beautiful eyes, and said: "Master Marquis, thank you so much."
But the little demon girl shouted: "Big butt, do you think he has any good intentions? He must want you to be his wife and fall in love with your big butt, so he helped you out. I can see his thoughts at a glance. "
Ximen Zhanying was ashamed and annoyed, and said angrily: "Shut up." He was about to step forward.
The little enchantress snorted coldly. She had been beaten by her before, but the hero did not suffer the immediate consequences. He just said: "Shut up, just shut up. Anyway, what I said must be right." Seeing Qi Ning's eyes looking at him coldly, he suddenly became distraught. Dare to say more, turned his face away, and continued to think about how to escape Qining's clutches, waiting for an opportunity to take revenge.