Qi Ning's body trembled and his brows furrowed: "The body was stolen? Is this what Elder Baihu said?"
Xuanyuan Po said: "Xiang Gang Leader held on for a long time, rushed to Kuimulang Branch in Xinping Town, told the real culprit, and entrusted the Beggar Clan with important matters, and then passed away." With a solemn expression: "Elder Baihu knows this. The matter was of great importance. Once the news of Gang Leader Xiang's murder leaked out, he was afraid that it would cause trouble, so he blocked the news. He knew that Gang Leader Xiang and Lu Shanghe were sworn brothers. Originally, outsiders should not get involved in the affairs of the Beggar Clan, but Gang Leader Xiang and Lu Shanghe were sworn brothers. Lu Shanghe was a brother-in-law, and now that he has been killed, Elder Baihu wants to discuss the funeral arrangements with Lu Shanghe."
Qi Ning thought that after Xiang Baiying escaped, these two despicable people had other plans, and asked: "How did Xiang Gang leader's body get stolen?" He really wanted to know what tricks those two people were planning to play.
"Elder Baihu will place the body of the gang leader in a secret place and send the gang's experts to guard it." Xuanyuan Po said slowly: "According to what he said, he is going to send someone to send a message to the other three elders and the Shenhou Mansion. , but after Lu Shanghe arrived, the two of them went to see the body of the leader of the Beggar Clan, only to find that the body had disappeared. Not only that, the six Beggar Clan disciples arranged at the scene had all been killed."
Qi Ning felt deeply in his heart, and instantly understood that the six Beggar Clan disciples could only die in the hands of Bai Hu. He secretly thought that these two people were really vicious, and for the sake of planning, they did not care about the lives of the six Beggar Clan disciples.
But then he thought that these two people dared to murder even the leader of the Beggar Clan, so a mere six disciples of the Beggar Clan meant nothing.
"That is to say, except for Elder Baihu and a few disciples of the Beggar Clan, no one has seen the body of the leader Xiang." Qining said lightly: "The last words of the leader Xiang are only the words of the Baihu family."
Wei Shutong was so experienced that he couldn't detect the suspicion in Qi Ning's words. He stroked his beard and said: "Xuanyuan Colonel, Lord Marquis, I don't want to get involved in the affairs of the world, but after all, it happened on the ground of Xichuan. , I will take the liberty to say a few words.”
Captain Xuanyuan immediately said: "This case will cause a lot of trouble for Mr. Wei in the future. If Mr. Wei finds anything, please enlighten me!"
Wei Shutong smiled and said: "There are only a few things I don't understand. First of all, the Eighth Gangs and Sixteenth Factions attacked Qianwu Ridge and once forced the Black Lotus Sect into a desperate situation. From this, the Black Lotus Sect should also understand that with their strength, they want to It is almost impossible to fight against the eight gangs and sixteen sects. The fact that Zhu Qianyi was able to go to Beijing to quell the law shows that they really do not want to continue the war. In this case, why did the leader of the Black Lotus kill the leader of the Beggar Clan? Doesn't this mean to provoke more trouble? A big fight?"
"The Black Lotus Sect is sinister and vicious. Although the leader of the Black Lotus Sect is a great master, he acts in a sneaky way. Maybe he hates the Eighth Gang and the Sixteenth Sect for attacking Qianwu Ridge, so he wants to take revenge." Yan Lingxian has been thinking since he came in. Without saying a word, he finally spoke: "Monsters and ghosts do not act according to common sense."
"What Lieutenant Po Jun said may make sense." Wei Shutong was not offended and said with a smile: "If the leader of the Black Lotus really killed the gang leader, then the purpose should be achieved, why would he steal the gang leader's body? Of course, there are Maybe the body of Xiang Gang Leader was not stolen by the Black Lotus Sect, but except for the Black Lotus Sect, who else in the world would dare to enter the Beggar Gang branch, kill the Beggar Gang disciples, and steal the gang leader’s body?”
Yan Lingxian opened his mouth, but no words came out.
Qining thought that Wei Shutong was no ordinary person after all, and he could see the problem at a glance.
Xuanyuan Po pondered for a moment and finally said: "What Mr. Wei said is absolutely true. I did have this doubt in the beginning. I later learned that the Black Lotus Sect may have a bigger conspiracy."
"Oh?" Qining picked up the teacup and asked, "How do you say this?"
"There is no corpse, and the news has been blocked from the beginning. Not many people in the world know that Xiang Gang leader has been killed." Xuanyuan Po said: "Master Wei is very reasonable. If you can't see the corpse, you are in a low position. I don't believe Xiang." The gang leader and other experts will be killed because of this."
Qi Ning nodded slightly, and Xuanyuan said: "The Black Lotus Sect's purpose of stealing the body is to prevent Elder Baihu from proving that the leader of the clan has indeed been killed."
Qi Ning sighed and said: "Captain Xuanyuan, I'm a little confused when you say this. Do you mean to say that the leader of the Black Lotus killed the leader of the Xiang clan, but he was afraid that the world would know that the leader of the Xiang clan was killed, so this Just to steal the body, to put it bluntly, the leader of the Black Lotus is just afraid that this matter will be made public?"
"The great grand master has done it, but he is afraid of taking the responsibility. This... This is not like the behavior of those masters." Wei Shu said.
Xuanyuan Po said: "Yes, I have said that the Black Lotus Sect has a bigger plot." After a pause, he said: "Before Xiang died, he told Elder Baihu something. According to Elder Baihu, , The Black Lotus Sect seems to want to have someone control the Beggar Clan on behalf of Gang Leader Xiang after killing him."
Wei Shutong changed his color slightly. Although Qi Ning knew that this was all Bai Hu's conspiracy, he also frowned and asked: "Control the Beggar Gang on behalf of the leader Xiang? Isn't this just nonsense? What ability does the Black Lotus Sect have to let people replace the leader Xiang? .”
Xuanyuan Po asked: "Master Hou, you should still remember Luo Wuying, the ghost of the Black Lotus Sect. This person's disguise skills can definitely be ranked among the top three in the world."
Qi Ning understood the meaning immediately: "You mean, the Black Lotus Sect killed the leader of the Xiang Gang, and then made Luo Wuying become the leader of the Xiang Gang, thereby controlling the Beggar Clan?"
"Before Xiang Gang Leader died, he had no words to say, but what he revealed was this." Xuanyuan said: "This matter has not yet spread in the world, but Elder Baihu has already sent a letter to all branches of the Xichuan Beggar Gang. If you see someone pretending to be a gang leader, kill them immediately."
Qi Ning's heart shuddered, thinking to himself that Bai Hu's move was really vicious. In this way, even if he really appeared to Baiying, the Beggar Clan disciples would mistake him for the Black Lotus Sect and kill him, and White Tiger would naturally It is because they know that Xiang Baiying has lost all his martial arts skills now, so when the Beggar Clan disciples meet Xiang Baiying, they don't have to worry about Xiang Baiying being able to resist.
But he immediately thought that Lu Shanghe might be the one behind such an insidious and sinister plot when he commented to Baiying that Bai Hu was mediocre.
Qi Ning knew that as long as he told Xuanyuan Po that Xiang Baiying was hiding in the funeral cave in Black Rock Ridge and personally accompanied Xuanyuan Po to see him, Bai Hu's conspiracy would be exposed immediately.
However, after repeatedly telling Baiying not to reveal his hiding place or even tell Master Kong Zang of Daguangming Temple, Qi Ning naturally couldn't speak out.
He knew very well that what Xiang Baiying was worried about was that after someone knew where he was hiding, he would take control of him and manipulate the Beggar Gang. As the leader of the Beggar Gang, Xiang Baiying must consider the interests of the Beggar Gang. He certainly doesn't want the Beggar Gang to become a puppet of some forces with ulterior motives just because he is controlled by others.
The Shenhou Mansion and the Jianghu forces have always used each other but were wary of each other. If the Shenhou Mansion once knew that Xiang Baiying was still alive and had lost all his martial arts skills, Ximen Wuhen would certainly not miss such a great opportunity given his temperament. Xiang Baiying couldn't even trust Master Kongzang of Daguangming Temple, let alone the Shenhou Mansion, which already had entangled interests.
Suddenly, Qi Ning discovered that although Lu Shanghe and Bai Hu's conspiracy had many flaws, he was now in trouble because of the other party's conspiracy.
The other party's move was extremely powerful. Not only did it put Xiang Baiying in a desperate situation, he even got himself involved in it.
On the top of Lotus Peak, everyone saw with their own eyes that it was Jin Yihou who called for a cessation of the war. If things really calmed down, then everything would be easy to say. But if the war clouds start again, the Black Lotus Sect will have a decisive blow to the eight gangs, sixteen sects and even the Shenhou Mansion. To launch revenge, everyone's finger will inevitably be pointed at Jin Yihou.
If you cut the weeds but not the roots, they will grow again when the spring breeze blows. If you fail to cut the weeds but not the roots, everyone will think it is because of the Jinyi period.
Lu Shanghe obviously knew Xiang Baiying's temperament very well. He knew that even if Xiang Baiying was seriously injured, he would never reveal his whereabouts, so as not to give the Shenhou Mansion and other powerful forces the opportunity to control. Moreover, Xiang Baiying certainly did not want outsiders to deal with the Beggar Clan. The forces involved were involved, and because of this, even if Xiang Baiying was alive, he would not be able to testify against Bai Hu.
The forces in the Jianghu and the court are complex and wary of each other. Lu Shanghe, as an old Jianghu, has naturally seen through the secrets and tricks. Only then did he dare to take risks and make such a dangerous but vicious move.
To expose the conspiracy of Lu Shanghe and Bai Hu, Qi Ning can only prove that Xiang Baiying is still alive. To prove that he is still alive, he must show up to Baiying. But now Xiang Baiying cannot show any trace. Qining instantly I felt that I was in a dilemma.
Seeing Qi Ning's solemn expression, everyone thought he was concerned about Xiang Baiying's murder. Ximen Zhanying's heart softened when she saw Qi Ning's appearance.
When she saw Qining acting careless, she felt angry and couldn't help but say a few words. But when she saw that Qining was worried, she felt weak and worried.
Qi Ning knew that the entanglements of interests involved were complicated. The first thing he had to do now was to protect Xiang Baiying. He could only do other things slowly and asked: "The next step Captain Xuanyuan wants to investigate is whether the Black Lotus Sect has anything to do with it." Is this related to this matter?"
"How can we admit that the Black Lotus Sect has stolen their corpses from the capital?" Yan Lingxian immediately said: "If I had known this, I should have eradicated the Black Lotus Sect that day and killed them all. These monsters are vicious in nature. , I couldn’t let it go, and now it has really caused a huge disaster. Once the leader of the Beggar Clan dies, the Jianghu people will be in chaos."
His words were obviously directed at Qi Ning, blaming Qi Ning for standing out that day and allowing the Black Lotus Sect to escape death.
"Shut up!" Xuanyuan Po shouted in a deep voice, "When will it be your turn to speak here?" He raised his hand and said, "Get out of here."
Yan Lingxian was scolded by Xuanyuan Po in public, his face turned red, he couldn't stand it anymore, he lowered his head and walked out quickly.
Qi Ning thought to himself that Yan Lingxian was young and energetic, and it was understandable that he would be a little overwhelmed by his words. However, since he was an official in the Shenhou Mansion, he should also know the rules. He was a marquis, Wei Shu was also the governor of Xichuan, and Xuanyuan Po was here. You have to be careful what you say here. Where did this kid get such courage? How dare he express his resentment here and attack himself
His eyes swept over Ximen Zhanying, and he happened to see Ximen Zhanying looking at him, making eye contact. Ximen Zhanying trembled and immediately turned away his eyes. Qining looked at Yan Lingxian who walked out of the door, and then looked again. Looking at Ximen Zhanying, he was already very smart, but he suddenly understood and a smile appeared on his lips.