Sun Tu's sudden return immediately surprised the three people in the hall. Of course, Xi Fengyun and Helian Jinshi were shocked, while only Xi Fengchang was happy.
Xifeng Chang was so happy that he stood up and went to greet him. After looking at Sun Tu up and down for a while, he asked with concern: "Qianli, you are back, have you been deliberately targeted?"
Seeing that he sincerely cared about him, Sun Tu felt warm and a little ashamed in his heart, but soon he smiled again and said: "Thank you for your concern, Master. I haven't suffered much. On the contrary, Ning Ling is right." I'm quite respectful. And if he hadn't appeared in time, I might have died outside Chengtian Temple and wouldn't have been able to come back." After saying the next few words, his eyes fell on the other two , especially Helian Jinshi, who was obviously the prince's lobbyist, did not hide his attitude at all.
This made Xi Fengyun and Helian Jinshi feel nervous. The former immediately coughed and said: "Sun Qianli, you came back at the right time. The eighth brother has something to tell you." As he said, he Then he gave his brother a wink. Only then did Xi Fengchang remember what had just happened, and he looked at Sun Tudi and said, "You said you were attacked outside Chengtian Temple. Do you know who the other party was? Was it sent by Xi Fengyao?"
Sun Tu nodded lightly: "According to their initial explanation, they did mention that Xi Fengyao assigned them to kill me, but..." At this point, he glanced at the other two people with some fun: "Later, after passing by Ning After being interrogated by the order, they just admitted that all this was actually the order of the prince, in order to take away the birthday gift that I, the Xifeng clan, was going to give to the emperor."
As he spoke, Sun Tu took off the package he had been carrying and held it in both hands: "Sir, this is the Buddhist treasure that I asked for from Master Jie Sang today."
Hearing what he said, Helian Jinshi's face was so gloomy that he could shed water. He immediately snorted and said: "Sun Qianli, you are slandering the prince with such nonsense. Do you know that this is a serious crime? Prince Xian De, how could you do such a thing? Brother Xi Feng, is this how your Xi Feng clan disciplines your subordinates?"
Xi Fengyun's face also darkened, and he scolded: "Sun Qianli, don't talk nonsense! It's not up to you to decide the truth of this matter!" Even Xi Feng couldn't help but say when he saw that the two of them were a little angry. Qianli, is there some misunderstanding in public? How could the prince do such a thing..."
Facing the questioning of the three people, Sun Tu showed no fear and just sneered: "It's really not me who has the final say on the truth, but it's not yours either. It should be decided by witnesses and evidence! Now kill me in the street. All the victims have been taken away. The blood stains on this package and the wounds on my body are all evidence. Isn't that enough evidence?" As he said that, he took off his clothes directly, turned around and showed the wounds on his back: "These are the wounds they sustained with their bows and arrows, and the previous wounds were all wounds left while fighting with those..."
"Even so, you can't say that the prince ordered them to do it! This was just something that Xi Fengyao did on his own initiative out of jealousy, and it had nothing to do with the prince!" Helian Jinshi immediately retorted. road. After a pause, he thought of something: "Brother Xi Feng, you promised me!"
Xi Fengyun nodded and said solemnly
: "Sun Qianli, in my opinion, this matter has nothing to do with the prince. Don't let others take advantage of you. Not only you, but also my entire Xifeng clan will be implicated! So in my opinion, this matter The matter ends here, you leave the capital immediately and return to Shunjun City!" He actually wanted to make the decision to send Sun Tu away immediately.
Sun Tu didn't expect that the other party would be so decisive, so he frowned, and then looked at Xi Fengchang: "Young Master..." Although the latter looked confused, he still nodded after hesitating for a moment: "Qianli, I also feel that it is better not to get too involved in this matter. After all, the prince is the crown prince of our Xia Kingdom. If we offend him too much, it will only bring us endless trouble!"
When Xi Fengchang said this, with a few hidden movements of Xi Fengyun's hands, several guards guarding the hall had walked in quickly, and they had a vague tendency to double-team Sun Tu. Obviously, once he refused to obey orders, these people would take action against him.
After Sun Tu saw this movement, his heart became even tighter. Although he was confident that the few people in front of him would not be able to keep him alive, but if he really took action, the consequences would be hard to predict. Maybe these people will doubt their own motives. If the monarchs and ministers of the Xia Kingdom have doubts, then their plan to take the opportunity to disrupt the Xingqing Mansion will completely fail.
We can't take such risks, so we have to start with Xi Fengchang! After quickly making up his mind, Sun Tu looked at Xi Fengchang: "Master, I have a few words to say to you alone. I don't know..."
"No, time is running out and you have to leave the capital immediately!" Xi Fengyun didn't want any more changes to occur, so he immediately gave a strong order. As he spoke, he waved his hand to signal his men to step forward and capture Sun Tu.
Sun Tu was really annoyed at this time, and immediately shouted: "Xi Fengyun, I am not your subordinate, but one of the Young Master. What do you mean? Young Master, please don't fall into someone's trap!"
Xi Feng was also very dissatisfied with this. Looking at the few people who wanted to take action, he yelled: "Get out of here. You are not allowed to be arrogant here! Brother, since Qianli has something to say to me, let him say it So what?" Following his fierce shouts, several other subordinates who had made no movement before quickly entered the hall, blocking the way of the people brought by Xi Fengyun, and the situation in the hall suddenly became more and more tense.
"You..." Xi Fengyun was furious, but he couldn't get angry at the moment, so he could only hum: "If you have anything to say, just say it here. Could it be that I will harm my eighth brother?"
Sun Tu was silent for a moment and replied: "The eldest young master is naturally trustworthy, but there are people here who are not from my Xifeng clan, so..."
Xi Fengyun had a headache for a while, and finally said to Helian Jinshi, whose face was already ugly: "Brother Helian, please go to the side hall and wait for a while, and I will give you a satisfactory answer." Now it seems that he can only satisfy Sun Yat-sen first. Tu's request depends on what he said to the two of them.
Helian Jinshi looked at him for a long time, and finally he could only snort, get up and walk out: "I hope Brother Xifeng can keep his word, and I also hope that you can know that the prince's status is valuable, but you, Xifeng, can't do it easily. Offended."
As Helian Jinshi withdrew, a group of his subordinates went out and closed the door to guard the outside. Only three brothers, Sun Tu, Xi Fengyun and Xi Fengchang, were left in the hall. At this time, Xi Fengyun said angrily: "Can you speak your mind now? No.
But I have to say it first. I, Xi Feng, will not make an enemy of the prince just because of you! "
"Eldest Young Master, I can see that you have been persuaded by that person before you came here, right?" Sun Tu looked calm, but the words he said made Xi Fengchang tense up. Xi Fengyun, on the other hand, was startled for a moment and then hummed, giving him acquiescence.
Sun Tu smiled: "Then let me guess what reason he used to persuade the eldest son. Just because the prince's status is valuable? This is probably not enough. Although I have only been in Xia Kingdom for half a year, I also know that the prince is in court. His status is not high, at least he cannot threaten the Xi Feng clan, so you must have other concerns, for example, is Xi Feng Yao under the control of the prince at this time?"
Xifeng Chang responded cooperatively at this time: "You are right, Xifeng Yaozhen has fallen into the hands of the prince early on, and he is the eldest brother who used this threat!"
"Not only Xi Feng Yao, but also the entire Xi Feng clan. Do you know what it will mean to me, Xi Feng Yao, once the charges are really confirmed?" Xi Feng Yun said with a dark face: "Conspired with the prince to send people This crime alone is enough to kill countless people in my Xifeng family, and it will also give the emperor the opportunity to reduce the rights of my Xifeng family. But if the matter is just because of a moment of anger in Xifeng Yao And robbing my brother's things is just a dispute within my Xifeng clan. Even the emperor can't deal with us at will." This was the key point that Helian Jinshi used to persuade him, and it was also what he valued most. .
After hearing this, Sun Tu only thought about it for a moment, then shook his head and said: "Young Master, you are oversimplifying the matter. Now that the matter has been reported to the emperor, even if it is really a dispute within the Xifeng clan, isn't it right? Is the emperor disrespectful? Couldn't the emperor interfere in the internal affairs of the Xi Feng family? I'm afraid that this would give the emperor an opportunity. After all, who dares to say that Xi Fengyao didn't have a deeper intention in making this decision? And when the time comes , without the crown prince to bear the brunt of the crime, the situation of the Xi Feng clan will only become more and more dangerous!"
The Fengyun brothers were stunned when they heard this analysis. The incident happened so suddenly that the two of them had never thought about it deeply. Now that they think about it carefully, it is really possible.
Seeing this, Sun Tu continued: "Besides, you only talked about the prince, have you forgotten Mo Qihe? If we stop now, we will not offend the prince, but we will also offend him. , I am afraid that the power of the current crown prince in the court is not as powerful as that of Ning Ling Zhongshu Ling, right?"
"Brother..." Xi Fengchang's expression changed at this time, and he glanced at his brother with some suspicion, obviously being persuaded by Sun Tu. Even Xi Fengyun fell into deep thought at this moment. He had to admit that he had indeed been a little careless before and had completely forgotten the threat from Mo Xiahe. But now that he thought about it, he would have stopped Sun Tu from testifying. , I'm afraid Mochihe will be offended to death, and then the Xifeng family's situation in the capital will be worrying.
Sun Tu saw that they were already interested, so he said a more weighty statement: "Young Master, we had enmity with the prince as early as the day before yesterday. Do you think he will settle the feud with us because of this incident?" Really? Since you have already offended the prince, why do you still want to be friends with him, and then offend Mo Qihe as well? I don’t need to tell you what will happen if you are like this."