In the end, the Marquis still failed to get what he wanted.
Lu Li just helped him digest the golden energy in his body, which temporarily relieved his pain and allowed him to recover 20 to 30% of his injuries.
As for the follow-up, it depends on how much useful information the Marquis can still 'remember'.
Lu Li would not bet all his chips on one person. If he wanted to know how many secret masters there were in Yanzhou, he might not have to rely on the Marquis.
Gong Yunhong has followed Mr. Hou for so many years. Even if he has not come into contact with the real core, he should still know many of Mr. Hou's secrets.
With her presiding over the search and Song Bocheng's experience, I believe they will be able to bring them a 'surprise' soon.
So Lu Li ignored the Marquis and ordered the maids and female guards to keep an eye on him and not to have any communication with him, but to notify him in time if his injury worsened.
The maids and guards naturally bowed their heads and said yes.
…
"Where do we start looking into this?"
After leaving the palace of the state capital, Song Bocheng followed Gong Yunhong all the time. The two flew out of the main city and arrived at the Gong family's territory. Gong Yunhong did not return home, but wandered around in the street. After all, Song Bocheng couldn't help but ask.
"As a Dark Eclipse envoy, do you still need to ask me about such a trivial matter?"
Gong Yunhong glanced at Song Bocheng and spoke calmly, but with a bit of ridicule.
Song Bocheng was speechless, and then said in a low voice: "I told you that I am not a dark eclipse..."
Seeing that he continued to speak harshly, Gong Yunhong said nonchalantly: "Whether you are the Dark Eclipse Envoy or not actually has nothing to do with me. But Lu Li asked you to come with me to find out the hidden experts in each family to prove that he trusts your ability. It also means you should have something unique.”
"Tell me what you think."
As Gong Yunhong spoke, he walked towards a restaurant.
There were people coming and going around the restaurant, but it was extremely prosperous.
When Song Bocheng saw this, although his expression was not kind, he still followed him.
The two of them chose a seat in the restaurant, and after sitting down, they became silent.
Gong Yunhong had no intention of speaking actively, and Song Bocheng was also thinking about something.
He held a jade pendant in his hand.
Although it is not a jade pendant of excellent quality, it is a messenger that can only be mastered by the six envoys of the Tianbu.
Logically speaking, someone on this jade pendant should be sending messages to him all the time. What powerful people have appeared in various places and what major events have happened are all things that Tianbu should keep track of at any time.
However, this jade pendant has been silent for several hours.
The last message sent was the news that Lu Li had gone to Bazhou and killed the Grandmaster.
Afterwards, there was no reply from the Tianbu even when Chen Yang showed up and the shocking information that they had jointly killed a top grandmaster was revealed.
It was like...all the people in the Heavenly Division evaporated in this instant.
"Are you worried?" Gong Yunhong suddenly looked at Song Bocheng, showed a smile and said, "Tianbu didn't send you a message, are you panicking?"
Song Bocheng's lips trembled and he did not answer.
But then he sighed: "What do you think?"
He knew that his identity could not be hidden in front of this woman, so he simply stopped hiding it.
Now that he can't use Tianbu's power and his mind is in a mess, maybe he should listen to this woman's opinion.
After all, Gong Yunhong's previous display of wisdom made Song Bocheng feel that she was definitely hiding her clumsiness over the years.
"I don't have any opinion. Although I have heard about the internal strife in Tianbu, Tianbu has always been mysterious and there are no clues at all. How do you ask me to guess? Do you really think I am a god?"
Gong Yunhong's tone was brisk, but he despised Song Bocheng.
Song Bocheng opened his mouth, feeling that he was really crazy to ask this woman's opinion.
"but."
At this moment, Gong Yunhong changed the topic and said calmly: "We will really need to rely on a lot of power from the Heavenly Department to investigate the matter next. If even you are confused, then this matter will not be done."
After saying that, Gong Yunhong thought about it carefully and suddenly said: "It's not impossible."
"What can we do?" Song Bocheng suddenly said a little irritably: "All the six envoys of the Heavenly Ministry have been hidden except me. I should have been the most hidden person, but now I am the one exposed to the sun!"
"The six envoys and the twelve supervisors are supposed to communicate with each other. Now I am the only one who knows nothing. Even the information network of the Tianbu has excluded me. Do you think this is normal?"
Song Bocheng threw the jade pendant in front of Gong Yunhong and said impatiently.
Now he really doesn't want to hide it.
Gong Yunhong also took the jade pendant with great interest, held it in his hand and examined it for a moment. Seeing the dim light on the jade pendant, he couldn't help but said: "Then have you ever thought about it, maybe it's not Tianbu who is here?" It's your position that excludes you... What about rejecting Tianbu?"
"What do you mean?"
Of course Song Bocheng understood Gong Yunhong's hint, but he couldn't admit it.
Once admitted, it means that Tianbu has completely betrayed!
Now among the six envoys of the Tianbu, he, the Dark Eclipse Envoy, is the only one who is still standing firmly on the side of Prince Yan's Mansion. The other five may have other thoughts, or they may be observing the situation in secret. As for the twelve supervisors, they were originally taking orders from the three leaders. Even if all six envoys died and the leaders did not let them save them, they would not be able to take action.
"I heard that Fang Yin, the sentient envoy among the six envoys of the Tianbu, is also from King Yan's faction."
Gong Yunhong rubbed the jade pendant with his fingers and seemed to say casually.
"Fang Yin did contact me before, and it was his idea to help Lu Li." Song Bocheng did not deny this.
Since Fang Yin became the Envoy of All Living Beings, he has always been a staunch member of King Yan's faction.
If something goes wrong in Tianbu, he should be the first unlucky person.
Therefore, Song Bocheng now suspected that something might have happened to Fang Yin.
"Since two of the six envoys of the Tianbu are from King Yan's faction, the other four should also express their stance."
"In this situation, it is likely that someone with a higher status took action."
With that said, Gong Yunhong returned the jade pendant to Song Bocheng and said softly: "What is the attitude of the three leaders?"
"The big leader should be a neutral faction."
Uncle Song took over the jade pendant and said with squinted eyes: "The second chief is the most dissatisfied with the royal family. The third chief... I can't judge his attitude. Sometimes he behaves like King Yan's faction, and sometimes he is colluding with the second chief. He The idea is actually the most difficult to figure out among the three."
"According to what you said, I think the ideas of the three leaders are the best to consider."
Gong Yunhong pursed his lips and smiled: "He plays both sides and doesn't offend either side. He is considered a true neutral. This kind of person, to put it bluntly, is just a grassroots. If the wind changes, he will completely sway to the other side."
"The so-called neutrality of the big leader is more like a check and balance. He needs to balance the power of both sides and prevent either side from being too strong or too weak. The Tianbu has a special function, and even the royal family must be wary of it. You cannot easily trust anyone. I don’t know what will happen to them after the change of dynasty. That’s why the leader of your Tianbu is unwilling to fall to any side and only dares to balance the strength of both sides.”
"As for the second leader..."
Gong Yunhong paused, with an inexplicable look in his eyes, "At this stage, he is the one we can trust."
"Are you crazy?"
Song Bocheng was stunned, and then whispered: "The second leader is from the anti-imperialist faction. It is impossible for him to stand with us."
"What about you? Are you on the side of the royal family?" Gong Yunhong did not answer this question, but asked a question.
Song Bocheng was stunned again, but he instantly understood what Gong Yunhong meant.
"Are you trying to say... that the rebel faction may not want to see the Tianbu in chaos?"
When he said this, he couldn't believe it.
But after thinking about Gong Yunhong's words carefully, Song Bocheng felt that they might not be unreasonable.
Although the second leader is from the anti-emperor faction, he is the one who truly cares about the Holy Kingdom of Swallowing Heaven. If the Tianbu is in chaos, Holy Kingdom of Swallowing Heaven will lose its eyes and ears, and will be further slow to respond to external crises. Moreover, at this moment, it is still In the war with the Jitian Demon Kingdom, no one can say when the Jitian Demon Kingdom's cavalry will break through the border.
The more times like this, the more important the position of Tianbu becomes.
Once the Ministry of Heaven is abolished and chaos breaks out in the Holy Kingdom of Devouring Heaven, how many people will die
Although the second leader is from the rebel faction, he may not be willing to see this scene.