Daqian Night Emperor

Chapter 213 Good Wife

When Zhao Qi'an stepped into the house, he thought he would see blood all over the floor and a physically uncomfortable scene.

But it doesn't.

The room was still clean and the furnishings were the same as before, not cluttered.

There were two tables placed side by side in the middle, with a blanket on top. The strange ape was lying on the blanket, with no visible wounds on his body. It was nothing like the imagined scene of being ripped open.

But its huge eyes had become empty, as if it had no attachment to this world anymore.

And at the center of its eyebrows, a silver needle pierced right into it, leaving only a half-finger-long needle tail.

It can be said that Old Eunuch Wei has elevated the use of torture to the level of art, which is a far cry from ordinary novices who can only torture the body.

Only by witnessing him using torture with your own eyes can you understand his methods.

Zhao Qi'an came in front of the strange ape, stretched out his hand, and gently touched the tip of the needle between its eyebrows with his fingers.

Just a light touch and the strange ape screamed miserably, and its whole body began to roll over and over, with tears streaming down its face: "Mercy, mercy!"

Zhao Qi'an then stopped and said with a smile: "You really can talk."

He stepped back a few steps, pulled a chair over and sat down, then asked, "Who are you? What is your relationship with Lord Dingbo?"

"Wei, Wei Qi..."

The strange ape spoke in a very strange way, just like a mute who suddenly learned to speak. His voice was very unclear and incoherent, and he said stumblingly: "Marquis Dingbo, my husband, mine."

Zhao Qi'an stared at him and frowned, "Marquis Dingbo never married in his life, where did he get his wife? Are you lying to me?"

"no no……"

The strange ape's eyes revealed fear, and he shrank his neck and spread his hands: "Moyatian Saint, you kidnapped me, Moyatian, for thirty-six years..."

Why is Moyatian involved again?

Zhao Qi'an pondered silently, and the news about Moyatian flashed through his mind.

In addition to the Nine Provinces, the Daqian Kingdom actually had some vassal states. These vassal states were not fiefdoms of princes, but foreign forces that surrendered to the Daqian Kingdom.

In the southwest of Liangzhou, there is a foreign tribe that is good at using witchcraft and poison, called the Wujiang tribe, and their holy place is Moyatian.

The sacred place of the Wujiang tribe is Moyatian.

The Lord of Moyatian, the high priest of the Wujiang tribe, is one of the pillars of the country appointed by Emperor Tianwu.

Besides the chief priest, the highest-ranking person in the Wujiang tribe is the Saint Chi Yan, who is known as the "Little Wu Lord"

Compared to the mysterious high priest of the Wujiang tribe, this young witch master is more famous in the Central Plains martial arts world.

But what he is most famous for is his romantic nature.

He likes beautiful women, but his taste is unique and he only likes married women.

The stronger the woman, the more he likes her.

As for the woman he wanted, he didn't think about how to please her, but used a simple and rough word - snatch!

Over the years, the young witch master has robbed many women and offended many powerful people. If the Wujiang tribe was not an ally of the Anti-Buddhist Army and had not been fighting on the front line against the Southern Buddhist Kingdom, I am afraid that even the imperial court would not be able to resist taking action against him.

Until he hit a real wall.

As the leader of a vassal state, the young witch came to Kyoto City to pay tribute and accidentally met a woman.

At a glance, she was a goddess! The woman's name was Shui Yuexian.

No one knew what happened afterwards. All they knew was that the young witch master never set foot in the Nine Provinces of Daqian again, and stayed obediently in the territory of the Wujiang tribe.

Zhao Qi'an was a little surprised when he suddenly heard about the little witch master.

He looked the strange ape up and down before him and asked, "Did you escape from Wujiang?"

"No, no." The strange ape shook his head and stammered with great effort, "He, Kyoto City, came back, and all the women were released."

Its speech was so incoherent that Zhao Qian could only barely understand it based on the information he had.

If what he guessed was correct, after the young witch master came to Kyoto City to meet the national teacher, he returned to the territory of the Wujiang tribe and released all the abducted women?
I thought that his attitude towards the National Master was just like his previous attitude towards women, he liked any pretty woman he saw.

But now it seems that this is really infatuation?
Zhao Qi'an was not interested in gossiping about the affairs of these great seniors. He was just wondering if he could profit from this information combined with the "Wei Qi" who fell into his hands.

However, the young witch master obviously doesn't care about these women. He can tie them up or release them at will. Wei Qi should be of no use to him.

What's more, the land of Wujiang is too far away and is tightly controlled by the Southern Buddhist Kingdom. For the time being, I can't think of where to make money.

Perhaps the only thing worth using is Lord Dingbo's hatred for the young witch master?

He suppressed these thoughts and continued to ask calmly: "Who made you like this? Little Witch Master? Or Dingbo Hou?"

"Ruan...Ruan Shenxiu."

When this name was mentioned, the hairless ape's voice became noticeably trembling, and there was a hint of fear in his eyes.

But more than that... there is a deep sense of resentment!

Zhao Qi'an nodded slightly, it was indeed so.

Things seemed to become clear.

Thirty-six years ago, the young witch master snatched Wei Qi from Dingbo Hou.

No matter whether Marquis Dingbo was defeated by the young witch lord, or the young witch lord took advantage of Marquis Dingbo's absence to raid Lingying Island, the outcome was doomed when people were captured and taken to the territory of the Wujiang tribe.

It is impossible for Marquis Dingbo to enter the Southwestern Wizard Territory. No matter how powerful he is, he cannot run wild in the territory of a pillar of the country.

Even if he holds the power of the navy, how can that huge navy cross the entire territory of Daqian and attack the vassal states of Daqian?

Considering the timing of Dingbo Hou's resignation, perhaps his resignation was not just because the navy was disbanded.

The imperial court must have mediated, and most likely sided with the young witch master.

Zhao Qi'an felt something was wrong: "If what you said is true, how could Dingbo Hou let Ruan Yu take you away from Lingying Island?"

The strange ape answered in detail: "He is in a dead end, I don't know. Sister and brother Ruan Yu, acting as the head..."

Ding Bo Hou is in seclusion?
That's right. He has gone through three dynasties and is now over 120 years old. In addition, he has been fighting for many years and may have old illnesses. Even if he is a strong man of the second rank, it is normal for his blood to be exhausted at the age of 120.

That is to say, the cooperation between Lingying Island and the Zhao family of the East China Sea might be masterminded by just the Ruan siblings, and Marquis Dingbo might not even know about it?
Zhao Qi'an instantly knew how to resolve the situation in Haiqing City.

Originally, he was planning to return to Haiqing City immediately after the birthday banquet to resolve the matter of Lingying Island.

I originally thought that a fight with Ding Bohou was inevitable.

But now it seems... not necessarily.

(End of this chapter)