Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 225 Murderous Intent

The daughter was later adopted by Xie Tanyu and named Xie Chusong.

Xie Chusong originally didn't know who her biological father was until someone from the Five Gods Sect secretly sent her a secret letter, and then she learned about her true life experience.

When Yan Ciwan and Xiao Wang went to the study to find Xie Tanyu, they saw Xie Chusong running out of the study crying.

I guess at that time, Xie Chusong was asking Xie Tanyu about his life experience.

But judging from the hatred revealed in Xie Chusong's eyes, the result of the conversation should have completely chilled Xie Chusong's heart.

Yan Ciwan had heard of Xu Hanshi, who was a former Imperial Academy scholar, full of talent and learning, a world-famous calligrapher, and was later appointed as the Prince's Junior Tutor.

At that time, Prince Renxian had seven most capable generals under his command, known as the Seven Horses. Xu Hanshi and Xie Tanyu were both among them.

Logically speaking, Xu Hanshi and Xie Tanyu are old acquaintances, and there seems to be nothing wrong with Xie Tanyu adopting the daughter of his old friend.

But Yan Ciwan remembered that Xie Tanyu later betrayed Prince Renxian and defected to the second prince Li Mingguang. It was Li Mingguang who was the mastermind behind the palace coup and attempted to seize power and usurp the throne.

Xu Hanshi was trying to protect Prince Renxian, but was unfortunately killed by the rebels.

Could it be that there is some connection between the two?
Yan Ciwan had a bold guess in his mind: "Did Xie Tanyu help the rebels to wipe out the entire Xu family?"

Manager Ge laughed dryly. "It happened 20 years ago. How can an outsider like me know the truth? But I have heard some rumors. When Prince Renxian was dying, Xie Tanyu was the only one by his side. He is very likely the murderer of Prince Renxian. If this is true, then the extermination of the Xu family is likely related to him. Even if he is not the mastermind, he must be an accomplice."

Yan Ciwan frowned. If Xie Chusong believed the rumors, then she would understand where the hatred in Xie Chusong's heart came from.

The adoptive father whom he respected in his heart was actually the enemy who caused the annihilation of his family. No matter who it was, no one would be able to accept this.

This became Xie Chusong's murderous intention.

The real murderer who killed Xie Tanyu should be among Xie Chusong, Xie Li and Liu Qingguang.

But the person who secretly planned all this was actually the envoy of the Five Gods Religion.

Yan Ciwan didn't understand: "If the envoy wanted to kill Xie Tanyu, wouldn't it be easier and more effective to just send someone to assassinate him? Why did you go to so much trouble to involve Xie Chusong, Xie Li, and Liu Qingguang? What is your purpose?"

Manager Ge said he didn't know either.

Ning Dao immediately penetrated two more inches, and the blood flowed more immediately.

The fear of death made him panic. He said in despair, "Even if you kill me, I still don't know. The envoy never explains to us why he does things. He is only responsible for issuing orders, and we just have to follow his instructions. I... I guess the envoy may think that Xie Tanyu is ungrateful and doesn't want him to hinder the development of the Five Gods Sect in Yizhou, so he wants to get rid of him."

At this moment, Ning Dao had already cut a deep wound on Manager Ge's neck. If Yan Ciwan used more force, his neck would probably be cut off.

But even so, Manager Ge still insisted that he was unaware of it, so it seems that he was not lying.

Yan Ciwan eased off a little and asked, "Where did you take all those people you kidnapped?"

Manager Ge's wound was bleeding profusely, and his voice became weak: "They were all...sent to the snake cave and sold."

"I have looked at the account books. Those who were sold were all young women. What about the other men?"

Manager Ge said in a trembling voice, "I, I don't know." Yan Ciwan felt that he was lying. She was about to continue questioning when she suddenly heard a hurried horn sounding outside!

Lu Jinshu immediately walked to the window, pushed it open a crack, and peeked out through the gap. He saw that the corpse on the watchtower had been discovered, and now all the guards were dispatched, apparently intending to search the entire mirage.

He closed the window, turned his head and said to Yan Ciwan: "They must have discovered us. If we don't leave now, we will never be able to leave."

Manager Ge's eyes lit up, he was saved!

However, the next moment his head was pressed hard to the ground, the wound on his neck was torn bigger, blood gushed out, staining his clothes red.

His face was distorted with pain, and he begged, "I have already told you everything you want to know. Please, don't kill me."

Yan Ciwan bent down and approached him, asking in a deep voice.

"Last question, where is Nie Xiayun?"

Manager Ge was stunned for a moment, then he suddenly opened his eyes wide as if he had thought of something, and blurted out: "You are Yan Ciwan!"

Previously he suspected that the other party was from the Inner Guard House, but now he realized that he had guessed wrong. The Inner Guard House would not know Nie Xiayun. The only person who could go deep into the black market to look for Nie Xiayun would be Yan Ciwan!
Yan Ciwan pressed down harder, and Manager Ge felt like his skull was about to burst. He said in agony, "I know Nie Xiayun. She was imprisoned in Mirage before, but she was sent away three days ago."

Yan Ciwan asked, "Where was she sent?"

"Chang'an! This is an order from the witch. After receiving the order, the envoy immediately ordered people to transfer Nie Xiayun to Chang'an."

"Is there a black market in Chang'an?"

"Yes."

Yan Ciwan really didn't expect that the power of the Five Gods Sect had become so huge that they even had a stronghold under the feet of the emperor.

She asked, "How can I get into the black market in Chang'an?"

"As long as someone from the Five Gods Sect helps to guarantee you, you can enter the black market. There is a token in my sleeve pocket. You can take it to the West Market of Chang'an to find a Hu merchant named An Tong. He specializes in the spice business and can take you into the black market."

Yan Ciwan pressed his head with one hand and reached into his sleeve with the other hand, pulling out a two-inch iron token.

She put away the token and turned to leave.

Manager Ge escaped death and breathed a sigh of relief.

His hands were tied behind his back and the wound on his neck was still bleeding, but even so, he gritted his teeth and endured the pain, crawling forward on the ground.

Yan Ciwan and Lu Jinshu walked to the door of the study. Lu Jinshu looked back at Manager Ge and frowned slightly: "Are you sure you want to let him go?"

If you don't remove the roots of the problem, there will be trouble in the future.

As if to confirm his concerns, Manager Ge kicked a relief at the bottom of the bookshelf.

There should be a mechanism there. After the relief of the mechanism sank, the mechanism was triggered, and the floor under the desk suddenly disappeared, revealing a secret passage.

At the same time, a big net fell from the sky, covering Yan Ciwan and Lu Jinshu!