Zhu Tian: A journey of spiritual practice starting from Joy of Life

Chapter 137 Treating Chen Pingping and Joining Forces to Conspire against Qingguo

Leng Feibai's words hit Sang Wen like a bolt from the blue.

Sang Wen looked at Leng Feibai's face in disbelief, with a hint of panic in his eyes.

Without waiting for Sang Wen to explain, Leng Feibai raised his hand and knocked Sang Wen unconscious, and pressed her deaf point, making her temporarily unable to hear anything.

After doing all this, Leng Feibai looked towards another place in the yard.

"Come out, Xiaohuan!"

Leng Feibai said calmly, "You come out on your own, or I drag you out."

As soon as these words fell, Xiao Huan walked out of the house with a gloomy face and said in a bad tone, "How did you find me, sir?"

"I noticed it last time at the Fan Mansion, but the sudden news of my grandmother's illness left me no time to deal with you."

Leng Feibai sneered and said, "How could I, Leng, deserve such honor and ability that His Majesty would grant an eighth-rank master to be my concubine's maid. This clearly shows that there is something wrong."

"You can actually see through my cultivation."

Xiao Huan was startled and blurted out, "Impossible! Even Eunuch Hong couldn't see that..."

Before she could finish, Leng Feibai stepped forward, raised his hands and pressed her shoulders, and his blue double-hand directly pressed on her Yintang acupoint.

"what"

Xiaohuan screamed, but before the sound could spread out, a soundproof barrier rose up around the entire yard.

The one who set up the barrier was none other than Leng Feibai's clone who was hiding secretly in Danzhou on his orders.

"I didn't want to use this trick, but I can't kill you now, and I don't think you'll be convinced to work for me from now on. So I have no choice but to use this trick on you."

After Leng Feibai finished speaking, a blue light flashed from his right hand and entered Xiaohuan's Yintang acupoint.

"what"

Xiaohuan screamed for a while, a blue light appeared in her eyes, and she gradually calmed down.

"Little ring!"

Leng Feibai said calmly, "Let me ask you, what is the mission that Emperor Qing has assigned to you?"

"Report intelligence on your condition to His Majesty every three days!"

Xiao Huan, whose mind was controlled by Shuang Quan Hand, bowed and said, "But because this happened suddenly, the higher-ups ordered me to remain silent and wait for a new mission."

Leng Feibai nodded after hearing this and said, "Also, what's going on with your mental method? If I hadn't been promoted to Grandmaster, I wouldn't have been able to detect your aura at all."

"It's a technique that was given to us by a mysterious man wearing an eyepatch!"

Xiao Huan said, "Before His Majesty sent me on this mission, he asked an old eunuch named Hong to meet me and asked him if he could detect any true energy in me."

"It is indeed the mental method given by the temple messenger."

Leng Feibai's thoughts settled, and he asked three more questions, "Did Emperor Qing give you drugs to control you? How many people like you are there? Do the Fan family and Chen Pingping have any companions?"

As soon as these words fell, Xiaohuan couldn't help but shudder. "Your Majesty has given me a poison called Heart-Eating Powder. I need to take the antidote once a month to stay alive. There are nearly fifty people like me, all homeless children plundered from the people. Before receiving a mission, they will stay in the Hanging Temple on standby. After receiving a mission, they will lurk in the mansions of various ministers to carry out the mission. There should be no one in the Fan Mansion. I don't know who Chen Pingping is."

After hearing Xiaohuan's words, Leng Feibai used his red hand to press on Xiaohuan's body, eliminating the poison hidden in her body.

"I've already neutralized the poison you were in. You don't need to take the antidote Emperor Qing gave you!"

Leng Feibai said calmly, "When you report intelligence next time, pick out some trivial matters to report."

Xiaohuan nodded and returned to her room at Leng Feibai's signal.

Looking at the unconscious Sang Wen, Leng Feibai raised his hand and used his blue hand to explore her memory. After confirming that Sang Wen didn't know much, he erased the memory of her being a pawn of Emperor Qing.

Seeing this, the clone outside turned around, removed the outer barrier, and disappeared on the spot.

At the same time, outside Kyoto, Chen Pingping lived in Chen Garden.

Chen Pingping watched Fan Xian and Lin Wan'er leave, and said with a smile, "They've left, come out!"

Leng Feibai's last clone left in Kyoto walked out from the darkness, his eyes full of depression.

"You don't look very happy!"

Chen Pingping jokingly asked, "Why, aren't you happy about what Fan Xian did?"

"I can't be happy!"

Leng Feibai suppressed his anger and said, "The corruption investigation only targets Li Chengze's subordinates. Even a fool would think he is targeting Li Chengze."

"After all, you are still young and need time to grow up!"

Chen Pingping asked calmly, "Are you the real one or a clone?"

"Clone!"

Leng Feibai turned around and looked over. "The real body is still in Danzhou, but even this clone can cure you, Dean."

"Don't rush to treat me."

Chen Pingping asked in a deep voice, "How is the old lady?"

Leng Feibai's anger flared up again after hearing this. He gritted his teeth and said, "I got there just in time. The bastard who poisoned me didn't have a chance to do anything. I killed him."

"Poison!"

Chen Pingping was stunned and frowned, "Why, isn't the old lady sick?"

"It's not sick!"

Leng Feibai turned to look at Chen Pingping and said, "That bastard and I arrived in Danzhou almost at the same time. After he spotted me outside the city, he tried to attack me, but I ended up killing him. I searched his body and found a packet of fever-inducing poison. After drinking that poison, you can't breathe through your nose, and your throat feels like it's being cut by a sharp knife."

"Red Star Scatter!"

Chen Pingping mentioned a name. "This is a poison developed by a doctor that Your Majesty took in during his Qianlong period. After taking Red Star Powder, a person will appear to have a high fever, which looks scary. However, it will not affect their health. After seven days, the drug's effects will dissipate, and the person will be fine!"

Leng Feibai sneered after hearing this and said, "Then Grandma will suffer for seven days in vain. Your Majesty is truly a master of tactics. Dean Chen, there is one more thing. Do you still remember Sang Wen?"

"Remember!
Chen Pingping was stunned. "What's going on? Did Sang Wen do something?"

"Her maid, Xiaohuan, is an eighth-rank master."

Leng Feibai gritted his teeth and said, "And if I hadn't observed carefully for a long time, I wouldn't have discovered that she had cultivated true qi."

"Ok!"

Chen Pingping's face also showed surprise, "You are a ninth-grade upper warrior, and you can't directly detect the true qi of an eighth-grade warrior."

Leng Feibai continued to speak half-truthfully, "I used some special means to force that guy to tell the truth. As a result, I found out something..."

In a few words, Leng Feibai told Chen Pingping everything he had learned from Xiaohuan.

Chen Pingping took a breath and frowned, saying, "I didn't expect His Majesty to have such a backup plan. I just wonder if there is anyone like him around me?"

"I don't know if there's anyone in the Inspection Bureau..."

Leng Feibai's tone suddenly became more relaxed. "But there are no such people in Chen Garden, so it's easier here." After saying that, Leng Feibai walked behind Chen Pingping and pushed him into the house.

Seeing this, Chen Pingping asked curiously, "What are you doing?"

"Didn't I tell you that I would come back from Northern Qi to help you heal your leg?"

Leng Feibai pushed Chen Pingping straight to the bed in the room.

“Wouldn’t this be a waste of time?”

Chen Pingping said worriedly, "If something happens to Fan Xian, I won't have time to help him."

"Don't worry, it will only take a quarter of an hour!"

After Leng Feibai finished speaking, he carried Chen Pingping to the bed.

Chen Pingping lay in bed, looking at Leng Feibai, and asked curiously, "How do you plan to treat him?"

"Just watch carefully!"

After Leng Feibai finished speaking, a red light rose from his left hand, and he raised his hand and pressed it on Chen Pingping's lower dantian.

"What are you doing!"

As soon as Chen Pingping finished speaking, he felt a burning sensation in his lower dantian, and vaguely seemed to have grown something again.

"I originally wanted to help you cure Xia Dan, but I didn't expect that you were..."

Leng Feibai said with a hint of sarcasm, "But don't worry, I'm here to help you grow it back even if it's gone."

After hearing this, Chen Pingping said nothing, but just silently felt the changes in himself.

A quarter of an hour later, Leng Feibai wiped the sweat from his forehead, raised his hand and said, "Dean Chen, get up and try."

After hearing this, Chen Pingping propped himself up and tried to move his legs, which had been disabled for many years, in disbelief.

The long-lost feeling soon came from Chen Pingping's lower body. Chen Pingping swallowed his saliva and tried to use his legs to support himself and stand up.

Leng Feibai supported Chen Pingping and said calmly, "Don't worry, your leg is fine now. You can walk normally."

"Do not talk!"

Chen Pingping moved his legs step by step. After taking a few steps, he started running and jumping in the house.

"My legs, my legs!"

Chen Pingping laughed happily, two hot tears flowed from his eyes, and he started crying.

"Leng Feibai!"

Not long after, Chen Pingping turned around, bowed to Leng Feibai and said, "Thank you!"

Leng Feibai dodged sideways, ignoring Chen Pingping's greetings. "President Chen, this is a fair deal between you and me, no need for formalities. Also, President Chen, shouldn't we discuss what to do next?"

"Say it!"

After Chen Pingping finished speaking, he walked a few steps and returned to sit in his wheelchair. After all, only by lame could he stay safely in Kyoto.

Leng Feibai asked bluntly, "Dean Chen, have you heard of the Junshan Society?"

As soon as the word "Junshan Society" fell, Chen Pingping's face couldn't help but darken. "You actually know about the Junshan Society. I guess you've angered Li Yunrui so many times that she's mobilized the Junshan Society's assassins to attack you."

Leng Feibai nodded and said, "That's right, but I have a special way of interrogation. I found out several Junshan Society strongholds in the Jiangnan area. Now my other five clones are clearing out those strongholds in Jiangnan."

"Oh"

Chen Pingping's doubts were resolved after hearing this. "I was wondering why Fei Jie had encountered so many near-exterminations in Jiangnan. Turns out it was you who did it!"

Leng Feibai shrugged and said, "Don't worry, I only kill those who have done a lot of evil. I will let go of those who have not done any evil or have some minor flaws. There is one more thing, Dean Chen..."

At this point, Leng Feibai's face flashed with a hint of amusement, "Do you know who the fourth Grandmaster is?"

Chen Pingping's eyes sparkled after hearing this and asked, "Isn't it Hong Sixiang?"

"I fought him and he vomited blood, so he is definitely not a grandmaster."

Leng Feibai said calmly, "But if I'm not counted, Hong Sixiang should be unbeatable within the ninth rank."

"Isn't it Hong Sixiang?"

Chen Pingping's pupils shrank upon hearing this. "Could it be... No, no, his meridians were completely severed back then, and he lost all his martial arts skills!"

Leng Feibai looked at Chen Pingping and said, "It seems that you, Dean Chen, already know who it is. In fact, when I was fighting with Hong Sixiang, the fourth Grandmaster was right beside me. Although he was wearing black and had his face covered, I still remember his voice. That person was His Majesty."

As soon as these words fell, a cold light flashed in Chen Pingping's eyes, and he stood up from the wheelchair.

But soon, Chen Pingping sat back down and said through gritted teeth, "It really is him. No wonder you called him out from a distance at the Inspection Institute. Because at that time, you had no way of sensing whether His Majesty was there or not."

"It's rare to see you lose your composure like this!"

Leng Feibai changed the subject and continued, "How much do you know about the affair between Li Yunrui and Li Chengqian?"

"You even know this!"

Chen Pingping laughed in surprise, "I suddenly feel like I'm naked in front of you. Of course I know this, because I was the one who led Li Yunrui to use Li Chengqian as a substitute."

Leng Feibai smiled calmly after hearing this, took out a stack of papers from his arms and said, "Dean Chen, take a look at this."

Chen Pingping took the white paper Leng Feibai handed over with some curiosity. He asked, "'Curse of the Golden Flower'. Is this your new storybook?"

Leng Feibai nodded and said, "Take a look first to see what the story is."

Chen Pingping lowered his head to read, but soon his eyes widened to the size of eggs. "I'm sure if you dare to publish this book, His Majesty will skin you alive."

"But if it were really released, it would definitely cause quite a bit of trouble."

Leng Feibai smiled and said, "When the time comes, with a little guidance, His Majesty can find out about the affair between the Crown Prince and Li Yunrui. What will His Majesty do then?"

Chen Pingping's lips curled up slightly after hearing this. "What a good plan, but the premise is that Li Yunrui is in Kyoto. Otherwise, this plan will be useless."

"rest assured!"

Leng Feibai's eyes flashed with coldness. "Given Li Yunrui's personality, he'll probably come back to take a look after Fan Xian and Wan'er's wedding. Then it'll all be up to you, Dean."

Chen Pingping laughed and said, "You still have to let me handle it."

"There's no way. After all, I'm much stronger than you in terms of fists. But when it comes to wits, even ten of you wouldn't be as good as me."

Leng Feibai sighed and said, "How to execute the plan without leaving any flaws is the problem of the executor. If I were to do it, I'm afraid there would be countless flaws. So I have to trouble you!"

"can!"

Chen Pingping returned the manuscript to Leng Feibai and said, "I'll keep it with you for now. When the time comes, give it to me!"

Leng Feibai nodded, put away the manuscript, stood up and left Chen Garden.

Chen Pingping watched Leng Feibai leave, with a cold glint in his eyes. He had already begun to think about how to use Leng Feibai's manuscript to set up this trap and completely subvert the Kingdom of Qing.

(End of this chapter)