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

Chapter 173 Emperor Qing has only one year left
"Um"

The men in black groaned and lay down on the roof together.

Leng Feibai looked at them coldly and said in a bad tone, "Tell me, who asked you to come? Li Yunrui, the Queen, or the Queen Mother?"

"There's no point in saying more!"

The leading man in black said, "Kill us if you can, or don't even think about getting a word out of us."

Seeing this, Leng Feibai said calmly, "Then I will grant your wish."

After saying that, Leng Feibai raised his hand and pressed down, and the five elements force field burst into life. The men in black who were restrained spurted blood from their mouths and noses and died on the spot.

Leng Feibai then stepped forward and removed the veils covering the faces of the men in black one by one.

Leng Feibai was not familiar with these people, but he had met one of them several times.

"Qin Heng?"

Leng Feibai looked at the corpse on the ground, a hint of interest flashing in his eyes.

If I'm not mistaken, after Li Yunrui knew that he had lost all his power, he sent Qin Heng, who was also a member of the Junshan Society, to the Fan Mansion to kill him and Fan Xian, but he ended up losing his life here.

Thinking of this, Leng Feibai used both hands to extract all the remaining memories from Qin Heng's body.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t read it, Leng Feibai actually discovered a very important plot in it.

Half an hour ago, in the garden of Privy Councilor Qin Ye's residence.

Qin Ye, dressed in casual clothes, called his son Qin Heng and handed him the secret letter sent by Li Yunrui.

"Fan Xian will soon go south to seize the three major districts. This man is treacherous and cunning, and the Ming family may not be his match. I hope the old general will look back at what happened back then and kill Fan Xian."

Qin Heng frowned as he looked at the letter in his hand. He then looked up and said, "Father, it's true that we have a partnership with Li Yunrui, but we can't always do what she wants. Fan Xian nearly lost his life when he went to the Hanging Temple to save the Emperor. His Majesty is currently showing him great favor. Wouldn't it be an offense to His Majesty if we killed him now?"

Qin Ye listened to his son's words, his face was extremely solemn. He sighed and said, "Heng'er, do you know why Li Yunrui asked me to do this?"

Qin Heng shook his head and asked tentatively, "Could it be that our Qin family has something on Li Yunrui?"

Qin Ye closed his eyes and said, "Do you know how Fan Xian's biological mother, Ye Qingmei, died?"

Qin Heng looked puzzled after hearing this and asked, "Ye Qingmei, wasn't she killed by the Queen's relatives? Afterwards, Chen Pingping and Fan Jian massacred the capital, killing all of the Queen's mother's family."

Qin Ye nodded and said, "You are right, but among those who went to kill Ye Qingmei, there were also members of my Qin family's collateral branch. I personally ordered them to go. Afterwards, in order to silence them, I also killed all of those collateral branches..."

Seeing this, Leng Feibai chose not to continue watching. Instead, he used his true Qi to lift up the dozen or so corpses lying on the roof, brought them to the intersection of Zhuque Street, and threw them on the ground.

The next morning, the news that Qin Heng and his bodyguards were killed in the street while wearing black clothes spread throughout the streets and alleys, and the whole of Kyoto became panic-stricken.

Inside the Fan Mansion, Fan Xian, who was practicing sword, ran directly into Leng Feibai's house after hearing the news.

"Brother, Qin Heng is dead."

Fan Xian looked at the calm Leng Feibai, his face filled with shock. "It wasn't you who did it, was it?"

"I did it."

Leng Feibai said calmly, "Qin Heng wanted to kill you last night, so I killed him."

After saying this, Leng Feibai told Fan Xian the whole story of what happened between the two of them.

After learning that Qin Ye, the old man with a funny way of speaking, was actually the murderer of his mother, Fan Xian sat down on the stool.

The whole person then laughed. Fortunately, he, Fan Xian, still had a chance to take revenge.

Looking at Fan Xian's expression, Leng Feibai coughed and then warned, "Qin Ye is not easy to deal with. Although he is also a ninth-rank cultivator, that old fellow is only inferior to Hong Sixiang in the ninth-rank realm. If you fight him alone, you can't be his opponent. Besides, your most urgent priority right now is the affairs of the three major districts."

As Fan Xian listened to Leng Feibai's suggestion, the murderous intent in his eyes quickly vanished. "Then we'll set off the day after tomorrow!"

Fan Xian looked at Leng Feibai and asked, "Brother, how is your health?"

"It's all right now!"

Leng Feibai smiled and stood up. "It's just that this wheelchair is quite good. I'm just too lazy to stand up. By the way, how are your preparations for the ancestral hall going?"

"Let's talk about it when we get back!"

Fan Xian covered his head and said, "But before I leave, I should also reassure my father and aunt. They've been quite confused these past few days."

Leng Feibai looked at Fan Xian and couldn't help asking, "Are all the people ready?"

"I've already prepared it."

Fan Xian said confidently, "Deng Ziyue has already taken some of the First Division's men and headed south to Suzhou five days ago to see what opportunities lie ahead. Uncle Yan also lent me some of the Fourth Division's men in Jiangnan, and Dean Chen even lent me two hundred Black Cavalry. That's more than enough to deal with the Ming family."

After hearing this, Leng Feibai nodded, stood up, left the wheelchair and prepared to pack his luggage.

"That's right, brother!"

Fan Xian suddenly ran up to him with a sly look on his face. "The Inspection Bureau sent a message saying that Haitang Duoduo appeared alone in the border area of ​​Qing Kingdom five days ago. It seems that you are going to..."

"Fan Xian"

Leng Feibai interrupted him, "Should I tell Wan'er about your night in Northern Qi?"

"Don't!"

Only then did Fan Xian remember that Leng Feibai still had something on him, so he quickly shut his mouth and ran out.

At the same time, in the imperial palace, Emperor Qing and Chen Pingping watched Qin Ye, who was in tears, walk out with the support of Eunuch Hou.

After the crowd had left, Emperor Qing spoke again, "General Qin was truly miserable, losing his son in his old age, leaving no descendants. I wonder what he'll do next? Killing Leng Feibai was a good move."

Chen Pingping's heart skipped a beat after hearing this. He turned to look at Emperor Qing and asked, "Your Majesty, how did you know that Leng Feibai was responsible?"

"Li Yunrui really thought he could hide the message from Qin Ye by sending it to me. I... cough... cough!"

Emperor Qing suddenly started coughing uncontrollably. Seeing this, Chen Pingping turned around and shouted outside, "Call the imperial physician!"

"Need not!"

Emperor Qing stopped coughing and waved his hand, saying, "The imperial physician is useless. I only have one year left."

Chen Pingping felt as if he had eaten a cold persimmon after hearing this. Although he felt happy in his heart, he still pretended to be surprised on his face.

"Just before the Chrysanthemum Appreciation Ceremony at the Hanging Temple, I suddenly felt unwell and summoned the Imperial Physician to examine my pulse. They discovered that my liver was severely damaged and I only had a year to live."

Chen Pingping was surprised after hearing this, and secretly cursed Leng Feibai for not telling him the news.

"I thought I could conquer the world and unify the country in this lifetime, but unfortunately, I don't have that much time."

Emperor Qing cursed as he spoke, "If it weren't for the four great masters getting in the way, I would have already... cough cough cough!"

Emperor Qing coughed violently again. Seeing this, Chen Pingping quickly said, "Your Majesty, you are blessed by fate. It won't be..."

"Okay, stop flattering me."

Emperor Qing scolded with a smile, "I know my health is very good. I don't have many days left. But before I go, I want to do something big, something that will give my descendants a chance to unify the world. Chen Pingping, are you willing to help me?"

After hearing this, Chen Pingping bowed and said, "I will not refuse even if I die!"

(End of this chapter)