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Chapter 229, Auditing the Accounts: Yan Lingji is in Trouble
After Xu Qing and his group left the Ninth Prince's residence, the person secretly watching Han Fei's residence reported the news.

Two figures, one in black and one in white, soared through the air above Xinzheng, passing over houses before crouching low like birds landing and entering the General's Mansion.

Mo Ya and Bai Feng landed at the entrance of the main hall. After being searched by the guards, they were allowed to enter the hall.

"General, Imperial Physician Xu Qing went to the residence of Ninth Prince Han Fei today, accompanied by Wei Zhuang, one of the masters of the Ghost Valley School, Zhang Liang, grandson of Zhang Kaidi, and Zi Nu, the proprietress of Zi Lan Xuan. The group stayed until dusk before leaving."

Mo Ya cupped his hands in greeting to Ji Wuye.

Ji Wuye, who was sitting cross-legged in his seat, frowned. Thinking of the humiliation he had suffered during the ghost soldiers' robbery of the supplies, a fierce look appeared in Ji Wuye's eyes.

"Do you know what they're doing?" Ji Wuye asked in a deep voice.

"We don't know yet. Han Fei has dismissed all the servants and forbade them from approaching the backyard. Because of Wei Zhuang's presence, our spies also dare not get close."

After Mo Ya finished speaking, he knelt down on one knee, and Bai Feng, who was beside him, also knelt down.

"I beg the General to punish me!"

Both of them knew Ji Wuye's violent nature; failing to complete the task to his satisfaction meant failure.

Ji Wuye has never shown any mercy to useless subordinates.

Moreover, to Ji Wuye, they were not his subordinates, but merely birds he kept, just like the beautiful sparrows singing in the Sparrow Tower, except that they were used to tear apart his enemies.

Ji Wuye coldly glanced at Mo Ya and Bai Feng.

He would certainly not show mercy if anyone else failed the mission, but Black Raven was the falcon he was most comfortable using, so he could allow the other party to fail once or twice.

"This is the first time, and I hope it will be the last," Ji Wuye said, waving his hand.

"Thank you, General."

Mo Ya and Bai Feng got up and walked out of the hall.

After the two left, Ji Wuye looked at Emerald Tiger sitting at the table, who was displaying a fawning expression.

Ji Wuye glanced at the Emerald Tiger, then looked at the shadows beside him, a hint of annoyance flashing in his eyes, but he still suppressed his displeasure and spoke.

"Why hasn't that mad dog made a sound yet? Could it have taken the opportunity to escape?"

The mad dog that Ji Wuye was referring to was naturally Tianze. Bai Yifei had released Tianze the day before yesterday, but two days had passed and Tianze had not made any move, which made Ji Wuye somewhat impatient.

"He may be a mad dog, but he's not stupid. Hatred, like fine wine, needs time to brew. He can't escape, nor does he dare to."

"Fear had seeped into his very bones; to run away would only mean certain death."

As the cold words fell, Bai Yifei stepped out of the shadows and sat down on the other side of the table.

Ji Wuye looked at Bai Yifei, who was pretending to be a ghost, with displeasure in his eyes. His displeasure with Bai Yifei was partly due to his fear of him, and partly because the aura of the other party could always overwhelm him every time he appeared.

It seems that Bai Yifei is the true master of the night, while this great general is like a subordinate.

"I hope you're not just talking big. Make him act as soon as possible. I've waited long enough. I'm going to teach Han Fei a lesson," Ji Wuye said angrily.

"Don't worry, General, I will urge him on," Bai Yifei said coldly.

"General, should I still try to win over Xu Qing?" Emerald Tiger asked.

After a moment of silence, Ji Wuye shook his head slightly and said...

"If we can win them over, we should. If we can't, then we should give up. Tomorrow, pick two insignificant officials and have them impeach Xu Qing to teach him a lesson."

Xu Qing and Han Fei are growing closer, which is not a good thing for him. If it were anyone else, he would have had them killed long ago, but Xu Qing has the Mo family behind him, which makes him dare not use such methods.

However, a warning to Xu Qing was still necessary. Blindly tolerating and trying to win him over would only make Xu Qing more arrogant. Therefore, he chose to use court methods, since Xu Qing's background was not clean either.

Even if the Mohists knew, they wouldn't take action against him.

"it is good."

A hint of difficulty appeared in Emerald Tiger's eyes. Ji Wuye had told him to win over Xu Qing, but he was at a loss as to how to do so.

Although Xu Qing had a reputation for being greedy and lustful in official circles, and although he was not lacking in money or women, there was nothing that could move him.

During this period, Xu Qing received bribes that were almost equivalent to two years of his income. As for beauty, both Madam Mingzhu and Zi Nu were peerless beauties. Where could he find a peerless beauty comparable to them?

But he couldn't refuse the task assigned by Ji Wuye, so he had to think of a way.

Meanwhile, in a cave on the outskirts of Xinzheng City.

In the pitch-black cave, a dim light suddenly rose, and the shadows of five scarlet snake-bone iron chains were cast on the stone wall, looking from a distance like a throne, with Tianze sitting in the middle.

Standing beside Tianze were two middle-aged and elderly people dressed in the style of Baiyue clothing. The two were none other than the Corpse-Driving Demon and the Hundred Poison King, two of the Four Heavenly Kings under Tianze's command.

The Corpse-Driven Demon, cloaked and concealed in the shadows, exuded a thick aura of death and evil, the bronze bell on his cane swaying gently.

The King of Poisons was dressed in a dark gray robe, with a white cloth strip stained with filth wrapped around his face, and his aged face was filled with solemnity.

“Master, the Gu poison in your body is extremely special; it is a mother-child Gu. Unless the mother Gu is found, the child Gu cannot be removed,” the King of Poisons said in a deep voice.

Upon hearing this, a crimson light flashed in Tianze's eyes, and the iron chains binding him began to sway. He now understood why Bai Yifei dared to release him voluntarily; it turned out that Bai Yifei had already calculated that the King of Poisons would be unable to cure the Gu poison in his body.

Since being released by Bai Yifei, he has not been in a hurry to seek revenge. On the one hand, he has gathered his old subordinates, and on the other hand, he has investigated the current situation in Xinzheng.

Bai Yifei wouldn't release him without a reason, so he had to investigate the reasons. Perhaps this was his chance to break free from Bai Yifei's control and take revenge on South Korea.

"Have you found the place where Wushuang Gui and Yan Ling Ji are imprisoned?" Tianze asked.

"Peerless Ghost has answered your call and is on his way to rescue Flame Spirit Princess," said Hundred Poisons King.

Tianze nodded slightly; this progress was still within his acceptable range. He then asked again...
"How's the situation in Xinzheng going?"

The King of Poisons didn't speak, but looked at the Corpse-Driving Demon beside him. Neither of them were good with words. Let alone gathering information, even if they were just asking someone a question, their appearance would frighten people into reporting them to the authorities.

Therefore, the only way to gather intelligence was to find another way.

"Corpses don't lie. I learned about the current situation in Xinzheng from a special corpse." The Corpse Demon slowly revealed the information he had gathered.

Although he was not good with words, he was able to learn what he wanted from the corpses.

As Tianze listened to the Corpse-Driving Demon's report, a glint of light flashed in his eyes, and a sinister smile appeared on his face.

"Ghost soldiers robbed the supplies, and Ninth Prince Han Fei tricked Ji Wuye. No wonder Bai Yifei released me. Hahaha, interesting."

Tianze's eyes flashed with a fierce light. Bai Yifei had released him simply to make him cause trouble and take revenge on Han Fei, the Minister of Justice.

"The people of the Central Plains are still as treacherous as ever, willing to do anything for power. But since they want me to cause chaos, then let the state of Han be thrown into complete chaos!"

Tianze's eyes were filled with killing intent and violence. The snake bone chains behind him stood up menacingly, like five venomous snakes ready to tear at the enemy at any moment.

"Besides that, there's another piece of news that the master might be interested in," the Corpse-Driving Demon said in a deep voice.

Tianze's smile faded, and he looked at the Corpse-Driving Demon and asked...
"what news?"

"In Xinzheng, there is a divine physician who is said to possess the ability to communicate with ghosts and gods and seize the power of heaven and earth. Previously, when Prince Han was critically ill, it was he who saved him with a single pill," said the Corpse-Driving Demon.

Upon hearing this, the King of Poisons couldn't help but glance at the Corpse-Driving Demon. Even the Peerless Ghost could understand the Corpse-Driving Demon's meaning. However, he didn't care whether Tianze would let this divine doctor solve the Gu poison. He was quite interested in this divine doctor.

"Miracle doctor?"

Tianze looked thoughtful. The King of Poisons had no way to cure the Gu poison in his body. If this divine doctor had the ability to bring the dead back to life, he could give it a try.

However, Tianze remained wary of the people from the Central Plains. Moreover, sending someone from his own side to invite them might backfire; it was best to wait for Yan Lingji to return.

"Summon Yan Lingji and Wushuang Gui back first," Tianze said in a deep voice.

"Yes."

Neither the Corpse-Driving Demon nor the Hundred Poison King objected to Tianze's orders.

The night passed in a flash, and the next day, as soon as Xu Qing arrived at the Imperial Hospital, the eunuch beside Han the eunuch hurriedly found him.

In the Imperial Medical Academy, in the room of the Imperial Physician.

Xu Qing closed the door and looked at the anxious young eunuch.

"Imperial Physician, something terrible has happened! My godfather sent me to inform you that two junior physicians impeached you before the King today, accusing you of embezzling funds and depleting the medicine treasury," the young eunuch said anxiously.

Xu Qing was taken aback at first, then his expression turned serious, and he asked in a deep voice.
"What happened? Tell me in detail."

"Is such that."

The young eunuch recounted how the two doctors had requested an audience with King Han An earlier that day.

Xu Qing's expression grew increasingly solemn. He couldn't believe that two insignificant doctors dared to impeach him, a rising star in the court, and that it was about the Imperial Medical Academy's embezzled medicine treasury. He couldn't believe that no one was behind this.

The only people in Xinzheng who have the guts and the ability to know about this are Ji Wuye and Han Yu. Since Han Yu is already crippled, that leaves Ji Wuye.

"Please convey this message and tell Eunuch Han that I thank him for reminding me."

As Xu Qing spoke, he took out a small bag of broken gold coins from his pocket and stuffed it into the young eunuch's hand.

Weighing the gold ingot in his hand, the young eunuch beamed with joy and accepted the money without the slightest hesitation.

"My godfather also told me to tell you that the King attaches great importance to this matter and wants you to come up with a solution as soon as possible," the young eunuch said.

"Okay, I understand," Xu Qing nodded.

The young eunuch bowed slightly, then turned and left.

Before Xu Qing could close the door again, a physician anxiously approached her from outside.

"Imperial Physician, someone sent me with a message saying that your friend is looking for you and asking you to go there as soon as possible." The physician said, taking out a token from his robes.

Xu Qing looked at the token, which was clearly a token of the Hidden Dragon Hall.

Why did Situ Wanli send someone to find him so urgently? Could it be that something happened to Yan Lingji?
(End of this chapter)