Can't a girl be a traitor like Cao Cao?

Then one of the sect leaders raised his hand and said, "Patriarch, excuse me for interrupting. How did you know that Chi Junlin was coming?"

I don't doubt the patriarch, but in any case, this matter reveals something suspicious..."

The speaker was the master of Meiguanwu, one of the Five Wonders of the Five Ridges, and a thin, old man.

Although he appeared unassuming, Chi Junlin knew that this old man's martial arts skills were extremely high, and his internal strength was definitely no less than that of Tong Yan.

The old man's idea was the same as that of the other sect leaders.

After all, everyone knows that because of the sensational assassination attempt in the imperial city, Chi Junlin and the Lou family are at odds and wish to get rid of them as soon as possible.

But at this very moment, news broke that Chi Junlin was going to personally visit Nandu, which was quite illogical.

Lou Xiangfei also attached great importance to the old man's opinion.

Upon hearing this, he explained, "At this moment, I am also half-believing and half-doubting, but now that the official document from the court has arrived, we have no choice but to believe it. Even if it is fake, we must treat it as real."

As she spoke, Lou Xiangfei tore open an official letter from the imperial court on the table and displayed it to everyone.

This order appears to be a military document, bearing a red general's seal. It doesn't seem like a forgery.

The sect leaders inside the room were unfamiliar with the imperial system, so they believed it.

Chi Junlin, however, sensed something was amiss and asked, "Master, would it be convenient for me to see the official document?"

Lou Xiangfei nodded and replied, "Of course it's possible."

So Chi Junlin took the official document from Lou Xiangfei and read it carefully.

This official document does look quite authentic. It only mentions one thing: the current Grand General Chi Junlin is about to arrive in Nandu, and the Lou family and Governor Lou Song are to prepare to receive the high-ranking official.

The official document has a clear format and uses careful wording, which does indeed sound like the tone of the imperial court.

But strangely, the seal of the Grand General Chi Junlin was affixed to the bottom of the document.

This is wrong.

Not to mention Chi Junlin's familiarity with official documents of the court, all official documents issued from the capital to the prefectures must go through the Imperial Secretariat.

This stamp is either the seal of the Ministry of Rites or the seal of the Imperial Guard.

How could a general's seal possibly be needed?

More importantly, the Great General's Seal in Chi Junlin's hand doesn't look like this at all!

The seal of a Grand General is the seal of a first-rank military official, but the one in front of us is clearly a modified seal of a civil official.

In other words, this is a counterfeit seal made by a person who did not understand the imperial seal system and even made a mistake in the process.

These people are not professional court officials—and they must be officials of the third rank or above—otherwise they would never understand the intricacies of this matter.

Chi Junlin's mind raced as he pondered that this official document must be a forgery. But who would be so bold as to forge an official document from the imperial court to deceive everyone?

It's highly unlikely that Lou Xiangfei would do such a thing, and it's quite possible that she didn't even realize the document was fake.

Among the prefectural officials, only Lou Song was a third-rank or higher official in the imperial court, and he was also the only one who was familiar with the imperial court's official document system.

Now that Lou Song is no longer around, it's difficult for anyone to determine the authenticity of official documents from these sources.

But besides the Lou family, who else would dare to imitate this?

This is a capital offense; do you want to lose your life by doing something like this?

After much thought, Chi Junlin could only come up with one possibility.

Ye Qiancao.

Only this demonic woman from the evil cult acts without any restraint and dares to do such a reckless thing.

Moreover, Chi Junlin also knew that Lou Song, the governor, was also in Ye Qiancao's hands.

Therefore, she must have extracted the process of the imperial court issuing official documents from Lou Song, then devised a way to forge such a fake document, bribed the official postman, and delivered the fake document to the prefectural government.

However, since Ye Qiancao was not a member of the imperial court, she naturally did not know the details of the official seals, and Lou Song could not be too cooperative with her.

So at this moment, Chi Junlin saw through the clue at a glance.

But Chi Junlin's mind was like lightning; these thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant, taking only a very short time.

She calmly returned the official document to Lou Xiangfei.

He then nodded and said, "I understand."

Lou Xiangfei saw nothing amiss on Chi Junlin's face and solemnly put the official document back into her book bag.

Then he addressed the crowd, saying, "As you all know, Chi Junlin wields immense power in the court."

There were rumors that Chi Junlin was no longer in the capital, but had gone on an incognito visit to Xiajue, and his whereabouts were unknown.

I thought it was just a rumor, but I never expected that she would actually come to the south.

Although it is unknown what Chi Junlin's purpose is in coming here, it was indeed heard a couple of days ago that when he was investigating the people's conditions, he arbitrarily executed several county officials and exiled a governor of the Southern Kingdom.

Now it seems that this does indeed indicate that her trip was aimed at the Southern Kingdom.

At this point, Lou Xiangfei glanced at Chi Junlin and Tong Yan again.

Tong Yan was startled, thinking that Lou Xiangfei had discovered something.

Unexpectedly, she continued, "As for Jia Renyi's death, I think it is also very likely that it was the work of assassins sent by Chi Junlin from his army."

It is even possible that he was one of Chi Junlin's most skilled generals.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be such obvious marks of the Chi Clan's spear technique on Jia Renyi's corpse.

Upon hearing Lou Xiangfei's conclusion, Chi Junlin couldn't help but nod repeatedly.

Did not expect ah did not expect.

Although Lou Xiangfei's guessing process was completely wrong, the result was completely correct.

She actually managed to smooth things over.

Chi Junlin, in keeping with the atmosphere, angrily declared, "This Chi Junlin is such a despicable person, sending someone to assassinate my senior master! My Sword Union Sect will never let Chi Junlin live under the same sky!"

Lou Xiangfei couldn't help but show a relieved expression upon hearing Lin Jun's statement.

What she feared most was that the members of the Five Absolutes Sect were not of one mind with her.

Lin Jun's statement at this moment can be considered as the statement of the Sword Harmony Sect. With such an attitude, the other five sect leaders will probably reconsider their alliance with the Lou family.

At this point, Tong Yan couldn't stand it any longer, so she interrupted Chi Junlin's performance and asked Lou Xiangfei, "Then, Master, how do you plan to deal with Chi Junlin's visit?"

Upon hearing this, Consort Lou pondered for a moment.

He then said, "The news of my brother's abduction must have already reached Chi Junlin's ears."

If nothing unexpected happens, she will definitely use this opportunity to launch an attack and hold the Lou family accountable.

Therefore, I hope that you all can work together with the Lou family to keep this matter a secret beforehand.

Chapter 116 The innocent bow his head, the demons enter the city

Upon hearing Lou Xiangfei's words, even the sect leader frowned.

The governor was kidnapped and disappeared—this happened right in the street, how could it be kept secret?

How could it possibly be kept secret?

Lou Xiangfei sighed and said, "I know you are all in a difficult position."

But the Crimson Lord's arrival this time is not a friendly one.

You have probably all heard that the Crimson King eliminates dissidents in the imperial city, arbitrarily fabricates charges, and commits acts of extermination.

If she comes to Nandu, the fate of the Lou family is still unknown, but if I fall first, you will be next.

Therefore, we martial arts practitioners from the South must advance and retreat together, sharing both glory and disgrace.

Only in this way can the Red Emperor be made hesitant to act rashly.

Furthermore, I strongly suspect that the claim that my brother was robbed was not unfounded.

It is highly likely that this incident was caused by Chi Junlin ordering his men to abduct him.

Their aim is to force the Lou family to submit to them!

Upon hearing Lou Xiangfei's words, Chi Junlin immediately raised his eyebrows.

You've wronged me. The governor's abduction was clearly a staged event by you all, and then Ye Qiancao reaped the benefits.

How can you blame me?

But Consort Lou was unaware that the Crimson Emperor was approaching.

He then continued, "In short, the Lou family took the lead in resisting this crisis, and all you need to do is cheer them on."

If the Red Emperor asks, you should simply pretend you don't know.

"Leave the rest to the Lou family to handle."

Hearing Lou Xiangfei speak to this extent, the sect leaders had nothing more to say.

He had no choice but to agree, promising to stand with the Lou family through thick and thin.

Chi Junlin couldn't help but become curious as well.

Lou Xiangfei spoke with such certainty, could she really have some way to deal with Ye Qiancao... oh no, deal with Chi Junlin?

At this point in their private conversation, they had said almost everything that needed to be said.

Therefore, Consort Lou ordered a banquet to be prepared and invited all the sect leaders to enjoy the feast.

The group had no objections and went to the banquet with Lou Xiangfei.

As the younger generation, Chi Junlin and Wenren Tianxia naturally walked at the back.

However, when Chi Junlin walked beside Wenren Tianxia, ​​he noticed that her expression was detached, as if she was lost in thought.

Chi Junlin then asked her, "What's wrong? You seem distracted."

Upon hearing this, Wenren Tianxia revealed an expression of excitement mixed with anticipation.

She began, "Chi Junlin actually came to Nandu... She actually came! Lin Jun, do you think she heard my thoughts? Did she know I wanted to see her, so she came..."

Upon hearing this, Chi Junlin couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Do you think Chi Junlin is a god? Can he hear your thoughts?"

"But...how come she just happened to be coming..."

As Wenren Tianxia spoke, he suddenly showed a nervous expression, and for a moment he was as frightened as a child.

He continued, "Tell me, what kind of heroine is Chi Junlin? Is she really... as strong as I think?"

Upon hearing this, Chi Junlin smiled.

Then she smiled and said, "If you're so curious, why don't you just see for yourself and find out?"

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a few days later.

Some time had passed since Ye Qiancao last sent a fake official document to the Lou family residence. During this period, Consort Lou Xiangfei received several more official documents.

These official documents also stated that a distinguished guest was about to arrive, and instructed the Lou family to make preparations for receiving him.

The fact that "Red Emperor" is coming to Nandu seems even more real.

Up to this point, Lou Song had still not been found.

It was as if he had vanished from the face of the earth, hidden away by Ye Qiancao.

Many members of the Lou family were prepared for the worst, namely that Lou Song had been murdered.

But Chi Junlin knew that Lou Song was still alive and well, and was imprisoned with Ding Xia and others.

Meanwhile, atop the city tower of the Southern Capital.

In a place where the wind is cold and desolate.

Autumn has passed and winter is approaching.

Standing on the high ground for a short while, one immediately feels the chill.

But Chi Junlin and Wenren Tianxia were standing on the city wall and did not feel cold.

Besides the fact that both of them possessed extraordinary inner strength, it was also because, according to the official document, "Red Emperor" was to arrive in Nandu today.

Their curiosity was far stronger than the chill of autumn and winter.