Chapter 160 Are you doing this to make yourself an enemy of the Prime Minister?
"If you don't dare to kill me..." Chen Shaoyou breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the other party really didn't move, and his tone became arrogant, "Then get out of here!"
"It's not that I don't dare to kill," the other party said frivolously, "It's just that the Sect Master wants to meet someone, so even if I kill him... I have to meet him first before I kill him."
"Master..." Chen Shaoyou's expression changed instantly. "Who... wants to see me?"
Unexpectedly, the man immediately put away the dagger, as if he was not afraid of Chen Shaoyou running away or shouting. His tone was still light and casual, "Master Chen, our Feiyun Sect's leader wants to see you. Is this convenient for you, Master Chen?"
"Fei... Yunmen?" Chen Shaoyou was stunned. He naturally knew about Feiyunmen. In fact, after he came to Dali Temple, many of the cases he handled were based on intelligence bought from Feiyunmen. However, he had never seen the leader of this sect.
Why did the Sect Master suddenly want to see him? Could it be that... this Sect Master was related to the Bai or Jiang families?
"What do you think? Are you going or not?" The man stood up, seeming a little impatient.
"Go." Chen Shaoyou didn't dare to offend this mysterious guy. "Where is your sect leader?"
"It's the restaurant in front. Just ask the driver to stop for a while." The man sat down again, leaned against the carriage, and closed his eyes to rest.
Chen Shaoyou felt a little restless. He lifted the curtain and told the driver, "Stop at the restaurant ahead."
"Yes, sir," the driver responded readily.
Chen Shaoyou sat down again and looked at the man opposite him calmly. As the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, he also knew a little about martial arts. He knew that the man opposite him was a master. The leader of Feiyun Sect was really not simple.
Soon, the carriage stopped and the driver's voice sounded outside, "Sir, we're here."
Chen Shaoyou looked at the man opposite him.
"Please come in, Mr. Chen." The other party stood up first and made a gesture of invitation.
Chen Shaoyou walked in front and got off the carriage first. The man followed behind with nimble movements. Chen Shaoyou noticed that when the man jumped off the carriage, the carriage did not move at all, as if the man was as light as a feather when he was in the carriage.
He came to the conclusion again that this man was no ordinary master. If he wanted to kill him, it would be easy.
The driver was obviously surprised to find that there was an extra person in the carriage. Just as he was about to say something, Chen Shaoyou waved his hand to stop him.
The two entered the restaurant one after the other and went straight to the third floor, to the door of the easternmost room.
"The sect leader is inside, please come in, Lord Chen." The man knocked on the door gently, then pushed it open and motioned Chen Shaoyou to go in by himself.
Chen Shaoyou frowned. It was still dark outside and the room was completely dark, with only a little moonlight coming in through the window. The so-called sect leader was sitting under the window with his back to him. Most importantly, there was a screen between the two of them.
Chen Shaoyou couldn't see the sect leader's appearance or even his figure at all.
The door was closed again, and the man outside casually pulled off his veil, revealing a handsome face. It was Qingyun.
It turned out that Li Suining had seen Zuo Shanzhang and others act ahead of schedule last night, so early in the morning, Xiao Wu brought Qingyun to stop Chen Shaoyou.
In the room, Xiao Wu heard the door close again, then he slowly said, "Master Chen, please sit down."
Chen Shaoyou hesitated for a moment before sitting down on the chair next to him. He spoke in a neither humble nor arrogant tone, "It's a great honor to meet with the renowned Feiyun Sect leader today. However, I have something important to attend to today. Whatever you want to say, could you please keep it short?"
"Master Chen, you're too polite. I won't keep you too long." Xiao Wu kept his back to Chen Shaoyou. He couldn't reveal his identity. "If my guess is correct, Master Chen is rushing to the capital to meet the emperor and expose Jiang Heci and Jiang Yinyue's treasonous collusion, right?"
Chen Shaoyou stood up in shock. He knew that Feiyun Sect had great magical powers, but... only he and Zuo Shanzhang knew that he was going to Beijing. How did Feiyun Sect know such information?
He looked at the moonlit figure in disbelief, and for a moment, he felt a chill down his spine.
"Master Chen, there's no need to panic." Xiao Wu naturally guessed Chen Shaoyou's reaction. He continued calmly, "I stopped Master Chen today because I wanted to save him."
Chen Shaoyou frowned, "What do you mean, Sect Master?"
"Master Chen, there's a packet of poison on the table next to you," Xiao Wu said slowly. "It's the same poison the Queen was poisoned with. I hope you can take it to the Emperor and tell him that the person who poisoned her... was Lou."
Chen Shaoyou's expression changed slightly. "The Sect Master might have made a mistake. The person who poisoned me is..."
"Was it wrong?" Xiao Wu interrupted Chen Shaoyou coldly, "Am I wrong? Or are you and Zuo Xiang wrong?"
Chen Shaoyou gritted his teeth silently and lowered his voice, "Master, since you know this matter... is related to the Prime Minister, are you doing this now to... make him an enemy?"
He paused, then added, "Or, are you related to the Bai family or the Jiang family?"
"Master Chen is right. I have indeed received favors from the Jiang family. Therefore, this time, my Feiyun Sect will protect the Jiang family. As for Zuo Shanzhang..." Xiao Wu smiled indifferently, "If he wants to become an enemy of my Feiyun Sect, I am naturally willing to fight him to the end."
"No! I can't help you!" Chen Shaoyou quickly refused. "If I betray the Left Prime Minister, I... this position as the Junior Minister of the Dali Temple... won't last much longer."
"First, after this is over, how will the Left Prime Minister's position in the court change? I think Lord Chen should think about this in advance," Xiao Wu said in a steady voice. "Secondly, there may be more people than just Zuo Shanzhang who could cause Lord Chen to lose his position, or even his life."
"You..." Chen Shaoyou pointed at the figure opposite him, "Are you threatening me?"
However, Xiao Wu still ignored his anger and continued calmly, "Master Chen has a choice: lose your official position now or wait until later. After all, the information about Master Chen from Feiyun Sect can be sent to the palace in a matter of minutes."
"You!" Chen Shaoyou's expression changed slightly, but he was speechless.
Xiao Wu knew that the matter was settled and waved his hand, "Master Chen, please go to the palace. It's getting late."
Chen Shaoyou hesitated for a long time, and finally picked up the poison on the table and left quickly.
He had no choice, or perhaps the sect leader was right. Once the matter was exposed... Zuo Shanzhang would probably not be able to escape unscathed. In the short term, he was not in the mood to do anything to him. As for the Feiyun Sect... it was better not to offend them.
Chen Shaoyou quickly entered the palace and met the emperor. He told him the truth about Lou poisoning the queen, but he did not mention a word about his conspiracy with Zuo Shanzhang.
Emperor Yuan Tianchen of Jin was furious and did not even attend the morning court. He immediately sent people to interrogate Lou and Qian.
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