Chapter 127 Five Years Ago Wasn’t an Accident
Mo Ying's voice came through the door: "Your Highness, Lord Shen has an urgent matter to discuss with you!"
Xie Yan paused, and when he looked up, the confusion in his eyes had mostly faded, leaving only a cold look: "Bring him here."
The butler then pushed the door open, lighted the candle in the study quietly, and then walked out.
Not long after, Mo Ying came in, supporting the injured Shen Da.
Shen Da's left shoulder was stained with dark red blood, and his face was pale. When he saw Xie Yan, he knelt on one knee and said in a voice that was a little guilty: "Your Majesty, I am incompetent."
Xie Yan's eyes fell on the wound on his shoulder, his brows furrowed tightly. "Are you injured?"
"Yes," Chen Da gritted his teeth and said, "According to the prince's instructions, I have ambushed people at the Tinghe Inn, Guanhe Cottage, and near the lotus pond over the past few days. Finally, at a house not far from the lotus pond, the 'big shot' of Yin State showed up! Unfortunately, I was no match for him and let him escape!"
Xie Yan's eyes suddenly darkened.
As the commander of the imperial guards, Shen Da's martial arts were rarely matched in Shengjing, yet he was injured by a spy?
Shen Da took a breath and continued, "Originally, I had ordered someone to trap him in that house, but I didn't expect that person to be so strong that he shattered the wall with a single palm strike!"
Mo Ying looked over in surprise, "Is this person's internal strength so formidable?"
Shen Da nodded and continued, "Your Highness, do you remember six years ago? The Yin Kingdom sent an envoy to Shengjing. Among them was a warrior of immense strength who challenged our soldiers. He was ultimately killed on the spot by Prince Duan."
Xie Yan's eyes were sharp. "Are you saying that the spies who came this time are related to that warrior?"
Shen Da nodded heavily, his expression growing more serious. "These two are equally powerful. Six years ago, I once tested that warrior's skills in the ring and was undoubtedly defeated. But this man today is even more terrifyingly powerful than that warrior six years ago!"
He paused, lowering his voice even more: "And this humble official remembered something. Five years ago, this humble official saw this person beside General Sun!"
Xie Yan's brows suddenly tightened: "Where did you see it?"
"Five years ago, the Emperor took his royal family to the palace to enjoy the snow, and General Sun was among them."
Shen Da recalled, "At that time, he was accompanied by a servant, and it was this person!"
"At the time, I was in charge of guarding the imperial palace. That servant had a violent temper and wanted to attack the guards over a trivial matter. I stepped forward to stop him, and that's when I left some impression on him. Later, General Sun's personal guards took him away, saying they were taking him back to the palace for strict discipline. Since then, I haven't seen that man around General Sun again."
Xie Yan didn't know what he was thinking about. His aura suddenly turned cold, and a terrifying chill surged in his eyes: "Are you sure it's the same person?"
"I can't be wrong!" Chen Da said firmly. "Although five years have passed and he's disguised now, with a full beard covering his face, I still remember he had a gray birthmark on the base of his right hand. I saw it clearly when we fought today!"
He lowered his head again and said, "I have ordered people to cast a net to track him down, but he has already escaped from Shengjing. He is extremely strong and ruthless. If we want to kill him, we can inflict some damage; but if we want to keep him alive... it is too difficult."
Xie Yan stood up suddenly and said, "I will go and catch him myself."
General Sun hid it well enough, and had placed such a person by his side as early as five years ago. If Shen Da hadn't seen it today, who knows how long he would have kept it secret.
Five years ago, Ruan Yunsheng fell into the icy lake, which was an eternal pain in his heart.
After Shengsheng fell into the lake, he and her four brothers, along with the guards, frantically searched for her. The scene was in chaos and they had no time to care about anything else.
After I came to my senses, several days had passed...
The palace maid reported back at the time that the White Jade Bridge had been around for a long time, and that winter was extremely cold, so tiny cracks appeared on the bridge due to the freezing weather, which caused it to suddenly collapse when Shengsheng stepped on it.
He believed...
But what if, back then, there was a person with immense strength who had used brute force to loosen the cracks in the bridge's stonework beforehand, and had done it so seamlessly that nothing could be seen from the outside, just waiting for Shengsheng to walk onto the bridge...
Xie Yan clenched his fists suddenly, and a fishy and sweet taste surged in his throat, which he swallowed back.
It turns out that what happened five years ago was not an accident.
It turned out that the person he held dearest to his heart was deliberately pushed into the abyss by someone!
General Sun, and this group of Yin State spies, he will not let any of those who participated in the murder of Sheng Sheng go!
Although he wanted to rush to the Taiwei Mansion with a sword and cut Taiwei Sun into pieces.
But in order to completely overthrow General Sun, this warrior from Yin State must confess in person!
"Your Highness, you can't!" Shen Da urged. "You are still under house arrest and cannot go out! Besides, the Yin people are extremely powerful. If they injure Your Highness, I will be held responsible for my own death!"
He came in a hurry because the prince had previously specifically ordered "to leave no one alive". He was afraid that he could not do this, so he came to ask for instructions, but he did not expect that the prince would actually do it himself.
Mo Ying whispered beside him, "Master Shen, don't worry. Six years ago, the one who killed the Yin warrior in the arena was actually the prince."
Shen Da suddenly looked up, his eyes full of shock, and then he suddenly realized: "It turned out to be the prince... No wonder!"
He was a martial artist, and he felt that Prince Duan's fancy moves were not enough to kill the warrior from Yin State.
But at that time, the emperor was very happy and Prince Duan was in the limelight, so who would dare to pierce that window paper?
The warriors from Yin State have already escaped from Shengjing. It will probably take at least two or three days to return if we go out of the city to track them down.
Xie Yan ordered the butler to send someone to the Marquis's residence. He said in a deep voice, "Say that I'm out of the capital to track down spies and will be back soon. Also... send someone to tell Pei Jinghong that he doesn't have to stay at the inn anymore."
"If anyone else comes to see me, just tell them I'm ill and can't see anyone."
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Two days later, it will be the anniversary of the death of the Marquis of Zhenguo.
On this day in previous years, several brothers and sisters from the Marquis' Mansion would go to pay their respects together, but in recent years it has been particularly deserted.
Ruan Yunjian has been exiled for two years and has not returned, Ruan Yunsheng has been missing for five years and his life or death is unknown, Ruan Yunce is guarding the border battlefield, and Ruan Yunzhu has been traveling around the world for many years.
Only Ruan Yunbo stayed in Beijing and went up the mountain alone to worship his parents. This happened every year, and it goes without saying that he felt heavy-hearted.
Fortunately, this year is different.
The eldest brother has returned to Beijing, and the younger sister has also returned safely. Even though Ruan Yunce and Ruan Yunzhu have not returned yet, Ruan Yunbo finally feels a little relieved with the two of them by his side.
At least my sister is safe and sound, and I can give an explanation to my parents in heaven.
According to the old custom of the Marquis' Mansion, after the worship, the brothers and sisters would stay in a temple on the mountain for one night and personally copy scriptures to pray for their parents.
Pei Jinghong offered to go together and pay tribute to his cousin and uncle.
Unexpectedly, on the evening of the day before departure, Pei Jinghong suddenly received an urgent letter from home, saying that his grandmother was seriously ill and urging him to return home immediately.
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