"Quan De/Eunuch Quan, you come." Long Mujiang and Meng Qi said in unison.
Quan De looked at the two of them meaningfully, then walked forward without hesitation. He looked at one body and then that one, then turned around and looked at Long Mujiang and Monkie, who looked nervous.
"But is it confirmed?" Long Mujiang's tone trembled, even he himself didn't notice.
Monchi on the side was also staring at Quan De. Although he didn't believe that Ozawa would really die in the sea of fire, he was still tense until he confirmed it.
"Your Majesty, please confirm it yourself." Quan De sighed, then stood quietly aside.
At this time, it doesn’t matter whether he says yes or no. It’s better to let Long Mujiang make the judgment himself. That way, no matter what problems arise later, it will only be Long Mujiang who admits his mistake.
It has nothing to do with him.
"You! Waste." Long Mujiang glared at Quan De fiercely. He also saw that Quan De didn't want to take any responsibility at all.
Then he encouraged himself in his heart, took a step forward, and forced himself to look at the three charred corpses on the ground. When he touched one of them, his body softened and he collapsed to the ground.
When he reached out his trembling hand to touch it, he froze in place, and then laughed out of anger, but there was still hope and relief in his voice.
Monkie didn't dare to step forward at first, especially when he saw Long Mujiang losing his composure like that, but when he heard the meaning in Long Mujiang's laughter.
He was no longer so panicked, and even felt relieved in his heart. It seemed that he guessed right, and Ozawa was not dead.
"Go and see if the secret passage is still there. Although I have blocked most of the secret passages in this palace, they are complex and hidden. There are bound to be some that slipped through the net."
"In addition, immediately seal the city gates and prohibit all travel until the person is found."
Long Mujiang stood up and regained his appearance as if everything was under control, issuing one order after another in an orderly manner.
"Yes." After receiving the order, Monkey turned around and left without stopping.
"Quan De, do you have anything to say?" Long Mujiang stood with his hands behind his back, looking at Quan De with disdain.
At the beginning, he didn't react because he was worried about Aze, but now he finally remembered Quan De's specialty.
It can be said that without Quan De's tacit consent, Xichen and Aze would never have been able to leave the palace, let alone use the fire to delay for such a long time.
"Your Majesty, only one tenth of my abilities are left." Quan De knelt down with a wry smile, without making any excessive excuses for himself.
"Do you think I will believe it?"
Although Long Mujiang didn't say it on the surface, he was actually always wary of Quan De, so he also knew Quan De's background thoroughly.
He didn't believe that the number one master in Shangjing City, who was even a legend in the martial arts world, would suddenly lose his previous abilities.
Now, he just wants to exonerate himself. Even Long Mujiang is doubting Quan De's intentions. Why did he deliberately let Aze go?
"Your Majesty, do you think I am lying?" Seeing Long Mujiang's expression, Quan Dejian knew what Long Mujiang was thinking.
"After all, I am old and useless. Moreover, Master Xu secretly poisoned me, and I was unable to stop him at all."
"If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can send Han Yuanshou to investigate." Quan De took off his hat and kowtowed to Long Mujiang for a long time.
He knew very well that his actions would make Long Mujiang displeased, but he still did it because he knew the principle of "the dog is cooked after the rabbit is dead".
Now that the Gan Kingdom has stabilized, Long Mujiang is more afraid of him than useful to him, so he can take this opportunity to withdraw.
Even if he still stayed in the palace, there would always be someone to take care of him in his old age, and he wouldn't have to worry about his head being on his belt every day.
"Quan De, what do you think are the chances that I will let you go even if I know that your ability is not as good as before?" Long Mujiang squatted down, pinched Quan De's chin, and made Quan De raise his head and look at him.
His eyes were filled with murderous intent and a depth that Quan De could not understand.
"Your Majesty, everything I said is true, Your Majesty~" Quan De quickly lowered his head and knelt, not daring to look at Long Mujiang again.
At the beginning, he still had some confidence, but when he saw Long Mujiang's deep pupils, he no longer had confidence in his heart, because he really couldn't understand the person in front of him.
"Eunuch Quan has served two generations of emperors, and he can be said to be highly respected." Long Mujiang stood up again, took out a handkerchief and wiped his hands slowly.
"Since Eunuch Quan has accepted his fate, it's time for him to rest. He should stay in this palace and retire. When the time comes, let Little Yangzi take care of him."
When Quan De heard that it involved his godson, he wanted to say something, but when he looked up and saw the inexplicable smile on Long Mujiang's lips, he knew that he had no right to bargain.
Helplessly, he could only lower his head again and kowtow to Long Mujiang, shouting: "Hey".
Seeing that the matter was resolved, Long Mujiang no longer wanted to stay. He threw the handkerchief in front of Quan De and left with Xue San.
Outside Shangjing City, Shili Pavilion
"Master, we..." Xichen saw that his master was always looking in the direction of Shangjing City, and didn't know how to start for a moment.
"What do you want to ask?" Xu Tianze retracted his gaze and looked at Xichen.
Now, Xichen was the only one left by his side, so he relaxed completely.
Xichen thought about it and didn't know how to start. He wanted to ask why his master didn't take action against the Queen Mother, and he also wanted to ask why he let Concubine Lan and her trusted maid go so easily.
They wanted to ask their master where he found the two bodies that looked so similar to them. All sorts of questions hung in their minds, but when the words came to their lips, they turned into: "Master, where should we go?"
"No rush, wait for someone here first, then we'll leave." Xu Tianze did not reply to Xichen immediately, but just gestured for Xichen to sit down first.
If the estimate is correct, this person may have to wait for a while before arriving, so there is no need for Xichen to stand there like this.
Xichen sat down obediently. After some time, Xichen saw a low-key carriage coming from the direction of Shangjing City.
"You've arrived much earlier than I expected." Xu Tianze raised the corner of his mouth and drank the tea in his hand without any intention of getting up.
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