"Heavenly lightning?"
The study in the side hall of the Prince of Jin's residence.
After listening to the conversation between Prince Jin and Jing Zhe, the Qingyang Sect Leader exclaimed in surprise.
This afternoon, Jing Zhe had brought up this concept when answering other people's questions in the arena, saying that Lin Qingshan's defeat this morning was not because of him, but because he had provoked the heavenly lightning. When the Qingyang Sect Leader heard this, he thought it was absurd.
However, considering what just happened—according to the disciples of the Qingcheng Sect, several loud noises, like thunder, came from inside the house, and when someone came out, they saw a burst of fire on the roof, as if a thunderbolt had struck the roof.
When they entered the house, they found a large hole blasted in the roof, and inside, Lin Qingshan had been killed in the explosion…
All these factors combined led the Qingyang Sect Leader to begin to believe in the "heavenly lightning" theory.
He then reviewed the conversation between the King of Jin and Jing Zhe again and said, "King of Jin, according to what you've said, can we already conclude that the person wasn't killed by him?"
"..."
Seeing that the Prince of Jin remained silent, he continued, "Could we shift the blame entirely to him, and then have Prefect Jing deal with him directly..."
"I believe he killed the man!"
The Prince of Jin suddenly spoke up: "Before he mentioned the heavenly thunder, I thought the same as you, that he was innocent. But after he mentioned the heavenly thunder, I concluded that he was the one who killed the man!"
Why?
"Because he brought up the thunder in the afternoon, and then deliberately steered the matter toward the thunder in the evening. All of this seems like a coincidence, but if there are too many coincidences, then it's no longer a coincidence!"
"Does the Prince of Jin mean that he summoned that thunderbolt?"
Seeing the Prince of Jin nod, the Qingyang Sect Leader was still puzzled: "But how could he summon heavenly lightning?"
If a body of flesh and blood could attract heavenly lightning at any moment, that would be truly terrifying!
The Prince of Jin shook his head and said, "Perhaps it wasn't heavenly lightning at all!"
He then pretended to be deep in thought: "Do you remember the incident a while ago when the third prince of Southern Qi went to Jingzhou for a competition, and Qi Gulong was killed? It is said that the one who killed him was Jing Zhe! Moreover, he used a kind of hidden weapon that could explode!"
"Furthermore, you sent Qiu Qianqian to Jingzhou to assassinate him, accompanied by a Dark Knight. What happened? The Dark Knight died far from home, his body incomplete, just like Lin Qingshan now. And all these things have Jing Zhe's involvement. If you say he didn't do it, who would believe it?"
"That's even better!"
These words were like a wake-up call; instead of being angry, the Qingyang Sect Leader laughed after hearing them.
"The martial arts competition is over, yet he still dares to kill people at will. This is blatant disrespect for the laws of Anguo! Even if the Crown Prince were here, we could still convict him. Once he's locked up in jail, he'll never get out!"
Without a doubt, as soon as they can convict Jing Zhe, they will kill him the next day. Moreover, if Jing Zhe is already guilty, they don't need to consider the consequences of killing him.
But the Prince of Jin frowned and shook his head.
"He cannot be killed!"
"Prince Jin, this is a golden opportunity! Why not kill him?"
The Qingyang Sect Leader was puzzled. There was a lot of old and new hatred between Prince Jin and Jing Zhe. Prince Jin was the one who wanted to kill Jing Zhe the most. But at the crucial moment, he didn't want to kill him.
This is something that Sect Leader Qingyang really doesn't understand.
"If we convict him now and kill him, who do you think will become the leader of the martial arts alliance?"
The King of Jin asked.
"This...is from the Kunlun Mirror!"
Now the final battle has begun, with only Jing Zhe and Pei Yunxi remaining, and Jing Zhe has a greater chance of winning.
If he were suddenly arrested now, Pei Yunxi would be essentially guaranteed the position of martial arts alliance leader.
"So, do you think it's easier for us to control the Heaven and Earth Sect, which only has one person, or to control the Kunlun Mirror?"
"..."
Kunlun Mirror and Qingyun Sect are the oldest and most powerful sects among the four major sects. Even if Tongtianque really becomes the leader of the martial arts alliance, it won't be easy for him to command them.
If Kunlun Mirror were to become the leader of the martial arts alliance, controlling it would be wishful thinking. The Qingyang Sect Leader has already understood the Prince of Jin's meaning.
Rather than letting Kunlun Mirror benefit at its own expense, it would be better to stick to the original plan and let Jing Zhe win, so that the Heaven and Earth Sect could become the leader of the martial arts alliance and they could then use their methods to their advantage.
So he said, "The Prince of Jin is wise!"
The Prince of Jin smiled and then said, "With the martial arts tournament nearing its end, we can begin what we've planned. First, we need Jing Ba's cooperation..."
So, the Prince of Jin approached the leader of the Qingyang Sect and whispered his instructions.
...
Jing Zhe lay on the bed, feeling completely comfortable.
You dared to think about my third sister, and now you've hurt her!
This afternoon, he deliberately led everyone to think of "heavenly thunder". At night, he threw four grenades to Lin Qingshan and left the last one on the roof. Someone was sure to see it. In the pitch-black night, a white light suddenly flashed on the roof.
Then the roof exploded, killing Lin Qingshan, just like lightning striking the house and killing someone.
I reckon tomorrow the streets will be filled with the exciting news that "Lin Qingshan betrayed his sect, deceived his master and ancestors, and was struck dead by lightning." Thinking of this, Jing Zhe smiled even more brightly.
I lay in bed and soon fell asleep.
Just then, a series of hurried but clearly well-trained footsteps came from outside the door.
Jing Zhe sat up in bed instantly.
"Bang!"
Then, the door was kicked open.
Jing Zhe narrowed his eyes and turned to look. He saw that Jing Ba, the prefect of Jinxi, was leading a team of constables and walked in aggressively with an unfriendly expression.
"Prefect of Jingba, what does this mean?"
"The Qingcheng Sect Leader Lin has just died tragically in his residence. Judging from his actions over the past few days, he only had a verbal altercation with President Jing. Moreover, President Jing showed signs of wanting to kill him during the martial arts competition today. Therefore, President Jing is the most suspicious!"
After Jing Ba finished speaking, he sneered, "So, we'll handle this officially. President Jing, I'm sorry, we have no choice but to offend you!"
Jing Zhe got off the bed and looked at Jing Ba, saying, "No problem, no problem. After all, we are both government officials and are naturally familiar with the government's case-handling procedures, so of course we won't have any objections!"
"Alright, since President Jing is so understanding, let's take him back to the yamen!"
"yes!"
As soon as Jing Ba finished speaking, several constables came up, ready to arrest him.
"Wait!"
For a minor prefect to dare to brazenly arrest someone at the Prince of Jin's residence, and even kick the door open, Jing Zhe would never believe that he didn't have someone backing him up.
It goes without saying who's backing them up.
But he believed that with the Prince of Jin's intelligence, he would never think that he could be killed like this. Of course, he wouldn't dare either, otherwise how would his useless son get the antidote?
So the only explanation is that Jing Ba came to ruin his reputation, and if he were really taken away by him, he would lose all face!
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