Chapter 157 There is something that may not be directly related to him, but it is somewhat related.
But in this case, what does the behavior of Prince Qi Jing mean?
Could it be that they had misunderstood? Although Dai Kun was killed by the orders of Crown Prince Qi Jing, the purpose was actually to prevent Qi Ren from being exposed?
But this doesn’t make sense!
Soon Ran Qingxuan thought of another possibility, pulled Gu Yanchen over, and whispered.
"I think the reason why Qi Jing killed Dai Kun was not to clean up his mess, but because he was worried that his people would be exposed..."
This sentence instantly enlightened Gu Yanchen. Yes, only when a person dies will the matter no longer attract attention.
Anyway, according to the situation at that time, Fu Fan had already been exposed. Even if Gu Yanchen investigated, he would only start with Fu Fan. No matter how much he investigated, he would never think that there might be other people like him in the team.
Of course, even if Gu Yanchen didn’t see the assassin joining up with Qi Jing, he wouldn’t have thought that he had also planted people.
"According to previous inferences, Qi Jing might have known everything we did on the road...
But what I don’t understand is, why? Why does he have to monitor me? I can no longer pose any threat to him! ”
"Why don't you think about it carefully, maybe there is something you have overlooked."
Ran Qingxuan also couldn't understand Qi Jing's train of thought, but as it stood now, not being able to find Qi Jing was ultimately a time bomb for them.
Gu Yanchen tried hard to recall anything that might be related to Qi Jing. After a while, a hint of uncertainty flashed across his face.
"If I really want to say, there is something that may not be directly related to him, but it is somewhat related."
"What's up?"
"Do you remember what I told you about the first victory my eldest brother led me to when I was fifteen?"
"I remember, but what does this have to do with Qi Jing?" Ran Qingxuan asked puzzledly.
"Wait until I finish, then maybe you'll understand!"
Gu Yanchen took a deep breath and continued, "That year, my elder brother and I won a battle. When I was cleaning up the battlefield with the soldiers, I found that General Lan Yuyi was still alive.
In order to save his life, the man took out a torn parchment scroll in exchange. My brother and I didn't care about it at first.
Until that person said that the previous king of Blue Rain took away countless treasures from the palace before being defeated, and the specific location was recorded on the parchment scroll, but a main route was missing. ”
"My eldest brother thought that this was just an excuse that the man wanted to save his life, so he took the parchment scroll and killed the man. It was not until later that I learned that the reason why my eldest brother was infected with the blood evil Gu was largely due to contact with the parchment scroll."
Ran Qingxuan listened patiently. The more he listened, the more he felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't find the reason for the time being.
Gu Yanchen raised his palms and rubbed his eyes before continuing.
“After the accident, a junior general in the army took my elder brother to the capital, and the imperial physician sent by Emperor Mingde also rushed to Lanyu. But even if they met him halfway, my elder brother would have been unable to be saved by then.
It was not until the day of my eldest brother's funeral that Prince Qi Jing mentioned the parchment scroll intentionally or unintentionally when chatting with me. ”
"That's not right! At that time, only the two of you knew about the existence of the parchment scroll. How could Qi Jing, who was far away in the imperial city, know about it?"
Ran Qingxuan didn't believe that Qi Jing had such extraordinary abilities that he could know what was happening thousands miles away.
Sure enough, a sneer appeared on Gu Yanchen's face, and he said leisurely: "Because when the general of Lan Yu handed out the parchment scroll, Deng Zhuo was not far away, and he was the one who took my eldest brother to the capital at that time!"
"Now that I think about it, Deng Zhuo's rapid rise in just one year might have something to do with him snitching on others."
"The parchment scroll shouldn't be with you, right? After all, Qi Jing cares so much about you..."
Having said that, Gu Yanchen shook his head with a hint of sarcasm.
"From the beginning to the end, the incomplete parchment scroll was not in my possession."
"Ah? Where would that be? It can't be on your eldest brother, right?"
"Neither of us had it. It was a trophy of my first victory. After we returned to the camp, my eldest brother gave me the parchment scroll.
But I thought at the time that if this thing was real, it might cause trouble if it remained in my hands, so I sent it to the capital together with a batch of spoils that were confiscated at the time. ”
"And all the spoils were put into the national treasury..."
Ran Qingxuan was speechless for a moment and said in shock.
"So the parchment scroll was right under Qi Jing's nose from the beginning to the end, but no one noticed it!"
"If this is the reason why he keeps using the shackles or monitoring me, then he could just ask me directly where the parchment scroll is. Given our relationship, I would definitely tell him."
Gu Yanchen said with a somewhat gloomy expression.
Ran Qingxuan lowered his eyes, constantly thinking about what Qi Jing had done and his purpose for doing so.
Gradually, she figured out where that indescribable feeling came from!
If Qi Jing failed to get the thing from Gu Yanchen, he would definitely think that the thing was on Gu Yanzong who had touched the parchment scroll.
Judging from the extravagance of the previous generation of the Blue Rain Royal Family, the wealth they had accumulated must be many times more than that of the Northern Qi Royal Family.
Thinking of this, Ran Qingxuan asked the assassin on the ground: "Does the Dog Emperor know the existence of the parchment scroll?"
"They probably don't know. If they knew, they would definitely ask us to collect intelligence."
After looking at Gu Yanchen, Ran Qingxuan had an uncertain expression on his face.
"Could it be that Qi Jing targeted you just because he failed to get the parchment scroll he wanted from you?"
But then I thought about it and felt that it was impossible, because it was too unrealistic to target my good friend for such a small and uncertain matter.
The two were both overwhelmed, both of them were overwhelmed by these people's outrageous actions.
Anyway, all the questions that needed to be asked had been asked. Just a glance from Gu Yanchen made the assassin feel that danger was approaching.
"No... I've said everything I should have said. Why do you still want to kill me? I'm just gathering information!"
The assassin looked to be in his thirties or forties. He knelt on the ground crying and kowtowed to the two men for mercy, in an attempt to impress them.
There is no need for a sniper now. After Gu Yanchen signaled to An Si, the next second a dagger was pointed directly at the assassin's throat.
"Wait, I have a piece of information here that you will definitely be interested in."
The assassin seemed to have made up his mind, he raised his head with eyes full of desire for life.
Ran Qingxuan became interested, took a few steps forward and spoke slowly.
"What intelligence? You have to know that we are only first-level exiles now. Even if we are interested in what you said, we can't make any changes. What you said is not in vain."
"No, you will definitely be interested, and you will thank me for this information!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Ran Qingxuan suddenly found it even more interesting.
"Then tell me what it is first, so we can decide how to thank you."
The assassin may also know that any assurances are in vain, so he might as well be straightforward and maybe even win the favor of the two.
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