Chapter 121 I don’t want to owe you a favor, Huangji Creation Dan, so he was not executed?
"How do you know that?"
Emperor Xia did not deny it.
“That shouldn’t be the point.”
Jiang Lan just smiled and said, "Besides, this doesn't sound like a question..."
Emperor Xia paused for a moment, as if he had just noticed that his tone was wrong.
She calmed herself down a little, and also suppressed the domineering aura that was inadvertently revealed.
At this moment, many thoughts flashed through her mind, and she even felt that Jiang Lan knew her true identity.
Otherwise, why would he speak in such a confident tone, thinking that he wanted to ask about something related to the strange stone?
"I really want to ask you about the news of the strange stone at the auction..."
"I missed the auction some time ago." Emperor Xia sat back down.
Jiang Lan replied leisurely, "That strange stone is not an immortal fetus. It should contain something related to the ancient emperor. But what exactly is it? Ask me, and I can't give you a definite answer."
"After all, the strange stone did not fall into my hands."
Emperor Xia's eyes suddenly became much deeper, and he kept watching the changes in Jiang Lan's expression.
If he was intentionally hiding something or deceiving her, she would be able to sense it.
Judging from the current situation, Jiang Lan should not have lied.
"Ancient Emperor?"
She seemed to be muttering these words, and her delicate hands under her wide sleeves clenched instantly. No wonder she had a premonition that the strange stone must have a lot of connection with her.
As the emperor of the time, she ruled the Great Xia Dynasty, and hundreds of nations came to pay tribute to her. The destiny of being an emperor had already been condensed in her.
"What a pity that I didn't know the news earlier. I was unable to find out any relevant information about the mysterious woman that day." Emperor Xia sighed inwardly, feeling regretful.
"How do you know this?"
She looked at Jiang Lan, and doubts also emerged in her heart. What did he mean by telling her so directly? Did he tell the Prime Minister about the attack by the Blood Fairy Cult in the painting boat that day, and also told the Prime Minister about his existence? So the Prime Minister guessed her identity? Or did Jiang Lan... guess it himself?
At this moment, Emperor Xia had a very direct urge in his heart to ask Jiang Lan whether he knew his identity.
But...she still suppressed this impulse.
As the Lord of Daxia, at this time, he appeared in Yuxianfang in disguise. The sensation and shock caused by this news is not small at all.
Moreover, when Jiang Lan directly said "the ancient emperor", she already had the answer to this question in her heart.
“I learned it by chance.”
"My father was determined to get that strange stone, but unfortunately something unexpected happened..."
Jiang Lan shook his head lightly and sighed.
He only needed to point out a few words casually, and someone as smart as Emperor Xia would be able to associate and imagine in the direction he wanted.
"The Prime Minister is also determined to get that strange stone?"
Queen Xia raised her eyebrows slightly. When she heard Jiang Lan mention his father, many thoughts flashed through her mind.
Did he tell me this on purpose? Was this the information he got from Prime Minister Jiang Lintian?
But why did he choose to tell himself?
Was it the order of Prime Minister Jiang Lintian? Or was it some other reason...
"After all, it's something related to the ancient emperor. Who wouldn't be tempted if they get a little bit of excitement?"
"Brother Haoxin, what would you do if you knew the news earlier?" Jiang Lan asked with a smile.
Emperor Xia did not answer this question.
"Since that strange stone is so important, and you told me the relevant information, aren't you afraid that the Prime Minister will blame you after he finds out?" she asked.
At the same time, he was also testing Jiang Lan's tone, wanting to know whether this was his intention or a signal from the Prime Minister.
"As long as you don't tell me, my father won't know." Jiang Lan still had a smile on his face.
Emperor Xia paused again, his heart suddenly filled with uncertainty.
"Are you so sure that I won't tell anyone else about this?"
She really didn't like Jiang Lan's expression that seemed to see through her, and snorted coldly.
"Since I chose to tell you, I must trust you. You... shouldn't let me down." Jiang Lan looked at her, and his tone seemed to be slightly heavier at the end.
Emperor Xia was now certain that Jiang Lan did know his identity.
But at the moment, neither of them has exposed the matter.
She didn't know how she was exposed, but Jiang Lan was indeed much smarter than she thought.
Those who have always regarded Jiang Lan as a rich second-generation rich man are truly blind.
"Please take this jade pendant back. I think you will need it later."
Jiang Lan ignored the changing expressions on Emperor Xia's face and pushed the jade pendant that she had just pushed towards her again.
Emperor Xia just glanced at the jade pendant and did not take any action.
Her mood was far from being as calm as it appeared on the surface.
Ever since she entered the room, met Jiang Lan, and asked her questions, Jiang Lan has been leading her by the nose. This feeling made her very uncomfortable. It was the first time she had ever encountered this in her life.
Although he knew that he was the Lord of Da Xia, his attitude was still so casual. Not to mention awe, he was too lazy to even stand up.
Although Emperor Xia didn't care about these things, she still felt a little unhappy, as if Jiang Lan in front of her knew everything about her.
"Mr. Jiang has been hiding his talents over the years," she said in a flat tone.
"You're too kind. I just don't want to go with the flow. It's not like I'm hiding my true strength. When a building is about to collapse, no one will be left untouched."
Jiang Lan picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and spoke leisurely.
Emperor Xia looked at him deeply, and after a long silence, he asked, "What is your purpose?"
Hearing this, Jiang Lan smiled and asked her, "If I don't tell you, you will not give up. If I tell you, you will suspect that I have ulterior motives."
"Then tell me, how should I answer your question just now?"
Emperor Xia was speechless, with light flickering in his eyes.
Jiang Lan continued to smile and said, "Is everything in this world black and white? If you are willing to believe it, then believe it. If you don't want to believe it, then don't believe it. I am not your subordinate, so I have no obligation to make you believe it."
"you……"
Emperor Xia's eyes narrowed instantly, and a dangerous aura filled the air.
Jiang Lan knew that she was the ruler of Da Xia, yet he still spoke to her in this tone.
Jiang Lan ignored her and picked up the wine glass to drink by himself.
Emperor Xia snorted coldly and withdrew his gaze.
At the moment, Jiang Lan really had no obligation or reason to make her believe that although he was a subject, she was not talking to him as Emperor Xia.
"Thank you..."
Emperor Xia had a blank expression on his face and thanked him reluctantly.
"You're welcome." Jiang Lan replied casually.
"This contains a bottle of Imperial Creation Pill."
"It will allow you to quickly open up your spiritual sea and break into the third realm."
Emperor Xia's tone remained unchanged. He just waved his hand, and a bottle of elixir in a glazed jade bottle appeared on the jade table in front of him.
Jiang Lan just glanced at it, and a hint of surprise appeared on his face.
"Why?" he asked.
Emperor Xia glanced at the jade pendant he pushed over, waved his hand, took it, and said calmly, "I don't want to owe you a favor."
In her opinion, it was reasonable to exchange a question for a bottle of Huangji Creation Pill.
"This is the Imperial Fortune Pill that only the royal family has..."
Jiang Lan just took a look at the glazed jade bottle, and Emperor Xia disappeared.
He understood what Queen Xia was thinking. She already knew that he had recognized her, so she took out the Imperial Creation Pill calmly.
After all, this is a unique elixir for the royal family, priceless, and only in the hands of Emperor Xia. Even with the status and power of the Prime Minister's Mansion, it is not easy to get it.
And this bottle can indeed help cultivators open up their spiritual sea and break into the three realms.
This is also what Jiang Lan needs most for the level of cultivation that he has currently displayed.
"If you return the jade pendant to me, it will be difficult for me to keep track of your movements..."
"But giving me this bottle of Royal Creation Pill is a complete waste. However, You'er will probably use it soon."
Jiang Lan directly accepted the bottle of Huangji Creation Pill.
If he wanted to break through to the spiritual sea, he could do so at any time. He didn't need any elixirs to assist him. He just didn't want his cultivation speed to be too shocking.
"As proud as Emperor Xia is, he really doesn't want to owe anyone a favor."
Jiang Lan walked slowly to the window sill and looked at the sparkling river. Faintly he could see Emperor Xia flashing by on the river bank not far away.
If it were any other king, seeing his casual and contemptuous attitude, he would have been angry long ago, but Emperor Xia was different.
She has been patient and dormant for so many years. If there is anything that is most powerful about her, it is naturally her patience and forbearance.
Jiang Lan was so fearless because he had calculated her character.
Xia Huang has already taken the bait, so Jiang Lan is not afraid that she won't take the bait later.
The commotion in Yuxianfang tonight was not very big, but it caused a huge stir in the imperial capital today.
Not long after Emperor Xia left, Jiang Lan returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion on the pretext of being tired.
As usual, he took a look at You'er's current progress, and then contacted Song Youwei to ask about the recent actions of the Blood Immortal Cult and the things he had ordered to be arranged.
He always felt at ease with Song Youwei's work, and he asked questions only to make sure there were no omissions or loopholes.
Finally, Jiang Lan contacted and asked about Su Qinghan's recent situation in Dao Cang Sword Sect, and the time was arranged properly.
On the other side, Emperor Xia returned to Chengming Palace. He was still lost in thought because of Jiang Lan's words. He sat in the hall, unable to come back to his senses for a long time.
"It's really hard to tell what happened to him?"
"But it doesn't seem like he is really hiding his own shortcomings, but there is some unknown reason?"
Afterwards, Emperor Xia came back to his senses and told his maid to contact the Dark Flower Pavilion to investigate the matters in the brocade bag left by the Half-Immortal Immortal, while continuing to pay attention to any information about Jiang Lan.
But the next day she unexpectedly learned a piece of news.
The news is suspected to be related to the Xiangguo Mansion.
She herself had been paying close attention to the actions of the Prime Minister's Mansion, so she also ordered the Anhua Pavilion to keep an eye on the Prime Minister's Mansion.
But this time the news came from Hu Heng, a member of the Dark Flower Pavilion, from his junior sister Linglong.
"The Linglong leader of the Tianjian Division, while tracking down a lair of the Blood Fairy Cult, accidentally came across a murder in Guangyuan City and saved a woman..."
In the main hall, Chunlan replied respectfully, holding a rolled-up portrait in her hand.
Guangyuan City is actually not that far from the imperial capital. The beings in the Six Realms can arrive there in half a day by flying through the air.
"Is that woman special? How is she related to the Prime Minister's Mansion?" Emperor Xia put down the memorial in his hand and glanced over.
Chunlan stepped forward, handed the portrait in her hand to her, and explained, "After investigation, Commander Linglong found that the person who intended to kill the woman in the portrait seemed to be related to the Prime Minister's Mansion and was ordered by the Prime Minister's Mansion."
"The order from the Prime Minister's Mansion?"
"Why did the Xiangguo Mansion want to kill the woman in the portrait? Is there anything special about this woman?"
Emperor Xia frowned, quite puzzled, then unfolded the portrait and looked at the person in it.
This portrait looks quite old, with yellowed edges. The woman in it appears to be in her twenties, with pretty features and a plump figure.
Although she is good-looking, she is not rare or hard to find.
"This portrait is at least more than ten years old..." Emperor Xia stroked the blurred part of it and could clearly feel the traces of the passage of time.
Chunlan said respectfully, "This woman is temporarily protected by Commander Linglong, but the reason why she was murdered by the Xiangguo Mansion is still unknown."
"According to Commander Linglong, the woman in this portrait is the true appearance of that woman more than ten years ago. Although she has changed her appearance, those who murdered her have a secret treasure that can reveal her true appearance..."
Emperor Xia put down the portrait in his hand and said thoughtfully, "This seems to be interesting. Could it be related to some secrets of the Prime Minister's Mansion?"
"Where is the woman in the portrait now?" she asked.
Chunlan said, "She is currently with Linglong, the commander of the Tianjian Division. She seems to be very worried about retaliation from the Xiangguo Mansion. No matter how Linglong asks, she refuses to reveal a single word."
"Because of his status and the laws of Daxia, Commander Linglong cannot torture him..."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Xia simply said, "Then tell the people from the Dark Flower Pavilion to bring the woman here. I will personally interrogate her. If she is worried about any consequences or retaliation from the Prime Minister's Mansion afterwards, she can speak frankly since I will back her up."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Chunlan retreated respectfully.
At the same time, in the Prime Minister's Mansion, Jiang Lan noticed that You'er, who had been comprehending and studying those skills, had finally made progress. Through the hard work of the past few days, she was able to refine and control the magic power in her body.
Afterwards, after Jiang Lan gave her a pill of Huangji Creation Pill to swallow, he successfully opened up the spiritual sea in her dantian.
The range exceeds a thousand feet, surpassing many young geniuses.
“That’s great.”
He nodded with satisfaction. You'er was extremely happy to receive his praise.
Jiang Lan thought about it and decided to take her to Xianyi Pavilion and Yunshui Shop in the imperial capital as a reward for her breakthrough into the third realm, and accompany her to buy some clothes, skirts and accessories that she liked.
Hearing this, You'er's amber eyes seemed to light up, full of happiness and anticipation.
At this moment, Guangyuan City is tens of thousands of miles away.
In a quiet courtyard, Commander Linglong, who was wearing soft armor and a mask on his face, with his long black hair hidden inside, was slowly tapping the table in front of him with his fingers.
Opposite her was a middle-aged woman who was a little reserved but still charming. She had a plump and graceful figure. She was holding the teacup tightly in both hands and looked very nervous.
"You don't have to be nervous or worried. I am the commander of the Heavenly Guards. With me protecting you, no one will dare to murder you again."
"This is my senior brother who practiced with me in the sect before. He means no harm, he just wants to ask you some questions."
Commander Linglong's voice was cool and crisp, and it didn't sound like there were many emotional ups and downs in his voice. His tone was as flat as ever.
Sitting at this square table was a middle-aged man in coarse linen clothes. On his sleeves was a flower embroidered with gold and black threads. If you didn't look closely, you couldn't see it at all.
It was a member of the Anhua Pavilion established by Emperor Xia, named Hu Heng, who was highly regarded by Emperor Xia.
At the same time, he and Commander Linglong in front of him came from the same force, Wanshou Mountain, but he was much older than Commander Linglong.
"I... I don't know anything, can you please stop asking me..."
The middle-aged woman "Liu" had nervousness and panic in her eyes. She kept shaking her head. Her hand holding the teacup was shaking constantly. She was very scared and her voice was trembling.
Linglong Commander's expression remained unchanged as he said calmly, "Those who came to murder you all came from the Xiangguo Mansion. You should know clearly what grudges you have with the Xiangguo Mansion and why they want to kill you."
"If I hadn't happened to meet you, you would have died in their hands by now."
"It will do you no good to hide these things. If I ignore you, the people from the Xiangguo Mansion will come to kill you again."
"Do you think you'll be so lucky next time?"
Her tone was cold and indifferent, but she was also stating a fact.
The middle-aged woman in front of him was very persistent and stubborn. She insisted that she knew nothing and had no idea why someone came to her house to murder her.
But his words and expressions showed that he could not hide his trembling and fear after hearing the name of Xiangguo Mansion.
Commander Linglong asked many times but there was no solution, which gave him a headache.
If it weren't for her identity and the laws of Daxia, she would have used other methods to torture him.
As the leader of the Heavenly Monitoring Division, she had been tracking down a lair of the Blood Immortal Cult these days. She accidentally tracked them to Guangyuan City and happened to encounter this incident.
Otherwise, this middle-aged woman would not be so lucky. With her strength, she would definitely die at the hands of those sent by the Prime Minister's Mansion.
"Junior sister, I have also investigated and asked her. She only came to Guangyuan City more than ten years ago. She has always been low-key and cautious, never causing trouble, and I have never heard of her making any enemies."
"Moreover, her experience more than ten years ago is completely blank, and there is no trace of her in other neighboring cities. Although she looks like a casual cultivator from another country, you should also know that even a casual cultivator cannot make his past so clean..."
"More than ten years ago, she should have stayed in the Xiangguo Mansion. Many people disappeared inexplicably at that time."
Next to Commander Linglong, Hu Heng looked at the middle-aged woman with a firm and serious tone.
When she heard these words, the middle-aged woman trembled even more violently, as if she had recalled something horrible, her eyes were full of fear and terror.
"I have already investigated these matters."
"But she didn't want to say anything, so there was nothing I could do."
Commander Linglong said calmly.
She didn't want to be too involved with the royal family, but this Senior Brother Hu Heng was a man of Emperor Xia.
Because of their fellow disciple relationship, she had helped him a lot. This time, she even told him a secret involving the Prime Minister's Mansion.
If the Prime Minister's Mansion knew about this matter in the future, her days in the Tianjiansi would probably not be easy.
"Junior sister, the one behind me intends to bring her back to the imperial capital and interrogate her in person."
"With someone backing her up, she should feel more at ease and be able to speak out boldly," Hu Heng said.
He had already heard the news and had rushed here to secretly bring the middle-aged woman back to the imperial capital.
Upon hearing this, Commander Linglong glanced at the middle-aged woman, hesitated slightly, and was about to nod.
"I...I won't go to the imperial capital. Please kill me. Please kill me..."
"Liu" became flustered and seemed to be very resistant to the imperial capital. She struggled to stand up and walk out of the inn.
Commander Linglong frowned, and a powerful wave of magic power immediately enveloped Liu, making her unable to move and unable to take even a single step forward.
"You don't have to worry or be afraid. Although there is the Prime Minister's Mansion in the imperial capital, even the Prime Minister's Mansion wouldn't dare to do anything to the person behind me..." Hu Heng persuaded.
He felt somewhat helpless. If his junior sister wasn't in front of him, he would have actually thought of using other means to ask. It would just be a waste of time to continue asking like this.
Although the Dark Flower Pavilion works for Emperor Xia, the style of its members is not rigid. They are not like the Heavenly Supervisor, who need to abide by the law.
Liu was imprisoned by Commander Linglong. A look of dejection appeared on her face. She seemed to have accepted her fate and stopped struggling.
"What good will it do you to do this?" she asked with a painful look on her face.
Commander Linglong said, "We are just following orders and want to protect you."
"I have lived peacefully in Guangyuan City for more than ten years. Why do you still want to disturb me? If I had known it would be like this, I would have just let my wife be executed..."
"After living in fear and terror for so long, they still want to kill me."
Liu's expression was one of grief, anger, and helplessness, and finally her face was filled with tears.
Commander Linglong and Hu Heng noticed the word "Madam" from Liu's mouth. They looked at each other with surprise and shock in their eyes.
"Is it the wife of the Prime Minister?"
Hu Heng's eyes were full of fear, and he said secretly.
Commander Linglong nodded.
According to rumors, that person is even more ruthless than the Prime Minister, and his methods are terrifying.
Could it be that this middle-aged woman had followed her? "What happened in the Xiangguo Mansion more than ten years ago?"
"Who are you?"
Commander Linglong asked, and at the same time she also remembered the sect files she had read in the depths of the Jiantian Division.
Among them, all the experiences of Jiang Lan, the son of the Prime Minister's Mansion, before he was more than ten years old were blank and were destroyed artificially.
The Liu in front of him seemed to know those things.
Upon hearing this, Liu just kept shaking her head and said nothing more. She just said woodenly, "Since you want to take me to the imperial capital, then take me there."
Commander Linglong and Hu Heng also felt helpless.
Since Liu didn't say anything, they naturally couldn't pry her mouth open or search her soul. But from the information she just revealed, there was indeed a big secret in the Prime Minister's Mansion more than ten years ago.
Outside the villa, there had already been a chariot with cloud patterns parked there.
When passers-by saw it and recognized the logo of the Tiansi on it, they hurriedly lowered their heads and left.
Commander Linglong and Hu Heng took Liu out of the gate, planning to take a chariot to leave Guangyuan City and head to the imperial capital.
At this moment, on the crowded street, a woman in white was walking slowly, but stopped in the distance.
Those cold and indifferent eyes looked and their gaze fell on Liu, who was standing behind Hu Heng and the other man, with her head lowered and a dejected and sad look on her face. Then, she seemed to be stunned there.
She stood in the crowd, but no one could sense or see her existence. She was as ethereal as a fairy, and there seemed to be a misty and hazy fairy mist lingering around her, as if she would fly away at any time.
"Is it the wet nurse?"
The woman in white stared blankly at the middle-aged woman with a face full of sadness and pain, and many images suddenly flashed through her mind.
Under the tree where maple leaves were falling, the woman brought the brewed tea to them with a smile. She was so gentle and kind that she blew away the hot steam from the tea because she was afraid that it would burn them.
Although the face was a little blurry, it seemed to become vivid and lively when I saw the middle-aged woman, and many memories related to it seemed to be revived as well.
"So...she wasn't executed at the beginning?"
The stunned thoughts of the woman in white quickly recovered. During the time she was traveling in the territory of Daxia, she was also trying to understand the current situation of Daxia.
So he recognized that the chariot with cloud patterns came from the Tiantian Division.
She didn't know why the people from the Heavenly Supervision Department would find the wet nurse who had served Jiang Lan, but she could see that her face was full of pain and resistance.
Thinking of this, the figure of the woman in white disappeared from the spot, and when she reappeared, she was already in front of the cloud-patterned chariot.
Commander Linglong and Hu Heng were planning to bring Liu into the chariot and set off as soon as possible, but they never expected that a mysterious woman in white would suddenly appear before them.
There seemed to be a hazy fairy mist surrounding the other person, and his face could not be seen at all. Only a slender figure and a pair of cold and indifferent eyes could be vaguely seen.
The two of them were just stunned where they were.
"Who are you..."
Hu Heng reacted and was about to scold, but he felt an indescribable fear and trembling in his heart, and his blood seemed to stagnate.
It was as if a terrifying giant hand was tightly gripping my heart.
His face suddenly turned pale and bloodless, and his whole body was shaking continuously.
Commander Linglong standing by was also having a hard time compared to him.
The visor covering the face shattered with a snap at the mere glance of the mysterious woman in white, revealing a beautiful but pale face.
(End of this chapter)
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