"So what do we do now?"
Su Jue straightened his official hat and said, "Junior brother, I don't know what to do with this kind of thing, Senior Brother!"
Fu Xiaoguan sat down, Susu made a pot of tea and sat next to Fu Xiaoguan.
Fu Xiaoguan frowned and thought for a moment, "Since she is the third elder of the Moon Worship Sect and originally came to kill me, why did she save me?"
After a pause, he continued, "You didn't know at the time that another female assassin nearly killed me at the bottom of the lake. If it weren't for her, I would have really died this time. So if she was using the excuse of saving me to get close to me, isn't that unnecessary?"
Su Jue was also confused. He said cautiously, "Isn't she a child?"
"Is there any way to remove her disguise?"
"This requires the preparation of a special disguise potion, and I'm not an expert. Besides, no one has ever seen what Tong Yan looks like. Even if she shows her true face, we can't be sure that she is Tong Yan."
This was quite a troublesome matter. Fu Xiaoguan thought about it carefully, and suddenly his eyes lit up. He asked, "What do you think... could it be because I'm handsome that she..."
"cut!"
Su Su rolled her eyes at him first, and even Su Rou raised her narrow eyes and glared at him.
Instead, Su Jue said, "If you want to give a reason, this one is impeccable, otherwise it cannot be explained."
Fu Xiaoguan touched his nose and chuckled, "Regardless of her intentions, don't untie her acupuncture points for now. We can talk about the specific truth later. I have to go change my clothes."
Fu Xiaoguan returned to the main courtyard and changed his clothes. He had just said hello to his three wives when Xiaoxue, the main courtyard's maid, came to report that the doorman Li Zheng said that General Huo Huaijin and Lady Ning Yuchun were here to visit.
Fu Xiaoguan walked out and met the two of them at Li Chenxuan.
"Are you okay?" Ning Yuchun looked at Fu Xiaoguan carefully.
"You almost didn't see me!" The two were shocked, and Fu Xiaoguan told them what happened in Hongxiuzhao tonight. However, he did not say that he was saved by Tong Yan, but said that the eldest brother Su Jue wiped out the attacking enemies by his own strength.
"You are really blessed with a long life!" Ning Yuchun breathed a long sigh of relief, and Huo Huaijin also let go of his nervous expression.
The fire at Hongxiuzhao naturally alerted the Jinling government office. Captain Jin led the Jingyu Guard to take a look, but this was not a simple accidental fire.
There were many corpses floating on the lake, and many people died.
Then he reported to Ning Yuchun. Ning Yuchun was shocked when he heard it. He knew that Fu Xiaoguan was going to Hongxiuzhao for a banquet tonight. This was damn it. It was obvious that someone wanted to kill Fu Xiaoguan. He didn't know whether this guy was dead or not. He must not die!
So he ordered all the constables from the North and South Yamen to go to the Qinhuai River to salvage the body, and he also rode to the bank of the Qinhuai River on horseback.
This matter also reached the palace. His Majesty was shocked. An imperial edict flew into Huo Huaijin's hands, and one hundred thousand guards came out in full force, blocking all the roads outside the city of Jinling.
After Huo Huaijin arranged all this, he rode his horse straight to the bank of the Qinhuai River and ran into Ning Yuchun head-on. He then learned that ninety-one bodies had been salvaged, and one living person had also been salvaged - the erhu master Hu Da.
The ninety-one bodies were placed on the banks of the Qinhuai River. Many of them were burned beyond recognition, but thirty-two people in black were not burned to death, but were killed by a sword.
"This should be Su Jue's doing."
"With Su Jue by Fu Xiaoguan's side, he should be fine."
"I hope nothing happens!"
It was a great blessing that Fu Xiaoguan's body was not found. The two of them immediately ran to Fu's house. When they saw Fu Xiaoguan jumping around, they finally felt relieved.
What they didn't know was that when they left the Qinhuai River, Eunuch Jia appeared here.
He examined all the corpses very carefully, and finally squatted down in front of a female corpse.
There was a hole on the head of the corpse. He carefully examined the hole, then looked at the face that had never closed its eyes, smiled, then floated away and returned to the palace.
"Your Majesty, I am safe and sound."
"Who did it?"
"Moon Worship Sect, the person coming is Bai Zi, the second disciple of the Moon Worship Sect's Hidden Sect."
"Are all the thieves dead?"
"Your Majesty, they are all dead. It was done by the Taoist Master Su Jue. Only Bai Zi died at the hands of the little official."
"...Summon Fu Xiaoguan to court tomorrow."
"I obey your command!"
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Jinling Fu Mansion.
Ning Yuchun and Huo Huaijin sat for a while and then left the Fu Mansion. There were still many things to deal with tonight, so Fu Xiaoguan naturally did not keep them.
He went to Qixuetang again and sat in Yiliang Pavilion to chat with Su Jue about the Moon Worship Sect.
"It's true that the Moon Worship Sect's headquarters is in Minshan, but the Moon Worship Sect also has many influences in this world. For example, the Dark Sect, the Hidden Sect, and the Strategy Sect."
"Among them, the people of Cemen are the most mysterious. They are almost the core members of the Moon Worship Sect. Their number is extremely small and they are very well hidden. The Taoist Academy knows very little about them."
"The Dark Gate is responsible for providing intelligence to the Moon Worship Cult, similar to the Drizzle Tower. The Hidden Gate is responsible for assassinations. For example, tonight's attack was almost certainly carried out by the Moon Worship Cult's Hidden Gate."
"According to the information held by the Taoist Academy, there are three great masters in the Hidden Sect, all of whom were disciples of the former Third Elder of the Hidden Sect, Murong Qianqian. Now that Murong Qianqian has passed away, her eldest disciple, Murong Jian, is the Hidden Sect's top master, roughly at the Half-Step Saint level. The second disciple, Bai Zi, is a first-rate master, and the third disciple is Tong Yan, representing the Hidden Sect and inheriting the position of Third Elder of the Moon Worship Sect according to Murong Qianqian's last wish."
Su Jue raised his eyes and looked at Fu Xiaoguan, "So... if she is really Tong Yan, then she must be the third elder of the Moon Worship Sect. From what I see, it is better to kill her."
These words were full of earnestness and meaning, so Fu Xiaoguan naturally took them to heart.
If she really had a baby face, as the third elder of the Moon Worshiping Sect, Yu Chao would naturally not tolerate her.
But she saved herself this time, so she could never go back to the Baiyue Sect.
The world is so big, is there no place for her to stand?
As for killing Tong Yan, Fu Xiaoguan only thought about it for a moment. She saved his life, but he wanted to kill her. At least he had no reason to do it.
"People are neither good nor evil. Even if she has a childlike appearance, she has not done anything detrimental to the Yu Dynasty. Just because she is from the Moon Worship Sect, I don't think she deserves to die."
"So what do you want to do?"
Fu Xiaoguan tapped the table and thought for a long time, "She is not a child."
"Who is she then?"
"She is my cousin Tong Xinyan!"
Su Jue was startled. "Your cousin's surname should be Xu."
"Oh yes, that's Xu Xinyan."
"You have to go to the Xu Mansion and convince your grandfather and uncle, and you must not leave any traces."
"Big Brother, do you agree with my opinion?"
"...You're right. People are neither good nor evil. Since she was able to save you, it shows that her heart is still there."
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