Xiahou Qing said calmly, "General, please don't worry about this matter. Shu Yang is currently causing public outrage and won't dare to show up easily. Besides, I already know where she is."
"oh?"
Xiahou Qing stated, "Everything in Qingliang Valley is under control." This implied that Shu Yang was already with Wang Yanzhou and the others, but Wang Yanzhou didn't want Shu Yang's whereabouts to be exposed at this moment. If this patricidal and regicide princess appeared under the wing of the Qingliang King, what would those foolish people of Daliang think? If only one or two people fanned the flames and fabricated some rumors, it would be a miracle if they didn't cause a commotion.
Xiahou Qing was naturally very satisfied with his plan, but Xie Zhuangshui still reminded him, "Humph, Brother Xiahou is the best. Keep a close eye on your people and don't let them ruin our plan."
Xiahou Qing said that seeing Xie Zhuangshui wearing so little and already blue and purple from the cold, it would be better not to torture him any further. "General Xie, you've come so far and must have worked hard. This ice cellar is extremely cold, so you should leave and rest early."
"snort."
Xie Zhuangshui had just left when another person inexplicably appeared in the ice cellar, which was supposed to be just him and Xiahou Qing.
"Pavilion Master, it seems Xie Zhuangshui is quite critical of Tianshu Tower. Will this affect our status?"
Xiahou Qing continued to examine Wang Zhen in the ice coffin while asking, "Don't worry, Nanyue can't do without us. Did you find what I asked you to find?"
The man said helplessly, "Not yet. I've searched all the big and small pharmacies in Qinghe County. I'm afraid I'll have to look elsewhere."
Xiahou Qing said that he had finally found this ice coffin. He originally thought that obtaining the ice coffin would reveal Wang Zhen's secret, but he didn't expect that woman Wang Ruo was more interesting. This ice coffin shouldn't be called an ice coffin. Wang Zhen and the ice are one. If the ice is not handled properly, when the ice melts, the body inside will probably melt with it.
"Give orders. I will get what I want within a month."
"yes."
What Xiahou Qing longed to get from Wang Zhen, who had long since passed away, was exactly what Yao Chen, who had not yet grown up and awakened, had always longed for.
Back then, Yao Chen accidentally stumbled upon a secret recipe for an elixir of life left by Wang Zhen in a bookcase in a secret cave. Seeing that Wang Ruo, now nearly fifty years old, still looked youthful and beautiful, the foolish boy believed it. By chance, he also found Xihe. Of course, perhaps this was fate.
In the end, Xihe didn't help him refine the elixir of immortality, but instead created a powerful gunpowder that razed Xiaoshan to the ground. Afterwards, the secret recipe for this gunpowder naturally fell into the hands of the master, Ou Yezi.
If Xiahou Qing wanted the secret recipe for the elixir of life, why didn't he just go to Wang Ruo? He had considered it at the time, but after investigating Wang Ruo's background, he had to give up. Bugui Peak was only a local power, but he wouldn't dare take action against the wife of the former Jiang family patriarch. Besides Bugui Peak, Wang Ruo had deep connections with Qingliang Valley, the black market, and numerous other forces in the underworld.
Rather than resorting to knife-wielding a tiger, it would be easier to strike at this unresisting person. With the information he had extracted from Yao Chen and the mysterious stone he had found in the secret cave, success would be within reach if his men could find Wang Zhen's handwritten notes and something that could melt the ice.
After leaving the ice cellar and cooling off, the attendant who had come with Xie Zhuangshui said, "General, it seems to me that even at this time, Lord Xiahou is still thinking about the remains in the ice cellar. I think there must be some hidden meaning behind this."
After Xie Zhuangshui finished drinking the ginger soup in his bowl, he also said, "When I went in just now, I also took a close look. If I remember correctly, the person in the ice coffin should be Queen Wang Zhen."
The attendant was shocked. Hadn't Queen Wang Zhen of Liang Kingdom died many years ago and been taken back to Qingliang Valley by King Qingliang for burial? How could she appear in the ice cellar of Qinghe County? "General, could it be the legendary queen of Liang Kingdom who was once famous all over the world?"
Xie Zhuangshui's expression darkened slightly. He said, "Xiahou Qing has been in Liang for decades and has dealt with the Liang royal family. He must know a lot of secrets."
"Then do you want me..." The attendants' meaning was clear. They naturally couldn't know all of Xiahou Qing's secrets. But Queen Wang Zhen, even if only her remains were left, still held considerable weight, especially for Qingliang Valley.
Xie Zhuangshui didn't agree or disagree, but simply said, "Qinghe County is still the Lin family's territory. Let's go meet Lin Feng first. If he doesn't say anything, we can only start with the eldest daughter of the Lin family."
"I understand."
...Even then, Yao Chen, who was imprisoned in the Eastern Palace by Tianshu Tower, was forced to wear the mask prepared by Xiahou Qing that he could not remove. Although they did not torture Yao Chen or force him to do anything against his will, Yao Chen could clearly feel that the flesh beneath the mask was already showing signs of decay.
Yao Chen sat in front of the bronze mirror, preparing to use a jade hairpin to scratch the hypocritical expression on his face. It was unclear whether the people in Tianshu Tower had left their eyes in this palace or what. Whenever Yao Chen was about to do something, someone would always come in with a bowl of unknown medicine.
"Your Highness, it's time to take your medicine."
Yao Chen glanced at the visitor with contempt, picked up the bowl, drank the black medicine inside, and slammed the bowl on the tray: "Humph, get out."
Yao Chen now had a rough idea of the drug's effects. Xiahou Qing probably had no intention of killing him; he was simply trying to prevent him from using his internal energy. He actually hoped it was poison. A clean death would be better than being used by them to deceive the ignorant masses.
The visitor placed the medicine bowl neatly in the center of the tray and said, "Your Highness, rest assured. Since you are cooperating with Tianshu Tower now, Tianshu Tower will do its utmost to help you ascend to the throne."
Yao Chen was so angry that his face turned blue as he said, "Don't I know what you are thinking? If I didn't want to keep my life and watch how you die, how could I tolerate you humiliating me like this?"
The visitor bowed his head slightly and explained respectfully, "Your Highness, please calm down. This cannot be helped. We are only to blame for Princess Shuyang's treasonous behavior of patricide and regicide. Otherwise, Daliang would not have suddenly fallen into such dire straits. Besides, our Tianshu Tower has always served the imperial family. Your Highness, rest assured."
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