Chapter 420: Risking Death and Survival
Liao Jiu and Jiang Lianzhu exchanged a glance. Hadn't everything been explained here? They were also planning to go help find the headquarters of Baihualou.
Find the Baihualou headquarters as soon as possible and catch them all in one fell swoop!
Since Emperor Xuan had specifically requested this, the two had no choice but to follow him into the palace.
***
Baihua Tower and flower pond.
The man wearing the flower mask was observing the lanterns in the water, and suddenly one of them went out.
The attendants nearby were all startled.
"Master, this is the Eagle Lord's life lamp...why is it out?"
The man in the flower mask remained calm, "When they die, they will naturally disappear."
There are five or six lanterns in the flower bed, all floating on the water, with different colors and soft lights.
The hall where the flower bed is located does not have very good lighting even during the day. The windows are small and are all made of fine iron bars that cannot be opened or closed. Thick curtains are hung on them. There is only candlelight inside the hall. Sometimes, no candles are lit and the hall relies on a few lanterns in the flower bed for lighting.
Depressing, dim, quiet and eerie.
The attendant flattered, "I think it must be the master of the building who took action. As expected, the master's prediction is correct. We don't need to do anything about the Eagle Lord's affairs."
The man with the flower mask said coldly, "So, you couldn't deal with Li Niang even though you asked her to do it. How did you do it?"
The attendant lowered his head, not daring to speak loudly. "The Six Gates guarded her too closely, and it was difficult to capture her alive. In the end, we had no choice but to shoot her with a few arrows. We poisoned the arrows, and if nothing unexpected happens, she's dead by now."
The masked man knocked him down with one slap!
A sinister voice said, "I told you to capture him alive, can't you hear me?"
The slap was so powerful that blood oozed from the corner of the follower's mouth.
"It was indeed difficult. I went with Tiger Lord, who brought more than half of his branch leader's forces. In the end, nothing worked. Tiger Lord wanted to silence them, and I emphasized and conveyed your opinion, but Tiger Lord said that since we couldn't capture them alive, we could only shoot them with poison arrows..."
The masked man slapped the follower again, and the other side of his face also became swollen.
"I'm just the deputy host, so the captains don't take me seriously, right?"
The follower knelt on the ground, nodding in agreement. There were some things he didn't dare to say. Tiger Lord looked down on the deputy building owner because he had only been in Baihua Tower for a very short time, just a few years. He was just a substitute and a mouthpiece for the building owner. They were all senior people in Baihua Tower and were not very convinced.
Not only Tiger Lord, but also several other branch leaders have more or less the same idea.
The attendant remained silent, and the masked man suppressed his anger. He said in a deep voice, "Forget it. Ask someone to go to the Six Gates to find out whether Li Niang is dead or not."
"yes."
At this moment, a pigeon came in with a letter.
"Master, the owner of the building has an urgent secret."
The masked man took it, leaned in under the candlelight, and read the contents of the letter.
It was written briefly that Doctor Zhang killed the Eagle Master with fake grass, but was revived by Jiang Lianzhu. The headquarters was suspected of being exposed, so they closed the door and guarded it, stopped all activities, and moved depending on the situation. They specifically instructed that the lights in the lanterns must be removed.
The masked man burned the letter in the candlelight. "Has anyone else read this letter?"
The pigeon messenger shook his head. "It's unopened. This is a secret letter from the host. Only you, sir, can read it first."
The masked man kicked the kneeling attendant again and said to the pigeon messenger, "Well, you did a good job."
The implication is that the follower he kicked did a terrible job.
The follower who was kicked didn't dare to make a sound. Just let him be kicked. In the past, the master was polite to them because they were rewards given by the owner of the building. Now, the master can beat them or scold them as he pleases.
The masked man ordered in an orderly manner, "Put all the pigeons back in their cages, close the mailboxes, and everyone is ready to evacuate at any time."
Both subordinates were somewhat incredulous.
"master!!"
Are you ready to evacuate at any time?
Isn’t the Eagle Master dead?
The headquarters had been safe here for years, never exposed, and was extremely well hidden. Why was it suddenly evacuated? Was the situation really that serious?
At this moment, the light in the flower bed seemed to light up faintly again.
This time, there was no need to wait for the masked man to say it a second time. The two of them quickly stood up, said goodbye, and went down to work.
The Eagle Master is back from the dead!
The Da'an Kingdom's court actually had such a talented person who could bring the dead back to life. This is incredible...
They hurried off to prepare, leaving only the masked man. He turned around and stared at the flower bed in a daze. After a long time, a creepy smile appeared in his eyes.
Murmuring softly, "It depends on this one time to survive after risking your life..."
The tone is incredibly pleasant.
There is also a hint of cruelty!
***
Jiang Lianzhu and Liao Jiu followed Emperor Xuan back to the palace. When they were halfway there, Emperor Xuan asked someone to change the route and head towards the imperial mausoleum.
Soon, they arrived outside the imperial mausoleum.
Jiang Lianzhu looked up and saw that the imperial mausoleum was built in a magnificent, dignified and solemn manner.
Da'an State has a history of hundreds of years and is an ancient civilization. The imperial mausoleum is where the royal family of the Xuan surname is buried, and it is also the place for daily sacrifices.
During every major festival, Xuan Huang would lead people to pray for blessings from the ancestors, good weather, perform rituals, and worship the ancestors.
Jiang Lianzhu and Liao Jiu were a little confused.
Emperor Xuan is missing the eldest prince, so is he coming to see him?
The eunuch Si beside him was also confused, "Your Majesty, what are you doing..."
"Lead the way, let's go see the eldest prince."
"yes."
The stewards of the imperial mausoleum and others had already come out to greet them. Eunuch Si strode forward and told them the emperor's intentions.
Suddenly, someone came out to lead the way and took the group to the eldest prince's tomb.
Jiang Lianzhu and Liao Jiu didn't say anything, just followed.
After such an incident, it is understandable that the emperor wanted to come and see the eldest prince, but it is not clear why he brought the two of them with him.
The imperial mausoleum is quiet, and along the way, there are rows of high platforms and tombs.
The group came to the basement of an imperial tomb.
Xuan Huang waved his hand and asked everyone to retreat, except Liao Jiu and Jiang Lianzhu.
There was no one else in the room. Emperor Xuan looked a little older and listless.
Liao Jiu raised his head and asked, "Your Majesty, you?"
They all went to look for the Baihua Tower headquarters, fearing that things would drag on for too long and things would get more complicated. Liao Jiu was familiar with the capital, so if it really didn't work out, he planned to go with Jiang Lianzhu and ride a golden eagle to patrol over the capital, which would make it easier to find them. But at this critical moment, Emperor Xuan called them to come and visit the eldest prince together. They came, but they didn't say a word and just sat there quietly.
Still a bit urgent.
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