The night is deep and as black as thick ink.
As soon as Zhen Jie arrived here, Captain Fan arranged for him to live in a spacious and imposing mansion in the town.
At the dinner table, Chai He once mentioned to him in casual conversation that the current situation in the court was extremely complicated.
The local military governors were independent and divided against each other, making it difficult to centralize military power.
What's worse is that the salaries of the soldiers in the vassal states were actually paid directly by the local governors from the taxes collected. This not only significantly reduced the central government's fiscal revenue, but also put heavy pressure on local finances.
Under such circumstances, generals from all over the country naturally began to find ways to take empty salaries in order to seek personal gain.
Even if there is a clean stream, if you don’t take it and I don’t take it, how can the officials above take it?
So even though the governor had never met him before, he still vaguely revealed his hostility towards him.
As for Senior Sister Shan, although she is the deputy commander of the Xuanwu Camp, she belongs to the prince's faction.
He had never seen this prince before, so it was hard to say whether he was a good person or had other motives...
"arrive."
Xia He had just approached the outside of a huge mansion when he heard women screaming and men laughing from inside.
With a little observation, you can tell that Zhen Jie is inside.
Xia He became a little hesitant.
Zhen Jie is not only a military governor, but also a powerful bone-refining warrior.
If we launch a sneak attack while he is not prepared, will we be able to kill him in one fell swoop? I am afraid it is difficult to say for sure.
If they succeeded in killing this governor, it would be tantamount to completely offending the governor behind him.
There is no doubt that the Jiedushi will conduct an in-depth investigation into the matter and will most likely pin the suspicion on himself.
On the contrary, if he failed to succeed and Zhen Jie escaped by chance, how could he let it go? Sooner or later, he would be suspected. Thinking of this, he might not even be able to sleep peacefully at night.
In short, it is extremely risky to act now.
However, Xia He quickly thought of a solution to the problem - he didn't necessarily have to do it himself.
The fact that they arrived long before the spring clearly showed that this trip was not just for the purpose of selecting the peak.
I guess he was entrusted by the prince to come here to handle important matters in private.
Recalling the details of Shan Ling's careful inquiry into what happened in the town, Xia He became more and more convinced that she did this in order to find evidence against Fan Qianhu and others.
If that's the case, wouldn't things become much easier?
After all, Fan Qianhu's wealth accumulation is only one aspect.
The most crucial thing is that in order to break through the refining of the internal organs, he obtained the method of "Blood Evil Power" from the barbarian, and tried to use the blood of the dead to refine the blood salt that can contain evil spirit.
But the governor and the military governor may not be unaware of this.
Compared to the lives of ordinary people, they would surely be happy to see a few more internal organ refining warriors.
Once this kind of insane behavior is made public...
Xia He's scalp felt numb.
"Forget it, let him live a few more days until I completely break through the bone training stage."
Thinking of this, Xia He turned and left with the javelin in his hand.
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Shan Xiong paced the street in a depressed mood.
It was the first time for him to go out with his sister to do some work, and he was originally excited.
I was thinking about making some big noise so that my sister would look at me with more respect.
However, the reality went against his wishes. Shan Ling secretly asked him to quietly find out some information, but somehow, the people in this town seemed to avoid him deliberately.
They finally caught a few suspicious guys, but when they saw him, they were like mice seeing a cat. They had no intention of resisting at all, and they all knelt down and begged for mercy.
This situation made Shan Xiong feel very aggrieved, as if he had thrown a punch with all his strength, but it hit the soft cotton hard, with no place to put force.
The whole day passed quickly, and Shan Xiong was busy all the time but to no avail.
In desperation, he could only bite the bullet and go to the inn to report the situation truthfully to his sister.
When he just walked to the door of the inn, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a black shadow flashing by, followed by a muffled "bang" sound, as if a figure jumped down from a high place.
Shan Xiong thought he was being attacked, and all the muscles in his body tensed up instantly, and he suddenly drew his sword.
"who!"
But just as the knife was swung out, he noticed an indistinct whimpering sound coming from the black shadow's mouth.
Only then did I realize that the man was tied up tightly with ropes.
At the same time, Shan Ling also heard the noise outside and walked out of the room quickly.
Soon, Shan Ling gave a look and Shan Xiong took the rag out of the man's mouth.
"You...what do you want to do? I am Captain Fan's man. Are you looking for death?"
The brother and sister looked at each other, looking at the terrified figure in front of them, and were a little confused for a moment.
"Are you from Captain Fan's side?"
It just came to my door like that, you are such a nice person.
"Okay, okay."
Shan Xiong's eyebrows suddenly beamed with joy, and the dejection on his face disappeared completely.
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The next morning.
Xia He stretched lazily, and just as he stepped out of the door, a figure appeared in front of him - it was Shan Ling!
A look of surprise immediately appeared on his face.
He quickly greeted her, "Sister Shan, good morning, why are you here?"
Shan Ling stared at Xia He closely, walked straight up to him and grabbed Xia He's hand.
This sudden action made Xia He a little confused, but he soon calmed down. Shan Ling said softly: "Junior brother, I just happened to pass by. I was afraid that something went wrong in your martial arts training, so I came to take a look."
Hearing this, Xia He was a little flattered.
He quickly responded: "Thank you for your concern, Senior Sister!"
But he quickly explained, "Senior sister, I'm so sorry, I have to report to the guard post first, I'll ask you for advice after I come back."
"It's okay, you go first."
Shan Ling nodded but did not say anything to stop him.
After Xia He turned and left, her originally calm face suddenly frowned slightly.
"Isn't it him?"
Shan Ling had some doubts.
If it was really Xia He who did it in the middle of the night, then it would definitely cause loss of qi and blood.
The cultivation of Qi and blood is extremely difficult. Once consumed, it usually requires careful nourishment with blood-replenishing soup for a long period of time before it can gradually recover.
However, as soon as he came into contact with it, the energy and blood in his body became abnormally vigorous, and there was no sign of any consumption at all.
This made Shan Ling very confused.
If it's not him, then who is it?
Shan Ling sighed faintly.
"Forget it, no matter who it is, report what you asked last night to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince first."
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"That was a close call. Senior Sister Shan is quite perceptive."
Xia He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Shan Ling didn't catch up.
But it seems that the test just now has passed.
Shan Ling touched his hand naturally not to take advantage of him. At that moment, he could feel a surge of qi and blood in his body. It should be some special method of measuring qi and blood.
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