After receiving Ning Jie's message, Xia Wanqing rushed over immediately.
When she saw the scene in the secret room at the bottom of the lake, her face couldn't help but look ugly.
Fortunately, Sha Xin had already disposed of the bodies of the palace maids, otherwise Xia Wanqing would definitely feel guilty.
If she had been more cautious and paid a little more attention to the disappearance of the palace maid, she would have easily noticed the strangeness.
After listening to Ning Jie's story, Xia Wanqing understood that this matter concerned the destiny of the entire Great Xia Dynasty and must be taken extremely seriously. She immediately decided to report the matter to the Emperor of Great Xia.
"This is such an important matter. I must report it to my father in person to prevent that person from causing further chaos and causing more serious consequences."
"So I have to trouble you, brothers, to go with me."
Ning Jie nodded. With such a big thing happening, he felt a little worried.
Chu Xi naturally had nothing to do with it, he would go wherever Ning Jie went.
As for the murderous intention, after seeing the scene in the secret room, he was filled with anger and vowed to personally save the thief, so he did not refuse.
So, the four of them, led by Xia Wanqing, went directly to the emperor's bedroom to meet him.
In the bedroom, the Emperor of Daxia was sitting in front of the bed in his nightgown, listening to Xia Wanqing's report on what had just happened, and he looked very shocked.
Bang!
The Emperor of Daxia slammed the table, his face showing undisguised anger.
"How could this be absurd! How dare someone do such an inhumane and evil thing right under my nose! What do they think of me? What do they think of the Great Xia Dynasty!?"
"Son Ning, we are truly grateful to you this time. Otherwise, the fate of our Great Xia Dynasty would have suffered an unforeseen disaster!"
As the Emperor of Daxia spoke, he seemed to remember something and asked Ning Jie.
"By the way, nephew Ning, have you had any business lately? If not, you might as well stay in the palace for a few more days."
"After all, war is about to break out, and I'm already overwhelmed with war preparations alone. If my nephews Ning could help with this palace chaos, I would be extremely grateful!"
Ning Jie heard this but did not agree directly.
His original purpose of coming back was to go to the front line with Xia Wanqing to prevent her from being in any danger.
Now that I have encountered this incident, it would be great if it could be resolved directly, but in this situation, I don’t know how long it will be delayed.
The war between the ancient kingdom of Galan and Daxia is about to break out. If that time really comes, I may go to the front line at any time, and I will definitely go with them.
Seeing Ning Jie's hesitation, the Emperor of Daxia knew that Ning Jie might be in a difficult situation, and he did not intend to force him.
"It's okay. If it's inconvenient for Ning Shengzi, you can leave at any time. There's no need to make things difficult for me!"
"Thank you for your understanding, Your Majesty. Ning Jie cannot guarantee how long he will stay in the palace, but he will do his best to help Your Majesty investigate this matter in the next few days!"
Ning Jie clasped his fists politely and bowed, but for some reason he felt something strange in his heart.
Why did I always feel like the Emperor of Daxia seemed relieved when he said there was no need to worry?
Including when they just arrived at the bedroom and saw the four of them coming together, why the Emperor of Daxia didn't seem surprised.
When I heard about something that had such a serious impact, although I was very angry, the feeling was not that strong.
That kind of anger that was just on the surface was like... a palace maid breaking a teacup!
These insignificant details made Ning Jie always feel that something was wrong.
Driven by a strong sense of unease in his heart, Ning Jie inexplicably used the Eye of Insight again and looked directly at the Emperor of Daxia.
hiss--
Seeing this, Ning Jie, who was not mentally prepared, took a deep breath.
This attracted the attention of everyone present, and Chu Xi and Xia Wanqing looked at him closely.
"What's wrong, brother? Are you feeling unwell?"
The Emperor of Daxia asked with concern in his eyes.
"Is Saint Ning feeling unwell? Did you accidentally get hurt while dealing with that thief?"
Ning Jie reacted, laughed dryly and explained.
"No, it's a hidden injury from before. It's almost healed. I suddenly attacked not long ago and it was pulled a little bit again. It's nothing serious."
Everyone nodded, and no one doubted the truth of these words. Then Ning Jie made an excuse that he needed to rest and left first.
After leaving the bedroom, Ning Jie's face instantly darkened, and the shock in his heart lingered for a long time.
Just now, he used the Eye of Insight to look at the Emperor of Daxia, and surprisingly found that in addition to the deathly aura on the Emperor of Daxia, there was also the remnant of the aura of Buddhist techniques!
What is even more shocking is that the deathly aura is actually resisting this trace of Buddhist power.
Almost in an instant, Ning Jie thought of Sha Xin's unexpected full-strength attack on the black shadow in the secret room.
Could it be that the Emperor of Daxia is actually the mastermind behind all this?
Ning Jie couldn't help but have this bold and almost impossible idea in his mind.
After all, what ruler would go against the destiny of his own country?
But these coincidences could not appear out of thin air. You know, Buddhist techniques are very rare in the Central Plains, let alone in this palace.
When the Emperor of Daxia saw him yesterday, there was no trace of Buddhist or Taoist aura on him, but after Shaxin severely injured the black shadow, he had it?
Even if the coincidence that occurs at a specific time and place is not the truth, it is a smokescreen deliberately released by someone to cover up the truth!
In that case, let's take it one step at a time. The Emperor of Daxia doesn't know that he has the Eye of Insight card.
As long as I don't alert the enemy, he will definitely be exposed when he lets his guard down!
Thinking of this, Ning Jie couldn't help but rub his slightly swollen and painful temples. What was going on?
With a plan in mind, Ning Jie stopped worrying about it and went back to have a good rest.
The next day, at the court meeting, there were bursts of sighs and lamentations.
Because just now, the national teacher who came back from the front line, Chu Miaohan, who is also the leader of the Taoist Alliance, brought back a piece of news that shocked the court.
While she was stationed at the front line, the ancient country of Galan suddenly sent an envoy to make a statement to the Great Xia Dynasty.
"The Lord of Galan has issued an order that the Great Xia Dynasty only needs to hand over one person, and the Galan Ancient Nation will immediately withdraw its troops."
Everyone in the court was very confused and asked questions, curious about who had such great value.
Chu Miaohan's indifferent eyes swept across everyone, and finally lingered on Xia Wanqing for a second longer, and then he spoke in a flat tone.
"The person they want is Ning Jie."
As soon as the words fell, the court immediately exploded and everyone started talking.
"Is that really the case? All we need to do is hand over Ning Jie and Galan will withdraw his troops?"
"How could the news brought back by the Imperial Master himself be false? Is it not a bit inappropriate to sacrifice one person in exchange for peace?"
"Hey, think about it from another perspective. Only sacrificing one person can prevent a war. What's wrong with that?"
"That's right. Sacrificing one person in exchange for world peace. I believe Ning Jie himself will understand! I support handing over Ning Jie!"
"I also support handing over Ning Jie!"
After a while, almost all the court officials agreed to hand over Ning Jie.
But the next second, Xia Wanqing suddenly stood up.
“That’s ridiculous!”
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