Dafeng Night Watchman-Chapter 616 - : Hidden Pawn

Wang You wrote the intelligence he had obtained in the secret letter, and at the end, he added a summary of his own:

"Cao Qingyang's children are still young, raised in a deep courtyard, rarely in contact with outsiders, and have not shown any abnormality.

"The children have just been enlightened, and their minds are not yet mature. Even if they are possessed by dragon energy, I am afraid that the supernatural power will not be obvious.

"I cannot spy on the dragon energy, and I hope you can find a way to confirm it as soon as possible.

"The ancestor of the Wulin League has been secluded from the world, and the back mountain is a forbidden area. Anyone who breaks in except Cao Qingyang will be killed by the dog beast.

"But after I secretly inquired, I found that there were more secret stakes guarding the periphery of the back mountain, so I judged that the condition of the old leader of the Wulin League might be getting worse."

After writing, he blew the ink dry and then whistled.

After a while, a black wild bird flew from the woods in the backyard and landed on the open window, looking at him with its black eyes.

Wang You took out the bamboo tube slowly, tied it to the wild bird's feet, and touched its head.

The wild bird flapped its wings and flew away.

Wang You watched the wild bird fly away and exhaled. .

This bird is a very common wild bird. It is not as conspicuous as a messenger pigeon. Using a carrier pigeon to send a letter in the Wulin League is an insult to the Wulin League's intelligence and irresponsible for one's own life.

Using a wild bird that can be seen everywhere can avoid most risks.

After all, the Quanrong Mountain is hundreds of miles long and the forests are vast, and the most abundant thing is wild birds.

Of course, there is still a risk of being accidentally shot down, so if it is not important information, the bird will not send a letter.

It is worth mentioning that this bird has been trained by the Gu Clan's heart Gu Master, so it can act as a messenger.

Wang You closed the window, added a handful of charcoal to the stove, wrapped in a thick sheepskin coat, and fell asleep on his side on the bed with the help of alcohol.

After an unknown amount of time, he woke up suddenly with a movement of his ear while sleeping, and reached out to touch the short blade under the pillow.

Bang!

As he held the short blade, his head was hit hard by a blunt object, and all his thoughts were gone.

In a daze, after an unknown amount of time, the biting coldness poured on his face, and Wang You woke up with a groan.

It took less than a second for his eyes to change from blank to sharp. He suppressed his inner panic and looked around calmly.

At the same time, sensing the current state of his body, he was tied up and his whole body was soft, as if he had been drugged.

This was a closed room, with chains, maces, shackles and other torture instruments hanging on the stone walls,

In the corners were large torture instruments such as tiger benches, foot-cutting knives, and skinning platforms.

In addition, Wang You also saw some instruments specifically for dealing with female prisoners, such as wooden donkeys, thousand-man riders, etc.

There was a charcoal basin burning in the secret room. On the big chair to the left of the charcoal basin sat a man in black.

He had another hideous scar on his left cheek, a horse face, green bean eyes, and his facial features were as ugly as the scar.

Wang You knew him. He was the chief prisoner in charge of punishment in the Wulin League.

"What's your real name?"

The chief prisoner smiled.

Wang You showed a look of fear and confusion, and was extremely terrified:

"I am Wang You, an archer at Nanfenggang. I don't know what I did wrong. Please let me know, Grand Prison."

"No, no, no!" The Grand Prison waved his hands and explained sincerely:

"Don't belittle yourself. You didn't do anything wrong. You just committed a capital crime."

Wang You's face changed drastically, and he shouted loudly: "I am loyal and have served the Wulin Alliance for many years. How can I be sentenced to death? Grand Prison, please don't wrongly accuse me."

The Grand Prison laughed and said:

"Do you think that the young master and the young lady are still young, and they survived the enemy's palm. Such a bizarre thing, will Alliance Leader Cao not take it to heart? Will he not investigate?

"You might as well think about it again. There were quite a few guards that day, and everyone else kept their mouths shut. Why didn't Old Zhou receive the order to keep silent? "

Wang You's pupils contracted, he didn't say anything, the tongue in his mouth stirred obscurely.....

"I took out your denture for you, there was poison hidden in it, I found a dog to experiment, it died instantly, tut tut, this poison is not something that ordinary people can make."

The chief warden still smiled: "What is your real name?"

Wang You lowered his head and defended: "I just asked Lao Zhou out of curiosity, the warden misunderstood."

The chief warden smiled:

"I never ask a third time, although I don't like to torture people, but I never resist using some cruel means to achieve my goals.

"Well, compared to ordinary punishments, I prefer to find a new way, seek change and innovation, so that it is more meaningful.

"For example, the torture device of a thousand people riding can also be used against men.

"Take off his pants."

Two subordinates came forward, lifted up the limp Wang You, made him lie on the torture device, and tied him tightly with ropes.

It is worth mentioning that the appearance of the "Thousand Cavalry" is similar to the barrel of a cannon.

Wang You gritted his teeth and said nothing. He already knew what kind of humiliation he was about to face.

But then, the move of the chief prisoner made the faces of the three people, including the two subordinates, change.

The chief prisoner picked up the iron tongs roasting in the charcoal basin and blew gently. The red iron reflected his face, and the smile on the corner of his mouth became deeper.

Wang You's face suddenly turned pale.

The two subordinates clamped their buttocks muscles fiercely.

.......

The night was dark and the wind was cold.

The chief prisoner, wearing a black cloak, entered the leader's mansion in the night with two followers.

In the hall, Cao Qingyang, who had received the notice, had been waiting for a long time. He was only wearing a light blue robe, and his burly body was as heavy as a mountain, calm and introverted.

His square face was expressionless but serious.

"Leader!"

The chief prisoner clasped his fists and saluted.

Cao Qingyang raised his hand to signal him to take a seat and asked the servants to serve him hot tea.

The chief prisoner drank a sip of hot tea to warm his stomach and said slowly:

"It has been found out that Wang You is a spy affiliated with the Tianji Palace organization and was planted in the alliance seven years ago.

"According to his account, he was added because the previous spy died in an accident. But he doesn't know who the previous spy was and when he died."

Cao Qingyang frowned slightly, half pondering and half thinking:

"Tianji Palace?

"The name sounds like it's related to the Si Tian Jian."

As the leader of Jianzhou Wulin League, he knew that a third-grade sorcerer was called Tian Ji Shi.

"Tian Ji Palace can't possibly deal with me. Did you catch the wrong person?"

Cao Qingyang frowned.

More than a month ago, his wife was ambushed when she returned to her parents' home. Apparently, a spy in the league leaked the information.

Cao Qingyang has been investigating secretly, trying to find the spy.

The chief prisoner looked a little strange and said:

"My subordinates have found out another thing..."

The chief prisoner paused for a moment:

"According to Wang You, he is looking for something called dragon energy.

"This thing will lean over a person. If you get it, you will become blessed and show all kinds of abnormalities. For example, someone with mediocre qualifications will suddenly become enlightened and talented.

"A low-level martial artist suddenly has a great rise in cultivation and encounters many adventures."

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At this point, the chief prisoner looked at Cao Qingyang's face, and seeing that he was silent, he continued:

"He believes that the young master and the young lady's resurrection from the dead may be due to the dragon's energy. But he cannot confirm it. Today, he has sent a message to his superiors by bird, hoping that he can find a way to confirm it.

"Wang You's level is too low, and he doesn't know much about the inside story and background of the Tianji Palace."

Cao Qingyang was silent for a long time, as if digesting the information. After a while, he asked:

"Dragon's energy?"

The chief prisoner said: "I am also confused, but Wang You doesn't know what dragon's energy is. The Tianji Palace should have adopted a wide-ranging approach to find this dragon's energy, only revealing the phenomena caused by dragon's energy, but not describing its essence."

Cao Qingyang tapped the coffee table with his fingers, and said slowly:

"So, the Tianji Palace has the means to observe dragon's energy. But I didn't find the so-called dragon energy in Chun'er and Xue'er. Well, the qi-reading technique is a method used by sorcerers. The Tianji Palace is indeed related to the Si Tianjian.

"This matter has solved my doubts."

It's a pity that the ancestor was in a very bad state after the battle in the capital and had to fall into a deep sleep. Otherwise, on the day when the two children got into trouble, he might have found the answer from the ancestor.

Cao Qingyang took a sip of tea and asked, "Is Wang You still alive?"

The chief prisoner smiled and said, "Of course he is alive. Every spy is very valuable."

Cao Qingyang said, "Hmm," and said, "If it's someone from the Si Tianjian, let's keep him alive for now. Send someone to the capital to seek answers from the Si Tianjian."

He thought for a moment, raised his hand and said, "No, don't make it public for now, listen to my arrangements."

First ask the ancestors for confirmation, understand the dragon energy, and listen to the ancestors' opinions.

This matter concerns his children, so he must be cautious.

The chief prisoner nodded, stood up and bowed, saying, "I'll take my leave."

.......

Cao Qingyang left the hall and turned into the inner courtyard, and went to see his son and daughter separately.

They are twins, seven years old this year, just the right age to sit at different tables.

Cao Qingyang was obsessed with martial arts in his early years. After becoming the leader of the alliance, he worked hard on the affairs of the alliance. He married and had children when he was thirty years old.

Although he was not considered to have children in his old age, he was also old.

Therefore, he loved the twins very much.

In the warm hall of the inner courtyard, Cao Chun was playing in the hall with a blazing charcoal fire with a wooden sword on his waist.

The wet nurse chased after him, constantly reminding him to pay attention to the charcoal basin.

Cao Xue quietly nestled in her mother's arms, reading a picture book with her.

Seeing Cao Qingyang coming in, Cao Chun stopped making noises immediately, and Cao Xue also sat up straight from her mother's arms, straightening her small body.

The brother and sister were more afraid of their father who was stern and unsmiling.

Cao Qingyang took off his robe, handed it to the wet nurse who came over, and waved:

"Chun'er, come here."

Cao Chun stood straight in front of him and called out: "Dad!"

Cao Qingyang nodded slightly, revealing a hint of smile: "It's been a long time since I tested your swordsmanship."

He glanced at the wooden sword on his waist: "Show it to Dad."

"Yes!"

Cao Chun nodded with bright eyes, and his little face was a little excited.

He immediately drew out the wooden sword and performed a set of swordsmanship in a very realistic way, which was actually quite sharp.

His wife smiled and said, "I don't know how Chun'er suddenly got it. Husband, isn't this very similar to you?" When Cao Qingyang was young, he was ridiculed for his dullness, and the previous leader was also secretly ridiculed for not being able to judge people. He focused on his training and threw 8,000 punches every day. Many years later, one day, he suddenly found that he had become the best master in the young and strong faction of the Wulin League. It became a good story. Cao Qingyang, however, did not smile at all. He put on his robe without saying a word and left the inner courtyard. He left the house and headed for the back mountain with a clear goal. He had a lot of questions to ask the ancestor. What is dragon energy? Why is it in the two children? The attitude of the Sitianjian towards the so-called dragon energy, etc. He quickly came to the cliff and the closed stone door. "Ancestor, Qingyang has something to ask." He bowed. He shouted three times, but there was no response from the stone gate.

The ancestor is still sleeping, when will he wake up? The battle in the capital that day made his condition worse, and the nine-colored lotus root promised by Xu Qian'an was still not here...... Cao Qingyang felt heavy in his heart and was about to shout again.

Two blood-red lanterns suddenly lit up on the cliff, looking coldly.

Cao Qingyang knew that it was the Quanrong who was guarding the ancestor who told him to leave and not to disturb him.

He bowed helplessly and returned the same way.

.......

A small town on the border of Jiangzhou.

Miao Youfang bit a string of candied haws and said:

"I found that there are fewer refugees on the border than in other places."

Li Lingsu also bit a candied haws and said:

"This is because this place is close to Jianzhou, and the refugees have fled to Jianzhou."

Miao Youfang was puzzled and said, "Is Jianzhou very rich?"

"A place with good weather and good harvests is naturally rich. Jianzhou has the Wulin League, which is known as the real master of Jianzhou. Even the three officials of Jianzhou have to be cautious."

Li Lingsu talked freely: "Jianzhou Jianghu is very orderly. If a man wants to do evil, he will be eliminated by the Wulin League with thundering means. It is exactly the opposite of Yunzhou where criminals gather.

"At the same time, the government and the Wulin League check and balance each other, and no one dares to be too unscrupulous."

"I only heard that Jianzhou is a holy place for martial arts." Miao Youfang didn't quite believe it and retorted: "According to what you said, doesn't the court care? Let a Jianghu force grow so strong. "

"I heard that Jianzhou Wulin League has an old ancestor in the supernatural realm. I wonder if it's true or not." Li Lingsu laughed.

"Then what are you talking about?" Miao Youfang curled his lips.

The two started arguing, and the topic gradually deviated from "refugees" and "wealth".

"If you don't believe it, you can ask Xu Qian."

Li Lingsu snorted.

With Xu Qian's identity and status, he must know these secrets.

Miao Youfang immediately looked at Mu Nanzhi who was eating candied haws and Bai Ji who was licking candied haws, and also looked at Xu Qian'an who was walking with a horse with great interest.

"There is indeed an old guy, and he is an old guy of the same age as the country."

Xu Qian'an pondered: "However, the court can tolerate the existence of the Wulin League, not all because of fear of a supernatural warrior. You know, in the heyday of Dafeng, let alone one supernatural, two supernaturals were not enough. "

"Why is that? "Miao Youfang became more and more puzzled and full of interest.

Li Lingsu listened attentively. He knew that Xu Qian'an had a lot of secrets and interesting stories. Before his identity was exposed, he often heard some ancient secrets from him.

Because of this, he believed in Xu Qian's identity and ignored some details and flaws, and did not see through his identity.

Xu Qian'an said:

"In the late Zhou Dynasty, many heroes emerged. A Jianghu man gathered a team in Jianzhou and started the journey to compete for the Central Plains.

"Later, all the troops were eliminated and unified, leaving only two. One was the army of the founding emperor of Dafeng, and the other was the army of this Jianzhou warrior.

"At that time, the Great Zhou had been destroyed, and the Central Plains was in ruins. He did not want to commit murder again, so he made an appointment with the founding emperor of Dafeng.

"The winner will rule the Central Plains, and the loser will retreat. You all know the result later, and Dafeng was born because of this.

"When I heard about this, I was only impressed by the power of Emperor Gaozu. Now I realized that the old man in Jianzhou had no intention of becoming emperor.

"He rebelled purely because the people at that time could not survive. In his heart, he should pursue martial arts.

"And Emperor Gaozu was not very interested in martial arts and immortality. He was keen on the king's ambition. The two pursued different things, which doomed the result.

"When the old man in Jianzhou retired, Emperor Gaozu made three rules with him and allowed him to keep his own army in Jianzhou, which was a warning to himself and his descendants.

"Now, it is not important what the emperor's attitude towards Jianzhou is. The attitude of the Supervisor is the key. Jianzhou can continue to this day with the tacit consent of the Supervisor. "

Speaking of this, Xu Qian'an sighed.

Now that I think about it, Wulin League is also one of the chess pieces of Jianzheng.

This old silver coin, I wonder how many chess pieces are still on his chessboard.

Tianmingshi is a natural chess player...Xu Qian'an sighed in his heart.

......

Yunzhou, Qianlong City.

The monk wearing a simple cassock, revealing half of his muscular chest, sat cross-legged beside the coffee table.

"Since you have been planning for so many years, you should not have expected today. "

Bodhisattva Jialuoshu glanced at the sorcerer in white sitting opposite him.

He was referring to the current predicament of Yunzhou.

The Supervisor was blocking Yunzhou. Whoever dared to go out would be the first to die.

Of course, for Bodhisattva Jialuoshu, it was just a tough fight.

Even if the Central Plains was the Supervisor's territory, he could lie down.

As a master of the Vajra Dharma Image and the Acala Dharma Image, there was no one in the first rank who could kill him.

Once Xu Pingfeng started a rebellion, he would be responsible for entanglement with the Supervisor, and Xu Pingfeng would be responsible for attacking the city and seizing the land.

But Bodhisattva Jialuoshu felt that since Xu Pingfeng could not solve the crisis at hand, this ally was too useless.

Xu Pingfeng smiled and said, "King Zhenbei and Wei Yuan are the chess pieces that the Supervisor Teacher put out in the open. He still has many hidden pieces, waiting for me to remove them one by one. "