Chapter 113: Get the hell out of here!

The five bodies were laid out in a mound not far from the tent, covered with a coarse cloth and guarded by two Vaishnavas.

Square Face led Su Yan over and lifted the rough cloth to show him.

Newly dead for more than two hours, the body began to appear corpse spots and stiffness, because of the autumn night temperature is not high, there is not much odor. Su Yan led the Jin Yiwei one by one to look over, is indeed the appearance of the Central Plains, wearing civilian cloth, body has traces of fighting, fatal wounds and Alertan’s machete also match.

Su Yan scrutinized the face of one of the corpses, trying to dig out familiar looks from his memory. Unfortunately, even if he was there when Huo and Altan fought one-on-one, he really couldn’t remember what the soldier who came down to stir up trouble looked like.

If only Chase had been there, with his amazing senses and good memory, he would have been able to forget everything. And I’m afraid he’s the only one who’s seen the clothes and faces of his followers, besides Alertan and the murderer.

…… I told you not to do that and you didn’t listen, but if I told you to leave, you obeyed me so well? He also said, “Even if I’m driven away, I’ll still be around day and night.” Where is he?

Su Yan heart some annoyed, can not help but look around. I do not know whether it is an illusion, vaguely feel is being a pair of eyes peeping, such as awn in the back, he violently turned back, did not see any silhouette, only a deep night color, grass leaves rustling in the wind. A full moon in the sky, bright and lonely shine on the earth.

Ah Chui, get the hell out of here! The words that rushed to the back of his throat were swallowed back by Su Yan with force.

Being day, after scolding and rushing, and then to call people back, he can not wipe this face, can only secretly bite his teeth: well, continue to hide it, if you have the ability to not show up for life!

Su Yan grabbed Gao Shuo’s outstretched arm and climbed out of the mound, and from afar, he saw a group of men and horses with torches galloping towards him, swiftly approaching his eyes.

Chu Yuan dismounted and saluted, “Lord Su, Senator Huo is here, as well as Temple Secretary Yan.”

Today’s Mid-Autumn Festival, the barracks line wine and meat treats. Yan Chengxue was pulled by Huo to eat a reunion dinner, more than a few cups of wine, drunkenness on the head in the compartment to rest. In the middle of the night, he heard a clamor in the court, he got up and came out to see the situation, and learned that Alertan was poisoned, and the Warat people identified the murderer as Huo’s soldiers, and gave the case to Su Yan there.

Su Yan sent Chu Yuan, the commander of the brocade guards, to check the head, but Huo’s account really lost five soldiers, and he was planning to lead the team to hunt.

Huo face Chu Yuan’s questioning, a shocked look, flatly denied that this has something to do with themselves, Yan Chengxue simply with him to recognize the body.

Su Yan gave a faint nod towards the two, “Senator Huo, Temple Secretary Yan.”

Huo couldn’t be bothered to exchange pleasantries with him and jumped down to the mound to carefully go through the whole thing, frowning, “These five people are indeed my own soldiers under my tent, but I don’t know why they died here.”

“It was you who gave the order! You, and him-” the square face gripped the hilt of his knife tightly, pointing at Yan Chengxue, “harmed us because of the horse purchase. Didn’t harm us and then wanted to take revenge by sending someone to assassinate Altan!”

The Warrat hans who had gathered around shouted angrily in their raw, broken Han language:

“Yeah, that’s them!”

“If you can’t beat them, poison them, villain!”

Yan Chengxue’s face is pale and arrogant, revealing a sneering and contemptuous look when he is accused, ”You guys are spitting blood. Five bodies of deserters, what evidence is there to prove that they were instructed by Senator Huo and this official? And what evidence is there to prove that that Altan was poisoned by the assassination rather than being sick himself? This official also says that it was you northern barbarians who attacked and killed the border troops, and then planted evidence to frame us, intending to stir up strife between the two countries!”

This can make the Valar people very angry, have drawn their swords, wailing to rush over to cut him.

The square face still had some sense, stopped his companion and said: ”What happened in your territory, and these few corpses at the scene, are also your people. Who would believe that it’s not related? Do you think that a few horse sellers, as light as grass seeds, can just step on them? Let me tell you, Altan is the eldest prince of Wirat, and his father is the eagle perched on the sacred tree, King Tiger Kuali of Polkhan. Khan if know, the great prince was killed by you, will certainly send heavenly thunder anger, then it is really two countries …… countries ……”

He couldn’t pronounce “strife,” so he changed the word: “war!”

Yan Chengxue changed color and said: ”The Great Prince of Warrat? Tiger Crowley’s eldest son is clearly called Kun Le, you have used an alias? But I have heard that the people of Warrat never use aliases.”

The square-faced man said disdainfully, “The name of us Wirathans, blessed by the spirits of our ancestors, will not be changed wherever we go. ‘Kunle’ is only written in official documents for you people of Daming, and Altan is Altan, the son of the divine tree, the gold of heaven!”

Su Yan also revealed a surprised look. He was not unfamiliar with the names “Hu Kua Li” and “Kun Le”, and had first heard of them from Emperor Jinglong’s mouth.

Tiger Kuo Li is the current leader of the Wala tribe, it is his grandfather killed the defeated and fled the former North Cheng Lord, seized the throne, called himself “Marco Polo Khan King”, which means “God King”.

Later, in order to reclaim the throne of Tartary, it fought with Warat, Xiangliu, Woye and other departments for decades, and its power gradually became huge. The title of “Marco Polo Khan” inherited by Hu Kuaoli was therefore not a good name.

Out of fear and hatred for the Tartars and the desire to unify the Northern Desert, Hu Kuaoli considered an alliance with Daming.

It so happened that Emperor Jinglong, because of Su Yan’s advice, was also prepared to choose a suitable support among the many tribes in the Northern Desert, so that it would have the strength to hold back and consume the Tartar army.

The two sides agreed at once. Tiger Kuo Li for the sake of alliance solid, for the eldest son of Kun Le beg Shang a big Ming Princess, but unfortunately Jinglong Emperor strictly abide by the ancestral training, never peace, so the two sides of the negotiation is also delayed for several months.

Who would have thought that the “Prince Kunle” on the official instrument of transportation between the two countries would be Altan. And “Altan” is the real name, “Kunle” is a …… official title?

Su Yan felt that destiny was sometimes really a mysterious thing, able to link two people who were originally miles apart and had nothing to do with each other, without moving. He silently sighed in his heart and said to the other face, “Give me that cloth bag.”

Squareface hesitated knowing that he claimed the concealed weapon he had pulled from Alertan.

Su Yan said to him: “Don’t worry, I will do justice. After all, the matter is important, whether it is your accusation or the self-clearance of the two of them, all need to be supported by conclusive evidence. This is important physical evidence, I will not intentionally damage or lose it.”

After a pause, he added, “I can make an oath, and my ancestors will be my witnesses.”

The Valar people value oaths, especially oaths witnessed by ancestors. Square face took out the cloth bag from his bosom and handed it over, “Altan once said that if it does not involve the benefits …… of the two countries …… the most important benefits, you are a friend that can be trusted. Now in this situation, I do not know whether I should trust you …… You do not let him down.”

Su Yan nodded and took the cloth bag, slowly opening it in front of Huo and Yan Chengxue while keeping a close eye on the changes in the two men’s expressions and eyes, not missing a beat.

He has already figured out the path of these two people: Yan Chengxue is a racist, insidious and scheming, but arrogant and cranky, and can’t do anything to hide his emotions seamlessly; Huo does things without principles and bottom line, and for some reason, it is always difficult to refuse the requests of his best friend, Yan Chengxue, but there is still a straight-forward mannerism belonging to the army, and even if the hypocrisy will reveal the cloven foot.

As the fabric was lifted, Huo saw that inside was a pitch-black Xuan Iron Flying Needle, and his pupils shrunk violently, revealing a look of shock.

Su Yan noticed that his right hand, which was hanging down at his side, lifted upwards, his fingertips slightly hooked as if he was trying to feel for something, but he quickly let it down again.

And Yan Chengxue’s face went even paler, almost flushed with iron. He glanced at the flying needles and quickly averted his eyes – averting them too quickly, far less than the amount of time one gazes at something when they first see it, revealing a desire for more.

Su Yan had a number in his heart, and said to Huo Dao, “Senator Huo, what is in your arms, take it out and have a look with me, how is it?”

Haw gritted his teeth and didn’t move.

Su Yan sank his face, “Senator Huo doesn’t want to do it himself and is asking the Brocade Guards to do it for him?”

Huo’s body stiffened, his eyes looking straight at Su Yan, slowly reaching into his pocket and pulling out a dark brown leather bag slightly larger than his palm.

The leather bag was waterproof and well sealed, meaning that what was contained inside was either very important or very dangerous. Chu Yuan carefully took it, opened the mouth of the bag, lined the bottom with a white cloth, and poured out a handful of flying needles.

Eleven flying needles, all made of pitch-black basalt iron, under the light of the fire, the surface of the flying needles flowed with a ghostly blue luster, obviously quenched with poison.

There is also a pair of black gloves as thin as cicada wings, I do not know what material, I think it is put on the hand when the needle is put on the hand, to avoid contamination with toxicity.

Squareface called up, “That’s the pin! It’s the same as the one that hit Alertan!”

The Valar people are in an uproar. Su Yan reached out to signal them to be at ease, and asked Huo: “Senator Huo, you are accustomed to using a lance, a hand of the Yang Family Pear Blossom spear method is famous in the army, why would you hide such a sinister and malicious concealed weapon, and your usual style does not match ah.”

Huo hesitates slightly, “The lance is only used in battle, it’s not convenient to carry it at all times. The concealed weapons are compact, I had the blacksmith build them for self-defense.”

Su Yan asked, “Since it was you who ordered the flying needles to be created, can you tell us what poison was quenched and what are the symptoms of poisoning?”

Hoh stammered and couldn’t speak.

Su Yan turned to Yan Chengxue again, his eyes sharp: “Yan Temple Secretary may know, answer on behalf?”

Yan Chengxue sleeved her hand and let out a sharp cold laugh: ”You have all designed it, so what are you telling this official to answer! Say this flying needle is this official hand design, order craftsmen to build? Or that the poison on the needle was made by my own hands and quenched by the craftsmen? This kind of thing, you put this official’s personal guards and those craftsmen arrested to torture some, get the answer more conclusive and more assured, why pretend to ask me.”

Su Yan did not care about the rudeness of his words and asked after him, “What exactly is the poison on the needle? Where is the antidote?”

“‘Border City Snow’. The poisoned person’s whiskers and hair are white, like the snow covering the city walls; his five insides are burning, like a soldier’s fire burning in the city, and his whole body convulses and dies a few moments later. Even the strongest person can’t last more than two quarters of an hour.” Yan Chengxue raised her jaw towards the tent not far away, “According to you guys, that Altan was poisoned more than two hours ago, and now the body is cold? Why do you need an antidote? Besides, I don’t have the antidote.”

The square face couldn’t bear to roar and drew his sword to slash at Yan Chengxue. The other Valarians also drew their weapons and pounced on them.

Huo reacted quickly and also drew the sharp sword at his waist, grasping the other party’s scimitar and stabbing back.

The soldiers he brought with him fought with these twenty to thirty Valarians, and the scene was in chaos.

Su Yan droned, “Stop it all!

“Huo, if you kill these Warwickians, you’ll be sitting on the charge of slaughtering a vassal and murdering a prince, with no possibility of reversing the case. Even if you and Yan Chengxue don’t want your own lives, you should think about your parents and relatives!

“And you, the clansmen of Altan. Since I have said that I will administer justice, you should not act without authorization! Do your actions represent the will of Khan King Hukuo Li and the entire clan of Wara? If so, do not blame me for taking this as a sign of challenge to Daming!”

The warnings on both ends hit seven inches.

Huo again protect Yan Chengxue, also can not be in vain parents. And these Wala Hanzi also can’t afford to trespass on the king’s will, the charge of lightly starting the war.

The jinni guards took the opportunity to separate the two groups by a few feet.

Huo was escorted by his men s personal soldiers, shook Yan Chengxue s cold fingers, and whispered, “Old Yan ……”

Yan Chengxue didn’t turn her head to look at him, only staring at the corpse in the mound.

“…… Those five are indeed my soldiers, left and right can not be avoided, how about flying needles and poison are also counted on my head. Don’t you admit it, one can live is one.”

Yan Chengxue tugged the corner of her mouth in mockery, “You thought it was me too?”

Huo choked. Hardened flying needle is Yan Chengxue personally handed over to him, said Alertan must be the northern barbarians spies undoubtedly, even if it is not, the beam knot big, but also have to strike first. Now inexplicably missing a, secretly take to kill, in addition to his life with him, no defense of the old Yan, who else can it be?

“I know you didn’t want to involve me before you got someone to do it yourself ……”

Yan Chengxue sighed softly, “Yet I know that the five men in that pit were not under your orders, even though they were your soldiers.”

HAW: “What?”

Yan Chengxue: “Old Huo, I’m not as stupid as you think. But you are even more stupid than I thought.”

Hoh: “……”

Su Yan stood outside the swordsmen’s crowd, noticed the two biting their ears, and frowned.

He is not sure whether Huo Yan and his team are the real culprits or not, but in terms of the motive, the murder weapon and the evidence left at the scene, these two people can’t get away from the suspicion.

He can only be sure of one thing – this assassination is full of strange and bizarre, behind the scenes there may be another black hand to make clouds and rain. And Jing Hongchou, who most likely witnessed the assassination scene, was the only witness that mattered.

Su Yan was a bit depressed and relieved, raising his voice and clearing his voice, “Ah Chui!”

The sound traveled a long way across the empty, ghostly meadow.

“–If you don’t show yourself, you really won’t want to see me in this life!”

Su Yan’s mouthful of dantian qi sank to the point of egg pain, his feet stumbled slightly, and his arm was held up by someone.

There was an extremely familiar voice at his side, cold and bright like a frosty sword under the moon, and as countless times before, he responded tamely but firmly: “My subordinate is here, what are your orders?”