Chapter 120: Playing Tattletale on the Master

“…… Lord! Wake up, Lord Co-Counselor!”

“Lord Shen withdraw your hand!”

The fog in his mind cleared, the surrounding scenery gradually became clearer, and several men’s faces came close to him and crashed into his eyes. Shen Qi subconsciously raised his arm to block, and suddenly realized that he was being held tightly by his subordinates, some clutching his wrist, some holding his waist, and some breaking the hilt of the knife between his fingers.

The Embroidered Spring Knife at her waist, the tip of the knife at some point against her heart, cut an inch-long gash in the fabric, blood blotting around it.

It was practically a cliffhanger, and if he exerted one more point of force, the blade would be plunged into his chest.

“I’m fine.” Shen Qi signaled his men to let go and sheathed his sword, looking down, he saw a tied up man in black on the ground, the back of his neck was stepped on by the brocade guards, his face was forced to be pressed on the ground, his mouth was blocked with a ball of cloth, and he was struggling and writhing and letting out muffled cries of “uh-uh”.

Wei Tassel wiped the cold sweat, said, “The party can be thrilling, the adult has just captured this assassin, as if he was nightmare, frozen standing still, suddenly put the knife to his chest to stab down …… Fortunately, at the last moment, the adult came to his senses, otherwise, even if we rushed as fast as we could, I’m afraid that we can’t stop it. “

Shen Qi opened his palms and pinched his temples on both sides, completely pulling himself out of the ecstasy realm.

The long half-life in the illusion turned out to be just a brief moment in reality.

– – It is not exactly a hallucination, at least the experience in the Shen family when I was young was real. Mother is real, the eighth sister is real, and the little ninth brother ……

There is no Little Ninth Brother at all. Yao has only one biological daughter.

“Shen Yan,” in fact, is Su Yan, twisted into a beguiling blood brother due to the demons of his heart, projected into the light of his tragic upbringing.

However, all the world’s attachment and imperviousness, hatred, greed, delusion, obsession, resentment …… can be born in the heart of the devil.

What are his demons? It’s not just the thorny road he traveled through, but also the heart-wrenching phrase, “From now on, you and I will be sworn brothers.”

Shen Qi buried his eyebrows into his palms and gave a determined sneer in his heart: ho! Even if they are really brothers, so what? Would he be stopped by this layer of blood and be unable to move forward? No one can cut Su Qinghe away from his heart, imperial power can’t, and demonic magic even more so.

He wiped out all his outward emotions, put down his hand, and said, “A moment of carelessness, and I almost fell into the path. This Hidden Sword Sect’s ‘Ghost Pupil’ is really powerful, capable of dragging one’s mind into the realm of ecstasy. If you can’t distinguish between illusion and reality, you won’t be able to get out, and you’ll be so confused that you’ll die. If you meet them in the future, you should be extra careful.”

The crowd heard nothing but staggered, busy tearing off the cloth will be the black man’s eyes layer by layer blindfolded, tied a solid.

Setting up, waiting, using his body as bait, the work was finally not in vain, catching the most crucial character – the black-clothed blood pupil, even if it is not the one who assassinated the crown prince, it is still a major breakthrough point.

The brocade guards escorted the black-clad man back to the Northern Zhenfu Division and put him in the strongest cell of the Imperial Prison, where he was closely guarded.

Shen Qi drank the thick honey water, dispersed the alcohol breath, and brought the head of the punishment thousand household Shi Yifushuang to the prison to interrogate him.

The brocade guards of the Northern Zhenfu Division originally thought that any prisoner in their hands, even the most clanking iron bones, could be refined into a puddle of water.

Maybe there really are people who are not afraid to die, but no one is not afraid to beg for their life or their death.

Except for one kind of person–

–

“Crazy?”

Ranhee, who had been ordered to come and find out how the case was progressing, was incredulous.

He raised his eyebrows light to almost disappeared, will be puzzled and unhappy between the proportion to put just right, “Shen Tongzhi, we know you are a capable, wrist, handle a few cases, never called the emperor disappointed. This time the Eastern Palace in danger, the emperor is extremely important, but now you gave us this ridiculous answer, how to explain to the emperor, Shen Tongzhi considered it?”

Shen Qi’s face was grim, and his tone was quite sincere: ”This is not the answer to the case, but it is indeed the truth. How we captured this assassin, Eunuch Lan has also read the dossier. When he fell into the net, he performed the Hidden Sword Sect’s ‘Nightmare Phantom Technique’, or the ‘Ghost Pupil’ rumored in the jianghu, and after that, he lost his sanity and became completely insane.”

Lan Xi pursued, “Is it really crazy, or is it pretending to be crazy?”

“If a person is able to drink his own blood and eat his own meat, and even being ridden by a dog without any sense of humiliation, I can’t think of a second possibility other than true madness.” Shen Qi’s expression was like a statue of a god enshrined in a cult, cruel and rightfully so.

Blue Xi “hiss” inhaled a breath, to cover up the quiet chills, thin voice also lowered a few points: “In that case, we will report. Shen Tongzhi don’t get people dead, the emperor valued this case, may also want to see with their own eyes.”

Shen Qi nodded: “Don’t worry, Your Excellency, my humble servant will definitely clean up the people and won’t defile the holy eyes.”

Lan Xi went back to the palace to resume his orders.

Shi Eaves Frost said to Shen Qi, “My lord, my subordinate is worried that His Majesty will blame us for not handling the case properly.”

Shen Qi said, “This black-clothed assassin is a dead soldier and an outcast, it’s impossible for the Imperial Master to not think of it, if we want to continue to track down the forces behind the scenes, it’s indispensable for us to continue to step in. We are the sharpest knife in the hand of the imperial master, as long as the blade does not cut the master’s hand, it will not be easily destroyed, don’t worry.”

Stone Eaves Frost nodded and muttered again, “What kind of evil way is this ‘Nightmare Charm Technique’, that if you can’t charm your opponents, you’ll drive yourself crazy?”

“Maybe it’s a true qi reversal, maybe it’s more than that. I had a martial arts expert who is well versed in healing arts come and diagnose the man, and the meridians in his body were reversed, and the disordered qi and blood impacted his brain, leading to divine fainting and disorganization, manic madness, like the symptoms of going off the deep end.”

“If it’s really gone off the deep end, the degree of light can still set things right, if the degree is serious, I’m afraid that this life will be crazy until death. It’s a pity that the big fish caught by the great man who took the risk, just like that the clue is broken.”

“It is indeed regrettable. But investigating a case isn’t like this, there’s no way out of a mountain, and there’s a village in the dark, as long as you move more here-” Shen Qi nodded Shi Yifengfang’s head, and kicked the other party’s calf lightly, “and here- -will always find a new breakthrough.”

Stone Eaves Frost laughed, “The cases that your lordship has taken over have never been unsolvable, my subordinate is confident.”

Of course, including Shen Qilang single-handedly concocted the “case”, always catch the most consistent with the political situation, the allegiance to the most favorable to themselves and their own criminals, this is the Jin Yiwei, this is the North Township Division, is not it.

In the afternoon of the next day, an order came from the palace, and Emperor Jinglong really wanted to take a look at the crazy assassin himself.

The imperial prison is dark and filthy, the son of heaven naturally will not be involved, only driving to the North Zhenfu Si public hall, ordered to escort the prisoners to the courtyard outside the hall.

Accompanied by the forbidden army to this side of the government office surrounded into a tight iron bucket. Sitting high in the Hall of Heaven and the front yard, separated by hundreds of jinyiwei stopped into the human wall.

Not only the imperial chariot in person, in the East Palace, “recuperating” to the bored Prince also came. Jinglong emperor in a bright yellow robe, color weaving four groups of dragons, two shoulders of dragons decorated with the sun, moon chapter pattern, graceful and majestic; Prince Zhu He Lin is wearing a lightweight orange-red narrow-sleeved military clothing, covered with autumn incense color makeup satin lapel armor, waist harness small belt, sitting next to his father in a gallant manner.

After Shen Qi saluted, he stood at the bottom of the side with his hands hanging down.

The assassin was escorted to the courtyard by the brocade guards, forced to kneel down, and unlocked the armature that bound his mouth. As a precaution, the cloth cover over his eyes remained on and was not removed.

This assassin is a young man appearance, wrapped in prison clothes in the body of thin and not lose strength, body wounds in all parts of the dressing beforehand bandaged, and filled a bowl of ginseng soup to refresh, so it seems that the state is not too bad.

Bewildered, he knelt in the center of the courtyard and, unable to see because his eyes were covered, pricked up his ears to listen for movement.

Emperor Jinglong asked Shen Qi after sizing him up, “You say this person is crazy?”

“Your Majesty, it is indeed crazy.” Shen Qi replied.

Zhu Hailin rose to his feet, “Lone went down to see if it was the person who committed the assassination that night.”

“The outlaws are ferocious, my lord mustn’t take the risk!” “A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, young master think twice!” The accompanying Fu Bao and Cheng Sheng were busy advising.

Zhu Hailin waved his hand, “He’s all bundled up into a dumpling, will he still pounce and bite me? Besides, am I a vegetarian, Little Master?” He turned his head to Emperor Jinglong and said, “Father, I’ll go and verify it.”

The Emperor seemed to appreciate his courage and nodded slightly.

The brocade guards on the steps retreated to the two sides to separate the passage, Zhu Hailin walked down, smoothly drew an embroidered spring sword, the heart does not feel nervous, and even have a hidden excitement.

He stepped steadily to the assassin, examined his opponent’s face and hands, and then suddenly raised his blade again, cutting the cloth covering binding his eyes in one swift motion.

This sudden risky move made Shi Eaves Frost and the others escorting the prisoners on both sides extremely nervous, and hurriedly said, “Your Highness, be careful! Do not come into contact with his blood pupils, so as not to be caught in the mesmerizing technique!”

Zhu Hailin said, “Whenever one utilizes power to perform a spell, one must be supported by one’s true qi. If he is truly mad, his physical strength and true qi will either be depleted or scattered, so where else can he perform the mesmerizing technique?”

Broken into two pieces of cloth cover floated down to the ground, Zhu Hailin saw the assassin’s face, twenty years old, features ordinary, pupils dark, like turbid red glass beads. Compared to his assassination the day he saw the essence of the light overflowing bizarre blood pupil, the form in the God has been scattered, apparently has lost all vitality.

After Zhu Hailin carefully examined it, he nodded his head affirmatively, “The one who assassinated Orphan that night, it was him.”

The assassin stared straight at him, and suddenly stood up and laughed insanely, “Ha, ha, ha, it’s him, it’s him!”

“Who are you? At whose behest? Why did you assassinate Lone?” Zhu Hailin asked.

Assassin: “He ran away! Hahaha, it’s time to take your medicine, take your medicine …… be obedient …… die …… not die …… “

The last few sentences were slurred and mumbled as if they weren’t even human words anymore.

Zhu Hailin put the blade on his neck and made a bloody mark on his neck. The assassin lowered his head and used his tongue to lick the blade, licking a mouth full of chewed blood and swallowing audibly.

“Crazy!” Stone Eaves Frost cursed lowly, “Don’t offend Your Highness!”

Zhu Hailin wiped the blade clean on the assassin’s prison clothes and turned away, returning the Embroidered Spring Sword to its original owner.

“Thank you, young master!” The brocade guard, conscious that his saber had been borrowed by His Highness the Crown Prince, was very honored, so he loudly thanked him.

The assassin suddenly raised his face, opened his bloody mouth, and let loose with a cry, “–Hit the little master!”

The crowd was shocked and looked into the field with unblinking eyes.

The assassin cackled in his throat and shouted as he gulped down blood, “Hit the little master! Hit the little master! Hahahahahahaha hit the little master ……”

Cold wind soughing rolled through, sycamore leaves flying, courtyard a solemn autumn killing atmosphere.

The madman assassin’s wry laughter, echoing over the courtyard, mixed with one “hit the little master” after another, was absurd and bizarre, and made one’s heart feel inexplicably cold.

Zhu Hailin walked to his father’s side without looking back.

Emperor Jinglong asked him with a calm face, “Are you afraid?”

Zhu Hailin shook his head, once the color of youth and arrogance, as if carefree summer flowers through the autumn frost, gradually faded from the corners of his eyebrows: “What should come, will always come. Make a foolproof plan to cope with the changes in the armpit.”

Emperor Jinglong’s eyes showed satisfaction as he nodded toward him, “Sit beside me.”

The Emperor pressed his hand on the Crown Prince’s shoulder and decreed, “Eliminate the Hidden Sword Sect and wipe out its remaining members. Anyone who is close to it, no matter if it is a powerful family or a jianghu power, no one will be left behind!”

Shen Qi was also ordered, “Continue to investigate and dig out the black hand behind the scenes. I want to see who, exactly, is trying to hit my son.”

The Emperor took the Crown Prince up and returned to the palace.

The assassin was still screaming in the courtyard and was escorted back to the Imperial Prison by the Brocade Guards. Shen Qi instructed the jailer to give him medicine and supply him with food and clothing, keeping him alive may still be useful in the future.

However, no one expected that three days later, the assassin would be dead.

Chewed and ate his ten fingers late at night and bled to death.

Shen Qi had personally examined the corpse and carefully searched the cell where the assassin was, and finally found a few dried blood marks on the stone wall behind the mattress, close to the ground.

It’s a bloodstained mark on the belly of the index finger.

A trace, like a narrow oval petal.

A total of eight bloodstains were imprinted, fanning out in a row.

Eight-petaled blood lotus.

Shen Qi stared at this tiny blood lotus flower for a long time, and hand-topped it on a paper page, then used the blade to scrape the stone wall clean.