Chapter 356: Gifting the Talisman to Huang Guanzi, Gourd to Collect the Fire of Chang'an
The entire family of Xiao Jian, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, was burned to death in the fire. All 42 people died. What's even more strange is that the person who set the fire was Xiao Jian himself!
When the Jinwu Guards arrived, Xiao Jian had already sprinkled kerosene all over his mansion, and then burned it all up, killing himself in the fire.
According to the Jinwu Guards, he shouted something in the flames.
"I have done my best to honor the King of Qi!"
Hearing Gao Quan's words, Li Shimin's eyes narrowed slightly and he said, "Back then, Xiao Jian became a beggar because of the war and was about to starve to death. It was the King of Qi who gave him a meal."
"For the sake of a meal, he was willing to burn himself to death, even taking his entire family with him..."
Li Shimin felt very complicated and sighed: "Sure enough, this is icing on the cake, but it is not as good as sending charcoal in the snow."
He had been very kind to Xiao Jian over the years, but it was still not as good as the meal given by Li Yuanji.
He suddenly remembered his father's evaluation of Xiao Jian, calling him a man of temperament, which was indeed true.
Li Chunfeng's eyes moved, and he said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Xiao Jian had time to burn himself, which proves that he got the news in advance, which also means that someone in the palace leaked the secret."
There is one thing he didn't say explicitly, which is that the level of the leaker is probably not low.
Because what happened tonight had already been strictly forbidden to be spread outside, the number of patrolling guards was doubled, and in order to prevent the news from leaking out, he even transferred away the soldiers guarding the Xuanwu Gate, just to avoid being seen when fighting with the black-robed man.
But just as the man in black was exposed, Xiao Jian, who was secretly in cahoots with him, calmly burned himself to death. This shows that the news was transmitted very quickly. As the man in black just rushed out of His Majesty's bedroom, Xiao Jian might have received the news.
"Could it be that the escaped black-robed man notified me?"
Li Daoxuan asked.
Li Chunfeng shook his head and said, "It's impossible, because when His Majesty ordered the Jinwu Guards to arrest Xiao Jian, we were still fighting the black-robed man at Xuanwu Gate."
Li Daoxuan nodded. In this case, there was only one explanation, that is, there was a high-level spy in the palace. After realizing that the matter was exposed, this person immediately notified Xiao Jian.
Although they have figured out the key point, the clues have been cut off with the death of Xiao Jian. All they can do now is search for the man in black and find out the spies in the palace.
A hint of coldness flashed across Li Shimin's eyes. He did not expect that the Taiji Palace where he lived actually hid so many tricks.
"I will take personal responsibility for this matter. The spy will be found within two days!"
…
Li Daoxuan and Li Chunfeng left the palace together.
Along the way, Li Chunfeng seemed a little absent-minded, as if he was worried about something.
Li Daoxuan glanced at him and said with a smile, "Huang Guanzi, are you worried about the spy? With your majesty's intelligence, it would be . Now that you know, you will surely be able to find out quickly."
Li Chunfeng shook his head and said, "No matter when, there will always be spies in the palace. Even if we kill this one, there will be another one. I am not worried about this."
"Oh? Then what are you worried about?"
Li Chunfeng frowned and said, "I was wondering, how did that black-robed man break your majesty's dragon energy?"
He stopped, his eyes filled with worry.
If the other party can ignore the dragon energy, it means that His Majesty's life will be threatened at any time, and this is what he is most worried about.
Li Daoxuan couldn't figure this out either, but he had one good thing about him: he wouldn't force himself to think about things he couldn't figure out.
"Let's go. When you find the man in black robe, remember to inform me. Next time, I won't let him escape again."
After saying this, Li Daoxuan stretched, and clouds appeared under his feet again, and he quickly flew into the air.
Li Chunfeng shook his head. What’s so great about being able to fly?
Although he doesn't know how to fly, he is proficient in Qimen Dunjia, Yin Yang and the Five Elements, Feng Shui, array mechanisms, astronomy and geography...
A dark shadow fell from the sky.
Li Chunfeng reached out to take it and found it was a stack of talismans.
Among them are amulets, longevity talismans, and the five-thunder talismans of the fifth level!
These were all drawn by Li Daoxuan himself after he entered the Yin Shen Realm. They are extremely powerful, far exceeding ordinary talismans, especially the Five Thunder Talismans, which can cause considerable damage even to cultivators in the Yin Shen Realm.
"Brother Daoist, I was able to go to the underworld and chop off Xu Du in the past, all thanks to the Killing Hu Order and Gua Ci you gave me. I don't have many friends, and you are one of them. Keep these talismans, and don't die. I'm still waiting to go to your Imperial Observatory to drink!"
Above the clouds, Li Daoxuan's voice echoed, and his figure disappeared without a trace.
Tonight, Li Chunfeng's plan ruined the Moro Sect's plan and he is likely to be retaliated. He is not good at fighting, so these talismans of Li Daoxuan are very precious to him.
Li Chunfeng was slightly stunned while holding these talismans, and then he smiled.
He wanted to put the talismans away, but after thinking it over, he spread them out one by one, straightened out the wrinkles on them, and then put them in his arms.
Looking at the direction where Li Daoxuan left, and seeing that there was no one around, he straightened his clothes, bowed, and whispered: "It is my honor to be friends with Master Li."
Li Chunfeng is a very introverted person. People who are familiar with him know that his favorite things to do are reading and observing the stars. Sometimes he would sit in the observatory all night.
Unless it was something urgent, he was actually very taciturn and never expressed his emotions easily. It was only tonight when no one was around that he revealed his true feelings.
However, just as he finished speaking, a fly flew to Li Chunfeng's ear.
"Old Li, I didn't expect you to admire me so much!"
It was Li Daoxuan's voice. The little bug was actually the clone that Li Daoxuan left behind specially. It was a bit of his bad taste.
Li Chunfeng's jade-like face suddenly stiffened, and his whole body looked a little disheveled in the wind.
Old Li?
"Hey, Old Li, how about we become sworn brothers? Although I'm a little younger than you, I'm better at Taoism, have more magical powers, have more powerful magic weapons , and look better than you. I'll just suffer a little and be the big brother—"
Bang!
Li Chunfeng had no expression on his face and slapped the fly to death.
The whole world became quiet in an instant.
…
Above the white clouds, Li Daoxuan revealed a smile.
Li Chunfeng is actually an interesting person.
He stepped on auspicious clouds, traveled through the sea of stars, stood thousands of feet in the sky and overlooked the entire Chang'an City. He soon discovered the Xiao family which was still on fire.
Chang'an had been suffering from a long drought and the air was very dry. In addition, there was a water shortage. Although many soldiers were trying to put out the fire, the fire was still spreading and was about to affect the surrounding houses.
Li Daoxuan retracted his brow-penetrating third eye and frowned slightly, because there was no one left alive in the Xiao family, and they were buried in the fire, so even their souls could not be preserved.
He patted the Three Realms Gourd on his waist and sighed, "Collect!"
The next moment, the fire that was about to spread suddenly stopped, and then flew straight to the sky like a fire dragon. From a distance, it looked like a pillar of fire reaching the sky, which was a spectacular sight.
The soldiers and civilians who were putting out the fire below were staring at this scene in a daze. Through the flames that were rising into the sky, they saw a figure sitting in the clouds above the sky.
The fire surged into the clouds and quickly disappeared.
When the flames completely dissipated, the figure also disappeared. In the night sky, there was only the bright moon hanging high and the stars shining brightly.
However, the ashes and debris of the Xiao family reminded everyone that what had just happened was not an illusion.
