Volume 3: Evil Ghosts Eat People Chapter 204 The Fatal Truth (Part 2)
"No... Impossible?" Zhao Yu was stunned. "We are investigating the case under orders. Are you... Are you committing a crime under orders?"
"Prefect Tao," Xu Zun asked with a frown, "So, the mastermind behind the evil ghost cannibalism case is the current Queen Mother?"
"Eh? I didn't say that," Tao Lang clarified, "I have always been the governor of Yonghui County! I am not an inner guard, and I don't take orders from anyone."
"Why?" Xu Zun asked, "Why would she do this? What would 20,000 cavalrymen do when they enter Yonghui City?"
"Master Xu, you are so smart," Tao Lang asked, "Why don't you guess it?"
Xu Zun narrowed his eyes and his mind raced.
After a moment, he pondered and said , "The Queen Mother wants to use this to intimidate Xiazhou? Could it be... is this to declare war on Xiazhou?"
"Ah!!? No way..." Zhao Yu was so scared that he collapsed. The thing he was most worried about happened. They had caused another huge incident this time.
"Evil ghosts eat people...using ghosts..." Xu Zun speculated as he looked at the huge Suanni prop in front of him, "Since it uses ghosts, the sword is pointed at people's hearts. Is it really to kill people and destroy their hearts ? It turns out...this is a reshuffle!"
"Shuffle?" Zhao Yu didn't understand.
Tao Lang naturally didn't understand what he meant, but he still asked half-heartedly: "When you say reshuffle , do you mean rebuild?"
"Rebuild? What!?" Zhao Yu collapsed completely at this moment, muttering, "Damn it...are they going to massacre the city?"
"Don't say it so harshly," Tao Lang said coldly, "I should say that my Daxuan needs a new Yonghui!"
"Why?" Xu Zun asked in a trembling voice, "Do you have to go to such extremes? Tens of thousands of people will be buried with Yonghui?"
"Master Xu," Tao Lang raised his lips and said calmly, "If that's the case, let's analyze it together!
“First, the current Great Xuanwu Forest is in trouble. There are many ignorant people in the martial arts world who maliciously interfere in government affairs, which makes the saint very unhappy!
“If we can eradicate the major Yonghui gangs, in addition to clearing out the Yonghui gang forces, we can also deter other martial artists who have ulterior motives and ill intentions.
"Secondly, rumors have been spreading in Xiazhou in recent years, and they are ready to make a move, which has become a concern for the saint," Tao Lang continued, "If at this time, I, Yonghui, change my preemptive policy and station troops in the city, I can deter Xiazhou and make them dare not act rashly!
"It's time to teach them a lesson!
"As for the third one... hehe..." Tao Lang suddenly kept silent.
"Is there a third point?" Xu Zun asked.
"Well, now that things have come to this, it doesn't hurt to tell you," Tao Lang said, "Since Yonghui cannot station troops and has been a gray area for many years, the higher-ups suspect that the Xuanmen rebels are very likely hiding here..."
ah?
Hearing this, Xu Zun's heart skipped a beat.
He had already anticipated the first two reasons, but this third point was the first time he had heard of it.
"The Xuanmen rebels are hiding in Yonghui?" Xu Zun asked.
"Yes, there have been reports in recent years that the higher-ups suspect that Xuanmen's headquarters is in Yonghui!" Tao Lang said, "But unfortunately, we have been secretly investigating for many years, but have not found any clues..."
"So..." Xu Zun was surprised, "The higher-ups want to massacre the city and rebuild it. Do they want all the people in the city to be buried with Xuanmen?"
"We can't do this!" Zhao Yu said anxiously, "Since there is no evidence, what if the news is wrong?
"The Xuanmen rebels were not in Yonghui at all, so wasn't that a mistake?"
"Don't be silly," Tao Lang sneered, "There is no such thing as wrongful killing. Yonghui has been in chaos for a long time. If we don't re-establish order, not only will there be no development, but it will become the root of disaster for our Great Xuan!"
"We can't kill people even if we have to re-establish order!" Zhao Yu shook his head and lamented, "Those are human lives!"
"I understand," Xu Zun said, thinking something through, "No wonder you use evil spirits to kill people!
"The first step is to use the evil spirits to kill the leaders of the major sects!
“The second step is to put the blame on Li Ronger and cause infighting within the gang. Once Li Ronger dies, it will trigger chaos in Yonghui!
“The third step is that the Yonghui Rebellion gave the imperial court an excuse to send troops, and at this time, you released the Suanni ghost to create the illusion that an evil ghost was wreaking havoc in Yonghui City.
"And the last step is to send a large army to flatten Yonghui City. No matter what kind of martial arts sects, no matter what kind of Xuanmen rebels, and no matter what ordinary people, we will wipe them out all at once..."
"Yes! After we are done, we will announce to the public that it was the evil ghost of Yonghui who caused the chaos," Tao Lang said with a smile, "and put the blame on the evil ghost!
"From now on, Yonghui City can truly be stationed and built, restoring our Great Xuan Law and Order, and at the same time shocking the martial arts world and intimidating Xiazhou. What do you think... is it worth it or not?"
After Tao Lang finished speaking, the scene fell into dead silence.
Xu Zun and Zhao Yu were both silent.
No one could have imagined that a murder case involving an evil spirit would involve the highest-level secrets of Daxuan.
All of this was actually planned by the current Queen Mother behind the scenes.
What the Queen Mother wants is a new city!
And this new city will be built on tens of thousands of corpses!
call……
how so?
If everything Tao Lang said was true, then he had made a huge mistake and blocked the Queen Mother's grand plan.
No wonder Wanqi Feng said that his death was imminent before he died!
No wonder Wanqi Feng said those inexplicable words to the elders of Zishan Sect. How can the eggs in an overturned nest remain intact?
Since the supreme ruler of Daxuan wants to eliminate Yonghui City, how can a small Zishan Sect like them protect itself?
Presumably, he would work for Tao Lang only because Tao Lang promised that he would retain the status of Zishan Sect after the matter at Wanqi Peak was accomplished, right?
The truth is actually like this!
Twenty thousand cavalrymen are stationed in the mountains not far away, so... what should we do next?
"Master Xu," Tao Lang said proudly, "Can you untie the rope now?"
"Let me ask you," Xu Zun did not do so, but asked anxiously, "When will this Suanni ghost appear?"
"Alas, what's the point of you being anxious now?" Tao Lang said, "There is no internal fighting among the three major sects, and there is no chaos in Yonghui City. Naturally, this Suan Ni ghost cannot be used easily!"
"In other words," Xu Zun said, "if the Suanni ghost doesn't come out, the 20,000 cavalry won't charge into the city?"
"Of course," Tao Lang shook his head and said, "How can we do this without a legitimate reason? Sir Xu, but you don't have to worry. It's not too late now. Untie it for me first, and we can discuss it properly!
"I think, with our intelligence, we can definitely connect the plan! But... you killed my 猄鬼 and 獜鬼, which makes it a bit tricky!"
"No," Xu Zun stood in front of Tao Lang and said solemnly, "Master Tao, you misunderstood! The reason I asked you this is that I wanted to confirm it with you.
"Since the Suanni ghost doesn't come out, the cavalry won't enter the city, so..." Xu Zun turned to Zhao Yu and said, "Let's burn this Suanni ghost..."
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