Volume 5: The Gathering of Storms Chapter 269: Xuanmen Tianzun (Part 2)
"So... you are cheating me?" After a flash of panic, Li Ren regained his composure.
"Some people like to use evidence to judge a case, while others prefer to rely on intuition," Xu Zun said with a smile, "and I belong to the latter."
"Only based on your intuition?" Li Ren smiled cruelly, "Okay, since you don't believe it, I have nothing to say.
"Come on, I'm ready!"
After saying that, he spread out his hands and looked indifferent.
"Could it be..." Xu Zun stared into Li Ren's eyes and asked, "You haven't even seen Xuanmen Tianzun?"
"Hmph!" This time Li Ren was not fooled. He said nothing and there was no reaction on his face.
"Mr. Lushan," Xu Zun said, "let me tell you the truth, since I am the chief judge, how can I handle cases based on my intuition?
"I just thought of the Qinglan Temple in Shangyuan City and the Yonghui Sanhe Gang, and came to this conclusion after a comprehensive consideration."
"Oh?" Li Ren had never heard of this new term and immediately showed a curious look.
“There are so many young killer girls being trained in Qinglan Temple, but they did not participate in this Heavenly Tribulation Operation.
“So, from a general perspective, Xuanmen Tianzun used Qi Xianger to refine medicine, used Lu Jinlong to train assassins, used Ye Hanchen to make money in Yonghui and Shuzhou, and used you to launch assassinations in Shengdu.
"From this we can see that Xuanmen's supreme commander is not only counting on this Heavenly Tribulation Operation, he must have a greater ideal!"
"..." Li Ren frowned and was speechless. He could never have imagined that Xu Zun's thinking and reasoning ability was so strong.
And based on Li Ren's speechless response, Xu Zun became even more certain that his judgment was correct.
The real Xuanmen Tianzun still maintains his mysterious veil.
Moreover, Xu Zun had already vaguely felt that even if they captured Li Ren alive, they might not be able to learn more information about Xuanmen.
Judging from Li Ren's performance, he should have been prepared for sacrifice a long time ago.
Zhao Yu and others naturally knew the importance of Li Ren and had been staring at him intently, fearing that he would commit suicide by taking pills or behave in other abnormal ways.
Hou Zhen and others had even revealed their hidden weapons.
"So..." Xu Zun continued, "You keep saying that hatred is the best thing to use, but aren't you also being used by Xuanmen Tianzun to use your hatred?"
"Really... the young are really formidable!" Li Ren looked at Xu Zun with a resentful expression on his face, "Xu Zun, I know who you are.
"Don't tell me... you still don't know how your father Chang Linqing died?"
What!!?
As soon as these words came out, Xu Zun trembled suddenly.
"Shut up!" Cai Kun immediately stopped him, "Mr. Lushan, how many people do you want to drag down with you?
"From what I can see, those people you just mentioned may not all be yours, right? Do you want to take their families with you on the journey?
"Aren't you afraid that they will come after you in hell?"
"My father..." Xu Zun asked, "Do you know my father?"
After asking, Xu Zun understood. His father was the Minister of Dali Temple, so how could he not know these princes and ministers?
“Hahaha…” Li Ren laughed, “You have inherited your father’s wisdom, and your courage even far exceeds that of your father. It’s just… you are still too young and don’t understand the dangers of the court! Hahaha…”
"Xu Zun," Cai Kun warned beside Xu Zun, "Don't be bewitched by him, he did it on purpose."
"If you knew your hatred," Li Ren said with a smile, "then your death would not be far away!
"What a pity! If I had known you were such a talented person, I should have taken advantage of your hatred much earlier. What a pity..."
Seeing that the situation was getting worse, Cai Kun waved his arms and ordered his subordinates, "Take him away and bring him back to the Inner Guard House for interrogation!"
"Yes!" The inner guards received the order and immediately rushed to the platform to control Li Ren.
Li Ren did not resist at all and was quickly taken away by the internal guards.
"Everyone in the Li Mansion," Cai Kun ordered the others, "take them all into custody and send them to the inner guard prison!"
"yes!"
At the command, the inner guards rushed out to call people to carry out Cai Kun's order.
"Xu Zun," Cai Kun said to Xu Zun, "Don't listen to his nonsense. He is just desperate and wants to drag you down with him."
"I know," Xu Zun smiled faintly, pointing at the Buddha statues around him and said, "I just want to search here again to see what else I can find?"
"Well..." Cai Kun did not leave. Instead, after thinking it over again and again, he pulled Xu Zun aside and whispered, "Xu Zun, remember, even if Li Ren is not Xuanmen Tianzun, he must be! Do you understand?"
"Huh?" Xu Zun didn't react and asked, "What?"
"Li Ren must be the Heavenly Master of Xuanmen!" Cai Kun said, "You are so smart, you should be able to see clearly that the reason why the Queen Mother asked us to thoroughly investigate this case and find the mastermind behind it is to find an excuse to let the Emperor lift the ban!"
ah?
Xu Zun thought carefully and finally understood what Cai Kun meant.
If Li Ren is Xuanmen Tianzun, then the Xuanmen Tianjie case will be declared completely settled. Since it has nothing to do with the emperor, he will naturally be restored to the throne and return to the Golden Palace.
But if not, then things will become more complicated.
"So..." Cai Kun explained, "We are not trying to win credit, but for the sake of the Great Xuan State.
"What the Queen Mother needs most right now is not the truth of the case, but the safety of my Daxuan!"
Xu Zun naturally understood the seriousness of the matter, but for some reason, he still felt that something was wrong.
"But..." Xu Zun frowned, "Ling Cai, shouldn't we at least report this matter to the Queen Mother?
"After all, Xuanmen is an extremely large organization. If they plot again in the future, then you and I will..."
"Don't worry about that," Cai Kun said, "The Queen Mother asked me to investigate the case thoroughly. She will report to you and me afterwards. I will naturally report the situation to the Queen Mother."
oh……
Xu Zun nodded, only then realized that Cai Kun was also an extremely scheming person.
He had already realized that the Queen Mother asked him and Xu Zun to thoroughly investigate the case because she didn't want the Chief of the Internal Guards Lin Chaofeng to be involved.
The reason why he said that he would report to the Queen Mother in person was probably because he wanted to bypass Lin Chaofeng.
It seems that either Cai Kun does not trust Lin Chaofeng, or he dislikes Lin Chaofeng's ability.
If it were Xu Zun, he would do the same as Cai Kun. If he told Lin Chaofeng directly, who knows what kind of trouble would arise.
"Okay!" Xu Zun nodded, "Then I'll first..."
As a result, before Xu Zun could finish his words, he heard a loud noise above his head!
boom……
Immediately afterwards, the earth shook and dust flew everywhere.
ah!! ?
Xu Zun and others were shocked and ran outside quickly.
After a few people climbed out along the exit, they saw that the entire mourning hall had been blown up!
Screams were heard from the smoke-filled wreckage...
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