Volume 6: Demons Rise from the East Sea Chapter 353: The Queen Mother's Purpose
The moonlight is like water and the sky is full of stars.
On the deck of the warship, Xu Zun stood at the railing facing the sea, feeling the sea breeze on his face, which was an indescribable feeling.
"Master Xu," an anxious female voice came from behind Xu Zun at this time, "I have given you my sincerity. When can our transaction be carried out?"
The person who spoke was dressed in purple, and she was the Crown Princess Tian Jing.
"Crown Princess," Xu Zun said facing the dark sea without turning his head, "As long as you can tell me the truth, I can fulfill your wish now."
"You?" The Crown Princess took two steps forward and asked, "What do you mean? Do you think I'm lying to you?"
"Crown Princess," Xu Zun said, "Let's be frank. I am not the judge of Daxuan for nothing.
"You know whether you are hiding something from me or not, otherwise, I would have agreed to your deal long ago!"
"You?" The Crown Princess took two steps forward again and asked, "What do you want in order to let me go?"
"Prince..." Xu Zun finally turned his head and asked in a serious tone, "Where is the prince?"
"Ah!?" The Crown Princess was stunned and asked in confusion, "What do you mean? The Crown Prince's whereabouts are unknown, how can I know where he is?"
"If my analysis is correct," Xu Zun said, "besides Xuanmen, the prince should have other collaborators, right? For example... the East Sea Assassin?"
"East Sea Assassin?" The Crown Princess was stunned again, "My Lord, what are you talking about? I don't understand."
"Then..." Xu Zun stared at the Crown Princess' eyes and asked, "What about the Tianlong Inn?"
"Tianlong Inn?" The Crown Princess shook her head. "I have never heard of this name. Lord Xu, does this have anything to do with our transaction?"
Just as the Crown Princess was speaking, Xu Zun suddenly took a few steps forward and came in front of the Crown Princess.
The distance was too close, almost face to face.
"You..." The Crown Princess blushed and felt nervous, but she did not step back.
Smelling the faint fragrance of an aristocratic woman, Xu Zun remained motionless, still staring at the Crown Princess, as if he wanted to see through this noble woman completely!
"Crown Prince..." Xu Zun asked coldly, "Do you have any intentions for the throne?"
"You?" The Crown Princess was stunned again. Xu Zun's words seemed difficult for her to answer.
After some hesitation, the Crown Princess seemed to have a premonition of something, frowned and said to Xu Zun: "Master Xu, it seems that you are not going to trade with me?
“I just don’t know, are you ready?
"If you take me back to Daxuan and the palace," the Crown Princess said angrily, "I promise that I will drag you down with me and make sure you don't have a good ending! Humph..."
After saying this, the Crown Princess walked away angrily.
At the same time, Ani, who had been waiting in the distance, gave Xu Zun a helpless look, and then followed the Crown Princess back to the cabin.
After a while, Hou Zhen hurried over from the cabin door and reported:
"Sir, I have asked all the warriors, and they know about the same thing as Xiao Zhennan and his wife. They have all heard of the Tianlong Inn, but no one has actually come into contact with it.
"Otherwise..." Hou Zhen said, "If they could buy the top martial arts secrets through the Tianlong Inn, they wouldn't have to go to Gufeng Island!"
"Um……"
Xu Zun just hummed and didn't say another word.
At this point, he increasingly believed that Tianlong Inn was not a rebel group of Xuanmen.
Because he had seen the martial arts of the Xuanmen people before. If the Tianlong Inn belonged to the Xuanmen, then why didn't they let the Xuanmen people practice?
As long as we can train a group of top killers, there will be no problem in succeeding Operation Heavenly Tribulation.
Moreover , Xuanmen was aiming at the Central Plains, and placing such an important department in the distant East China Sea was very unfavorable for their own information transmission.
Therefore, Xu Zun believed that there should be another powerful force behind the Tianlong Inn!
This group of forces is most likely related to the assassination in the imperial palace more than ten years ago and the case of the fake Qiu Yongnian.
Just now, the reason why Xu Zun sought out the Crown Princess for a talk was just to test her reaction.
Xu Zun's instinct told him that the Crown Princess must be hiding something important, and it was definitely about the Crown Prince.
Or perhaps, the prince was innocent from beginning to end, and he just fell into a trap set for him by the enemy.
Therefore, the Queen Mother sent me to the East China Sea, perhaps to get Xu Zun's confirmation.
If the prince had not been involved, the outcome would have been very different.
…
The next morning, Xu Zun took Ku Niang back to the Banshee Palace.
Although Ku Niang was injured, she was not seriously injured.
From this, it can be seen that the female assassin who knows the Blood Palm must have been seriously injured.
As luck would have it, as soon as Xu Zun returned to the palace where he was staying, he was visited by the Banshee King Kong Zhen who came to visit him in person to express his condolences.
After exchanging pleasantries, the two began talking about the prince again.
Kong Zhen still tried his best to persuade Xu Zun that the attack on the prince's delegation should be blamed on the sea monster, which would be the most favorable outcome for both parties.
Xu Zun felt that Kong Zhen had no sincerity in finding out the truth, so he went with the flow and asked Kong Zhen to give him more evidence about the mermaid so that he could report to the Queen Mother.
"Either I can see the siren go out to sea with my own eyes, or I can get a part of the siren's body, even if it's just a piece of dragon scale," Xu Zun said, "so that the Queen Mother can believe it!"
"Well..." Kong Zhen looked troubled after hearing this, and said, "This sea monster only appears once in a century. Who knows if it will appear again? What if we can't find it?"
"Yes," Xu Zun pondered, "So, I have to stay in the Banshee Country for a few days to look for clues. I'm afraid I'll have to continue to bother the Queen!"
"That's fine, you can stay as long as you want!" Kong Zhen said, "Don't worry, I will do my best to find clues about the sea monster as soon as possible."
After saying this, both sides saluted each other.
Xu Zun wanted to inquire about the origin of the ballad and asked Kong Zhen to help him find the female killer with the Blood Evil Palm.
But he swallowed the words back when they came to his lips. The situation was unclear now and he didn't want to ask too much.
If Kong Zhen knew that he didn't believe in the sirens at all and was still looking for the Tianlong Inn, it would probably be disadvantageous to him.
So, it is better to proceed with caution now.
Seeing that he had finished speaking, Kong Zhen also hurriedly said goodbye.
Before leaving
Xu Zun quickly bowed to express his gratitude, saying that he was very satisfied, and then he joked that he could hardly bear it anymore, and if he sent ten more people, he would become an empty shell.
Seeing Xu Zun's pleased look, Kong Zhen finally felt relieved. He then reminded Xu Zun that there were still ten boxes of treasures being prepared, so he asked Xu Zun not to worry.
Xu Zun hurriedly became polite to the queen, without any intention of refusing, and looked like a corrupt official.
However, as soon as Kong Zhen left, Xu Zun summoned all his subordinates and began to arrange an investigation...
