Volume 6: Demons Rise from the East Sea Chapter 372: Cruel Secrets (Part 2)
"Qiu Dingtian..."
Prince Li Xun's voice weakened and his eyes became dim, as if he was thinking about what words to use to describe what he was about to say.
"Qiu Dingtian made a mistake," he finally seemed to have found the right words, "a mistake that was the most terrible in the world!"
It was just a mistake, but Xu Zun was thinking in his heart, even if it was a serious crime of treason, so what? They wouldn't even let go of the corpse, right?
Unless... as I had guessed in the past, Qiu Dingtian knew some secret! And this secret might be hidden in his body.
If not, then it's a bit far-fetched. Could it be that Qiu Dingtian really mastered the art of immortality? Did the people who stole his body want to eat a bite of Qiu Dingtian's flesh?
In addition to Xu Zun, Zhao Yu and Huo Anu also experienced the whole process of the Iron Coffin Case. They were also attracted by the prince's words and wanted to know the truth of the Iron Coffin Case.
"Qiu Dingtian fled for fear of punishment," the prince said excitedly, "He fled to Xiazhou, and the Queen Mother put pressure on the Xiazhou Ruan family, ordering them to kill Qiu Dingtian and transport his body back to the palace.
"I don't know if Ruan really did what he said. How did Qiu Dingtian's body disappear?"
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince," Xu Zun felt that the Crown Prince was hesitating, and immediately urged, "You seem to have not yet told me what crime Qiu Dingtian committed?"
"At first, we suspected it was Shen Tiande," the prince ignored Xu Zun's question and continued to talk to himself, "Then we suspected my aunt Princess Ronghua, but now it seems that it is neither of them!
"Could it be that... we have all been deceived, and Qiu Dingtian is not dead at all? He is still in Xiazhou? Or, before Xinye County, something happened to the iron coffin?"
"Prince...Prince..." Xu Zun wanted to continue asking that question.
But the prince seemed to be possessed by a demon. He suddenly stood up and said, "No, you don't know how much the Queen Mother takes this matter seriously. She has arranged many internal guards to investigate from the beginning. But none of the internal guards she sent out have returned, and there is no news at all!!"
"This..." For the first time, Xu Zun felt that he could not keep up with the rhythm, and the confusion in his head became thicker and thicker.
But in a flash, he still remembered what happened in Yonghui. At that time, the empress dowager had decided to massacre the city and reshuffle the cards, and also wanted to send a large army to attack Xiazhou.
Now that I think about it, it seems to make sense. It turns out that all the people sent by the Queen Mother to track down Qiu Dingtian were dead!
Xu Zun knew that what the Queen Mother hated most was losing control, and she would only feel at ease when everything was under her control.
If this is the case, then the secret hidden in Qiu Dingtian must be very important?
But……
"But," Xu Zun no longer insisted on the previous question and asked, "The inner guard who reported the news disappeared, so how did the iron coffin get back to Daxuan?"
"This is where the weird thing is, all official information is flowing, but private intelligence is cut off," the prince said, "The secret reports of Xiazhou Ruan family were all able to reach the Queen Mother.
"Through these secret reports, the Queen Mother learned that Ruan had already killed Qiu Dingtian and was going to escort Qiu Dingtian's body back to the capital.
"So, the Queen Mother sent people to connect the iron coffin and transfer it back to the Holy Capital," said the Prince. "The handover procedures were completed, and the messenger also confirmed Qiu Dingtian's body. But no one could have imagined that it was still robbed in Xinye County, and the escort personnel accompanying it were also killed.
"Just like that, Qiu Dingtian's body has become even more confusing..."
oh……
Xu Zun figured out another thing. It seemed that Shen Tiande and others did not achieve their goal. Although they had robbed the iron coffin, they only found Ku Niang in it, not Qiu Dingtian's body.
So they had no choice but to torture Ku Niang and interrogate her for two whole years!
"So..." Xu Zun said, "You placed the fake Qiu Yongnian in Xinye County just to find clues to the Iron Coffin Case?"
"Yes," said the prince, "our initial suspect was Shen Tiande. He was a royalist. We suspected that the royalists had taken the body away."
"Royalists?" Xu Zun asked, "Royalists mean protecting you, aren't you in the same group?"
"The royalists are all pedantic and dull censors," said the prince, "They are only protecting the royal power. If they knew that I had an affair with Xuanmen, they would expose me!"
Pedantic and dull...
Xu Zun frowned and thought to himself, if he is so pedantic and dull, how could he have the brains to snatch the iron coffin?
"After investigation, we have ruled out all the suspects one by one," the prince shook his head and said, "It turns out that the Queen Mother, the Royalists, and the Princess Party are all not involved, and Xuanmen and Tianlong Inn were not snatched either, which is strange!
“So, we can only stage the Iron Coffin Case again to see how the various forces react and use this to determine where the problem lies.
"I didn't expect it," the prince looked at Xu Zun and murmured, "you are really our nemesis!"
In that case, the iron coffin is most likely a scam, and Qiu Dingtian may not be dead yet?
"I can't believe it," Xu Zun said with emotion, "behind the iron coffin, there is such a complicated relationship. May I ask, Your Highness, what secrets does Qiu Dingtian have?"
The third time, the third time!
After asking, Xu Zun said to himself, this is the third time I’ve asked a question. If you don’t answer me again, I’m going to get angry!
"Secret, haha, hahaha..." Unexpectedly, the prince laughed wickedly and said, "It's such a big mystery in the world, no one can figure it out even with ten heads, right?
“My second uncle, who was unfortunately poisoned and has been isolated in the deep palace since he was a child,” Li Xun turned his head and said woodenly and exaggeratedly, “He is actually Qiu Dingtian’s son! Hahahaha…”
As Li Xun's hideous laughter rang out, Xu Zun only felt that thousands of thunders flashed in the hall, blowing them to pieces.
"What...what..." Zhao Yu was stunned for a second, then he stepped back repeatedly, blocking his ears as if he was really struck by lightning.
The guards present were also silent and trembling all over.
"Anuqie!" Only Huo Anu was fearless and murmured curiously, "How can Qiu Dingtian's son be a prince?"
"Sister..." Ani looked at Huo Anu helplessly with sympathy on her face.
Depend on!
Xu Zun cursed in his heart, the biggest emotional secret was here, the prince was indeed digging a hole for himself, but the hole he dug was not in his actions, but in his words.
Oh no!
For a moment, Xu Zun felt a sense of despair from which there was no return.
"Because the child was born by the Queen Mother," Li Xun said with a pale face, as if he had just learned some medicine, "Of course it has to be a prince!"
"Oh..." Huo Anu nodded in understanding, then was shocked, "No way? Then... Isn't that a secret pregnancy? Is the Emperor... Is he willing?"
The pregnancy is secret...
Xu Zun covered his face and sighed, this word was used very well!
