Chapter 84

Everyone fell silent again. Carp Demon said, "Why Yang Guozhong?"

"Because on the day Nine-Tailed Fox died," Li Jinglong said, "Yang Guozhong happened to not be in Chang 'an. He went to Fan Yang. If Xie Yu was in Chang 'an, he wouldn't sit back and watch us destroy his arrangements. "

"A more reasonable guess is." Mo Rigen added, "We killed Nine-Tailed Fox's son and grandson. Nine-Tailed Fox held a grudge and couldn't swallow it no matter what. However, with Xie Yu around, she didn't dare to do anything. Xie Yu wouldn't let her do anything either. After all, his goal was to resurrect Tianma. He wouldn't allow any changes along the way."

Atay nodded and said, "So as soon as Yang Guozhong left, Madam Guo attacked us. She thought that she could smoothly get rid of the Exorcism Division, but she didn't expect to fail miserably."

Hongjun was speechless. After experiencing so many things, he still couldn't figure out the twists and turns in the story.

Lu Xu asked another question, "Why did he go to Fan Yang?"

"That's not within the scope of discussion," Li Jinglong said.

"No." Ashina Chong said, "This is very important because if Xie Yu arranged everything in Chang 'an, he wouldn't leave so easily."

Li Jinglong pondered for a long time and finally said, "He went to check on Fanyang's Provincial Governor, An Lushan, to see if he was …" As he spoke, he made a "you all understand" expression and said, "Forget about it."

"Why don't you think he's the one?" Carp Demon asked again.

"Because if Xie Yu is Yang Guozhong." Li Jinglong said, "He wouldn't have caused trouble for himself in the Imperial Mausoleum and given the Imperial Censor a chance to report his sister."

Hongjun recalled Huang Yong's explanation from the Supreme Court. It seemed that there were quite a few people in the Imperial Court who did not like the Yang Family. Moreover, the Imperial Mausoleum was haunted. It just so happened that it was right before the Imperial Consort's birthday. Someone could seize the opportunity to talk about it and persuade Li Longji.

The inference reached a deadlock again.

Hongjun muttered to himself, "I never thought about it …"

"Xie Yu's incarnation must have at least one special characteristic," Qiu Yongsi said. "It's a sure thing. There's no way to avoid it."

Everyone looked at Qiu Yongsi.

Qiu Yongsi said, "He must have seen Hongjun before."

"Exactly." Li Jinglong said, "And it was after the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox died. Hongjun, do you remember what Wu Qiyu said to you?"

"That talkative fox demon." Hongjun tried hard to recall and said, "She said so much before she died. How could I remember?"

Everyone fell silent.

Li Jinglong said, "On the observatory, she said, 'I saw it … I saw it … so … it's you …'"

"Really?" Hongjun himself had forgotten.

"Yes!" Carp Demon immediately shouted, "I remember it too! She even mentioned Hongjun's parents … "

Hongjun said in shock, "Zhao Zilong! You knew all along! "

Carp Demon hurriedly covered its mouth. It had exposed itself. Li Jinglong said, "Don't blame it, Hongjun."

Hongjun did not get angry. He only looked at the Carp Demon reproachfully. Mo Rigen said, "So on the observatory, Wu Qiyu just found out that Hongjun had a demonic seed in his body … I'm sorry, Hongjun."

Hongjun waved his hand, indicating that it was okay. He pondered for a moment and nodded.

"Let's assume that your background was also known by a few people at that time." Li Jinglong said again, "Before you left, when you went to Liangzhou, Xie Yu arranged a series of plans, and the target was you. So he instructed the God of Plagues, Snow Lady, and Lu Xu … "

Lu Xu thought for a moment and said, "Yes. That night, Snow Lady asked me to come out. Her purpose was to catch Hongjun."

"In the end, they didn't succeed. After coming back," Li Jinglong said, "he definitely couldn't help but want to see you again."

"That's not necessarily true." Ashina Chong said, "What if he resisted?"

Li Jinglong spread his hands and said, "Of course, this is just my guess. After Wu Qiyu died, Imperial Consort Gui knew about Hongjun's background, so Yang Guozhong must have known the details. Yang Guozhong and Madam Guo are both Imperial Consort Gui's family. This is very reasonable. "

"Who did we see after coming back?" Hongjun began to recall. Yang Guozhong, Gao Lishi, Huang Yong, the guards who followed Huang Yong, Crown Prince Li Heng, Li Longji …

"The imperial family is related to the country and the fate of the Divine Prefecture. Yongsi said that if the demon clan touched this area, they would be punished by the heavens. It's the most unlikely." Li Jinglong said, "So we eliminated them."

"Gao Lishi, Yang Guozhong, and Huang Yong." Mo Rigen said, "These three are the most likely. I've been to the Supreme Court a few times. I think Huang Yong can also be eliminated. It's really unlikely. That leaves Gao Lishi and Yang Guozhong. "

Qiu Yongsi said, "I think that first, the Hei Jiao wouldn't pretend to be a eunuch. Second, Gao Lishi has been in the palace since he was young. During that time, he helped His Majesty suppress the rebellion and kill Princess Taiping. With his ability to Xie Yu, if he wanted to, he could support a weak and incompetent emperor. He wouldn't look for the current His Majesty. Third, I feel that the timing doesn't match. My grandfather came to Chang 'an forty years ago to search for the Hei Jiao's whereabouts, but he didn't find anything. "

The Carp Demon said, "But Chong Ming once fought with the Hei Jiao. Both sides were injured. If the Hei Jiao's' thing 'was burned, it's possible that he became a eunuch."

Everyone was speechless.

"The timing doesn't match." Li Jinglong gritted his teeth and said, "Can you stop arguing?"

"The most likely person is Yang Guozhong." Li Jinglong said.

"You left out one person." Ashina Chong said.

Li Jinglong pondered for a moment and said, "It can't be her."

"Who?" Hongjun asked.

"Imperial Consort." Mo Rigen said.

Ashina Chong didn't know about the past between Hongjun's family and Yang Yuhuan. Kong Xuan personally treated Imperial Consort's illness back then, so he could rule it out.

The more Hongjun thought about it, the more goosebumps rose. After Li Jinglong said this, he also began to feel suspicious. He felt that Yang Guozhong was very suspicious. He colluded with Madam Guo, replaced the original owner of the body, and ambushed the Emperor.

"How many more inner demons did Xie Yu raise?" Li Jinglong suddenly asked Lu Xu.

Lu Xu shook his head, but Mo Rigen continued, "At Dunhuang, he used one of his souls to absorb the demonic aura to replace the demon seed that had yet to be found. He placed it on Lu Xu, but the demonic aura that he painstakingly collected through nightmares was sucked away by Hongjun. One of his souls also escaped. "

Hongjun nodded.

"What I saw in the Imperial Mausoleum last night." Lu Xu murmured, "It should be another one."

"How many inner demons can he create at most?" Li Jinglong asked.

Mo Rigen raised three fingers.

Hongjun said, "There are two more … But won't he die if he releases his three souls and seven spirits?"

"So he should keep at least one soul with him at all times." Mo Rigen added, "Maybe he has some magic that can make the three souls look no different from ordinary people even though they are not in the same place."

The Carp Demon said, "At this level, the power of the demon soul has already become very strong. Unlike Lu Xu, who was weakened after reincarnation, he only has one soul and seven spirits. At most, he is a little weak in fighting, but he shouldn't be affected normally. "

Li Jinglong said, "I'll tell you now, but you have to avoid seeing Yang Guozhong. Otherwise, if you hesitate, your eyes will … uh …"

Li Jinglong didn't know what to do. Hongjun finally understood. He was a little depressed, but he knew Li Jinglong's intention. He didn't tell him because he was afraid that he would expose himself in front of Yang Guozhong. Perhaps it would cause their plan to fail.

"Let's investigate the case." Mo Rigen said, "There should be results slowly."

"This seems like a trap." Li Jinglong murmured, "It's too unusual."

"It's very reasonable." Atay muttered, then said, "First, when we were not in the city, he tricked Hongjun and Lu Xu."

Hongjun said, "But Prime Minister Yang did not instruct Lord Huang. And how could it be so coincidental that only the two of us were at home? "

"That's right." Li Jinglong raised his eyebrows and said, "Logically speaking, you accidentally bumped into Xie Yu in the Zhao Mausoleum yesterday. Isn't that reasonable? Now that we're back, Xie Yu created an incident to lure everyone over. He wanted to take the opportunity … I don't know what he wanted to do, but it was right to target you. "

Atay seemed to have a headache and said, "That's the most reasonable explanation."

"It's because it's too reasonable." Mo Rigen said, "How could a Demon King who has been dormant for so long use such a stupid method?"

Ashina Chong said to Li Jinglong, "He's most afraid of you now. If it were me, I would get rid of you first before I could do anything else."

Li Jinglong nodded and did not answer. He muttered, "That's why I thought that the person Xie Yu would deal with as soon as we returned was me."

"Listen to my findings?" Qiu Yongsi said, "This time in Luoyang, I found something."

Everyone began to listen attentively.

Qiu Yongsi traveled day and night to Luoyang almost non-stop to investigate the recent Marrow Eating Case. He discovered that it was a Chi that had cultivated into a demon. Of course, with Qiu Yongsi's skills, dealing with a Chi demon was not difficult. Fortunately, the Chi demon was not too ferocious. Qiu Yongsi first sealed it, then let it suffer a round of Five-Lightning Strike.

This was Li Jinglong's intention — he had to let Qiu Yongsi deal with the demon himself.

Originally, Qiu Yongsi wanted to destroy its soul. After committing such a heinous crime, he did not even give it a chance to reincarnate. However, the Chi demon begged and finally betrayed the Demon King Xie Yu's whereabouts. As expected, he was in Chang 'an.

"Do you remember the Sand Snake you caught in Dunhuang?" Qiu Yongsi said.

With this reminder, everyone remembered.

Li Jinglong said, "I sent the Sand Snake to do something."

"What did it do?"

Even Mo Rigen and the others did not know. Li Jinglong sipped his tea casually and said, "I sent a flaw to Xie Yu so that he would lower his guard and expose his identity in advance to deal with me. It's okay, continue. "

"This guy and the Sand Snake were not demons from the Central Plains." Qiu Yongsi said, "In order to revive Tianma, Xie Yu gathered a group of demons from Xiliang and Nanzhao to the Central Plains."

"I don't understand." Hongjun said uneasily, "Does Xie Yu want to 'revive Tianma' or 'transform into Tianma'?"

"This is what I found out." Qiu Yongsi said, "Xie Yu has been searching for a demon seed for many years, but to no avail. Therefore, he used his three souls as materials to create a substitute for the original Tianma seed, three demons of the heart. If one of the souls can succeed, he will take back all three souls. Similarly, he will have the strongest power in the human world. "

"A Chi demon can hear such important information?" Li Jinglong frowned and said, "It can't be a trap again, right?"

Ashina Chong said, "Why do I always feel that I'm suspicious of everything when I follow Chief Inspector? You Han people are really full of evil tricks."

"Call me Master Hou." Li Jinglong said, "The Han people give you a salary to help you revive your country. Do you still want your salary? You're still a temporary worker here. "

Ashina Chong hurriedly excused himself.

Qiu Yongsi said, "Just like how the Snow Woman and the God of Plagues look after Lu Xu, the other demon also has four demons looking after him. And this Chi's job was to help one of these four subordinates collect fresh … uh … anyway, it's work." As he said this, he glanced at Hongjun and Lu Xu.

Lu Xu said, "Catch … people to eat?"

Hongjun heard this and felt very uncomfortable. After all, half of his bloodline was demon. Demons were actually so cruel. He said, "If one day the Chong Ming becomes the Demon King, the first thing he will do is to stop them from eating and killing people."

Carp Demon said, "Don't people often eat crab roe, suckling pig, roasted chicken, and so on? There's no way around it. We can't all be vegetarians, right? "

Everyone: "…"

Qiu Yongsi said, "If one day our family's Hongjun becomes the Demon King, we'll rely on you."

Hongjun didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Li Jinglong said, "I was born as a human. My race often does evil. Hongjun, do you hate me?"

"Of course not." Hongjun said.

"That's why we don't hate you." Atay said with a smile, "Look at Chief Shi, no, Master Hou loves you to death."

Li Jinglong coughed, and Hongjun immediately felt awkward. Qiu Yongsi seemed to feel something and looked at the two of them in surprise. He then looked at Atay with a questioning look in his eyes. Did it mean it was done?

"Okay, okay." Li Jinglong interrupted, "Continue. Four subordinates, and then?"

"They're mobilizing all the demons." Qiu Yongsi said, "They're avoiding Chang 'an and gathering towards the north."

"The north?" Li Jinglong vaguely felt something and asked, "How far north?"

Qiu Yongsi slowly shook his head and said, "Chang 'an City is guarded by the Demon King himself. There are also four great demons. A few months ago, they were on their way to Chang' an. They should have arrived by now."

Hongjun trembled. Atay said, "Four at once? I didn't see them. "

"How are they compared to the Snow Lady Plague?" Li Jinglong asked.

"I'm not sure." Qiu Yongsi murmured, "I really don't know about seniority in the demon race."

Hongjun was even more clueless. He immediately looked at the Carp Demon. The Carp Demon said, "It's too troublesome to explain. I'll draw a picture for you later."

Li Jinglong said, "What kind of demons are these four?"

Qiu Yongsi said, "I don't know their original forms, but their names are 'Wine', 'Sex', 'Wealth', and 'Qi'. That's all there is to it. "

"Prepare to set off." Li Jinglong immediately said, "Everyone, split up. I have a rough idea."