Chapter 138
Wan Ronghua is not here today, he went out early.
In her opinion, this is a great opportunity for her.
As Wan Ronghua's concubine, although she cannot be called a mistress, she is naturally more than enough to mobilize some servants from the Wan family.
As for how to make Fangyuan fall into trouble...Fang Fang has followed Wan Ronghua in recent years, so naturally she has learned nothing.
....
To the west of the imperial capital city.
In Fang Fang's mind, Wan Ronghua, who was strategizing without blood on his hands, was sweating on his forehead at the moment, pacing back and forth in the courtyard of a mansion in the west of the city.
There is a thick locust tree planted in the courtyard, with luxuriant branches and swaying branches. It's broad daylight, but the courtyard is a little shady.
But Wan Ronghua seemed to be quite hot, sweating on his forehead, and he couldn't calm down.
"Is Mr. Qin still in seclusion?" He couldn't help but ask the housekeeper next to him.
"Yes, please wait a moment, Mr. Wan." This butler is strange, he is a middle-aged man with an expressionless face, his figure is obviously quite strong, and his muscles are bulging. He holds up his robe so that People are intimidated.
But what caught Fang Fang's attention even more was that this person's face was very yellow, but not pathologically yellow.
Judging from his figure, he didn't look like a frail and sickly man.
For some reason, Wan Ronghua didn't dare to look at the housekeeper, so he subconsciously looked away and continued to wait in the courtyard.
Qin Shiqing is not in a hurry.
Because he is a first-class martial artist and a court official, and is even vaguely related to the Dao Sect.
But Wan Ronghua was really anxious.
After learning that Fang Fang's former maid and several others had surrendered themselves to the Yamen, he immediately couldn't sit still.
Although the young woman was intimidated by Qiao Mu pretending to be a ghost and confessed her crime to the government, she naturally did not dare to reveal Wan Ronghua, the person behind the scenes.
However, she has surrendered to the government, so how could she hold back and reveal only part of the truth? Is it a fool to be a government official?
This young woman was just an ordinary person. She was coaxed and frightened by the yamen guards. Just like meeting a tree at night, she quickly broke through her psychological defenses and revealed the whole truth.
But that's not important.
Even if the government knew that Wan Ronghua was secretly plotting to frame Qiao Shuanglin, what would they do?
He, Wan Ronghua, was a wealthy man in the imperial capital, a real local snake. He was able to reach his current status and support a wealthy family. Naturally, he could not do it alone.
Collusion between officials and businessmen has existed since ancient times.
Even if the imperial government office knew about what Wan Ronghua had done, it would just spend more money on things.
The problem is not big, at most it is a small trouble, and it will not cause Wan Ronghua to break his muscles and bones.
What Wan Ronghua was afraid of was not other local snakes in the imperial capital.
Because local snakes follow rules.
But Qiao Shuanglin, a powerful warrior who did not follow the rules, was the one who gave him endless headaches.
Wan Ronghua had framed Qiao Shuanglin twice before, always hiding in the dark and never showing his face.
If it hadn't been for the fight between different people on the day of the Caishikou incident, Qiao Mu would never have even seen Wan Ronghua in person.
But... the young woman confessed him.
The government knows that this matter is not terrible, but I am afraid that this matter has been leaked to another person, or another force.
"Is it the Qiao family? This family is too mysterious. They forced the woman to surrender to the government?"
The more Wan Ronghua thought about it, the more uneasy he became.
Ever since he discovered that he had inadvertently formed a relationship with Qiao Shuanglin, he had conducted an in-depth investigation into the details of Qiao's family.
He found that the Qiao family was very defensive and vengeful.
If a Qiao family member dies unexpectedly, another Qiao family member will soon arrive.
Hit the younger one and provoke the older one.
He beat an old man and provoked an even older man.
Wan Ronghua originally thought that the ninety-year-old Qiao Shuanglin was already a rare old man with a long life. There should not be many such elderly people in the Qiao family.
Therefore, if Qiao Shuanglin dies, there will not be many martial arts masters worshiped by Wanjia who are as powerful as him.
But out of caution, Wan Ronghua will continue to hide himself.
It’s just that the plan cannot keep up with the changes. The young woman's surrender made Wan Ronghua realize that he might have exposed such a possibility.
"It's so disgusting. This Qiao family is so shameless. With the Qiao family's flourishing branches, are they going to fight me to the death..."
Wan Ronghua murmured to himself, enjoying the cool air under the hall and looking at the locust trees in the courtyard in a trance.
At this time, the sun was shining, and the expressionless, yellow-faced middle-aged housekeeper was walking out of the backyard.
Under the sunlight, the yellow-faced butler's face glowed faintly, as if his skin had a faint sheen like copper and iron metal?
"Mr. Wan, you have been waiting for a long time. My master has come out of the quiet room."
Qin Shiqing followed closely and walked out. His face was very calm and he nodded lightly to Wan Ronghua.
"Brother Wan, please wait."
"It's me who disturbed Mr. Qin." Wan Ronghua also smiled and nodded, with a sincere expression:
"Master Qin has a high status and his martial arts skills have already reached the first level of God Refining. He can still practice so diligently. It really makes me ashamed..."
There are rumors outside that Wan Ronghua has climbed to the top of the Dao Sect. Although this is not wrong, Wan Ronghua is also self-aware.
It is true that Wan Ronghua is one of the four richest men in the imperial capital, but in the eyes of the real big shots and powerful people, such as the Dao Dao Sect, he is, to put it harshly, just a pig to be slaughtered.
So he came here.
If a first-grade martial artist enters the court as an official, he will be awarded the title of first-grade martial official.
Casual official is an honorary title. It has salary and status but no real power. It cannot be confused with the official official with real power.
The first and second grade civil and military officials are already the mainstay of Dayan's official circles.
Although the first-grade casual official is a bit shorter, he is still quite extraordinary.
Qin Shiqing was obsessed with martial arts and had no intention of becoming an official. He only wanted to serve the court for a status, so he only asked for a casual job like the warden of Tianlao, who suppressed one side of Tianlao. He was not very busy and rarely moved.
An important place like Tianlao is heavily guarded all year round, with experts stationed there. No reckless man has ever dared to attack.
Even if Wu Jihui wanted to reach into the sky prison, it would be a bit troublesome, so he could only ask someone like Wayne, the Black-winged Bat King, who owed him a favor in the past, to do it for him.
Therefore, Qin Shiqing is actually very leisurely on weekdays, which of course suits him just the way he wants.
Only when dealing with important criminals did he need to come out to calm the situation.
This includes the previous execution of Qiao Zhong at Caishikou.
And this is also one of the reasons why Wan Ronghua came to the Qin Mansion.
"So, you are worried that the Qiao family will act recklessly like Qiao Shuanglin before, relying on their own martial arts to break into your mansion?" Qin Shiqing looked at Wan Ronghua with a half-smile.
"Master Qin is really wise." Wan Ronghua sighed:
"This important place in the imperial capital will not tolerate the Qiao family's arrogance. But if the Qiao family really dares to take action, they will certainly die afterwards, but it may be difficult for our Wan family to stop him."
Whether they are worshipers or guards of the Wan family, they all work with money.
With Wan Ronghua's assets, it would be easy to win over a third-level god-refining master with money, but it would be difficult to get someone to sacrifice their lives.
But Qin Shiqing is different.
On the surface, he, Qin Shiqing, was Qiao Zhong's supervisor, and he broke Qiao Zhong's knees with one kick, thus settling the grudge.
Secretly, Qin Shiqing also colluded with the Dao Sect...and this was another reason why Wan Ronghua came here.
"The Qiao family is very defensive. It seems that there are others in the imperial capital, but they are hiding in the dark..." Wan Ronghua recounted carefully, but did not notice a trace of impatience flashing in Qin Shiqing's eyes.
"That's it? Worried about the revenge of Qiao's family?"
Qin Shiqing's expression did not change, and he still had the half-smile on his face.
"It doesn't matter, I will take action when the time comes." He said calmly with an indifferent expression.
Chapter 164 The Qiao family cannot restrain their souls?
Within the Taoist temple in the north of the imperial capital.
Qingdao's face was a bit unsightly, and he was scolding Daozhen in front of him.
He already understood the whole story about Caishikou.
"It's not your fault in this matter, but during this period, you should act more cautiously and mingle less with mortals." Qingyi reprimanded.
No matter which disciple of Dao Zhen or Dao Xu is at fault, the Immortal Sect will never bow to the Great Yan court and hand over the disciple who committed murder in the busy city.
Since the King of Human Sword in the hands of Emperor Yonghe manifested the destiny of the emperor, the attitudes of Dao Dao Sect and other immortal sects have also changed intentionally or unintentionally.
It is not advisable to use force to oppress, and it may be counterproductive. Once the resistance of the Great Yan court, or Emperor Yonghe, is aroused, things will be difficult to end.
With the foundation of the Nine Immortal Sects, they would naturally not be afraid of a mere mortal emperor holding the Sword of the Human King.
But the Immortal Sect belongs to the Immortal Sect, and the immortal cultivators belong to themselves.
In the eyes of a great cultivator like Elder Qingyi, the current Emperor Yonghe is like a mop stained with shit, even though Lu Bu is alive.
Although they looked down upon this mortal emperor, they were unwilling to come forward to cause trouble for Emperor Yonghe.
Therefore, asking Daoxu, the disciple of Elder Qingyi, to return to the mountain gate and face the wall to think about it for ten years, in Qingyi's opinion, the immortal sect has bowed its head.
If this matter were to reach the ears of other immortal sects, they would probably be laughed at.
People in the Immortal Way have long been transcendent, and they are immortal figures who are placed on the altar table to worship and yearn for.
How do secular laws restrain immortal cultivators?
It's just that Elder Qingyi reprimanded and reprimanded, Daozhen confessed his mistake sincerely on the surface, but he was a little absent-minded in his heart.
He was thinking about a question that had been lingering in his mind for a long time.
"I have witnessed with my own eyes the violent deaths of two members of the Qiao family, Qiao Zhong and Qiao Shuanglin."
"But why...after their death, my soul-trapping technique didn't succeed?"
Although the time from the death of the mortal body to the death of the soul is short, there is still a process.
It is natural for a cultivator like Daozhen who has mastered the soul arresting technique to absorb the soul of a mortal who has just died.
But why...failed twice in a row?
"These two Qiao family members seem to have something extraordinary..." Daozhen looked at his nose and heart, but he felt suspicious in his heart.
But he did not ask questions when Elder Qingyi was angry.
Elder Qingyi had just warned him not to get too involved with mortals, so he asked questions now, fearing that he would have to reunite with Senior Sister Daoxu at the sect's Siguo Cliff later.
He put the question deeply in his heart, but his curiosity about Qiao's family became more and more serious.
"I don't know how many people there are in the Qiao family. If they are all people with such extraordinary ambitions, it would be worth seeing more." Daozhen raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
The old house of the Fang family.
Qiao Mu left the old house alone, while Fang Yuan saw him off at the door.
The two of them got along a little reservedly, without much politeness.
After all, it was Qiao Zhong who had first met Fangyuan, Qiao Shuanglin was the one who taught Fangyuan arts, and Qiao Senlin was another senior member of the Qiao family who had just arrived in the imperial capital.
Moreover, Qiao Linlin still came for revenge, which made Fang Yuan feel a faint sense of guilt in his heart.
Of course, this was what Fangyuan had in mind, not Qiao Mu.
No matter Qiao Zhong, Qiao Shuanglin or now Qiao Senlin, they just wear a different skin, but the inside is the same.
The same mind, the same will, carried out from beginning to end.
"It's time to resolve Wan Ronghua's grudges," Qiao Mu said in his heart.
At first, he had no grudges against Wan Ronghua. He just heard that this rich man in the imperial capital had ruined Fang Yuan's family, so he took the initiative to participate.