Although the King of Shu did not die, Chen Ke still felt very relieved.
My entire left leg was blown to the root, the chicken flew away, and the eggs were broken. Tsk tsk, it hurts just thinking about it.
Di Yijian, Uncle Fan, you can rest in peace now.
I heard that the Eight-Winged Goddess is a royal woman of the demon race and has a very high status. She avenged you personally and did not abandon you.
"Mr. Chen, are you okay?"
Chen Ke opened his eyes, shook his head, and said hoarsely: "It's nothing serious, just a little exhausted."
Everyone understood and didn't think Chen Ke was pretending.
In the whole Meicheng, everyone knows that Chen Ke is a poor student and a second-generation rich man with no knowledge or skills. Even if he learns spiritual arts by chance, how strong can he be?
So people did not find it strange that his magic failed after just a moment's use.
It would be surprising if he could dispel all the solar energy from the King of Shu in one breath.
Speaking of which, this is the second time Chen Ke has rescued the King of Shu, so it would be unreasonable to doubt Chen Ke again.
So when Chen Ke stood up from the ground, all the men under the King of Shu nodded in greeting.
A stern old man stepped forward and said solemnly, "Mr. Chen, you've dealt with spies from the demon race before. Did you see anything at the banquet this time?"
Chen Ke looked bewildered and said with a wry smile, "To be honest, Senior, I was so scared at the time that I didn't care about anything else."
The old man nodded helplessly. He asked Chen Ke only out of desperation.
Not to mention Chen Ke, even he was confused at that time.
He was protecting the King of Shu the whole time, but he didn't find any clues. How could Chen Ke find anything when he was so far away?
But when the "hidden weapon" hit the King of Shu, it was too late for him to sense it.
Fortunately, His Royal Highness the King of Shu noticed the abnormality in time, protected his heart at the first moment, and saved half his life.
The entire barrier formed an independent space, isolating the corner and the hall.
The men from the City Lord's Mansion have taken control of the situation and are checking the guests attending the banquet one by one.
The King of Shu's men were not undeservedly renowned. After detailed investigation and deduction, they quickly determined the direction from which the "hidden weapon" came.
Therefore, the focus of the investigation is the group of people standing on the left side of the King of Shu.
Buzz!
The barrier opened again, and Wu Jiutian walked in with a few people.
The strong man who set up the barrier closed it and expanded its area at the same time.
Wu Jiutian looked at Chen Ke in surprise: "Why are you here?"
Chen Ke bowed and said, "Greetings, Headmaster."
One of the Shu King's men said respectfully, "It was His Highness who asked Chen Ke to use his spiritual power to heal him."
Wu Jiutian and the man in white behind him suddenly realized and breathed a sigh of relief.
Wu Jiutian quickly walked to the unconscious King of Shu, examined him for a moment, and breathed a sigh of relief again.
Although the King of Shu was seriously injured, his life was not in danger and he finally escaped this disaster.
The spies from the Hidden Dragon Pavilion who came with them walked up to several of the King of Shu's subordinates and asked them in a low voice.
The assassination of the royal family is a major case in itself, and it also involves the demon clan that possesses the light of the sun god. Naturally, the Hidden Dragon Pavilion dare not neglect it.
"Sir, we have a discovery!" Suddenly, a hurried shout came from outside the barrier.
The barrier opened, and the city lord and a warrior walked in. The warrior held up a needle made of white jade and said, "We found the body of a slave in the woodshed, and found this on him!"
Wu Jiutian took the syringe without hesitation, looked at it carefully, and handed it to the King of Shu's personal bodyguard.
"The syringe is damaged, but it is indeed a magical weapon of the demon race. There is a micro-magic array at the bottom of the syringe that can condense the energy of the Sun God Crystal into a needle to secretly hurt people."
"How did the servant die?"
"He committed suicide by taking poison. The time of death should not exceed half an hour!"
"Has his position in the hall been verified?"
"Before the assassination, he was indeed standing on the left side of His Royal Highness the King of Shu. After the assassination, he was one of the first people to escape the hall."
The Shu King's personal bodyguard, a stern-faced old man, slowly asked, "Then why did he commit suicide, and why did he leave the murder weapon with him?"
The city lord wiped his sweat and said uncertainly, "Perhaps he knew the assassination attempt had failed, and fearing that it would implicate others, so he committed suicide out of fear of punishment?"
Everyone nodded slightly. At the moment, this was the only explanation that made sense.
Although there are still many doubts and unclear points in the entire assassination incident, everyone still breathed a sigh of relief.
After being busy for so long, they finally had a direction for investigation.
As long as we follow the clue of the slave's suicide, we will be able to get to the bottom of the case.
Perhaps only Chen Ke knew that this was a dead end, a dead end designed by Shui Changqing specifically for them.
"Chen Ke, you must leave immediately,"
Wu Jiutian walked up to Chen Ke and said solemnly, "You must stay in the academy for the next few days. You are not allowed to go anywhere until we have made arrangements to send you to the capital."
Chen Ke holds the secret of the ninth scroll, which must not be lost.
Including this time, he has disrupted the demon clan's assassination plan for the second time, and it is very likely that he will also be listed as an assassination target.
It's too dangerous to stay here. It's safer to go to the capital.
Chen Ke understood what the headmaster meant and nodded.
Just because Shui Changqing didn't take action today doesn't mean he won't take action tomorrow.
Just because she doesn't take action doesn't mean her subordinates won't take action.
It is better to stay away from this place of trouble. After all, the capital is under the feet of the emperor, and the demons dare not be so rampant.
Wu Jiutian started spying with the leader of the Yinlong Pavilion spies again.
Although the leader was covered tightly with a cloak, Chen Ke recognized him at a glance. It was none other than his Liu Guanyuan.
Soon, two spies in white came up to Chen Ke and one of them said, "Mr. Chen, we will be responsible for taking you to the academy."
Ding San?
Chen Ke nodded. Needless to say, the spy in white next to Ding San was Ding Si.
The three of them left the hall and were escorted out of the City Lord's Mansion by a team of twelve black-clad warriors.
Outside the city lord's mansion, it had already been tightly surrounded by officers and soldiers, and dense torches lit up the night as bright as day.
"Young Master!" Tie Niu, who was guarding in front of the carriage, shouted in surprise when he saw Chen Ke coming out.
Chen Ke smiled and greeted them, then, under the protection of Ding San and Ding Si, walked straight forward and got on the carriage.
Chen Ke lifted the curtain of the car window and was about to get some fresh air when he saw a face he never wanted to see in his life.
In a carriage next door, Shui Changqing sat quietly in the carriage, as tranquil as a daisy in the south and as gentle as a weeping willow under the moon.
The flickering light cast changing shadows on her smooth face.
Her long eyelashes lifted upwards, and Shui Changqing looked at Chen Ke with a watery gaze, smiling sweetly: "Mr. Chen, if fate allows, we will meet again in the capital."
(End of this chapter)