The Emperor is Above

Chapter 240 Wutong Divine Religion

When Qing Yi arrived calmly, the battle was about to break out.

A retainer of the Bao family was pinned to the ground, and Da Niu was tying him up unceremoniously.

The private soldiers and militiamen of Guqiu were fully armored, holding long spears and huge shields to protect Daniu behind them, and cautiously prevented the Bao family from approaching. On the other side, nearly 200 Bao family retainers and private soldiers were also dressed in armor and holding weapons, glaring at the Guqiu people.

"Your Majesty, I have accomplished my mission!"

Gongsun Wu smiled and bowed to Qing Yi, saying, "Xiaobai just discovered that this guy was trying to poison me, and he warned him in time and caught him. We caught him red-handed."

Before Qing Yi could say anything to Gongsun Wu, a retainer of the Bao family pointed at him with a sword in his hand and shouted angrily, "Guqiu Yi, my master treats you with great favor and respect, are you also an assassin who plotted to murder my master? Hurry and bring my master out, or we will fight to the death!"

Qing Yi took advantage of the firelight to glance at the Bao family members. Nearly 200 Bao family retainers and private soldiers had puzzled and doubtful expressions on their faces, and of course more of them were angry. The Bao family private army in the rear was led by 20 armored soldiers and was adjusting the chariots, ready to attack Guqiu Chariot Camp at any time.

Think about it, the other party had suffered more than a dozen thrilling assassinations and attacks during his one-month journey, and his spirit was always tense. After this incident happened in the middle of the night, it is understandable that he regarded the people in Guqiu as accomplices of the assassin and acted so excited.

So he smiled and said, "We are only arresting a traitor tonight. You don't need to panic as if you are facing a great enemy. Doctor Bao Bu Tong is resting in my camp. You will see him tomorrow morning. Why disturb his sleep now?"

"Hmph, quickly release our lord. By not wanting him to show up, we mean we are going to harm him!" Bao's retainers and private soldiers were extremely excited, and they all shouted at Qing Yi to hand over the man.

This is not entirely because they are loyal to Bao Bu Tong, but if something unexpected really happens to Bao Bu Tong, the Bao family, which has already lost a Shaoqing, will be so anxious that they will really take it out on their families.

Just as the Bao family's retainers and private soldiers were getting more and more excited and were about to launch their chariots to attack, they heard Bao Bu Tong's angry shout from behind the Guqiu camp: "Stop it, all of you are wearing armor, what do you want to do?"

Seeing their lord appear with a sullen face, Bao's retainers and private soldiers were all excited, but then they all bowed their heads and admitted their mistakes.

"I am truly heartbroken. You have all been my trusted followers for many years, but I never expected that a betrayer would appear among you. Not only did he poison the wine to kill me, he also wanted to poison you all as well!"

Bao Bu Tong walked out of the crowd with a gloomy face, and spoke slowly in a tone that tried his best to suppress his anger, while staring closely at each of his subordinates in front of him. Then he turned to look at Qing Yi and bowed solemnly:
"Thank you, Sergeant, for saving my life and helping me today. I would never have dared to die. If it weren't for the Sergeant and your department, I wouldn't have found the hidden person so quickly."

After thanking Qing Yi, Bao Bu Tong looked at the retainer who was tied up tightly on the ground. He felt even more depressed and angry. He asked in a cold tone:
"Bai Huan, I remember that your family has been our subjects for generations. You are not strong among all the retainers and private soldiers, and you are just a retainer.

But how have I treated you over the past ten years? Because you were born as a feudal lord, you have served my family for generations. Although I didn't give you a very high position, I treated you well in terms of money.

Not only did I give you an extra share of each reward, I also found a wife for you, started a family, and always valued and trusted you, treating you as my closest friend. But why did you choose to betray me?"

At this point, Bao Bu Tong took the evidence from Qing Yi and questioned with an even more stern face, "It's ok that you chose to betray me, but why did you poison my breakfast tomorrow? Why did you want to kill the brothers and friends who have been with you day and night for more than ten years?"

Faced with Bao Bu Tong's series of questions, the bruised and battered retainer looked dazed, as if he had not heard anything at all, and did not make any response for a long time.

"Doctor, leave this to us!" Qing Yi shook his head expressionlessly and held the little fox in his arms. "Little guy, it's time to use your magic power again."

"Ah wu——"

The little fox's fluffy tail swayed gently, and colorful light bloomed in its eyes, but it did not dissipate like in the past, but shot directly into the eyes of the retainer.

"I don't want this to happen, I don't want this to happen!" The captured retainer struggled with a painful expression, "Who would want to betray their master, but I have to do this.

Two months ago, my wife and children were controlled by a group of mysterious forces. If I didn't cooperate with their actions, my wife and children would be brutally tortured and killed by them. I was forced to do it." Bao Bu Tong's face changed, and his eyes became more angry: "You were forced to poison my wine, but the other party didn't force you to poison your old brother who has lived with you for more than ten years, right?"

At this time, all the retainers and private soldiers of the Bao family showed resentment when they heard this. It turned out that there was a traitor among their own family, and the people of Guqiu were just saving them. Many people couldn't help but show guilt on their faces.

The retainer still had a hollow look in his eyes and said, "My lord has trusted me so much over the years, and I was sure that the poison would succeed. Who knew that I would meet Sergeant Guqiu Yi and actually discover that the wine was poisoned.

I had originally poured myself a glass of poisoned wine, ready to die with my lord if he died of the poison, but I didn't expect Bao Xing to steal the glass of wine and drink it when I wasn't paying attention.

In this case, I don't want to die anymore. Since the operation failed, I can only try to make up for it. I think those assassins who wanted to kill the lord will definitely not give up. If I poison the food to make everyone lose their fighting ability, and cooperate with them to kill the lord, it can be regarded as completing the mission..."

Bao Bu Tong was in no mood to continue asking questions after this. He felt so heavy-hearted that he almost couldn't stand up. His trusted retainer for many years had betrayed him so easily just for such a reason.

Qing Yi thought for a moment and asked, "Do you know the identity of the mysterious force that controls your wife and children?"

"The identity of the mysterious force?"

The eyes of the controlled retainer were still empty, but his face showed a thoughtful look. Soon his body began to tremble continuously, as if he was in great pain because of the recollection.

He beat his chest desperately and shouted, "Ah ...

Before he finished speaking, the Bao family retainer vomited three liters of blood and died. It is inevitable that people would be shocked to see him die just by saying his name.

"Wutong Shenjiao?"

Qing Yi was not only a little confused, he had guessed that the one who murdered Bao Bu Tong might be Chongguo, or the Black Wind Tribe, the Cat Ghost Sect, or even a noble official in Xingguo. However, he did not expect that it was a Wutong Sect that he had never heard of.

"I should have thought of the Wutong Sect earlier."

When Bao Bu Tong heard the name, he smiled bitterly with hatred and helplessness. He explained to Qing Yi,

“You may not have heard that the Wutong Divine Sect originated from the Qi State south of the Yellow River. It is close to the Guanzi State and is considered a wealthy place.

The sect worships five evil gods, claiming to be the God of Wealth who brings blessings and confuses people's minds everywhere. Therefore, they are collectively called the Five Gods, hence the name of the Wutong Shen Sect.

Ten years ago, the Wutongshen Sect left the Qi State and expanded outward along the banks of the river. There were also many Wutongshen priests preaching in the Yanjin City, which was close to the river, and they wantonly collected money and property offered by believers.

After I took over as the defender of Yanjin City, I strictly prohibited the worship of evil gods. I also captured and killed more than a dozen Wutongshenjiao priests who were secretly preaching, making them dare not offend for more than ten years.

I didn't expect that they had never given up the opportunity to retaliate against me for more than ten years, and they actually bribed my retainers who I thought were extremely loyal from the inside."

“The sky can be measured, the earth can be measured, but the human heart is hard to fathom!”

Qing Yi couldn't help but sigh, but then he heard the little fox's warning cry. Obviously, in addition to the traitor inside, there was also a powerful enemy outside.

Although the update today is a little late, it is still much earlier than yesterday, hahaha. Let me satisfy myself for a while. The second update will be before 2pm.

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