Xuanxia

Chapter 462 Determination
"Brother, my uncle..."

Seeing Fu Qingzhou approaching leisurely, Tang Jiao spoke softly, her tone clearly a little nervous.

Fu Qingzhou smiled and said, "I persuaded him for a while, and he should be a little shaken, but he still needs to think about it."

"Oh."

Tang Jiao blinked, with disappointment that could not be concealed in her eyes.

"What's wrong?" Fu Qingzhou walked up to her and casually rubbed her head with his hand: "You finally met your uncle, but he is unwilling to help you overturn the case. Are you disappointed?"

"Well...somewhat."

Tang Jiao lowered her eyes and said softly, "Actually, I know that uncle has had a hard time, and I know that he has tried, but...but..."

"You don't have to be like this." Fu Qingzhou smiled and said, "Just say whatever's on your mind. It doesn't matter if you're dissatisfied with your relatives. If he doesn't want to, we can persuade him. If he still doesn't want to, that's fine. Since we've decided to do it, we'll still have to do it even if others don't help, right?"

Tang Jiao raised her eyes, her pupils brightened a little, and nodded vigorously: "Yes!"

Fu Qingzhou looked at her face, his heart moved, and he suddenly said: "Are you sleepy? If not, let's find a place. I have something to tell you."

Tang Jiao was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

"Just right..."

Fu Qingzhou smiled and said, "Let me see if you have been slacking off in your practice recently."

After saying that, he floated up and leaped onto the courtyard wall in the blink of an eye, then turned around and winked at Tang Jiao.

Tang Jiao laughed and waved her hand. The magic sword flew out from her sleeve. Then her figure flashed and she leaped after the magic sword. She touched the sword and used the force to leap again.

When Fu Qingzhou saw her chasing him, he laughed and immediately leaped out like lightning, heading towards a roof in the distance.

He deliberately held back some strength so as not to throw Tang Jiao far away, but his speed was definitely not slow, like a big bird in the dark night, gliding a long distance with each flap of its wings, and then landing lightly.

Tang Jiao chased relentlessly, the spirit sword flying and spinning under her feet like a swimming fish. She didn't need to touch the ground, she stepped on the spirit sword and flew several feet at a time, like a big butterfly.

The two of them walked one after the other, up and down, and in the blink of an eye they left Baishi Street and went away into the distance.

They were very fast and light. Although Tang Jiao was only at the fourth realm, her speed was not slower than any fifth realm master. She was always closely behind Fu Qingzhou.

Finally, after a while, they settled down on the top of a high-rise building where there were no lights or people.

"Big brother."

After landing, Tang Jiao was a little out of breath. She wiped the sweat from her forehead and looked around: "Where is this?"

"Hahaha, I don't know either." Fu Qingzhou smiled and pointed to the north: "But I know that I can see the palace from here."

Tang Jiao looked in the direction of his finger - that was where the imperial palace was.

With flags flying and corner towers towering, the huge palace looks like a sleeping dragon in the night, silent but awe-inspiring.

"The Imperial Palace..."

Tang Jiao was a little dazed: "Brother, what happened to the palace?"

"I'm only telling you about this." Fu Qingzhou said slowly, "Remember, don't tell anyone else."

Tang Jiao nodded obediently.

"At this point, we can basically confirm that your father was wrongly accused."

Fu Qingzhou looked towards the direction of the imperial palace and said slowly: "Whether it is Mr. Nan's attitude before or Uncle Tang's experience today, it is enough to explain everything."

"Ah."

Tang Jiao nodded and said, "I understand."

"This also means that the person who framed your father must be a powerful person with great influence." Fu Qingzhou continued: "Mr. Nan's investigation only touched a little bit, and he resigned without hesitation; Uncle Tang only got close to some of the other party's minions, and he almost lost his life... This mastermind behind the scenes is probably more dangerous than Jinchan Temple."

Tang Jiao hummed again and nodded slightly.

"But... what I want to say is that you don't have to worry." Fu Qingzhou smiled and said, "As long as we can find clues and catch the mastermind, then no matter how powerful he is, we don't have to worry."

Tang Jiao was startled and blinked: "Is it because of Master Sword Master Ning?"

"Yes and no."

Fu Qingzhou said slowly: "Since Lord Ning allowed us to investigate this case, it means that he has nothing to do with it. But normally, even if we find clues and implicate a big shot in the court, it is still unclear whether he will fully support us."

Tang Jiao showed a puzzled look on her face: "What does big brother mean?"

"I met someone a few days ago."

Fu Qingzhou said softly: "His name is Bai Xiaochuan..."

He simply recounted what happened after he met "Bai Xiaochuan", without missing any details, and naturally included the story of discovering "Bai Xiaochuan's" true identity.

"so……"

Fu Qingzhou looked at the imperial palace and said, "Our current supporter is the owner of that palace city."

Tang Jiao listened carefully. When she heard that "Bai Xiaochuan" turned into Zhao Yuan, her pupils shook violently, she almost screamed out, and suddenly covered her mouth.

"That's the thing."

Fu Qingzhou spread his hands and said, "When the Hongjiang dredging case happened, Zhao Yuan was already the emperor. He also remembers this case. If there is anything wrong with this case, he is willing to get to the bottom of it. However, this case happened so many years ago and involves a large number of court officials. Even if he is the emperor, he cannot reopen the investigation at will. It would be best if I could investigate it secretly. Once there is a clue, he can take action."

At this point, he turned his head and grinned at Tang Jiao: "Of course, he didn't say these words, I just guessed."

Tang Jiao had not yet recovered from her shock and didn't know how to answer.

Fu Qingzhou smiled and continued, "The emperor is very powerful, but he is also very young. The mastermind dared to commit such a big crime back then, probably because he was taking advantage of the emperor's youth... However, on the one hand, the emperor has grown up now and wants to do something. On the other hand, we all know that Lord Ning... is the emperor's greatest reliance."

Tang Jiao pursed her lips: "Brother, what you mean is that no matter how powerful the mastermind is, he can never be a match for the Emperor and Lord Ning?"

"good."

Fu Qingzhou nodded: "In this matter, we are just the little ants threading the needle. As long as we do what we should do, then the gods will fight, and we don't need to worry about it. When the emperor and Lord Ning win, your father will have his case overturned."

Tang Jiao lowered her head and clasped her fingers together: "But brother, I always feel that this matter is becoming more and more complicated..."

"Is it complicated?"

Fu Qingzhou raised his head and looked at the dark clouds in the sky: "Jiaojiao, do you know that we... killed Huixin tonight."

Tang Jiao was startled and raised her head suddenly, her eyes full of shock and joy.

"Three years ago, at the foot of Langhuan Mountain, you also saw him."

Fu Qingzhou smiled and said, "How powerful was he at that time? We had no power to resist him. He was like a god. We could only be afraid and run away. Later, when we fought against the Fanyin Temple, we also felt that finding the mastermind behind the Jinchan Temple was almost an impossible and troublesome task."

"But today, we have taken a big step forward. We will soon find evidence of Huixin and Huijue's evil deeds. I believe that it won't be long before we can rescue Li Qing and eliminate those evil monks."

"Who could have thought that the tiny golden elixir that killed my father would lead to so many things? Who could have thought that the death of an unknown hunter in a remote mountain would eventually bring down a famous and powerful man in the world?"

He turned to look at Tang Jiao and said softly, "Jiao Jiao, you think this matter is complicated, but... are you afraid?"

Tang Jiao shook her head vigorously.

She clenched her fists and said word by word: "Brother, I'm not afraid. As long as we are determined, there is nothing we can't do."

"Yes." Fu Qingzhou looked straight into her eyes: "Although I have advised Uncle Tang today, you are his niece after all. I have told him to come visit you more often when he is free these days. Since you have already impressed Mr. Nan, it should not be that difficult to impress your uncle again."

Tang Jiao laughed: "Thank you, brother. I understand."

After saying that, she took a step forward and also looked into the distance at the dark and huge palace.

"Big brother."

She smiled softly: "Perhaps the luckiest and most correct thing in my life was that I made the decision back then... to follow you closely no matter what."

(End of this chapter)