Evergreen Immortal..

Chapter 189 The unexpected effect of immortal energy

"Hey, have you heard that Gao Zhen hasn't shown up for a month?"

Wei Ming spoke in a low voice.

Tan Hu grumbled in dissatisfaction: "This is Zuixianlou, there is no one else here, why are you whispering so quietly?"

today.

Wei Ming hosted a dinner for Li Rui, Tan Hu and Ge Hong.

After just two drinks, Wei Ming started talking enthusiastically about things in the military camp, or to be more precise, about Gao Zhen.

Gao Zhen has not appeared in the military camp for a whole month.

Although it was rumored that Gao Zhen was out of town on an inspection tour, anyone with a discerning eye knew that something was probably wrong.

Gao Zhen is a playboy who doesn't need to do anything, so how could he be on patrol?

Besides, the garrison is not always there, and a patrol would take at most ten days, so how could it take as long as a month?

More importantly, Feng Yu also knew that Guan Xinrong was leading his troops out of the city every day.

This is definitely not a simple inspection.

This matter had already spread like wildfire in the military camp.

"It's like thinking that walls have ears."

Wei Ming also knew that it was just a habit, so he found an excuse to scratch his head awkwardly and laughed dryly.

Ge Hong groaned and said, "Do you think this could be the revenge of the Ghost Sect? After all, Lord Jiang killed one of the Twelve Blood Disciples."

When it comes to the Twelve Blood Disciples.

He felt a sense of relief for no reason.

The head of the Ten Thousand Poison Ghost is still hanging on the wall of An Ningwei, but it has long been dried into a skeleton.

Jiang Linxian killed the Ten Thousand Poison Ghost, so he could be considered to have avenged himself.

Next time I visit my master’s grave, I can buy fewer bottles of wine.

What Ge Hong said made sense. So many people from the Ghost Sect died in that battle, so it was normal for them to wait for an opportunity to take revenge.

Li Rui's heart moved slightly, and he said:

"It's possible."

"Yeah, Brother Li thinks so too."

After hearing what Li Rui said, Ge Hong became even more excited: "These little devils from the Ghost Sect deserve to be punished and killed!"

Ever since the death of the Ten Thousand Poison Ghost, he has been particularly concerned about dealing with the Ghost Cult.

He was planning to kill a few more people from the Ghost Sect to avenge his master.

Wei Ming also nodded:

"It really needs to be cleaned up."

It is strange to say that the Ghost Cult is very low-key in other places and rarely shows up, but it is extremely active in Anning Prefecture.

Large-scale attacks occurred several times.

"Could it be that there is a treasure in An Ning Mansion, or the father of the Ghost Cult?"

Wei Ming had lived in Annan Town before, so he felt that the Ghost Cult was a little too active in Qinghe.

Looking back, it seems that we should start with Xianbao.
Tan Hu, however, didn't care: "Who cares? I hate the sight of that stinky bug Gao Zhen. It would be best if he were dead. If the Ghost Cult killed him, I'll set off a string of 10,000 firecrackers tomorrow to celebrate."

"reasonable."

Ge Hong and Wei Ming also nodded.

What Gao Zhen had done in the military camp before was really unpopular.

Tan Hu is still brooding over the incident with Tang Hai.

If Gao Zhenzhen died, he would really do something like setting off firecrackers to celebrate.

Li Rui smiled but said nothing.

Gao Zhen?

Gao Zhen had long been reduced to ashes by him.

There is no surveillance in this world, and Gao Zhen is a spy planted by the Guiming Cult in Anningwei. He deliberately hid his whereabouts when he went out that day.

Li Rui followed behind and saw every scene clearly.

If I guess correctly, Gao Zhen should be searching for clues about the death of the Ten Thousand Poison Ghost, or even looking for immortal energy.

After all, among the three people in the Ghost Sect, two of them have immortal energy, so there is no reason why the strongest one, the Ten Thousand Poison Ghost, does not have it either.

Of course, when doing this kind of thing, you must not be discovered.

Li Rui didn't even need to take action to erase the clues, Gao Zhen himself had all the clues cut off, which saved him a lot of trouble.

If he hadn't met Li Rui, he would have done it very carefully and perfectly.

It’s a pity that he happened to offend Li Rui.

"If Cao Wei can't find Gao Zhen, he will definitely report it to Annan Town. Maybe even the Imperial City will know about it and send someone to investigate."

"When an official of the imperial court dies, the cause of the death must be investigated."

However, Li Rui was not too panicked.

This is all thanks to the heavy rain.

Almost all traces of his visit were washed away, and even if the adult named Di from the previous life came, he would not be able to find any traces.

As for finding him.
That's even more impossible.

He has no shortage of witnesses and physical evidence.

How could he, a little old man who had never even been out of An Ning Wei, kill someone?
Moreover, he was only a seventh-rank warrior. Killing a sixth-rank Dragon Gate realm expert was simply a fantasy in the eyes of outsiders.

No matter who you suspect, you won't suspect him.

In the final analysis, in addition to his cautiousness, it was also thanks to Gao Zhen's evil intentions that he dug a hole for himself.

It can be said that the time, place and people are all right.

Deserve to die.

Another month passed.

The truth could not be concealed after all.

Without any choice.

Cao Wei had no choice but to report Gao Zhen’s matter to Annan Town. After all, if he continued to conceal the matter, his guilt would be even greater.

as predicted.

General Xue was furious, then Gao was furious, and finally Your Majesty was furious.

A series of outrages resulted in the Ministry of Justice sending people to Qinghe to investigate.

"I heard that people from the Ministry of Justice will arrive in Qinghe in a few days."

Ning Zhongtian said.

But his face showed gloating.

Two months have passed, and Gao Zhen's whereabouts have not been found. Either he encountered a strange adventure and was trapped in a secret realm as described in the story, or he is dead.

If all the immortals are gone, the secret realm will certainly not exist, so the result is self-evident, they must be dead.

But since there was no body found, Cao Wei still said that the person was missing.

But which sixth-rank official would disappear for two months at a time?
Ning Zhongtian suddenly felt relieved. "If I don't take him in, God will take him in."

He grinned.

Gao Zhen clearly wanted to get rid of him, but due to his status as a member of the Gao family, he could not kill him. Unexpectedly, Gao Zhen died before he could do anything.

It's really a cycle of cause and effect, and retribution is unpleasant.

Li Rui and others listened to Ning Zhongtian's news.

Expressions vary.

Of course, Li Rui was the calmest among them, not only because he did things without leaving any evidence, but also because he had a keen eye for early warning. If he was really discovered, the worst that could happen was that he would run away in advance and hide in the mountains.

Of course, that possibility is very small.

Compared to the fact that Gao Zhen was determined to kill him, the danger was negligible.

He can attack when advancing and defend when retreating. Since he has a way out, he certainly has nothing to be afraid of.

"People from the Ministry of Justice are here. If we can avoid meeting them, then we should do so. We should cooperate as much as possible and avoid any conflict."

Ning Zhongtian called a few of his trusted subordinates over today to specifically instruct them on this matter.

Tan Hu wondered: "Why? We didn't kill the person."

Ning Zhongtian knew that Tan Hu would ask this question, and he said this specifically for Tan Hu to hear.

It doesn’t matter if Tan Hu causes trouble in Qinghe. He is the garrison commander of An Ning Guard and can handle it.

But if you offend the people from the Ministry of Justice, it will be troublesome.

Ning Zhongtian: "Huzi, do you know why almost no one from the Gao family has been in jail in recent years?"

"What?"

"Because the second master of the Gao family is the Minister of Justice."

"On the surface, the imperial court sent people to investigate the case, but in fact, the Gao family wants to get back at us. We had a feud with Gao Zhen before, so they might make a big fuss about it."

"Ning, I understand."

Tan Hu nodded surprisingly seriously.

He just doesn't like to use his brain, but that doesn't mean he's stupid.

in contrast.

As long as someone gives him some pointers, he will understand everything immediately. He is smarter than most warriors.

Li Rui and others also nodded.

I'm afraid the Ministry of Justice has come with bad intentions this time.

Even if the case cannot be solved, they will definitely find a few people to take the blame and settle the matter.

Someone from the Gao family has died. If you still want to offend them at this time, don't blame them for getting angry and arresting people.

Ning Zhongtian stood up and said, "Okay, don't worry too much. The Ministry of Justice is the Ministry of Justice, and our Annan Army is not under their control, so they won't act too recklessly."

After saying that, he was the first to walk out of the lobby.

Li Rui and the others who stayed in the lobby looked at each other.

They also walked out one after another.

Li Rui returned home.

First, he heard the sound of Liu Tiezhu forging iron in the backyard. Fortunately, the house was big enough, otherwise he would have been charged with disturbing the army.

Then came Liang He's low growl.

What a thriving scene.

"Master."

When Liang He saw Li Rui, he immediately stopped what he was doing and saluted respectfully.

Li Rui saw that he didn't see Wang Zhao, so he asked.

"Xiaozhao went to the Machang Hall?"

"No, it's in the stable in the backyard."

Li Rui nodded: "Continue practicing."

After saying that, he put his hands behind his back and walked slowly towards the backyard.

After a while.

He saw Wang Zhao standing in the manger, muttering something to the Red Dragon Horse.

The scene was very strange.

"Xiao Zhao, what are you doing?"

Li Rui couldn't help but feel curious when he saw Wang Zhao's strange behavior.

It looked like Wang Zhao was actually communicating with the Red Dragon Horse, and the man and the horse were chatting enthusiastically.

This is really like a knife stabbing your butt, opening your eyes.

He has raised horses for decades, so he is able to communicate with them.

But to say that it was a direct conversation is nonsense.

The reason why horses understand human nature is actually because of habit, not because they can really understand what people say, otherwise they would really become monsters.

Wang Zhao was speaking engrossed when he was suddenly startled by Li Rui's words behind him.

When he turned around, he saw Li Rui standing behind him.

He quickly bowed: "Master."

Then he stammered, "Master, I...I seem to understand what Dahong is saying."

Dahong is the name Wang Zhao gave to the Red Dragon Horse.

"Can you listen to what the horse is saying?!"

Li Rui was shocked.

He didn't expect that Wang Zhao was actually communicating with the Red Dragon Horse.

Understand horse language?

Born to be a groom?

He looked at the Red Dragon Horse again. Although the Red Dragon Horse had half demon beast blood, it definitely could not understand human language.

Wang Zhao also felt that his words were a little strange, and explained: "I don't know what happened. When I woke up this morning, I heard Dahong calling me to get up. At first I thought it was a dream, but it turned out that I could really understand it."

Wait a minute, when you woke up this morning and opened your eyes you saw bright red?
Li Rui was speechless.

It turns out that his apprentice sleeps in the stable every day, treating the Red Dragon Horse as his wife.

At this time.

The red dragon horse Dahong snorted very cooperatively, and the horse's mouth opened and closed, really like a person talking.

Li Rui's expression turned strange.

"So what is he saying now?"

Wang Zhao blinked his eyes:
"It says. What I said is true."

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(End of this chapter)