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Chapter 1340: Sword Slashing the Sky Iron Bear
Ever since Suning was assigned to the Jinwu Guard as the General of the Central Army, he had guessed that the Jinwu Guard General Lu Tong was truly loyal to the Crown Prince, so this time Lu Tong went to kill and silence the witnesses most likely at the behest of Crown Prince Li Longji.

The reason why Crown Prince Li Longji secretly covered up for Emperor Ruizong of Tang Li Dan was mainly because he wanted to fuel Emperor Ruizong of Tang Li Dan's behavior. In fact, he also wanted Princess Taiping to be defeated because of the "human-faced flower".

The young eunuch Gao Lishi came up to Suning and said, "Suning, come with us! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to see you."

"Yes! Eunuch Gao, I wonder what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants me to do?" Su Ning naturally followed Gao Lishi to the East Palace without hesitation, but halfway through, he looked at Gao Lishi and asked in a low voice.

"I don't know! But I guess he should be asking about the "Human Face Flower Case"." The young eunuch Gao Lishi did not have any anxiety or urgency on his face.

"Eunuch Gao, a murder occurred at the Qiansui Inn in Luoyang last night. A group of men in black suddenly appeared and killed the key figure in the "Human Face Flower Case" to silence him."

"Well, I've heard a little bit about it, but I believe your investigation is more than that, and the prince's expectations of you are far more than that."

"Eunuch Gao is right! I have indeed thoroughly investigated this case, but I'm just unsure how to report this to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Oh?" Gao Lishi looked at Su Ning in surprise, then easily understood what Su Ning meant. "Just report the truth! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince hates it most when his subordinates lie to him. Besides, for my sake, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince won't make trouble."

"Yes! Eunuch Gao, I understand."

Suning had been carefully observing Gao Lishi's expression and found that he was not too anxious. In addition, he was now Gao Lishi's confidant, so Suning realized that there was no danger in Li Longji's summons.

Sure enough, Suning was soon taken to the Eastern Palace in Luoyang, the eastern capital, by Gao Lishi. It was also the first time that he met the future Emperor Minghuang of Tang, who would be praised and criticized. He felt that at that time, Emperor Minghuang of Tang, Li Longji, was truly a heroic and true dragon emperor.

At this moment, Su Ning immediately reported to Li Longji in a polite manner, "The humble General of the Jinwu Guard, Su Ning, pays his respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Well, no need for formalities." Crown Prince Li Longji, kneeling on the chair, showed a smile that made people feel like spring breeze.

"Thank you, Your Highness."

"How is the investigation of the human-faced flower case going?" As expected, Crown Prince Li Longji asked directly about the "human-faced flower case" at this time.

"To answer your question, Su Wuming and Lu Lingfeng successfully captured the key figure last night. Unfortunately, he was killed by a group of men in black who suddenly appeared." At this time, Su Ning suddenly talked about Su Wuming's investigation. After all, the guy in front of him was a man-eating lurking dragon.

"Hmph! Suning, I'm asking about the situation you investigated yourself. If this is all you are capable of, you are definitely not worthy of my favor." However, Crown Prince Li Longji was not satisfied with Suning's response, because he realized that Suning was definitely not as simple as he seemed.

"Your Highness, I have indeed discovered that Li Yue, the governor of the Eastern Capital, is the mastermind behind the 'Human Face Flower Case'. However, Li Yue is, after all, a senior official appointed by the Tang court. Furthermore, this case involves Princess Taiping, so I am eager to investigate further."

"Oh? Suning, you actually said that Li Yue, the governor of Dongdu, was the mastermind behind this. Do you have any concrete evidence?" Sure enough, Suning's words made Crown Prince Li Longji's eyes light up and asked.

Then Su Ning took out the evidence he had been investigating for a while, and the young eunuch Gao Lishi beside him took it with a flicker in his eyes. "Yes! This evidence is what I have been investigating for a while."

"Yeah." Crown Prince Li Longji nodded with satisfaction after receiving the evidence from Gao Lishi.

At this time, Su Ning continued to explain to Crown Prince Li Longji, "Your Highness, according to my investigation, Princess Taiping has never used the 'Human Face Flower', so there will be no problems after 81 days."

"What? This is impossible! Why would the princess do this?" Li Longji, who didn't care much at first, and Gao Lishi beside him both widened their eyes in surprise.

"Fishing." Suning stated Princess Taiping's purpose without any hesitation. The recent period was the moment of decisive battle between Princess Taiping and Crown Prince Li Longji.

"Uh?"

"I suspect Princess Taiping may be using this incident to observe her subordinates and see how many of them are truly loyal to her."

"This……"

"Your Highness, I believe this 'Human Face Flower Case' doesn't need to be dragged on any longer. Li Yue should be apprehended and imprisoned as soon as possible. If we can find an antidote for the 'Human Face Flower', that would be the best. If we really can't find an antidote, we can arrange for the imperial physician or a folk healer to conduct research. When that happens, the people of Dongdu will naturally be grateful to Your Highness."

"Well, I was right about you. You are indeed very capable." At this time, Crown Prince Li Longji smiled and nodded. Suning's performance had far exceeded Crown Prince Li Longji's expectations.

"Your Highness, you are too kind! This is what I should do. If Your Highness had not appointed me, I would probably still be feeding mosquitoes in Nanzhou."

"Haha, good!" Crown Prince Li Longji was naturally very satisfied with Su Ning's attitude. He then looked at Su Ning in front of him and made arrangements, "Suning, I order you to lead a thousand Jinwu Guards to immediately surround the Dongdu Garrison and arrest Li Yue and others."

"Yes! Your Highness the Crown Prince."

……

Suning, the Lieutenant General of the Jinwu Guard, led a thousand Jinwu Guards to attack the Eastern Capital Garrison, which naturally caused a huge sensation in the entire Eastern Capital Luoyang. You must know that Li Yue, the governor of the Eastern Capital Luoyang, is a very important person in the entire Luozhou.

After hearing the news, Lu Lingfeng immediately found Su Wuming with a puzzled look on his face, "Su Wuming, what is Su Ning doing?"

"It's obvious that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has made a decision, otherwise, given Su Ning's cautiousness, he wouldn't have made such a high-profile decision." However, Su Wuming, who knew Su Ning's temperament very well, immediately made a judgment.

"Damn it! Who is the one who investigated the "Human Face Flower Case" clearly?" Sure enough, Su Wuming's judgment made Lu Lingfeng extremely angry.

"Lu Lingfeng, your idea is wrong. Our mentor once taught us that we should never be too purposeful in our conduct." However, Su Wuming shook his head disapprovingly, feeling that Lu Lingfeng would become crazy whenever he met Su Ning.

"Huh! When has Su Ning ever done something that wasn't driven by a strong purpose?" "Huh? So he can't be considered a true disciple of Master Di Gong. He's just lucky enough to have obtained his master's case-solving notes."

"Su Wuming, speaking of our mentor's case-solving notes, is there any way for us to get these notes back?" As expected, when Lu Lingfeng heard Su Wuming mention "Di Gong's Case-Solving Notes" again, he couldn't help but ask with anticipation on his face.

"Oh! Impossible! Although I haven't spent too much time with Su Ning, I can still tell that he is a Pi Xiu. Once he puts something in his mouth, it's impossible to take it out. What Su Ning said in Nanzhou has made it very clear." However, at this moment, Su Wuming shook his head with a helpless expression on his face.

"Damn it! This Suning is really despicable."

"Hey! Lu Lingfeng, whether we admit it or not, Su Ning is already a registered disciple of our mentor Di Gong, so we can't make our relationship too awkward on a daily basis."

"..."

Although Lu Lingfeng felt very unwilling in his heart at this time, he had to admit that what Su Wuming said made a lot of sense, and Lu Lingfeng also admitted that Su Ning was really very capable and could always take action at the most appropriate time no matter what happened.

Now Suning has surrounded the entire Dongdu Garrison and arrested the Dongdu Garrison Commander Li Yue. The feeling of bringing people to raid a house makes Suning feel very good.

Facing the siege of the Jinwu Guards, Li Yue looked at Suning in front of him with a stern look on his face, "Suning, do you know what you are doing?"

"Li Liushou, I am following the orders of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to bring you, the mastermind behind the 'Human Face Flower Case', to justice." At this time, Su Ning naturally knew what Li Yue meant, but he brought up the Crown Prince Li Longji without any concealment.

"Slander! Suning, you are slandering me."

"Alright! Li Liushou, if I don't have solid evidence, I can't come here to bring you to justice."

"Hmph! I am the official governor of Luoyang, the Eastern Capital, appointed by the Tang Dynasty court. I demand an audience with His Majesty. Only His Majesty can deal with me."

"Childish!" Su Ning felt that the man in front of him was too childish. After all, the most powerful person in the Tang Dynasty was still Crown Prince Li Longji. Then he shouted to the Jinwu Guards with a dull look, "Niu Geng, put Li Liushou and others in the Sky Prison. I will personally interrogate them later."

"Yes! General of the Central Army."

When the Jinwu Guards were escorting Li Yue and others to the Heavenly Prison, Li Yue, who knew that he might have been abandoned by Emperor Ruizong of Tang, Li Dan, could not accept it and actually started shouting and yelling to the sky.

"Ah... God is unfair to me, Li Yue!" The cry of Li Yue, who was left behind in Dongdu, sounded extremely miserable.

"Roar..." The roar of a monster then resounded through the sky.

"Ah...Sky Iron Bear! Sky Iron Bear..." The people watching around naturally showed fear on their faces, even Su Wuming and Lu Lingfeng on the side were a little afraid.

"what……"

The Tiantie Bear raised in the Dongdu Liaison Office suddenly went crazy and pounced on the Jinwu Guards who were confiscating property and started biting them. In the blink of an eye, it bit several Jinwu Guards.

At this time, Jinwu Guard General Suning naturally became furious. He immediately drew his long-handled sword and rushed towards Tian Tiexiong, "Evil beast! You're courting death!"

Although Tiantie Bear's body is extremely huge and powerful, the power of one palm is definitely not something that human power can resist. However, with Su Ning's martial arts level, he can just swing his sword lightly and cut off both of Tiantie Bear's palms.

"Roar..." Tiantie Bear, whose palm was chopped off by Suning, roared in pain.

However, just when it wanted to make a desperate effort to knock down Suning and fight to the death, the sword in Suning's hand ruthlessly cut off the head of the Tiantie Bear, and the blood in the Tiantie Bear's body spurted out as the bear's head flew up.

At this moment, all the onlookers present were stunned. You know, the ancients were most afraid of unknown creatures, just like the Sky Iron Bear in front of them and the Tongtian Rhino that followed, they were all regarded by the ignorant people as gods descending to earth.

However, Suning easily killed the Sky Iron Bear today, which was naturally unacceptable to the people who were afraid of the Sky Iron Bear. Even Li Yue, the owner of the Sky Iron Bear, was stunned by the shock.

Li Yue looked at the godlike man in front of him with an incredible look on his face and said, "Suning, no wonder His Royal Highness the Crown Prince thinks so highly of you. I never thought you would be so brave."

"Li Liushou, I hope you can confess all your crimes. I believe His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will leave you a way out." However, Su Ning was not lost in Li Yue's flattery. After all, Li Yue in front of him was just an insignificant character.

"Suning, you don't understand the pain of people who have lost their country. I, Li Yue, think about restoring my country all the time, so I never regret anything I have done." Li Yue said to Suning in front of him with a grief-stricken face.

"Hmph! Foolish! The small nations of the Western Regions are vast, sparsely populated, and incredibly weak. Even if you were to become the King of the Western Regions again, you wouldn't be as honored as the governor of Luoyang, the Eastern Capital of the Tang Dynasty. Why bother with some futile dream just to avoid it?"

"So it's impossible for you to understand me. And you don't really think I didn't pay any price to achieve my current position, do you?"

"Okay! Li Liushou, there's no point for the two of us to talk any more here. Only the big shots can deal with you, the governor of Dongdu." Suning knew that continuing to talk would only make more mistakes, so it would be better to escort Li Yue to the Heavenly Prison as soon as possible.

Then Suning took a team of Jinwu Guards to take Li Yue to the Heavenly Prison. However, on the way, he was taken to the Prince's Mansion by the young eunuch Gao Lishi. Then Prince Li Longji talked with Li Yue alone for a long time. Neither Suning nor Gao Lishi knew what they talked about specifically.

But in the end, Li Yue was thrown into the Sky Prison with a deathly pale face. Of course, his legendary life was about to end. I just don’t know whether the big man who made him take the blame can keep his promise.

In fact, Suning still believes that there must be a bigger figure behind Li Yue. You know, what Li Yue did really seemed meaningless, because there was no soil for this group of people to rebel in the Tang Dynasty.

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(End of this chapter)