Tumor Sword Immortal

Chapter 21 is Murder
There is no gentle touch that Pei Xia cannot resist.

But Luo Xian is different.

There is no contradiction between her subjective desire to ask you and her objective command to you.

Finally, with Yang Xu's ferocious expression as if he were about to grind his teeth to powder, the guards led him and Pei Yu away in a sorry state.

"What bad luck."

Pei Xia muttered something, flipped the longsword in his hand, and the snow-white blade slashed past Luo Xian's temple with a "clang" before accurately flying into Ye Lu's sheath.

The eldest princess remained calm, which nearly terrified Ye Lu, who was standing next to her.

Setting down her teacup, the princess gestured to the seat next to her, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Pei Xia: "Please sit down."

Pei Xia sat down casually.

Xu Shangxin's eyes twitched as she watched.

Even though he is Prime Minister Pei's only son, it is far too presumptuous for him to be so unrestrained in front of the Princess.

She glanced at the princess again, and thankfully, Luo Xian seemed quite used to Pei Xia's words and actions.

His Highness tapped the cup on the tea table and turned to Xu Shangxin: "Shangxin, the tea is cold. Go and make me a hot one."

After saying that, he looked at Ye Lu and said, "Guard Ye, I brought some things for the manor when I came. Go and pack them up."

Ye Lu nodded blankly, then turned and went out.

Xu Shangxin certainly didn't dare to disobey, but before leaving, she winked at Pei Xia with extra force.

She could tell that the princess wanted to have a private conversation with Pei Xia.

You'd better watch your words.

After the two from the Prime Minister's residence left, Luo Xian waved his hand and dismissed his guards.

Suddenly, only she and Pei Xia were left in the main hall.

The eldest princess was a pragmatic person and preferred to talk about business first: "Have you gone to see Prime Minister Pei?"

Pei Xia immediately turned to look at her: "Wasn't he dead?"

“I was talking about the remains,” Luo Xian gestured toward the depths of the mansion, “The cultivators from the Holy Palace protected the physical body with magical artifacts. Luo Xiaojin should have told you that.”

"I haven't seen it yet..."

Pei Xia paused, his hand, which was adjusting his clothes, and realized, "Is there... something I should see?"

"To outsiders, I told them it was a sudden relapse of a pre-existing illness, since the death of the prime minister is a matter of great importance. But to you, I must tell you the truth."

The princess leaned over half of the tea table, leaned close to Pei Xia, and said with a solemn expression, "Pei Xi's blood was frozen solid; his death was definitely not ordinary."

Blood congeals into ice.

Pei Xia immediately thought of "Linfeng Valley".

“It could also be Xiaotianshan,” the princess seemed quite familiar with these martial arts sects. “Whichever it is, it’s the work of the Northern Barbarians.”

The Valley of the Frosty Winds is a prestigious sect in the northern borderlands, hidden deep within snow-capped mountains and cliffs, and is quite mysterious. It is known throughout the Nine Provinces only for its unique sword technique that turns blood into sharp edges.

Xiaotianshan is a sacred mountain of the Yi people and cannot be simply considered a Jianghu sect. Its status is far superior to that of Zhangsheng Palace in Daling.

Pei Xia stroked her chin.

Fifteen years ago, Youzhou fell to the enemy, and the northern barbarians invaded the border, their forces reaching as far as Tiequan Pass.

The fighting has continued intermittently for fifteen years without stopping.

The so-called "turmoil" in Da Ling is mostly due to pressure from the North.

However, in the last five years, thanks to the bravery of King Xiao and the effective governance of Pei Xi, the territory of Da Ling has long enjoyed peace and development.

From this perspective, killing Pei Xi would naturally be a major blow to the Ling Kingdom, and it would indeed be helpful to the border war.

The barbarians had motives.

Pei Xia remained remarkably calm about the assassination of her father.

He ate a piece of dried fruit: "It's been a month, haven't you found anything?" Luo Xian pursed her red lips, smacked her lips playfully, lowered her head to pull out her silk handkerchief to wipe her hands, and then said casually: "I remember, you also have an academic title, right?"

Pei Xia was taken aback: "Oh, there is one."

Pei Xia was a successful candidate in the imperial examinations ten years ago.

Luo Xian then said, "You know that your fiancée, Xu Shangxin, is studying at Jiangchao Academy, right?"

"Uh... um."

“They’re currently recruiting a teacher, preferably someone with high cultivation, the higher the better. I think you’d be a good fit.”

Pei Xia frowned: "What do you mean?"

Luo Xian sighed softly: "The Insect and Bird Bureau discovered spies at Jiangchao Academy, but because they were worried about alerting the enemy, they did not know who they were."

Pei Xia suddenly realized: "You think someone got in touch with the Prime Minister's residence through Xu Shangxin?"

Luo Xian didn't respond. After all, Xu Shangxin was Pei Xia's wife. She could only say, "Go ahead and investigate."

"No, your people might alert the enemy, but wouldn't I?"

"You wouldn't do that. As the son of a high-ranking official with academic achievements, it's perfectly normal for you to use the academy as a stepping stone to enter the imperial court and become an official."

"Then, what should I teach?"

Pei Xia said guiltily, "What books and scriptures? It's been ten years, I've forgotten them all."

"It's alright," Luo Xian reassured him. "The academy has martial arts classes. You can teach people martial arts, right?"

Pei Xia really wanted to say that she had only entered the martial arts world today.

But after thinking for a moment, he sighed and accepted.

The princess was very satisfied and patted his shoulder with a smile: "I'll make arrangements for you. Don't rush to go here. After all, you've just returned and the family still needs to be settled."

This is true.

Pei Xia glanced back at the messy main hall and said jokingly, "The people in this house who need the most peace and quiet are all those disgusting people inside and out."

"Is it my fault?"

The princess leaned over and blinked her eyes at him: "Alright, Yang Xu's character is terrible, but he is capable. He proposed the inner city tax, which has indeed helped the national treasury replenish a lot of silver. He was able to become an assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue in his early thirties, which is not entirely due to Prime Minister Pei's influence."

This includes his desire to be in charge of the Pei family. In fact, strictly speaking, what he sought was not just the family fortune.

The key ministers chosen by the late emperor to entrust his son to have a particular characteristic: they may not be outstanding in ability, but they must be able to lead their respective factions.

Pei Xishen's greatest legacy after his death was actually his network of connections in the imperial court.

Yang Xu knew he could not become the next prime minister, but as long as he became the nominal successor of the Pei family, he could inherit some of the immense influence of the family, which would be enough for him to grow wildly in the court.

Luo Xian thought Pei Xia was angry that she wanted to protect Yang Xu.

Pei Xia just smiled faintly at this: "Only you people who work in the government would think about things so complicatedly. In my opinion, Yang Xu has never been a big problem."

"Oh? What insightful opinion does Young Master Pei have?"

"Just kill him."

In the ten years since he came to Kyushu, he has not actually spent much time in Beishi City.

What shaped Pei Xia into who she is today is largely the martial arts world.

He didn't care about wealthy families, official careers, or fame. For Pei Xia, when he was truly fed up, he would rush to Yang Xu's residence, kill him with a single sword stroke, and then turn around and go back to riding his horse through the martial world.

There are sixteen kingdoms in Kyushu, and most of them are places to go after leaving Da Ling.

To this, Luo Xian just chuckled: "What are you saying in front of me? You better control yourself!"

"Oh, by the way, did you know about Yang Xu hiring thugs to kidnap and kill people in Beishi City?"

“I just found out,” Luo Xian smoothed her disheveled hair as she laughed, “Don’t worry, the day I no longer need Yang Xu, this will be his death warrant.”

(End of this chapter)