Evil of all ages

Chapter 150 Frame-up
Di Qingtian looked around at the people present, and finally his gaze landed on Yin Tianyong.

He asked Yin Tianyong to go and invite Li Xunhuan, the Flying Dagger, to come and help him.

Yin Tianyong wanted to stay by the adult's side and protect him, but he knew that the adult's choice of him was understandable.

Because he and his brother were holding us back. Both brothers were acquired martial artists, while adults were already innate experts. Their protection was negligible.

The people here are all innate experts; it's impossible to ask an innate expert to invite them, thus wasting a combatant.

He didn't refuse, nodded, and set off.

"What are you planning to do next?"

Feng Zizai asked.

Di Qingtian: "I need to go to Jiushui County."

Feng Zizai: "Go and arrest Prefect Ning Cheng?"

Di Qingtian: "We know nothing about the specifics of Duotian Village, nor do we know what kind of plans the Wei organization has in Yunzhou."

“Ning Cheng sent people to deliver grain to Duotian Village, so he must know a lot of information.”

Feng Zizai: "Jiushui County is the territory of Prince Li Ya."

"Aren't you afraid that the Prince will protect Ning Cheng, or that the Prince is colluding with the Wei organization, and that going to Jiushui County would be like a lamb entering a tiger's den?"

Di Qingtian: "How can you catch tiger cubs without venturing deep into the tiger's den?"

"Two days ago, the Prince sent me an invitation to his fortieth birthday celebration. If we set off now, we'll make it in time."

Upon hearing this, Feng Zi and the others immediately knew that Di Qingtian already had a plan, so they stopped talking.

Soon after, Di Qingtian led Feng Zizai and five others away from Shangyun County and headed towards Jiushui County.

When Di Qingtian arrived at the city gate of Jiushui County, only Ying Wu and Tian Fugong remained by his side.

Feng Zizai and the other three were sent by him to do something halfway through the journey.

At this moment, someone came up to greet him, saying that he was the steward of the Prince's Mansion and was there to welcome the Imperial Envoy to the Prince's Mansion.

This made Di Qingtian narrow his eyes slightly. The Prince's Mansion was truly resourceful. It was likely that as soon as he left Shangyun County, someone would send a message to the Prince's Mansion by carrier pigeon.

The more extraordinary Prince Li Ya was, the more Di Qingtian felt that he had made the right choice in coming to Jiushui County.

Without hesitation, he followed the steward who had come to greet him to the Prince's Mansion.

When Di Qingtian arrived at the Prince's mansion, Prince Li Ya's birthday banquet had just begun.

It seems that everything was done to cater to the arrival of the imperial envoy.

When Di Qingtian saw this scene, he felt that Prince Li Ya was not only giving him face, but also elevating him to a higher level.

Most people would have been smug and complacent long ago.

But he felt more curiosity and caution towards Prince Li Ya.

Perhaps the main character always appears last. Before Prince Li Ya even appeared, countless distinguished guests who came to attend the prince's birthday celebration all crowded around, wanting to curry favor with Di Qingtian.

Di Qingtian was not interested in these people. He scanned the entire scene, trying to find the figure of Prefect Ning Cheng.

After searching for a long time, they couldn't find a trace of Prefect Ning Cheng.

This puzzled him.

It's Prince Li Ya's fortieth birthday celebration, so Prefect Ning Cheng should definitely be attending. Why haven't we seen him yet?

Despite his doubts, Di Qingtian did not dwell on the matter.

He sat at the very front, letting Kagego and Tomiko block out all those who tried to curry favor with him.

After waiting for half an incense stick's time, Prince Li Ya finally came out.

Di Qingtian sized up Prince Li Ya, who had a small mustache, was mature, steady, and slightly chubby, and always had a smile on his face, looking quite kind.

But Di Qingtian, who had seen countless people, knew that such people were often smiling tigers.

Before Di Qingtian, the guest, could speak, Li Ya, the host, took the initiative to greet him.

He said that Di Qingtian took time out of his busy schedule to attend his birthday celebration, which made him very happy. A whole bunch of words came over him, all of which were very pleasant to hear.

Seeing this, Di Qingtian knew that it would be difficult to ask Prince Li Ya why Prefect Ning Cheng had not attended the banquet, nor would he be able to learn anything else from him.

He dealt with Prince Li Ya with ease and laughter, and would ask questions after the banquet.

Time passes

The banquet finally came to an end, and countless distinguished guests dispersed.

Prince Li Ya led Di Qingtian to a flower tea pavilion, a place suitable for conversation.

"Your Highness, it is your fortieth birthday. Why is Prefect Ning nowhere to be seen?"

Di Qingtian sipped his tea and asked casually.

"His elderly mother passed away peacefully a couple of days ago, and he was tending to her coffin. It would be unlucky for him to come on my birthday, so..."

Why are you asking about him?

Prince Li Ya countered with a question.

"Some people say he colluded with Duotian Village and supplied them with grain."

Di Qingtian observed Prince Li Ya's expression and said.

"No way, he's always the most enthusiastic when it comes to suppressing bandits." "Besides, his father was killed by bandits when he was a child, how could he possibly do such a thing?"

Prince Li Ya asked in surprise.

What if this is true?

Prince Li Ya's expression was very natural, and Di Qingtian couldn't discern anything from it, but this did not dispel Di Qingtian's suspicions about Prince Li Ya.

“If he really is colluding with Duotian Village, you are the Imperial Envoy, and whatever you want to do, I will fully support you.”

"That's what Prince Li Ya said."

"Okay, I'll go arrest him and interrogate him right now."

"However, I came to Jiushui County in a hurry, so I only brought two guards with me. I wonder if Your Highness could give me some more manpower?"

Di Qingtian asked.

"No problem, you may take my guards with you."

And so, Di Qingtian took away the eight hundred soldiers.

Arrival in Ningfu
Seeing that the gates of the Ning residence were tightly closed, Di Qingtian's expression changed slightly, because he smelled a strong stench of blood emanating from the Ning residence.

They immediately ordered someone to break down the door.

As soon as the door was kicked open, Di Qingtian saw that the floor inside was covered with corpses.

He walked in with a stern face, and a moment later he found Ning Cheng's body.

At this moment, a large number of footsteps approached from afar; it was the city garrison, who had completely surrounded the Ning Mansion.

“Survey”

Suddenly, the eight hundred soldiers brought by Di Qingtian turned all their weapons on Di Qingtian and his two companions.

"tread"

"tread"

"tread"

Prince Li Ya walked in.

"Your Highness, as soon as Di Qingtian entered the Ning residence, he ordered two of his men to go on a killing spree."

"The reason is that Prefect Ning discovered that Di Qingtian was colluding with Duotian Village, so he came to kill him to silence him."

The head of the guards reported to the Prince.

“Di Qingtian, no wonder you asked why Prefect Ning didn’t come right away. It turns out you were trying to silence him.”

Prince Li Ya looked at Di Qingtian with indignation.

“I say, Your Highness, if you say that I am colluding with Duotian Village, who would believe it?”

"Furthermore, you say that I killed all the people here. Please, even if it's true, let's not say it didn't happen."

"I am an imperial envoy sent by His Majesty, and I have the authority to execute first and report later."

“If you frame me for their deaths, the people will also think they deserved to die.”

When Di Qingtian saw this, he wasn't surprised at all; he just felt that this trick was too childish to be used on him.

"Too"

Prince Li Ya thought for a moment and nodded, agreeing with what Di Qingtian said.

"If this reason doesn't work, then let's try another one."

What do you think of this reason?

"You discovered that the mastermind behind the theft of military funds was Prefect Ning, and came to arrest him. Prefect Ning, in desperation, preemptively struck."

"Then we'll die together!"

Prince Li Ya asked Di Qingtian if this reason was acceptable.

"You won't kill me."

Di Qingtian said calmly.

"why?"

Prince Li Ya countered with a question.

“Because Mr. Jin still wants to see me, if you kill me, he won’t be able to see me.”

Di Qingtian said calmly.

"Impressive. No wonder Mr. Jin values ​​you so much."

"However, it's about time."

After Prince Li Ya finished speaking, Di Qingtian began to lose consciousness.

"Lie" x3
In less than two breaths, Di Qingtian and the other two all collapsed unconscious on the ground.

"take away"

(End of this chapter)