Evil of all ages

Chapter 192 What have you been hiding from me?

Finally, the eldest brother stopped being stubborn.

He finally agreed to marry and have children, so that the Huang family could continue its lineage.

He married Di Qingtian's sister, and everyone knows Di Qingtian's reputation.

The Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, the actual controller of the Court of Judicial Review, and the number one detective in the world.

Master Shi was his teacher, and he married Princess Pingyang, the emperor's most beloved daughter.

Given all these conditions, who couldn't see that Di Qingtian would rise to a high position of power in the future?

Who couldn't see that Di Qingtian would become a Grandmaster?

Huang Taihong felt that his older brother was the one who made a good deal by marrying his sister.

"It is common in the military for generals to help their sons gain military merits and pave the way for their sons."

"I was worried that you wouldn't be able to compete with those second-generation military families."

"You don't need to worry now, your elder brother married Di Qingtian's sister."

"With this relationship, it's as if you have the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, Di Qingtian, Princess Pingyang, and the supreme master Shi Lao standing behind you."

"Besides all of these, you also have the biggest backer standing behind you, the Ghost King!"

"With this background, all those second-generation military families have to make way for you."

"Now you don't need to risk your life for military merit like before. Just be steady and you will rise step by step."

Han Bei laughed heartily, thinking that he had only taken in disciples from poor families who were willing to fight and had some talent.

Who would have thought that the legend of the Ghost King in the Southern City Prison would become more and more outrageous, even reaching those guarding the border.

When the rumors first came out, countless people scoffed at them, thinking it was just a trick by the real culprit in the mysterious case.

Unexpectedly, a barrage of messages came crashing down.

Di Qingtian, the mastermind behind bizarre cases, suffers a major setback in his life while in the city's southern prison.

Not only did they fail to solve the bizarre case, they also succumbed to it.

Marrying his sister to the son of the Demon King—what else could it be but submission?

Ye Wuji, the director of the Zhenwu Division, refused to believe in superstition and transferred all the prisoners from the South City Prison, wanting to challenge it.

He eventually gave in and obediently returned all the prisoners.

Di Qingtian, who was diagnosed as terminally ill by all the doctors in the capital, was sent to the Southern City Prison, but he survived.

The Huang Mansion, comparable to a royal palace, was built within ten days.

……

How many people can remain calm after hearing this news?

How many people still dare to question it?

This caused a dramatic change in Huang Taihong's identity.

From someone with no background, he transformed into a second-generation devil that no one dared to mess with.

When Huang Taihong heard his master tell him to play it safe, he felt that life is unpredictable. He used to want to make a name for himself through his own efforts, which is why he worked so hard.

Who would have thought he'd have to rely on his father's connections?

He was still fighting for his deceased father.

He still harbored some doubts about his father, the Ghost King.

Despite the barrage of rumors, he only believed his elder brother's words.

But his elder brother never mentioned his father, the Ghost King, in the letters he wrote home.

If his father truly existed as a ghost, how could his elder brother not have written a letter to inform him?

Therefore, he felt there must be something hidden behind this.

But he dared not write back to ask, fearing that his elder brother had become a pawn of some power, so he pretended to be a ghost in the prison.

Perhaps the eldest brother had some reason for his actions, and was forced to play tricks in the prison, causing all this trouble.

He didn't know why his elder brother had been able to make the Ghost King theory so successful.

But what if his guess is right?

He wrote back to inquire, and others, through his correspondence with his elder brother, confirmed that the story of the Ghost King was false and that his elder brother was faking it.

That would harm my older brother.

If his elder brother falls from power and his entire family is executed, he won't be able to escape either.

Therefore, no matter how curious or doubtful he was, he would wait until he returned to Beijing to ask in person, rather than leaving evidence through correspondence.

"Master, what should we do with these?"

Huang Taihong asked what to do with the things scattered all over the ground.

"This was sent to you by your elder brother. It belongs to you. You should handle your own things. Why ask your teacher?"

Huang Taihong understood.

Leave a portion for your master so he can use it as a gift or to curry favor.

The rest was given to the kitchen and used entirely to reward his subordinates.

A table laden with delicacies was prepared, and Huang Taihong, also facing the direction of Beijing, sent his blessings to his elder brother from afar. (Huang Residence)
Bai Donglai: "You tricked me, you have to compensate me, right?"

Huang Taichu: "We'll talk about it later, we'll talk about it later."

Bai Donglai, unafraid that Huang Taichu would renege on his debt, stopped trying to get Huang Taichu drunk, because he discovered that he simply couldn't get Huang Taichu drunk.

As for Di Qingtian, he was already drunk and passed out.

Although it is almost impossible for a naturally strong person not to get drunk, this wine is snake wine, prepared by the snake woman Shangguan Yunyao.

Even a powerful innate expert cannot withstand the effects of drinking too much snake wine.

This day was far from peaceful; there were always a few individuals who wanted to take advantage of the Ghost King's son's joyous occasion to come seeking medical help or to test him.

Huang Taichu wouldn't let these people disturb his good deed.

Anyone who wants to cause trouble will simply disappear without a trace.

Individuals will be sent to the imperial prison first, and dealt with later.

Night falls
The distinguished guests had long since departed.

Di Qingtian and his group were the last to leave.

Di Qingtian had already woken up and was helped into the carriage by his two women.

Old Shi was also inside the carriage. He wasn't being disrespectful for his age by loitering in the young man's carriage.

He knew that his apprentice wouldn't let him go until he finished asking all his questions.

"Master, please help me."

Di Qingtian still felt drunk and his mind was not clear enough, so he asked his master to help him get rid of the drunkenness.

Master Shi placed his hand on his apprentice's back and quickly helped him shake off his drunkenness.

"Master, can you guess their identities?"

Di Qingtian asked.

Of the two women beside her, Wu Yujiao wasn't curious about these things, but Li Feiyan was full of curiosity about the identities of the four supreme masters.

"That Bai Donglai, he probably wasn't lying, but a Grandmaster-level expert isn't easy to come by. Maybe he has some kind of background."

"You'll have to investigate this yourself?"

"As for the other three, two of them don't seem like江湖人 (jianghu people, people from the martial arts world), but rather like people from the imperial court."

"That's what Old Shi said."

"what?"

"Someone from the imperial court?"

"Two more?"

This made Di Qingtian's eyes narrow; Huang Taichu's reach had already extended so far.

"If both of them are officials in the imperial court, could one of them be Ye Wuji in disguise?"

Li Feiyan was surprised to hear that two of them were officials in the imperial court. Considering that Ye Wuji was currently in the capital, she suspected that one of them was him.

"possible"

When Di Qingtian saw that the princess was asking him, he thought for a moment and then answered.

She heard her husband say it was possible.

There's no doubt that Li Feiyan is Ye Wuji. After all, her husband is a detective, so if it's possible, it's almost certainly true.

"What about the other one?"

"Could it be a Grandmaster-level expert from our Li royal family?"

"What does my father mean by this?"

"Why would we need to pretend to send people to a wedding banquet?"

Li Feiyan couldn't help but ask.

Di Qingtian did not give an answer, but was deep in thought.

"What truly shocked me was that when the son of the Ghost King came to our table to offer a toast, apart from Bai Donglai, the other three showed excessive respect to the son of the Ghost King."

"That kind of respect, how should I put it?"

"Slightly humble, slightly restrained, like a servant facing his master."

"I don't know if this description is correct, but their attitude towards the son of the Ghost King is definitely strange."

"That's what Old Shi said."

"Thank you for your hard work, Master."

Di Qingtian seemed to understand something and sighed deeply in his heart.

Then he relaxed completely, as if he was giving up.

Seeing that his apprentice had no questions, Master Shi left the carriage, leaving the young man alone.

"What are you hiding from me about him?"

Li Feiyan wanted to know about Huang Taichu, what her husband was hiding from her.

(End of this chapter)