Qin Shi: I went astray in the Heavenly Sect

Chapter 146 Li Mu sensed something was amiss, and Gongzi Jia felt a chill run down his spine upon closer examination.

"The assassination of Marquis Chunping also happened that night."

When the topic of the Marquis of Chunping's residence came up, Young Master Jia's gaze became somewhat uneasy. After all, some of the things that happened were not honorable, especially the girl named Xiaolin.

Upon seeing this scene, Li Mu's heart stirred. He was well aware of the affairs in the court. Many times, it was a matter of you scheming against me and me scheming against you. If he hadn't been scheming against Guo Kai, Gongzi Jia would have been completely taken advantage of long ago.

"Young master, please speak frankly. I am not ignorant of the affairs of the court."

Upon hearing Li Mu's words, Gongzi Jia gave a wry smile.

After thinking for a moment, he said frankly, "Regarding the assassination of Marquis Chunping, it is possible that it was Mr. Qiu's plan."

Li Mu's eyes looked somewhat strange.

Mr. Qiu?

The surname Qiu is quite rare. If he wasn't mistaken, the Mr. Qiu that Gongzi Jia mentioned was probably the strategist who was killed by his side.

"As the general predicted, it was the same Mr. Qiu who was killed this time."

Li Mu nodded upon hearing this, then narrowed his eyes slightly and continued, "Is there another reason for this?"

Gongzi Jia nodded.

"General, you should know about the matter of Marquis Chunping. My uncle, I don't know what means he used to bewitch the king and abuse his power in the court. He is also extremely greedy and a womanizer. There have been rumors that he has an affair with the queen. Now the situation in the court is getting worse and worse. Because of the crown prince, Guo Kai and I are almost irreconcilable. This uncle happens to be in cahoots with Guo Kai. Later, Mr. Qiu came up with this plan to kill someone with a borrowed knife."

"Lord Chunping has taken a fancy to Miss Xue Nu of Yu Hua Pavilion and has always wanted to possess her. However, that girl has always disliked the powerful and wealthy, and since Yu Hua Pavilion is my property, he has never succeeded. Instead, he set his sights on a girl named Xiao Lin who is close to Miss Xue Nu."

"Later, Mr. Qiu took the opportunity to find two diners and inadvertently revealed to the girl that the death of her uncle was related to the Marquis of Chunping."

Actually, at this point, Li Mu had pretty much guessed what would happen next.

"So the person who did this was that girl named Xiaolin?"

Gongzi Jia shook his head.

"The news that came back from the Marquis's mansion was not about that girl; it was just that the room where that girl was was caught in a fire afterward, and she was burned to death."

"no??"

Upon hearing this, Li Mu was somewhat surprised.

If this girl hadn't injured someone, how did that fire even happen?
He didn't believe in coincidences. In such a large mansion, only the room where that girl was located caught fire. Could that be considered a coincidence?

"Indeed not."

Gongzi Jia sighed. Although there were indeed many rumors circulating from the Marquis's residence at the beginning, other news also began to emerge later.

"When Marquis Chunping was assassinated, that girl was in the courtyard of another girl in the Marquis's residence. The two seemed to have some grudge against each other, and they even fought each other..."

Upon hearing this, Li Mu was taken aback.

He had never seen girls get into a fight like this before.

"Will..."

After a moment of silence, Li Mu felt a strange unease. Although the girl did have an alibi, was her behavior too deliberate?

"Somewhat deliberate??"

Gongzi Jia seemed to have guessed what Li Mu was going to say, and then added.

Li Mu nodded.

Gongzi Jia sighed softly.

"What does that mean? The murderer isn't that girl..." Li Mu's gaze flickered uncertainly. After a while, he asked again, "Is there a body?"

Gongzi Jia nodded. There was indeed a corpse; otherwise, he wouldn't have believed it so easily.

"Is it that girl's?"

Gongzi Jia's eyes looked somewhat strange.

He had guessed what Li Mu meant, but it was impossible to say that he was an accomplice.

Xiaolin's background is very simple. Apart from another girl in Yuhua Pavilion, she has no other relatives in this world.

Therefore, he did not believe that Xiaolin would have any accomplices. Besides, a girl from a mountain village would not know any powerful people. If she did know those powerful people, she would not have gotten involved.

"General, she's just a girl from a small mountain village near Daicheng. Another girl named Yao Yi came to Handan with her, and besides her, they have no other close relatives."

Upon hearing this, Li Mu was taken aback again.

After a long silence, the general finally asked, "Where are her relatives?"

Gongzi Jia sighed.
"The Flying Tiger Village was massacred, leaving only two girls."

Upon hearing this, Li Mu's gaze turned cold.

Back when he was in Daicheng, he had heard of this mountain stronghold. It was a local tyrant, a group of people who gathered in the mountains and forests. It was quite large, and because its stronghold was hidden deep in the mountains, it was easy to defend and difficult to attack. In addition, the Qin army was besieging the pass at that time, so he did not have time to deal with this group.

"These filthy things, I will definitely uproot them completely when I have the time!"

Upon hearing this, Gongzi Jia shook his head.

"They've already been slaughtered."

Upon hearing this, Li Mu turned around and looked over with some surprise in his eyes. This kind of mountain stronghold was not simple. If it could be wiped out so easily, it would not have caused such a calamity to the local area.

"Oh??"

Upon hearing this, Gongzi Jia's eyes flickered once again.

He remembered that he had met a master at the Jade Flower Pavilion the day before, and the master had mentioned this matter at the time, which left a very deep impression on him.

Daicheng, Sanyang Village.

Xiaolin and Yaoyi also seem to be from this village.

At this thought, his mind seemed to explode. If that person really came from Sanyang Village, then the person who made the move was very likely that person.

"What's wrong??"

Seeing Gongzi Jia's unusual behavior, Li Mu couldn't help but ask.

Gongzi Jia felt something was amiss, so he said in a deep voice, "A few days ago, I met someone at Yuhua Pavilion. The other person's strength was unfathomable, but I never saw his true face. He once mentioned a place, Sanyang Village in Daicheng, which is the hometown of the young lady from the Marquis's mansion."

At this point, Gongzi Jia felt a chill run down his spine. If this was indeed the work of that person, then he was truly in danger at the time. Although it wasn't his doing, the old man surnamed Qiu's motivation for doing this was ultimately for his own benefit.

Upon hearing Gongzi Jia's explanation, Li Mu frowned. If what this young master said was true, then it was very likely that there was something else going on in the Marquis's mansion.

However, compared to Li Mu's guess, Gongzi Jia's associations were much broader.

The affair of Xiaolin entering the Marquis's mansion was orchestrated by the old man surnamed Qiu, while the Green Dragon Gang was the culprit.

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(End of this chapter)