Qin's Moon: I'm really not the Holy Lord of the Demonic Sect

Chapter 143 Walking into a Trap

Compared to figures like Yang Che and Ji Wuye, the Nanyang Colonel was just a nobody. But that was only in comparison to positions like Grand Minister of Works and General. In the entire country of Korea, a colonel was already a high-ranking officer. There were no more than twenty such colonels in Korea.

The murder of such a high-ranking military officer would be considered a major case within an 800-mile radius of South Korea. As the person in charge of Nanyang at the time, it was Yang Che's responsibility to solve the case and capture the murderer.

Under other circumstances, Yang Che could have easily delegated the matter to someone else and made them take the blame. For someone in a high position, shifting blame and making others take the fall is a perfectly normal thing to do.

However, this is only what happens under normal circumstances, but things often develop abnormally because some people are unwilling to see Yang Che escape from the world so easily.

Therefore, in Xinzheng, someone has made a move.

Having already regarded Yang Che as a formidable rival, Ji Wuye would not let go of the current opportunity. The killing of a captain was something he would use to his advantage, dragging Yang Che into the matter, as long as he wasn't stupid.

At that time, it was even more difficult for Yang Che, who was already embroiled in trouble, to escape from Nanyang and return to Xinzheng. Only by keeping Yang Che tied up in Nanyang could his next plan be carried out at a leisurely pace.

Inside the secret chamber of the General's Mansion, Ji Wuye looked at the burning alchemy furnace in front of him with anticipation. The moment the flames went out, he rushed over impatiently, ignoring that the furnace was still hot, and grabbed a golden brick from it.

"The color and weight are exactly the same as gold, enough to fool anyone. Good, good, good!" Ji Wuye looked at the brick in his hand and laughed heartily.

With these things in hand, his plan could begin.

Because of the Jade Tiger incident, Nightfall suffered heavy losses and lost its biggest source of revenue. Over the past year, Nightfall's operations have been severely affected. If a new source of revenue cannot be found in a short time, Nightfall's operations will run into problems, and Ji Wuye's extravagant lifestyle will also be interrupted.

Ji Wuye could not tolerate this.

Fortunately, it was at this time that Nightfall recruited a disciple of the Yin-Yang School. This disciple came from the Metal Department and was skilled in alchemy. Although he could not refine real gold, he could refine water-soluble gold that was almost identical to real gold. Unfortunately, although water-soluble gold was exactly the same as real gold, it dissolved in water and was completely counterfeit. It was impossible to pass it off as real gold.

But there is no such thing as true waste in the world, only things that haven't found the right place. In Ji Wuye's view, water-damaged gold is such a thing. As long as it finds the right place, water-damaged gold can also become genuine gold.

"When can you refine 10,000 jin?" Ji Wuye put down the Water-Eat Gold in his hand and asked the Yin-Yang School sorcerer.

"The General has provided ample raw materials. In just ten days, we can refine 10,000 catties, which is equivalent to 100,000 taels of gold," the sorcerer said confidently.

In the Yin-Yang School, he was just an insignificant nobody, but here, in the General's Mansion in Korea, he was treated as an honored guest, and he really liked this treatment.

"Ten days, very good. After ten days, when you have refined enough gold," Ji Wuye encouraged, then walked out of the secret chamber.

Now that we have the money for water sales, there's another thing to do.

The news from Nanyang was not optimistic. If Yang Che were to return to Xinzheng, it would likely affect his future plans. Therefore, he needed to find a way to keep Yang Che in Nanyang until the plan went smoothly. He felt he had prepared a sufficiently surprising gift for Yang Che before letting him return.

Ji Wuye left the General's Mansion and headed straight for the Royal Palace. The murder of the Nanyang Colonel was enough to land on King Han An's desk.

"Your Majesty, the murder of the Nanyang Commandant is an appalling crime. We must thoroughly investigate this matter, find the murderer, and punish him severely to uphold the dignity of our Han state." In the Han royal palace, Ji Wuye spoke passionately, displaying an air of righteous indignation for the sake of his country and its people.

"Whom does the General think is capable of solving this case?" King Han asked.

"Naturally, it's Minister Yang. He's currently in charge of Nanyang, and he controls the military, politics, and judiciary. Now that such a vicious assassination has occurred, it's only natural that Minister Yang should be responsible for investigating it." Ji Wuye spoke logically and convincingly, showing no sign of trying to frame Yang Che.

"General, Yang Sikong is in charge of the overall situation in Nanyang. It seems that investigating cases doesn't require Yang Sikong to do it personally, does it?" Zhang Kai said.

He was getting old after all, and in many ways he was no longer able to fight Ji Wuye. In the past year or so, Yang Che had fully demonstrated his abilities, so half a year ago he thought of sending Yang Che back to Xinzheng to keep Ji Wuye in check.

Unfortunately, Yang Che had his own ideas and focused on cultivating Nanyang, ignoring the summons from Xinzheng.

Right now, Ji Wuye is using this to his advantage to trick Yang Che.

Assassination cases are the most difficult to solve. Does that mean Yang Che will not return to Xinzheng until the case is solved? Does that mean Yang Che will be held responsible if the case is not solved?

"With great power comes great responsibility. There is no reason to seize power without taking responsibility." Ji Wuye was upright and unyielding.

For a moment, in front of King Han An, Ji Wuye and Zhang Kaidi seemed to have switched roles, saying things that the other should be saying.

"Alright, since this case happened in Nanyang, let Yang Che handle it. His men died, so he naturally has to find out the truth." Faced with the two arguing, King Han An was too lazy to listen anymore and gave the order directly.

The imperial edict from the Han royal palace quickly left Xinzheng and was sent to Nanyang.

"Find out the truth and catch the assassin? Interesting." Yang Che was not surprised when he received the imperial edict. Even without the edict, he would have made the arrest anyway.

A mere Baiyue demoness dared to assassinate a military officer in broad daylight; she was utterly arrogant and lawless.

Of course, Yang Che would never admit that he was behind Baiyue demoness's regaining of freedom and assassination attempt.

Yang Che, sharpening his sword, began searching for assassins within Nanyang territory. The results of more than a year of investigation were now fully demonstrated.

Yan Lingji was horrified to discover that the entire Nanyang had become the eyes and ears of the government. Hiding? There was no way to hide. Even if she had hidden in the countryside, as long as someone saw her, they would report her to the government.

In particular, the passages leading to the outside of Nanyang were blocked.

In almost a single day, the entire Nanyang was transformed into a massive prison. Yan Lingji was shocked to discover that in such a vast city as Nanyang, there was no place for her to stay.

No, the most dangerous place is the safest place. Just when she was about to run out of hiding, Yan Lingji had a flash of inspiration and discovered something extraordinary.