Chapter 838 (1/2)

Published at 23rd of March 2019 09:23:43 AM

Chapter 838: 838

It did not take long for the people in the Chatelain's Mansion to discover that Zhong Da Jun had been captured . They started searching in Yangzhou City . The warlords' armed forces showed how powerful their control was, as they discovered a lead in an extremely short period of time . Then, they brought their torches to the rundown temple outside the city .

In the ruined temple, they discovered Zhong Da Jun lying in a pool of blood . After ascertaining that the n.o.ble was no longer breathing, they all looked tense and uneasy .

The manors by the side of the Funchun River grew tense because of Zhong Da Jun's mysterious death . The leads that they found afterwards made the atmosphere even more stifling .

”The two monks boarded the State s.h.i.+p of the South Jin Kingdom an hour ago . It should already be on the lake . Even if we go after them on a speedboat, I'm afraid we will only catch up when we reach the opposite sh.o.r.e . ”

Cui s.h.i.+ looked at the wrinkles on his father's face and spoke after a moment of silence, ”The Zhong Family's reaction was really strong . They requested that we immediately send men and give chase . I have stopped them for now . ”

The head of the Cui Family looked like an ordinary rich man . But compared to his father the true Dominator of Qinghe County, he seemed not as composed .

The old Master had once served as prime minister of the Tang Empire, and he had great prestige in Qinghe County . He could turn tides just with the wave of his hand, and he had given Qinghe County the rare opportunity they had sought for a millennium . However, such a powerful old man looked like an ordinary servant, and he had indeed once met Ning Que under the guise of an old servant .

”The Zhong Family has no other son as accomplished as him . He died so miserably, it is natural that they would react so strongly . You have done well, we cannot let their anger spoil the hard-earned peace in Qinghe . ”

Old Master Cui reached into a copper basin and rubbed the hot wet towel inside it . His weary voice gradually grew, soothed by the heat, and he said, ”But we have to find out who those two monks are . ”

The most important reason for the low-key response of Qinghe County's warlords to the murder case tonight was that the two monks were the biggest suspects .  In today's world, Buddhism was as low-key as in previous years, but with the defeat of the Academy and Haotian Taoism, people gradually began to grow wary of the power of those monks .

The old Master covered his face with a hot towel and remained silent for a long time .  He felt that there was more to Zhong Da Jun's death but could do nothing .

”Be silent, be silent . ” His voice came through the wet towel, and reverberated through the silent study in the mist . ”Qinghe should be silent at a time like this . ”

Cui s.h.i.+ knew where his father's worries or fears were coming from . But Qinghe would live in fear as long as the West-Hill Divine Palace is unable to destroy the Tang Empire . What was the use of being silent?

Old Master Cui threw the towel into a ball and looked at him and said, ”You will keep a low profile for the birthday party tomorrow . As for the House of Red Sleeves . . . send them out of the country respectfully . ”

Cui s.h.i.+ looked at the white cloth on his father's face and suddenly thought with malice that it was really like how the old man had died . Then, he agreed calmly and walked out of the study .

It was silent in the study, the old Master stumbled to the side of the case, picked up the cup of tea that was the right temperature, put it to his lips and drank it lightly . His wrinkles were full of worries .

The cup in his hand was shaking gently, and the clear yellow tea looked like waves, just like his mood at this time . After learning of Zhong Da Jun's death, he behaved very calmly as in the past years, but who would know that he had already started to fear and become uneasy .

At the beginning of his studies, he had set a grand wish to lead Qinghe County to regain its independence and glory from one thousand years ago . He wanted to separate them from the savage and uneducated Tangs . However, he had not dared to do anything, and could only wait .

He nursed his body, strictly controlled his diet, lived for more than 100 years, and was still in good health . He could even live for many more years . Then, the day he had waited for had arrived .