Good luck with koi carp

Chapter 200 Conspiracy

Chili came back in time.

Almost as soon as she turned back to the house, the door of their house was banged loudly by the guards of Zhongli Mansion. They were forcefully asked to open the door, and they wanted to enter the house to search.

If Chi Li hadn't come back, Gongsun Wen and the others might still panic, but now that everyone is here, they are naturally not afraid of checking.

The girl who was in the same room with them strode over and opened the door. She rolled her eyes at the lackeys of the Zhongli Mansion outside the door and said sarcastically: "What? Your Zhongli family thinks that poisoning and imprisoning is not enough. How are you going to humiliate us next?”

The guards didn't say much. They only glanced through the door and confirmed that all three people in the room were there. Then they turned around and left, knocking on the door of another room. They didn't even intend to communicate with them. comminicate.

"It's too much to bully others, it's simply too much to bully others! Just wait, when my master comes, we will see how arrogant you still are!"

As if he felt insulted, the door was slammed fiercely, and the woman inside could vaguely hear the angry curses.

The guard leader twitched his lips and didn't take it seriously.

In his eyes, who knew something, these people imprisoned in Zhongli Mansion were all a group of lambs waiting to be slaughtered. How would people react to the death screams of a group of lambs destined to be slaughtered?

impossible.

It's ridiculous that these idiots don't know their next fate. They think that with the power of the elders behind them, the Zhongli Mansion doesn't dare to touch them. They don't even think about it. If the Zhongli Mansion really doesn't dare to touch them, what will happen from the beginning? From the beginning, there would be no such thing as poisoning and imprisonment.

As for the forces behind them, maybe they will cease to exist soon. From now on, this world will only be the world of Zhongli's family.

Thinking of the ambition of the master he followed, a trace of warmth flashed in the eyes of the guard leader.

He can't wait to see that scene. By then, as the master's confidant, he will also become a person below ten thousand people. From now on, the heads of those sects and the heads of big families will meet He had to lower his noble head and salute respectfully to say hello.

Not knowing the inner lust of the guard leader, Chi Li waited until she heard the noise outside gradually receding, then dug into her arms, and then took out a large bag of hot sesame cakes while Gongsun Wen and another girl were looking at her. Then he pulled on his lower back and pulled off a cowhide water bag filled with water.

"Brought it for you."

It turned out that before the considerate Chi Li came back, she thought that the two girls who were locked in the same room with her were still worried about the unclean food in Zhongli Mansion and did not dare to eat or drink, so she successfully brought them a takeaway.

Of course, she had her own part to play in it. After a busy day, she didn't drink even a drop of water and was hungry and thirsty.

"Thank you." Gongsun Wen and Chi Li were friends, so naturally they would not be polite to her.

After another girl thanked her, she also introduced Chi Li by the way: "Thank you, my name is Huo You'er. I am the daughter of the leader of the Chang Yue Sect, and she is also the eldest disciple of my father's sect. I don't know what the girl's name is. , are you willing to make friends with Youer?"

"Gongyangli." Chili still reported the new identity name prepared by the old man: "I have no background and no sect. My martial arts was taught by my grandpa."

She didn't tell any lies, so she spoke frankly.

In fact, Huo You'er had already found out some information about Chi Li from Gongsun Wen before, and knew that her grandfather was most likely a reclusive expert, so he had no doubts about Chi Li's actions. I just think that people who have been taught by experts since childhood are naturally better than them and much more special.

But one thing still made her curious: "Miss Gongyang, did you know that there was something wrong with the food on the dinner table, so why didn't you eat it?"

Just as Chi Li expected, Huo Youer, who was sitting opposite her, actually noticed her sitting there without eating or drinking.

The poison administered at Zhongli's house is colorless and odorless. There are many medical students among the guests, and people who practice martial arts have more sensitive senses than ordinary people. If there is something wrong with something, they can easily smell it. No one noticed the poison in the food, which meant that Zhonglijia's poison was very clever and difficult to detect. It was difficult for Chi Li to fool him with the excuse that he had studied pharmacology.

So she simply thought of another move.

She lowered her eyes after hearing this, with a lonely expression and a bit of sadness. This appearance was instantly recognized by the two girls opposite.

Huo Youer realized that she seemed to have accidentally asked the wrong question, and hurriedly wanted to make up for it. She apologized and told Chili not to answer, but Chili still sighed and explained the reason.

"I wonder if you have ever heard of the adopted daughter of Zhongli Mansion?"

"The adopted daughter of Zhongli Mansion?" Gongsun Wen and Huo Youer looked at each other, and they both saw a trace of confusion in each other's eyes.

This was not confusion about the existence of the legendary adopted daughter, but confusion about why Chi Li mentioned this person.

As for the adopted daughter of Zhongli Mansion, everyone in the Jianghu who listens to a lot of gossip has heard a little bit about it. After all, the Chi family was wiped out overnight, which can be said to have caused a sensation in the entire martial arts world. Later, the crusade against the demon sect was formed because of this. The alliance caused a war between good and evil, which spread so widely that it covered almost all the martial arts forces, big and small, and even the imperial court participated.

Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that the Chi family extermination case was the trigger of the battle between good and evil. The surviving orphan girl who was adopted by the Zhongli family naturally attracted the attention of all parties.

But as time went by, the past events were forgotten by the world, and after Xiaoli was adopted, she often lived in the backyard of Zhongli's house and rarely went out, so no one would pay attention to her deliberately, and occasionally they would just mention the incident from back then. At the time, it was just a casual remark that such a person still existed.

"But I seem to have heard that the orphan girl from Zhongli Mansion had an accident when she went on an outing a year ago, and she has passed away now." Huo Youer recalled the news he had heard.

Since this news was released by Zhongli Mansion personally, no one suspected him. Now hearing Chi Li mention it again, coupled with what Zhongli Mansion did this time, Huo Youer couldn't help but raise doubts: "Could it be... …”

Gongsun Wen, who heard the news for the first time, cast a curious look, wanting to hear what her friend had guessed.

In order to prevent Huo Youer's guess from deviating from her own assumptions, Chili cut off her words and said, "Yes, I saw that orphan girl before, before she died."

The last sentence made Gongsun Wen and the others open their eyes.

As if she didn't see their expressions, Chili continued: "She happened near the place where my grandfather and I secluded ourselves. When I found her, she was already...there was no way to save her. I can't save her now." It’s just that I accepted her dying request and came to Zhongli Mansion to investigate her murderer.”

Obviously, Gongsun Wen and the others have grasped the key point of Chi Li's words, what is "her murderer"? Isn't this clearly stating that there is another hidden reason for the death of the orphan girl from Zhongli's family? And this is closely related to Zhongli Mansion.

"Could it be that Miss Chi was killed by someone from Zhongli's family?" Huo Youer made a bold guess.

Chi Li gave the girl a thumbs up from the bottom of her heart, then nodded and admitted: "Yes, that girl Chi told me before she died that the reason why she was chased to such an extent that she was seriously injured and fell off a cliff was because she was chased by Zhongli's family. The reason was that she accidentally overheard that Zhong Liyu secretly colluded with people from the Demon Cult and brutally murdered the entire Chi family in order to snatch an unfounded magical secret book..."

Tell Gongsun Wen and the others the story that Xiaoli told her, without any of Chili's personal opinions included in it. She used a completely narrative tone and told the truth. The only difference is that she The fact that 'he' is the protagonist in this story is hidden.

I want to ask why Chi Li told Gongsun Wen and the others about these things?

In addition to finding a reason for his defensiveness and investigation of the Zhongli family, he also wanted to use the words of these two people to let the forces behind them and related forces see the true face of the Zhongli family as soon as possible. Although now through Zhongli Yu After teaming up with Bai Changyin to carry out this operation, their family's reputation has been reduced to the lowest level, but that is not enough. Chi Li will never give Zhong Liyu the slightest chance to clear his name. Moreover, she will also guide Gongsun Wen and the others behind their backs. The forces took the initiative to investigate the truth behind the massacre of the Chi family and the death of the orphan daughter of the Chi family.

Investigating this kind of thing would be too time-consuming and labor-intensive for Chi Li alone, even if she could find it out. Moreover, after she found out, she would have to work hard to expose it to the public and find a way to make everyone believe what she had given. The so-called evidence.

There is a possibility of being denied and overturned. After all, Zhongli's family is powerful, and there are many ways to absolve himself of his crimes in public.

Therefore, Chili simply asked others to investigate.

Human psychology is so strange. If the truth that others have worked hard to investigate is placed in front of you, you may not believe that it is true. But if it is the result of your own investigation, even if it is wrong, he will think that it is true. .

What's more, the results of this investigation are all true, so there will be no doubt about it.

So what if the Zhongli family conceals what happened in the past?



What Wanwen Tower can investigate, other forces can also investigate to a close degree if they spend more effort. If this is the case, it means that anything that has been done will never be completely covered up.

Therefore, the truth about the Chi family's extermination will one day be made public, and the real cause of Xiaoli's death will also be revealed to the world. One day, they will finally be vindicated and let their enemies receive retribution.

Now, Chi Li is just taking this opportunity to lay a foreshadowing for this established future.

But all people in the martial arts world, regardless of whether they have martial arts skills or not, have a common problem.

Loves to be nosy.

If you don't know about the Chi family and Xiaoli, forget it. Now that they know that there is such a big secret hidden in it, both Gongsun Wen and Huo Youer are extremely angry.

They can also understand why the Gongyang girl is willing to take the risk of sneaking into Zhongli's house for a person she only met once to collect evidence and expose their true identity. If it were them, they would also be willing to do this righteous act.

Not only them, but also their brothers, sisters, parents and elders, any righteous person with a chivalrous heart will not sit idly by and ignore this.

So after listening to Chi Li's story, the two girls expressed their willingness to help. No matter what, as both women, they would always seek justice for the girl who had a pitiful life.

"Did you find anything when you went out this time?" Gongsun Wen asked Chi Li what he had gained this time.

"Yes." Chi Li nodded. Without hiding anything, she took out the two letters she had dug out from Zhong Liyu's study and gave them to Gongsun Wen and the others for inspection. At the same time, she saw the deputy leader of the Demon Cult in the study Tell them about Bai Changyin.

Since they have decided to involve these two girls and use the power behind them to help Xiaoli get revenge, Chili will naturally not hide these things.    

After all, they were from a martial arts family. Both Gongsun Wen and Huo Youer noticed something strange in these things.

Gongsun Wen: "What do you think the Zhongli family wants to do?"

Huo Youer immediately responded: "Crunt against the Demon Sect!"

"No." Gongsun Wen shook his head with a solemn expression: "To be precise, it is to use the hands of the righteous way to defeat the leader of the Demon Cult. Once the current leader of the Demon Cult dies, Bai Changyin, as the deputy leader, can naturally take over immediately. When he matures, In order to trust the leader of the demon sect, we can naturally join forces with Zhong Liyu, the leader of the martial arts alliance, and in the name of revenge for the former leader, we will wantonly kill various martial arts sects and families and rob them of their secret books."

The lips are dead and the teeth are cold.

Gongsun Wen thought more deeply, since Zhong Liyu could destroy the entire Chi family because he coveted the secret books of the Chi family, why couldn't he covet the secret books or treasures of his Gongsun family, Chang Yue sect, or even other aristocratic families and sects? How about trying to kill them too?

Doesn't she think that the collection of their big family would be worse than that of the Chi family?



Maybe Zhong Liyu had been coveting them for a long time, but he just didn't have the chance to take action.

Look, aren't they going to attack them now?



Once Zhong Liyu is cruel and kills all the prisoners who have temporarily lost their martial arts skills, then all the sects of the martial arts families will definitely suffer heavy losses. After all, they are either genius disciples of each family, the next generation of heirs, or simply... The head of a certain aristocratic family, the head of a certain sect.

Of course, if Zhong Liyu still wanted the position of leader of the martial arts alliance, he would definitely not be so crazy, but what if?



Moreover, haven't they already introduced a scapegoat?

So in fact, their situation was not as safe as they thought. What's more, Zhong Liyu must have used them to threaten the forces behind them and ask them to do something.

The answer is already obvious.

"Zhong Liyu wants to use us to coerce the forces behind us to form an alliance to defeat the Demon Cult, attack the Demon Cult together, kill the leader of the Demon Cult, support Bai Changyin to rise to power, and then return to use us as nourishment to practice evil arts, so as to To improve his martial arts, all he had to do later was to blame his concubine Zhong Lizhe. If he stood up at the right time and staged a righteous act of annihilation of relatives, he would still be the leader of the martial arts alliance who was innocent and dedicated to upholding the right path. It was a pity that his family was unlucky. There’s a scumbag out there.”

The more Huo Youer thought about it, the more she became frightened.

Think about it, through this move, Zhong Liyu not only solved the threat of the demon sect, gained a huge reputation outside, but also consumed the power of various martial arts forces. After he also improved his martial arts, he will still be the one who will be the next leader of the martial arts alliance. .

Even if his ambitions were greater, it would not be impossible to unify the martial arts world. From then on, Zhong Liyu would be the uncrowned king in the world, and his status in this world would be almost equal to that of the emperor.

Or be bolder and replace it... it's not impossible.

No one present doubted that Zhong Liyu did not have this ambition. In fact, this man's ambition was now so full that it was almost overflowing, making it difficult not to know.

It's just that he is like a mouse now, hiding too deeply. Everything on the surface now is Zhong Lizhe's doing. Without conclusive evidence, there is no way to convict him.

So after going round and round, they still have to investigate the truth behind the extermination of the Chi family and the death of the orphan daughter of the Chi family in order to reveal Zhong Liyu's true face.

"Ray girl."

Huo Youer looked at Chi Li with pleading eyes: "You can still use your internal strength. You just slipped out once, and you can probably run out a second time. I wonder if you would be willing to help us deliver a letter?"

Upon hearing this, Gongsun Wen seemed to be inspired and looked at Chi Li with bright eyes.

This was what Chili was waiting for, and she agreed readily: "Okay, then write quickly. I'll find a way to go out later when the guards are less strict."

Now the guards outside are still checking for missing persons. Someone is definitely missing. After that, they will either detach a group of people to find the missing person, or strengthen the guard here, or work on both lines.

But it doesn't matter, as long as Chili wants to, she can even fight her way out from here openly.

Obviously Gongsun Wen and the others also knew that Chi Li was very powerful in martial arts, at least in light skills, so they both wrote letters and handed them to Chi Li, and they were relieved to watch her leave again under the light of the night.

Before leaving, Gongsun Wen asked Chi Li a favor in a low voice.

"If you still have some energy left, can you help see if my brother and the others are okay?"

"Okay." It was just a matter of convenience, Chili agreed.

She took advantage of others and had to give something in return.

What happens once is familiar again. Even if Chili sneaks out for the second time, Chili notices the strengthening of the guard here, which will not prevent her from quietly lurking out of Zhongli Mansion.

After going out, Chi Li first went to the mailing point assigned by Gongsun Wen and the others to find the power base of each of their families, delivered the letter, and then turned to Jian Yuan. She still had to pry out what she wanted from Zhong Lizhe. clues.

Jian Yuan left an address for Chi Li before they left. Chi Li followed the address and found that it was a small courtyard hidden in the market. It was very ordinary and inconspicuous. If Jian Yuan hadn't told her specifically, Chi Li didn't even know that this was a hidden stronghold specially set up by the imperial court to monitor the movements of the martial arts.

Yes, Chi Li already knew that Jian Yuan was from the imperial court.

Jian Yuan didn't take the initiative to tell him, but Chi Li was someone who had been in the court after all. How could he not see the nobility in the other person's gestures, full of good upbringing from a high-ranking family, this kind of self-cultivation built up from countless details? Temperament, even the heir to the No. 1 family in the world does not possess it.

If Zhongli Fu were compared with Jian Yuan, the former would probably be directly compared to a vulgar country man, and there would be no comparison at all.

So almost the moment he saw the other person, Chi Li had already judged his identity, and it had a profound impact on him. Only then could he recognize him at a glance when he was taken away from Zhong Liyu's study.

While thinking, the person was already standing in the courtyard.

Of course, it was impossible for Chi Li to just knock on the door and come in. She walked past the door wall with a simple move and stood in the yard of the house. She looked directly at the owner of the house who happened to open the door and came out.

"..."

After a brief silence, Jian Yuan turned sideways and motioned for Chi Li to follow him into the house.

Chi Li followed him obediently, and as soon as he stepped into the door, he smelled the aroma that filled the room. When he lowered his head, he saw what a sumptuous table of food!



It was obvious that she had eaten sesame cakes with Gongsun Wen and the others not long ago, but now looking at the large table of sumptuous dishes, Chi Li still felt a little hungry.

As if feeling Chi Li's silent desire, Jian Yuan lived up to her expectations and said what she wanted to hear most at the moment: "Would you like to eat something together?"

"Yes." Hesitating for a second longer would be disrespectful to himself.

After agreeing, Chi Li sat down directly, picked up the bowl and chopsticks, and did not forget to greet Jian Yuan to eat together.

In fact, looking at the two sets of bowls and chopsticks placed on the table, you should know that Jian originally had these specially prepared to entertain Chi Li.

The two were not idle at the dinner table. They began to talk about the results of Zhong Lizhe's interrogation.

Jian Yuan had already sent someone to carry out the interrogation of Zhong Lizhe, and now the result has been turned into a stack of paper, placed next to Chi Li.

Chi Li was not in a hurry to read it. After she enjoyed the delicious meal, she picked it up and read each one carefully.

As expected of a talent from the imperial court, the information from the interrogation was complete, including all the information Chi Li wanted to know. For example, "using this to practice martial arts" was really a skill that Zhong Lizhe learned from Bai Changyin and could be used through special methods. An evil technique that absorbs other people's internal energy.

One thing must be mentioned. On the recommendation of his father, Zhong Lizhe secretly became Bai Changyin's disciple.

That's why he listens to Bai Changyin so much. It's just that he respects people as a master, but they may not really treat him as a disciple. Zhong Lizhe may not understand this at the beginning, but he must have understood it by now.

Because the technique Professor Bai Changyin gave him was flawed, he could only ask Zhong Lizhe to forcibly absorb the inner energy of others and transform it into his own body for refinement, but the actual application was less than ten.

To put it simply, the evil skills Zhong Lizhe practiced only turned him into a tool for storing and refining internal energy, like a human-shaped smelting furnace. Who will be benefited by these refined internal forces in the end? The answer does not need to be guessed, it is not for nothing. Chang Yin is Zhong Liyu.

Chili thinks the latter is more likely.

Thinking about it, Zhongli Zhe is really miserable. He is a complete tool. He was not only used as the culprit who poisoned the old lady Zhongli and imprisoned the martial arts elites. He may also be used as hostages to coerce the martial arts forces. The scapegoat who gathered together to attack the leader of the demon sect had to use his biological father to kill his relatives in the end. While achieving his father's reputation, he had to sacrifice the massive internal energy he had absorbed to his father to achieve his father's invincibility. Go to martial arts.

Once this plan comes true, only Zhong Lizhe will be sacrificed, and Zhong Lizhe will not only become the real number one master in martial arts, but he will also be able to protect his eldest son, whom he truly values, from any harm.

Even though Zhongli Fu never appeared in this series of conspiracies, in fact, apart from his father, he was the only winner in the end, so Chili didn't think this person was very innocent.

"What are you going to do about it?"

Chi Li put aside what she had read about the interrogation and raised her eyes to look at Jian Yuan in front of her. Her tone was calm, but she pressed forward step by step: "In other words, what is the purpose of your court?"

What role does it play in this?

(End of this chapter)