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Chapter 241 Qiao Tai's whereabouts, Wu Youji

Outside Luoyang.

In a ravine near Hanguang Temple.

Qiao Tai, who had disappeared for many days, was holding a sword. He had more than twenty wounds on his body. He raised the sword in his hand and killed the last killer with one blow. Then he knelt down with a thud and fell in front of the killer's body.

The spring rain was drizzling, and the purple-clothed men surrounded the ravine from outside. Ma Rong, the leader, saw at a glance the twenty or so corpses on the ground, as well as his good brother Qiao Tai who had fallen deep in the ravine.

"Jotae!!!!"

Ma Rong's eyes were bloodshot and he took big strides and rushed inside.

"Quick, follow me!"

Xiaomei and the brothers from the Ninth Hall of the Snake Spirit immediately followed in.

Ma Rong came to Qiao Tai's side, squatted down, helped Qiao Tai up, and shook Qiao Tai's body.

"Brother, wake up, don't fall asleep!"

Qiao Tai, who was dying, had blood oozing from the corners of his mouth. He tried hard to open his eyes, and even though he was almost dead, he still had a bright smile on his face.

"Brother, you are here. I am in danger. You must tell the young master that these assassins were sent by Princess Taiping. I have been following them, fearing that they would hide and attack the young master. Only today did I find an opportunity to kill them all..."

“Cough cough cough cough… I… I tried my best, I might die cough cough cough…”

Qiao Tai coughed for a while, tilted his head, and passed out.

"Xuguzi, Xuguzi!" Ma Rong shouted heartbreakingly.

The Snake Spirits gathered around, Xuguzi squeezed out from the crowd and took out the medicine from the lining of his clothes.

"How could you die here? Hurry up and move him to a place where there's no rain. I'll save his life!"

……

At night, Luoyang’s curfew arrived as scheduled.

Li Cunxi, Li Yuanfang and Wu Yanhao came to Hu Jinghui's house and had dinner. Although the bearded butler kept his head down, Li Cunxi could still tell from the huge evil on his face that this person was indeed Li Qingxia.

Even with a chest binder, Li Qingxia's size still made Li Cunxi unable to control his eyes. This is the biggest proof that Li Qingxia survived.

After dinner, Li Cunxi and the other two said goodbye.

Before leaving, Li Cunxi and Hu Jinghui stood still in a deserted place, looked back at the housekeeper who did not follow them, and then began to discuss in a low voice.

"Brother Jinghui is really brave. When did you replace my cousin?"

"I asked her to hide after you wrote to her. It was her double that appeared after that."

"Brother Jinghui, you actually hid it from me and made me panic for so long."

"Isn't the reason you panicked because you sent your men to kill all the rebels?"

"When did you know that?"

"I knew it before we left Youzhou. You are such a ruthless person. If I hadn't asked her to prepare to escape in advance, she would have been killed by you."

Li Cunxi was blamed for no reason and was very depressed, but since it was indeed Ma Rong and Long Feng who did it, he couldn't let his subordinates take the blame.

"This is all... no regrets."

"It doesn't matter. Qingxia is dead anyway. The Snake Spirit has already determined Qingxia to be dead. The one in my room now is called Zixia. Don't call her the wrong name next time."

"clear."

After the two of them chatted for a while, Li Cunxi took Li Yuanfang and Wu Yanhao to his Li Mansion.

The Li Mansion is now protected by the internal guards. The demon spirit, who has recovered quite well, put a table at the gate of the Li Mansion with two jugs of wine on it. He sat on the ground with his back to the threshold of the Li Mansion, drinking while scanning the dark corners on all sides.

In addition to guarding the Li Mansion, the internal guards led by Shadow are also responsible for patrolling inside the Li Mansion to ensure the safety of the Li Mansion.

Li Cunxi returned to the mansion and, led by two female guards, took a bath and changed clothes in the bathroom, then returned to the main hall and sat down.

When Yingzi saw Li Cunxi coming back, he also came forward to report:

"Lord Li, the entire mansion has been checked and cleared for you. At any time tonight, there will be more than 150 guards in the Li Mansion guarding any corner for you. I will also lead the guards to patrol everywhere at any time."

"There are demon spirits and 12 brothers proficient in Qinggong guarding outside the door. You can relax and have a good rest. Prepare for the grand court meeting tomorrow. The Grand Chamberlain said that she will bring all the evidence to the court tomorrow. If any minister is against you, she will never sit idly by."

Li Cunxi suddenly felt safe, nodded and sent the shadow away.

After washing, Wu Yanhao and Li Yuanfang also came back and leaned comfortably in the main hall.

After a tiring day, the two were not sleepy. Wu Yanhao took out the confession from the day, read it again, and commented:

"This Mr. Chen Luochen is quite interesting."

Li Cunxi rubbed his temple and said:

"I didn't expect that the leader of the rebel party would actually say that there is another mastermind behind this, Wu Youji... If he betrays your uncle, will it implicate your family?"

"Why do you think that if he casually betrays my cousin, he can implicate our family? Princess Taiping will definitely not be able to escape. If he betrays my cousin, the most he can do is implicate the people in my cousin's family."

Wu Yanhao sat there carelessly, reached out to grab the tea beside him and poured it into his mouth.

"To put it bluntly, even if he betrays my father, it will be useless. Your Majesty will never believe it, and it will not implicate our family..."

"I'm just curious about why he had to give me away as his uncle. I'm a respectful and polite person. I would never do such a thing."

Li Cunxi was also very confused.

The person behind Princess Taiping could be any minister, but it definitely could not be Wu Youji, because Wu Youji really had no reason to do this.

First of all, Wu Youji, who was born in 663, is already 28 years old this year. As a young member of the Wu family and of the same generation as Wu Chengsi, Wu Sansi, Wu Yizong, and Wu Youde, he is now the General of the Right Guard Army and was personally conferred the title of Prince of Qiancheng by Wu Zetian.

Secondly, although Wu Zetian had always wanted to marry the widowed Princess Taiping to Wu Youji, Wu Youji had not yet clearly agreed or refused.

Finally, compared to Princess Taiping's debauchery, Wu Youji can be said to be a representative of self-discipline. He simply looked down on Princess Taiping, who had a chaotic private life, but under the pressure of Wu Zetian, he did not dare to refuse and had to drag it out.

Regarding Princess Taiping's rebellion, if Wu Youji was really the mastermind behind it, Li Cunxi was willing to eat the two stone lions at the door, the kind that he would eat dry without any sugar.

A person like Wu Youji would definitely not be stupid enough to dig his own grave.