Water Reflects Peach Blossoms

Gong Shangjiao never joked with him, and Gong Ziyu was speechless.

Seeing that he could not escape the fate of being locked up in the dungeon, Manager Jia stood up and ran out while there was chaos and quarreling in the hall.

Just as everyone was about to chase him, he threw a poisonous smoke pill onto the ground without anyone expecting it. The white smoke immediately spread throughout the hall as the pill hit the ground.

As the poisonous smoke spread, Gong Yuanzheng pleaded, "Brother!"

The brothers had a tacit understanding. Gong Shangjiao said solemnly, "Leave it to me."

Gong Yuanzheng left his sister to his brother's protection without worry. He took out a hidden weapon from his waist, turned around and disappeared in the poisonous smoke.

The concentration of poisonous smoke was extremely high, and Gong Yunzheng could not see anything except white in front of his eyes.

She heard Yun Weishan and Shangguan Qian cough a few times, and then there was no sound.

The hall fell into a dangerous silence.

Suddenly, someone grabbed her wrist and pulled her forward with a strong but steady force. Realizing who it was, Gong Yunzheng followed him with confidence.

After bringing Gong Yunzheng to the three elders, Gong Shangjiao stepped forward to block the four people behind him and slapped his palm. With one palm, his internal force brought a devastating force that dispersed all the poisonous smoke in the hall out of the door.

When everyone ran out of the hall, they saw Manager Jia lying on the ground and Gong Yuanzheng standing next to Manager Jia.

The guards around drew their swords and surrounded them.

Seeing that Manager Jia was lying on the ground motionless and silent, Gong Ziyu questioned, "Gong Yuanzheng!"

The young man looked at the hidden weapon on Manager Jia's back and explained, "I was afraid he would escape."

Gong Ziyu was furious: "You took advantage of the chaos to kill me, you want to die without any evidence, right?!"

Gong Yuanzheng just found it funny: "If I kill him, your crime will become unprovable, Gong Ziyu, I'm not that magnanimous."

"Besides, you are at least from the palace, so you are not afraid of being laughed at for what you said. My hidden weapon is laced with paralyzing poison, which only stiffened his meridians and made him unable to move. He died by biting the poison sac between his teeth."

"One side of the story."

"Why don't you send the body to the hospital and have a test to find out?"

"Of course I will check it, but you can't get away with it until the truth comes out!"

"You're talking as if you can take it off. You and I both carry suspicion, so we have no right to accuse each other."

Unable to refute the other party's words, Gong Ziyu looked at Gong Yunzheng, who was squatting on the ground examining the body of Manager Jia: "Sister Ayun, I didn't replace your medicine, please believe me!"

Stepping forward to stop Gong Ziyu from approaching Gong Yunzheng, Gong Yuanzheng looked at her as if she was looking at something dirty: "If you are suspected, don't get close to me. What you said is disgusting!"

"You!" Gong Ziyu was so angry that his teeth were itching.

The two of them were at loggerheads, neither willing to give in.

Gong Shangjiao spoke slowly, "There are still many unanswered questions. Now that Manager Jia is dead, the person Gong Ziyu will be interrogating will become Gong Yuanzheng."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gong Yuanzheng felt hurt.

He couldn't believe that his brother was going to hand him over to Gong Ziyu!

Ignoring his brother's expression of grievance and injury, Gong Shangjiao continued, "Since Gong Yuanzheng has been handed over to Gong Ziyu, Jin Fan, who I am about to interrogate, is no longer qualified. Gong Ziyu needs to be handed over to me for interrogation."

As soon as Gong Shangjiao finished speaking, Gong Yuanzheng understood his brother's good intentions, and the bitterness at the corners of his lips disappeared slowly.

He knew that his brother and sister were on his side.

The three elders frowned and remained silent.

Jin Fan tightened his grip on the hilt of the knife: "The Blade Wielder's status is precious, and he must not be taken to the dungeon!"

Gong Shangjiao looked at Jin Fan coldly, his tone fierce and imposing: "How can he be considered a blade wielder if he hasn't passed the Three Realms Trial yet?"

"Gong Yuanzheng, as the Palace Master of Zheng Palace, holds immense power. Gong Ziyu, though a Blade Wielder, has yet to pass a single stage of the Three Realms Trial. Furthermore, before becoming a Blade Wielder, he was just an idle dandy, never involved in palace affairs. If the two were truly compared, they'd barely be considered comparable."

"Both of them are suspects now," Gong Shangjiao looked at the three elders, "If we want to interrogate one of them, we should also interrogate the other."

Elder Yue disagreed somewhat: "But the Blade Master is the center of power in the palace. Imprisoning him in the dungeon is a bit..."

"There's nothing wrong with that!" Elder Hua waved his hand. "Killing one's own people is an unforgivable sin! The most important thing for a Blade Master is to lead by example, so that the entire palace can be convinced! Since the Blade Master is suspected, his Blade Mastership will be suspended for now. The Elders will take charge and make a judgment after the matter is thoroughly investigated."

"As for Yun Zheng...if you, as a victim, were to interrogate a suspect, you might be accused of personal vendetta. So, don't participate in this investigation."

Elder Xue nodded. "If that's the case, then we'll conduct a mutual investigation. We'll also send Huang Yushi to investigate Manager Jia."

Elder Yue added, "Although it's a mutual interrogation, we must be careful about the degree of restraint. After all, one is wielding the blade, and the other is the Palace Master of Zheng Palace. It would be bad if they were actually hurt."

"Elder Yue is right!" Elder Hua agreed: "Fighting within the same family is the most taboo."

Gong Ziyu looked at Jin Fan and Gong Zishang who were responsible for interrogating Gong Yuanzheng, and then looked at Gong Shangjiao who was responsible for interrogating himself, and couldn't help feeling hopeless.

Gong Zishang and Jin Fanlian couldn't even win a battle of wits with Sister Ayun, let alone Gong Shangjiao!

As Gong Yuanzheng and Gong Ziyu were taken away by Jin Fan and Jin Fu respectively, the others dispersed.

Gong Zishang wanted to say a few words to Gong Yunzheng, but when she saw Gong Shangjiao walking with her, she felt frightened and had no choice but to suppress the words in her throat.

Alas - it seems that we can only rely on her and Jin Fan.

On the road to the palace gate.

Reaching out to catch a piece of ice crystal, Gong Yunzheng slowly said, "It's snowing."

Gong Shangjiao said meaningfully: "This weather is really suitable for the occasion."

It's just that the month has damaged the tragic feeling of [injustice].

"Brother Shangjiao has seen it." Gong Yunzheng was not surprised as he walked slowly on the road.

"Hmm." Gong Shangjiao looked at Gong Yunzheng beside him, his expression gentle. "You've long known that Manager Jia harbored evil intentions. Why did you let things develop to this point?"

"Where's Brother Shangjiao?" Gong Yunzheng asked gently. "As long as Brother Shangjiao says he thinks Manager Jia has ulterior motives, everything he says will be discredited. The elders will all agree. Even if Yuanzheng and Brother Ziyu are dissatisfied, since both sides are suspected, they can only let it go."

"Why do you want to cooperate with me?"

Gong Shangjiao couldn't help but curl his lips: "Because I think the same as you, we both think that they are too angry and need to find a cooler place to cool down."

Gong Yunzheng couldn't help but laugh: "Yes, if it's not Manager Jia, there will be Manager Zhang and Manager Li. Rather than being unpredictable in the future, it's better to have things under control."

"Brother Ziyu and Yuanzheng have such strong disagreements with each other that they've even come to the point of mutual hatred. If we don't find a way to calm them down, I'm afraid a fight could break out in the future."

"As for the man in the dark, show him what he wants to see."

Seeing Gong Yunzheng planning so well, Gong Shangjiao was curious: "Do you know who is behind this?"

Stunned by the question, Gong Yunzheng joked, "Even Brother Shangjiao doesn't have a clue, let alone me."

"I just saw through one of his intentions."

At this point, Gong Shangjiao said solemnly: "Let the palace be divided by internal strife."

He stopped and, under Gong Yunzheng's curious gaze, pulled a token from his sleeve and handed it to her. "The dungeon is under martial law tonight, and you've been ordered by the elders. I know you're worried about your brother Yuanzheng. With this token, the guards outside the dungeon won't dare stop you."

As for the people inside, the ones responsible for interrogating Yuan Zheng's brother were Gong Zishang and Jin Fan, and she always had a good relationship with them.

Gong Yunzheng took it and said, "Thank you, Brother Shangjiao."

"Sister Zishang and Jin Fan are trying to find a way to interrogate Yuanzheng. Why doesn't Brother Shangjiao go and interrogate Brother Ziyu?"

Hearing her lead like this, Gong Shangjiao felt a bit teasing. "I'm going to investigate Manager Jia. If Sister Yunzheng wants to seek justice for Brother Yuanzheng, she can take this opportunity to properly interrogate Gong Ziyu."

The two looked at each other and couldn't help but chuckle.