Water Reflects Peach Blossoms

As soon as I returned to the palace gate, I saw that all the guards at the palace gate were dispatched, led by Guard Huang Yu, searching every room. The lantern on the lighthouse also turned red to indicate an emergency.

The entire palace was brightly lit, especially the quarters where the women lived.

The guard ran to Gong Ziyu and saluted, reporting: "Report to the Blade Master, quickly go to the Elders' Council!"

Gong Ziyu was puzzled: "What happened?"

He just took Ayun out of the palace to see the lanterns, why was there such a big fuss when they came back?

The guard reported back, "Madam Wuji was attacked and has been sent to the infirmary for emergency treatment. The murderer, who is unknown, has reappeared."

Gong Yunzheng lowered his eyes.

Ming Wuji has run out of tricks.

A few days ago, Brother Shangjiao suspected that Wu Ji was Wuming, and today she was assassinated. Although it will prevent people from finding evidence for the time being, it will also lead to greater suspicion.

Hearing that Ming Wuji had been attacked and was now receiving treatment at the clinic, Gong Zishang was extremely anxious: "Sister Yunzheng, will Madam..."

"It's okay." Gong Yunzheng supported Gong Zishang and comforted her.

Gong Ziyu immediately made arrangements: "Jin Fan, you escort Yun Weishan back to Yu Palace, Sister Zishang goes to the clinic to see my aunt, and Sister Ayun..."

"I'm going to the Council of Elders." Gong Yunzheng interrupted him.

"Okay." Gong Ziyu nodded.

He looked at Gong Yuanzheng and originally wanted to ask Gong Yuanzheng to treat his aunt's injuries, but seeing that the young man never left his sister's side, he swallowed his words.

He could see that Gong Yuanzheng didn't seem to feel very safe at the moment.

Gong Yuanzheng did feel insecure. His sister had just experienced the greed of the Edgeless Assassin. Although the other party did not succeed, he was still afraid.

If his sister had not let him go out with her tonight, or if he had tripped like the children who went to see the lanterns with his sister and had not had time to save her, the result would be unimaginable.

There have been too many things that have frightened him recently.

Palace gate, Elders' House.

Entering the main hall of the Council of Elders, Gong Yunzheng met the eyes of the gentle man sitting in the middle of the elders' seats. The man had a blank expression on his face, and his deep eyes were filled with compassion.

Young Master Yue, the new successor to Elder Yue, looked away calmly.

Gong Ziyu walked towards the position at the top where he held the sword.

Gong Yunzheng sat in the middle seat where the three palace masters sat, and Gong Yuanzheng sat in the first seat below her.

Across the hall, Gong Yunzheng was facing Master Yue. He looked across with a calm look in his eyes.

Young Master Yue said, "Wuming has reappeared. The murderer who assassinated Wuming is a wounded woman. Guard Huang Yu is leading the search and will surely get the result soon."

"Was it Madam Wu Ji who hurt her?" Gong Yunzheng asked.

"No." Elder Hua said a little unnaturally, "One of my guards encountered a suspicious person. After attacking him, he determined his identity."

Gong Yunzheng understood and stopped talking.

About half an hour later, Gong Shangjiao came to the Elders' Council and reported to the three elders that the person who stabbed Wu Ji was Shangguan Qian.

But he disagreed with Gong Ziyu's judgment that Shangguan Qian was Wuming.

Wuming disappeared before he finished writing on the screen in Wu Ji's room. He believed that Shangguan Qian did not have the peerless lightness skills to move freely under his nose, and he also believed that it would be so difficult for Shangguan Qian to assassinate Wu Ji, not to mention being able to kill Elder Yue, who was stronger than Wu Ji, with one sword.

Moreover, they believed that the person who killed Elder Yue must be someone familiar to Elder Yue, and Shangguan Qian had just entered the palace and was unfamiliar with both Elder Yue and Madam Wu Ji.

These two doubts made him still look suspiciously at Wu Ji.

He believes that it is possible for the doubter to prove himself.

Elder Xue and Elder Hua admired Gong Shangjiao's logic and reasoning ability in their hearts. He was able to deduce the truth that Ming Wuji was Wuming through meticulous details. Even though there was no evidence, he still confirmed his reasoning. This kind of tenacity that was not shaken by external influences can be said to be very remarkable.

It was also because of Gong Shangjiao that Gong Men did not suffer a great disaster after being killed by a knife.

Gong Ziyu disagreed with Gong Shangjiao's inference. She thought that Wuming had captured Gong Shangjiao but he still protected Shangguan Qian and even suspected the injured aunt. This was simply ridiculous!

Gong Shangjiao looked at Gong Ziyu who was sitting in the high seat: "I will personally investigate whether Shangguan Qian is Wuming. As for Madam Wu Ji...it won't be too late to determine whether she is innocent after she wakes up."

"Since Shangguan Qian has been imprisoned in the dungeon, we now have to wait for the results of her interrogation." Elder Yue made a temporary conclusion to the matter.

No one objected to his words.

"Since this matter needs to wait, let's deal with the next thing first." Gong Yuanzheng said.

Seeing this, Gong Shangjiao walked to the top seat among the three palace masters and sat down.

Soon, two guards came in carrying a body covered with a white cloth.

"What is this?" Elder Xue asked in confusion.

No one was killed at the palace gate tonight, so how come there were corpses being carried up?

Gong Yuanzheng stood up, walked to the side of the corpse, squatted down and lifted the white cloth covering it. Instantly, an indescribable stench hit his nose.

Everyone was caught off guard and those who were attacked frowned and covered their noses.

Miyako covered her nose with her sleeves and looked at the corpse on the stretcher with a frown.

Even he was shocked for a moment by the tragic state of the corpse. The man on the stretcher had an expression of pain on his face, his muddy fingers were twisted and broken, his clothes were stained with some kind of mucus, his eyes were wide open, and his legs were kicking the ground. The body that had just died should have been soft, but this corpse was very stiff. One could imagine how unbearable the pain he suffered when he died was.

Elder Hua frowned: "Who is he? Why did he die like this?"

Gong Yuanzheng sneered: "He was Wufeng's man, and died from my poison."

Elder Xue and Elder Hua looked at each other in shock, while Elder Yue glanced covertly at Gong Yunzheng sitting opposite him.

"This matter starts with Zhi Ren, that is, Gong Ziyu took Yun Weishan and left the palace without permission." Gong Yuanzheng looked at Gong Ziyu with cold eyes.

"Sister was also invited by him, but when Sister Zishang went to the Zheng Palace to invite you, I happened to overhear their conversation. I was worried, so I followed her secretly to protect her."

"So you were following us secretly?" Gong Ziyu was speechless.

"What do you mean by secretly following?" Gong Yuanzheng rolled his eyes at him: "Sister and brother both know!"

"That's right," Gong Shangjiao looked at the three elders, "I know about this as well, and it was me who allowed Brother Yuanzheng and Sister Yunzheng to follow Gong Ziyu out of the palace."

Elder Xue frowned: "Shang Jiao, why didn't you stop it?"

Gong Shangjiao curled her lips and said, "Because, I want to see if a bride waiting to be married at the palace gate suddenly asks to go out to see the lanterns during the Lantern Festival. Is there some conspiracy behind this, or is she going out to meet someone?"

"Not only did I send my brother on an expedition, I also sent Jin Fu and other guards to protect Zhiren's safety."

"You have a petty mind." Gong Ziyu said impatiently: "Yun Weishan didn't see anyone else. She and I were together from the beginning to the end!"