Su Xin and Zhang Qiao arrived with their men. Shangguan Yunting and Xu Yang were already seriously injured. They protected Shangguan Yunting and Xu Yang behind them and asked with concern: "Master, how are you?"

"Don't worry. They dared to kill me in broad daylight. I will definitely find out the real culprit behind this."

"I obey my orders."

Su Xin shouted: "Kill them."

The soldiers surrounded Qing Jue and his men and attacked them fiercely. Seeing that they were outnumbered and his companions were seriously injured one after another, Qing Jue quickly ordered a retreat.

Su Xin and Zhang Qiao led their soldiers to chase after them.

When Liu Qi and the others learned that Shangguan Yunting had been attacked, they quickly rushed over and called the doctor, "Master, please bear with me for a moment. The doctor will be here soon."

"Liu Qi, capture the severely injured killer and interrogate him rigorously. I must get the truth."

"I obey my orders."

Qing Jue and his assassins flew to Xiping Mountain with a lightness skill, entered the mountains, quietly entered the mine, and escaped through another passage.

At this time, Boss Li brought Xu Wen, Wang Jian and others to quietly enter the mine from the cave to investigate the situation and saw many people jumping over.

Xu Wen quickly ordered Wang Jian to take two guards and follow quietly.

Su Xin and Zhang Qiao led their soldiers to chase into the mountains, but were stopped by the guards. They broke directly into the iron mine, but Manager He and his men tried to stop them, but were also captured by Su Xin and his men.

Zhang Qiao ordered loudly: "Find the killer! We must find him."

Manager He quickly smiled and said, "Sir, there are no killers in our mountain. They are all hunters from the foot of the mountain. They can't go home because the snow is too deep."

Zhang Qiao's eyes were stern. "We'll know if there's an assassin after searching. If you dare to stop me again, don't blame me for being rude."

The soldiers spread out and searched the entire mining area.

Soon, a soldier came to report: "Guard Zhang, this is the iron mine. There is a large cave in the back mountain with a lot of freshly mined iron scraps."

Zhang Qiao's eyes were fierce, and he shouted, "The laws of our Great Qi are strict. Unauthorized trading of salt and iron carries a minimum sentence of imprisonment, and a maximum penalty of death. If you dare to mine iron ore privately, you will be guilty of a serious crime, with your property confiscated and your clan exterminated."

Manager He was so frightened that he trembled and said, "I...we are all craftsmen. We have no choice but to do this to support our families. Please, sir, please forgive us!"

"Even if you can support your family, it depends on what you do. You have violated the laws of Da Qi. Take all of you back and interrogate you strictly."

"Yes."

Several people cried and begged, "Sir, please spare us! We have elderly parents and young children to support, and we are all poor people from Pingzhou."

The soldiers took Manager He and everyone else away. When the craftsmen who were mining inside heard the news, they were so scared that they fled.

The craftsmen were also caught by the soldiers. They pleaded, "Sir, we are just working craftsmen. We know nothing about other things. Please let us go!"

"Take all of you back and let the master deal with you. As long as you haven't done anything illegal, the master will definitely not make things difficult for you."

On the other side, Wang Jian, along with two guards, followed Qing Jue and others to a secret valley camp.

After Qing Jue and his companions entered the valley, they closed the gate. The guards and others looked everywhere for the mechanism. When they found it and opened the gate, there was no one inside.

“Why is there no one here?”

"There must be an exit here. Let's look around. Xu Ye, go tell Xu Wen to come over. This looks like a training camp."

"it is good."

Xu Wen and Boss Li walked over to the cave where the scrap iron was stored, staring in amazement at what they saw. "So there's an iron mine in the mountain! No wonder it's so secretive. This guy is so audacious to mine the iron ore without permission. He's courting death."

Boss Li said worriedly, "Guard Xu, will my brother and the others go to jail?"

"We'll know after the interrogation."

"They are all children from poor families, working to support their families. Please ask His Royal Highness Prince Mu to spare them!"

"Brother Li, don't worry! Our master is kind-hearted. If they haven't violated the law, he won't punish them."

"That's good."

At this time, Su Xin and Zhang Qiao brought people over and saw Xu Wen and asked in surprise: "Xu Wen, why are you here?"

"Master, I was ordered to go up the mountain to investigate the situation. Why are you here?"

"The master was attacked, and we are here to pursue and kill him."

Xu Wen hurriedly asked worriedly: "Master, are you injured?"

"I'm a little injured. Have you seen anyone practicing martial arts passing by?"

"When we just came in, we saw a group of people passing by. I asked Wang Jian and the others to follow them."

"Where did you run to?"

"I'll take you there."

They walked quickly into the passage and happened to run into Xu Ye who was coming out. He asked in surprise, "Zhang Qiao, Su Xin, why are you here?"

"It's a long story. Where are the people you're chasing? They're the killers who attacked our master."

"Come with me quickly, this looks like a training camp."

"It seems someone is recruiting troops here, trying to plot a rebellion."

"The emperor governs the country and keeps the people safe. He is a wise ruler. Who wants to rebel?"

"do not know."

They followed Xu Ye to the secret base, "Xu Lin, have you found the exit?"

"There are several exits here, like a maze. The two of us wandered around and came back here."

Su Xin frowned and said, "Let's search separately. We will definitely find the exit."

Everyone took the order and carefully explored each exit. Finally, they walked out of the cave along a secret passage and came to an extremely hidden secret passage entrance. In front of them was the territory of Qingzhou.

Zhang Qiao frowned and said to everyone, "Xu Wen, you take the brothers and continue to track down the killer. Su Xin and I will go back and report to the master."

"it is good."

Liu Qi ordered his men to rigorously interrogate the severely injured killer. After obtaining the results, he hurried to Shangguan Yunting's bedside and reported, "Master, the killer has confessed everything."

Shangguan Yunting looked pale, leaning against the headboard, and asked, "What was the result?"

Liu Qi said cautiously, "My Lord, the iron mine and the assassins were ordered by the Crown Prince and Censor He. He is attempting to expand his power by privately training troops and controlling the iron mines, and ultimately usurp the throne."

Shangguan Yunting's eyes were cold, "Are you sure?"

“It’s absolutely true.”

Shangguan Yunting knew the seriousness of the matter and said, "Bring me some pen and ink."

Liu Qi brought a desk and placed it on the bed. He endured the pain and hurriedly wrote a letter. After finishing it, he handed it to Liu Qi and instructed: "Deliver this letter to the emperor."

"I obey my orders."

Prefect Meng was still busy with the snow disaster in Jia County with the Governor of Pingzhou. In the eyes of everyone, he was a good official who did his job conscientiously.

When he returned to his mansion at night, he had completely changed into another person's appearance. He was Xue Fan, who had accidentally killed Huo Xi on the street and had been on the run until now.

At that time, he fled to Pingzhou with more than 200 death warriors. It was a thousand miles away from the capital, with high mountains and far away emperor, and Jia County was in a remote area.

Xiping Mountain, where the mountains are connected, is more suitable for hiding one's identity, so Xue Fan and his death squad settled here and laid the foundation for the future.

It was discovered that the newly appointed prefect Meng ordered his subordinates to kill the entire family of Prefect Meng on his way to Qingzhou. He wore a human skin mask to replace the newly appointed prefect Meng as an official, which would also facilitate his future actions.

The assassins trained in Xiping Mountain and discovered iron mines in the mountain. He used the iron mines to rapidly expand his power. He pretended to curry favor with the eldest prince and donated half of the mined iron mines to the eldest prince, so that the eldest prince could see his loyalty and also laid the groundwork for the eldest prince.

Even if this iron mine is exposed and has nothing to do with him, his identity will not be exposed. It is a win-win situation.

Xue Fan was sitting in the study, his face gloomy. He Feng walked in and said, "Master, Qing Jue and his assassins have safely left Xiping Mountain."

"I'm relieved that they left safely."

"Don't worry, my lord! Our men have already been relocated, and Prince Mu's guards can't find any trace of them."

"Shangguan Yunting's guards are all professionally trained, so we can't take it lightly."

"I obey my orders."

"Shangguan Yunting knows about the iron mine, and the Emperor will soon learn about it. It won't be long before the First Prince and Censor He are doomed. Among the princes, only the Third Prince can hinder the Fourth Prince's future. After I kill Shangguan Yunting and Shen Rou to avenge the hundreds of people in my Xue family, I should also plan for the Fourth Prince to have another heir."

"It's a pity that Prince Mu escaped this time. It will be extremely difficult to kill him in the future."

"I believe there will always be a chance to avenge everyone in the Xue family."

"Young Master, why don't you take advantage of the fact that Prince Mu is seriously injured and send someone to attack him."

"We've already alerted the enemy. If we fail to kill him and instead expose our identity, it will be more trouble than it's worth."

"What the eldest master said is very true."

"Continue to monitor Shangguan Yunting. Don't let him find out."

"I obey my orders."

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