Duan Tianya quickly said, "Godfather, did Gu Santong do this?"
Zhu Wushi's expression was unpredictable, and no one knew what he was thinking.
A moment later, he asked a jailer, "Has anyone else been here?"
The jailer shook his head and said, "No, but..."
A sharp glint flashed in Zhu Wushi's eyes as he asked, "But what?"
The jailer felt a chill run down his spine and said tremblingly, "Two people escaped from here."
"Two people?"
Zhu Wushi frowned and muttered, "Who is the other person? Could it be that this person shattered the iron tablet?"
He toured the cell for a week, remaining silent the entire time.
After a long while, he let the jailer leave.
Then he said to Duan Tianya and the others, "You don't need to worry about Gu Santong's matter."
Shangguan Haitang quickly asked, "Why?"
Zhu Wushi said, "I have an important task for you to carry out."
Shangguan Haitang quickly asked, "What mission?"
Zhu Wushi said with a serious expression:
"Recently, Karasuma, a minister of Izumo Province, escorted Princess Toshihide of Izumo Province to the Central Plains to marry the Emperor."
"But I discovered that Karasuma's martial arts skills are extremely high and his identity is mysterious."
"Moreover, Izumo has always had very little contact with our Great Ming."
"They have come to present the concubine to the Emperor with ulterior motives."
"Izumo Province and Japan are separated by only a river, and their customs and traditions are very similar."
"Tianya, you have lived in Japan for many years. You and Haitang will go to the State Guesthouse to find out the true purpose of Karasuma."
Duan Tianya and Shangguan Haitang clasped their hands in greeting and accepted the order.
At this moment, Guihai Yidao, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up: "Godfather, I would like to ask for leave."
Duan Tianya and Shangguan Haitang were both surprised.
Guihai Yidao rarely takes leave, so why did he suddenly ask for leave today?
Zhu Wushi asked calmly, "Why do you need to ask for leave?"
Guihai Yidao simply said, "I want to go home."
He didn't offer much explanation.
In fact, his confidence was severely damaged after he was defeated by Li Yao.
He was unwilling to accept defeat so easily.
He had long ago secretly resolved to learn even more powerful martial arts, defeat Li Yao, and avenge his previous humiliation.
He knew that his father, Guihai Bailian's, swordsmanship was in no way inferior to Ba Dao's.
He also knew that his father possessed a formidable sword technique called "Dominating the World." (It was previously mentioned that Guihai Yidao had already mastered "Dominating the World," but this was an error on the author's part. In fact, Guihai Yidao had not yet mastered "Dominating the World" at this point. This has been corrected in the previous text.)
In particular, the Three Slashes of Avici Hell are unstoppable.
Unfortunately, his mother had always hidden the secret manual for dominating the world, preventing him from cultivating it.
This time, he planned to take leave and go home, thinking that no matter what, he had to get the secret to dominating the world from his mother.
Zhu Wushi gave Guihai Yidao a deep look and said indifferently, "Very well, it's been a long time since you went home to see your mother. Give her my regards."
Guihai Yidao grunted in agreement and immediately turned and left.
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Bai San Niang and Guo Ju Xia are indeed worthy of being constables, plus they have the prestigious title of Imperial Guard.
They quickly investigated Yang Yuxuan's case thoroughly.
Besides Shi Wenyi, the former commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, some officials from the Ministry of Justice were also involved in framing Yang Yuxuan for treason.
Because Cao Zhengchun was cunning and shrewd, he entrusted the matter to his adopted son, Cao Shaoqin.
Therefore, Bai San Niang and Guo Juxia only found evidence of Cao Shaoqin's involvement in the case.
However, there is no direct evidence to prove whether Cao Zhengchun was the mastermind behind it.
Li Yao had anticipated this outcome.
Actually, he never thought he could bring down Cao Zhengchun so quickly.
Moreover, Cao Zhengchun still has some function; at least he can still check and balance Zhu Wushi.
Bai San Niang said with great regret, "It's a real pity that we couldn't bring down that eunuch Cao this time."
While looking at the "Jianghu Monthly" in his hand, Li Yao said, "There's nothing to regret. Cao Zhengchun has committed many evils and will fall from power sooner or later."
Bai San Niang nodded thoughtfully and said, "I hope so!"
Bai San Niang came from a humble background and was particularly concerned about the suffering of ordinary people.
Li Yao patted the "Jianghu Monthly" in his hand and asked:
"Third Sister, do you know who the owner of this Jianghu Monthly is?"
"The news travels so fast! We just overturned Lord Yang's case, and they've already published it."
Bai San Niang shook her head and said:
"I also investigated this secretly, but the results were not very valuable."
"On the surface, the owner of 'Jianghu Monthly' is a businessman surnamed Fang."
"However, this person has no background and is not wealthy."
"I think this person is just a puppet, and there must be a mysterious person controlling him behind the scenes."
Li Yao nodded thoughtfully and said:
"It seems that the background of this 'Jianghu Monthly' is not simple."
"The person behind it is being so cautious, they must be hiding a secret."
Bai San Niang nodded in complete agreement.
Putting down the Jianghu Monthly in his hand, Li Yao casually remarked, "Third Sister's sect is the Sunflower Sect, isn't it?"
Bai San Niang was surprised and couldn't help but ask, "How did you know?"
The Sunflower Sect operates with extreme secrecy, and its existence is virtually unknown in the martial arts world.
She also rarely mentioned the Sunflower School in front of others.
How did Li Yao find out?
Li Yao said, "You know Ji Wuming, the God of Thieves, right? This is the kid who told me about him."
According to the timeline, Ji Wuming should have been tricked into committing suicide by Lü Qinghou long ago.
Therefore, Li Yao can say whatever he wants.
Bai San Niang, of course, had no idea that Li Yao was deceiving her.
She nodded in realization. Ji Wuming was Gongsun Wulong's disciple and also came from the Sunflower Sect, so he naturally knew about the Sunflower Sect.
Li Yao said:
"I've heard that your Sunflower Sect has four elders from the east, west, south, and north."
"Among them, Elder Dong was formerly the chief advisor of the Six Doors."
"Elder Xi is the 68th generation descendant of the Dali Duan family."
"Elder Nan came from the 36th branch of the Southern Shaolin Temple. His special skill is the Thunderclap Hand, which allows him to retrieve copper coins from a pot of oil without getting his hands oily."
"As for Elder Bei, although he doesn't know martial arts, he is the second uncle of the other three elders."
Chapter 148 The Empress Dowager is Kidnapped, A Master of Acting
Bai San Niang heard Li Yao reveal the background of the four elders of the Sunflower Sect.
She nodded, and couldn't help but smile wryly, "It seems that Ji Wuming has told you everything."
Li Yao casually lied, "That kid Ji Wuming is really blind. He actually stole from me. I tortured him, and he confessed everything."
At this point, he suddenly asked, "Third Sister, is that Elder Xi truly a descendant of the Dali Duan family?"
Bai San Niang thought for a moment and nodded, "That should be true."
Li Yao's heart stirred, and he asked again, "It is said that the Sunflower Sect is full of masters. I have always wanted to see them, but I have been struggling to find out where the Sunflower Sect is located."
Bai San Niang finally understood that Li Yao had been going around in circles all this time because he wanted to find out the location of the Sunflower Sect from her.
Her eyes darted around, and she asked, "Didn't Ji Wuming tell you the location of the Sunflower Sect?"
Li Yao explained:
"At the time, I didn't think the Sunflower Sect was that powerful, so I didn't ask Ji Wuming."
"Later, I witnessed Gongsun Wulong's kung fu in the desert and realized that the Sunflower School was full of hidden talents."
"Third Sister, where exactly is the Sunflower Sect?"
Bai San Niang looked troubled. It wasn't that she didn't want to talk, but that there were some things she couldn't say.
Li Yao said, "Don't worry, Third Sister, I have no ill intentions towards the Sunflower Sect. I just want to see the skills of the three elders from the East, West and South."
Bai San Niang remained silent.
Li Yao smiled and said, "It seems that Third Sister is tired."
Bai San Niang was surprised. When did she get tired?