0p0 Chapter 232 Gong Yuanzheng 19
Chapter 232 Gong Yuanzheng 19
However, the lark had been hanging for three days and three nights; how could they bear to watch the lark's body be desecrated like that?
They didn't know what had happened to Yun Que at the palace gates during that time; they were just heartbroken that Yun Que was still restless even after her death.
After Han Yaqi brought Yun Que back, he probably never expected that Yun Que would still be alive.
They had intended to give Hibari a proper burial, but instead, Hibari died.
“I don’t ask you to let me go. You can keep me locked up until the battle against Wufeng. Can you let me do something? Even if I am lucky enough to survive, I will kill Wufeng’s last assassin on the spot.”
Gong Yuanzheng pouted: "You should tell us who the remaining Wu Feng is first."
"It's Shangguan Qian. Her level should be one rank higher than mine. She's very likely a Charm rank."
Once Yun Weishan knew that her enemy was Wufeng, she spoke without hesitation.
She was mistaken; she had misunderstood everything. It wasn't the palace gate; it never was.
"I was right, that silver-tongued bride really was an assassin."
Gong Yuanzheng raised his chin slightly upon realizing he had guessed correctly.
Yun Weishan: "There is still an assassin at the palace gate."
"What!" Gong Yuanzheng's composed expression changed: "Didn't you say there was only one?"
Miyazaki: "Who is it?"
Yun Weishan: "It was an assassin who infiltrated 20 years ago. Yun Que's infiltration two years ago was not only for Bai Cao Cui, but also to investigate the assassin 'Nameless' who disappeared 20 years ago."
20 years ago.
They managed to sneak into the palace so early, without receiving any information whatsoever.
Gong Shangjiao: "Take her to the elders and Zhi Ren, and let them arrange things for her."
Gong Yuanzheng lowered the hanging cloud-patterned robe and tossed it to Young Master Yue.
"Hold on to me."
Young Master Yue blinked. She was Yun Que's older sister, so he would help her up. He couldn't let her collapse from weakness.
Half an hour later, the three elders came to the main hall from the back mountain. Gong Shangjiao, Gong Ziyu, Gong Yuanzheng, and Gong Zishang, plus Young Master Yue, were all absent.
Elder Hua asked, "Shangjiao, why did you call us here in the middle of the night? Did you discover something?"
"You say it."
Gong Shangjiao gestured for Yun Weishan to speak and tell her everything she knew.
Gong Ziyu knew that Yun Weishan was a spy who had been captured, but he was busy investigating the deaths of his father and brother and had not questioned her or had time to visit her in the dungeon.
I never imagined that Gong Shangjiao and Gong Yuanzheng had done so much behind the scenes.
They even managed to turn the spies against them...
Yun Weishan hated Wufeng to the core at this moment and told him everything she knew.
Elder Xue: "Do you know who Wuming is?"
Yun Weishan shook her head: "She started going undercover more than 20 years ago and has been missing ever since. Even Wu Feng hasn't heard from her since."
The faces of everyone present were solemn.
They successfully entered the palace gates 20 years ago; before that, they had only discovered the Lark from two years prior.
Elder Hua asked, "Do you know where Wu Feng's lair is?"
Yun Weishan shook his head: "I don't know. I've always been in the place where Wufeng trains assassins. Only the crows and higher-level demons know this. I'm just a demon-level demon and haven't come into contact with them."
Unfortunately, Yun Weishan's level wasn't high enough, otherwise he could have caught Wufeng off guard.
Gong Shangjiao suggested, "Let's wait until we've thoroughly investigated the matter of the palace gates before we go and destroy the place where Wufeng trains assassins."
Only by dealing with family matters first can we better fight against external enemies.
“Let’s do it this way.” The three elders agreed.
Elder Xue: "Considering your timely surrender, your willingness to contribute to the annihilation of Wufeng, and your willingness to commit suicide after everything is over, you may live well for now."
Elder Hua: "I will have someone make a room deep in the dungeon, so you can live in the shadows. There is an assassin in the open and another in the shadows. Don't alert them to your situation."
Elder Yue said nothing, but glared fiercely at his good-for-nothing son, Young Master Yue.
Young Master Yue was indifferent to life and death, completely unconcerned, and simply stood silently to the side.
"Thank you." Yun Weishan knelt on the ground and bowed gratefully.
This result is already the best we can hope for.
Yun Que, wait for your sister. Before I die, I will definitely avenge you!
Elder Hua waved his hand, and the guard stepped forward, bowed, and then took Yun Weishan away.
Gong Ziyu did not expect that Shangguan Qian, whom he was about to choose, was also an assassin.
In his current memory, the only three brides who are good-looking are Song Yueqing, Lin Manman, and Shangguan Qian. He has not paid attention to the other brides, nor have they aroused his interest.
He initially had a slight liking for Yun Weishan, but it turned out that Yun Weishan was an assassin.
Later, Elder Yue asked him to make a choice in secret. He directly ruled out Song Yueqing and Lin Manman, and planned to read out Shangguan Qian's name at that time. It turned out that Shangguan Qian was also an assassin.
What are you doing!
Is he accurate every time he picks a target?
Why are they all assassins?
But if I had to choose between Song Yueqing and Lin Manman, I'd rather stay single.
Elder Xue: "I originally planned to announce it at the front mountain tomorrow, but since we're all gathered here tonight, let's say it together."
The Matchmaker Elder said, “Ziyu, according to etiquette, after the death of one’s parents, one should observe three years of mourning, during which time one should not marry or drink alcohol to celebrate. All the brides who have been chosen for marriage should be sent back to their hometowns to apologize.”
Elder Hua: "But considering this incident, and that Wu Feng has also mastered the method of entering the palace gate, we believe that it is not suitable to bring the bride from outside the valley for a long time to come."
"Therefore, everyone discussed and hoped that Lord Zhiren would choose a girl he liked from among the girls who entered the palace this time, keep her by his side as a temporary attendant, and then find an auspicious day to formally marry her."
Gong Ziyu already knew this beforehand, because Elder Yue had mentioned it to him in private; otherwise, he wouldn't have thought about this issue.
Gong Ziyu bowed and replied, "Okay."
Elder Xue: "Shangjiao, you've reached the age for marriage, why don't you choose one now?"
“Alright then.” Gong Shangjiao no longer resisted and agreed.
"This marriage selection was originally set up for the former young master. In recent years, I have been busy with palace affairs and had no intention of getting married. But today's change of events has made me reconsider. The bloodline of the palace has always been weak."
"Moreover, judging from recent signs, Wufeng has already begun to plan and strategize his encirclement and suppression of the palace gates."
"Next time a bride is chosen, there may not be three brides, but all of them may be imposters disguised by Wu Feng's spies."
"So I think, since my younger brother is still a month away from coming of age, why don't we select him as well?"
All that Gong Shangjiao said was to lay the groundwork for Gong Yuanzheng's future, and it was also a genuine guess that if Wufeng hadn't been eliminated, there would likely be more than three people in the next Gong family marriage selection.
Gong Ziyu pursed his lips. Only he could talk so much, blah blah blah.
"Me?" Gong Yuanzheng pointed at himself, bewildered.
The three elders exchanged glances and agreed that Gong Shangjiao's thinking was correct. Now that the Wufeng assassin had been identified, it meant that the other brides were normal people and not spies.