Chu Zhiyuan stared intently at him, his gaze suddenly becoming sharp.
His extrasensory perception detected that he was lying.
Clearly, he knew which experts were involved, if not all, at least some.
"Elder Bai, thank you," Chu Zhiyuan's eyes softened, and he smiled, "Thank you for your understanding of righteousness."
"I dare not, I dare not," Bai Jingrong hurriedly waved his hand, chuckling, "Lord, you act justly and fairly, Bai admires you greatly and should repay you. Besides, I am soft-hearted and cannot bear to see too many people die."
So it was almost certain death.
The only chance of survival was if the court failed to uncover everything, leaving a few fish to slip through the net.
Moreover, during the assassination, deaths were inevitable, and some innocent people would also be swept in, dying without understanding why.
Therefore, informing the court in advance and thwarting this assassination was also a matter of great merit, which would greatly benefit the True One Sect.
"How did Elder Bai know?" Chu Zhiyuan asked, "Did they seek help from the True One Sect, or is it that experts from the True One Sect are involved?"
"Absolutely not!" Bai Jingrong hurriedly said.
Chu Zhiyuan narrowed his eyes slightly.
That was indeed true, it seemed that no experts from the True One Sect were involved.
"Then it must be that a friend informed your True One Sect, allowing the True One Sect to avoid it."
"Lord!" Bai Jingrong said helplessly, "I have said everything I can say!"
"It's an expert from the Moon Invitation Palace, isn't it?" Chu Zhiyuan said, "The experts from the Moon Invitation Palace are colluding within, forming an alliance, right?"
Bai Jingrong hurriedly waved his hand and smiled, "No, no, how is that possible? Disciples of the Moon Invitation Palace do not enter the Jade Capital."
Chu Zhiyuan was certain that his guess was correct.
Even if the Moon Invitation Palace experts did not enter the Jade Capital, they still had ways to collude, the simplest of which was to transmit messages through the True One Sect.
He turned to look at Gao Lingfeng.
Gao Lingfeng hurried forward, "Lord?"
"Provide seats for Elder Bai and the others."
"Yes."
Gao Lingfeng responded and directed the clerks to bring two chairs and place them behind them, signaling them to sit down and talk.
Bai Jingrong did not want to sit at all, he wanted to turn around and leave immediately.
He only felt that Chu Zhiyuan in front of him seemed to be able to see through his thoughts, and he had nowhere to hide before him.
This feeling was extremely uncomfortable.
"Sit," Chu Zhiyuan stretched out his hand and smiled, "Let's have a good chat."
"Yes," Bai Jingrong looked at Chu Zhiyuan's unquestionable expression and helplessly agreed, cupping his fist, "Lord."
"The experts from the Moon Invitation Palace killed He Jiuji," Chu Zhiyuan said, "The court will not pursue it, He Jiuji deserved to die,
death is his end."
Bai Jingrong breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
Because it was indeed the Moon Invitation Palace who killed He Jiuji.
He Jiuji deserved to die ten thousand times!
Chu Zhiyuan said, "The expert from the Moon Invitation Palace should have asked, who hired He Jiuji?"
"No," Bai Jingrong shook his head.
He then smiled awkwardly.
This undoubtedly admitted that He Jiuji died at the hands of the Moon Invitation Palace, and that the Moon Invitation Palace expert had arrived outside the Jade Capital.
Although they did not enter the Jade Capital, they were not far from it.
Chu Zhiyuan frowned and said, "If it's not clear who hired He Jiuji, your True One Sect must be having sleepless nights, right?"
If the employer is not found, even if this He Jiuji is dead, will there be another He Jiuji?
There is more than just one assassin like He Jiuji in this world.
Bai Jingrong nodded helplessly, "Indeed."
"The court can continue to investigate the employer," Chu Zhiyuan said in a deep voice, "Based on He Jiuji's corpse, we can continue the investigation, and we may not be unable to find the employer."
"Can we really find them?" Bai Jingrong's spirits lifted.
Chu Zhiyuan smiled, "If the court is determined, there is nothing that cannot be found! Even Grandmasters can be dispatched!"
"Even a Grandmaster may not be able to find them."
"Grandmasters are different, if the Moon Invitation Palace's Grandmaster cannot find them, it does not mean that the court's Grandmaster cannot find them!"
"Good!" Bai Jingrong thought for a while, and finally gritted his teeth, saying in a deep voice, "I can hand over a list, but the court cannot kill them because of it."
"Agreed!" Chu Zhiyuan said.
Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "The Moon Invitation Palace is really good to your True One Sect, colluding with them is also to trade with the court, to let the court continue the investigation, right?"
"Absolutely not!" Bai Jingrong's expression changed slightly, and he waved his hands repeatedly, "How could we trade with such a thing? You think too lowly of us!"
Chu Zhiyuan nodded, "It's best if it's not."
He determined that what Bai Jingrong said was the truth, and nodded to Gao Lingfeng.
Gao Lingfeng hurriedly directed the clerks to bring a desk over, offering pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, so that Bai Jingrong could write the list.
Chu Zhiyuan continued to say, "Since the court is continuing to investigate the person behind He Jiuji, then please let the experts from the Moon Invitation Palace retreat, the Jade Capital is already lively enough, so don't come to join in the fun."
Bai Jingrong remained silent, lowering his head to write the list.
His pen moved like a dragon and snake, extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, he wrote a name.
What extrasensory perception saw, in stark contrast to his appearance, was that he actually had delicate calligraphy, this Bai Jingrong was actually an inner showman.
Chu Zhiyuan didn't say much more, and didn't mention the Moon Invitation Palace again.
Bai Jingrong could only pass on the message, but how the Moon Invitation Palace would act was not something Bai Jingrong could decide.
Prying this list out of Bai Jingrong was already rare, as for the Moon Invitation Palace, that was really beyond his control.
This Prince and Vice Minister had no deterrence in the Moon Invitation Palace.
The relationship between the Moon Invitation Palace and the Da Jing Emperor was complex and subtle, and his level was far from enough, and he was not qualified to intervene.
However, the Moon Invitation Palace had no male disciples five hundred years ago, could it still be thinking of this origin and taking care of the True One Sect?
The relationship between the Moon Invitation Palace and the True One Sect was closer than he imagined, what was the reason?
While he was pondering, extrasensory perception was observing Bai Jingrong, to see if he had written out all the names on the list, and if he was playing tricks on the list.
Bai Jingrong wrote very smoothly, the delicate calligraphy densely packed with more than a hundred names, remembering them skillfully and without hindrance.
The saying goes that one must be wary of others.
It was necessary to guard against Bai Jingrong using the court as a knife, borrowing a knife to kill people.
It was Fang Haiyang's expression that was a bit off.
It seemed that he was very dissatisfied and agitated with his master betraying these people, but he was suppressing his anger, lowering his head to hide his expression.
When Bai Jingrong put down the writing brush, Gao Lingfeng took it, blew on the ink to dry it, and presented it.
Chu Zhiyuan didn't look at it much, but stared at Fang Haiyang, smiling and said, "This little brother, is he Elder Bai's personal disciple?"
Bai Jingrong looked at Fang Haiyang, smiling and said, "Yes, his closed-door disciple, his talent is not bad, Fang Haiyang."
Chu Zhiyuan said, "Little Brother Fang seems to disagree with your master's decision, thinking that these people should not be exposed, is that right?"
Bai Jingrong was startled and hurriedly glared at Fang Haiyang.
Fang Haiyang lowered his head in silence.
"Yang'er, you-" Bai Jingrong's expression sank.
He understood Fang Haiyang, and knew from Fang Haiyang's expression that Chu Zhiyuan had guessed correctly, and he really disagreed with him and resented doing this.
Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Young people, it is inevitable that their ideas are a bit extreme, they should not have seen the court's thunderous methods."
He had seen a lot in the Tongtian Pavilion.
Not to mention the current Emperor, since ascending the throne, he has destroyed ten sects.
These sects were of various sizes, two of the large ones were about the same size as the True One Sect, Fang Haiyang was still young and had not seen it, Bai Jingrong must have experienced it and knew how powerful it was.
If these people on the list dared to act, the result would inevitably be a bloodbath, with heads rolling.
Fang Haiyang was young, and it was the time when he was full of enthusiasm, disdainful of being a traitor, disdainful of betraying.
"Alas-" Bai Jingrong said embarrassedly, "I made you laugh, I will talk to him properly when I get back."
Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Don't let him do stupid things."
Informing in advance would increase a lot of trouble and variables.
"Yes, absolutely not!" Bai Jingrong said solemnly.
Chu Zhiyuan nodded, "There is no problem with this list, right? Are there any missing, omissions, or mistakes?"
"It may not be that complete, but it will definitely not wrong them," Bai Jingrong said.
Chu Zhiyuan nodded in satisfaction and cupped his fist.
Bai Jingrong tactfully bid farewell and left.
The room quieted down.
Chu Zhiyuan's face was gloomy, and Gao Lingfeng's face was also gloomy.
The atmosphere in the room suddenly became oppressive.
After a long time, Gao Lingfeng broke the silence: "Lord-"
Chu Zhiyuan sighed: "This is the people of the martial world, they are really not afraid of death, what should we say about them!"
These people were really willing to sacrifice their lives for revenge.
They must have a deep blood feud with Da Zhen.
For these people, we must punish them to make them feel awe, but we cannot kill them to arouse public resentment and lose the hearts of the people.
Forcibly suppressing them would backfire.
The key to this must be well grasped, and we must never be blindly strong.
"Lord, what should we do?" Gao Lingfeng asked with gritted teeth.
He had always been dissatisfied with the people of the martial world, feeling that they were the source of chaos, and he didn't know how many innocent people died tragically at the hands of martial arts experts every year.
If you want peace in the world, you must first pacify them.
But he also knew that this was impossible, and he could only try to maintain the court's majesty and maintain its prestige.
