Chapter 265: The young minister has never suffered such humiliation! He has run into trouble!
"Tap tap tap."
In the dim alley, Li Baole's fat face was full of nervousness. He looked back from time to time as he walked.
"Mother, father..."
Li Baole looked at his mother Liu, but before he could finish his words, he heard his mother Liu's firm voice, saying:
"Don't be afraid, Le'er. Your father will be fine. What we need to do now is to escape from Nanjing as soon as possible."
Hearing this, although Li Baole was still worried, after hearing his mother's firm and confident words, he felt a little more at ease at this moment.
Moreover, he knew in his heart that it was useless to worry at this moment. The only thing they could do was to escape from Nanjing as soon as possible. In this way, his father's efforts to cover their retreat would not be in vain.
"Step!" But at this moment, Liu's footsteps suddenly stopped. She stared at a figure standing on the roof not far away, whose face could not be seen clearly.
"mother!"
Li Baole naturally also saw the figure at this time. His breathing couldn't help but stagnate, and a hint of fear appeared in his eyes.
He was not stupid. As the imperial court had increased its propaganda efforts in recent years to prohibit cultivators from using spirit stones for cultivation, he naturally understood that once the spirit stone business was discovered, the person would be imprisoned at best and executed at worst, and the family behind the cultivator might even be implicated.
There is no doubt that everything the Li family is experiencing now will bring disaster to the entire family.
Then the people who were responsible for uprooting the entire Li family were most likely the rumored Jinyiwei, or someone from the Xianwusi. As a citizen of the Ming Dynasty, he naturally knew what it meant if the Xianwusi and Jinyiwei took action!
Behead first and report later, imperial authority has granted!
When the Jinyiwei and Xianwusi investigate cases, they don't need to care about evidence. As long as they have suspicions, they can take action directly.
If someone resists during the process, they can be killed on the spot without worrying about being held accountable afterwards.
Compared to Li Baole's fear, Liu was unusually calm, and there was no emotion in her eyes.
It was as if the person appearing before his eyes was not the dreaded Jinyiwei, but just an ordinary person.
"The Immortal Cultivation Family, the Li Family!" At this moment, the Jinyiwei standing with his hands behind his back said in a cold voice: "They are suspected of smuggling and trafficking in spiritual stones, harming the Ming Dynasty and causing chaos in the world!"
"Today, I, the Jinyiwei, have been ordered to uproot his family. All the members of the Li family will be captured. If there are any who resist..." As he said this, the Jinyiwei said coldly: "Kill!"
"Mother!" As the Jinyiwei uttered the word "kill", the air in the entire dim alley seemed to be frozen at this moment, and a powerful spiritual power wave began to spread.
"Baole." As Liu spoke, her warm palm gently stroked the back of her son's neck. Before Li Baole could react, his consciousness went dark the next moment.
Then, at this moment, the body fell down.
Seeing this, Liu quickly hugged her son to prevent him from falling to the ground.
"Huh?" Not far away, the Jinyiwei standing on the roof looked at Liu's actions, raised his eyebrows slightly, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.
He didn't understand why this female cultivator in front of him, who seemed to be in the late stage of Qi training, did such a thing.
"Are you planning to fight me to the death?" Thinking of this, the Jinyiwei raised his hand and drew out the Embroidered Spring Sword from his waist.
"Buzz!" With the infusion of spiritual energy, the long sword suddenly turned red. Looking at the Jinyiwei's body, there were even more spiritual energy fluctuations.
"The archives of the Li family show that," Jinyiwei said as he took a step forward, leaving a series of afterimages behind him. He then stopped three meters away from Liu, "The head of the family is also the most powerful person, Li Tianming, who has reached the ninth level of Qi training!"
"I have been in seclusion these years to strive for the foundation-building stage."
"The second strongest person in the family is the collateral genius of that year, Li Ming, who is at the eighth level of Qi training!"
"But what's strange is that in the 65th year of Jiajing, Li Ming met a female cultivator named Liu, who was also a genius."
"In the sixty-fifth year of the Jiajing reign, Li Ming's cultivation level was only the fourth level of Qi training, while at that time, the female cultivator surnamed Liu had reached the fifth level of Qi training." The Jinyiwei looked at Liu and said as if he knew her treasures. "Over the years, no matter how Li Ming's cultivation level improved, this Liu's cultivation level was always one level lower than his."
"Therefore, we suspect that since the 65th year of Jiajing, this female cultivator's cultivation has been more than just the fifth level of Qi training. In other words, her cultivation may have already established a foundation."
After saying that, the Jinyiwei picked up the knife in his hand, pointed it at Liu, and said, "Show us all your skills!"
"Boom!" The moment the words fell, the momentum of this Jinyiwei surged.
In a blink of an eye, from the fluctuations of his spiritual power, it could be determined that this Jinyiwei's cultivation level was also at the Foundation Establishment Stage.
"I want to see your captain." However, at this moment, even though this Jinyiwei showed his cultivation level of the foundation-building period, Liu's expression never changed.
The Jinyiwei in front of him looked like he was from a big family. At such a young age, he had already reached the initial stage of foundation building, and was also granted the Flying Fish Suit.
In recent years, the children of major families in the court, after reaching a certain level of cultivation, would enter various government offices to serve.
Some entered the Xianwu Division, some entered the Jinyiwei, and of course some went to the guards under the jurisdiction of various dusi to join the army, and there were even quite a few who went to teach in some immortal academies.
It is also very easy to distinguish between the children of these families.
Whether it is the sachet and jade belt hanging around his waist, or the storage bag of extraordinary quality, it can be judged that his family background is extraordinary.
Of course, the most important thing is that these family members are all arrogant and look down on others.
Hearing that Liu actually wanted to see the captain, the Royal Guards looked cold and said, "You will see him!"
"But, it was taken by me..." However, before the Jinyiwei could finish his words, Liu was too lazy to talk nonsense with him and took a step forward at an unbelievable speed.
The Jinyiwei only felt a flash before his eyes, and the spiritual power that exploded in his body was instantly restrained at this moment.
"...You dare to resist arrest!?" At this time, a "soul-binding ring" had been put around his neck.
Of course, what made him most angry was that the woman in front of him actually dared to put this thing around his neck!
You know, this thing is used by the immortal world and various government offices in the imperial court to restrict the spiritual power of cultivators.
But after all, this thing is used to enslave those undisciplined spiritual beasts and to restrain livestock.
But now it was around his neck, which made him feel extremely insulted.
"Take me to see your captain, otherwise, you will die." Li held a cold dagger in his hand, with the tip of the knife against the chin of the Jinyiwei.
Her voice was always calm.
There was no trace of viciousness in those gentle eyes.
But at this moment, the Jinyiwei could clearly sense that if they did not obey, the other party would really dare to kill them.
"Gulp," the Jinyiwei swallowed his saliva, raised his chin with difficulty, and said, "Who are you? Do you know what the crime is for refusing Jinyiwei's arrest? I, I advise you not to make a mistake!"
"Although the Li family has been uprooted, you are a side branch after all." The Jinyiwei tried their best to calm the other party.
"Moreover, from what we have learned from our investigation, although some people from Li Ming's branch family are involved in the spirit stone business, your family is not involved. You are innocent."
"With your level of skills, the imperial court might recruit you...hiss!" This time he gasped before he could finish his words, because the cold dagger had already pierced his chin.
He felt a piercing pain and could even faintly hear the sound of a sharp weapon tearing flesh. The strangest thing was that the expression of the woman in front of him remained calm.
It was as if the person under her knife at this moment was not a Ming Dynasty Jinyiwei, but just a prey to be slaughtered.
In an instant, he subdued this Jinyiwei who had practiced the immortal martial arts. And if he guessed correctly, the blood and energy that burst out from the opponent just now was also produced by the immortal martial arts!
It’s just that the other party’s control over blood and energy is so exquisite that it almost reaches the point where it will not leak out.
If his cultivation had not reached the foundation-building stage and his primordial spirit had not been born, and his six senses had not become increasingly sensitive, he would not have been able to discover it.
In addition, he remained so calm in the face of the Jinyiwei and threatened to meet the captain who was responsible for uprooting the Li family.
Who is this person? What is his background?
"I heard that there are many hidden chess pieces laid by the high-ranking officials of the imperial court in Nanjing, the first fairy city of the Ming Dynasty. Could it be..." The family members who can enter the Jinyiwei for training are naturally not fools.
After his initial arrogance was suppressed, his mind became clearer.
"Okay, I'll take you there!" Jinyiwei said immediately.
The reason he compromised was because he could feel the indifference to life from the woman's expression.
If I don't agree, I will definitely be killed.
He has a bright future and there is no need for him to risk his life here.
The group of people in front of me are nothing but desperate criminals fighting to the death. It's not worth it to get yourself involved.
Soon, the Jinyiwei led the way, and Liu followed silently, carrying her son Li Baole on her back.
About an hour later, the Jinyiwei brought Liu to Jiangning County, responsible for removing the thousand households of the Li family.
"Gao He?" The deputy captain of the Jinyiwei standing in front of the captain raised his eyebrows when he saw the Jinyiwei.
However, although he was speaking, his eyes were already looking at Liu who was following behind the Jinyiwei.
Gao He is the name of the Jinyiwei.
His surname is Gao. He comes from the capital, the Gaogong family. Although he is not a direct descendant, he has reached the foundation-building stage at such a young age, so he is not an ordinary collateral branch of the Gao family.
At this time, the three Jinyiwei present had already locked onto Liu with their spiritual senses, and they naturally saw the "Soul Binding Ring" on Gao He's neck. "She wants to see the boss." Gao He felt ashamed, and while speaking, he stepped aside and looked at Liu behind him.
"Snap!" At this time, another deputy captain raised his hand, and a broken knife came out of its sheath. A cold light flashed, and the "Soul Binding Ring" was also cut into two pieces and fell to the ground.
Gao He put his hand on his neck, twisted it, then looked at the deputy captain, but was stopped by the other's eyes.
"You are the wife of Li Ming, the second strongest person in the Li family and a member of the Li family's side branch?" The captain of the Jinyiwei Guard handed the three palm-sized photo stones in his hand to the deputy captain beside him and asked.
Liu glanced at the four people present, all of whom were in the Foundation Establishment Stage. The seemingly introverted Qianhu in front of her had blood surging around her body, and it was obvious that they were practicing Immortal Martial Arts.
Moreover, judging from the fluctuations of his other qi and blood, he probably already has the strength of the third level of the innate realm. Combined with his cultivation in the middle stage of foundation building, if they really fight, I'm afraid I'll have a hard time.
"I want to talk to you alone." Liu said, raising her hand and a golden jade token inlaid with emerald appeared and threw it to the other party.
The captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard subconsciously took the jade pendant, frowned, and glanced at Liu. However, when he inadvertently saw the five big characters "Si Li Jian·Zhang Yin" engraved on the gold-inlaid jade plate, his pupils suddenly shrank!
The seal of the Imperial Household Department! Who doesn't know that the seal of the Imperial Household Department is Eunuch Lü Fang?
The Jindan stage cultivator of the current Ming Dynasty!
Not only that, Eunuch Lu is also the emperor's close companion, so it is no exaggeration to say that he is standing at the true pinnacle of power.
This woman in front of me actually took out the jade token of Eunuch Lu. What does this mean? This means that she is Eunuch Lu's person. In other words, she is very likely to be the emperor's person.
Then thinking about the fact that Nanjing City is the first major city for cultivating immortals in the Ming Dynasty, and all parties have made plans here... at this moment, even a thousand households of the Embroidered Uniform Guard could not remain calm.
Although their leader Lu Bing is also in the Jindan stage and, like Eunuch Lu Fang, is also a confidant of the emperor, when it comes to closeness, he is obviously not as close as Eunuch Lu.
After all, one is a close companion and the other is an external official. They are not as close as the former who serves the emperor all the time.
"Okay!" Thinking of this Liu, he was very likely to have a mission, and now she was delayed by the Jinyiwei to eliminate the Li family, especially the emperor's secret mission, so he became very nervous.
As he was speaking, the captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard had already cast a barrier, isolating him and Liu in a barrier.
Outside, although Gao He and the other three Jinyiwei did not see what was written on the gold-inlaid jade plate, seeing their leader being so serious, they also understood that Liu must be no ordinary person.
So, the three of them turned around tacitly and no longer looked at the two people in the barrier.
Gao He, on the other hand, was feeling relieved at this moment, thankful for his cooperation with Liu just now!
Otherwise, if the other party was really powerful and the mission involved the imperial court, and he was just a member of the Gao family's side branch, even if he was killed, it was estimated that the patriarch Gao Gong would not speak for him.
In the enchantment, Liu said without further ado, "I don't care if the Li family is destroyed, but Li Ming must be let go."
"Excuse me, may I ask what position this colleague holds..." The captain of the Imperial Guard frowned at the other party's strong, almost commanding tone, but when he thought of the other party's mission, he bowed and tried to test the waters.
"You don't need to know this," Liu shook her head and said calmly, "Next, I will cooperate with you to be arrested."
"But you have to ensure that Li Ming will not be harmed. Someone from above will come to handle this matter later."
Hearing this, Jinyiwei Qianhu hesitated, and then said: "Your Excellency doesn't know that this time to deal with the Li family..."
The captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard briefly recounted the feud between Prince Yu's young grandson, Zhu Youjian, and the underworld forces.
Of course, he had his own little thoughts behind saying this.
As the deputy captain said before, if it really involves some secrets of the court, then no matter how the top leaders fight, they, the Jinyiwei, will always be caught in the middle.
And if it was an ordinary matter, it would be fine. No one could do anything to the Jinyiwei.
But now it involves another Jindan-stage great cultivator in the court, Eunuch Lu Fang. And behind Eunuch Lu is the emperor, so he has to be careful in dealing with it.
Don't be fooled by what he says, the Jinyiwei are not afraid of anyone or any force, but when encountering something, they still have to handle it tactfully if possible, because everyone knows that being too rigid will lead to failure.
If I were too arrogant and offended the real dignitaries in the court, such as the various royal palaces and the cabinet...
At that time, as a captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, he could be transferred to the army or other places at any time.
Then one day, someone would get rid of him without anyone noticing, and who would know? Even if the boss wanted to take care of him, he could only take care of his family members at most.
It is absolutely impossible to avenge yourself.
It was precisely because he wanted to understand these things thoroughly that he told Liu these things, but only to let her report the matter together. In this way, he would not offend either side of the Jinyiwei.
"I understand what you mean." Although Liu was not in the officialdom, she understood the other party's thoughts and had no intention of making things difficult for him. She just said, "If the young grandson of the prince asks, just tell him the truth."
"Eunuch Lu will take care of this matter."
"Okay, I'm sorry."
Seeing Liu say this, the captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard also showed a smile on his face, and then pointed out that there was an extra "Soul Binding Ring" on the arms of Liu and Li Baole.
He raised his hand and removed the forbidden barrier.
At this time, Gao He and the other two also turned around, but when they saw that Liu was trapped by the "Soul Binding Ring" on the ground, they were all stunned.
But at this moment, they all tacitly agreed not to ask any more questions.
"Lock Liu and her only son Li Baole together with the captured Li Ming," the captain of the Imperial Guard waved his hand, and then, as if he had thought of something, he said, "Don't neglect it!"
"Yes!" One of the deputy captains nodded, stepped forward and stretched out his hand to invite him, saying, "Please."
Liu left, leaving only the deputy who had persuaded the thousand households before and Gao He.
"Boss, this Liu..." However, just as the deputy finished speaking, he received a sharp look from the Jinyiwei captain, "Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask, just do your job well!"
Seeing the boss so serious, the deputy was also startled, and immediately bowed his head to apologize, saying: "Yes, I know I was wrong!"
"Well, I'll remember that," Qianhu nodded, then patted his deputy's shoulder earnestly and said, "Just proceed as usual, as if nothing happened."
"Haha, you really got it right, I really encountered some chess pieces that should not be touched."
The deputy's pupils shrank, and then he remained silent.
The two major immortal cultivation families in Jiangning District, the Li family and the Wang family, were uprooted overnight, and countless members of the family were arrested.
As for the underground gangs like Dongxing Jidao, some were killed and some were captured, and their lives were miserable.
It was dawn.
The whole city of Nanjing became panic-stricken and everyone was in danger.
Large and small immortal cultivation family chambers of commerce, or immortal sects hidden in the deep mountains and forests of Yingtian Prefecture, as long as they are related to the spirit stone business, or have any connection with it.
From top to bottom, everyone was in anxiety.
Especially those corrupt officials who protected the Li family, the Wang family, and some spirit stone businesses, were all trembling with fear, fearing that they would be the next.
Until dawn, there was no sound of the Jinyiwei knocking on the door, and these people felt relieved.
Of course, some of the truly powerful families had long known the whole story and had received some rumors. They knew that this was a case of the young grandson of Prince Yu being willful when he had a little power.
The fire would not burn them at all, so they were very relaxed.
However, what they didn't know was that everything that happened in Nanjing City and Jiangning District was also being reported to the capital.
Originally, this was just a harmless matter. Moreover, in the eyes of the people from the six ministries, the increasingly rampant spirit stone business in Nanjing City should indeed be suppressed.
It was nothing more than the destruction of a few immortal cultivation families and some shady underground forces.
At most, it would just be dealing with a group of minor officials, which was not worth their attention at all.
However, when the matter was reported to the home of the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, a "volcano" was completely ignited!
Young cabinet minister Yan Shifan sat on the chair with a gloomy face, not saying a word. At this moment, his mind was filled with the events that happened yesterday before he returned from the immortal world, in the immortal world, Lingxu Island, a large immortal city near Fengling Town.
In the world of immortal cultivation, in the western continent, in the eastern part of Lingxu Island, outside the nearest immortal cultivation city to Fengling Town.
"Pa!" A loud slap sounded.
Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng and Zhao Zhenji looked in horror at Yan Shifan who fell to the ground after being slapped in the face by a servant of a young man in gorgeous clothes sitting on a flying shuttle.
"Who dares to look my master in the face?" The servant stepped on Yan Shifan's head and spat fiercely, "You bastard, remember this, if it happens again..."
"You and the family and sect behind you will be destroyed!"
At this time, the young man waved his hand, signaling the servants to move aside, then looked at Yan Shifan, Gao Gong and the other two, and said, "Remember, my name is Lu Yu, from the Lu family of Lingxu Island!"
"Keep beating him until he kneels down and begs for mercy..."
After saying that, the young man waved his hand and leaned into the shuttle. With a roar, the shuttle flew directly over the gate of the Xiuxian City and flew in.
"..."
(End of this chapter)
