Chapter 77 Night Owl
Finally, I saw Kang Jinlong again, and Wang Qi felt mixed feelings.
When he was sold mercilessly by Yan Lian, he really thought that he had no way out. Even King Ning had said before that because of the imperial edict, he was unwilling to cause trouble and punish them.
After all, the emperor is far away, and King Ning is just talking. Not to mention killing him is as easy as crushing an ant to death. There will be no news at all. Even if it is spread, it will be just a nameless guard. I guess the civil servants who are watching him are too lazy to pay attention to it.
Maybe he would even curse behind his back, "It's good to kill."
Fortunately, King Ning was really "trustful". Even though Wang Qi felt that this time he would definitely be unable to escape death, King Ning still just glanced at him and told him to get out.
What Wang Qi even unexpected was that he thought that even if he escaped by chance this time, he would definitely not be able to be in the eyes of King Ning in the future. He would probably be a small guard for the rest of his life. King Ning would definitely not hand over the matters related to Kang Jinlong to him, when King Ning summoned him again and handed over the task of meeting Kang Jinlong to him again.
However, this time, King Ning was obviously patient and gave him a very strict order while giving him a task.
After all, Kang Jinlong was brought back to the Ning Prince's Mansion, otherwise, the two previous crimes would be liquidated together.
When facing King Ning's order, not to mention that Wang Qi had no choice, even if he had a choice, he would definitely nod and agree without hesitation.
Compared to being a small guard, he is not only the most laborious and dangerous every day, but also often gets tricked by bosses like Yan Lian from time to time. He would rather take the risk of losing his head and take a try.
The parents at the left and right family have passed away, and there are two brothers above who have passed on the family line and continue their bloodlines. They are also fed by themselves and the whole family is not hungry. Apart from the 100-pound pound of meat on their bodies, they gamble.
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"Haha, I didn't expect that it would be Brother Wang who came to meet me at first sight. It's rare, rare."
Seeing that the person who came to meet him this time was Wang Qi, a guy who was both greedy and lustful, stupid and incompetent in his eyes, Wu Jian couldn't help but start to be curious about Wang Qi's identity.
Judging from the information about Ning Wang that he has found in the past few days, this modern Ning Wang with ambition is not a simple character. How could such Ning Wang endure such a stupid subordinate who exists like Wang Qi? And he has sent him to meet him one after another?
Is it so in the eyes of King Ning, who was once the main star of the East Star, Kang Jinlong, who is such an indescribable existence?
A trace of haze flashed in Wu Jian's eyes.
He wouldn't care about being looked down upon by King Ning, but if his weight in King Ning's heart was too low, it would make him a little unacceptable.
So, as soon as he came up, he seemed to be joking, but in fact he mocked Wang Qi mercilessly, hoping to anger Wang Qi in this way and test what happened.
"Hmph, that night was in Yiliyuan, it was you."
Wang Qi, who originally thought that Wu Jian was forced to leave in Yiliyuan last time, heard Wu Jian's tone, and how could he not know that Wu Jian did it on purpose last time? Therefore, after hearing Wu Jian's ridicule, he immediately snorted in dissatisfaction and vented his dissatisfaction.
"If it weren't for the prince's answering my doubts, I'm afraid I really thought you came to me by accident and hoped to contact the prince through me."
"Oh? Why did Brother Wang say this? And the prince, is he misunderstood?"
Hearing Wang Qi's words, Wu Jian couldn't help but feel his heart moved.
"When I was just coming here for the first time, I could even understand the situation in the city. It is rare to meet Brother Wang, a suitable person from the royal palace. How could he do it on purpose as the prince said?"
However, no matter how the mind turns, Wu Jian naturally cannot recognize it on the surface. Even what Wang Qi said is actually not far from the facts.
"Haha, it's useless to say more."
When Wang Qi faced his defense, he did not explain any more. He just sneered a few times and continued to walk at his own pace with a cold voice.
"This time I came here, the prince ordered me to warn you that there are only two ways to put it in front of you now. Either shut up your mouth, give up those ridiculous little thoughts, follow me into the prince's mansion, meet the prince, truthfully tell the prince what you know, or get away, don't come to this Hongdu Mansion again to challenge the prince. Of course, if you don't obey the prince's orders, the prince doesn't mind rewarding you with the third way."
Looking at Wang Qi who seemed to have changed a different person, Wu Jian's face changed several times, and then became dim and unclear.
With the previous two experiences of meeting Wang Qi and the previous detailed investigation of Wang Qi, he did not believe these words, and Wang Qi himself would come up with to threaten him to submit.
In this way, there is only one possibility. These words are indeed the warning that King Ning gave him through Wang Qi's mouth.
Thinking about it, even if the branch master who controls the North Pole like Xuanwu is just a dog in the eyes of King Ning. He is disobedient and wants to change one. The dog that he has a poor family that is not as good as Xuanwu, and that Dongjitian can rely on is already destroyed. It is probably no different from an ant in King Ning's mind.
And he, the ant, played tricks on the loyal dog under King Ning twice and even played cleverly in front of King Ning. With King Ning's temperament, he would not have any good impression of him.
‘Did I completely backfire before?’
Wu Jian couldn't help but start to doubt his previous thoughts.
"Ha, why should Brother Wang be so angry? Before I go, I'm just making a joke with you, Brother Wang."
But Wu Jian did not admit defeat immediately, but planned to deal with it again and test it.
"Besides, this time, I came to serve the prince with great sincerity, Xuanwu..."
In order to increase the bargaining chips, Wu Jian once again pulled out the "target" of Xuanwu.
"whispering sound!"
But before Wu Jian could finish his words, even when he just said the word "Xuanwu", he was interrupted by Wang Qi with disdain.
"I thought you had any valuable news. It turns out that your trump card is just the old turtle who betrayed his master!"
Wang Qi straightened his waist, glanced at Wu Jian with great disdain, shook his head gently with disgust, and continued in a sarcastic tone.
"Maybe if you came with this news more than ten days ago, the prince would be a little curious about you, but now, hum..."
Looking at the disdainful look on Wang Qi's face, Wu Jian's brain couldn't help but turn at high speed again.
‘Did there be a huge change in the capital during the period after I left the capital?’
A cold sweat broke out on Xuanwu's forehead.
It can be said that his only reliance on entering the Ning Palace was perhaps the agreement with Xuanwu before and his understanding of Xuanwu. If Xuanwu was really solved by Ning King, then his old antiques from the "old era" would obviously become worthless. Whether he could enter the Ning Palace and his status after entering the Ning Palace depends entirely on Ning Palace's view and impression of him.
But he immediately thought of the young man who had abandoned his freedom and took the initiative to convey information to the Jinyiwei, and then traveled thousands of miles to the Hongdu Prefecture City, taking huge risks and trying to sneak into the Ning Prince's Mansion, and couldn't help but feel infinite confidence in his heart.
"Hahaha."
Thinking of Wu Jian here, he laughed deliberately.
"why are you laughing?!"
Looking at Wu Jian, whose face was originally gloomy and cold sweat appeared on his face, suddenly his face changed and he burst into laughter. Wang Qi, who was quite happy just now, couldn't help but look ugly, and he asked in a low voice in his heart.
"Do you think that the old turtle can escape the prince's palm? Humph, stop dreaming!"
"Haha, where, where, why did Brother Wang say this? The dry bones in Xuanwu's tomb are naturally not the prince's opponent, but,"
Wu Jian restrained his laughter and shook his head softly. He first agreed with Wang Qi's words, and then immediately changed his mind.
"Two generations of Xuanwu have been operating in the capital for decades. It is not easy to defeat it. You must know that even if it is the East Factory, which has caused everyone to be terrified, the Jinyiwei joined forces. Within a few months, the whereabouts of Xuanwu were not found. Although the prince is strong, in the capital, in comparison with the two hawks under the emperor, the Dongchang, the Jinyiwei, I am afraid that it is not as strong as that of the Jinyiwei in the capital, right?"
Seeing Wu Jian recovering from his previous look of old god and seemingly having already taken his own appearance, Wang Qi couldn't help but feel a strong anger surged in his heart. However, he was still awake. He knew that if he really got angry at this time, he would completely fall into Wu Jian's trap and soon suppressed the anger again.
"Oh? Then, then you will be very confident that you will find the whereabouts of the old turtle?"
Wang Qi, who suppressed his anger, seemed curious, but in fact he asked in a strong sarcastic tone.
"Haha, I've been away from the capital for many days, and I can't guarantee that the old turtle will still lie in my original nest,"
Wu Jian finally changed his mouth on Xuanwu's name for the first time, and this is naturally his hint to Wang Qi. However, whether Wang Qi can hear it is not something Wu Jian can control...
"But here, we can guarantee that if the old turtle is angry next, our possible counterattack method will be known in advance."
Wu Jian raised his chest and felt a strong sense of confidence surged all over his body.
"Will that dog with the owner dare to bite his master back?"
Wang Qi's face was immediately occupied by a strong look of anger, but Wu Jian, who had been closely observing his every move, still saw a lot of panic in his eyes.
"Haha, Brother Wang is joking. Since you have already said that it is an evil dog that has already carried the master. Isn't it just right to bite the master in a whim, whether it is for the benefit or for his own life? But if he continues to be loyal in the future, wouldn't it be strange?"
This time, Wu Jian's laughter was not too deliberate, but was very consistent with his inner feelings at the moment.
Wang Qi's performance level dropped rapidly in the two "confrontations" just now, which undoubtedly proved his previous thoughts.
Wang Qi was the one he had inquired about before and tested. Wang Qi, who was a little difficult to deal with when he first met, even made him feel a little sweaty on his back. He was just a puppet of Ning Wang.
After Wu Jian deliberately pulled the topic a little further and beyond the scope of the content that King Ning instilled in him before Wang Qi set out, his true level was immediately revealed.
Wang Qi of this level is undoubtedly his most "loved" opponent. Next, as long as he firmly grasps the initiative in the conversation and always leads Wang Qi's nose, he will not be able to pass Wang Qi through Wang Qi and open the trump card of Ning Wang to take a look.
...
However, Wu Jian’s plan is destined to fail.
Because, just as he wanted to speak, he took Wang Qi to follow his rhythm and walked around, causing him to completely fall into confusion so that he could calmly pry open Wang Qi's mouth, a sound that sounded like a broken gong that made people feel uncomfortable all over his body suddenly rang in his ears.
"Hey, the strongest star master under the Dongjitian almost became the second Qinglong Kang Jinlong, and he is indeed not a simple person."
As Wang Qi's face changed drastically, Wu Jian's face was as deep as water. An old man who looked a little hunched and looked thin and dry, as if he had been walking in the desert for more than ten days, like a water-deficient mummy, pushed the door open without hesitation.
"I wonder if you are?"
Although his face was still calm and he would not change drastically like Wang Qi on the opposite side, in fact, Wu Jian's thriller was much stronger than Wang Qi on the opposite side.
Because he did not realize the other person's existence until the other person's voice sounded. In other words, the other person avoided his ears and touched him less than two feet away, and he did not notice it at all.
This is enough to show that this old man who looks like a corpse and seems to have long been dead, has such strong ability to hide his lightness and hiding skills.
Even if it was something he had seen before and believed that Bai Shier, the strongest in these two aspects, was probably far from being able to compare with this dry old man.
"As I grow old, I have long forgotten the name of the past. Now I am just a spy under King Ning."
The dry old man waved his hand, obviously unwilling to tell Wu Jian his name or even his name.
"You can call my code name Night Owl."
The old man said as he took out a token from his arms and threw it at Wang Qi, who finally came back to his senses from the shock.
"You can get out, I'll take over here now."
When facing Wang Qi, the old man named Ye Xiao, obviously he did not have such a "kind" tone.
"yes!"
Chapter completed!