Chapter 254: All the gossips are about acquaintances
Chapter 254: Gossip is all about acquaintances
In the Phoenix Clan's Sky City, one could hear a pin drop in the hall. Princess Qingming and Gu Wujing were discussing something in a low voice, absorbed in the discussion. It was not until Qin Baiqing and Feng Budu took the initiative to remind them with the sound of footsteps that they came back to their senses and looked at the intruders with frowns and displeasure.
After seeing the two people who broke in, their expressions changed, their impatience faded, and Princess Qingming even took the initiative to greet them, but she was a little confused.
"Nothing has happened in the demon world or the human race recently. The leader's visit should not be for official business, right?"
She stood up and responded, nodded politely, and invited the two into the inner hall. She and Gu Wujing looked at each other, very puzzled by the sudden arrival of Qin Baiqing and the others.
But Qin Baiqing completely ignored Qing Ming's gaze. At this moment, she looked at Gu Wujing curiously, especially the black coffin behind him.
They had never had the chance to spend time together during each of their previous meetings, and Qin Baiqing's relationship with the other party was no more than a nodding acquaintance. Now that they were in close contact for the first time, she was extremely curious.
The two ended their whispered conversation, and Qin Baiqing moved closer, asking curiously, "What's in here? Why does he carry it with him all the time? Isn't it tiring?"
There is a coffin taller than a person hanging behind him, which doesn't look like a magical weapon that can be used in a fight.
"It is a tradition in our sect to accompany the corpse." Gu Wujing answered briefly.
Perhaps because he seldom spoke, his voice was a little hoarse, and coupled with his ghostly face, even though his facial features were sharp, he still looked a lot more sinister.
"I see……"
After getting a satisfactory answer, Qin Baiqing nodded thoughtfully, retreated back to Feng Budu, and shut up seemingly satisfied.
But deep in Feng Budu's consciousness, he received Qin Baiqing's message.
She said in a serious tone, "There is no corpse inside. I can feel a strong living person's vitality. Even the coffin can't suppress it. You must be lying."
Feng Budu's expression did not change after hearing this, and he did not even glance in Gu Wujing's direction. He walked forward with Qin Baiqing and went straight to the point to settle accounts with Princess Qingming: "Did someone sneak into the Phoenix Clan's defenses? Or did you guys exclude the traitor? Why was my information leaked?"
"Is this what you came for?" Princess Qingming stammered.
There was a guilty look on his face, but not much surprise. It was obvious that he had known it for a long time, but he did not expect Feng Budu to discover it at this time.
Finally, he frowned and said with an unpleasant expression, "Indeed, there is a traitor, but unfortunately we don't know who it is. We only know that it was that person who injured Father."
Qin Baiqing had only met the Phoenix Clan Demon King briefly before.
"Since you knew there was a traitor, why didn't you catch him as soon as possible, instead of letting him continue to cause trouble behind the scenes?"
"You also know that my father is injured and my ability is limited. I can't fully control the clan." Jie Ao Ru Qing Ming couldn't keep his stubbornness any longer and said exhaustedly, "The reason why we can't find it is simply because someone is protecting us. The elders in the clan have no right to control it. Maybe it's among them."
"I only had some guesses before, but I didn't expect them to spread the news outside. Don't worry, I will investigate thoroughly next!"
Princess Qingming changed her tired look and regained her pride and strength. She said, "Since they have expanded their internal fighting to the outside, I will not let them off easily. I will thoroughly investigate this matter and give you an explanation."
After saying this, his aura became heavy, his eyes became sharp, and he was sharpening his knife, ready to strike.
After the deadline, Feng Budu no longer stayed, and he didn't care about how Qingming would deal with the traitors of the Phoenix Clan or those hidden among the elders.
But after leaving Sky City, he suddenly asked Qin Baiqing: "Qingming promised to thoroughly investigate the Phoenix Clan to show that he had nothing to do with the leak of the news. What do you think about this?"
"Shh-"
"Let's get away first," Qin Baiqing looked back cautiously. The two had not yet completely left the Phoenix Tribe's territory. After flying forward for a distance and completely losing sight of the Phoenix Tribe's city, Qin Baiqing said seriously, "My intuition tells me that Princess Qingming cannot be trusted. She seems a little weird."
As for what exactly was wrong, Qin Baiqing couldn't tell.
The other party looked righteous and proud, a princess of the Phoenix clan. There was not a single sign on her appearance that was inconsistent with her identity, but Qin Baiqing's intuition told her that something was wrong with Princess Qingming this time.
Feng Budu decisively believed in Qin Baiqing's intuition. After careful consideration, he took out the soft jade that Qing Ming had handed over to him. After wrapping it with spiritual energy, he handed it to Qin Baiqing.
"In that case, we need to confirm the authenticity of this thing again. Use your Heavenly Power to try it." He held it in his hand for a long time and did not find anything unusual, but his first reaction was that Qing Ming's tricks might be more covert.
"What a strange material..." Qin Baiqing took it in his hand, squeezed it, and then probed it with his spiritual sense.
The divine consciousness mixed with the power of heaven smoothly passed through the spiritual barrier. After circling the soft jade, there was nothing else except the ethereal and clean spiritual energy.
But after exploring deeper, the uncomfortable and violent aura hidden in it suddenly entangled him and almost bit off Qin Baiqing's consciousness.
"It's the residual image of the inner demon." She widened her eyes and repelled the sudden breath with disdain. Her tone was already angry: "It is hidden deep inside and can't be seen at ordinary times, but once used for a long time, the inner demon will make the user go crazy. Qingming is really a bad thing!"
Her appearance is so deceptive that I almost believed she was a good person...good bird.
Ruoyu was taken back by Feng Budu.
His face was gloomy, his eyes were contemptuous and filled with an indescribable weirdness. He never expected that there would be a day when he would be tricked by someone. After searching the nephrite for a long time, he actually laughed out loud in mockery.
After a while, he took Qin Baiqing to the nearby auction house and said, "Let's go see Situ Fusheng."
"The two guests need--"
"Stop talking nonsense, it's too fake." Situ Fusheng's warm reception was interrupted by Feng Budu. He asked directly: "Give me all the information about the Phoenix Princess. What unusual movements has she made recently?"
"The most noble princess of the Phoenix Clan... no problem!"
"If we're talking about the latest gossip, you're asking the right questions," he immediately perked up, getting in between the two of them with gossiping attitude, and whispered with deep emotion, "Speaking of this princess, she's also a pitiful person..."
Then he spent half an hour telling the story in an interesting and witty way, which made Qin Baiqing's eyes widen and she kept exclaiming in amazement along with Situ Fusheng.
Finally, she raised her hand and concluded: "You mean, Princess Qingming was with Li Yuqi, but was separated by Emperor Feng, and finally had to get engaged to Gu Wujing?" They were all acquaintances!
His touching story was summed up in one sentence. Situ Fusheng rolled his eyes and felt that he was not the same kind of person as the two of them.
So he waved his hand and signaled the two of them: "Who will pay? My information is calculated by the hour. You just listened to it for an hour. How much money did you lose from me?"
The action of asking for money was ignored by the two men.
Qin Baiqing fell into self-doubt and felt very complicated. When she thought about Li Yuqi secretly getting married to someone else but saying that he liked her, she suddenly felt disillusioned.
"He doesn't look like he has someone he likes..." she said distressedly.
Human beings’ joys and sorrows are not the same. If the wind doesn’t blow, there will only be secret joy.
He breathed a sigh of relief, feeling quite happy that the person he hated was finally discovered by the public, and gloated to Qin Baiqing: "You are still young, and you don't know that all men are not good, and the same goes for male foxes."
(End of this chapter)