Chapter 882 The Fifth Grandmaster?

After becoming a Grandmaster, Qin Hao clearly felt that the inner Qi no longer overflowed, and he could send and receive it at will. As long as he wanted, even the Grandmaster could not see through his true and false.

Of course, before leaving the secret room at the bottom of the lake, Qin Hao still controlled his true Qi level at the peak of the ninth grade.

Following the waterway connecting the bottom of the lake to the Liujing River, Qin Hao dived all the way to the upper reaches of the Liujing River before quietly landing.

In Baoyue Tower, Si Lili was sitting in front of the dressing mirror and preparing to remove her makeup. Suddenly, a figure flashed behind her. Before she could react, Qin Hao appeared behind her and took the hairpin away from her hand.

"You are so elusive that you scare people to death." Si Lili rolled her eyes at Qin Hao and said coquettishly.

Qin Hao lowered his head, kissed Si Lili's cheek lightly, and took her into his arms. His hands also began to dishonestly get into her loose nightgown.

"Hate."

Women like to say the opposite of what they say, at least Qin Hao thinks so.

"Ah~~~"

No words were spoken all night, the rain stopped and the clouds dispersed.

The morning light was just beginning to appear, the golden sunlight penetrated the sparse clouds, the water droplets on the leaves sparkled with crystal light, and unknown birds began to chirp on the branches.

Si Lili's eyelashes trembled slightly. Last night's madness had consumed her too much physical energy. Although she had woken up, she didn't even have the strength to get up.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door.

"Boss, should I send breakfast to your room?"

"Send it in."

The maid heard Qin Hao's voice from inside, covered her mouth and chuckled, and ran away shyly.

After Qin Hao and Si Lili had breakfast, the maid began to clean up the room.

Soon, gossip about Si Lili and Qin Hao's last few days of entanglement spread in Baoyue Tower, so that the girls in Baoyue Tower often blushed and turned their faces away when they saw Qin Hao, and waited until he walked away, and then secretly looked back.

"This fairy grass dares to spread any words, I will tear her mouth apart." Si Lili was so angry that she was about to go and find trouble with the maid.

Qin Hao stopped her with a smile and whispered in her ear: "Doesn't this prove that I have been in your room these days?"

Si Lili heard this, grabbed Qin Hao angrily, hid in the room and refused to come out again, and never let Qin Hao in again.

So, Qin Hao left Baoyue Tower and went straight to Fan Mansion.

Although Si Lili had been in Baoyue Tower these days, she still found out some news.

The death of the second prince caused an uproar in the court, and the first to bear the brunt were naturally his followers.

Before this, these people were still immersed in the fantasy that the second prince would ascend the throne one day, and they would be the heroes of the dragon. The death of the second prince was like a bolt from the blue for them, and they were all panicked.

The prince's party was as happy as the New Year. The biggest competitor died, and the prince's ascension to the throne would become a matter of course, right?

However, the prince himself showed an extremely sad look, locked himself in the East Palace and refused to see anyone. It is said that he did not eat or drink for three consecutive days to pray for the second prince. Of course, those who know the prince know that the prince does not know how to raise his head in the East Palace.

The most bizarre thing is that Emperor Qing, who has always loved the second prince, has never shown up. Apart from ordering the Inspection Institute to investigate the murderer, he has not taken any action, and even stopped the morning court. This once made people speculate whether Emperor Qing was also assassinated. The court was in a panic.

As for the Inspection Institute, it has caused a lot of trouble in the past few days, arrested many people, and even Fan Xian was invited to the Inspection Institute for questioning.

The reason is also very sufficient. Fan Xian and the second prince are not on good terms, and everyone knows it.

However, Fan Xian provided an alibi for him, Wang Qinian, and Teng Zijing, and with Chen Pingping's protection, the Inspection Institute soon released him.

Fan Mansion

Fan Xian looked at Qin Hao suspiciously: "Why do I feel that you are a little different from before?"

"Is this the legendary "one day without seeing you feels like three years?" Qin Hao teased.

"Eh, disgusting."

After complaining, Fan Xian stared at Qin Hao with a stern face: "I heard that you have been in Baoyue Tower these days?"

"So well-informed? Why didn't I know you were so gossipy before?"

"Don't try that. I warn you, if Ruoruo is my sister, I will never allow her to suffer any grievances."

Qin Hao pouted: "Then what's the matter with you flirting with Haitang Duoduo, the saint of Northern Qi?"

"When did I flirt with Haitang Duoduo?" Fan Xian cried out in injustice.

"This matter is not my business. Go explain it to Lin Wan'er yourself."

After winning back a city, Qin Hao no longer cared about Fan Xian's shouting and went straight to Fan Ruoruo's room.

"What are you doing here?" When Fan Ruoruo saw Qin Hao, she immediately turned sideways and pretended not to look at him.

Qin Hao walked to Fan Ruoruo and sat down: "I missed you, so I came to see you."

"Hmph, you've been drunk and sleeping in the flowers these days, how could you miss me?" Fan Ruoruo said angrily.

Qin Hao asked with a smile: "Have you heard the news?"

"Do you want to say that nothing happened with Si Lili? It's just a casual affair?"

Facing Fan Ruoruo's questioning, Qin Hao said seriously: "I have never thought of deceiving you. I don't want to let down Si Lili, you and Ye Ling'er."

"Then what do you want to do? I will never be a concubine to anyone."

"For me, all my women are equal, there is no such thing as wife and concubine."

Fan Ruoruo said sourly: "What about Si Lili?"

"Same, she is also my woman."

"Humph, what if I don't agree?"

"I can only say that I can do anything for you. If you are not willing, I will never force it."

Fan Ruoruo hesitated for a moment and asked, "Did you also kill the second prince?"

"Yes." Qin Hao answered simply.

Hearing this, Fan Ruoruo looked around cautiously for a while to make sure no one was nearby, and then said to Qin Hao with a nervous look on his face: "How dare you admit such a thing?"

"I said I would never lie to you." Qin Hao said seriously.

Fan Ruoruo's eyes gradually filled with mist, and she hugged Qin Hao and sobbed: "I'm so scared."

"Don't be afraid. As long as I'm here, even if things are exposed, I can protect you."

"That's the prince, you are alone."

Qin Hao patted Fan Ruoruo's back gently and said confidently: "One person is enough. Even thousands of troops are nothing more than chickens and dogs in my eyes."

Seeing that Fan Ruoruo still didn't believe it, Qin Hao put his fingers together and waved towards the pavilion on the side.

Fan Ruoruo felt a breeze blowing by, but there was no change in the pavilion, and she was confused.

But a crack spread from the ground, and the entire pavilion collapsed suddenly as if it was split in half by an invisible sword.

"This is this?"

"The power of the Grand Master."

At the same time, in a dark hall of the palace, Emperor Qing, who was meditating, suddenly jumped up and appeared at the window the next second.

Gong Dian, the deputy commander of the imperial army outside the door, immediately rushed in. Seeing that there was nothing unusual in the hall, he knelt down and saluted.

"His Majesty."

Emperor Qing stretched out his hand to interrupt Gong Dian's words and pointed in one direction.

"Calling Chen Pingping here means that a great master has arrived in the capital."

"Grand master?" Gong Dian's heart tightened. In his opinion, there are only four great masters in the world. Ku He is far away in Northern Qi, Si Gu Jian Shen is in Dongyi City, and Hong Sixiang in the palace is not there. It is very likely that he is the person Emperor Qing mentioned, so there is only one Ye Liuyun left.

Although Gong Dian was not named Ye, he was a direct descendant of the Ye family. He obviously smelled danger in Emperor Qing's tone.

After leaving the palace, Gong Dian rushed to the inspection institute and ordered his confidants: "Go to the Ye family and tell Ye Chong that Grandmaster Ye may have returned to the capital."

When Chen Pingping heard that a great master had appeared in the capital, she hurried to the palace without bothering to ask.

In the dim hall, Emperor Qing turned his back to Chen Pingping and said in a calm and authoritative tone: "Does anyone know the identity of Chengze's murderer?"

"Reply to Your Majesty, not yet." Chen Pingping kept sweating on his forehead. Even though he was known as the King of the Night, he remained silent in the face of Emperor Qing's pressure.

What surprised Chen Pingping was that Emperor Qing did not get angry, but instead said meaningfully: "Do you think the murderer could be the Grand Master?"

"Grand Master? Your Majesty is suspicious." Chen Pingping reacted immediately.

"The Inspection Institute has been investigating for so long, but there are no clues at all. Either you are not doing your job with all your heart, or only the methods of the Grand Master can deceive everyone."

Chen Pingping quickly lowered her head: "Your Majesty's decree, even if everyone in the inspection institute is facing a mountain of swords and a sea of ​​fire, they will never frown."

"Give Ye Liuyun an order to return to Beijing as soon as possible."

"My lord, I obey the order."

After Chen Pingping left the palace, she returned to the Inspection Institute. After issuing Emperor Qing's order, she immediately called Shadow to her side.

"A great master has come to the capital. Can you find him in advance?"

Shadow frowned: "Is it Wu Zhu?"

"No, Wu Zhu is not among the great masters."

"Is that Ku He or Si Gu Jian?"

When talking about Si Gu Jian, Shadow's tone became obviously gloomier.

Chen Pingping shook her head and said: "It's not the four great masters. Your Majesty suspects that there is a fifth great master in the world."

"New Grand Master?" Shadow's face hidden under the mask showed a look of shock.

"It's not necessarily a newly promoted grand master, or it may have never been seen before, so it's unknown." Chen Pingping's eyes flashed with excitement.

"If he is really a great master, unless he takes action, I won't be able to see through his cultivation even if he passes by." Shadow shook his head slowly.

Chen Pingping nodded slightly, thought for a moment and then spoke slowly.

"Your Majesty said that Eunuch Hong provided a rough location. I have asked people to record all the people who passed by this area during this period. Next, I will ask people to test. If any suspicious people are found, I will rely on You took action."

"Being able to fight against the great master is my lifelong wish."

A few days later, Chen Pingping received a secret letter. When she saw the content in the letter, she couldn't help but shake her head and smile bitterly.

"I'm afraid the only one who can obey the imperial edict and not return is the Grand Master, right?"

When Emperor Qing learned that Ye Liuyun actually resisted the decree, he was so angry that he could only suppress his inner anger and asked Chen Pingping to issue the edict again.

Unfortunately, six edicts were issued one after another, and Ye Liuyun refused to return to Beijing.

Emperor Qing was itching with hatred, but he was helpless. The thunderous sound when the second prince died was exactly the same as Ye Qingmei's handiwork back then. He would never leave the palace until it was found out. Emperor Qing even guessed that that A great master who suddenly revealed his strength was just to force him to show up so that he could attack and kill him in one fell swoop.

"Give Ye Liuyun another order to come to the capital!"

However, after issuing twelve orders in a row, Ye Liuyun still had no intention of returning to the capital.

In fact, the reason why Ye Liuyun didn't give face to Emperor Qing was mainly because he saw through Emperor Qing's attitude towards the Grandmaster. He had written to Emperor Qing several times, hoping that Emperor Qing would let Qin Hao leave and find an opportunity to break through the Grandmaster.

But Emperor Qing always refused, and later Qin Hao risked his life and was deeply trapped in Northern Qi.

Ye Liuyun also saw through Emperor Qing's hypocrisy. On the surface, he treated the Grandmaster well, but in fact he was afraid of him. If Qing Kingdom unified the world in the future, the first person to be dealt with would definitely be a Grandmaster like him.

Therefore, Ye Liuyun no longer stayed in Wufeng Mountain to practice hard, but instead devoted himself to the mountains and rivers, and did not take Emperor Qing's will to heart at all.

Seeing that Ye Liuyun was unreliable, Emperor Qing could only pin his hopes on Hong Sixiang. According to the list selected by the Inspection Institute, Hong Sixiang began to screen them one by one.

However, after screening all the lists, no Grandmaster or suspected Grandmaster was found.

At the same time, Chen Pingping frowned after receiving Shadow's report and opened the list of people who had been screened out again.

Suddenly, Chen Pingping's eyes fixed on a name.

"Shadow, do you think that the peak of the ninth rank can give people the illusion that the Grand Master has appeared?"

Shadow shook his head immediately after hearing this: "Impossible, no matter how powerful the ninth rank is, it is only the ninth rank. The Grand Master has long transcended external things. The two are not on the same level at all."

"Not even a trace of possibility?"

"Absolutely impossible!"

Chen Pingping frowned after hearing this: "With your combat power, can you force the peak of the ninth rank to do his best?"

"You can try."

"Well, go ahead."

The night was as dark as ink, and a black shadow flashed and disappeared in the backyard of the Minister of Justice's mansion.

Qin Hao suddenly frowned, and threw the brush in his hand casually, but the soft tip of the brush broke through the roof tiles like a bullet.

A moment later, there was a sound of tiles being smashed by heavy objects on the roof.

"Who?"

The man in black covered his shoulder, gritted his teeth and jumped up. Qin Hao chased him closely. After a few leaps and rolls, he landed in front of the man in black.

"As expected, he is at the peak of the ninth rank." The man in black saw that his way was blocked, but he was not panicked at all. He drew out a short sword and attacked boldly, with a flash of excitement in his eyes.

"Si Gu Jian?"

Qin Hao cursed in his heart. Isn't this the swordsmanship of the person he often blamed before?

The strength above the ninth rank, could it be Yun Zhilan, the first disciple of Si Gu Jian?

Qin Hao was puzzled, but he did not reveal the strength of the grandmaster, because there was no need to do so. The peak of the ninth rank was enough to deal with it. Now, the number of people in the world who can force him to use his full strength can be counted on one hand, even if the temple messenger is added.

The fist and sword intersected, and the man in black vomited blood and was knocked back. Just when Qin Hao wanted to step forward and tear off the other party's mask, a sound of breaking air suddenly came from behind him.

"Ninth rank?" (End of this chapter)