Death of Situ Xie

A gust of wind came from nowhere in the dark secret passage, which was very creepy.

It is not entirely true to say that Situ Xie was not cautious. Because when Qiu Jing was held hostage by the four men with swords, he was fed a medicine that blocked his dantian and made his limbs weak. Although he could still stand on his own, he had no chance of winning even against Situ Xie.

Qiu Jing's weapons were indeed confiscated, and all the hidden weapons and poisons on his body were searched away, except for a jade ring on his hand.

This ring is very special. It was given to Qiu Jing by Situ Xie a few years ago, saying that it was a relic of his mother Situ Xiang.

Therefore, it is very normal for Situ Xie that Qiu Jing still wears this ring now, and he thinks he knows this ring, which is just a valuable ornament.

However, two days before leaving Xuanbei City, Qiu Jing mentioned the next assassination plan when chatting with Lao Mu. Lao Mu looked him up and down with a very "professional" look, and stared at his ring. When he learned that this thing had some connection with Situ Xie, he immediately asked Qiu Jing to take it off and give it to him.

Qiu Jing didn't know what Lao Mu was going to do, but he gave it to him without hesitation. He had never even seen his biological mother, so there was really no emotion. He wore this ring just because he got used to it for a long time, and there was no reason to take it off.

When Qiu Jing got the ring again after a night, it looked the same, but it had been transformed into a hidden weapon by Lao Mu.

"You only have one chance." Lao Mu told Qiu Jing, "and you have to be very close to the person to use it. This speed is not fast enough. There is no other way. The jade one is really hard to make, and there is no time. You will have to make do with it!"

Back to the present, looking at Situ Xie who was lying on the ground like a dead ash, Qiu Jing thought that Lao Mu was the descendant of the legendary master craftsman. What he used was not at all makeshift, and it was just right for dealing with Situ Xie. Other weapons or hidden weapons could not achieve this effect.

"Help me up quickly..." Situ Xie took out a medicine bottle from his purse with trembling hands. It was the antidote given to him by Yue Mei, but when he was about to pour out the medicine, his hand shook and the bottle fell to the ground.

Everything happened in an instant.

Qiu Jing had two swords on his neck, and the other two people went to help Situ Xie.

Qiu Jing spoke calmly, "I think you four must know the current situation in the world, right?"

An old man who was about to grab Situ Xie suddenly stopped, his eyes flickered, and he looked at another man, then looked at the two companions who held Qiu Jing hostage.

"I think Situ Xie didn't save your life in any great way. You are all powerful martial artists, and you work for him just to seek a good future for yourself and your children and grandchildren. Am I right? In this case, why don't you seize the opportunity and be loyal to me?" Qiu Jing's expression was indifferent, "Liangguo has run out of luck. You want to save Situ Xie, but in the end, you will just be buried with him."

Situ Xie's eyes were cold, and he bit his back teeth, "Shut up! With your strength, you want to destroy Liangguo, dream! Don't listen to his nonsense, he will definitely kill you all afterwards! Give me the medicine quickly! "

"The four of you still have a chance to choose a way out. If you are controlled by poison, don't worry at all. My best friend is Su Liang, you should all be familiar with this name, right? Speaking of which , I met Nanping City's chief general Yi 𫖯a few days ago. He mentioned that his grandson died at birth and said that if he could invite Dr. Su, the result would be different. As long as you make a wise choice, if your children and grandchildren have any illness or injury in the future, you will have the opportunity to ask Dr. Su to save their lives." Qiu Jing threw out a big temptation. Standing in the wrong team is extremely fatal, but if you stand in the right team, there are many benefits.

Life is not short, and most people will have children and grandchildren, and things like illness are difficult to predict. Even people of Yi 𫖯's status have the idea of ​​​​making friends with Su Liang, let alone these people? Moreover, two of the four were originally loyal to Situ Han. I still remember that two years ago, Situ Han suddenly got a strange disease. All the doctors in the palace were helpless, and they had to send people to the country of Gan to invite Su Liang to treat him.

Therefore, Qiu Jing's mention of Su Liang was more useful than any more wealth and glory he promised.

Listening to Qiu Jing's mention of Yi??, the smartest among the four had already guessed that Yi??, the chief general, had also betrayed Liang. In this case, how could Situ Xie have a chance of winning? Even if he could escape alive, he would never have a chance to make a comeback!

Situ Xie looked at a subordinate beside him who leaned over to pick up the medicine bottle on the ground, and his expression was happy, "Give it to me quickly!"

Who knew that the man took two steps to the side and handed the medicine bottle to Qiu Jing. At the same time, the two swords on Qiu Jing's neck were also withdrawn.

It is human nature to seek benefits and avoid harm. They pledged their loyalty to Situ Xie because of his position, but it was obvious that he was now at the end of his rope and his position was no longer secure. As long as Qiu Jing could get out of this secret passage, he would have a bright future.

Situ Xie cursed and threatened to tear the four traitors into pieces, and soon began to promise them more benefits, hoping that they would change their minds.

Because in such a closed environment, with both Situ Xie and Qiu Jing poisoned, whoever could win over the four masters would survive. The other one would only die!

Qiu Jing had already won. He took the medicine bottle and smelled it, but did not eat it. Instead, he asked an old man who had searched him before to return his things to him.

The old man quickly brought all of Qiu Jing's things to him, including weapons, hidden weapons, poisons, and the antidote made by Su Liang himself.

Qiu Jing opened his own antidote, poured out one slowly and put it into his mouth in front of Qiu Cong, "This is made by Su Liang."

The four masters were now standing silently behind Situ Xie, all four swords pointed at Situ Xie.

Situ Xie regretted it so much that his intestines turned green! I regret that I had to set up a trap to catch Qiu Jing tonight! As Qiu Jing said, since he was using a substitute he had trained for many years, he should run farther away to avoid the limelight and wait for the opportunity to take action!

Qiu Jing's body quickly returned to normal. He did not kill Situ Xie immediately, but asked him a question, "What do you know about Mo Yan?"

Situ Xie was stunned for a moment, then snorted coldly, "You want to know? Let me go, and I can tell you. He is the biggest threat to Gu Ling and Su Liang so far. I have seen his abilities with my own eyes, which you can't even imagine. Special ability! If you kill me, you will know nothing about Mo Yan!"

Qiu Jing's expression was indifferent, "Threatening me? Then why do you think Mo Yan suddenly ran away after working well with you before?"

Situ Xie's expression froze. He really didn't know the reason why Mo Yan left Nanping City, but it must have something to do with Gu Ling and Su Liang.

"No matter what you know, it's of no value. I don't need to ask." Qiu Jing said, pulling out his sword, "Emperor Situ Xie of the Liang Kingdom died at the door of the imperial study an hour ago. You arranged it. As for You, this is a good burial ground.”

Situ Xie's face turned pale, "Jing'er... Jing'er, please don't kill me! I... I can pass the throne to you! As long as you let me go, I will issue a throne edict when I get out, making you the emperor of Liang Kingdom!" Didn't you want to be the emperor before? Now is a good opportunity! Why do you have to go back to Qianguo to be inferior to Gu Ling? In terms of talent, I believe that you will become the emperor of Liangguo. You can surely conquer the world! I will help you from your side!”

Qiu Jing looked impatient, "Have we finished? Who cares about your throne? Who cares about your assistance? I have to go out to find my grandpa as soon as possible to save him from getting anxious." After saying this, Situ Xie never had a chance to say another word. The sword in his hand pierced his heart!

Blood splattered, Situ Xie stared at Qiu Jing, opened his mouth, spit out a mouthful of blood, tilted his head, and died.

When people later mention Situ Xie, they will always feel a little sad, saying that he was shrewd all his life, but died so suddenly and easily when he arrived.

Qiu Jing felt bored when he heard this. Although Situ Xie's death happened in an instant, his "dead road" had already been on for a long time. Qiu Jing was able to kill Situ Xie because of the long-term efforts of many people.

To say that the Liang Kingdom has always wanted to form an alliance with the Yan Kingdom to destroy the Qian Kingdom, from the perspective of the world situation and those in power, it doesn't matter whether it is right or wrong. The final result just proves that "the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit". In the power game, Qian State won, while Liang State lost.

Although Situ Xie's death was directly related to Liang Guo's situation, there was another important reason. He had personal grudges with Gu Ling and Qiu Jing. Many things happened because of him, and in the end he suffered the consequences.

Qiu Jing searched Situ Xie's body and found that he actually carried the jade seal with him, which showed how strong he was in controlling the throne. As for arranging a substitute tonight and setting up a trap to arrest Qiu Jing, it is unknown whether Situ Xie considered the possibility of failure and the consequences of failure.

"Let's go." Under the guidance of four masters, Qiu Jing walked through a long and narrow secret passage. When he finally came out, he was not in the study room of Prince Yue's Mansion, but in the imperial study room of the imperial palace.

Judging from the environment inside the secret tunnel, it looks like it is old and not newly dug. Probably when Situ Xie was still the prince of Liang Kingdom, he sent people to dig the secret passage. In this way, although he did not sit on the dragon throne, he could always get rid of the people on the dragon throne if he wanted to sit on it, and he could do as he pleased...presumably. In those years, he enjoyed the feeling of secretly controlling everything.

…

The palace of Liang Kingdom was in chaos.

Situ Xie died, Situ Jing was arrested, and many places in the palace were on fire. The flames were soaring into the sky that they could no longer be saved.

Qiu Jing looked at the place where the fire was the strongest. He knew that the palace was where sisters Situ Ning and Situ Xiang lived many years ago when they entered the palace. It was also where Situ Han violated Situ Xiang. The person who prevents fire is undoubtedly Qiu Cong.

"Please help me find my grandpa," Qiu Jing said. Qiu Cong must have gone crazy.

The four masters responded respectfully and began to look for Qiu Cong in different directions. Qiu Jing was waiting in the empty imperial study room.

Not long after, Qiu Cong, who was setting fires everywhere in the palace, rushed over and said, "Jing'er!" However, although he set fires, he always chose palaces where there was no one. His intention was not to hurt people, but to vent his anger and force others to do so. Situ Xie appears.

"Grandpa, I'm fine." Qiu Jing stood up from the dragon chair. He just sat down and didn't feel anything special. It was just a chair that was too wide and uncomfortable.

Qiu Cong frowned and reached out to rub Qiu Jing's face, "Is it really you? It's not the substitute arranged by Situ Xie, is it? How many glasses of wine did you drink during lunch?"

Qiu Jing couldn't laugh or cry, "It's half full. If I were a substitute, I would have assassinated grandpa just now."

Qiu Cong breathed a sigh of relief, "It's okay. I thought Situ Xie was going to kidnap you and hide you. He cut off your hands and feet and gave them to me. I was scared to death!"

Qiu Jing: ...The cold and stubborn old man seemed to be his illusion.

"Where is he?" Qiu Cong asked.

"Situ Xie? He's dead." Qiu Jing said.

"Are you sure you're not the second substitute? Are you sure he's really dead?" Qiu Cong felt a shadow tonight. He thought things went smoothly, but Qiu Jing was taken away from him not long after.

Qiu Jing nodded, "I'm sure it's him, he's dead."

"No!" Qiu Cong frowned, "I have to chop him up a few more times!"

It is true to say that Qiu Cong's daughter was raised by Situ Xie, but Qiu Cong has already found out what happened back then. One of his enemies kidnapped his wife and daughter when he was not at home. That enemy was one of Situ Xie's minions. Qiu Cong's wife couldn't bear the humiliation and committed suicide. The man wanted to sell Qiu Cong's daughter to Goulan Courtyard, but Situ Xie caught him. Situ Xie would adopt Qiu Cong's daughter, firstly because he saw that she was a beautiful embryo who would be useful when raised, and secondly, he happened to want to find a companion for his precious daughter Situ Ning. As for the evil done by his subordinates, he knew very well, but he simply turned a blind eye.

That enemy was already dead, so Qiu Cong searched for his wife and daughter for many years without any news. Later, he was found by his apprentice Nangong Lin.

As for why he became an enemy, it was just that Qiu Cong defeated that man in a martial arts competition when he was young and vigorous. The man turned around and pretended to be friends with him, intending to ask him for Hanyue Sword Technique but was rejected, so he held a grudge. As for that man's subsequent service to Situ Xie, Qiu Cong didn't know about it for a while.

Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for Qiu Cong to be grateful to Situ Xie for helping him raise his daughter. It’s not like he can’t support himself, he only hates Situ Xie and Situ Han to the core! Because Qiu Jing was stubborn for a while, Qiu Cong didn't take revenge for him, but now he can be considered a revengeful enemy.

Qiu Jing patted Qiu Cong's shoulder and said, "Grandpa, you can go if you want." Then he called one of the four masters to guide Qiu Cong.

Qiu Cong entered the secret passage and saw Situ Xie's body lying alone under the dark ground. He walked over and kicked him hard, then drew his sword and stabbed him several times.

Then, Qiu Cong stood aside, quietly looking at the already cold body of Situ Xie, quenching his saliva, and turned to leave.

…

It is often impossible to get the throne by killing an emperor. But if the murderer happens to be of royal blood, it will be much simpler.

None of Situ Xie's subordinates were decent people with backbone, so Qiu Jing was willing to give them a chance, and they all wanted it. As for whether these people will be used in the future and whether the sins of some of them will be liquidated, that is a matter for later. The most important thing at the moment is to maintain stability, let the situation settle down, and avoid causing trouble.

Qiu Jing had already thought about what to do before coming.

And because Situ Xie was so controlling, his legitimate children and grandchildren only changed from being members of the palace to being members of the royal family after he became emperor last year. They have never experienced a real royal struggle, and all of them have lost their minds. Not quite enough. Situ Jing was brought to Qiu Jing, knelt down directly, and opened his mouth to say that everything was done by Situ Xie and had nothing to do with him.

Two days later, Qiu Cong urged Qiu Jing, "Hurry up and finish the mess here. I want to go home early to see Nuan Nuan! Nuan Nuan is half a year old, and I haven't even hugged her. It's true!" "

…

The capital of Qian Kingdom.

Su Liang counted the time, and Qiu Cong and Qiu Jing's mission to Yaocheng had almost come to fruition. There is still a risk, after all, Situ Xie has always been crafty. However, Su Liang believed that the chances of winning were not small, as Qiu Jing was much more mature now than before.

"When Third Master comes back, we will make plans to go to Xingluo Island to rescue people." Su Liang said. Destroying Xingluo Island is the second priority. The first priority is to find and bring back Lao Bai and Yuan Ying.

Gu Xiaonuan waved to Su Liang with a smile in Gu Ling's arms, and Su Liang also smiled, "Gu Xiaonuan, if you speak when the time comes, if you call me daddy first, I will beat you."

Gu Ling nodded, rubbed his daughter's furry little head, and said with a serious expression, "You have to call me mother first." It's the mother's hardest time to give birth, and that's as it should be, so just call her father second.

The two little guys ran in. Ji Xiaoshu grabbed Gu Xiaonuan's hand, shook it, and said seriously, "In order to avoid conflicts between master and master, my sister should call me brother first! Senior brother, what do you think?"

Zheng'er nodded, "I think this is best."

Then Gu Ling held her daughter in one hand without letting go, picked up Ji Xiaoshu with the other, and threw her out of the open window. When she turned around, she saw Zheng'er climbing up the window sill, "Master, I was wrong, I jumped by myself." After saying this, his posture was flexible. He jumped from the second floor...