Chapter 186 Is this directed at me?
Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room.

Emperor Qing was wearing casual clothes, sitting at the desk, holding a porcelain jar in one hand and a porcelain pestle in the other, grinding something gently.

Soon, he picked up a small wooden spoon, scooped up the black gunpowder next to it, and gently poured it into the porcelain jar.

Then, he felt that the amount was not enough, so he scooped another spoonful.

Then, he continued polishing.

On the table in front of Emperor Qing, there were arrowheads, steel blocks, armor pieces, and many other strangely shaped objects.

Just as Emperor Qing was carefully grinding the gunpowder, a man in a black robe and a veil on his face walked quickly in from outside the imperial study.

When he walked in front of Emperor Qing, he immediately knelt on one knee, bowed and said:
"Your Majesty, I have something important to report."

When Emperor Qing heard the voice, he raised his head and looked forward.

As a result, when he saw the person clearly, he frowned slightly and immediately stopped what he was doing.

This person is not an ordinary guard, but a secret guard whom he had previously excluded, who is specifically responsible for supervising important people.

Therefore, they would never return to Kyoto City easily unless it was absolutely necessary.

"Tell me quickly, what happened?" Emperor Qing asked hurriedly.

The secret guard said, "Your Majesty, three days ago, Si Gu Jian suddenly left Dongyi City alone and his whereabouts are unknown."

"I am afraid that this matter may be detrimental to Your Majesty, so I have come back to report this."

When Emperor Qing heard this, he immediately stood up from the stool and his face turned gloomy.

He put his hands behind his back and began to meditate on the spot.

what's the situation?
Why did Si Gu Jian suddenly leave Dongyi City?

Where did this guy go?
It can't be coming for him!

The reason why Emperor Qing had such concerns was entirely because of previous experiences.

More than ten years ago, after Ye Qingmei died, Si Gu Jian broke into the palace three times, trying to harm him.

At that time, it was because of the "domineering true qi" and the momentum emanating from his body that temporarily frightened Si Gu Jian, so he did not take action on the spot.

Otherwise, there will definitely be a big war.

Maybe even the secret of his martial arts skills would be exposed.

When Si Gu Jian finally left Kyoto City, Emperor Qing also wanted to send troops to kill him to prevent future troubles.

However, there was no excuse to send troops at that time, and because of delays caused by other things, no action was taken.

From then on, Si Gu Jian had been standing guard near Dongyi City and never left.

Therefore, Emperor Qing did not take this matter to heart and planned to find an opportunity in the future to raze Dongyi City and the land of Northern Qi to the ground.

But now Si Gu Jian suddenly left Dongyi City, which could be a big deal or a small deal for Emperor Qing.

What if this guy still has evil intentions and wants to assassinate him again?
So he had to be on guard.

Thinking of this, Emperor Qing said, "Go back quickly to inform the others to search carefully for me."

"I must know where Si Gu Jian went and where he is now!"

"Yes." The secret guard nodded in agreement and immediately turned and left.

Afterwards, Emperor Qing began to wander around, thinking about what to do next.

I've had enough troubles recently, and now this comes up.

hateful!

It's really abominable!
After a while.

Hong Siyang's figure flashed in from outside the door like a ghost.

"Your Majesty, I have something important to report."

Emperor Qing waved his hand and said, "Tell me, what's the matter?"

Hong Siyang said: "Si Gu Jian appeared outside the city of Kyoto."

"What?" Emperor Qing was stunned for a moment, and asked, "Si Gu Jian ran out of Kyoto?"

"This old fellow, is he really coming for me?"

However, Hong Siyang shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, Si Gu Jian is not coming for you."

"What do you mean?" Emperor Qing asked with a puzzled look on his face.

Hong Siyang added: "Not long ago, Si Nanbo and Dean Chen took the Black Cavalry and Tiger Guards out of the city."

When Emperor Qing heard this, his expression became even more confused, and he asked, "What are they doing outside the city?" "Are they going to kill Si Gu Jian?"

"Isn't this nonsense? Si Gu Jian is a great master, how could they kill him?"

Hong Siyang said: "Your Majesty, this is what happened."

"A few days ago, a mysterious swordsmanship master actually injured Wu Zhu during a fight, and even broke his arm."

"It was later learned that the mysterious swordsman was in the same group as the one who robbed the execution ground at that time."

"So, in order to get rid of this person, Dean Chen invited Si Gu Jian to come over and join hands with Wu Zhu to kill this person."

After hearing what Hong Siyang said, Emperor Qing suddenly realized.

"So that's what happened."

He knew something about Wu Zhu's strength. Among the grand masters, almost no one could defeat him.

Even such a strong man was not only defeated but also had his arm broken. You can imagine how strong the opponent is.

Now, in order to deal with him, he actually invited Si Gu Jian to fight two against one.

It seems that this battle is a foregone conclusion and this person will definitely lose.

With two great masters working together, no one in the world would be their match.

"Where is he now?" asked Emperor Qing.

Hong Siyang replied: "The people are outside the capital, thirty miles away, and the fighting has probably already started."

“Hahaha, good!” Emperor Qing waved his hand and said, “Go over and take a look. If you have any news, come back and let me know immediately.”

"I want to know the result!"

If these two groups fight, no matter which side wins in the end, it will be a good thing for him.

It would be best if both sides suffered losses.

It is precisely because of this that Emperor Qing is so happy.

"Yes, I'll go check it out right away." Hong Siyang nodded in agreement, turned around and left.

Afterwards, Emperor Qing sat down at the desk and continued to polish the gunpowder in his hand.

I hope there will be good news soon.

……

at the same time.

Thirty miles outside of Kyoto.

With a loud bang, Si Gu Jian's body began to retreat a few steps.

He looked at Li Chungang in front of him and did not continue to attack, but stopped where he was.

At this moment, Si Gu Jian began to wonder whether he should continue to take action.

After more than ten moves of contact, he had a general understanding of the enemy in front of him.

That is very strong, extremely strong!

If he only relied on himself, he would never be able to defeat the enemy, let alone kill him.

Even if he used his strongest move, it still couldn't change the current situation, and at most both sides would suffer losses.

This was not the result he wanted.

So, Si Gu Jian began to hesitate whether to continue fighting.

Li Chungang, who was not far away, seemed to have guessed Si Gu Jian's thoughts. Without saying much, he picked up the wine jug from his waist and started drinking in small sips.

It seems that the helper the other party found will not be willing to fight to the death.

Then this is interesting.

I just don't know how long their cooperation can last.

But it doesn't matter.

Anyway, for Li Chungang, the purpose of these people coming here.

Just to bring him fun.

That's it!

(End of this chapter)