Chapter 116: Confrontation in the Golden Hall (Part 1) Seeking Collection

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  Xiao Ziyang arrived at Lian Zheng's door, without looking up at the gatekeeper, and cupped his hands to say: "Excuse me for troubling you, I am Xiao Ziyang, here to pay my respects to Mu Rong Lingdao."

  When the doorman heard Xiao Ziyang say "Mu Rong Ling", his eyebrows twitched, and he was about to erupt. But when he heard the two words "Dao You" afterwards, his expression changed, and his attitude suddenly became respectful. He bowed and said: "Sir, please wait a moment, I will go and inform him immediately." After finishing speaking, he turned around and quickly walked towards the inner courtyard of the mansion.

  After a cup of tea, a simple yet elegant lake-green dress set off her delicate features, and Mu Rong Ling walked out with quick steps, like a rare orchid in a secluded valley.

  Murong Ling smiled and said: "Xiao Dao friend, you've finally arrived, please come in quickly."

  As Murong Ling entered the Murong estate, this side door was originally a place for servants to enter and exit. Inside the door was where the Murong family's servants lived. Along the way, the servants who came and went suddenly saw that Miss had come here, and they all hastily stood by the side of the road to pay their respects.

  Murong Ling also ignored the panic of the people below and walked towards Xiao Ziyang, saying: "Xiao Dao friend, how did things go?"

  Xiao Ziyang smiled and said, "These two days, the Fu Guo Gongfu has been in a state of great confusion. I've taken advantage of the situation to fish in troubled waters, and everything has gone very smoothly. Just by looking at the bustling scene in front of the Wei Guo Gongfu, I can tell that your affairs have also gone very smoothly."

  Murong Lingdao said: "After we parted ways the night before last, my brother and I sneaked into the city to visit several families who participated in framing my family for treason, but were not from the auxiliary country's lineage of officials. After using some means, it was discovered that these people all had handles that fell into the hands of the auxiliary country's duke, and only then did they yield to his coercion. Among these coerced officials, some were originally unscrupulous, while others' handles had many suspicious circumstances, clearly someone had framed them."

  "My elder brother and I spent a whole night collecting all the evidence, organizing it into a book, and sending it back to our sect."

  "Yesterday, Qi Zhenren sent a message that the Fuguo Gongfu is colluding with evil cultivators, disturbing the imperial court, and the evidence is solid. Therefore, the six major sects unanimously agree to order the cultivators stationed in the palace of each sect to join forces to take down the evil cultivators of the Fuguo Gongfu."

  Murong Ling sighed and said, "Last night, six foundation-building cultivators from the six major sects attacked the Auxiliary King's Mansion. Unexpectedly, that evil cultivator still managed to escape, and only Qing Xiao, the old Daoist of Huanglong Mountain, was captured."

  Xiao Ziyang was not surprised by the news. Last night, when he saw that ink-colored escape light, he had already guessed that it was an evil cultivator who had escaped. This also made him secretly shocked in his heart. The cultivators of the six major sects, whether in terms of magic or magical instruments, were not comparable to those of small sects and scattered cultivators. In a battle of the same level, they could often defeat multiple opponents with one person. However, last night, under the siege of the six foundation-building cultivators from the six major sects, that person still managed to escape. This person's background is probably not simple.

  Xiao Ziyang had a plan in mind. He turned to Murong Ling and said, "Now that the entire Weiguo Gong's household has been rescued, may I request Senior Murong Zixuan to remove the tracking curse from my body?"

  Murong Ling hurriedly said, "Of course, after Grandfather came out of prison, I immediately reported your matter to him. Who would have thought that the Xiao and Murong families were still connected by marriage? Our ancestors had also been suspicious about the Xiao family's affairs and had sent people to investigate, but there had never been any results..."

  "Don't worry, I'll ask Big Brother to come and remove the tracking curse on you. He's also worried about the safety of his family members, so he's a bit irritable, please don't take it to heart, Xiao Brother."

  Xiao Ziyang smiled and shook his head, indicating that he didn't mind.

  Murong Ling said again: "Right, my grandfather has taken the evidence collected by us siblings and that letter of yours to enter the palace and meet with the emperor. Your great revenge will be avenged soon."

  Just as Xiao Ziyang was walking and chatting with Murong Ling, in the imperial palace on the mountain top, in a hall called Zhengxin Hall, an old man with white hair and beard, but with a majestic and powerful demeanor, knelt down in front of a desk. After three bows and nine knocks, he said: "Guilty minister Murong Tian pays homage to Your Majesty, long live, long live, forever!"

  Behind the intricately carved, gold-inlaid and jade-encrusted bright yellow desk sat a man in his forties with a refined face and a long beard, looking gentle and elegant. He held a letter in his hand, reading it carefully, seemingly oblivious to Muyong Tianxia's loud voice.

  Half a beat later, the middle-aged man finally raised his head, revealing a pair of eyes that shone like electricity. This person had a refined and elegant face, but paired with these extremely spirited eyes, his temperament changed abruptly, and a sense of awe-inspiring majesty rushed forth. He was none other than the Emperor of Western Liang, Longwu.

  With a majestic and powerful demeanor, Murong Tianya's martial arts skills had already reached the realm of perfection. He touched his head to the ground, under the emperor's stern gaze, with beads of sweat rolling down his forehead.

  Emperor Longwu slowly opened his mouth and said: "Murong Ai, you have been wronged."

  Murong Tiangu hurriedly returned: "The guilty minister is terrified, this is all the guilty minister's fault for not being careful enough in his daily life and interactions, the minister's punishment is well-deserved."

  Emperor Longwu heard this and finally revealed a faint smile on his face, saying: "Get up, dear, take a seat."

  Murong Tiangui did not get up, he knocked again and said: "I should die, I am guilty, after I entered the prison, my eldest grandson Murong Zixuan was in a panic, and actually used extremely means to secretly investigate the ministers, it is really deserving of death."

  He then took out a folded paper from his bosom, presented it with both hands and said: "This is the folded paper on which the eldest grandson of the criminal minister recorded the secret affairs of the minister. The criminal minister knew about this matter afterwards and was so angry that he wished to die to apologize... The minister's crime deserves ten thousand deaths..."

  Emperor Longwu took over the folded paper handed by the eunuch and casually placed it on the table, asking: "How do you think I should handle this?"

  Murong Tiangui said: "Murong Zixuan privately investigated the officials, which is a capital offense. These documents are probably all fabricated and I beg Your Majesty to destroy them."

  Emperor Longwu nodded, "Murong Zixuan privately investigated the ministers on his own, which was not right. I spared his life because of his filial piety, but such a reckless person is indeed not suitable to inherit the title of Duke of Weiguo."

  Actually, Murong Zixuan is one of the six major immortal sects in Xiliang, a foundation-building disciple of the Daluo Sect. According to the agreement between the six major sects and the Xiliang imperial family, the Xiliang emperor had no right to dispose of Murong Zixuan. He said so just to maintain the dignity of the royal family. If it were someone else, they would have been beheaded for daring to secretly investigate a minister.

  Emperor Longwu took up the folded paper and handed it over to the eunuch beside him, instructing: "Take it away and burn it."

  Murong Tiangui let out a long sigh and knocked his head, saying: "Your Majesty is wise and benevolent, thank you for your great kindness. I have one more thing to report."

  "Go on."

  "Does Your Majesty still remember Xiao Zhengyu, the former deputy commander of the Imperial Guard twenty years ago?"

  Emperor Longwu's eyebrows slightly furrowed upon hearing this.

  Murong Tiangai didn't raise his head, but seemed to have seen the emperor's expression. He paused and continued: "A few days ago, my daughter was captured by a group of evil cultivators in the Murong Mansion, but was later rescued by a loose cultivator who claimed to be the grandson of Xiao Zhengyu and handed me a letter, which I beg Your Majesty to take a look at."