funbook-pk Chapter 156 Lure the snake out of its hole
Chapter 156 Lure the snake out of its hole
Not long after Zhang Liang returned to the post station, Bei Mingzi came back in a rage. The old Taoist priest's face was livid, and a strong aura surged out of his body from time to time, causing the entire post station to tremble under his pressure, which made people feel fearful.
"Brother, don't be so nervous, I just suffered some minor injuries." Zhang Liang seemed very free and easy and answered nonchalantly.
"Hmph, are those killers coming for you or Fusu?" Bei Mingzi asked with anger still on his old face.
"I'm wondering about this, too. Most of the attacks were directed at me, but the one before they withdrew was clearly aimed at Fusu."
"But if they were going after Fusu, they should have focused all their efforts on dealing with Fusu from the beginning. Even if I was there at that time, I might not be able to save Fusu!"
"Perhaps they expected that I would sacrifice my life to save Fusu, so they attacked Fusu with all their strength to force me to help him, but ended up poisoning me."
"What about this poison?" Bei Mingzi couldn't help but ask.
"I have a good physique, so this poison won't have much impact on me, but I estimate that even a master like Chi Songzi would find it difficult to control this poison without an antidote."
"What kind of poison is it?" Bei Mingzi continued to ask.
"A chronic poison. It causes unbearable pain when it attacks. If you are poisoned by this poison, your cultivation level will be hindered. It also seems that it can be used to control people. I think the reason they used this poison might be to control me and then threaten me with the antidote."
"Another guy fired a poisonous ice needle, which was definitely going to kill Fusu and me."
"It seems that this attack does not come from the same group of people." Zhang Liang said after a moment of thought.
"Then which party do you think attacked you?" Bei Mingzi asked. This kind of assassination is the most difficult to investigate because many nobles have their own assassins, and finding evidence is almost like looking for a needle in a haystack.
"Lü Buwei, Luo Wang Zhao Gao, Changping Jun, Ying Zheng, and Qin royal family are all possibilities." Zhang Liang said bluntly.
"Luowang and Changping Jun shouldn't involve Fusu, right?" Bei Mingzi retorted.
"That's not necessarily true. If they have the antidote, as long as they don't kill Fusu immediately, it won't be a big crime. As long as they can control me, the benefits they can get are far beyond imagination. Why not dare to give it a try?"
"As for Ying Zheng, although it is unlikely that he planned it, it is impossible for him to be completely unaware of such a thing happening in Xianyang. Moreover, some people in the Qin royal family do not even give face to the King of Qin. They are even more daring and more worthy of suspicion."
Hearing this, Bei Mingzi replied with a gloomy face: "Don't worry, our Tianzong will never let this matter go. Perhaps many people have forgotten that our Tianzong has been based in Qin for hundreds of years. Although we rarely interfere in worldly affairs, we will never allow others to infringe on us!"
"Are you planning to use the Tianzong's resources in Qin?" Zhang Liang asked with a smile. "In fact, there is no need to go through so much trouble. As long as you keep me under close protection in the next few days and don't let me show up in public, those behind the scenes will soon fall into their trap. Then I can deal with them myself."
Bei Mingzi looked at Zhang Liang and saw that his eyes were full of confidence and determination. He nodded and said, "Okay, let's do as you say. But I have to go to the Qin Palace to give lectures tomorrow, so..."
"Haha, just turn it down. It doesn't matter whether you give the lecture or not. If you don't go, people will think I'm too poisoned, and the mastermind behind the scenes will surface faster." Zhang Liang responded with a faint smile.
"That's good. It's a good opportunity to see how the King of Qin will react." Bei Mingzi said, stroking his beard.
A sneer appeared on Zhang Liang's lips. He had decided to fight back fiercely. No matter who the enemy behind him was, he would have to bear his wrath.
"Senior Bei Mingzi, how did your talk with the King of Qin go today?" Zhang Liang asked with interest.
"What else can we do? It's still a matter of cooperation. It's nothing more than an exchange of interests." Bei Mingzi answered dully.
Zhang Liang naturally knew that Bei Mingzi's visit to Ying Zheng was just to confirm one thing - whether he would cooperate with Qin, or whether he would support Qin. As for the specific cooperation method and the details of the exchange of interests, neither Ying Zheng nor Bei Mingzi would care too much, especially Bei Mingzi, who didn't care about these trivial matters at all, and he only cared about the control of the general direction.
For the next three days, Zhang Liang stayed indoors and did not see anyone. Even Bei Mingzi didn't know what he was busy with. All they knew was that the toxins in Zhang Liang's body had been almost cleared and his injuries had recovered by 70% to 80%.
"Old Taoist, we should leave now. Go get a carriage and tell the disciples of Tianzong to load me onto it and pretend that I am unable to stand due to the poison."
Three days later, Zhang Liang walked out of the room and spoke directly to Bei Mingzi.
"Are you trying to lure out the person behind the scenes?" Bei Mingzi guessed Zhang Liang's intention.
"Yes, I'm ready. Since they want to control me with poison, they will not let me return to Tianzong easily, and they will definitely come out to obstruct me. When the time comes, we will follow the clues and expose their true colors in one fell swoop!" Zhang Liang said in a cold tone.
"Okay!" Bei Mingzi didn't say anything else. He believed that since Zhang Liang said this, he must be confident.
"By the way, I have been in seclusion for the past three days. Has anything happened in Xianyang City?" Zhang Liang asked casually.