Chapter 437: Underground [Please give me a monthly ticket! ]

Red Fish House is closed today, and everyone is on high alert because a very important banquet is being held here.

After some discussion yesterday, Liang Yue decided to go to meet Yuan Fukang on behalf of the prince. After all, the strength of the Yihuo Cult's criminals was unknown. What if the prince was really here and was injured?
Hu Delu was of course happy to let His Highness sit back and watch over the rear. On the second floor of the banquet hall, there was a small room specifically for the Crown Prince to secretly observe the movements below, and it was also convenient for Hu Delu to suppress Yuan Fukang at any time.

The prince had no objection to this. Since Liang Yue and Mr. Hu, whom he trusted the most, said there might be danger, then of course there was danger.

They also informed the heads of the three great families about this matter, and asked them not to reveal any flaws. The heads of the families were not surprised by this. After all, Yuan Fukang was different from them. The Yihuo Cult was a wild leader, so who knew what they could do?

If anything happens to the prince, they will all be in trouble. Everyone will feel more at ease if he hides away.

Even the Zhou family, which has the closest ties to the Yihuo Sect, would not communicate with the Yihuo Sect on this matter. The Zhou family is only seeking wealth at most, and it is impossible for them to rebel.

The first person to arrive today was Qi Delong, who looked tired, followed by Wei Lingfeng, who looked expressionless. After a while, Zhou Baihe and Yuan Fukang arrived together.

Previously, when Yuan Qizhu occasionally appeared outside Yunlu City, he was accompanied by fire flags flying in the sky, men and women clearing the way, and beating gongs and drums, with great momentum. At this banquet, he naturally couldn't bring so many people, and only followed two men in red, and his entourage was very simple.

The leader of the Righteous Fire Sect, Yuan Qi, was dressed in a brocade red robe, with a frowning brow and slanted eyes, looking like a statue in a temple, with a majestic appearance. He sat at the same table with the three heads of the noble families, as if he was the host.

When Wei Lingfeng saw the two men coming, he sneered inwardly and greeted them, "Master Yuan, we haven't seen each other for a long time."

Yuan Fukang turned his head and smiled, "When the Wei family's daughter got married, I sent someone to send a gift, but the head of the Wei family didn't give me any face at all."

"After all, the situation was unclear before, so I didn't dare to accept Banner Master Yuan's gift rashly. I hope Banner Master Yuan won't blame me." Wei Lingfeng said with a smile: "I have met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince today. We will be a family in the future and make a fortune together in Yunlu City!"

"That's great." Yuan Fukang nodded.

After everyone was seated, Liang Yue walked out from behind the screen in the hall. Several family heads immediately stood up again and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

This had been informed beforehand. The three family heads are all experienced and will certainly not make mistakes.

Yuan Fukang also stood up and saluted, then said: "Your Highness the Crown Prince is indeed wise and powerful, with a majestic bearing, worthy of being a true dragon."

Liang Yue nodded calmly, "Master Yuan, there is no need to be polite. I have met several family heads before. Today's banquet is specially prepared for you. Although I am an outsider in Yunlu City, you are the honored guest here."

"I dare not." Yuan Fukang said modestly, bowed and sat down.

When he lowered his head, his eyes flickered slightly, and he thought to himself that this prince looked different from the rumors and did not seem to be easy to deal with.

I don’t know if I can succeed today…

After everyone sat down, Zhou Baihe took the lead and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince hopes that Yunlu City can be peaceful. This requires the concerted efforts of everyone present."

"That's right." Wei Lingfeng nodded in agreement, "Let bygones be bygones." "Your Highness is wise." Yuan Fukang continued, "We in the Righteous Fire Sect have only one request, as long as you allow us to preach in the city and develop freely in Nanzhou, then we will definitely follow your orders!"

Qi Delong sat there without saying a word.

On the one hand, the Qi family is weak now, and he no longer has the arrogance he once had as the head of an aristocratic family; on the other hand, he is a little tired and just wants to finish the meal quickly and go home to drink some wolfberry and ginseng soup to replenish his energy.

"From now on, the Righteous Fire Sect only needs to abide by the law, and naturally it can preach wherever it wants." Liang Yue said politely, paused, and said: "But there is one thing you must tell me the truth."

"What's the matter?" Yuan Fukang asked.

Liang Yue said seriously, "Captain Yuan should have heard why I came to Yunlu City. You must give me an explanation as to whether the disappearance of the former prison officer Zhao Faxian was caused by your Yihuo Sect. I don't want to pursue anyone's responsibility, but I don't want to be known as an incompetent person after returning to the Divine Capital, so I must find Zhao Faxian, alive or dead."

"Your Highness, I, Yuan Fukang, can swear to heaven that the case of Zhao Faxian was definitely not committed by our Yihuo Sect, even though..." Yuan Fukang paused for a moment, "even though we did think about taking action against him before, but we were a step too slow."

"Oh?" Liang Yue heard that he seemed to have something else to say, so he tilted his head slightly and waited for him to continue.

After Yuan Fukang finished his words, he recounted: "At first, Zhao Faxian was obsessed with the Yungong Mountain incident. We didn't want to make a big deal out of it, so I went to him in person and begged him to stop investigating Yungong Mountain. But he was stubborn and insisted on digging deeper."

The "Prince" in front of him had obtained all the evidence of the Yungong Villa, but was still willing to sit here and tell them that peace was the most important thing. Yuan Fukang then concluded that he, like the other family heads present, was a person who "understood the rules", and he no longer avoided mentioning the filthiness of Yungong Mountain.

Zhao Faxian is obviously a person who "does not understand the rules" and insists on digging out those shady things.

"I did think about taking action against him, and I had already sent my subordinates to do it."

"That night our people followed him and found that he went to a mud temple outside the city alone. Although we didn't know what he was going to do, this was indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so I immediately sent a team to catch him. But after squatting outside for a long time, they didn't see him come out. When they rushed in, they found that Zhao Faxian was no longer in the temple, and there was only a deep, makeshift tunnel."

"My men followed the tunnel out and found that the exit was a barren mountain. There was no trace of Zhao Faxian. It was the next day that we heard that Zhao Faxian had disappeared."

After Yuan Fukang finished speaking, his face was serious and he said, "If it was really the work of my Yihuo Sect, then Your Highness the Crown Prince is here, and I have nothing to fear from admitting today. But this matter really has nothing to do with my sect, so I hope Your Highness will not waste your time."

Liang Yue hesitated for a moment, pondering what Yuan Fukang said.

Now that the Yungong Mountain incident has been exposed, there is really no need for him to cover it up anymore. No matter how serious Zhao Faxian's crime is, it is just a matter of turning one death penalty into two.

So he must be telling the truth.

And the method of digging the tunnel reminded Liang Yue of someone.

pangolin!
(End of this chapter)