binnovel Chapter 157 What's going on
Chapter 157 What's going on
Not long after Zhang Liang returned to the hotel, the old man Bei Mingzi came back in a rage. At this moment, the old Taoist priest's face was full of anger, and the aura around him was sometimes strong and sometimes weak, making the whole hotel shrouded in his majesty, which made people feel terrified.
"Old man, don't be so nervous. I just suffered some minor injuries." Zhang Liang was quite open-minded and said nonchalantly.
"Hmph, do those killers want to kill you or Fusu?" asked the old man Bei Mingzi with a hint of anger.
"This is also what I can't figure out. Most of the assassins seemed to be targeting me, but their final attack before retreating was all aimed at Fusu!"
"But if they were coming for Fusu, they should have gone all out to attack him from the beginning. Even if I was there at the time, I might not be able to protect Fusu."
"Perhaps the enemy calculated that I would fight tooth and nail to save Fusu, so he attacked Fusu with all his strength to force me to surrender, and ended up poisoning me."
"Is it highly toxic?" Bei Mingzi asked with concern.
"I have a good physique, so this poison has little effect on me. But from my judgment, if a master like Chisongzi doesn't detoxify, it would be difficult for him to suppress this poison."
"What kind of poison is it?" Bei Mingzi asked.
"This is a chronic poison. It hurts terribly when it attacks. If you don't expel the poison after being poisoned, it will be difficult to improve your cultivation. It seems that it can also be used to control people. I think the purpose of the other party using this poison may be to threaten me with the antidote."
"Another guy shot out an ice needle with a highly poisonous substance. The poison can kill a person directly. It's obvious that he wants to kill one of me and Fusu."
"I have a feeling that the people who attacked me this time may not be a single group." Zhang Liang answered after thinking for a moment.
"Who do you think was sent to deal with you?" Bei Mingzi asked. This type of assassination is the most difficult to investigate. Many nobles have assassins on their hands, so it is not easy to find the real murderer.
"Lü Buwei, Zhao Gao of Luowang, Changping Jun, Ying Zheng, and the Qin royal family are all possibilities." Zhang Liang listed several names without hesitation.
"Luo Wang and Changping Jun should not dare to involve Fusu, right?" Bei Mingzi retorted.
"That's not necessarily true. If they have the antidote, it won't be a big deal as long as Fusu doesn't die immediately. As long as they can control me, the benefits they can get will far exceed their imagination. Why not do it?"
"And Ying Zheng, although it is unlikely that he planned this, 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, and they are even more daring and very suspicious."
"Don't worry, Tianzong will not let this matter go. Many people forget that we have been established in Qin for hundreds of years. Although we rarely interfere in worldly affairs, we will never allow ourselves to be easily offended!" Bei Mingzi responded coldly.
"Are you planning to use Tianzong's trump card in Qin?" Zhang Liang asked with a smile. "In fact, there is no need to make such a fuss. Just strengthen your vigilance in the next few days and don't let me show up. Someone will definitely fall into the trap in a few days, and then I can deal with them myself."
Bei Mingzi looked at Zhang Liang's eyes full of confidence and determination, and nodded slightly, "Okay, then I'll do as you say. But I have to go to the Qin Palace to give a class tomorrow, this..."
"Oh, just turn it down. It doesn't really matter whether you give the lecture or not. If you don't go, others will think I'm deeply poisoned, and the mastermind behind it will be exposed faster." Zhang Liang said with a smile.
"That's good too. Let's see how the King of Qin will react." Bei Mingzi stroked his beard and agreed.
Zhang Liang smiled. He had decided to take revenge on those behind the scenes. No matter who they were, they would have to bear his wrath.
"Old Taoist, how did your talk with the King of Qin go today?" Zhang Liang asked with interest.
"What else can it be? It's nothing more than discussing cooperation and exchanging interests." Bei Mingzi replied dully.
Zhang Liang roughly understood that Bei Mingzi went to see Ying Zheng mainly to confirm whether to cooperate with Qin or support Qin. As for the specific content of cooperation and how to exchange interests, Ying Zheng and Bei Mingzi would not care too much, especially Bei Mingzi, who was not interested in these trivial matters at all, and he only focused on controlling the general direction.
For the next three days, Zhang Liang did not leave the house and did not see anyone. Even Bei Mingzi did not know what he was busy with. He only knew that the toxins in Zhang Liang's body had been almost cleared and his wounds had almost healed.
"Old man, we can go now. Go find a carriage and have the Tianzong disciples carry me onto it and pretend that the poison has taken effect and I can't move on my own."
Three days later, Zhang Liang walked out of the room and spoke directly to Bei Mingzi.
"Are you trying to use this to lure out the person behind this?" Bei Mingzi asked.
"Yes, I'm ready. If they want to control me with poison, they will definitely prevent me from returning to Tianzong easily, and I will definitely show up. Then we will follow this clue and track it down." Zhang Liang answered in a cold tone.
"Okay!" Bei Mingzi didn't say much. Since Zhang Liang had spoken, he must be very confident.
"By the way, I have been in seclusion for the past three days. Is there any movement in Xianyang city?" Zhang Liang asked again.