Chapter 757: Chapter 757: Clues and So-Called Qualifications!

"State Preceptor You Su, was he already in the Imperial Palace during the time of the Grand Ancestor Emperor?"

Long Yue was astonished.

She had also met that State Preceptor, with his long beard, Daoist topknot, and wearing a Yin Yang Eight Diagrams Robe, truly looking like an immortal.

This attire, if seen from the wrong angle, Long Yue would disdainfully snort "charlatan"!

However, the State Preceptor’s martial arts were indeed strong, and since he had this skill to flaunt, one could only let him put on his airs.

But now, along the journey, Long Yue listened to Li Qingmu introduce the Grand Ancestor Emperor and the background of this State Preceptor You Su, and was truly shocked beyond words.

The Grand Ancestor Emperor, at least ten to twenty years ago from Rong Si’s perspective, right?

No charlatan could deceive these emperors for so long.

"Yes, I checked, the State Preceptor came when the Grand Ancestor Emperor was forty-five, and after the Grand Ancestor Emperor passed away, he stayed through the late Emperor and the Little Emperor, already being in the palace for twenty-seven years! What’s more astonishing is that, during these twenty-seven years, his appearance has never changed!"

This was terrifying.

This indicated that State Preceptor You Su genuinely had skills!

"A Mu, do you think he might be the skin of the living dead?"

"Unlikely, don’t forget, my mother... she also looks very young!"

Long Yue fell silent all of a sudden.

She had forgotten this point.

Could it really extend one’s life?

"Understood now?" Li Qingmu said lightly, "At that time, I think when the Grand Ancestor Emperor faced You Su, he also fell into deep thought, and then, after witnessing his repeated miracles, completely trusted him, unable to extricate himself."

"Miracles? What kind of miracles did he perform?"

"He can resurrect someone who just died!"

"This... could it be that the person still had a breath left?"

Long Yue felt this was unreliable, after all, she now had some understanding of medicine; some people could really just have had their breath obstructed.

For those whose breath is obstructed, as soon as you reconnect this breath, they can survive.

Li Qingmu shook his head: "No, the person was pierced through the heart with a sword, causing major blood loss, making survival almost impossible, but You Su gave him an elixir, and he woke up!"

"Elixir? What kind of elixir?"

"Unknown! This should be classified, even the records on the scroll didn’t mention it."

The two fell into a brief silence.

Long Yue’s delicate brows furrowed, could You Su really be so powerful? Tianxing Pavilion...

"Is You Su from Tianxing Pavilion?"

"Hmm, a traitor of Tianxing Pavilion!"

Long Yue’s pupils contracted sharply in disbelief, a traitor? Wasn’t it Tianxing Pavilion that had been pursuing Li Qingmu in Dazhou all along?

"A Mu, was the assassination attempt you encountered before due to You Su?"

"I don’t know, but thinking about it, it probably was. You Su betrayed Tianxing Pavilion but was sheltered by the Rong Imperial Family, so Tianxing Pavilion aimed to assassinate the Emperor, this seems logical."

"Does the Princess know about this?"

Li Qingmu’s footsteps paused slightly, his gaze dimmed: "She should know, I tried to ask her before, but she sternly reprimanded me, she might have also fallen under You Su’s spell."

"A Mu, I have something to tell you, Yu Zhu has been replaced!"

The palace was full of spies, even Yu Zhu being replaced, Long Yue didn’t know who else around her she could trust?

No, there was one, and that was her husband, Li Qingmu!

Thus, she deliberately found an excuse to leave the palace this time, just to have Li Qingmu accompany her, taking the opportunity to sort through the recent events together.

This man’s thoughts were much more meticulous than hers, summarizing together, they might come up with some special insights?

Li Qingmu led Long Yue into an alley, there were fewer people here, but one could clearly sense if anyone was eavesdropping or following them.

"Yu Zhu was replaced, when did this happen?"

"Just a few days ago, that day Yu Zhu ran out for a long time, and when she came back, I felt she wasn’t as lively and spirited as before." Long Yue recalled carefully, "At the time, I thought she was tired, so I didn’t take it seriously, but her previous temperament and recent changes were too significant, so I kept an eye out."

"After Yu Zhu was replaced, I saw a mysterious shadow in the back garden, and then there’s this mooncake... moreover, tracing back further, there was that previous assassination attempt..."

All these were extraordinarily unusual.

"A Mu, you just said, You Su is a traitor of Tianxing Pavilion, did the Little Emperor tell you?"

"Yes!"

"How much does the Little Emperor know about Tianxing Pavilion?"

Li Qingmu: "He knows quite a bit, I even suspect, he originally had connections with Tianxing Pavilion, even collaboration! The last time with that poison needle assassination, he knew it was done by Tianxing Pavilion!"

At this point, Li Qingmu suddenly said, "Yue’er, I really want to meet someone from Tianxing Pavilion!"

"Are you crazy? Those people have attempted to kill you multiple times, visiting them is courting death?"

Did her husband have a mental lapse?

Li Qingmu smiled faintly, reaching out to pinch her petite angry face, he whispered: "Don’t worry, I was just a bookworm incapable of self-defense before, but you trained me to have some basic skills. Facing people from Tianxing Pavilion, I could only flee before, but not anymore. Now, it’s not that easy for them to kill me."

It’s not that Li Qingmu was conceited, but his martial arts progress was really rapid, and someone as smart as he was naturally aware of this.

"Besides, from the moment we left the palace, we might have already been watched by someone!"

Long Yue suddenly felt a chill run down her spine, she hurriedly looked around, but the alley was empty.

She fiercely pinched the man: "Don’t scare me, what if you frighten the child?"

Feeling the pain, the man let out a light hum, and just as Long Yue was about to turn around, a shadow suddenly emerged.

"Yue’er!"

Li Qingmu shouted sharply and at the same time, struck a palm towards the shadow.

However, the shadow changed direction, swiftly moving away, and after retreating ten meters, swish swish swish, over a dozen shadows appeared here.

All these shadows were wearing specially made armor, just like what Li Qingmu had seen Tianquan wear!

Li Qingmu quickly protected Long Yue by his side, staring at one of the black-clothed people.

This person appeared taller than the others, likely the leader.

"Is it Tianxing Pavilion? I want to see your Pavilion Master!"

As soon as Li Qingmu finished speaking, the black-clothed person let out a deep laugh.

"Hehehehahaha... Our Pavilion Master, how could he be someone a mere mortal emperor can meet at will?"

Perhaps due to the iron mask he wore, his voice had an echo, sending shivers down one’s spine.

Li Qingmu said coldly: "You’ve made multiple assassination attempts on me, yet I have no personal vendetta with you, why?"

As he spoke, he started channeling energy in his palm, ready for combat at any moment.

If reasoning doesn’t work with these people, then he could only take action!

The leader of the black-clothed individuals glanced at Li Qingmu’s left hand, which faintly glowed with a gentle light, and said: "However, you now have some eligibility to speak with us, the Pavilion Master is impossible, but the Hall Master might just barely meet you!"