Chapter 365 Capture
After coming out of Anyuan Marquis's Mansion, Sukhbaru asked, "Lord Ou, where should we go now?"

"There is one thing I don't understand. Why would the censor keep an eye on Marquis Anyuan? And he has been keeping an eye on him for ten years." Ou Zanghua asked as he walked, holding an oil-paper umbrella.

"This! It's related to his father Liu Jing."

It was with Sukhbaru's introduction that Ou Zanghua learned about the past.

In December of the 21st year of Chenghua, the third generation Anyuan Hou Liu Jingpei was awarded the seal of the General of Conquering the Barbarians and was appointed as the commander-in-chief garrisoning Guangdong and Guangxi.

However, during his time in the town, he was corrupt and brutal, and was impeached by Qin Hong, the Right Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate who was in charge of military affairs in Guangdong and Guangxi, and was arrested and imprisoned.

After Liu Jing was impeached, he also submitted a memorial attacking Qin Hong, but the court found no evidence after investigation and sentenced Liu Jing to death.

As a result, Liu Jing relied on his relationship with Queen Mother Zhou to constantly slander Qin Hong. Eventually, Emperor Hongzhi issued an edict to arrest Qin Hong, but still pleaded not guilty and ordered him to resign and return home.

This is the reason why Marquis Anyuan and the Censorate had a grudge. In fact, both sides had suffered losses up to this point, but Marquis Anyuan had obviously suffered more, so the Censorate did not continue to kill him.

But no one expected that Liu Jing had been begging the emperor to restore his title every year since the seventh year of Hongzhi, and this time he had been begging for five years.

Finally, in February of the twelfth year of Hongzhi's reign, Emperor Hongzhi restored Liu Jing's title.

This allowed the Censorate to break down its defenses and keep its eyes on Marquis Anyuan.

After listening to this, Ou Zanghua couldn't help but admire the narrow-mindedness of both parties, and then asked curiously: "What is the relationship between the Liu family and Queen Xiaosu Zhou?"

Empress Xiaosu Zhou’s husband was Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen, a student studying abroad in Oirat, and her son was the most underestimated Emperor Chenghua.

Sukhbaru whispered, "It was because they were relatives by marriage that Queen Mother Zhou helped him. Queen Mother Zhou also helped him regain his title."

"Okay!" Ou Zanghua nodded, and then said: "Arrange some brothers to keep an eye on Anyuan Marquis's Mansion."

"Did Lord Ou discover anything?" Sukhbaru asked excitedly.

"Well, I discovered it by accident." Ou Zanghua nodded. Seeing that it was getting late, he simply took Sukhbaru to a random restaurant to have a meal, and then went straight back to the Ou Mansion.

Liu Qing, Yue Lingshan, and Qu Feiyan were all staying at the Weiyang Palace Imperial Villa. In order to protect their safety, Ou Zanghua brought all the combat forces of the Ou Mansion there, even Hua An went with them.

As a result, the Ou Mansion seemed a little deserted, but Ou Zanghua didn't care.

He found the martial arts secret book sent by Emperor Zhengde and began to study it. Looking at the pictures on it, Ou Zanghua practiced a few moves and then slowly performed a complete set of "Tianshan Six Yang Palm" and "Tianshan Plum Blossom Hand".

The next moment, there was a sound prompting entry.

Ou Zanghua's expression lit up with joy, he put his hands on his hips and laughed: "Hahaha, my skill has been perfected! I am indeed a martial arts genius!"

"Senior brother."

"Um?!"

Ou Zanghua was startled and looked back, only to see Yue Lingshan standing not far away, looking at him with a puzzled expression.

"W-why are you here?"

"My senior brother went back to the capital alone, and Madam was a little worried, so she asked me to come back and serve him!"

Under the moonlight, Yue Lingshan's figure was gently caressed by the faint silver light, showing the innocence of a girl, yet gentleness and charm.

The corners of her mouth were slightly raised, and her eyes curved into two crescent moons, which was very heart-warming.

Ou Zanghua walked over somewhat awkwardly and looked at Yue Lingshan closely. It had been a long time since he had admired a girl's face so carefully.

Yue Lingshan was stared at by Ou Zanghua, and her cheeks flushed lightly, like a newly blossoming peach blossom, so beautiful that it was tempting to drip with water. She lowered her eyes and bit her lower lip shyly.

At this moment, Ou Zanghua felt that he had realized something.

So this is what is called marrying a virtuous wife and taking a beautiful concubine, having virtuous people on both sides and beautiful women, this is where the winner in life comes from.

Thinking of this, Ou Zanghua gently lifted Yue Lingshan's delicate chin with his fingertips, and his eyes locked gently and deeply on her shy and smiling eyes, and then slowly slid down and landed on her delicate and tempting red lips.

"You shouldn't have come back." "Ah? Ugh~"

This is the spring night that is worth a thousand gold coins, the flowers have fragrance and the moon is gloomy. The sound of singing and pipes in the tower is faint, and the swing courtyard is dark at night.

At the same time, on the other side, in the drizzle under the moon, the silent murderous aura startled the birds sleeping in the forest, and they flew away through the forest.

Two figures suddenly rushed out, trapping one person in the middle.

One of them said coldly: "Jinyiwei is investigating the case, you'd better surrender."

The man in the middle drew out his sword and stabbed the Jinyiwei in front without saying a word.

Zhang Qikai, a captain of the Imperial Guard, had a frosty face and retreated quickly. He drew the long sword in his hand, shining with a cold light, and pointed it directly at the enemy.

The two men clashed in an instant, swords flashing and shadows intertwined, and between a few moves, the energy roared, and they were evenly matched.

Zhang Qikai was quick-eyed and quick-handed. He caught a glimmer of hope in the gap between the enemy's moves and suddenly used the chopping style of the Five Tigers Breaking Door Knife, intending to defeat the enemy with one blow.

But the opponent was no ordinary person. With a wave of his sword, he easily dispelled Zhang Qi's fierce attack.

Immediately afterwards, an overwhelming and unstoppable internal force burst out from his body, like a mountain torrent, shocking Zhang Qikai back again and again, creating splashes of water under his feet.

The man took advantage of the situation and stood up. His body was agile and he waved the sword in his hand. It was actually the Kunlun Light-Splitting Sword Technique. The sword moves were magical, fast and dense. Zhang Qi was suppressed for a while.

When the man stabbed the air with his sword, Zhang Qikai was about to breathe a sigh of relief, but he didn't expect the other party to hit him directly on the head.

At the critical moment, Jinyiwei flagman Lu Xiaochuan caught up and slashed at the man's arm with a knife.

The man's eyes focused, and he thrust out another sword, which was the Huashan Sword Technique - Phoenix Coming.

After Zhang Qi raised his knife to block, he immediately turned the knife to hook the opponent's knife hand. While the opponent's sword force was blocked, he suddenly exerted force, and the blade slid down along the opponent's arm, pushing the opponent down.

Then, he sank his body, and with the help of the downward force, the handle of the knife was like a heavy hammer, and with his strong internal force, he hit the opponent's chest hard, making a loud "bang" sound.

The man suddenly felt a sweetness in his throat and took several steps back.

When he looked up again, he saw Zhang Qikai standing in front of him with a knife in his backhand hand. This was the Huashan School's Anti-Liangyi Sword Technique.

The man was stunned. He obviously didn't expect that the Jinyiwei actually knew Huashan Kung Fu.

However, seeing Lu Xiaochuan moved behind him again, he knew that he would not be able to escape if he did not kill these two people today.

So he pushed off his feet and rushed towards Zhang Qikai again.

After Zhang Qikai raised his knife to block, he stabbed the man in the lower part.

While dodging backwards, the man actually used the Bai Da style from Tang Shou, trying to snatch Zhang Qi's weapon.

Zhang Qikai slapped the man with his left hand, knocking him flying.

The man rolled over and stood still, looking at Zhang Qikai and said, "This is not the Huashan School's Anti-Liangyi Sword Technique!"

"Who told you that this is the Anti-Liangyi Sword Technique?" Zhang Qi sneered and rushed forward suddenly.

The two men fought again in the night rain. Zhang Qikai seized an opportunity and quickly followed up with his right hand, using a joint-lock grab to subdue the man. Then he burst out with his internal force and threw the man to the ground, knocking him unconscious.

While he was still trying to stand up, Zhang Qikai quickly pressed his acupoints, rendering him unable to move.

Seeing this, Lu Xiaochuan came over and complimented with a smile: "Brother Zhang, your little grappling skills are getting more and more powerful!"

Zhang Qi laughed and said, "Stop flattering me and get down to business first. Take this man to Captain Sukhbaru."

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)