Whether Beitangqing is life or death is of course a question that many people are concerned about, and Qi Ning is naturally one of them, asking: "Did the fifth brother know the whereabouts of Beitangqing?"

"I don't know." Hong Mendao shook his head: "But the person who wants to see the Lord this time knows the news about Beitangqing."

"Who is he?"

"A general of Beitangqing." Hongmendao said softly: "Beitangqing was urgently ordered to be recalled to Luoyang by Beitanghuan. Many of his subordinates knew that things were not good and persuaded him not to return to Beijing. However, Beitangqing thought he had no intention of rebelling, and perhaps he felt that the Northern Han could not lack him, so he went back to Luoyang alone. When he left, two confidant generals guessed that something was wrong and actually fled in the army. The fact was just as they expected, when Beitangqing returned to Luoyang, there was no news."

"This person is in the northwest now?"

"That's right." Hongmendao nodded and said, "After Beitangqing disappeared, he and another general were secretly looking for Beitangqing's whereabouts. He appeared in the northwest half a year ago and I found a trace."

"Catch him?"

Hongmendao shook his head and said, "After Beitangqing disappeared, Zhong Li Ao was transferred to the commander of the Southern Legion. More than ten confidant generals of Beitangqing were dealt with quietly. This person left early and escaped a disaster, but the people from Jiutianlou were looking for them. This person came to the northwest a year ago and joined an underground gang in Xianyang. I also started searching for the whereabouts of this person a few years ago, but there was no trace. I found this person in the northwest half a year ago. This person's whereabouts are already under our control, but we have not alarmed him. We wanted to use a long line to catch big fish to see if we can find Beitangqing through this person."

Qi Ning nodded and said, "So that's it. Brother Fifth thinks Bei Tangqing is still alive?"

"I can't be sure, either." Hongmendao said seriously: "It's just my intuition that tells me that Beitangqing is not that easy to die."

Qi Ning smiled slightly and said, "Then he wants to see me this time, so naturally he already knows that you have been monitoring him?"

"For half a year, we have been keeping them within the surveillance range." Hong Mendao whispered: "But this person is really smart. Not long ago, the one who I sent to monitor him suddenly lost contact. After a few days, he brought a letter back. It turned out that this person had been spotted by someone, but he had not made any statement. He suddenly arrested my person and asked him to bring the letter back. He had something to come to me."

"Have you seen him?"

Hong Mendao nodded and said, "I have met twice and asked him about the whereabouts of Beitangqing, but he didn't say anything. He just said that the time is ripe and he will give me a reply." He smiled bitterly: "Sir, in fact, this time I almost missed a big deal. After this person joined the underground gang, he has been investigating who was monitoring him, and I have found my body. It's amazing."

Qi Ning said "Oh" and thought to himself that since the other party knew the background of Hongmendao, if he reported it to the Qu family secretly, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"He and I have their own fears, so we didn't act rashly." Hongmendao looked serious: "I met him once three days ago. He said he could reveal the clues about Beitangqing, but he had to see the Lord alone to inform him. I was afraid that he would be cheated, but he promised that we would arrange the meeting place. However, the condition proposed was that the meeting place must be hidden, and we could only meet the Lord alone. If there were more people, he would not say a word."

Qi Ning said happily: "Why did he want to see me?"

"I'm very good, but he didn't say much, just saying that he didn't mean to harm the Lord." Hongmendao smiled faintly: "I also said that what he wanted to say is not qualified to negotiate. The Lord must come forward. If the Lord agrees, he will meet tonight, otherwise the matter will be abandoned and he will not meet the Lord again in the future."

Qi Ning pondered for a moment before saying, "Beitangqing's life and death are indeed what we want to know. Does this person really know the whereabouts of Beitangqing?"

"I'm also suspicious." Hong Mendao frowned and said, "Otherwise, why haven't we found out that he had any contact with Bei Tangqing in the past six months? But if he had discovered that we had been monitoring him, he would definitely be careful and would cover it up even if there was any contact."

Qi Ning said, "This is true." After thinking for a while, he said, "Fifth Brother, since the other party wants to meet, please arrange it and I want to see what he intends to do."

"Mr. There is a Taoist temple in the west of Xianyang City. It is not big. A few years ago, Qu Yuangu's wife was sick and the doctor could not cure her. So she issued a notice and asked the people for medical treatment." Hongmendao explained: "Several Taoist priests claimed that they could refine elixirs to treat her wife. Qu Yuangu practiced the Taoist temple as a place for alchemy. Although it also restored Mrs. Qu's complexion at the beginning, it still did not survive for half a year. Qu Yuangu ordered all the Taoist priests to be killed. The Taoist temple was empty and no one dared to approach, and it was abandoned for several years."

"Does the other party know which Taoist temple you are going to make an appointment with?"

"That Taoist temple is called Huichun Temple. It has not been informed yet. The other party is still waiting for our news. If the Lord thinks it is appropriate, you can arrange to meet there tonight." Hongmendao whispered: "I arranged for people to ambush near the Taoist temple in advance. People can also hide in the Taoist temple, and some people can also be buried in it."

Qi Ning shook his head and smiled, "Either just don't see you. Since you want to see you, you don't have to do this. If the other party sincerely wants to see me, it will be a bad idea to find that we are facing a great enemy."

Hong Mendao frowned and said, "This!"

"How is that person's martial arts?"

"It's just that the generals from the army are quite brave, but their martial arts are not very high." Hong Mendao explained.

Qi Ning nodded slightly: "Then it's time for the fifth brother to meet him tonight." He thought that since this person asked to see him, he thought that something was indeed true. His martial arts skills are now considered a top-notch master. It is not difficult for him to retreat completely if he really wants to happen. Moreover, the meeting place was arranged by his own side. Hongmendao was cautious in doing things. Since he arranged the location in Huichun Temple, he naturally had a special investigation in advance. If he went there this time, he would not be ambushing people around the Taoist temple, but Hongmendao would definitely make careful arrangements.

Hongmendao is from the Shenhou Mansion. If he really hurts a piece of hair, Hongmendao will never escape.

He really hoped to know Beitangqing's whereabouts from that general. He couldn't help thinking that the man said that even Hongmendao was not qualified to negotiate, so what he wanted to say would definitely not be simple. I'm afraid it really had something to do with Beitangqing. Even if this person wanted to see him, it was probably Beitangqing's instructor behind his back.

Beitangqing's life and death have always been an unsolved mystery. The God of the First Intelligence Office of the Great Chu Dynasty also did not have any information about Beitangqing. However, Hongmendao said that he did not believe that Beitangqing was dead. Qi Ning also agreed with Hongmendao's speculation. Deep in Qi Ning's heart, he also vaguely felt that Beitangqing was not so easy to be eliminated.

As night falls, Xianyang City is already quiet.

Although Qining has lifted the ban, a curfew was still imposed in a short period of time. As long as you enter the garrison, the whole city will be martial law, and no one can easily walk around the streets, and the shops must be closed before the garrison, including the restaurant and the house. Therefore, when the garrison is in garrison, almost every household in Xianyang City closed the doors, and Duan Canghai naturally arranged a patrol team to patrol at night to ensure the safety of the city.

It was precisely when the garrison time that Hongmendao came to see Qi Ning and reported, "Judge, all the arrangements have been made there. When the hour of Hai arrives, the man will come to the appointment at Huichun Temple. He also promised that I could accompany the Jushi beside him."

Qi Ning nodded slightly, thinking that Hongmendao is good at intelligence affairs and is agile, so it is not a bad thing to follow him. He asked, "How far is Huichunguan from the General's Mansion?"

"It's been more than half an hour to ride the carriage." Hongmendao whispered: "It's time to set off now, and it's a moment late for the Lord, so I won't say anything there."

However, Qi Ning did not delay. He immediately ordered someone to prepare a carriage and left directly from the side door of the general's mansion. Hongmendao and him rode on a carriage. Seeing that Hongmendao's face was slightly tired, Qi Ning smiled and said, "Fifth Senior Brother has been busy recently and has not had a good rest. Why not take two more days to leave before leaving."

"It's not a problem." Hong Mendao smiled and said, "It's common for me to stay asleep for three or five days. If everything goes well tonight, I'll set off tomorrow morning and sleep in the carriage."

The carriage was scattered. After more than half an hour, the carriage arrived at a rather secluded street and walked straight to a deserted Taoist temple and stopped. The two got out of the carriage. Qi Ning saw that the Taoist temple was indeed not big and not very grand. The gray-brown gate was closed tightly. Hongmendao went forward, pushed open the door, turned around and waved to the driver who was chasing the car, and the driver drove away.

The two entered the yard. Although they had been abandoned for many years, Qi Ning still smelled a trace of the residual medicinal herbs. The corner of the Taoist temple was filled with firewood, which was really the place where the alchemy was refined.

Hong Mendao whispered: "We have checked here, there will be no problem." He led Qi Ning to the living room, pushed the door open, and there were tables and chairs in the room, which were obviously a place to entertain guests, but the tables and chairs were covered with thick dust. Hong Mendao took a candle from his body, lit it, and found an incense burner to insert it. Then he took out a piece of coarse cloth from his body, went over and wiped the two chairs clean, and then said: "Please wait for a moment in the hour of Hai."

Qi Ning nodded slightly, and glanced around with his hands on his back. Suddenly, he heard a gentle cough coming from behind. Qi Ning frowned and thought that he had a deep internal strength. If there were other people in this temple, he could easily detect it. Why did someone behind him not find it at all? I knew that the other party was not an ordinary person, otherwise he would never have noticed it at all. He turned around and saw someone slowly walking into the door-
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