A Clash of Gods - Chapter 175
Chapter 175 Revenge Afterwards
Qu Xiaocang turned to look at Yang Ning and smiled, “Where is your home? If it’s not convenient, I can send someone to send you back.” He said to Chen Qi, “ Prepare the carriage and follow this young master’s instructions to send him back.”
“No rush,” Yang Ning said slowly, “Captain Qu, can you allow me to meet someone from the Mansion of the Marquis of Honor? Maybe I know them.”
The others remained silent.
As the people of the Mansion of the Divine Marquis were no fools, the people present also vaguely understood something.
At this moment, Qu Xiaocang had no choice but to continue saying seriously, “You know someone from the Mansion of the Marquis of Honor? Do you have a relationship with the Marquis of Honor?”
“We are friends.” Yang Ning also continued to pretend that he was not the Marquis of Honor, “Since Many of the people in the mansion of the Marquis of Honor and I are old friends, they probably won’t forget me.”
Qu Xiaocang laughed heartily, “What a coincidence. If you know someone from the Mansion of the Marquis of Honor, you can meet them.”
Not long after, footsteps could be heard from outside. One person anxiously entered the door with an anxious voice, “Which captain of the Mansion of the Divine Marquis is here?”
Seeing a thick figure enter, Qu Xiaocang had already stepped forward to welcome him and smiled, “Isn’t this Second Master Duan? Why are you here?”
That person was Duan Canghai.
Duan Canghai grabbed Qu Xiaocang’s arm and said anxiously, “Captain Qu, you hurriedly sent people to chase after the vampire, who appeared again. And, our young marquis probably fell into the hands of that vampire…”
“Don’t worry, don’t worry,” Qu Xiaocang said, “Second Brother Duan, what is going on? Don’ t worry, what happened to the young marquis?”
However, Duan Canghai suddenly stared at Qu Xiaocang’s back. Then, he circled behind Qu Xiaocang and stepped forward excitedly, “My Lord, you are here? This is truly great,” He felt relaxed and said happily, “It’s great that you’re safe.”
Yang Ning saw that Duan Canghai was in a sorry state and asked, “How did you become like this?”
“I’m fine.” Duan Canghai had already calmed down. Looking around, he saw the soldier of the Mansion of the Divine Marquis looking at him with a strange look. He immediately cupped his fists and said, “It must be the friends of the Mansion of the Divine Marquis who saved the young marquis. Duan Canghai thanked you here.”
They all looked embarrassed, lowering their heads, and did not say a word.
Qu Xiaocang had already walked over, pretending to be surprised, “Second Master Duan, could this be the Marquis of Honor?”
Duan Canghai smiled, “That’s right, this is our marquis. Captain Qu, Since you saved my marquis, the Mansion of the Divine Marquis is indeed very powerful. By the way, has the vampire been captured by you? I saw the corpse in the alley, which was too horrible to look at. As there was the footprint of my marquis, I thought he was…”
“The Tanlang Captain Qu Xiaocang greets the Marquis.” Qu Xiaocang bowed deeply to Yang Ning solemnly.
Yang Ning knew that Qu Xiaocang had already guessed his identity, so he didn’t reveal it and said with a smile, “Captain Qu is too polite. There’s no need to be so polite.”
Qu Xiaocang turned his head and coldly said to the others, “Why are you all standing? This is the Marquis of Honor. Come and pay your respects.”
The Marquis of Honor was one of the Four Chu Marquises. The status of the four Marquises of Chu was even more respected than that of ordinary marquises. This was because these four marquises had contributed greatly to the establishment of the country.
In the Chu, these four marquises represented not just a simple title, but glory and dignity.
Although Ximen Divine Marquis of the Mansion of the Divine Marquis was also conferred the title of marquis, he was not a hereditary marquis, and the marquis himself was also divided into high and low grades. Although Divine Marquis was also considered as the high-ranking marquis of Chu, he was still slightly inferior to the four marquises.
Although Qu Xiaocang was one of the Mansion of the Divine Marquis’s Big Dipper , he was only a captain. His status was far inferior to Yang Ning’s, so the others naturally couldn’t be compared to Yang Ning.
The cautious middle-aged soldier was the first to walk up and kneel. He said respectfully, “Justice Officer from the Mansion of the Divine Marquis, Hou Junwu, greets the Marquis.”
Seeing this, Chen Qi hurriedly knelt on one knee. “Justice Officer from the Mansion of the Divine Marquis, Chen Qi, greets the Marquis.”
Yang Ning did not say anything. He looked at Ximen Zhanying and saw that Ximen Zhanying did not immediately come forward. Yan Lingxian hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he braced himself and walked over. He knelt on one knee and said, “Pojun Captain from the Mansion of the Divine Marquis, Yan Lingxian, greets the Marquis.”
“Oh?” Yang Ning smiled, “So you’re one of the Big Dipper captains, Pojun Captain. This name is very impressive.”
Yan Lingxian knew that he was truly unlucky today. No matter what, he never would have thought that he would capture the dignified Marquis of Honor.
Earlier, when Yang Ning announced his name, a few of them thought that his name was the same as the Marquis of Honor’s, but none of them thought that this was the Marquis of Honor.
Yan Lingxian was apprehensive when he saw Qu Xiaocang’s abnormal attitude and thought of Yang Ning’s name. At this moment, he was certain that this person was the Marquis of Honor. Thinking back to how he had treated this marquis so fiercely earlier, he felt very uneasy.
If it was an ordinary marquis, Yan Lingxian would not be too nervous. But the four great marquises of Chu were no ordinary noblemen.
Yang Ning joked at this moment. Yan Lingxian could only lower his head, not daring to say anything more.
Seeing that Ximen Zhanying had yet to kneel, Qu Xiaocang frowned and said, “Little Junior Sister, come and pay your respects.”
Ximen Zhanying had no choice but to walk over. She just bowed and said, “Ximen Zhanying greets the Marquis.”
“Zhanying, why don’t you tell me your identity?” Yang Ning sat down again and said with a smile, “Are you also a justice officer of the Mansion of the Divine Marquis?”
Ximen Zhanying did not say anything.
Qu Xiaocang had already laughed, “In response to the Marquis’s words, my little junior sister is the only daughter of the Divine Marquis and she was raised here from a young age. Now that she is still in the training stage, she can be considered as investigator of the Mansion of the Divine Marquis.”
“Investigator?”
Qu Xiaocang explained, “The Mansion of the Divine Marquis has four major departments, the Investigation Department, the Justice Department, the Martial Prohibition Department, and the Pill and Equipment Department. The Investigation Department’s officials are the investigators.”
Yang Ning nodded slightly and asked, “Then is the Investigation Department responsible for capturing people?”
As Qu Xiaocang knew in his heart that Yang Ning was going to take revenge on them, he could only say, “Under normal circumstances, the Investigation Department is only responsible for tracking and collecting intelligence, and it does not directly capture people. However, under special circumstances, every official in the Mansion of the Divine Marquis has the duty to eradicate evil.”
“In that case, capturing me tonight is a special situation?” Yang Ning rubbed his nose.
Seeing that Yang Ning was safe, Duan Canghai was originally relaxed. However, when he heard Yang Ning’s words, he frowned drastically, “Capture you? My Lord, what’s going on?”
“Yan Lingxian, tell him what happened tonight.” Yang Ning leaned against the chair, “Since my throat is uncomfortable, I can’t say anything.”
Qu Xiaocang immediately said, “Chen Qi, quickly use the best tea leaves to make tea for the Marquis. Quickly.”
Chen Qi immediately got up and ran away.
Yan Lingxian’s forehead was covered in sweat. He wanted to cry but couldn’t shed any tears. He could only roughly explain what had happened that night. In the end, he was a little incoherent.
After Duan Canghai heard this, he sneered and asked, “In that case, did you capture the Marquis as a bloodthirsty murderer?” He clenched his fists and said sternly, “You guys are bold.”
Qu Xiaocang said helplessly, “Second Master Duan, please calm down. Since the two of them have committed a mistake, the Mansion of the Divine Marquis will punish them severely.”
“Captain Qu, I, Duan Canghai, have always respected the Mansion of the Divine Marquis. It’s only because the Ximen Divine Marquis has seen everything clearly and the people in the Mansion of the Divine Marquis have always been capable,” Duan Canghai said coldly, “I did not expect that you would do such a thing. Don’t tell me that you don’t care about the reputation of the Mansion of the Divine Marquis anymore. To solve the case, you can frame good people?”
Ximen Zhanying had always lowered her head. When she heard Duan Canghai’s words, she suddenly raised her head and said, “Just because he’s the Marquis of Honor, can’t we suspect that he’s a murderer?”
As soon as these words were spoken, the room immediately fell silent. Then, Qu Xiaocang quickly shouted, “Zhanying, what nonsense. The Marquis is not a murderer.”
“Second Martial Brother, did you guess that he was the Marquis of Honor? That’s why you were so polite to him,” Ximen Zhanying stubbornly said, “You only asked him a question, saying that you have already finished interrogating him and that he can leave. You were not like this before. We had captured many officials, so why couldn’t he be interrogated? Are you afraid of his power?”
Her beautiful face was filled with unwillingness. Yang Ning even saw that her eyes were red.
Tonight, such a misunderstanding had occurred. Qu Xiaocang only wanted to minimize the consequence and try his best to satisfy the Marquis as much as possible. Not only did this little girl not help, but she also made it even more difficult to settle the matter. He was angry and said in a low voice, “Have you said enough? You need to leave.”
“I won’t leave.” Ximen Zhanying stood up straight, “Even if he’s the Marquis of Honor, we still have to interrogate him. Could it be that the Marquis of Honor had never made a mistake? If he was suspected, we had to investigate. Didn’t you say before that to us, even the noble lords would be punished for breaking the law?”
Hearing these words, Yang Ning was interested in her. Although this little girl was a little stubborn, and her investigation wasn’t that brilliant, she was unafraid of the powerful man. It was commendable.
