The so-called master is Qi Xianshu, the head of the Qi family, and the father of Qi Zhenzhuo and Qi Zhenwu, Li Xuan's father-in-law.
It was as if a copper bell rang loudly in Chen Ji's mind.
Suicide by poisoning?
This is not suicide by poisoning at all, but an assassination by the Jing Dynasty Military Intelligence Department!
Only now did Chen Ji realize that the wooden box he handed to the secretary contained the poison meant to kill the Korea Envoy.
Strange, the Spy Department had searched everyone at that time and found no contraband. How was the poison brought back to Huitong Hall by the secretary?
What puzzled Chen Ji even more was why the Jing Dynasty Military Intelligence Department wanted to kill the Korea Envoy?
Wait a minute!
Chen Ji was shocked, turned around, and said: "Little monk, you go back to Yuanjue Temple first. I will find a way to get you out another day."
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