Chen's Restaurant.

The first thing Lin Bai did upon returning to Beijing was to take Gu Chen out for drinks.

The two sat in a private room on the second floor facing the street. The table was by the window, where they could see the street scene and the pedestrians passing by.

Lin Bai poured himself a glass of wine and then filled Gu Chen's glass as well. "It's quite a loss of fun that An Shi isn't in the capital. You can drink this glass for him."

Gu Chen looked at him indifferently, but did not stop him from pouring the wine.

He grew up with Lin Bai and naturally knew what kind of person Lin Bai was. Whenever he wanted to persuade someone to drink, he could always find some strange reason.

After Lin Bai finished a glass of wine, he saw a beautiful figure on the street.

I was overjoyed to run into an old acquaintance in Beijing.

He put down his wine glass and said, "Gu Chen, look, isn't that Old Madam Gu's goddaughter?"

Gu Chen didn't react for a moment, looking at Lin Bai with a slightly confused expression.

If we're talking about the person who understands Gu Chen best in the world, Lin Bai is undoubtedly the only one. He can read Gu Chen's mind with just a glance.

Lin Bai said, "Miss Lu, who almost became the young master's aunt and the owner of Fatty's Spicy Noodles!"

At this moment, Gu Chen finally understood, "So it was your sweetheart."

Lin Bai was too lazy to waste words with him and rushed downstairs, intending to invite the person upstairs.

Gu Chen didn't join in the commotion; he simply finished the wine Lin Bai had poured for him in the private room.

The strong liquor went down his throat, and he only tasted bitterness; he couldn't taste any sweetness at all.

After three drinks, the door to the private room was pushed open.

He glanced to the side and saw Lin Bai fawning over him, leading the way, saying, "Princess Kang Le, this way please."

Princess of Kang Le County?

Gu Chen stood up and greeted Lu Qiqi.

After the three of them took their seats as host and guest, Lin Bai couldn't hold back his words, "Miss Lu is a heroine among women. She has cured the plague and also helped the soldiers in the army. When we meet again, we should look at her with new respect."

Upon hearing this, Gu Chen paused. So, the Princess Kang Le in front of him was actually the future Crown Prince's wife, who had quite a connection with the Crown Prince!

Lu Qiqi went out to buy things and ran into Lin Bai. Without saying a word, when he saw Shijiu, he acted as if he were seeing his own younger brother, and he couldn't wait to kiss him.

Unable to resist Lin Bai's enthusiastic invitation and the pleading eyes of the dog, she went to the restaurant with him.

After several conversations, Lu Qiqi learned that Lin Bai and Gu Chen were both scions of prominent families in the capital and had known Song Yanqing for a long time.

Upon learning that the two men had only arrived in the capital yesterday, she asked curiously, "Why did you two gentlemen only arrive in the capital yesterday?"

Lin Bai already knew about her relationship with Song Yanqing, so he didn't hold back. "I met the county princess with Gu Chen in Luzhou Prefecture before because of the sudden appearance of the Goddess Cult in Luzhou Prefecture."

The Goddess Cult disappeared for some time, but has now reappeared in Heshun Prefecture.

Now, things have gotten even better; he's reappeared in the capital in less than half a month.

Upon learning of this, the Crown Prince dispatched Gu Chen and me to investigate the matter thoroughly.

Lu Qiqi didn't stay in Luzhou Prefecture for long, and besides, she had to make a living at that time, so she didn't hear any rumors about the Goddess Cult.

At that moment, her curiosity reached its peak: "What exactly is this Goddess Cult? Could you explain in detail?"

Lin Bai and Gu Chen exchanged a glance, but saw that Gu Chen had no intention of stopping him.

He then told them the truth: "This Goddess Cult was not originally a cult. It was just some country folk who worshipped tree roots every day, praying that they could have enough to eat and wear."

Pray to Guanyin for a child, pray to Buddha for protection, and pray to tree roots for food and warmth.

This wouldn't have been a big deal, but lately, the followers of the Goddess Cult have started to become restless.

Having caused quite a bit of trouble in Heshun Prefecture, the Shadow Guards have now received news of the goddess's arrival in the capital. Coincidentally, the Great Jin Dynasty is about to make peace with the Tatars, so it is not advisable for any incidents to occur.

He specifically ordered Gu Chen and me to solve this case.

More tree roots?

After hearing Lin Bai's words, Lu Qiqi instantly recalled the question Lu Yao had asked her at the escort agency.

Wu Qi is currently in the capital, and Xianglou's old lair has not yet been destroyed.

Whenever Lu Qiqi thought of the Shadow Guard intercepting the letter Wu Qi sent out that day, she couldn't help but think of her.

She even had a strong belief that this matter was absolutely related to Wuqi.

Otherwise, such a coincidence would not have occurred.

Lin Bai said, "Right now, all I'm thinking about is how to catch them and beat them up!"

Lu Qiqi asked, "If the goddess you speak of were to reappear and bewitch the people, how would you resolve this matter?"

Lin Bai was only thinking about how to capture the person, not how to break the deadlock.

Gu Chen's thoughts were more profound than Lin Bai's: "The Goddess Cult has many followers. If we arrest people in public, it might cause a riot."

Now, not only are there Tatar envoys in the capital, but if an uprising breaks out there, it will not only cause panic in the various prefectures of the Great Jin Dynasty, but may even attract the covetous eyes of the Great Yu Kingdom and the Tatars.

Lin Bai sighed, "His Majesty hates witchcraft the most, and the news of the Goddess Cult will reach His Majesty's ears sooner or later."

By then, the mass graves outside the city will have fattened up countless stray dogs.

The room fell silent immediately after these words were spoken.

After a long pause, Nineteen finally spoke up, "Don't we have any other way to get rid of him as soon as possible?"

Lu Qiqi pondered for a moment, but couldn't come up with a good solution.

The belief system has a long history. People who suffer from chronic illnesses pray to gods and Buddhas, and devout men and women pray to the Old Man Under the Moon for marriage.

Some important catalysts are needed to get believers to renounce their beliefs.

She said, "There's no good way to catch her now, and the goddess you speak of is probably not so easy to capture."

Lin Bai is right; it wouldn't hurt to arrest them first and then interrogate them.

After chatting for so long, the group got hungry.

So Lin Bai treated Lu Qiqi to a meal.

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