Chapter 442 Reopening the City Gate

Inside the post station, the envoys from the three kingdoms, except Xiyan, Nanyuan and Dongyi, could no longer sit still and submitted their resignations one after another.

For half a month, there was no news from the people sent out to investigate, it was as if they had suddenly disappeared.

Emperor Beili asked Abbot Miao Yuan to look at the East China Sea Pearl, but he could not detect anything except brightness.

Speaking of ghosts, the abbot recited the Diamond Sutra for three days and three nights in front of Emperor Beili's gate, saying that it could relieve the emperor's restlessness.

Emperor Beili was already annoyed because he couldn't find anyone. After listening to the old monk chanting, his restlessness did not go away. His temper flared up and he ordered people to ask Miao Yuan to leave the palace.

Once people believe in ghosts and monsters, they will firmly believe it in their hearts.

Within ten days, several magicians and Taoist priests were invited to the palace to perform rituals in Concubine Yuan's palace.

The practices in Concubine Yuan's palace were also widely spread in the palace. Everyone said that there was something unclean in the palace, so much so that the palace maids in the palace were so nervous when serving at night.

Concubine Yuan has been unable to eat or sleep these days and has lost a lot of weight. She doesn't care about gold, silver and treasures. What's important to her are a few bottles of medicine and the token of the Medicine King Sect.

That thing is very important to the entire Yaowang Sect. It will be very troublesome if we can't find it.

Yuan Yintang wandered around the streets and alleys of Kyoto City dozens of times in the past ten days, but there was really no trace at all, and the poisonous insect did not show up at all.

It was as if neither the people nor the poisonous insects had ever appeared.

He could not think of any other explanation for such a strange thing except the power of ghosts and gods.

Every residence in Kyoto City has been searched several times, and now they are very resistant to seeing soldiers coming to their homes.

The general's mansion was searched several times over the past few days, but there was no significant movement.

The closure of the city gates has had a serious impact on the lives of the people. Moreover, the envoys of the three countries have been sealed in Kyoto for a long time. Those who know that it is to catch thieves, while those who don’t know think that Beili intends to trap people in Kyoto. Over time, it will cause dissatisfaction among several countries.

Hundreds of officials made reports in the court, and Emperor Beili had to order the city gates to be opened even though he was reluctant.

On the fifth day of the first lunar month, the gates of Kyoto City, which had been closed for half a month, were reopened.

The soldiers on the streets were withdrawn, but the city gates were still heavily guarded, and anyone leaving the city was strictly questioned.

General's Mansion.

Compared to the panic of others, Ye Qianning was able to have a rare moment of leisure.

The city gates were blocked and many people were searching. Apart from the searchers, almost no one came to the general's mansion, so it was relatively quiet overall.

As soon as the city gates opened, the backlog of letters and news arrived immediately.

Some of them were from Master's previous letters, and six or seven were sent by Dad.

They basically asked about the situation at home. The next two letters were sent after she learned that something happened in Kyoto City, and they told her to take refuge in the Zhan family or the Qian family.

Dad got a little anxious because he didn't get a reply to the last letter.

After reading it, Ye Qianning picked up his pen and wrote on the rice paper, telling his father about the recent situation, saying that everything was fine at home and not to worry.

"Miss."

Luo Xuan is back.

"How is it going?" Ye Qianning looked up.

"Du Ying and I stayed in the black market for five days. Coincidentally, there was a group of children for sale there, about 130 of them. We agreed on a price and paid a deposit. Du Ying was watching over there. I came back to get the money, but was stopped outside the city gate. The day before yesterday, Du Ying sent word that the children had been auctioned off again." Luo Xuan said, kneeling down. "I have failed to perform my duties properly. I beg for your punishment, Miss."

"Everything happened for a reason. It's not your fault."

News from Kyoto City was also blocked for half a month.

(End of this chapter)