Chapter 27 Chapter 27 [VIP]
The night wind made the ceremonial flags flutter. A gorgeously dressed woman stood under them, holding a wine jug in her hand, pouring mellow kumis onto the ground in front of her.
And just one step in front of her stood a tombstone.
——At the tomb of my father Ling Ping, my son Ling Su stood in the wild.
Surrounding the woman in the gorgeous palace dress were four deaf-mute maids.
Later, Zhou Zhi led the Du'e Division and others to guard the old site of the Ling family a thousand meters away. Behind them were the princess's personal guards.
Xie Qingnian was curious: "Why is the princess here at the Ling family cemetery so late at night, and why doesn't she allow anyone else to serve her?"
Zhou Zhi raised his eyes slightly, and Xie Qingnian immediately pursed his lips, put his hands together, and made a gesture of begging for mercy.
In the distance, the woman poured three bottles of mare's milk on the ground, and then her cold eyes slowly raised and fell on the two lines of blood-stained tombstones.
Even though I had prepared myself mentally, my eyes still instantly became moist when I saw the familiar handwriting.
After a long pause, she finally spoke, her voice as cold as ever: "Today is your birthday. In previous years, you would have sent Ah Ye to town to buy some wine so you could get drunk. Because, only today, I'll allow you to have a few more drinks. This is the place Ah Ye always buys you wine from. I've tasted it, and it's the same. I've also brought enough wine, so you can drink as much as you want."
After saying this, she stopped talking, lowered her eyes and picked up another pot of wine.
As the slurry fell to the ground, no one saw it and a crystal teardrop also fell from high above and landed on the ground.
Mixed into the wine, indistinguishable from each other.
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Ling Suye was well aware of Du'esi's keen observation.
Now that they are accompanying the princess's procession, they must check for safety hazards along the way and protect the princess's safety.
At dusk, Ling Suye ran into Zhou Zhi on the street. He must have thought that this former superior was personally investigating something suspicious.
As a lone traveler in a foreign land, Ling Suye will certainly attract a lot of attention.
Therefore, despite having so many opportunities to inquire about information along the way, Ling Suye never asked any more questions to avoid causing more trouble.
At this moment, even though Ling Suye was full of doubts about the princess going to the old site of the Ling family, he could not stay for long.
He had to go back to the inn.
Otherwise, if a living person disappeared for one night, he would not be able to hide it from Doerr's eyes and ears.
Ling Suye returned to the inn and changed his clothes when the waiter knocked on the door: "Sir, would you like me to collect the leftovers?"
Ling Suye glanced at the untouched food and said calmly, "Go prepare the bath water first, and we'll clean up together when you're done."
"Okay!"
He sat down at the table and ate most of the meal that was full of the taste of home.
The waiter had also prepared the bath water by now, and everything was perfect.
In the middle of the night, Ling Suye was dozing in bed when he felt a demonic aura passing through the room. Then, he heard faint footsteps in the lobby downstairs.
Ling Suye knew about this kind of demon, and had even used it before in Du'e Division.
It's just an ordinary monster that keeps record during the headcount.
"Twelve empty rooms, three residents, a couple, and a man. Are there any abnormalities with them?"
The shopkeeper's lieutenant replied timidly, "No, no."
The visitor remained silent.
The waiter hurriedly said, "That couple is returning to visit their relatives. They're passing through here and are simply stopping by to rest. The lone man is a handsome young man, riding a horse. Perhaps he's heading to the Central Plains. I didn't dare ask any more questions."
The visitor nodded and continued to ask, "Did they go out at night?"
"None at all," the waiter said, getting a clue. "I followed your instructions, delivering meals, clearing away leftovers, and bringing hot water. It was only half an hour apart at most. They were always there."
The visitor got the answer, left a bag of reward silver, and left lightly.
Ling Suye listened to the direction he was heading and thought it should be the next inn.
Ling Suye was very familiar with this interrogation process; it was a common tactic used by the Du'e Division. However, if he had never worked there, he would probably be wanted by the Division for disappearing at night.
There were spies from the Du'e Division everywhere, so Ling Suye simply continued to sleep, planning to go and find out what was going on after they followed the princess's procession away.
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Early in the morning, the princess, who had been guarding the tombs of Ling Ping and Ling Suye all night, finally moved her steps and returned to the sedan chair surrounded by the crowd.
Zhou Zhi immediately brought the 'Jade Fairy' Yunniang over and asked her to continue to soothe the princess' spirit through a layer of gauze curtain.
After Yunniang did as she was told, she was about to leave when she suddenly sensed a very familiar breath from afar.
——Master Wen.
How is that possible?
He is not alive anymore?
She immediately glanced into the distance with a panicked look on her face, thinking, it's impossible, Master Wen can only survive in the ancient city, he can't leave.
Yunniang was a young demon who couldn't hide her emotions. Zhou Zhi's gaze followed the direction she had just looked.
Immediately, someone from the Du'e Division came over to report, "Sir, there's a man coming from ten miles away."
Zhou Zhi didn't even look at Yunniang and said, "Catch her."
Yunniang was so frightened that she almost collapsed to the ground.
Because she often strengthened Master Wen's soul, she was able to sense his aura within a certain distance.
But she was only thinking about the possibility that Master Wen would not leave the ancient city, and forgot that if Master Wen passed on his skills to someone else through soul inheritance, then that person would definitely be infected with Master Wen's aura in a short period of time.
Therefore, Yunniang had already realized that although the aura she had just sensed belonged to Master Wen, the person who came was not him at all!
——But it’s Gu Xuanyou!
If it weren't for her, these evil spirits from the Du'e Division would have thought that Gu Xuanyou was just an ordinary passerby!
But now...
They want to arrest Gu Xuanyou!
Yunniang's spirit completely collapsed. She knelt on the ground and said, "How can you arrest people at will? Doesn't the Du'e Division abide by the law?!"
Seeing that no one cared about her feelings and that she was about to be picked up and taken back to prison, Yunniang didn't know where she got the strength from. She crawled to Zhou Zhi's legs and begged him, "Sir, I know the man who came, but he doesn't know I'm here. He's just passing by... Really, sir."
Zhou Zhi did not answer. He raised his left hand and someone escorted Yunniang away.
Before she cried out, these demon hunters from the Du'e Division sealed her muteness.
The princess' voice came from behind the curtain: "What happened?"
Zhou Zhi immediately turned around and reported, "Princess, there's a man coming from ten miles southwest who is acquainted with the Jade Demon. I'm ordering someone to capture him."
The princess frowned. "The Jade Demon is innocent. I just can't sleep these days, so I asked her to come and help me recover. Since someone is looking for her, let her go."
Zhou Zhi was very surprised.
He had heard that the princess held great power and even looked down on the prince.
This time, I followed the princess's order and was extremely vigilant every day, fearing that I would be punished if I did something wrong.
Unexpectedly, the princess wanted to let him go?
Zhou Zhi immediately agreed: "Yes, Princess."
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Gu Xuanyou never expected that he would meet people from the Du'e Division in the capital just by traveling.
And these people wanted to arrest him without any explanation.
Of course, he couldn't just surrender.
Even though they had been traveling for a day and a night, Gu Xuanyou still had to fight back and forth against three demon hunters from the Du'e Division alone.
Seeing that the person had not been caught for such a long time, Zhou Zhi sent two more people.
The five demon catchers worked together to form a "net of heaven and earth" in an attempt to capture Gu Xuanyou alive, but Gu Xuanyou fought back vigorously, which made the demon catchers hesitant to act.
The situation is tense and difficult to resolve.
Xie Qingnian had just escaped punishment from Zhou Zhi, so he ran over to give him a shoulder rub. When Zhou Zhi finished his tea, Xie Qingnian asked in confusion, "This guy is so good at fighting, how could five people catch him?"
Zhou Zhi stood up and walked over immediately.
Xie Qingnian also followed.
At this moment, Gu Xuanyou's strength had been more than half exhausted by the five monster hunters, and he was already at the end of his strength.
But the five demon catchers were in even worse condition. Their magical instruments, the 'Sky Net and Earth Net', were all broken and tattered, and each of them was bleeding in pain.
Just as Xie Qingnian was about to offer his services, Zhou Zhifei stepped forward and, taking advantage of Gu Xuanyou's inattention, cut off his left forearm.
Gu Xuanyou screamed miserably and half-knelt on the ground.
The next moment, the five demon hunters held their knives across his neck, making him unable to move.
Zhou Zhi looked at Gu Xuanyou for a while, then suddenly touched the corners of his eyes and jaw, picking up a thin layer of transparent leather.
Gu Xuanyou's original appearance immediately appeared.
Xie Qingnian touched his chin and said, "This person looks very familiar."
Zhou Zhi frowned: "Sheng Li?"
Xie Qingnian blurted out: "Bright and bright moon, Mr. Sheng?"
At Zhou Zhi's glance, the five demon catchers put away their swords. Xie Qingnian squatted down and was about to help Gu Xuanyou reattach his arm, but Gu Xuanyou pushed with his left arm and reattached his right arm.
Gu Xuanyou's original eyebrows and eyes were like distant mountains and secluded waters, lonely and noble, with the corners of his lips slightly lowered, giving him an aura of inviolability that made people dare not approach him rashly.
Unlike Xie Qingnian, a young man who has just worked at the Du'e Division for three years and has never met Sheng Li.
Zhou Zhi had seen this young man at several palace banquets.
Zhou Zhi helped Gu Xuanyou up, his tone somewhat polite, but he still went straight to the point: "Mr. Sheng, do you know the Jade Demon?"
Gu Xuanyou heard from his master that the 'Jade Demon' Yunniang might be in the hands of the Du'e Division. His master even set out early to go to the capital to find out what was going on.
Unexpectedly, the people from Du'esi are still in Mobei?
However, the master said that Du'esi did not harm Yunniang, so there should be no evidence of guilt or that he had committed any crime.
All the thoughts flashed through Gu Xuanyou's mind in a flash, and he responded without hesitation: "I know her. Yunniang opened a shop in Loulan, and I've been there to buy things."
Zhou Zhi looked at him with a pair of eyes: "But, even though she is ten miles away, she knows you are coming."
If it was just an ordinary relationship between a shop owner and a customer, it wouldn't be like this.
Gu Xuanyou's eyes were filled with surprise: "But I didn't know she was here."
Zhou Zhi was still looking at Xuan You, as if judging whether he was lying.
Gu Xuanyou looked at Zhou Zhi frankly.
Zhou Zhi asked, "Then why are you here?"
"I came to Mobei for a commission." Gu Xuanyou replied.
"Well, I can't make the decision to let you go now. Just come with me and I'll make a decision later." Zhou Zhi turned around and left.
Gu Xuanyou went to lead the horse. As soon as he raised his right hand, he felt a piercing pain.
This is the result of the dislocation of my right arm just now. Even if it is reconnected in a short time, I still cannot move it easily.
Xie Qingnian had already come over and held the horse for him, saying, "I've heard of you. You're a prominent figure in the capital, but it's a pity I've never met you. Now that I've met you, I can see you're truly worthy of your reputation."
"Thank you." Gu Xuanyou said in a light voice.
"No compliments, really. Who wouldn't want to see Mr. Sheng when they first arrive in the capital? Hey, I was thinking before, if my companion Ling Suye was still here, Ling Suye and Mr. Sheng would probably be equally famous in Shangjing right now."
Hearing this familiar name, Gu Xuanyou's heart stopped.
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