As night fell, the two parted ways.
On the way back, the wind was cold. Zhou Zhilu looked at the dark clouds in the sky and sighed that it might snow.
It was already late, the gate next door had already been locked, and the lights in the yard had been turned off.
Zhou Lu tightened his collar and went into his room.
Just as Zhou Zhilu expected, heavy snow fell in the capital that night and did not stop until the next morning.
The white snow covered the roofs of thousands of houses and paved the roads, giving the capital a winter-limited skin.
The sun had just risen and several children were already running out into the streets to make snowmen.
When Ling Qingxue walked out of the courtyard and saw this scene, she couldn't help but feel a little longing in her heart, but she felt that as a Fuye Guard, how could she make a snowman like a child.
He then looked at the closed door next door, hesitated for a moment, and then squatted down to roll a snowball.
After building the snowman, Ling Qingxue rubbed her hands and a bright smile appeared on her face.
As he stretched out his fingers and prepared to carve out the eyes and mouth for the snowman, he suddenly heard Zhou Zhilu's voice behind him: "Are you making a snowman?"
It happened so quickly that Ling Qingxue exerted force with her fingers, and the snowman's head was shattered in an instant.
"Building a snowman? Childish, I'm just practicing my fingering skills." Ling Qingxue snorted coldly.
Zhou Zhilu's mouth twitched slightly when he heard this: "Is that so? Miss Ling is really hardworking."
Ling Qingxue couldn't bear to look at the broken snowman, so she turned around and prepared to go back to the house.
Zhou Zhilu quickly stopped her and said, "Wait a minute, Miss Ling. I actually have something to ask of you."
Ling Qingxue looked over in confusion, and Zhou Zhilu explained, "After the last assessment, I felt I was missing a trump card, so yesterday I went to the Tianbao Chamber of Commerce and bought a book on swordsmanship. I hope Miss Ling can give me some pointers."
Ling Qingxue raised her eyebrows and was about to refuse when she saw Zhou Zhilu take out an exquisite hand warmer and said, "To show my sincerity, this hand warmer is a thank you gift for your help, Miss Ling."
Ling Qingxue was silent for a moment, then said, "To prevent you from lagging behind on the mission in two days, I will give you some guidance."
After saying that, he picked up the hand warmer and turned to walk into Zhou Zhilu's yard.
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Two days later.
Zhou Zhilu and Ling Qingxue were walking in Fuye Division. Today was the day they were going to accept the mission.
The two came to a huge black building.
Ling Qingxue introduced: "This is the Shoutian Tower, which has four floors. The first floor is the mission lobby, which is where the Fuye Guards accept their missions.
"The missions issued by the Fuye Division are divided into four levels: A, B, C, and D. The mission we can accept this time should be around Level C."
The two registered their names at the counter and were eventually assigned the task of investigating a monster murder case in Yancheng County.
Yancheng County is located in the south of the capital. The county itself is not big, but there are many small villages around it, which are also within the management scope of Yancheng County.
The two's target this time is Xiliu Village under Yancheng County.
However, since the roads were covered with heavy snow, ordinary horses might not be able to cope with it, so the two went to the Beast Taming Department in Fuye Division to borrow two Snow Horses.
In this world, not all spiritual animals are demons. They are like two branches on a main vein, one is called demons and the other is called spiritual beasts.
The demon race has stronger demonic nature, a more mixed aura, and a higher level of spirituality, and can think like humans.
Spirit beasts, on the other hand, have stronger animality and a more natural aura, but generally have low spirituality. Only some spirit beasts that have survived for a very long time have higher intelligence.
Spiritual beasts are also often captured and tamed by humans. They can be used as pets or mounts, and some rare and exotic beasts can even assist their owners in battle.
The Snow Princess is a spiritual beast that looks like a horse and has long snow-white hair all over its body. The most peculiar thing about it is that it can walk on the snow without leaving any traces, cross the river without entering the water, and has an unusual speed, but its only flaw is its lack of endurance.
A more interesting point is that these Snow Princesses are all females, and the males that pair with them are called Black Males. They are dark all over and covered with scales. Every step they take is very heavy. They are not fast but have great endurance, which just complements the Snow Princess.
After two days of travel, Zhou Zhilu and Ling Qingxue finally arrived at Xiliu Village in Yancheng County on the afternoon of the third day.
Chen Wen, the chief clerk of Cheng County, had been waiting here for a long time.
When he saw what Zhou Zhilu and Ling Qingxue were wearing, he hurried forward and asked respectfully, "Are you the masters of Fuyesi?"
Ling Qingxue took out a black token and said, "Seventh-rank Night Guard Ling Qingxue."
"Zhou Zhilu." Zhou Zhilu introduced briefly, but it would be embarrassing not to take out the ninth-grade token.
"You two lords have worked hard on the journey. We should have found a place to welcome you, but this case has caused panic among the people, so we have to trouble you first." The chief clerk Chen Wen explained helplessly.
Ling Qingxue waved her hand and said simply, "It's okay, let's go directly to the crime scene."
Led by Chen Wen, the two walked into Xiliu Village.
Xiliu Village is backed by mountains and has about 20 to 30 households. On weekdays, the elderly and women would farm in the village, while the young men would go to the county town to work.
Chen Wen introduced: "The incident happened five days ago. The deceased was called Xiuhua, a native of another village. Three years ago, she married into Wang Qian's family in Xiliu Village. They had no children, and last year, the elderly in the family also passed away, leaving only these two to depend on each other.
"Their house is at the east end of the village, and opposite them lives Old Lady Liu, who was the first to discover the monster. The old lady was a light sleeper, and four days ago she was suddenly awakened by crying. She thought the sound seemed to come from Xiuhua's house, so she got up to check.
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