"My sister-in-law was injured so badly! Could it be the King of the South's doing?" Hua Lingjian suddenly said.
"We found the sister-in-law's room! The room upstairs is the Southern King's room."
Qiu Mobai nodded.
"Miss Zhang was injured three or four hours ago! I guess that's when the King of Jinan ran away."
Yu Jinzhi thought for a moment and said, "It was probably because Prince Nan climbed out of the window and was seen by Miss Zhang! That's why he was murdered."
"I ordered the city to be sealed off early in the morning! So he might still be in the city."
Hua Changjue suddenly thought of what Hua Qingqing said before she fell into a coma.
"Has anyone of you seen a monk today?"
Everyone looked at each other.
The little boy opened his eyes wide and hurried.
“I saw it!”
Everyone looked at him in confusion.
The boy continued, "He was dressed in shabby clothes. He had no hair or beard. He came to the inn to beg for food. I gave him two steamed buns."
"He gave me a charm!"
"But the amulet is poisonous!" said the little boy, and quickly looked at Qiu Mobai.
"Master, it's the poisonous amulet."
Qiu Mobai narrowed his eyes.
"That time was the morning hour!"
"The Southern King disguised himself as a monk and sneaked out of the inn!"
Hou Zhenhong quickly ordered people to search every household for the monk's whereabouts, and also asked people to inquire at each city gate.
Soon someone came to report.
"At the north gate, I did see a poor monk this morning. He said he wanted to go to the dilapidated temple outside the city! The soldiers felt sorry for him and let him go."
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