Since Yin Jin'an didn't have a suitable weapon, he selected a Tang-style horizontal sword from the swords and knives stuck in the bodies of the two men.
It was probably one of their personal weapons; there weren't any Tang swords this good in town.
He told Ma Chenyang to go to sleep, but Ma Chenyang shook his head, fetched water, and repeatedly wiped the blood off the living room floor.
The landlord's house had brick floors. Ma Chenyang squatted down and wiped it four or five times with a cloth, and the smell of blood was gone.
Yin Jin'an guarded the courtyard to prevent anyone from suddenly barging in.
At the hour of Yin (3-5 AM), Jiutian got up to meditate and chant scriptures to remove the silencing talisman from Ma Chenyang.
Ma Chenyang got up at dawn and steamed a pot of buns while crying. Jiutian also cried; she couldn't bear to part with Ma Chenyang.
She made a hand seal and gave Ma Chenyang a "Good Fortune Talisman".
“Ma Chenyang, I’ve put a talisman on you, a talisman for good luck. Everything you do will go smoothly.” Jiutian cried and said, “You should do more good deeds.”
"Don't worry, Jiutian, I will definitely follow your example and help those in distress and poverty."
Yin Jin'an said impatiently, "They'll be here soon, Ma Chenyang. Just do what you're supposed to do and stop wasting time!"
"Let's go and see who comes to claim those two bodies."
Yin Jin'an took Jiu Tian's hand, put on a mask, and went out. The two stood on the street where the body had been dumped.
Jiutian made a hand seal, creating an invisibility talisman for himself and his second uncle.
"The energy of heaven and earth gathers within me. Grant me immortality, conceal my form. So be it!"
After reciting the incantation, Jiutian chuckled and said, "Second Uncle, now no one can see us."
Yin Jin'an reached out and patted her little head, praising, "I even want to learn how to draw talismans now."
After saying that, three words suddenly came to his mind—"ghostly scribbles"!
Isn't he a ghost? The ghost of Yin Jin'an!
Jiutian shook his head, seriously rejecting Yin Jin'an's suggestion: "Second Uncle, my master said that one must have talent to learn the Dao, and I am a Daoist genius that is rare to find in all the ages."
Yin Jin'an pouted: "Your master also said that you can't eat well or dress well. Is that something a good person would say? Just listen to what your master says."
At dawn, someone saw two corpses and started making a big fuss. Soon, a large crowd gathered to watch the spectacle.
The young master's guards from the inn also came out to see what was happening.
Upon discovering that the two men were sent by them to guard Yin Jin'an's courtyard, they were greatly alarmed and immediately returned to report to their master.
Jiutian and Yin Jin'an kept watching, and saw that both groups of people who were checking went to the same place—Shenglong Inn.
"Let's go, let's follow them."
Yin Jin'an carried her on his shoulder, and the two followed her to the inn.
"Master, something terrible has happened! The two men who were lying in ambush have been killed in the street, both with their throats severed by a single sword strike."
The man in the main seat had a grim face and said, "Could it be that his guards have come looking for him?"
"Apart from that servant, there was no sign of life in the courtyard."
"Investigate again!"
Four or five people immediately rushed out.
Yin Jin'an and Jiu Tian quietly entered the "master's" room and stood openly in front of him.
The man was about the same age as Yin Jin'an, and his appearance was not bad; he was somewhat sinister.
Standing beside him was a slightly older boy in a purple robe, with a delicate appearance and a red mark between his eyebrows.
"Your Highness, Zhang Xiangliang's wife will definitely be here today. Why don't we ask her to help us find out what's going on?"
"She seems timid as a mouse, what information could she possibly dig out?"
"Hehe, Your Highness, don't underestimate this woman. I bet you, she will not only come today, but she will also spare no effort to help us."
"You're using your feminine wiles again?"
"It's a pity that my beautiful face will be used on a crude village woman. However, she will certainly not disappoint you."
As always, those who went to inquire at Yin Jin'an's courtyard found nothing.
"Reporting to Master, the servant in the courtyard waited for a long time but the master did not come, so he left."
When Jiutian came out, he still placed a taboo on the main house, and no one could easily enter.
In their eyes, it was as if no one had been coming or going from the main house, and that the only servant, Ma Chenyang, had packed his things and left.
Your Highness was in a bad mood and said, "The Empress Dowager is indecisive. She should have been killed on the spot. There was no need to send her outside."
The purple-robed youth said, "My father tried several times but couldn't kill him, and His Majesty also forbade it. His mother's clan all know witchcraft."
"What kind of witchcraft does he know? If he knew witchcraft, Wei Mu wouldn't have died so easily. Wasn't it Father Emperor who stopped him?"
The man in the purple robe remained silent.
Yin Jin'an and Jiu Tian found a chair opposite "Your Highness" and sat down, watching them plot their scheme with amusement.
The other party was scheming against him in various ways, but little did they know that they were sitting right in front of him, which was quite amusing.
Feeling playful, Jiutian walked up to "Your Highness," picked up a dish of ink, and splashed it directly on his face.
With a clang, the plate fell to the ground. "Your Highness" had half his face black and half white, and Jiutian covered his mouth.
A two-tone face is nice!
"Travels throughout the Five Sacred Mountains and the Eight Seas are known... Yin-Yang face, here you go!" You've ruined my second uncle's reputation; this yin-yang face will never be washed off!
Yin Jin'an couldn't help but chuckle.
Your Highness immediately stood up: "Who? Who's laughing?"
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