Chapter 159 The withered vine reappears, and the fat official searches for the location
Ever since the shadow servant was beaten to death by the Regent, the security level of the entire Imperial Master's Mansion has been directly raised to a level comparable to that of the imperial palace.
In the open, there are the royal guards with a post every three steps and a sentry every five steps.
Under this ironclad protection, a bit of peace finally returned to the Imperial Master's Mansion.
With Lingzhu's medicine and the disciples' care, Chu Xuanyi's complexion improved slightly and he was able to get out of bed and read.
Ajiu is still the little girl holding pastries and living in her own world.
She seemed to have gotten used to the "fierce brother with thorns" who only stayed outside the door and never came into the house.
She was also used to the person who brought her snacks every day. It was the chubby Qian Yushi, whom she unilaterally named "Fat Uncle".
For Censor Qian, this day was truly a mixture of heaven and hell.
He was the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, a second-rank official, but now he has completely become a full-time delivery man for the Regent's Palace.
Every day, he would nervously carry freshly baked dim sum from the palace kitchen across most of the capital to deliver them to the Imperial Master's Mansion, just to get a confirmation from the little ancestor that "Ah, it's Uncle Fatty".
What is this?
However, every time he saw the Regent's icy face that said, "If you dare to mess up, I will make your whole family whole", all his complaints turned into motivation.
Isn’t it just a snack?
deliver!
That evening, Censor Qian once again completed his sacred mission and came out of the Imperial Master's Mansion when it was already dark.
He got into his family's plain sedan chair and weakly ordered, "Go back home."
The sedan bearer responded and carried the sedan slowly, swaying it.
Censor Qian leaned back in the sedan chair, feeling exhausted both physically and mentally.
Think of Qian, who has been up and down in the officialdom for half his life, relying on the word "stability". When did he get involved in this kind of messed up matter! There's the Heart of the Netherworld, the Black Bone Clan, and now he's following the Regent, the living King of Hell, every day...
The more he thought about it, the sadder he became, and he lifted the curtain to get some fresh air.
He shuddered as the cold wind blew, and found that the sedan was passing through a familiar street.
At the end of the street is a huge, now lifeless mansion.
Prince Yu's Mansion.
Ever since Prince Yu fell ill and his residence was completely sealed off by the imperial guards, it has become a taboo in the capital. The streets that were once bustling with traffic are now deserted, with not even a single street vendor to be seen.
Two huge seals were pasted on the dark door of the mansion, making a rustling sound in the cold evening wind.
"Bad luck, bad luck!"
Censor Qian quickly retracted his head and spat several times.
Whenever he saw this place, his legs went weak. He felt that the black ghost smoke would emerge from the cracks between the tiles at any time.
"Hurry up, hurry up! Take a detour! Avoid this damn place!" he shouted to the sedan bearers outside.
However, just as the sedan was about to turn, Censor Qian suddenly caught a glimpse of something out of the corner of his eye.
On the side of Prince Yu’s Mansion, in a dark alley, several figures flashed by.
"Um?"
Censor Qian paused.
Once again, his damn curiosity overcame the fear that ran deep in his bones.
"Stop... stop." He said again as if possessed by a ghost.
The sedan stopped.
Censor Qian stuck half of his head out and looked towards the alley with a sly look in his eyes.
It was very dark at night and it was almost pitch dark in the alley.
He squinted his eyes and looked for a long time, but saw nothing.
"This is strange. Could it be that I am dazzled?" Censor Qian muttered, and was about to give up completely and go home to hug his concubine and have a couple of drinks to calm his nerves.
But at this moment!
Deep in the alley, near the high wall of Prince Yu's Mansion, a faint, dark green light suddenly appeared.
That light flashed and disappeared.
Immediately afterwards, three black shadows appeared silently in the place where the light came on, like civet cats.
Censor Qian's heart instantly rose to his throat!
Someone!
There really is someone!
Moreover, judging from their skills and attire, they are definitely not good people!
He was so frightened that he quickly shrank his whole body back into the sedan chair, leaving only a slit in his eyes, staring at that side through the gap in the curtain.
The three men in black moved in unison, and it was obvious that they were well-trained assassins.
The man in the lead looked around vigilantly, and after confirming that it was safe, he took something out of his arms.
The thing was not clear in the darkness, but with the dim light of the lantern in the distance, Censor Qian could still get a general idea of it.
It's a piece of... wood.
It is the size of a palm, black and inconspicuous.
But when the leader stuck the block of wood to the base of the courtyard wall, an incredible scene happened!
That seemingly ordinary piece of wood actually emitted the same dark green light as before!
Under the light, Censor Qian could see everything clearly!
Carved on the wood were circles of snakes, coiling around like poisonous snakes...
Withered vine pattern!
boom!
It was like a thunderbolt exploded in Censor Qian’s mind!
This pattern! He will never forget it in his life!
That day, in that deep and terrifying tunnel, on those stone walls, on those formations that trapped him, there were these withered vine patterns that made one's whole body crawl at the mere sight of them!
This is the symbol of the Wugut tribe!
His heart began to beat wildly, and the blood in his body seemed to be frozen!
He watched with his own eyes as the solid, tall courtyard wall made of blue bricks rippled like water under the green light!
A pitch-black entrance, wide enough for only one person to pass through, appeared silently.
The three men in black didn't hesitate at all and crouched down and went in one after another.
As the last person disappeared, the water-like entrance instantly returned to its original state.
The wall, still the same wall.
It seemed as if everything that had just happened was just a nightmare for Censor Qian.
"Gudong."
Censor Qian swallowed hard.
Cold sweat had soaked through his official robe.
run!
Run!
This was the only thought in his mind!
If you stay any longer, you will lose your life here!
"Let's go... let's go quickly... go back... go back home..." His voice was shaking.
The sedan bearer also noticed something was wrong, but didn't dare to ask any more questions. He lifted the sedan and almost ran away from this troubled place.
After running all the way back home, Censor Qian crawled into the study, locked the door, and drank several cups of cold tea. Only then did his heart, which was about to jump out of his chest, calm down a little.
what to do?
He slumped in his chair, his mind blank.
Just pretend you didn’t see it?
no!
The icy face of the Regent instantly appeared in Censor Qian's mind.
If the prince knew that he had seen clues about the remnants of the Wugut tribe but kept it secret...
Censor Qian shuddered. He had no doubt that his property would be confiscated and his family would be exterminated the next day for "corruption and abuse of power."
But if I report...
He thought again of the three ghostly men in black and the strange piece of wood that could penetrate the wall.
If the other party finds out about this...will I be able to see the sun tomorrow?
If you go, you will die; if you don’t go, you will die!
Censor Qian was so anxious that he paced back and forth in the study like a headless fly.
In his mind, two little men were fighting fiercely.
One said, "Qian Deguang, Qian Deguang, you finally managed to crawl out of that hellhole at Prince Yu's Mansion, but why don't you learn your lesson? Curiosity killed the cat! Just pretend you saw nothing and do your job peacefully. Isn't that better than anything else?"
The other said, "Bullshit! You're now in the Prince Regent's service! Even though you're just delivering snacks, you've caught the Prince's eye! This is a tremendous achievement! Just tell the Prince this news, and you'll be on the rise in no time! The greater the risk, the greater the reward!"
"But you'll die!"
“But you’ll get a promotion!”
“You’ll die!”
“You’ll get a promotion!”
“…”
Censor Qian pulled his hair in pain.
Finally, he gritted his teeth and stomped his feet!
“Done!”
He flung open the door and shouted to the astonished butler outside, "Prepare the car! Quick! Go... go to the residence of Master Xuan Yi, the commander of the Regent's personal guards!"
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