Chapter 407 Above the Clouds
"How many people have died in the capital recently? What were their identities?" Jiang Yunxi asked directly.
"A little over half a month ago, a huge rock fell from the sky and landed in the capital, causing a massive fire. About ten days ago, people started dying in the capital, one every day, either a minister or an official."
"Whenever they die, an unmarried woman will disappear from their family. After the mysterious death, no matter how hard we investigate, we can't find the murderer. The Imperial Master says it's because of evil spirits that have permeated their bodies."
"We didn't know what evil spirits were before, but recently, there's always some black air emerging from the streets every night, along with some strange black shadows. The Imperial Master dealt with them before, but we didn't expect them to appear again."
Shao Qiyuan was very helpless when he spoke about the latter part. They couldn't solve those things by force and could only rely on the national master. However, he didn't know that the national master couldn't get rid of them completely.
Who knew that Prime Minister Fu died today and the Sixth Miss also disappeared.
"Such precise selection of ministers and officials must have been planned long ago." Jiang Yunxi said with certainty, otherwise the murderer would definitely kill people at random instead of carefully selecting.
"The murderer is so bold that he dares to kill ministers and officials so wantonly." Shao Qiyuan's face looked particularly ugly. The other party was clearly challenging the imperial power. The key point was that ten people had already died.
And they had no clue.
The emperor had already put pressure on them in anger.
Jiang Yunxi said with a half-smile, "Since he is familiar with the ministers and officials, the murderer must be either a minister in the court or someone from the royal family. This narrows the scope."
It is impossible for ordinary people to kill people with such precision.
The point is, this person can also control evil spirits, so he is definitely not an ordinary person.
"Your analysis is absolutely correct." Shao Qiyuan's eyes lit up. Why didn't he think of it?
"Also, did these deceased people work together and offend anyone before they died?" Jiang Yunxi asked. They must have done something, so the murderer killed them on purpose.
But why did they kidnap the unmarried girl from the deceased's family?
"I have to go back and investigate this carefully." Shao Qiyuan said. Although he had contacts with these deceased people during their lifetime, he was not particularly familiar with them.
He really didn't know whether they had worked together when they were young.
"If you encounter a similar case in the future and there are no other clues, you can also speculate based on the murderer's motive." Jiang Yunxi gave him a reminder.
"Thank you, young lady. I don't know your name yet. You don't look like you are from Cang Qiong Country." Shao Qiyuan looked at them and they were either rich or noble.
"Jiang Yunxi, his name is Zhan Beiyuan, the King of Cold of Tenglong Kingdom." Jiang Yunxi did not hide his identity this time.
This time, not only Shao Qiyuan was stunned, but everyone else present was also stunned.
"Your Highness Prince Han, why are you here in the capital of Cang Qiong Kingdom?" Shao Qiyuan asked. He had heard of Zhan Beiyuan before and knew that he was a famous god of war in Tenglong Kingdom, but he had never seen him.
"Just take what you should take." Zhan Beiyuan said.
Shao Qiyuan couldn't help but ask, "What is it?"
Zhan Beiyuan looked at him and said, "A piece of broken body."
Shao Qiyuan: “…”
Dismemberment???
He must have heard it right. He was actually taking body parts. It didn't matter, as long as he was not here to rob the things of the Cang Qiong Kingdom.
"Lord Shao, where is that huge rock that fell from the sky?" Jiang Yunxi wanted to go and take a look.
"On the main street near the palace..." Shao Qiyuan said. When the huge rock fell, it really scared the people around, and then a fire broke out. Fortunately, no one died, only minor injuries.
Jiang Yunxi nodded, "I wonder if Master Shao knows about Above the Clouds?"
Shao Qiyuan's expression changed slightly. "Why are you asking this? That place is not open to outsiders. It is the most sacred place in Cang Qiong Kingdom. Except for the emperor, no one else can go there alone."
"It is rumored that there is a guardian bird in the Kingdom of Cangkong. Is the bird there?" Jiang Yunxi decided to check it out tonight.
"You want to take the divine bird?" Shao Qiyuan's face suddenly changed, his eyes full of vigilance. He did admire her and thought she was a good person, but if she set her sights on the divine bird, he would definitely not show mercy.
Jiang Yunxi looked at his nervous expression and couldn't help laughing. "We can swear to heaven that we are only here to get a piece of the body. As for the divine bird, it's just curiosity."
Seeing her frank and upright expression, Shao Qiyuan's mouth twitched slightly, "The Divine Bird is the guardian bird of the Cang Qiong Kingdom. It has always lived in the clouds."
"I heard it was eaten by someone who wanted to achieve immortality..."
"It's ridiculous. I don't know who spread it."
"If I have the chance, I would like to meet the divine bird and see how divine it is." Jiang Yunxi said with interest.
"Miss Jiang, don't even think about it. Not to mention you, except the emperor, I guess no one has seen it. Maybe even the emperor hasn't seen it." Shao Qiyuan was not talking nonsense.
Even during the annual sacrificial ceremony, they were only outside the clouds and had no right to step in.
Jiang Yunxi: “…”
Shao Qiyuan did not wait any longer. The emperor urged them to find the murderer. Now that he had a clue, he had to hurry and investigate, trying to find the murderer as soon as possible.
Jiang Yunxi and others left the Prime Minister's Mansion and went to the main street near the imperial palace, where they saw the huge rock.
It was black and as tall as an adult.
The boulder smashed a big hole in the ground.
"Such a strong evil spirit, this definitely didn't fall from the sky." Jiang Yunxi was sure it wasn't a disaster at first glance. After getting closer, she saw some runes on the boulder.
"Could such a huge piece of stone be thrown here by someone?" Zhan Luochen's mouth twitched violently.
"Are you stupid? Who has such great strength to throw such a huge rock over here?" Jiang Jingyan said, thinking it was impossible.
Zhan Luochen looked at him with disdain, "Then how did you get here? Your sister said it wasn't dropped from the sky."
Jiang Jingyan smiled proudly, "You'll have to ask my sister."
"It was teleported here using a formation." Jiang Yunxi said. The runes on the boulder were the formation. She looked up at the palace and then looked up at the clouds.
"Why is this person deliberately doing all this? Could it be that he wants to overthrow the imperial power?" Qian Heng thought, stroking his chin.
"No." Jiang Yunxi said with certainty.
…
The night is dark and the stars are shining.
Jiang Yunxi and Zhan Beiyuan quietly arrived near the clouds. They came here to explore the way in the afternoon, but they didn't expect that there were guards patrolling everywhere and the security was very strict.
"How about I go and lead them away?" Zhan Beiyuan suggested.
"No need, I'll set up a formation." After saying this, Jiang Yunxi sat down to meditate on the ground, clasping her hands together to form seals. Suddenly, a circular totem appeared under her, and the totem instantly spread towards the clouds.
All the guards who were originally patrolling back and forth stopped, as if they were sealed.
Jiang Yunxi opened his eyes and said, "Gone."
The two of them quickly ran towards the entrance above the clouds. There was a circular totem on the gate, which was obviously a formation. Just when Jiang Yunxi was about to break the formation, the door of the hall opened.
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