Chapter 82 Mr. Xie is missing
Dongfang Qi took out a piece of paper from the house, then took out the seal he carried with him and stamped the word "Supervisory Envoy" on it.
Given his current situation, it is naturally inappropriate to reveal his true identity. However, in order to urge local officials to pay attention to this case, a warning must be given.
The State of Qi had a Supervisory Office to oversee the government affairs of all officials, and there were also supervisory envoys who would secretly visit officials in various places.
Therefore, with this seal, even if it was just a piece of paper, it was enough to scare the local county magistrate into a cold sweat and he would not dare to fail to strictly supervise the case.
Sure enough, when they found a passerby and delivered the empty letter without words to the county magistrate's office, less than half an hour later, the county magistrate personally arrived with his soldiers.
However, by this moment, Lin Qingyue and Dongfang Qi had already left. Chun Jie and the other villains were knocked unconscious, and even after being apprehended by the officers, they were still bewildered and at a loss as to what to do.
The officers and soldiers found more than a dozen children in the house, ranging from two or three years old to seven or eight years old, both boys and girls.
In the backyard of the house, many bodies that had been buried recently were dug up.
The county magistrate's expression was indescribable: worry, fear, and finally anger. He shouted, "Investigate! Investigate thoroughly and make sure to find all the culprits!"
After dealing with these things, it was already afternoon, and Dongfang Qi only then remembered Xie Shouzheng.
"It's already this late, why hasn't Xiao Hui come back yet?"
In order to facilitate reunion, they left marks along the way after entering the city. If Xie Shouzheng saw it, he would also mark it.
But when they went back to look for the previous mark, they didn't see any other signs nearby.
That means Xie Shouzheng never came to Fengxian County!
Just when the two were wondering, they suddenly saw Damao and Ermao walking towards them, talking and laughing.
"Da Mao, Er Mao!" Dongfang Qi walked up and called out to the two men.
But the mole brothers who had helped them catch the fox demon last night now squinted their eyes and came forward to sniff around.
"Who are you? How do you know our brothers' names?"
"Yes, who are you?"
Dongfang Qi frowned slightly and asked, "Do you two still remember where you went last night?"
Da Mao said, “Last night, there was a newly dead soul on Bangchui Street who had lost his memory and was wandering around outside, scaring many children. My brother and I whipped him and sent him back to the underworld.
Ermao waved the whip in his hand: "That's right, whip him back to hell!"
Lin Qingyue asked, "Didn't anything happen in Fengnian County?"
Da Mao grinned innocently: "What could possibly happen in Fengnian County? Isn't it peaceful?"
Ermao followed with a silly smile: "That's right, it's very peaceful!"
Dongfang Qi and Lin Qingyue looked at each other, then turned and left.
Damao squinted his eyes and looked around: "Hey, where's that person? Why did he just leave like that?"
Ermao: "Yes, where are the people?"
Damao: "By the way, who are they? Why do they smell so strange?"
Ermao: "Yes, very unfamiliar!"
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Xie Shouzheng had a dream. In the dream, he turned into the little wolf cub running around all over the mountains when he was still in the deep mountains and forests.
In those days, the days were peaceful and carefree. When he was hungry, he would return to the wolf pack and nestle under the mother wolf's belly to suck some milk.
When the sharp fangs grew, the she-wolf would bring delicious meat and bones.
He gnawed away, his face covered in crumbs of meat, and grew up as he gnawed. When he wanted to continue gnawing on his old mother, he was ruthlessly driven out of the pack by the mother wolf.
This is animal instinct. To avoid inbreeding and competition for resources, adult wolves must leave the pack, find their own territory, and establish their own pack.
He was driven out of the wolf pack along with his other brothers and sisters.
But he was born different. Whenever the full moon was high in the sky, he would always sit alone on the mountaintop, gazing at the night sky intently. The moonlight reflected in his eyes, glittering with a daze that was different from his kind.
That day, dark clouds gathered, thunder cracked the sky, and crashed into his brain. Like Pangu splitting the chaos, the past ignorance suddenly dissipated.
For the first time, he could tell the direction of the falling raindrops, and for the first time, he understood the howling of the wind blowing through the wilderness. Even the fragrance of the grass under his claws seemed to have a different scent.
The howling of wolves in the distance actually seemed a little strange to him.
He was still a wolf, but a completely different person.
From that day on, he followed his inner instincts, greedily absorbing the essence of the sun and the moon, and slowly gained extraordinary abilities.
Sometimes he was diligent, practicing day after day, and sometimes he was lazy, sleeping in his cave for years.
Until one day, the sound of iron hooves hitting the ground woke him up from his sweet dream.
When he walked out of the cave, before he could see the scene clearly, a sharp sword pierced his shoulder blade.
He fell to the ground with a howl, looking in horror at the two-legged beasts holding bows and arrows who were surrounding him.
"Oh, this wolf's fur is so beautiful, it can be made into a cloak."
"It was baring its teeth, which were as beautiful as jade. If they were knocked off, they could be made into a fine wolf-tooth pendant."
At that moment, he realized how powerful humans were. Even though he had practiced for many years and had developed spiritual intelligence, he could still be killed instantly by them at any time!
Just when he thought he was doomed, a childish voice rang in his ears: "Don't kill it, I'll buy it!"
The hunters took the money and left happily.
The child rode closer, and someone nearby hurriedly tried to dissuade him, "Your Highness, wolves are vicious and ferocious. Don't get close!"
Suddenly, a small figure jumped off the horse's back and landed steadily in front of the injured gray wolf.
"Your Highness, be careful!"
Before his followers could even exclaim, he had already squatted down, his palm covering the wolf's fur. "Will you be my pet? If you are willing, just blink. If you are not willing, I can let you go back to the forest."
That was his first encounter with Dongfang Qi. The young man crouched in the twilight, thin and small, yet possessing a regal air. His fingertips boldly brushed the wolf's ears, the brilliance in his eyes brighter than the setting sun.
He was originally afraid of human blood, but the moment he saw the child, he felt an inexplicable warmth in his heart.
After hesitating for a moment, her amber eyes blinked gently, and she fixed her gaze on the little child. From that moment on, the child entered her heart...
Xie Shouzheng opened his amber eyes and saw the endless darkness and the twinkling stars in the sky. For a moment, he thought he was still in a dream, back in the grasslands of the past.
But suddenly he found something wrong. The starlight above his head was cut into small squares by the inky iron cage.
He was surprised and tried to stand up quickly, but his head hit the top of the cage. Only then did he realize that he was actually in a small iron cage.
Suddenly he saw his furry paws again, and the pain at the back of his butt and when his tail was folded.
His eyes widened in horror, and he hurried to touch his head and face, only to find that he had turned back into a wolf.
He remembered that less than two or three years after he was brought back to the Eastern Palace by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he transformed into a human. Then, as the Crown Prince's attendant, he followed the Crown Prince to attend lectures in the school and received the baptism of civilized etiquette.
A few years later, the prince established the Xuanjing Division and appointed him as the chief.
In order to appear more mature, he deliberately grew a beard, making him look like he was in his 30s. From then on, he worked hard every day, living like an ox or a horse, but no longer looked like a wolf.
If Lin Qingyue hadn't revealed his identity at a glance, he would have almost forgotten that he was a wolf.
But now... why did his true form appear out of nowhere?
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