Chapter 154: Ghost Wall
"The girls in Misty Rain Tower first heard the rumor that you killed your fiancée and tried to curry favor with the royal family from a bearded whore.
What the man said was so detailed and accurate that it seemed as if it were true.
The girls took it to heart and told Lingzhi, who was in charge of the building.
I followed the lead of the bearded man and he said he heard it in the Guangyun Teahouse on Xuanwu Street.
It was discovered at Guangyun Teahouse that a man and a woman were arguing in the teahouse.
In the end, he led those people to believe that you killed your cousin because you wanted to curry favor with the royal family, and said that you were a heartless man.
We sent people to investigate the whereabouts of the man and woman, but there was still no news.
I passed the news to the Dali Temple, and the people from the Dali Temple received news in the afternoon, saying that they saw two people leaving the city from Yongtong Gate and heading south.
I suddenly remembered that the last time I was looking for clues about the thunder bomb, the man called Boss Man lived at the entrance of Yongtong Gate.
I wanted to call you this afternoon, but you were not at home.
After I got home, I thought about it and felt that something was wrong, so I went to the Dali Temple in person.
Shen Siqing told me that your two men left Yongtong Gate, headed south, and finally entered Crouching Tiger Forest."
When Feng Shenyu heard this, he turned and looked at Li Huaiyu.
"Crouching Tiger Forest?"
"Yes, then I went to the Ministry of War and found Minister Yang.
Minister Yang showed me the details of his recent investigation, and sure enough, I found in the records that the place where they tracked Boss Man and lost him was Wohulin.
Furthermore, according to records from the Ministry of War, they lost track of us after entering Crouching Tiger Forest because of a strange fog that created a mysterious barrier."
Feng Shenyu's expression was surprised.
"Do you believe in ghost walls?"
Li Huaiyu shook his head and said, "I don't believe it. If they said there was some kind of Qimen Dunjia trick or something, I might believe it."
Feng Shenyu nodded.
"I'm in a bad mood and want to go hunting outside of town tomorrow. Do you want to come with me?"
"Where are you going?"
"Crouching Tiger Forest."
Li Huaiyu stood up and said, "I'm too sleepy. I'm going to sleep first."
After saying that, he walked straight towards the guest house.
The next morning, Feng Shenyu went to court as usual.
Li Huaiyu slept until noon, and only got up slowly after Fengshenyu returned from court.
After the two men had packed up, they led Huang on the left and Cang on the right, dressed in brocade and wearing jade belts, and rode their horses galloping. A dozen of them rushed out of the city.
On this side, Li Yueyao heard that Li Huaiyu and Feng Shenyu had gone out of the city to hunt, and her mind was full of question marks.
Instead of investigating the spies, rumors and his cousin, he went out hunting?
"Where did you go hunting?" Li Yueyao asked.
"Outside Yongtong Gate lies Crouching Tiger Mountain."
Li Yueyao thought for a moment and murmured, "If you don't go hunting at Chunshan, Yuanshan, or Cangshan, why go to Crouching Tiger Mountain?
It's just a small mound, what's there to go there for?"
Qian Lou thought for a moment and said, "Your Highness, Minister Yang of the Ministry of War met with the Right Prime Minister and then sent people to the vicinity of Yongtong Gate.
Could there be some news over there?"
Li Yueyao nodded after hearing this: "I guess today's hunting trip is fake, and the search for clues is real."
After he finished speaking, he turned to Cuiwei and asked, "Cuiwei, are there any new storybooks on the market recently?"
Cuiwei came over with a bowl of bird's nest and said with a smile:
"Your Highness, I haven't seen any new storybooks recently."
Li Yueyao listened and said, "I have a storybook. Please help me write it this afternoon. After it is finished, I will have it presented in major teahouses in the capital."
"The book published by Your Highness will surely become popular in the capital."
"Of course. Anything I produce is of the highest quality."
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As the name suggests, Crouching Tiger Mountain was named after the fact that tigers often appeared here a long time ago.
Wohulin is a forest at the foot of Wohu Mountain.
Feng Shenyu, Li Huaiyu and their group arrived at Wohulin. They rode on their horses and looked at the forest in front of them. The trees were tall and dense, so there was a real possibility of getting lost.
Everyone dismounted and observed the terrain, and then the people from the Ministry of War came forward to lead the way.
After entering the forest, everyone soon lost their way after making many twists and turns.
After walking around for a while, Li Huaiyu suddenly said:
"Have we been here before? Look at this cypress tree and this small grave."
Feng Shenyu looked at it and nodded.
After walking for a while, they suddenly saw fog on the mountain road ahead.
"The weather is fine today. It's almost noon, so why is it foggy?" Yan Xin said from the side.
The person in charge of leading the way from the Ministry of War explained:
"That's how it was. The fog suddenly appeared for no apparent reason, and then the person I was following disappeared."
Feng Shenyu took out a small pill from his arms and ate it, then handed the rest of the pill in the small bottle to Li Huaiyu.
"Detoxification pill, each person takes one."
Everyone took the medicine, covered their mouths and noses with their clothes, and then slowly walked into the fog.
In the fog, I only felt a chill rising from the soles of my feet and instantly climbing up my whole body. Even the timid ones couldn't help but shiver.
Suddenly, a dark figure appeared in front of him. It was several feet tall and looked like a god from heaven or a Vajra appearing.
But the next moment, the figure disappeared.
Everyone was surprised and formed a back-to-back formation, walking forward slowly.
After walking a few steps, the figure suddenly appeared behind him. Feng Shenyu had guessed it long ago, so he raised the crossbow in his hand and fired three arrows in a row at the black shadow.
Everyone saw a dark shadow floating in the fog, drifting away into the distance.
Feng Shenyu sneered and said, "It's just a trifle."
As he spoke, he bent down, picked up a pile of branches from the roadside, and started to make a fire.
Seeing this, everyone picked up firewood from the surrounding area and threw it into the fire.
As the fire burned fiercely, the surrounding fog quickly dissipated.
But you can see white smoke coming out from some places in the surrounding grass.
Yanxin walked over, parted the grass and took out something that looked like an ice cube.
"My dear, this is what's smoking."
If Li Yueyao was present, she would definitely be able to tell that this was solid dry ice.
Feng Shenyu stared at the smoking ice cube for a long time, and suddenly Li Huaiyu interrupted.
"I know what this is."
Seeing everyone's eyes on him, Li Huaiyu scratched his head and changed his words:
“Um… I mean, I’ve seen this thing.
When the late emperor celebrated his birthday, my aunt used this thing to create smoke, imitating the scene of thick clouds rolling in the heavens."
"Her Royal Highness the Grand Princess of Jinyang?" Yan Xin asked.
Li Huaiyu nodded.
Now everyone's attention shifted to Feng Shenyu again.
Feng Shenyu cleared his throat and said, "Well, I'll go back and ask."
Li Huaiyu curled his lips when he heard this.
Go back and ask, can you see anyone?
You're just bragging here.
At this time, a secret guard ran over from a distance, holding a huge cloth with three holes on it.
When everyone looked at the arrows in the secret guard's hand, weren't these the three crossbow arrows from before?
"Could this be the black shadow in the fog just now?"
The secret guard nodded.
"When I went there, this thing was nailed to a tall tree trunk in the distance."
Li Huaiyu stepped forward to inspect it and said, "It really is a trick."
Seeing this, the military officials said, "Then we need to use fire to clear the smoke. But we are tracking people, so we can't use fire openly."
Feng Shenyu picked up a stone from the roadside and threw it down.
The stone was seen rolling towards a high place in front of everyone.
Everyone was shocked when they saw it.
"This...this stone, how could it roll up the mountain?"
Li Huaiyu said from the side: "Stupid, didn't you say it was a trick?
High is low, low is high, and this way you can quickly determine the direction."
Everyone listened and nodded.
Then they bent down, picked up a stone, and threw it towards the low place in front of them. Sure enough, they saw the stone rolling in the opposite direction.
Feng Shenyu stood up and clapped his hands, saying, "According to your Ministry of War's records, one was fog, and the other was getting lost. Now both have been resolved. Any other problems?"
The people from the Ministry of War bowed and saluted, expressing their utmost admiration.
"Thank you for clearing up my confusion. The Right Prime Minister is truly a god!"
Feng Shenyu said calmly: "The reason why people believe what ghosts and gods say is because they are blinded in the first place.
What he saw was contrary to common sense, and ghosts and gods began to arise in his mind. In the end, it became so mysterious that he could no longer get rid of this shackle.
In fact, the real reason may be just a little trick."
"The Right Prime Minister is wise, and I admire him."
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