Chapter 45 This Scholar Looks Familiar

"We've finished shopping, let's go."

Yan Shuyi touched his cheek, muttered something, and walked towards the first floor of Qiong Huaxuan in a trance.

When she reached Lu Qingqiu, Du Zhu and Qian Yunxiao, she suddenly came back to her senses, looked them up and down, and her sword intent suddenly rose.

The sword arts of Lingjian Mountain mainly cultivate the sword heart. Even if the spiritual energy is not externalized, the sharpness of the sword is enough to make people awe-inspiring.

The three of them suddenly held their breath and their eyes gradually narrowed.

They had seen the woman once yesterday at the Dengxian Baiyu Terrace, and their main impression of her was that she was extremely beautiful and had a mysterious and noble background.

When I saw her for the second time today and saw her buying things for Ji You, I felt that she was even more like a lively and beautiful girl.

But when they were face to face, they felt an urgent pressure.

It has nothing to do with realm, but rather a kind of condescending attitude.

The first reaction of Du Zhu and the other two was, who on earth is this person? Why did this woman, just when she turned around, generate a completely different aura from before and kept whistling?

However, what they didn't know was that if this little judge hadn't come looking for someone to play with on a whim, given their identities, they would probably never be able to see her in their lifetime.

However, what made the three of them feel relieved was that the cold and sharp woman in front of them did not make any move, but turned around and went downstairs.

What they didn't know was that Xiao Jianzhu just wanted to draw her sword and stab them a few times to let Ji You know that she was actually a very majestic woman.

"Ji You, I want to eat candied fruit."

“…”

Ji You followed him downstairs and looked at the young master in front of him walking with his hands behind his back and steady steps, his temperament was completely different from when he came.

But after a short while of being dignified, she couldn't help but wander around again.

What a strange woman...

Ji You couldn't help but mutter to himself, and suddenly he saw a scholar passing by, staring at him with a strange look on his face.

The bandit Ji was slightly startled, thinking that this person looked very familiar, but in the end he felt that there was nothing to worry about and he was irrelevant.

"Brother Ji, why are you here? I was just about to go to Nishan to deliver a letter to you."

"?"

At the back side of Xinghua Lane in Xicheng District, near the corner of Chunhua Lane, there is a tiled house. This was where Kuang Cheng lived after he joined the Sixianjian.

The small room had only three feet of space for sleeping, and other than that there was a desk and books all over the floor.

There is a small courtyard behind the tile-roofed house, with piles of fallen leaves, which looks like they have not been cleaned up yet.

Ji You followed Kuang Cheng into the house and sat in front of the desk. Yan Shu also knew that they had something to discuss, so he sat in the yard and sipped tea obediently.

"I will be away from Shengjing for a while to investigate the matter of the evil species. I am not sure when I will be back, so I came to let you know."

Kuang Cheng glanced at him and said, "Really? But you don't even seem to recognize me on the street."

Ji You immediately became more serious: "That was just a disguise of mine."

"Brother Ji is so cautious, that's understandable..."

"By the way, why did you ask someone to send me a letter?"

Kuang Cheng lowered his voice and said, "I mentioned last time that the Sixianjian is investigating Wei Li's tax embezzlement, and they have made some progress. I also took this opportunity to find some clues about the missing children in the orphanage."

Ji You looked at him and asked, "Have you found out who is behind this?"

"I led my colleagues to check the Yanxing Post Station outside the city and found that one of the batches of babies was sent to Xuanyuan Immortal Palace."

Kuang Cheng couldn't help but clench his fists: "The Xuanyuan Immortal Palace does the most things like using people to make medicine. We have also seen it in Yuyang County. Brother Ji, after you become the headmaster, don't let them go."

Ji You thought of Qiu Ru, and said while holding the teacup: "Of course not..."

"In addition, there is a question among these clues that I can't figure out."

"?"

Kuang Cheng lowered his voice and said, "The missing babies case did not start from the orphanage. Children have been missing for three years. Some of them were even stolen right out of the delivery room, right under their parents' noses."

"So far, I have found 138 cases. Several government offices in Shengjing have case files, and the records of reporting to the authorities are relatively concentrated."

"The most bizarre thing is that three princes in the palace also disappeared one after another."

"But I checked the exit records of the Yanxing Post Station and found that the number of transports did not match this. Half of the children were not sent to the Xuanyuan Immortal Palace."

Ji You frowned slightly: "Besides Xuanyuan Immortal Mansion, is there anyone else?"

After saying this, Kuang Cheng took out a piece of paper from his bosom and said, "I checked a few places, and they are also from the records of Yanxing Post Station. I think there are some problems."

Ji You unfolded the note and looked at it, his brows gradually furrowed.

After Kuang Cheng joined the Sixianjian, he worked as a clerical worker and was not involved in investigating cases, so his life was relatively leisurely.

But like Ji You, he didn't want to be an idle person and always felt that he had to do something, so he started investigating the case of the missing baby.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

As for why, it actually originated from the skinny child that Kuang Cheng met when he first went to the orphanage to deliver quilts.

The child was called Hu Wa. He didn't want anything. He just knelt down and kowtowed, begging Kuang Cheng to help him find his sister who depended on him for survival.

In fact, before he went to investigate, Kuang Cheng also knew that the stealing of the baby was most likely related to the Immortal Sect.

After all, in today's world, ordinary people are struggling to get enough food, so who would steal hundreds of children?

But even so, Kuang Cheng still felt that he should give Hu Wa an explanation.

Now, after much investigation, they have indeed found the shadow of the Immortal Sect, but Kuang Cheng is already powerless, so he hopes that Ji You can find a way.

But what he didn't expect was that when Ji You saw the contents of the note, he felt a chill running up his spine.

There wasn't much on it, just the names of three towns.

Qiling Town, Yuhe Town, and Beisha Town.

Ji You was silent for a long time, and subconsciously clenched the note: "Why did you pick these locations from the delivery records of Yanxing Post Station?"

"One of the convoys from the Yanxing Post Station goes to these places too frequently. After all, this is a remote town. Even if they buy supplies from the capital, they shouldn't make a trip every month. Moreover, their travels are highly consistent with the time of the disappearances."

After Kuang Cheng finished speaking, he looked at him, a little puzzled: "Do you know these three places?"

Ji You crumpled the paper into his palm and said, "I don't know. I've never seen it before. But I'll go check it out for you and let you know if there's any news."

"Thank you, Brother Ji."

"After investigating so far, your ability has reached its limit. Just focus on your promotion. Don't forget that the burden of the Kuang family is now on you."

Kuang Cheng nodded after hearing this: "Wei Li's corruption case has been investigated almost to the end, and a large number of officials in the Ministry of Revenue have been replaced. Your Majesty is very determined to implement the new policy this time, and even the reign title has been changed from Taiwu to Taiyuan. I have more things to do for the people."

Ji You raised his head after hearing this: "The court is actually no safer than the martial arts world. Don't try to be the first in everything, and don't let others use you as a gun. Remember what I told you last time, go pick up Wei Li's granddaughter, or go pick up the princess!"

After hearing this, Kuang Cheng turned to look at Yan Shuyi who was sitting in the courtyard and asked, "Is that your headmaster's granddaughter?"

Yan Shuyi was sitting on a stone bench at this time, looking at the only dead leaf hanging on the tree with an obedient expression.

Ji You also looked over and chuckled after a long while: "No, she's just a cute little girl."

“…”

As soon as the words fell, the two men's shoulders suddenly trembled.

Because it seemed as if some energy suddenly shot out, and at that moment, the only dead leaf on the tree broke along with the branch.

The young master, who was sitting on a stone bench drinking tea, remained expressionless, except for her beautiful eyes which began to narrow slightly.

(End of this chapter)