On the mountaintop, Murong Jin looked down at the people running around with torches.
"But what exactly is it?"
Yi Liu: "They all look like antiques from a long time ago, and it was also discovered that most of their items were obtained through tomb raiding..."
Murong Jin's eyes darkened. "Tomb raiding, huh?"
Yi Liu: "Besides this, there's also the unauthorized sale of salt..."
Salt.
It is very important to a country; besides being food, it can also be used for disinfection and is a strategic resource...
"Investigate the situation and let the local authorities pay close attention."
Yi Liu responded, "Yes."
...
After finishing their meal, the two little ones sat on chairs, one reading a book and the other drawing.
"Auntie Jiu, when is Mommy coming back?"
Jinjiu: "It might take a few days. Is the young master bored?"
Nan Muyu shook her head. "No."
Then she showed her finished drawing to Nan Fengyi, who was standing next to her, and asked, "Brother, look, isn't my drawing pretty?"
Nan Fengyi glanced at it; the drawing was somewhat abstract, but he could still tell what his sister had drawn. "It's pretty, but it would be even more beautiful if it were drawn a little more realistically."
"I think so too, but brother, let me ask you this: I don't even know many words, how do you manage to read this book?"
Nan Fengyi: "You were dozing off when the teacher came to teach..."
Nan Muyu blushed and immediately covered Nan Fengyi's mouth, shaking her head frantically in denial, "No, no, no, Xiaoyu didn't doze off."
Nan Fengyi's eyes held a hint of a smile. "Yes, Xiaoyu didn't doze off."
"That's right, I didn't doze off. It's just that my brother is too smart."
Nan Fengyi felt helpless. "Xiaoyu can learn slowly over a few days. If she can't read a single character in the future, people will laugh at her. Look at your mother, isn't she knowledgeable? Many people admire your mother, don't they?"
Xiaoyu's eyes lit up, "Yes, I want to be as amazing as Mommy when I grow up!"
...
"Almost all the children in this town have been stolen; where are there any children left?"
"It's not like they're all gone. It's really strange. Why would they specifically target children under five?"
“They sell people, to wealthy families, or to other places. As long as there’s money to be made, these people will do anything, no matter how heinous.”
Yi Liu and the others sat not far away, listening to the conversations of passersby.
"More than a dozen children have gone missing. There are already too many people in our town who go out to seek apprenticeships..."
Yi Liu suddenly spoke up, "Don't the government officials care?"
"The government? They don't care about us commoners. This place is far from the capital; it would take months to get here. They've already kept everything a secret..."
Then the person who had spoken was pulled back and looked at the person opposite him. Yi Liu was dressed plainly, but his temperament was extraordinary.
"Has no one reported this to the authorities?"
"Reporting to the authorities is useless; we've been searching for so long, but haven't found a single one."
The city is called Liyue City, and the town is called Linghu Town.
The person in charge is the local county magistrate.
In Liyue City, the person in charge is the Prefect.
After finishing their meal, Murong Jin and Yi Liu left. The two were dressed simply, looking like country folk who had just arrived in the city.
"Master, shall we go and speak to the magistrate?"
Murong Jin shook his head. "Liyue City is quite a distance from here. It's normal that the higher-ups wouldn't know if the county magistrate was colluding with those thieves."
"Therefore, we need to arrange for someone to investigate and collect all the evidence before we go and meet with this magistrate of Linghu County."
Yi Liu: "Yes."
In the secret room, Murong Jin held those antiques in her hands, all of which were very valuable, and some were even priceless.
Murong Jin: "Has it been found out whose tomb this is?"
"It is the ancient tomb of the city lord of Liyue City from hundreds of years ago."
Yi Yi held a seal in his hand. "Master, this is a token of identity."
"Several hundred years ago, there was a city lord in charge of protecting the city. Later, officials appointed by the imperial court were put in charge of the city's affairs. As a result, the title and identity of the city lord were gradually forgotten."
"This is an ancient tomb that was accidentally discovered by tomb raiders, and most of the burial objects have been stolen."
Murong Jin put down an antique ceramic piece: "Arrange for someone to send it to the capital and hand it over to the Ministry of Rites to handle this matter."
"Also, we should find something for the prefect of Liyue City to do."
Yi Yi and Yi Liu exchanged a glance. So many years had passed, yet their master's style of doing things seemed unchanged...
Murong Jin coughed softly as she looked at them.
I'm used to it, I can't change it.
Once she encounters anything related to the imperial court, she can't change her ways...
"Anyway, once this matter is resolved, we'll head to the Valley of Divine Healers."
Yi Yi and Yi Liu: "Yes."
...
Valley of Divine Healers.
Huo Yun'er looked at the man beside her and said, "I don't know where my cousin is."
Lan Ziyao was brewing medicine. "Anyway, my uncle's poison won't kill him for now. My senior sister will also need time to get here from Jiangnan, not to mention the two little ones who came with her."
Looking at the old man lying in the tree, I even suspect that my uncle might have said he was poisoned, but actually wanted to call my senior sister over for a meeting.
"After all, they haven't seen each other for many years."
Huo Yun'er had never met this martial uncle when she first became his apprentice.
Lan Ziyao: "By the way, aren't you and your bodyguard planning to get married yet?"
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