Chapter 66 Missing

In order to pacify the chaos and build an empire, the successful establishment of Beiyou Kingdom was also inseparable from the help of extraordinary people in the martial arts world.

Feng Tianjing, the founding emperor of Beiyou Kingdom, once became sworn brothers with Xiao Moyi, who was known as the number one martial artist. Although many things happened afterwards, the relationship between the court and the martial arts world has eased since then.

Nowadays, there are still some people in the martial arts world who avoid the imperial court, but there are also sects that maintain good relations with the imperial court. The Taibai Sword Sect adheres to the principle of wielding the sword to cut off injustice, and even the imperial court respects it a little.

Therefore, after learning the origins of Ji Xian and others, they hardly had to waste any words and were quickly and respectfully invited into the lobby of the yamen.

The man leading the hall was of sturdy build and resolute face, more like a military general than a civil official. On his right was a pretty lady with slightly red eyes, and her gaze flickered when she saw a few people.

"You must be the young heroes of the Taibai Sword Sect. I am Song Zhuang, the magistrate of Qingchi County, and this is my wife, Ms. Bai." Song Zhuang treated them very politely, without the slightest airs of a magistrate. Or perhaps it was because the Taibai Sword Sect was so famous that people did not dare to neglect them.

"I am Ji Xianyi from Taibai Sword Sect, and this is my junior sister Li Qingruo..."

Just when Ji Xian was thinking about how to introduce Qiu Muli, Qiu Muli said, "My name is A-li. Unfortunately, my family was attacked by bandits. Fortunately, I was rescued by Ji Shaoxia. Ji Shaoxia was kind-hearted and felt sorry for me being alone, so he escorted me all the way to a nearby city to settle down..."

Qiu Muli's voice was soft, like a lingering spring breeze. Although she was answering Song Zhuang's words, her eyes were on Ji Xianyi who was standing beside her. When she noticed that he was looking at her, she lowered her head as if shy.

Song Zhuang looked at Qiu Muli's affectionate face and seemed to be thinking about something, but Ji Xianyi looked frank, so they didn't talk about it any more.

"I already know why you are here. The story started a year ago. A scholar named Wei Yu reported to the police that Hua Niang, with whom he had decided to spend her life together, did not show up. He went to Qingmeifang to look for her but could not find her. He was worried that Hua Niang had met with an accident, so he decided to report to the police."

"Qingmeifang is the brothel in this county. Although the girl named Hua Niang has not reached the age of marriage, she is still very beautiful. Therefore, many customers come here to admire her. She is also expected to become the first choice for the Qingmeifang brothel. The day Wei Yu and Hua Niang decided to elope happened to be three days before Hua Niang's marriage. After three days, Hua Niang will start to receive customers. So after Wei Yu reported to the authorities, the people in the government office I didn't pay much attention to him. Maybe their affair was exposed. After all, Qingmeifang would never give up such a big money-making tree. It is very likely that Qingmeifang imprisoned Hua Niang. Normally, our government has no right to intervene in such matters. However, what is unexpected is that the person who participated in the parade of the courtesan three days later was not Hua Niang. The once popular Hua Niang disappeared without a trace. "

"Hua Niang's disappearance did not cause much of a stir, but about a month later an old lady reported to the government that her granddaughter had gone out to sell embroidery and never came back. The government sent many people to look for her but to no avail. After that, a woman disappeared almost every month. I also reported to other officials for help and asked them to send people to investigate, but no matter how many people came, they could not find any clues. Three days ago, even my daughter..." Song Zhuang's tone was very heavy when he said this, and his wife beside him could not hold back her tears, "My daughter also disappeared from the mansion."

"To be able to abduct someone quietly, I think the thief must have superb martial arts skills. It's a pity that I am not good at martial arts and didn't notice it at all." Song Zhuang was very excited and regretful when he said this. He even wanted to bow to Ji Xianyi and the other two. "Song Zhuang is begging the two young heroes here to find the thief as soon as possible and restore peace to this county."

The same was true for Mrs. Bai standing by.

Ji Xianyi and Li Qingruo quickly supported the two people, "You two don't have to do this. It is our responsibility to eliminate evil and promote good. My junior sister and I will do our best to find out the truth of the missing case."

After understanding the whole story, all the strange things seemed to be explained after entering Qingchi County.

So, Ji Xian thought for a moment and said, "I wonder if I can go to your house. It's only been three days. Maybe there will be some clues."

Song Zhuang nodded in agreement, but his tone was still heavy: "I have also searched carefully, but unfortunately I did not find any useful clues. The two young men are thoughtful and may find clues that I have not found."

Song Zhuang is the head of a county. In addition to the missing persons case, he has various matters, big and small, waiting for him to solve, so Mrs. Bai took them to her mansion.

"How about Miss A-li and I sitting in one carriage, and the two young men sitting in another carriage?" Mrs. Bai said.

There was naturally no problem with this allocation. Ji Xian nodded and said, "Thank you for your help, Madam."

There was still some distance between the county government office and the Song residence. Mrs. Bai's eyes kept falling on Qiu Muli's face from time to time. After the carriage turned around an alley, Mrs. Bai suddenly exclaimed, "Miss A-li is so beautiful. She is the most beautiful girl I have ever seen."

Qiu Muli seemed a little shy and puzzled, "Madam, you haven't seen what I look like behind the veil, how can you know..."

Mrs. Bai smiled and said, "Although I can't say I've seen countless people, but just by looking at Miss A-li's eyes and eyebrows, I know that she must be a beauty."

Mrs. Bai's straightforward compliment made Qiu Muli at a loss. Just when she didn't know what to say, she heard the other party ask, "I wonder why Miss A-li is wearing a veil?"

Seeing Mrs. Bai's puzzled look, Qiu Muli said, "During the confrontation between the bandits and Ji Shaoxia, I accidentally got scratched on the face."

"What?!"

Mrs. Bai exclaimed in surprise, and her face turned ugly in an instant, as if she cared about this matter more than Qiu Muli.

However, Qiu Muli did not notice the abnormality of the other party, and just thought that the other party was too kind and cared about her. "It's just a shallow scar, and the ointment of Ji Shaoxia is very effective. In a day or two, the scar will be gone. Madam, don't worry."

Upon hearing this, Madam Bai seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and soon a smile appeared on her face again. There was something meaningful in her words, "That's good, that's good. A woman's appearance is always important."

Qiu Muli didn't know what he was thinking about and felt a little shy for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

The atmosphere on their side was harmonious, while in the other carriage, the brother and sister were looking into each other's eyes. After years of getting along with each other, they understood the meaning of each other's little movements and could exchange simple words just by eye contact.

"Did A-li discover something?"

"I'm not sure, but this case is full of weird things, so be careful."

"Yoyoyo, Young Hero Ji..."

Ji Xian looked helpless at the teasing look of his junior sister. He saw the mansion not far away through the car window, hoping to find some clues to catch the thief as soon as possible and restore peace to Qingchi County.