"My titanium alloy dog eyes are going blind... Xu Qi'an's eyes were burning with pain and tears were streaming down his face.

As he peered at the Observatory, his eyes felt like they were being pricked by two steel needles. His consciousness became fuzzy for a moment, then the pain hit him.

Song Tingfeng knelt on Xu Qi'an's chest to stop him from rolling around, then opened his eyelids to find that his colleague's eyes were red but his pupils were fine, he wasn't blind.

Song Tingfeng breathed a sigh of relief and ignored his foolish colleague.

After waiting for a quarter of an hour, Xu Qi'an's burning sensation finally disappeared. He sat on the ground with red eyes, his vision still blurry, but he could see two figures in front of him.

"What did you just do?" Song Tingfeng's voice came through.

"I looked at the Observatory... My cousin is a student at the Yunlu Academy and gave me a piece of paper today that records divination techniques."

Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao knew about Xu's family background and nodded when they heard this.

Xu Qi'an continued, "Then I used divination to look at the Astronomical Bureau."

After saying that, he found that Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao hadn't spoken for a long time.

Song Tingfeng sighed, "Do you know that the head of the Bureau likes to stay on the Gossip Terrace of the Observatory?"

"I didn't know."

"Do you know that the pinnacle of the wizardry system is our head of the Bureau?"

"I know that."

"Well, if you use divination to look at the head of the Bureau, isn't that looking for trouble?"

"I really didn't know..."

Zhu Guangxiao also sighed, "The wizards of the Astronomical Bureau have frequent contact with the Nightwatchers. With experience accumulated over time, you'll know in the future."

Except for the wizards themselves and the Confucians, ordinary people would not know divination techniques.

Xu Qi'an's use of divination this time was purely accidental.

The three of them didn't continue their night patrol but sat on the street to rest, waiting for Xu Qi'an's dog eyes to recover their sight.

After a long time, a sudden red light rose in the eastern sky, maintained for a few seconds, and then dissipated.

"Clang!"

Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao unsheathed their swords in unison.

Xu Qi'an, who had just regained his sight, asked, "What's going on?"

Song Tingfeng said in a deep voice, "The red light is a warning to us, usually used in search and capture situations. It's possible that a Nightwatcher team has found a suspicious person but let them escape... judging from the distance of the red light, it's very close to us."

"Ning Yan, you're still not recovered, responsible for patrolling the streets. Guangxiao, we'll go up to the roof and look out."

The two of them used light skills to jump to the rooftop and went in opposite directions.

The area that the three of them were responsible for patrolling was very large. In this situation, they could only search separately.

Watching their two colleagues go far away, Xu Qi'an drew his sword, took out his crossbow, tightened the copper gong on his chest, and the heart-protecting mirror inside his uniform.

He rarely used the bone-corroding poison, and didn't apply it to his blade, afraid that he might lose his mind someday and lick it.Xu Qi'an was patrolling warily when he saw a stranger walking on the roofs with a bronze gong. The gong stopped on the rooftop, and the stranger said in a deep voice, "Where are the other two?"

Xu Qi'an asked, "They split up. What happened?"

The stranger said, "Baron Pingyuan was killed, and the two colleagues responsible for that area were injured. The thief used secret techniques to escape, and his whereabouts are unknown for now."

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Baron Pingyuan was killed?! Xu Qi'an was shocked. Although the power of the Great Feng Dynasty was declining, a baron was still a baron, and the manor must have had skilled guards. The fact that the killer could kill a baron, injure Nightwatchers, and escape calmly meant that he was not an ordinary expert. Xu Qi'an felt that he was in danger if he encountered him.

After the stranger finished speaking, he quickly left to inform the guards at the city gate. Xu Qi'an prayed silently that he would not encounter the killer. At this moment, he felt a message from the "Earth Book" fragment. After recognizing it with his blood, he had a mysterious connection with the book.

He took out the jade mirror and saw a message on it, "Chapter 6: I'm in trouble in the capital. Can you help me?"

After a few minutes, Taoist Master Jin Lian replied, "Chapter 9: What kind of trouble are you in?"

Chapter 6 replied, "I'm trapped in the inner city and facing the pursuit of Nightwatchers. The astrologers of the Heavenly Observation Bureau will arrive in an hour, and I won't be able to escape by then."

Xu Qi'an was shocked. Wasn't Chapter 6 the killer who killed Baron Pingyuan? Taoist Master Jin Lian seemed to feel the difficulty and couldn't give a solution for now.

Chapter 2 suggested, "Why don't you try to break out by force?"

Chapter 6 replied, "No, it's too far from the city gate, and there are Nightwatchers and Imperial Guards along the way. Besides, there is also the outer city after leaving the inner city."

Chapter 2 asked, "Do you have any hidden magical tools?"

Chapter 6 replied, "No."

Chapter 9 said, "I have one, but I can't bring it to you."

Chapter 6 said, "Don't worry, Taoist Master. If I can't escape this calamity, I will leave the Earth Book where it is, and you can find it tomorrow by following its breath."

In the capital, especially in the inner city, it was almost impossible to escape from the pursuit of Nightwatchers. At this moment, a new character appeared.

Chapter 4 said, "I have some friendship with the head of the Dao Sect of the Human Race, but the Lingbao Palace is in the imperial city."

Chapter 2 said, "Isn't that the same as saying nothing?"Number Four has a relationship with the female national teacher... Taoist Master Jin Lian didn't lie, the holders of the Earth Book are not ordinary people.

Number Two calls Number Six Bald Donkey, Number Four calls him Monk. Is Number Six a Buddhist?

Xu Qi'an silently watched the screen.

At the same time, he saw the cohesion of the Tian Di Hui. The holders of the Earth Book may be guarding against each other, wary of their own identity being exposed, but they do have a gang to rely on.

"Number Two, ask Number One. He's from the capital."

Number One was probably also watching the screen. When he saw Number Two mention him, he spoke up: "What did you do?"

"I killed Lord Pingyuan."

It was really him. The murderer tonight was really him!

Number Six admitted it so quickly, too straightforward... When I asked him if he was from the Tian Di Hui, he also admitted it without hesitation... Don't monks refrain from lying?

But monks also don't violate the precept against killing. What the hell were you doing sneaking into Lord Pingyuan's house in the middle of the night and killing him?

Xu Qi'an silently criticized him.

The holders of the Earth Book were silent, and no one spoke for a long time.

They were probably shocked by what Number Six had done.

After a long time, Number One replied: "Sorry, I can't help you."

"Number Nine: Number One, we're both in the Tian Di Hui. If you can help, please do. This Taoist believes that Number Six wouldn't kill someone without reason."

What Taoist Master Jin Lian meant was that he believed Number One had the ability to help Number Six. Even with the Nightwatchers and the Imperial Guards blocking the way, and with the sorcerers of the Astronomical Observatory about to intervene, he still believed that Number One could help Number Six.

Hmm, Taoist Master Jin Lian is the only one who knows everyone's identities... Number One's status and position may be higher than I estimated.

Xu Qi'an made a judgment.

The response to Taoist Master Jin Lian's words was silence. Number One's attitude was very firm, and he refused to help.

Xu Qi'an thought to himself, "Number One doesn't want to help Number Six because he killed Lord Pingyuan."

"Number Two is a kind-hearted person, at least on the surface. Number Six is a Buddhist, very straightforward and doesn't lie. Number Four has a relationship with the leader of the Dao Sect, but his identity is unknown. Number Nine is Taoist Master Jin Lian, Number One is from the court, likes to watch the screen, and has a high status... This werewolf killing is quite interesting."

"I'll also pretend to be cool... no, show off in front of others." Xu Qi'an typed a message with his finger:

"Number Six, I can consider helping you, but I need to know why you killed Lord Pingyuan first. Hehe, you can refuse my kindness and not answer, but don't lie."

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