Princess Er lived in "Shao Yin Palace", a spacious and elegant villa.

The captain of the guards led Xu Qi'an over the high threshold, past the screen wall, and into a courtyard full of the colors of a young girl's innocence.

A swing hung from a grapevine trellis, broken clay dolls piled up in the corner, and strange and curious things were vaguely visible in the pavilion to the east.

To the west, Princess Er was playing embroidered ball with several maidservants on the edge of the flower garden, amidst the chatter of women and the silver bell-like laughter of Princess Er.

"Your Highness, Xu Qi'an is here." The captain of the guards bowed from a distance and said loudly.

Princess Er turned around, stepped on the embroidered ball, stared at Xu Qi'an for a few seconds, her lips slightly curved, and kicked the embroidered ball hard.

Bang!

The embroidered ball flew away, and Princess Er's skirt suddenly exploded into a circle, like a blooming flower.

Xu Qi'an felt intimidated at first sight, but then he decided to stay put. The embroidered ball missed him and bounced away.

"...I'll let you off this time." Princess Er forced a smile, walked towards the main hall, and said, "Xu Qi'an, come in with me, and the others can wait outside."

In the luxurious and spacious main hall, Princess Chang was sitting on a large chair, and Xu Qi'an was standing in the hall. The two silently scrutinized each other.

Princess Er tried to force Xu Qi'an to submit with her gaze, boosted by her identity as a princess.

She knew that when Princess Huai Qing was young, she had spent some time taming eagles. The eagle's eyes were razor-sharp, like a knife, and ordinary people could not hold their gaze for long. Therefore, during the process of taming eagles, one had to use even sharper and cooler eyes to suppress it.

Once the eagle tamer moved their gaze away, they lost the qualification to become the eagle's owner.

Princess Huai Qing's purpose in taming eagles was to sharpen her sharp gaze. Princess Er still dared not look at Princess Huai Qing for too long.

Unfortunately, her watery peach blossom eyes were not very persuasive, and when she stared at people, she had a kind of sentimental look that made people want to speak out.

Xu Qi'an looked at Princess Er. Her face was round and somewhat similar to Chu Caiwei's, but the latter's face was sweet and hidden, with two-dimensional big eyes.

Princess Er was a beautiful young lady of the small royal sister type, and her peach blossom eyes looked affectionate to anyone.

"Xu Qi'an, I heard you are Princess Huai Qing's loyal dog." Princess Er could not intimidate Xu Qi'an with her fierce gaze, so she sneered and used words to attack him.

"Yes, I'm a loyal dog." Xu Qi'an replied sincerely.

"What is a loyal dog?" Princess Er asked.

"A loyal dog is a loyal servant." Xu Qi'an explained.

"Are you making fun of me?" Princess Er raised her eyebrows.

"No, Your Highness." Xu Qi'an said calmly.

Princess Er snorted and said, "I'll give you a chance. Join me now and get rid of that woman, Huai Qing. Otherwise..."

Join you? I'm already holding onto Princess Chang's leg and Wei Yuan's thigh. If I join you, won't I become a slave of three families?

Xu Qi'an shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, I have already sworn to be a cow or a horse for Princess Chang, and I will serve her with all my heart."

Princess Er immediately said, "Then I want you to be a cow or a horse for me too."

Then will you give me grass? Xu Qi'an understood the situation. Princess Er saw that he was appreciated by Princess Chang and was a horseman by her side. He was handsome, good at writing poetry, and had a pleasant voice. She became jealous and wanted to snatch him away from Princess Chang."Don't make things difficult for others, Second Princess." Xu Qi'an refused sternly, believing in keeping his promises. He had promised to work for the eldest princess and could not turn to others.

"If you don't want to," Second Princess threatened, her eyes widening as she coldly laughed. "I'll shout for help and tell the guards that you tried to harass me."

"I'm willing to do anything for Second Princess," Xu Qi'an said sincerely.

Second Princess was pleased. "You're a talented person. From now on, come see me every day after noon and I'll give you tasks."

"Your Highness, I have to investigate the Sangpo case," Xu Qi'an sighed.

"Oh, right," Princess Lian'an thought for a moment. "Then forget about tomorrow. Come when I want to use you."

Xu Qi'an understood that the princess was just causing trouble for the eldest princess and her threat had no real power. He agreed to work for Second Princess, but only to play along and not take it seriously.

"You may leave," Second Princess said, feeling good about how things had gone.

"Okay."

"Wait," Second Princess called him back and took off her jade pendant from her waist. "This is my token. You can enter the palace with it and the guards won't stop you, but you can only come to me. You can't go anywhere else."

Xu Qi'an was surprised by her generosity. "I'll be loyal to Your Highness and do my best."

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Before dusk, Xu Qi'an left the imperial city and returned to the Nightwatcher's yamen.

The yamen was quiet, with only Nightwatchers and clerks on duty. Xu Qi'an met Zhu Yang, the father of Zhu Jinluo, a man he had a grudge with.

"How's the young master's injury?" Xu Qi'an asked cheerfully as he took out his waist plaque and tied it around his waist confidently.

"He's lucky to be alive. You might go first," Zhu Yang said calmly.

"I'll wait for him on the way. We're just acquaintances," Xu Qi'an said with a smile.

Zhu Yang nodded. "Investigate the case well."

"Goodbye, Zhu Jinluo."

In the Nightwatcher's yamen, Li Yuchun and a few other catchers were still in the hall. Xu Qi'an didn't enter the hall and followed Li Yuchun into the Spring Breeze Hall.

"This afternoon, Chen County Magistrate invited the white-robed from the Bureau of Astrology to interrogate the night-shift jailer and the jailer's assistant. It was confirmed that they had no problems. Further confirmation revealed that County Magistrate Zhao had indeed died silently in the prison cell in the early hours of the morning," Li Yuchun said.Li Yuchun poured a cup of tea for Xu Qi'an, who was both his subordinate and superior, and then said, "The Daoist Yin can achieve this and can bypass guards and jailers silently. But after checking the information today, I found that there is another system that can do this."

Xu Qi'an drank his tea patiently.

"Wizards!" Li Yuchun said.

"Wizards?"

"Have you heard of the Witchcraft Sect?"

"I've heard of the God of Witchcraft, a transcendent being beyond the first rank, and the Witchcraft Sect is the sect founded by the God of Witchcraft, right?"

Li Yuchun nodded, "Yes. The God of Witchcraft is the deity worshipped by the Northeastern countries, and the Witchcraft Sect has supreme power in the Northeast, just like the Buddhist sect in the Western Regions."

In the Great Feng, the imperial power was supreme, and the same was true for the Northern tribes.

But in the Western Regions and the Northeast, the religious power was supreme, and the sects were the true masters.

"Can the wizards in the Yuan Shen realm compare with the Daoist Yin?" Xu Qi'an asked humbly.

"No, there is no system in the Yuan Shen realm that can compare with the Daoist Yin," Li Yuchun shook his head and said, "But the fourth-grade wizards, also known as Dream Wizards, can weave dreams and kill people in their dreams."

"Seventy years ago, there was a war between the Northern demons and the Witchcraft Sect over territory. According to the intelligence sent back by Nightwatcher's spies, a force of two thousand demon soldiers died silently in the camp. They had no wounds, and everyone went to sleep but never woke up."

A fourth-grade wizard... why does it involve wizards again... this case is too difficult.

The Human Sect is now the state religion of the Great Feng, and the Daoist Head is the national teacher. This is already the highest honor. What is the benefit of helping the Northern King to seize the throne?

It is impossible to rise any further, as they have reached the highest level.

Therefore, the possibility of the Witchcraft Sect's involvement is greater. If it was a Dream Wizard who killed the county magistrate Zhao, then the forces behind the Sangpo case are: the hidden hand (Northern King), the Northern demons, and the Southeast Witchcraft Sect!

Xu Qi'an took a sip of tea, unable to conceal his exhaustion.

"We haven't gained nothing. At least we can preliminarily rule out the Human Sect, and the case has made some progress," Xu Qi'an said, "Boss, report this to Duke Wei."

Li Yuchun nodded, also with a worried expression, "I always feel that the end of the year of Gengzi is the beginning of great chaos."

"We just need to solve the case and not risk our lives for the sake of the country's stability," Xu Qi'an patted his shoulder and left the yamen.

When he returned home, the sky was already completely dark, and he was hungry all day. After eating the hot meal prepared by the kitchen maid and drinking the milk brought by Lingyue, he went back to the small courtyard and fell asleep.

On the third day, Xu Qi'an rode his horse to the yamen at dawn and saw Chu Caiwei, wearing a yellow skirt, riding a horse and coming over.

She held the reins of the horse in one hand and a greased paper bag in the other, with half of a white steamed bun showing, trying hard to jump out as the horse bounced.

"Are you hungry?" Chu Caiwei generously handed him a steamed bun and added, "It's meat."

Xu Qi'an was moved, feeling no less than when he heard that Xu Lingyin had only drunk a bowl of porridge because she was worried about him. This foodie treats me like her own.

Xu Qi'an took the steamed bun and put it in his mouth, then handed the reins to the attendant at the door.

As he walked in while eating, he asked, "Do you have any clues?"Chu Caiwei said, "I asked before, and Senior Brother Song Qing said that apart from some artifacts in the palace and the artifacts of the S天监, there are probably only Buddhist artifacts in the capital that can shield divination techniques. Hmm, not the temples of ordinary people, but the Qinglong Temple."

Qinglong Temple?!

The inheritance left by the Pagoda Temple... Xu Qi'an was both surprised and not surprised.

Sure enough, Buddhism was also involved in this Sangpo case.

The S天监, the royal family, the God of Witchcraft, the Northern demon race, the Northern King, and Buddhism... a small Sangpo case actually involved so many major forces.

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