Running all the way, not daring to look back, jumping back and forth on the roof, Xu Qi'an, who faced a high-ranking expert for the first time, still had a strong sense of fear in his heart.
If it weren't for Taoist Master Jin Lian sacrificing himself to save him, he would have died for sure in the next round, and he didn't even have time to use the spells in the "Magic Book."
Even with the help of Taoist Master Jin Lian, the spells in the Magic Book were mostly unable to compete with the opponent.
Xu Qi'an had never felt such a heart-wrenching fear before.
"Who are you?"
The two Nightwatchers standing on the roof noticed Xu Qi'an in black robes, one drew a standard long knife, and the other took off a bronze gong.
"It's me." Xu Qi'an took off his hood and took out a gold medal.
"Lord Xu..."
Xu Qi'an is now a prominent figure in the Nightwatcher's yamen. First, two Nightwatchers fought over him, and then there was a dispute over cutting off the red and silver gongs.
Everyone in the yamen knew him.
Xu Qi'an took back the gold medal, coughed violently a few times, and tasted the smell of blood in his throat. He said in a deep voice, "The Pingyuan Marquis's mansion was attacked by assassins. I was ordered to investigate the case and ran into the assassin.
"The assassin is dangerous, don't act rashly, sound the alarm quickly!"
The Pingyuan Marquis's mansion was in trouble again... The two bronze gongs looked at each other, then noticed Xu Qi'an's bloody tiger's mouth and slightly trembling arm.
They solemnly took out a copper tube the size of a baby's arm from their waist pouches, and flicked the fuse with their fingers, igniting the air.
Whoosh...
A dark red fire line whistled into the sky and exploded in the air.
Seeing this, Xu Qi'an was relieved: "I'll go back to heal, and you wait for reinforcements. If you encounter someone in a black robe... not including me, remember to avoid them."
"Yes."
At this time, Xu Qi'an saw a orange cat standing on the roof in the distance, looking at him with deep pupils.
...Where did you get the cat, Taoist Master? I knew you would be fine. Xu Qi'an breathed out again and jumped up and down on the roof, with the orange cat following behind him.
"Taoist Master, I completely lost the will to fight just now." Stopping in a quiet alley, Xu Qi'an said guiltily.
He believed that with Taoist Master Jin Lian's scheming, if he didn't have confidence, he would definitely slip away faster than him.
The orange cat spoke, with a tired tone: "It is instinctive for ordinary people to run away when they see a big bug, and the gap between you and him is greater than that between a cat and a big bug."
Taoist Master, is it really okay to use this analogy... Xu Qi'an looked at the orange cat.
"If I'm not mistaken, he is the seal under Sanpo." Xu Qi'an said as he took out the golden wound medicine and gauze to bandage his tiger's mouth.
Due to taking too many powerful pills, after relieving the exhaustion of "Heaven and Earth One Slash," there was no intense exhaustion of being emptied.
"How do you know?" Taoist Master Jin Lian was shocked.
"On the day of the explosion at the Yongzhen Shanhemo Temple, all 300 Forbidden Army soldiers who patrolled the area died, all of them turned into zombies." Xu Qi'an said in a deep voice.
Taoist Master Jin Lian suddenly realized, and after a moment of silence, said, "Then you guessed wrong, the First Generation Supervisor is not sealed under Sanpo.""If it was the First Generation Supervisor, he wouldn't kill a small fry. The legitimate son of Pingyuan Bo was extremely frightened before he died, as if he recognized the black-robed man...unless the person who killed the Forbidden Army was the one who infiltrated Sangpo and destroyed the Yongzhen Mountain and River Temple, but this possibility has long been denied. It's impossible for a master to infiltrate Sangpo..." Xu Qi'an sighed.
"I know, and I have a vague guess in my heart, but I still need to verify it," the orange cat nodded slightly and said, "I suffered a serious injury to my Yin Spirit and am likely to fall into a lower realm. I need you to do me a favor."
"Please tell me," Xu Qi'an was worried about how to repay the debt of saving his life.
"Find Luo Yuheng for me and ask for a Gathering Yuan Pill," the orange cat spoke like a human.
"Luo Yuheng?" Xu Qi'an asked in confusion.
"The daughter of the former Menzong Head and the current National Teacher," Taoist Master Jin Lian said.
You're still high in the hierarchy of the Earth Sect...the dignified Menzong Head is your junior sister...a beautiful mature Taoist nun? Xu Qi'an was a bit embarrassed. "Is there any token?"
"Just show her the Earth Book," the orange cat smiled helplessly. "As for whether you can get it, it depends on her mood."
It's like a family at war...the Menzong and Tianzong are like water and fire, and the relationship between the Earth Sect and the two sects is not tense, but it's not good either," the orange cat explained.
Your sect is too complicated... Xu Qi'an nodded. "I'll try tomorrow."
"I'll come to find you again tomorrow," the orange cat said.
...
Jiang Lvzhong squatted in the yard with a dark face, holding a small piece of minced meat in his hand. The meat was dry, like dried meat ground into powder.
There were dozens of bronze gongs surrounding Pingyuan Bo's mansion, and seven or eight silver gongs were investigating together. When they arrived, Pingyuan Bo's mansion had been wiped out, including his family and servants, none of whom survived.
The corpses were all the same, like dried meat that had been dried for many years.
When Pingyuan Bo was killed, Jiang Lvzhong felt like ten thousand alpacas were running wild in his heart.
"Jiang Jinluo, there is a survivor in the room," a silver gong came out of the room and shouted.
Jiang Lvzhong stepped over the threshold and entered the room. His gaze swept over and locked onto a woman who was holding a cotton quilt, revealing her snow-white shoulders and looking at the Nightwatchers with a frightened expression.
She was beautiful, but a bit frivolous and wanton. She was afraid for her own fate and grateful to be alive.
"Who are you?" Jiang Lvzhong asked in a deep voice.
"I, I am Pingyuan Bo's concubine," the woman trembled.
"Did you hear or see anything?" Jiang Lvzhong asked again.
The woman had already learned about what happened from the silver gong who woke her up, which was why she had been restless all day, worrying about her own fate and feeling lucky to be alive.
"I was having fun with my husband at the time and fell asleep afterwards..." the woman shook her head obediently and said.
Jiang Lvzhong looked at her. The situation of inheriting the family business was also common among concubines. The current officials and nobles frequently took concubines, who were much younger than them. Once the father died, these concubines had only two choices: either work like maids or depend on the new heir.
Of course, this kind of thing would be criticized if it was brought to the surface. But no one would go into it, and it wasn't worth it to care.
"Let her put on clothes and take her back to the Nightwatcher yamen," Jiang Lvzhong said, then walked out of the room."Jiang Jinluo, the body of Ping Yuanbo's legitimate son has not been found," a silver gong bearer reported hastily.
Jiang Lvzhong glanced at the brown powder in the courtyard, his eyes deep: "No need to look."
"Sir, there's something going on outside the window."
Jiang Lvzhong heard the sound and went to the window facing the bedroom. He saw two holes punched through the window paper, which gave a clear view of the bedroom.
He looked down and saw two shallow marks plowed into the ground.
"Besides the killer, there were other people present at the time..." Jiang Lvzhong pondered for a long time and asked, "Who was the first to discover that something was wrong at Ping Yuanbo's residence?"
"The two bronze gongs on duty."
"Call them over."
Soon, two bronze gongs were brought over.
Jiang Lvzhong asked, "When you discovered the situation, did you see any suspicious characters nearby?"
The two bronze gongs glanced at each other. "We didn't see any deliberate characters, and we didn't discover the case either."
Jiang Lvzhong was taken aback and asked quickly, "You didn't discover it...who did?"
"It was the bronze gong Xu Qi'an."
Xu Qi'an...Jiang Lvzhong's eyes lit up.
......
Xu Qi'an hadn't even taken off his clothes when he returned to the courtyard. He fell asleep straight away and woke up naturally after three hours. He sat cross-legged and practiced breathing exercises.
After practicing for two weeks, he opened his eyes with a radiant look. Apart from his slightly pale complexion, he was in good shape.
He left the courtyard and rode his horse straight to the city gate.
At this time, it was still half an hour before the gate opened. The outer city did not implement a curfew, and the city gate was not strictly forbidden either. Xu Qi'an used his golden medal to command the soldiers guarding the city to open the gate.
Less than an hour later, he arrived at the Qinglong Temple, just in time for the monks to get up and do their morning prayers. The morning bell echoed through the sky.
After tying up his horse, Xu Qi'an followed the stone steps to the Qinglong Temple and received unexpected news.
"Has Abbot Pan Shu gone to the Western Regions?"
It was still the round-faced Hengqing Monastery, expressionless. "After the donor left that day, the abbot left. This monk really doesn't know the reason."
...How much psychological trauma do you have from me? Xu Qi'an smiled wryly.
Abbot Pan Shu had said that the responsibility of the Qinglong Temple was to watch over the sealed object under Sangbo. He had revealed his plan to go west that day.
I wonder if the old monk will take a monkey as his disciple on the way. That would be interesting, hehe.
"I have a favor to ask of the master." Xu Qi'an spoke in a friendly tone.
Hengqing Monastery watched him warily.
"I want to see a portrait of Heng Hui. If there isn't one in the temple, please find someone to draw it immediately." Xu Qi'an made his request.
Hengqing Monastery breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Please wait a moment."
In the time it took to drink a cup of tea, he came out holding a scroll and handed it to Xu Qi'an.
The latter took it and slowly unfolded it. The scroll showed a monk in a blue robe, with handsome features and a spiritual look. He was a very good-looking man.
It's really him...Xu Qi'an confirmed that the black-robed man from last night was indeed Heng Hui.
Although his temperament had changed greatly, his features were still the same.
Heng Hui of Qinglong Temple was likely involved in the Sangbo case, and Heng Yuan, number six of the Tiandi Society, had vowed that his junior brother was taken away by the Ya Zi.
Based on the conversation between Ping Yuanbo's legitimate son and the black-robed man last night, Xu Qi'an had a guess in his mind and couldn't wait to verify it.
If he hadn't been in a bad state last night and needed rest, he would have chosen to leave the city overnight."It really is Heng Hui, damn, it really is Heng Hui... How could it be him? What does he have to do with the seal under Sambodhi?"
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"In that case, he's not the First Generation Supervisor after all. No wonder the current supervisor isn't in a hurry and even pretends to be sick."
"But if he's not the First Generation Supervisor, then who is he? The only possibility I can think of is that the seal is on Heng Hui."
"A mere monk couldn't have planned such a shocking case. He must have someone behind him. The Northern King?"
Xu Qi'an left the Qinglong Temple deep in thought.
Back in the capital, back at the Nightwatcher's yamen, he headed straight for the Haoyi Tower with a clear goal in mind, to tell Wei Yuan the truth.
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