Xu Lingyin was a gifted child. This morning, while her mind was still asleep, her body woke up on its own and shook the maid who was taking care of her.

Then, with her eyes closed, she got dressed, washed her face, and brushed her teeth with the maid's help. Afterwards, she was led to the front hall.

When she smelled the fragrance of rice porridge and meat buns, Xu Lingyin suddenly opened her eyes and happily discovered that she had fallen asleep on the dining table.

At this time, it was already bright outside, and only Uncle Xu was sitting at the table eating breakfast.

Aunt and Xu Lingyue were both sealed under their blankets.

"Where's my big brother?" Xu Lingyin looked around. At this time, her gluttonous big brother should have been sitting at the table, eyeing her meat buns.

"Never mind him," Uncle Xu said.

"My big brother's meat buns belong to me," Xu Lingyin's little face lit up with a pure smile.

As soon as she finished speaking, she sniffed and said, "It smells so good."

"If it smells good, eat it quickly," Uncle Xu urged her.

"Not the smell here..." Xu Lingyin looked up and said seriously to her father.

Uncle Xu didn't understand, but soon he saw a girl with a goose egg face in a yellow skirt come in and scan the hall with almond-shaped eyes. "Where's Xu Ningyan?"

"He's probably still sleeping," Uncle Chu Caiwei said, who had come over from his yard.

After speaking, she saw the chubby little maid and was deeply attracted by the breakfast in her arms.

Chu Caiwei bought donkey meat buns, fried fish balls, crystal cakes, and braised pig's feet today, packed them in her arms, and ate while rushing on the road.

She had urgent business with Xu Qi'an.

"Do you want to eat?" Looking at those watery, innocent eyes, Chu Caiwei softened again.

Xu Lingyin nodded hard.

"Then let sister give you some." Chu Caiwei said.

"Cough cough..." Uncle Xu glared at the greedy little girl and said in a serious tone, "Lingyin, sister is a guest. You have to wait until she finishes before you can eat."

"Okay." Xu Lingyin was very easy to negotiate with as long as there was food.

"Very sensible." Chu Caiwei touched her head and thought about last night's affairs while solving her hunger.

A few minutes later...she was surprised to find that the early breakfast she brought, which weighed three or four catties, was all gone.

Did the little maid steal and eat it while I wasn't paying attention? She looked suspiciously at Xu Lingyin, who was still not as tall as the table.

Xu Lingyin's eyes were full of tears, and she was about to cry. "Sister, are you teasing me?"

"..."

Uncle Xu felt like he was seeing the grown-up Xu Lingyin.

...

In Haohui Tower, after listening to Jiang Lvzhong's report, Wei Yuan nodded. "I see. Any progress on the organization you were supposed to arrest?"

"We've been investigating in secret and haven't alarmed any yamen or forces. After Pingyuanbo died, they began to hibernate, but because they haven't been suppressed, they're still in the capital and can be caught at any time." Jiang Lvzhong said.

"It seems that Pingyuanbo's legitimate son inherited the organization." Wei Yuan chuckled lightly, with a calmness that showed he had everything under control. He ordered, "Take them down while they still don't know that Pingyuanbo's legitimate son has been killed."

Jiang Lvzhong bowed and was about to say something.

"If you have something to say, just say it."

"When Pingyuanbo's legitimate son was killed, Xu Qi'an was also present. Although I don't know why he sneaked into Pingyuanbo's mansion, he should have seen the killer." Jiang Lvzhong said his speculation.

At this time, footsteps could be heard coming up the stairs, and a black-clad official came up and whispered a few words to his colleague guarding the stairs.

The guard immediately went into the tea room and said respectfully, "Lord Wei, Xu Qi'an is here to see you."

Wei Yuan smiled, "Good timing. Let him come up."The official led the way downstairs and soon, Xu Qi'an, dressed in Nightwatcher's uniform, climbed up to the seventh floor. He looked at Jiang Lvzhong and saluted, "Greetings, Lord Wei."

"Jiang Jinluo said that you went to Lord Pingyuan's mansion last night," Wei Yuan smiled gently, without any accusatory tone.

"I was investigating the Sangpo case," Xu Qi'an replied calmly.

Jiang Lvzhong frowned, suspecting that Xu Qi'an was lying. Lord Pingyuan had died before the Sangpo case happened, and there was no evidence linking him to the case except for a tooth organization.

"What did you find out?" Wei Yuan squinted his eyes.

Xu Qi'an did not answer immediately and paused briefly when his gaze fell on Jiang Lvzhong.

"Jiang Jinluo, you may leave," Wei Yuan was accustomed to the Nightwatcher's request for privacy.

Jiang Lvzhong gave Xu Qi'an a deep look and left in frustration.

After waiting for a while, Xu Qi'an spoke, considering the high-level martial artist's hearing ability, "Lord Wei, I did see the attacker last night and confirmed his identity."

Wei Yuan raised his teacup and took a sip before asking emotionlessly, "Who was it?"

"It was Heng Hui, the monk from the Qinglong Temple who stole the temple's artifacts and eloped with Princess Pingyang," Xu Qi'an did not hide anything and continued, "I suspect he has something related to the Sangpo case."

"How do you know that?" Wei Yuan asked.

"The way Lord Pingyuan's son died was exactly the same as the Forbidden Army's casualties on that day," Xu Qi'an replied.

"You did a good job, and this is a very useful clue," Wei Yuan smiled.

"Then, I'll take my leave," Xu Qi'an knew that Lord Wei wanted to "keep" him, but he was not interested in that kind of behavior.

As he left the building, Xu Qi'an saw a clerk running upstairs in a hurry. When he left the Nightwatcher's office, Jiang Lvzhong greeted him and asked, "What's going on?"

Xu Qi'an saluted and asked, "Is Jiang Jinluo handling Lord Pingyuan's case?"

Jiang Lvzhong was a bit annoyed, "My son and I are both handling it."

"To be honest, Lord Pingyuan is related to the Sangpo case," Xu Qi'an immediately told Jiang Lvzhong about Heng Hui's involvement, and Jiang Jinluo's eyes lit up.

"Jiang Jinluo, we should work together on this. You can solve Lord Pingyuan's case and participate in the Sangpo case," Xu Qi'an said sincerely, "And I have almost finished investigating the Sangpo case. We can share the credit."

Jiang Lvzhong nodded in agreement, "You are right."

As they were talking, they saw Wei Yuan, dressed in green clothes, walking downstairs. When he saw them still standing at the door, he said, "Lvzhong, come with me to the palace."

"Yes!" Jiang Lvzhong followed him.

Watching their figures disappear, Xu Qi'an stroked his chin. Perhaps his hypothesis was wrong, and the mastermind behind the scenes was not the Northern King. The Northern King tried to rebel and conspired with the northern demon clan and the Northeast God of Witchcraft to destroy the Sangpo seal and release the First Generation Supervisor, causing chaos in the capital..."But now, I am starting to doubt whether the First Generation Supervisor is the one who is sealed. Also, if the Northern King is the mastermind behind this, then the involvement of Heng Hui monk doesn't make sense.

"Heng Hui monk is involved in the dispute between the civil officials and the noble officials... It seems a bit far-fetched to put the blame on the Northern King...

"The plan now is to find out about Heng Hui, catch him, and everything will be solved. To catch Heng Hui, finding Number Six is the key. Number Six is Heng Hui's senior brother, and he should not have killed anyone."

The outline of the imperial city appeared in sight, and Xu Qi'an heard someone calling his name from behind.

"Xu Ningyan..."

Turning around, he saw a beautiful woman with an egg-shaped face wearing a light yellow dress. Her eyes were particularly big, bright and lively, giving people an impression of cuteness.

"I went to your mansion this morning, but you weren't there. Then I went to the Nightwatcher's yamen, but you still weren't there. Song Tingfeng said you might be fooling around with Fu Xiang in the Official Brothel Sector." Chu Caiwei caught up with him on horseback, complaining in unison.

"He's slandering my character." Xu Qi'an said seriously, "I never go to places like the Official Brothel Sector... Hey, don't use divination on me. Although I am a gentleman, I don't want to be stared at with divination."

Chu Caiwei tilted her head and said, "They said Fu Xiang is your lover."

"No."

"Really not?"

"Well, Fu Xiang is a friend I just made, not a lover." Xu Qi'an answered sincerely, without any deceit.

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Chu Caiwei said "Oh" and returned to the topic, "The Supervisor of the Imperial Astrological Bureau has detected demonic energy, which is exactly the same as the day of the Sangpo case explosion. I came to inform you."

"I already know about this. I almost died in their hands." Xu Qi'an didn't want to say much about Taoist Master Jin Lian, changing the subject, "Do you still have that strong pill?"

"Let's do it another day. I didn't bring it with me."

"I don't want to do it another day. I want it today."

"Okay, I'll go to your mansion before dusk."

Chu Caiwei came to find the Princess Chang, and although she was assigned to assist Xu Qi'an in solving the case, Xu Qi'an didn't want to use her.

It wasn't that Chu Caiwei was useless, but Heng Hui monk had a magic tool that shielded his aura, which completely countered the Imperial Astrological Bureau's divination.

So he didn't want to bind her to him and let her go to the Princess Chang's mansion or enjoy herself in the tavern.

The two parted at the gate of the imperial city. Xu Qi'an, who had a gold medal, had unimpeded access to the imperial city and soon arrived at the legendary Lingbao Temple.

It was a very grand Taoist temple with red walls and black tiles, and a wide gate.

Two little Taoist boys stood at the gate, scrutinizing Xu Qi'an as he rode up.

"I am Xu Qi'an, a Nightwatcher yamen officer, here to investigate the Sangpo case on behalf of His Majesty. I would like to see the National Master and ask the two Taoist masters to pass on my message." Xu Qi'an took the initiative to speak and showed his gold medal.

The two Taoist boys showed a solemn expression and bowed, "Please wait a moment, Sir."

The Taoist boy on the left quickly entered the temple. Xu Qi'an waited for more than ten minutes, and the Taoist boy returned, shaking his head:

"The Taoist Master is practicing and does not see outsiders. Please leave, Sir."

Not seen... It seems that the Emperor's gold medal is really useless, and he can only reveal the existence of the secret letter... Xu Qi'an continued, "Can the two Taoist masters help me with a message..."

The Taoist boy on the right interrupted him rigorously, "Not seen is not seen. No matter how much you talk, the Taoist Master will not see you."

Xu Qi'an silently breathed out and dismounted. After looking around for a moment, he took out two ingots of gold from his pocket.

Silence is golden.

The Taoist boy went in again.

"Hey, come back, I haven't finished talking yet..." Xu Qi'an called him back and whispered something in his ear.

The young Taoist entered and returned after a dozen minutes, with a warm smile on his face: "My lord, the leader of the Taoist sect invites you in."