Nightwatcher

Xu Qi'an followed Daotong through the front hall, through the square, through the attics and gardens, and came to the deepest part of Lingbao Temple.

This is a quiet small garden, the flowers and trees have long withered, the rockery pavilion stands tall, and there is a pond with rippling blue waves.

A Taoist nun with a beautiful face sits cross-legged on the pool, wearing a Tai Chi robe, a lotus crown on her head, and a little red cinnabar between her eyebrows. She is both beautiful and seductive.

Her face is as white as ice crystals, without blemishes, her nose is straight and beautiful, her lips are plump, and when her eyes are closed, her interlaced eyelashes are as thick as a brush.

Xu Qi'an had been staring at her since he entered the garden, walking and watching all the way, but he couldn't tell her age.

It feels like a young mature woman who has just turned 30, and also feels like a mature beautiful woman dripping with honey, or if you look carefully, you can still see the charm of pure love and coquettishness from her.

"I actually have a feeling of "I have to find a way to marry this woman home". Is it because I haven't been close to women for too long, or is there a special way of cultivation in Renzong?"

Xu Qi'an's thoughts flickered, but he remained calm on the surface.

"Did Jinlian ask you to come to me?" Luo Yuheng opened her beautiful eyes, the ratio of pupil to white was just right, a pair of very delicate eyes.

"Exactly, Jinlian Daochang Yinshen was seriously injured, and his body was also injured. He asked me to come here and ask for a Juyuan Pill."

In normal times, Xu Qi'an would say "Two pills please", and then take the kickback for himself.

But he was not familiar with Luo Yuheng, the Taoist head of the Renzong, so in order to repay Taoist Jin Lian for saving his life, he just told the truth in a proper manner.

In front of this kind of boss, you must not feel good about yourself and highlight your personality, otherwise you will only overturn your car.

"You are a member of the Tiandihui, what number is the book in your hand?" Luo Yuheng's voice was beautiful, textured, and magnetic, which reminded Xu Qi'an of the voice actor in his previous life.

"Number three." Xu Qi'an replied.

Luo Yuheng nodded, staring at her beautiful eyes, and remained silent for a long time. Suddenly, she let out a little snort, and a look of confusion flashed across her face.

"Your fate is very strange, tell me the horoscope of your birth date." Taoist Jue Se asked.

The breeze blew, and the hem of the Taoist robe hanging on the water fluttered. From this angle, Xu Qi'an could vaguely see the curve of the plump buttocks.

Can she also see through my anomalies? Xu Qi'an reported his birthday immediately.

Luo Yuheng's slender hands stretched out his sleeves, and pinched his crystal jade fingers. After a moment of calculation, Liu Mei frowned, as if he had encountered some inexplicable problem.

Xu Qi'an was a little nervous, and asked with some expectation: "National teacher, how is it?"

"Shen monkey!" she said.

monkey? What she said is the image representative of my birth date coincidence, just like the constellation Xu Qi'an in the previous life found that the evil thoughts in his heart were ready to move.

This woman always makes me unconsciously want to discuss gender issues with her. This is definitely not my problem, but she pollutes my heart. Is this a unique characteristic of Renzong? Well, go back and ask Priest Jinlian.

Luo Yuheng shook his head, and said in a voice full of texture: "It's nothing special."

She didn't want to say any more, took out a porcelain bottle from her sleeve, flicked it with her fingers, and the porcelain bottle floated in front of Xu Qi'an.

"Thank you Guoshi!" Xu Qi'an took the porcelain vase and bowed to thank him.

She also couldn't see through my specific situation, but just like Taoist Jinlian, she could vaguely feel it.

The carriage drove into the imperial city and stopped at the entrance of Gongcheng. Jiang Lvzhong, who was driving, jumped off the carriage, took out the wooden ladder and came down to face Wei Yuan.

Except for members of the royal family, courtiers are not allowed to drive or ride horses in Miyagi.

Wei Yuan led Jiang Lvzhong into the palace city, and when he was approaching the imperial study, Eunuch Liu walked towards him.

"Duke Wei, you are here." Eunuch Liu complained repeatedly: "Your Majesty sent me here to wait for you, hurry up, Your Majesty is furious in the imperial study."

Wei Yuan nodded calmly, his calm aura as if the sky was falling, was not affected by Eunuch Liu's words.

"A few old things impeached you in front of His Majesty just now. You can figure it out yourself. In short, be careful."

Eunuch Liu and Wei Yuan are in the same camp, and Wei Yuan is the spiritual leader of the entire eunuch group. It would be very difficult for any court minister to plant eyeliner in the palace, but Wei Yuan could do it easily.

Wei Yuan came to the door of the Imperial Study Room, and heard the voice of Emperor Yuan Jing yelling: "Waste, it's all waste. The Sangbo case has not been solved yet, and the clues you two have are not as many as a small gong. The imperial court supports you two." What is the use of people? What is the use of you!"

In the imperial study room, Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Minister of Dali Temple, and Governor Chen Hanguang stood side by side in the middle, bowing their heads to listen to Emperor Yuan Jing's reprimand.

Except for the three people, the chief ministers of the current dynasty, the ministers of various ministries, and several nobles lined up on both sides with their eyes, nose, nose, and heart.

The family extermination case in the Pingyuan uncle's mansion spread all over the court and the public today. The princes and nobles fell into inexplicable panic, and at the same time wrote a letter to impeach Wei Yuan and investigate the murderer. While secretly strengthening the guards in the palace.

For a while, people were in panic. Some people said that the powerful monster clan invaded the capital, wantonly killed the important officials of the court, and brought chaos to the court.

Some people say that Buddhism is making trouble secretly, the purpose is to preach the Central Plains and force the Dafeng Dynasty to submit.

"Your Majesty, why is Jianzheng sick at this time?"

"Oh, sick? It's obvious that he just stood by and watched."

"Why did you let the murderer escape last night? His Majesty must severely punish Wei Yuan."

Several ministers remonstrated one after another.

Wei Yuan entered the imperial study amidst the discussions.

"Wei Yuan!" When Emperor Yuan Jing saw him coming in, he grabbed a stack of copybooks and threw them at him. Amidst the rattling of the pages, he shouted angrily:

"Three days, if you can't find the murderer within three days, I will dismiss you."

Wei Yuan dodged it nimbly, picked up the documents scattered all over the place slowly, and sighed: "Your Majesty, why should you be angry? Cultivating the Tao is cultivating the mind. Don't disturb your mood."

Emperor Yuan Jing snorted coldly.

The Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the watchman allowed the murderer to escape twice in succession. I suspect that Wei Yuan is colluding with foreigners and harboring evil intentions. Your Majesty, please investigate."

Emperor Yuan Jing didn't answer, but looked at Chen Hanguang who bowed his head silently, "What do you think Chen Fu Yin?"

Although Fu Yin is a fourth rank, he governs the twenty-four counties around the capital, and his power is so great that he is not weaker than these six ministers.

Chen Hanguang is an old fritter, holding the idea that neither side should be offended, and said: "The Sangbo case is not over yet, and now there is another case of extermination in the Pingyuan uncle's mansion. Your Majesty should not get angry, you need to be calm. I think you should listen. Listen to what Duke Wei has to say."

Kicked the ball away directly.

Emperor Yuan Jing looked at Wei Yuan coldly.

"Your Majesty, the Pingyuanbo case and the Sangbo case are the same case." Wei Yuan said.

In the imperial study room, including Emperor Yuan Jing, the faces of everyone changed slightly.

Wei Yuan didn't look at the faces of the people, looked down at the ground, and said loudly: "My minister has found out who the murderer in Ping Yuanbo's murder case is."

"Who is it?" Someone subconsciously grabbed the words, it was Zhang Feng, Minister of the Ministry of War.

Wei Yuan glanced at him and didn't answer, but said to Emperor Yuan Jing: "Your Majesty, please turn away."

When saying these words, Wei Yuan thought of Xu Qi'an for no reason.

Emperor Yuan Jing took a deep look at Wei Yuan, and his pupils glanced sharply across the ministers: "Your Excellencies, step down."

Everyone bowed with strange expressions and exited the imperial study room.

Wei Yuan stayed in the study for half an hour, no one knew what he had said to Emperor Yuan Jing.

"Wei Gong, Wei Gong"

Accompanied by Eunuch Liu, Fangfu Wei Yuan stepped out of the imperial study, and within a few steps, he heard someone calling him.

Looking sideways, Zhang Feng, who was wearing a crimson official robe and thin face, came up to welcome him, with a smile on his face:

"Wei Gong, I don't know who is the evildoer who is the murderer of Pingyuan uncle's family extermination case?"

Wei Yuan shook his head: "Zhang Shangshu, this case involves Sang Bo, so I don't want to disclose it. After the truth is revealed, Lord Shangshu will naturally know."

He cupped his hands and strode away.

Zhang Shangshu hit a soft nail, but he didn't see any anger, and said with a smile on his face: "Duke Wei, go slowly."

After Wei Yuan left, the elders who were waiting in the imperial study came over slowly, "Eunuch Liu, what did Wei Yuan say to His Majesty?"

"My lords, don't embarrass our family." Eunuch Liu waved his hands repeatedly.

"Eunuch Liu picks something that can be said and says it." Came an angry voice, it was the chief assistant of the current court speaking.

Eunuch Liu hesitated for a while, nodded, looked around at the ministers, and said in a low voice, "This case is handled by Xu Qi'an, the gong of the yamen, and what Wei Kilmitou said came from him."

Xu Qi'an? !

The ministers looked at each other.

Xu Qi'an, who left the Lingbao temple, flashed the beautiful face of the national teacher from time to time in his mind, thinking that women who practice Taoism are different, like a beauty carved from jade, he couldn't see any flaws on her face.

Anyway, a few pimples.

The Daoist of the Dizong is the second rank, and the Daoist of the Renzong is not bad, right? For the second rank, it is not an exaggeration to say that she is a fairy.

The little mare under his crotch was walking rattling, passing by an equipment warehouse, Xu Qi'an asked the guards for the location of Prince Yu's mansion.

"The investigative thinking of the Sangbo case will change. Let's not investigate Zhenbei King. I have a hunch. As long as we find out about Henghui and Princess Pingyang, we can find out the relationship between this hard-working couple and Pingyuanbo's mansion." With kindness and hatred, the Sangbo case may be solved."

"It doesn't take half a month, I feel that it may be faster in just a few days.

"Daoist Jin Lian will come to see me at night. I must remember to ask him what is going on with the head of Renzong Daoist. He is obviously a kun dao, but he has a magical charm."

Xu Qi'an pinched the horse's belly and urged the horse to run quickly.

Prince Yu's Mansion.

Xu Qi'an reined in his horse, and under the watchful eyes of the guards, he showed his gold medal to show his identity: "This officer is appointed by His Majesty to be the officer in charge of the Sangbo case. I need to see King Yu, please pass it on for me."

Seeing the waist badge, the guard put away his contempt and hurried into the mansion.

Not long after, the guard returned and said loudly: "My lord, come with me, our prince wants to see you."

Prince Yu's Mansion occupies a very large area, and it took five minutes to walk from the gate to the front hall.

Xu Qi'an met Emperor Yuan Jing's younger brother, the current prince, in the front hall.

This is a young man with premature hair. His face is pale, he looks sick, and the vertical lines between his brows are deep. He is clearly in his early forties, but he looks older than Emperor Yuan Jing.

Wearing purple brocade clothes, his facial features are quite good.

"Tonggong?" Yu Wang held a cup of tea in his hand, and took a sip, his voice a bit lacklustre.

He put down his teacup and asked in surprise, "When will Brother Huang grant a gong to be the host?"

"My subordinate Xu Qi'an, has King Yu heard of me?" Xu Qi'an thought, the Sangbo case is now the most searched headline in the capital, and everyone from princes and nobles to officials and young generals should pay attention to it.

And as one of the organizers, the younger ones don't know me, and Yu Wang, who is a member of the clan, doesn't even know me?

King Yu nodded suddenly, "I remember, I've heard of it, but this king has ignored the government for a long time, so I couldn't remember it for a while."

It seems that the disappearance of Princess Pingyang hit him hard, Xu Qi'an sighed.

"What do you want from me?" King Yu waved his hand and ordered his servants to serve tea.