Nightwatcher

"Little eunuch, do me a favor and go check out the maid named "He'er"."

Xu Qi'an put down the booklet, turned his head and ordered the little eunuch sent by Emperor Yuan Jing to supervise him.

The little eunuch left obediently.

After the person left, Xu Qi'an looked through the brochure again, page after page, reading very seriously.

I really can't stand the ancient account books. The writing is small and there are many strokes. It hurts Xu Qi'an to read the entire year's income and expenditure records carefully for an hour.

He closed the booklet, looked at the old eunuch in charge, and said, "Where is the toilet?"

The old eunuch replied: "The backyard."

Xu Qi'an immediately went to the latrine, but instead of taking out his 8=====D, he took out fragments of the book from the ground, and found the Confucian version of the magic book given to him by the great Confucians.

Tear off a page of qi hope technique and burn it up.

Two bright lights shot out of his eyes, and then slowly retracted.

After giving himself a hopeful look, Xu Qi'an returned to the side hall and asked the old eunuch calmly: "I found something wrong with the booklet, father-in-law has to give me an explanation."

"My lord, please tell me." The old eunuch said calmly.

"In the thirty-two year of Yuanjing, there should be pills in the warehouse every day, right?"

"It was four years later, and our family can't remember clearly." The old eunuch felt that the Tongluo's gaze was restrained and deep, as if hiding a whirlpool, which made him very uncomfortable.

Not lying Xu Qi'an continued to ask: "When checking the booklet, I found that the income and expenditure records on February 10th and February 20th of that year were blank. Didn't the pills come in these few days?"

The old eunuch still shook his head, with a bitter face, "Report to my lord, our family has forgotten this."

Still didn't lie, an old eunuch would not have a magic weapon that shields his energy, and it will be useless when he is old, so forgetful Xu Qi'an returned the booklet to the old eunuch, and ordered:

"Give me the entry and exit records of the Royal Pharmacy within five days. I will arrange for assistance."

The so-called assistance is to supervise the old eunuch. The candidate, Xu Qi'an, has already been considered, and he is the little eunuch sent by Emperor Yuan Jing to supervise him.

This little eunuch is the eyeliner of Emperor Yuan Jing, and he will report to Emperor Yuan Jing every detail of his progress.

Lin'an moved closer to Xu Qi'an's ear, and whispered: "Do you suspect that someone tore up the booklet?"

"When the old eunuch was looking for the booklet, there was obvious dust on the cover, and there were a few fingerprints on it. The prints were new. I'm sure it was not more than five days old."

sharp!

His Highness the Second Highness praised Xu Qi'an more and more in his heart.

At this time, the little eunuch came to report in a hurry, his face was very ugly, he hesitated to speak.

"You go down first." Xu Qi'an sent away the old eunuch who managed the imperial pharmacy.

The little eunuch still didn't say anything, and took a cautious look at Lin'an.

"I can't listen, too?" Lin'an was angry, and his eyebrows rose all of a sudden.

Sure enough, although Zhan Zang is not very smart, there is no shortage of unruly and willful princesses, but she is more partial to me. Xu Qi'an frowned and said, "Let's talk."

The little eunuch swallowed his saliva, pondered for a few seconds, and then whispered: "He'er is from the palace of the empress."

For a moment, the side hall fell into dead silence.

He'er is from the Queen's Palace, no wonder Huaiqing's mood changed when he heard He'er's name. In other words, the person who rescued Huang Xiaorou back then was the Empress Empress. In other words, Huang Xiaorou was greatly favored by the Queen.

And her role in this case was to murder Concubine Fu, and the vanguard queen who framed the prince was in trouble.

"hoo hoo"

While thinking about it, he heard Lin An's heavy breathing beside him.

worse

"I'm going to find my father."

Lin'an gritted his teeth and left a word, got up suddenly, and walked outside.

Xu Qi'an quickly grabbed her hand and comforted her: "Your Highness, it's too early to draw conclusions."

"Isn't this obvious? He'er belongs to the queen. Huang Xiaorou has been greatly favored by the queen. The queen has always wanted to harm my elder brother so that her son can inherit the crown prince. The motivation is also very good, isn't it?" Lin An turned his head, glaring at each other:

"You stop me now, do you still have Huaiqing in your heart?"

She was referring to the "job hopping", after all she snatched Xu Qi'an from Huai Qing.

Fuck, what you said sounds like I ate Huaiqing and then you, and if it reached Emperor Yuan Jing's ears, he would order me to be beheaded. Xu Qi'an glanced at the little eunuch, and said in a deep voice:

"This matter involves the empress, and if you find out just one court lady, you will make a big fuss and impose the crime of killing the concubine Fu and the prince on the empress.

"What if it turns out that the queen was wronged afterwards?"

Zhan Zhan said loudly: "I don't care, I don't care, the prince is my brother."

"Your Highness!" Xu Qi'an glared at her, emphasizing his tone.

"Hmph!" Lin'an restrained his temper, and said without anger: "Then what do you think?"

People who are familiar with her personality are not present, otherwise you will be surprised that the savage and willful second princess is so cute in front of a small gong.

"Continue to check, the princess just wait and see."

Lin'an let out a "hum" again, obviously not satisfied with the result, but he didn't continue playing his temper either.

Xu Qi'an turned to the little eunuch and said, "Young eunuch must tell His Majesty all about today's harvest. However, remember to keep it simple, only talk about the case and nothing else."

I also hope that you can omit Xu Qi's reassurance about my interaction with Lin'an.

The little eunuch thought of his godfather's warning that day, and was immediately moved. Although Mr. Xu has a bad temper, he is very kind in his heart, and he knows how to worry about a little person like me.

"Master Xu, don't worry, this servant only talks about the case and won't talk too much." The little eunuch said loudly.

Is this little father-in-law very good? Xu Qi'an said "Yes", and said again: "Later, you can go to the father-in-law who manages the imperial pharmacy, and ask him for a list of people who have entered and exited the imperial pharmacy within five days. Then, You secretly check with the guards."

"clear."

Leaving the imperial pharmacy at the beginning of noon (11:00), Lin'an said that he was going to eat with his mother and concubine, and cruelly abandoned his fiancé who hadn't married yet.

Xu Qi'an had no choice but to eat with the eunuchs, the imperial dining room was for the masters' meals, and the "canteen" for the eunuchs and court ladies was called the small dining room.

Halfway through the walk, I suddenly heard someone shouting behind me: Master Xu

Turning his head to look, a blue-robed Taoist priest came in a hurry, and said happily, "Master Xu, I finally found you."

He knew that Xu Qi'an was definitely going to eat in the small dining room, so he purposely wandered around, and he caught him.

Those who can enter and leave the palace must be Taoist priests of Lingbao Temple. Xu Qi'an cupped his hands and said, "Master Taoist."

"Don't dare to do it, don't dare to do it," the Taoist priest approached, and respectfully returned a salute: "Young Master Xu, the Taoist leader has a request."

"This..." Xu Qi'an hesitated.

Luo Yuheng is the woman that Emperor Yuan Jing likes, and he is already entangled with his daughter, so don't make Emperor Yuan Jing unhappy because of "being too close to the beautiful national teacher".

In addition, Luo Yuheng is a second-rank powerhouse, Xu Qi'an doesn't want to get too close to a top powerhouse who is not familiar with him, in case someone suddenly discovers the existence of Monk Shenshu, it turns out that you, Xu Qi'an, are already in the shape of a monk!

Come on, seal it back to Sangbo, and you will not be born again for five hundred years. In the future, there will be a monk who learns scriptures from the west, and then he will be released for you.

It is of course no problem for the immortal Shenshuhe to survive for five hundred years, but what about Xu Qi'an? He can't borrow another five hundred years from the sky.

"The national teacher is waiting for you and wants to invite you to have a meal together." The Taoist said.

"Okay!" Xu Qi'an agreed.

Mainly because of Luo Yuheng, she is too alluring.

This is Xu Qi'an's second visit to Lingbao Temple. Last time, he met Luo Yuheng in order to help Priest Jinlian obtain the elixir.

The Taoist leader of Renzong seemed to like him very much, and he said a very suggestive sentence at that time, but Xu Qi'an was an honest gentleman, so he ignored her hint.

Xu Qi'an was directly led into a quiet room, with two futons, a table, a small stove beside it, and the word "Tao" hanging on the wall.

The furnishing is extremely simple, nothing superfluous.

Daotong brought a large bucket of vegetarian food, mixed with black rice, corn, millet and other grains, and three dishes of vegetarian dishes.

"Master Xu, please take it easy, the Taoist leader will come over immediately." Daotong stepped back respectfully.

Xu Qi'an didn't eat, looked at the two bowls and two pairs of chopsticks on the table, and nodded with satisfaction.

If he had to eat this meal by himself, then he would go back to the palace now.

"Squeak~"

The latticed door that had just been closed was pushed open again, and a female national teacher in a black Taoist robe came in, holding a whisk in her arms, her black hair was simply tied with a Taoist hairpin, and a few strands of her forehead hair hung down, looking a bit charming.

And a little cinnabar between the eyebrows highlights the fairy-like holiness, making the two different charms a strange blend.

"National teacher!" Xu Qi'an stood up and cupped his hands.

Luo Yuheng nodded, and stretched out his hand to signal: "Master Xu, please have a meal."

"National teacher, please use eels."

The two sat down, filled a bowl of rice, and ate on their own.

Xu Qi'an couldn't figure out the intention of the beautiful national teacher, so he decided not to speak, and occasionally looked at her while eating, which was pleasing to the eye.

At first glance, this woman is a pink and tender twenty-year-old, but after looking at it, she will feel that she is a young woman of thirty years old.

But after looking at her for a long time, damn it, this is clearly a top-quality mature woman in her early forties, with her plump figure and that unbearable charm between her eyebrows and eyes, she is simply a killer of men.

Xu Qi'an regained the feeling she had when she first met her - mother's friend, kind aunt, female English teacher and so on.

"Is this woman cultivating Taoism or demonic arts?" Xu Qi'an frowned secretly.

The occurrence of the above illusions is of course not his reason, it must be a problem with Renzong's practice, which was confirmed by Daoist Jin Lian's endorsement.

None of the three sects of heaven, earth and man are normal, and the earth sect is burdened by merit and virtue, and becomes a demon at every turn. I don't know what happened to Renzong, but there are also sequelae.

As for Tianzong, the way they walked is the biggest problem in itself.

The sky is ruthless, so it can last forever. People are ruthless, so what is the difference between them and dead things?

According to Xu Qi'an's understanding, the unity of man and nature is the rule of incarnation.

"I heard from Daoist Jinlian that Mr. Xu has taken bodiless pills in Yunzhou?" Luo Yuheng asked.

Why did Daoist Jin Lian tell you this? Xu Qi'an was taken aback: "Yes."

"Pindao wants to borrow a bowl of blood essence from Mr. Xu as a medicine, which can be used to refine elixir and relieve the body's stubborn illness."

What stubborn disease needs my essence and blood as medicine? Xu Qi'an glanced at her and didn't express his opinion, but he was thinking about how to reject her.

For things like blood, in his previous life, he could only test his blood type, but in this world, he can perform many operations.

What impressed me the most was the curse-killing technique of the Witch God Sect.

Luo Yuheng seemed to have anticipated his reaction, picked up a chopstick of rice, put it into his ruddy mouth, and added unhurriedly: "This is the suggestion of Taoist Priest Jinlian."

Xu Qi'an nodded, "I have to confirm."

Luo Yuheng nodded.

Xu Qi'an took out fragments of the book in front of her, and was about to pass the book to ask, but remembered that he was a dead person now and could not speak.

At this time, Luo Yuheng looked towards the door and said calmly, "He is here."

Xu Qi'an turned his head and saw an orange cat squatting on the threshold, watching them with amber vertical pupils.

"Daozhang, why are you here? Wait, aren't you unable to enter the imperial city?"

The orange cat with its tail upright, stepped on soft and silent cat steps, and jumped towards the table.

Xu Qi'an slapped it away lightly, "It's time to eat, watch out for the cat's fur."

The orange cat had no choice but to squat on the ground, hold its head up, and said gently: "After the injury is healed, you can enter and leave the imperial city at will, but the imperial palace is still not allowed."

The strength of the Taoist leader is stronger than I imagined! Xu Qi'an is no longer a rookie, and he wants to sneak into the imperial city silently, at least four grades.

Of course, Wu Fu is not included here.

With the characteristics of Wufu's system, even first-rank ones cannot sneak into the imperial city silently, and they will most likely be discovered.

Of course, if you are a first-rank martial artist, you can almost brush the copy of "Dafengjingcheng" alone.

"The blood essence is..." Although Xu Qi'an trusted Daoist Jin Lian very much, he still hesitated.

It's like someone wants to use your computer. Even if it's a good friend or relative, you will resist it in your heart. After all, whose hard drive doesn't have a wife with hundreds of gigabytes.

"Borrow the medicinal properties of the bodiless pill in your blood." Daoist Jin Lian glanced at Luo Yuheng first, and seeing that she had no expression, he continued:

"Renzong's way of cultivation is bumpy and difficult. You have already understood this. Luo Daoshou will be burned by karmic fire every month, suffering from the seven emotions and six desires. The bodiless pill can shed the old body and rejuvenate people, which can temporarily relieve symptoms. .”

Xu Qi'an nodded slowly, and said boldly: "No wonder I think the national teacher has an extraordinary charm."

If Daoist Jin Lian was not here, he would definitely not dare to say this.

Daoist Jin Lian replied: "The Taoism of the Renzong has been cultivated to a high level, and it has the appearance of all living beings, which allows you to see the side you desire most in your heart. I mean the aspect of love."

As he said that, the orange cat showed a humane smile on his face: "What did you see?"

Luo Yuheng raised his head expressionlessly, and glanced at Xu Qi'an.

Xu Qi'an's expression froze suddenly.

Daoist Jin Lian was stunned by this reaction, and immediately became interested, and asked: "You seem to be deeply touched."

I thought I was a black silk control, a royal sister control, a mature woman control, a loli control, and a sister control, but in the end I found out that I was just a simple lust. I have never felt so deeply about this sentence. topic:

"Since Daoist Jinlian is the middleman, I am naturally willing to do my best."

Luo Yuheng nodded in satisfaction, and said softly: "If you have any pills you want, you can just ask, as compensation for essence and blood."

Daoist Jin Lian spoke before Xu Qi'an: "Don't worry, think about it slowly, the favor of the Daoist leader of Renzong is not something ordinary people can get."

Luo Yuheng glanced at the orange cat nonchalantly.

Jingxiu Palace.

Lin'an arrived at her mother's residence with her guards, she trotted into the house, her red dress fluttering, and she yelled: "Mother Concubine, Mother Concubine"

In the room, Concubine Chen Gui was secretly wiping her tears, when she saw her daughter running in, she turned her face away and wiped away the tears.

The bluffing Lin'an suddenly became quiet, walked slowly to Concubine Chen, held her hand, and distressed flashed in her charming peach blossom eyes:

"Mother and concubine, the prince's elder brother will be fine, the one who cleans himself will clean himself, so don't cry."

A while ago, she was in a bad mood, half of it was because of Xu Qi'an's death in the line of duty, and the other half was because of what happened to the crown prince, and Chen Guifei shed tears all day long.

As a daughter, seeing her mother depressed and crying every day, she felt very sad, but there was nothing she could do.

The maid standing beside her said in a low voice: "In the past few days, a prince from the clan came to see the empress, and they said that the ministers outside are discussing the matter of setting up another prince.

"After hearing this, the empress cried a lot and didn't eat much for two days."

Lin'an was furious, "This group of bastards who have no vision, why are you talking about this to the concubine mother?"

She angrily called her uncles dogs.

"Lin'an, don't talk nonsense." Concubine Chen Gui held her daughter's little hand instead, with a miserable look on her face: "Your prince's elder brother is a concubine. Over the years, some people have always said that he is not in the right position. Even if he is abolished, the mother and concubine don't have to live forever. Be wary."

These words made Lin'an furious, she knew that Concubine Mu was referring to the master of the harem who was eyeing him.

The palace lady sighed: "It would be great if the truth of the case could be investigated, but it has been so many days and there has been no progress."

The case must be kept secret, Xu Qi'an emphasized to the two princesses several times.

But now, seeing his mother getting thinner and her eyes red and swollen, Lin'an couldn't help it anymore, and said loudly: "Who said there is no progress, Xu Qi'an has almost finished the investigation of the case."

Chen Guifei's eyes lit up, and she stared straight at her daughter: "The truth of the case is coming to light soon? Well, that Xu Qi'an is really going to be found out soon?"

Excited, he tightly clenched Lin'an's hand.

"Mother, you hurt me."

Now that he has opened his mouth, Zhan Zang no longer hides it, and said: "Concubine Mu, the prince who was framed by the queen, must be her."

Concubine Chen's complexion changed drastically: "Lin'an, don't talk nonsense."

"Mother and concubine, don't worry, Lin'an has solid evidence."

At that moment, she told Chen Guifei the whole story of the case.

"It's really her. Back then, if she didn't obey women's ways, how could His Majesty have put her in the cold palace and made my son the crown prince?" Concubine Chen Gui burst into tears:

"Your Majesty's heart is kind, and thinking about the old love did not abandon her, but she was lucky. After many years, she started to fight for the crown prince again."

Concubine Chen Guifei's words sounded like a thunder in Lin'an's ears.

What did she hear?

The queen is unruly? The emperor wants to abolish the empress?

When did this all happen, why didn't she know.

The mild-tempered but lacking smile queen appeared in Lin'an's mind. Although he was very annoyed that she framed the prince's elder brother, Lin'an did not believe that she was an immoral woman from the bottom of his heart.

However, after accepting the shocking news, many details that I hadn't noticed before were all explained. For example, the queen has been reclusive and doesn't care about the affairs of the harem.

For example, since Lin'an can remember, the Queen has never smiled. For another example, the empress was indifferent to Huaiqing and the fourth prince, and she didn't have the same love as the mother and concubine for herself and the prince's brother.

"Mother Concubine, what, what is going on here? Who is that man that the Empress does not obey women's ways." Lin An excitedly grabbed Concubine Chen's hand, burning with anger.

As the most beloved daughter of her father, when she heard the news, she was justifiably angry.

"Don't, don't ask." Concubine Chen Guifei knew that she had made a slip of the tongue and shook her head with tears in her eyes: "This matter is His Majesty's taboo, so don't spread it to outsiders."

"I don't like to owe favors, Lord Xu just tell me what you want." Luo Yuheng didn't intend to fulfill the wishful thinking of Daoist Jinlian.

Auntie, I don't want to fight anymore Xu Qi'an yelled in his heart.

As for the reward, he hadn't thought of something for the time being, so he couldn't help but look at the orange cat and ask for its opinion.

The orange cat pondered for a long time, and said: "Renzong ruled Kyushu with swordsmanship, so why not give me a piece of swordsmanship."

"But I use a knife." Xu Qi'an reminded him.

"Who said that swordsmanship cannot be performed with a sword?" Daoist Jin Lian asked back with a smile.

That's right, as long as the core essence is extracted, it can be used in the sword technique, just like when I perform Heaven and Earth Slash, I can cooperate with the lion's roar to defeat the enemy.

Xu Qi'an nodded slowly.

Luo Yuheng raised his hand and wiped it lightly on the table, and three thin booklets appeared.

The national teacher said in a pleasant voice: "I have three sword arts here, namely "Heart Sword", "Qi Sword" and "Royal Sword".

"The heart sword needs to be supplemented by the cultivation of the primordial spirit, and the spiritual power is used as the sharpening stone to sharpen the sword every day. It cannot cut the body, but only the primordial spirit."

Hearing this, Xu Qi'an subconsciously looked at the orange cat.

The orange cat flicked out its sharp claws, and said quietly, "Master Xu, don't provoke me."

Xu Qi'an immediately looked away.

Luo Yuheng continued: "The sword of Qi is the opposite of the sword of the heart. It is a first-class way of attacking and killing. If you practice it to a high level, the sword's energy will be continuous and invincible."

Xu Qi'an couldn't help but said: "The sword energy spans three thousand miles, and the light of the sword is nineteen states?"

Luo Yuheng couldn't help looking sideways, as if the beautiful eyes of a pool of clear water stayed on Xu Qi'an for a long time, and praised: "It is said that Mr. Xu's poems are unique in the world.

This is not what I said, this is what a great writer who specializes in water manuscript fees said every word and line

"As for the sword control technique." Luo Yuheng waved his hand lightly, and the door and window opened instantly, and a sword light rushed out of her sleeve, whizzing and wandering over the courtyard.

Quick as thunder, quick as fish.

Xu Qi'an praised: "The sword control technique is really the skill of an immortal, so I choose the heart sword."

Luo Yuheng was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay."

Although Yu Jianshu is fancy and cool, and its lethality is not low, Xu Qi'an feels that Xinjian is more suitable for him.

The reason is very simple, his Heaven and Earth Slash is an extreme sword technique: there is nothing in the world that can be cut continuously, if there is, then run for your life as soon as possible.

Therefore, when he practiced, the first thing he considered was not to increase the means, but to perfect the world with one knife.

After obtaining the Buddhist Lion's Roar, this idea became more and more solid.

With control skills and physical damage, what is most lacking now is the output of the Yuanshen domain.

Luo Yuheng took back "Qijian" and "Sword Control", and pushed the "Heart Sword" sword manual to him, saying: "If you have any doubts, you can come to Lingbao to visit me. I can solve your doubts three times. "

"Thank you, National Teacher." Xu Qi'an sincerely thanked him.

Then, Luo Yuheng took out a jade bowl from his sleeve, pinched it with his slender jade fingers, and pushed it in front of Xu Qi'an.

The bowl was not big, only three times the size of the teacup, Xu Qi'an felt a little more at ease, he thought it was a big bowl for Xu Lingyin to eat.

After getting the blood, Luo Yuheng ran to make alchemy while it was hot.

In the quiet room, only Orange Cat and Xu Qi'an were left.

"Daoist, help me block other people, I want to chat with Li Miaozhen in private."

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xu Qi'an planned to tell No. 2 the news of his resurrection.

Regarding Xu Qi'an's request, Daoist Jin Lian responded: "Hehe."

"What's the problem?" Xu Qi'an frowned.

"Li Miaozhen said that she will come to the capital after the beginning of spring. The current situation in Yunzhou is probably waiting for the end of the bandit suppression. Anyway, she will come soon, so why rush it." Daoist Jin Lian said.

He was still waiting for Li Miaozhen to find Xu Qi'an angrily after he was resurrected, so as to disrupt the situation and ease the conflict between the outstanding disciples of the two sects of heaven and man.

"That's right!" Xu Qi'an nodded.

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