Nightwatcher

[Two: I'm investigating the blood slaughter for three thousand miles. I'm thinking about such a big thing, it's impossible to hide it. But, Xu Qi'an, let me tell you, this case is very weird.

[I flew for three days and three nights at the border of Chuzhou, but I haven't found the location of Xuetu for three thousand miles. But I found one thing is very strange, well, I met a small group of barbarian cavalry at the border, beheaded them, summoned the soul to ask, and found that they didn't know about the "Three Thousand Miles of Blood Massacre". 】

Li Miaozhen went north directly on the flying sword, much faster than Xu Qian. If I have to compare it, one takes a plane, and the other takes a cruise ship + carriage + walking.

Xu Qi'an typed in the message: [I already know about this matter, this case is not as simple as it appears on the surface. 】

In addition, the blood slaughter for three thousand miles is an allusion, not the real slaughter for three thousand miles, sister, you should read more books anyway, he complained in his heart.

Li Miaozhen replied in shock: [Ah? Do you know it all, it's you. 】

I’m not as amazing as you think, I’m just like you, killing people to summon souls, but you killed the barbarian cavalry, and I killed the barbarian boss Xu Qi’an continued to ask:

[Are there any other discoveries? 】

Li Miaozhen sent a letter to reply: [Yes, I found that things in Chuzhou are very cheap. Whether it is staying in a hotel, eating, or buying other things, five taels of silver can be spent for a long time. But in Dafengjing City, five liang of silver was gone in an instant. 】

What are you talking about? Xu Qi'an was stunned, and it took him a few seconds to react. Li Miaozhen's words can be simplified as follows: the Wowotou here costs four yuan.

So what do you mean by this, and feel the cheap prices in Chuzhou? Or vent your shopping desire as a woman?

Xu Qi'an frowned and passed the letter: [Miaozhen, I don't quite understand what you mean. 】

Li Miaozhen replied: [Generally speaking, if a war breaks out in a region, the price of local food and other things will soar. But I checked the grain prices in several counties and counties in Chuzhou. Although there are fluctuations, the difference is not big. 】

Xu Qi'an understood, what she meant was that prices in Chuzhou were fairly stable, which meant that although the barbarians invaded the border, burned, killed and looted, but compared to Chuzhou's 8,000-kilometer area, it was only a relatively small area.

[Three: The city is not occupied? 】

[Two: I didn't see it, and if the border cities are occupied, the barbarians will not only plunder the border, but dare not go deep into the hinterland of Chuzhou. 】

"In the case of not attacking the city, only looting the people on the border, and never going deep into the enemy's hinterland. Well, this is because I am afraid of being made dumplings. I probably understand why the ancient wars must smash the city. If the city is not captured, Just never go around it, because that's tantamount to giving your back to the enemy."

When Xu Qi'an watched TV dramas when he was a child, he always felt that the ancients were out of their minds. Why did they insist on smashing a city, bypassing it, and attacking the next city, even the capital.

A child's world is always so simple! He felt emotional in his heart, and saw Li Miaozhen's biography:

【Xu Qi'an, I'm a little doubtful about the fact that the three thousand miles of blood massacre is true, I don't know how to investigate further. 】

Through the book on the ground, Li Miaozhen can also feel helplessness and irritability.

The reason she chatted with Xu Qi'an privately this time was to ask him how to continue investigating the case.

It is not impossible for Li Miao to suspect that the bloody massacre of three thousand miles was caused by a remnant soul, a remnant soul of unknown identity and origin.

Um, thinking about it this way, isn't the decision of Duke Wei, the Dukes of the court and Emperor Yuan Jing a bit too hasty?

Although this case must be investigated, it is a bit exaggerated to send a mission directly to tell the truth. The normal operation should be to send a small number of people to investigate the situation, and even send spies to make unannounced visits

However, the Three Thousand Miles of Blood Massacre case does not exist, so how can the remnant soul be explained?

This corpse was met by Li Miaozhen on the side of the road. If she hadn't happened to be a Taoist disciple and knew how to summon souls, the soul of the deceased would have disappeared in a few days.

So the possibility of artificial arrangement is unlikely.

The deceased was from the north, and because of the three thousand li bloodbath, he traveled thousands of miles to the capital to file an imperial complaint, but he was intercepted and killed eighty miles away from the capital, and died unexpectedly.

In fact, I don't have a particularly good idea to answer this way. Will my tall and tall image lose points in Li Miaozhen's heart?

After pondering for a long time, Xu Qi'an had an idea, and passed on a letter: [Miaozhen, the corpse you picked up by the roadside is from a quack, right? 】

[Two: Well, this is what you analyzed. 】

[Three: Have you ever thought that if such a major event really happened in the northern border, who would impeach King Zhenbei in the first place? 】

[Two: Naturally, it's the officials in the northern border, um, the officials in the three thousand li area that suffered a bloody massacre. 】

[Three: Great, so, why did you find the corpse of a quack? 】

[Two: Great? 】

[Three: This is not the point, the point is, why is it the corpse of a person in the Jianghu? 】

Li Miaozhen has rich experience in this area, and he sent a letter to reply: [Every time there are more dogs slaughtered in Zhengyi, some people in the world will feel angry when they see the tragic situation, and it is normal to go to Beijing to sue the imperial court. 】

Xu Qi'an laughed lightly, and passed on the letter: [If this is the case, then he will not be intercepted at all. No one would notice a quack. Correspondingly, even if he arrived in the capital, he would not be able to sue for impeachment even if he had nothing to prove.

[I'm not going to tell you about the shady scenes in the imperial complaint, but just discussing the facts. A man sued a prince without evidence? Believe me, the court will ignore it. 】

Speaking of this, Xu Qi'an once again had doubts in his heart, so whether it was Emperor Yuan Jing, Wei Gong, or the court princes, they all seemed a bit hasty in sending the mission to the north.

Li Miaozhen is still very smart. When he mentioned something, he immediately understood it, and said in a letter: [You mean, the local officials actually wrote a letter of impeachment, but encountered an accident, so they sent that good man to the capital to sue. Some kind of token, so he was intercepted. 】

At this point in the analysis, Li Miaozhen suddenly felt enlightened and his thoughts were clear.

In fact, I have some thoughts myself, but it’s not smooth enough. After he reminded me, I figured it out. Li Miao said sincerely, and then subconsciously passed on the letter:

[Then how should I check? 】

After sending the message, she regretted it, and said in her heart: Li Miaozhen, Li Miaozhen, you are too independent, it seems that you are an incompetent woman and need to rely on him!

While reflecting angrily, she stared at the mirror.

[Three: Simple, you hide your identity as the saint of Tianzong, and walk the rivers and lakes of Chuzhou as a flying swallow lady. Better to do more chivalrous things. 】

Li Miao's heart moved, 【You mean】

Xu Qi'an wrote in a letter: 【We have always ignored the person behind the "roadside dead". If he is still alive, he must be hiding somewhere, waiting for news.

[He may not necessarily go to the mission, hehe, once the mission enters the northern border, they will probably be under surveillance. Even Prince Huai's family is using missions to fish. Compared with missions, I think he is more likely to find some well-known knights in the rivers and lakes. This can be verified from the dead hero.

[Of course, the premise of all this is that the person who wants to sue is still alive. 】

That's right, why didn't I expect it to be like this, as expected of you! Li Miaozhen's eyes sparkled, and he passed on a letter: [I understand, I will contact you when I have clues. 】

Xu Qi'an immediately sent a letter: [Okay, I still have something to ask, um, before death, a person has a mental breakdown and loses his mind, and can't communicate after summoning his soul. Can he recover? how long? 】

After a few seconds of silence over there, Li Miaozhen replied: 【Is the soul intact? 】

Xu Qi'an said: [The three souls are complete. 】

Why did he take the body away with him that day? It is to reunite the soul of the warlock in white in seven days. After seven days, the human soul will overflow from the corpse and merge with the two souls of heaven and earth floating outside.

At this time, the soul will get rid of the state of ignorance, which is no different from before life.

The dead person Li Miaozhen found on the side of the road must have been severely injured before his death, so it was incomplete, and because the murderer was a warrior, he was not good at destroying souls, so he left a remnant soul.

[Two: It's easy to handle, it will take three or two days. 】

[Three: This matter is not urgent, we will talk about it after we meet. 】

After passing the book, Xu Qi'an finished the porridge that was still warm, hid the fragments of the book, and walked out of the cave.

"I'm done eating."

The princess who secretly threw away the roast chicken said loudly.

Xu Qi'an let out a "hmm", pretending not to notice her little movements, and walked side by side with her on the mountain path.

The trees are shady, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant. Except for the occasional "Solo" sound coming from the grass on both sides, which frightens the princess, she still likes this kind of environment close to nature.

Who the hell is the concubine, who actually has the flesh of a Tang monk with a spirit hidden in her body? Heh, in this case, I am Monkey King.

Master, give my grandson a stick!

Hahaha Xu Qi'an couldn't help curling up the corners of his mouth.

Gradually approaching Sanhuang County, the number of surrounding villages increased. Xu Qi'an and the princess ate lunch at the farmhouse, each with a bowl of porridge and a pile of pickles.

There are five people in this farming family, two elderly people, a couple and a child.

Living in an adobe house, wearing old mended clothes, the old man is skinny, and the child's face is sallow.

They were sitting in the yard eating lunch, and the voice of the children in the hall came to their ears: "Mom, I'm so hungry."

"Didn't you already eat it?" the woman whispered.

"I used to have one bowl, but today there is only half a bowl." The child said aggrievedly.

"There are guests today, you won't starve to death if you skip a meal." The man in charge reprimanded.

The child was afraid of his father and lowered his head, daring not to speak.

“Northern people are quite hospitable”

The princess muttered softly: "Look at their house, it's a barren house, I guess they eat porridge every now and then, and can't afford white rice."

After staying in the capital for a long time, I almost forgot what people's livelihood means. Xu Qi'an felt emotional, but said:

"Isn't this a normal thing? You expect them to eat a lot of fish and meat? It's good to have enough food."

The princess pursed her lips and whispered, "Do you have any silver with you?"

There must be, all my belongings are in the fragments of the underground book Xu Qi'an understood what she meant, and said, "You want to ask me to borrow money?"

She nodded.

"How much?" Xu Qi'an asked.

The concubine pondered and said, "One hundred taels, you can't give too much, it will expose our identities."

Xu Qi'an looked at her with a stiff face, and said word by word: "How much?"

"Here, is it too much? Then, fifty taels." She blinked her beautiful big eyes.

The prodigal girl Xu Qi'an gave her a slap in the heart, and said in a deep voice, "One penny, no more."

Shouldn't the favor of others be reciprocated by the fountain? The princess looked at him in surprise, frowned and said, "I will pay you back, don't be so stingy."

Xu Qi'an sighed: "It's a lot of money for us poor people, no more, it's unreasonable. People from Zhenbei King, or northern spies, as long as they touch here and ask casually, we will be exposed. .”

And a penny, no more, no less, is enough for this poor family to eat meat for a few days.

The concubine nodded and accepted Xu Qi'an's statement. Xu Ningyan was thoughtful, and she was very convinced.

Then, she had a happy expression on her face: "When I arrive in Sanhuang County, I want to take a bath, and I can hardly bear the sour smell on my body."

Xu Qi'an ignored her, sat on a small bench in the yard, looked at the blue sky, and said quietly: "I want to drink yogurt after dinner."

He slurped his porridge, called the man in charge, and said, "Thank you, I brought you into the city to visit relatives, but I didn't bring anything with me."

Xu Qi'an took out a piece of broken silver and handed it to the man: "Be careful."

"This, this..." The man was stunned. He had seen copper coins, but rarely saw silver.

The two pushed and shoved for a while, the princess stood aside and watched Xu Qi'an reasoning with the man in a serious manner, feeling inexplicably happy in her heart, the corners of her mouth curled up.

Although a humane man is a little bit more lustful, he is better than those scheming, cruel and bloodthirsty big shots.

After the two left, the man held the broken silver in both hands, returned to the hall excitedly, and showed it to his family members as if offering a treasure.

"He, they left silver." The man said loudly.

The old man stretched out his trembling hand and patted the child's head, "Ask Dad to buy meat for you tomorrow."

The faces of the members of this poor family showed sincere and grateful joy.

"Why didn't you introduce my identity just now?"

Walking on the official road, the princess said angrily.

"What?" Xu Qi'an didn't react.

The concubine thumped and caught up, staring, "If you said you were going to visit relatives in the city, just skip me, hmph!"

Xu Qi'an remembered that it was true, and asked back: "Then how do you think it's appropriate for me to introduce you? Let's talk about my wife, your appearance is not worthy of my handsome face now. Let's talk about my sister, it's too far-fetched. It's not your own. Let's talk about maidservants, we are so poor, it's not appropriate."

"Then say I'm your aunt." The princess pinched her waist.

"Get out! Why don't you say it's grandma?" Xu Qi'an said angrily.

Before dusk, they came to Sanhuang County, but they didn't enter the city immediately. Instead, they drank a cup of herbal tea in a shed outside the city. When they arrived in Sanhuang County, they really came to the north.

When he arrived in Sanhuang County, Xu Qi'an would be able to meet the shadow of the watchman and get information.

Sanhuang County is small in scale, with a population of less than 100,000 in the city. When they entered the city, the two were interrogated and asked to show the official guide.

The concubine became nervous all of a sudden, she hesitated for a while, she knew that she had no way to guide her, and she couldn't stand the investigation at all.

What should I do, I can't enter the city now? Her heart ached suddenly, which meant that she would continue to travel long distances, and it also meant that Xu Qi'an couldn't investigate the case.

For a while, I only felt that the future was bleak.

"There are some."

Xu Qi'an took out the official certificate with a smile on his face, and handed it over respectfully.

The soldiers guarding the city glanced at it, and returned it to Xu Qi'an, saying, "Go in."

The princess lowered her head, and followed Xu Qi'an in small steps until the city gate gradually went away. She breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"Where did you get the guide?"

"I went out to snatch it while you were sleeping, and became a scissors thief." Xu Qi'an said flatly.

Really your princess frowned, and then heard Xu Qi'an sigh and said: "The situation is not optimistic, your husband's people know that I have gone north alone."

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Question marks flashed in Wangfei's mind, it's a lie, they went all the way north, secretly, without revealing the slightest bit, how did Duke Huai's people know that Xu Ningyan went north?

Moreover, how did Xu Qi'an know.

As smart as she is, she can't see the slightest clue.

"But luckily they don't know that you are with me." Xu Qi'an said again.

"How to say?" Wang Hao pursed her lips, tilted her head, stared at her beautiful eyes, and humbly asked for advice.

She has always liked to listen to Xu Qi'an's story of solving the case, and talked about it with great relish, and she was full of praise when she heard the wonderful parts. Of course, the princess never told Xu Qi'an about these hobbies.

PS: Change first and then change.