Chapter 617

After eating the bun, Xu Qi 'an asked Zhu Guangxiao and Song Tingfeng to inform the rest of the team to gather in the front yard.

Xu Qi 'an's current team consisted of Golden Hall, Evil Suppression Hall, Spring Breeze Hall, Celestial Commissioner Chu Caiwei, and six constables from the government office.

A total of 24 people.

Min Shan and Yang Feng were responsible for verifying the production and use records of the Ministry of Works, which was a tedious and time-consuming job.

Xu Qi 'an was sure that the gunpowder did not come from the Ministry of Works, but out of caution, he still did not stop investigating the Ministry of Works.

Today, he was leaving the capital. Knowing that the Sampo Case involved so many forces, Xu Qi 'an followed his heart's wishes and tried to bring as many people as possible.

He first went to the imperial city. The others were stopped outside the imperial city, and only the foodie Chu Caiwei could go hand in hand with him.

This girl was a frequent visitor to the imperial city. She came and went as she pleased. Her status was very unusual.

"Did Princess Royal give you a jade pendant?" Xu Qi 'an asked.

Chu Caiwei nodded.

"I have one too." Xu Qi 'an took out the waist jade given by Princess Lin An and proudly showed it off.

"It's a little familiar … Ah, Princess Lin An's?" Chu Caiwei exclaimed.

"I am now Princess Lin An's person. She appreciates me. Seeing that Princess Royal did not give me a jade pendant, she quickly gave one to show that she valued me more than Princess Royal and was more worthy to rely on. "Xu Qi 'an told the big-eyed girl what happened yesterday.

"She is so silly." Chu Caiwei giggled and laughed at Lin An.

Eldest brother, don't laugh at Second Brother, where did you get the courage to laugh at Caiwei … Xu Qi 'an echoed, "Yes, not every woman is as smart as Miss Caiwei."

The smile on Chu Caiwei's goose face became sweeter.

Before long, they finally arrived at Prince Huai's Mansion. The title of King of Zhenbei was Prince Huai, and he was the younger brother of Yuanjing Emperor, so his mansion was called Prince Huai's Mansion.

There were two white jade lions in front of the door. The middle door was six feet high, and the golden nails were arranged orderly. The door knocker was bigger than the mansion of ordinary nobles.

Xu Qi 'an couldn't think of any other adjectives except high-end and elegant.

A row of armored soldiers stood at the entrance, their expressions solemn.

"I am Xu Qi 'an, the head official of the Sang Po Case appointed by His Majesty. I have something to discuss with Wang Fei. Quickly pass on the message."

One of the soldiers glanced at Xu Qi 'an and said in a low voice, "The princess does not see anyone. Please go back."

Xu Qi 'an raised his eyebrows and was about to reprimand him when he heard the soldier add with a sneer, "This is also His Majesty's order. Even if the Eldest Princess wants to see the Princess, she has to see the Princess' mood.

"Hurry up and get lost. Don't use chicken feathers as a token of authority."

Xu Qi 'an suddenly understood and said with a smile, "So the gold medal that Your Majesty personally gave you is a chicken feather … This person has blasphemed Your Majesty and committed the crime of great disrespect."

"Oh," Xu Qi 'an said, "So His Majesty's medal is a chicken feather … This person has blasphemed His Majesty and committed a crime of disrespect."

Clang!

The black gold longsword was unsheathed by half an inch, and energy rippled out.

The soldier who mocked Xu Qi 'an knew he said the wrong thing, and his face paled.

The head of the bodyguards glared at his subordinate, who had spoken without thinking, and walked towards Xu Qi 'an. As he walked, his armor clattered.

"Sir, the Princess is not in the residence."

"Where did she go?" Xu Qi 'an sat on the horse and looked at him.

"I am just a guard, how would I know Princess's whereabouts? But she is really not in the mansion. She just left the city this morning, and was only an hour away from you. "The leader of the guards said politely.

Xu Qi 'an nodded slightly, and said firmly, "I want to catch a criminal. If you don't want to be convicted of covering up for your colleague, help me catch this person."

He pointed at the soldier who mocked him.

"Sir!" The leader of the guards was anxious, and he was furious, but he didn't dare to get angry. He said sincerely, "Princess is not in the mansion."

As the guards of the Prince's Mansion, even if the nobles came, they wouldn't give them face.

But the other party had the medal in his hand, and he had something on his subordinate, so the leader of the guards could only make peace.

Xu Qi 'an finally believed him. He turned his horse around and left with Chu Caiwei.

"Our Princess is a little interesting. She can't even see Princess Royal." Xu Qi 'an smiled and tried to test her.

Chu Caiwei didn't disappoint. She didn't notice Xu Qi 'an's test at all, and answered honestly, "Princess's identity is very special."

"How special?"

"This is a secret." Chu Caiwei grinned, "Don't ask about these things, it's not good for you."

After that, she warned him with a straight face, "Don't bribe me with food."

"Why?"

"Because I'm afraid I can't help it …" She said sadly.

…

There were three tasks today. The investigation on the death of Zhao County Magistrates had a relatively accurate result last night. As for the remaining two tasks, they didn't manage to see Princess.

Xu Qi 'an, who had a bad start, felt very depressed!

He was a person who treated his work seriously, and his bad mood was definitely not because he wanted to see Princess's beauty.

Princess was special? This special was definitely not because of her appearance, but something else. Since she was so special, why did the Yuanjing Emperor give this beauty to the King of Zhenbei … Or, it was because of this special that the Yuanjing Emperor gave this beauty to the King of Zhenbei.

Xu Qi 'an was distracted for a moment, and then he put Princess to the back of his mind.

The case was already so difficult to solve, he couldn't waste his brain cells on these trivial things.

…

There was a White Phoenix Mountain in the western suburbs of Daibun. It took about half an hour to get there from the west gate.

The name White Phoenix Mountain came from the white wild bird that lived in the mountain. Its tail feathers were very long, just like a phoenix, so it got its name.

However, the white phoenix on the mountain was almost extinct, and it was the fault of the Celestial Commissioner.

On a certain year, a doctor from the Celestial Commissioner went to the White Phoenix Mountain to collect herbs, and he caught a few white phoenixes. After he brought them home to study, he found that the meat of the white phoenix could enhance sexual function …

At the foot of the White Phoenix Mountain, the knowledgeable Lü Qing smiled and talked about this matter.

Song Tingfeng's heart skipped a beat, and he hesitantly said, "Boss, I have a friend who is not in good health, I want to catch a few white phoenixes for him."

Min Shan stared at him and said, "Why are you still thinking about catching wild animals at this time? Business is more important, if the case is delayed, who will be responsible?"

Li Yuchun frowned and didn't answer.

Xu Qi 'an smiled and said, "This time, I came to White Phoenix Mountain to find out more about the past, so it's not very urgent. Tingfeng, remember to go and come back quickly."

When Min Shan heard this, he said with a sullen face, "Your excellency Xu, why don't you let me go with Song Tingfeng, so we can take care of each other."

Taking care of each other even when hunting birds? Xu Qi 'an looked at him, "You also have a friend?"

Min Shan felt that all the men were staring at him with a strange look.

Min Yinluo was a little anxious, and after a long time, he said, "It doesn't matter if it's strong or not, I just want to taste the taste of an extinct bird."

Everyone laughed, and after Xu Qi 'an finished laughing, he said with a straight face, "I was just joking. The background of the Sampo Case is very complicated. I don't care where you go in the capital, but when you leave the capital, don't leave the team."

The winding mountain steps went all the way to the deep forest, and at the foot of the mountain was a huge memorial arch, with a horizontal board of "Green Dragon Temple".

Although the Green Dragon Temple was not full of pilgrims, it was not desolate. Along the way, people could occasionally see nearby people going up the mountain to burn incense.

Beside the memorial arch, a luxurious carriage was parked, and more than a dozen armored guards were guarding it.

This carriage was very familiar to Xu Qi 'an, which was made of golden nanmu, and the details of the body were wrapped with jade and gold foil. It was the carriage that he had seen when he went to the Musical House.

The owner of the carriage also asked Xu Qi 'an to trade for the Bodhi bracelet with 400 taels of gold.

"By the way, the Jinlian Taoist priest said that the woman in the carriage would have a relationship with me … Who could it be? The golden nanmu is exclusive to the royal family, and the carriages of the Princess Royal and the Second Princess are not like this. A Commandery Princess in the royal family? Or the emperor's concubine? "

"No, no, no, definitely not a concubine. Don't scare yourself."

"Even if she is a concubine, she must be as beautiful as my aunt …" He added in his mind.

After tying the horse to the wooden stake beside the memorial arch, leaving a fast man of the government office and a man with a gong to watch the horse, Xu Qi 'an went up the mountain with the night watchman.

After a few steps, Xu Qi 'an's feet softened, and he stepped on a scented sachet.

"You don't pick up silver today, but scented sachets?"

He naturally bent down to pick it up, holding it in his hand and looking at it carefully. The scented sachet was embroidered with complicated cloud patterns, fine workmanship, and expensive materials, which could not be afforded by ordinary rich girls.

One side of the scented sachet was embroidered with the word "Nan" in gold, and the other side with the word "Zhi". The golden tassels were tied with beautiful knots.

Xu Qi 'an smelled a nice smell, like perfume, sandalwood, and the unique body fragrance of women.

"The people in front, wait …" A clear voice came from behind them.

A girl in a light blue gown caught up, and seeing the night watchman's uniform, she was not afraid. Pointing at the scented sachet in Xu Qi 'an's hand, she breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "This is dropped by my concubine."

She combed her hair in a bun, but the material she wore was better than that of ordinary rich girls.

Xu Qi 'an subconsciously looked at the luxurious carriage at the foot of the mountain, "Your concubine?"

"Don't ask more, return the scented sachet." The girl's tone was very angry.

"What scented sachet?" Xu Qi 'an put the scented sachet into his bosom.

"You …" The girl glared at him fiercely, "Just you wait."

Lifting the hem of her thick skirt, she ran down the stone steps. Xu Qi 'an did not leave, but stayed where he was, watching as she approached the carriage and said something by the window.

"Ning Yan, don't cause trouble, that is the carriage specially used by the royal family." Li Yuchun frowned.

Xu Qi 'an was only investigating the case, in Brother Chun's heart, he was still her subordinate. Brother Chun did not want Xu Qi 'an to cause too much trouble during the investigation, so even if he could redeem himself in the future, if he offended someone he shouldn't have offended, his current efforts would be in vain.

… You don't understand, that girl and I are fated!

Xu Qi 'an shook his head, did not explain, and continued to pay attention to the movement of the carriage.

The result disappointed Xu Qi 'an. He vaguely saw the window open a gap, and the person inside seemed to be examining him.

Because he was too far away, he could not see the dim interior of the carriage.

The window quickly closed, and there was no gap. A few seconds later, the carriage slowly moved, gradually moving away.

"It seems that fate has not come yet …" Xu Qi 'an exhaled, "Let's go and meet the abbot of the Green Dragon Temple."

…

A group of night watchmen in uniforms rushed into the temple, and immediately attracted a deacon to greet them.

This deacon was a fat monk with a round face, kind eyes, and was in his early forties. He put his palms together, "I am the supervisor of the Green Dragon Temple, and my Buddhist name is Heng Qing. Please come in."

He led Xu Qi 'an and the others into the temple, and enthusiastically introduced the history of the Green Dragon Temple, claiming that it was an orthodox Western inheritance, and that the temple practiced Mahayana Buddhism and worshiped Buddha.

Xu Qi 'an's eyes swept across the magnificent halls, and he waved his hand, "Call your abbot out, I have something to ask him."

The Green Dragon Temple was the only temple in the territory of the capital of Daibun that practiced Buddhism. As the deacon said, it inherited Mahayana Buddhism from the West.

Xu Qi 'an had done his homework before coming here. The abbot of the Green Dragon Temple was a Fifth Rank Law Enforcer, and he could fight better than any of them.

However, Xu Qi 'an was not afraid at all, because the early stage of the Buddhist system was not good at fighting, except for Eighth Rank martial monks.

The Ninth Rank of Buddhism was called Samanera, and this realm was very interesting. The core secret was to abide by the precepts, and if one did not break the precepts within three years, they could advance. At first glance, it seemed simple, but it was not.

The Buddhist precepts were strict and complicated, and one might accidentally break the precepts.

Eighth Rank martial monks were not very different from martial artists, and they could fight very well.

Seventh Rank wizards and Sixth Rank Zen Masters were not very good at fighting, and only when they became Fifth Rank Law Enforcers could they be considered to have a qualitative change.

It was worth mentioning that when Xu Qi 'an looked up the information in the yamen's desk, he found a very interesting point. The next rank after Ninth Rank Samanera was Wizard.

He directly skipped Eighth Rank martial monks.

The information did not mention why, but time was tight, and Xu Qi 'an could not be bothered to spend time studying the Buddhist system. He only guessed that there might be two completely different paths in the Buddhist system.

"The abbot is meditating, and it is not convenient to disturb him. If you have anything to say, you can tell me." Heng Qing led everyone into the tea room, and ordered the Samanera to serve tea.

"Is there an artifact in the temple that can block the Celestial Commissioner's Qi Observation Technique?" Xu Qi 'an sat cross-legged on the cattail hassock, and asked directly.

"What do you mean, sir?" Heng Qing put his palms together, and shook his head. "There is no such artifact in the temple."

"Master, monks do not lie." Xu Qi 'an's gaze was sharp.

Heng Qing lowered his head, and did not look Xu Qi 'an in the eye. "Everything I said is true."

"Does it mean that after passing the Ninth Rank Samanera, one can lie without restraint?" Xu Qi 'an smiled, but it did not reach his eyes.

Heng Qing lowered his head, and did not respond. He did not care about the cold gazes of the people around him, and did not pay any attention to them.

Non-violence and non-cooperation? Xu Qi 'an was a little angry.