Chapter 624

Supervisor Hengqing stammered, "How did you know?"

Xu Erlang had told him the Buddhist name Hengy Yuan. On that day, Xu Erlang had gone to the Yangsheng Hall to look for Number Six, but Number Six had already left. When Xu Erlang told Xu Qi 'an, he said, "An official told me that Master Hengy Yuan has left. It's said that he has a clue about my junior."

"Don't worry about how I know. I'm the one asking you questions." Xu Qi 'an's expression was solemn. He did not give this non-violent and uncooperative monk a good look.

If it was a one-on-one fight, this supervisor of Qinglong Temple might be able to press him to the ground and rub him.

But Xu Qi 'an had brothers and the imperial court behind him.

Supervisor Hengqing hesitated for a moment and said, "Hengy Yuan is a warrior monk of the temple. He is impulsive and bad-tempered. He is often punished by the abbot for accidentally injuring his fellow disciples. Last year, he was expelled from Qinglong Temple."

Number Six was indeed a monk of Qinglong Temple. A warrior monk? No wonder he was burly like Lu Zhishen … Number Six said that his junior was kidnapped and sold by human traffickers … Could the junior that Number Six was looking for be Heng Hui?

But Heng Hui eloped with Princess Pingyang … However, Heng Hui stole the ritual implement of Qinglong Temple, and that ritual implement appeared on Baihu of Golden Insignia, Zhou Chixiong. Did this mean that Monk Heng Hui had met with an accident?

Or that he was also involved in the Sampo Case. If it was the latter, what was his purpose? Also, where did Princess Pingyang go?

This trip to Qinglong Temple was more fruitful than he had expected.

…

Even though he was deliberately rushing for time, it took him more than two hours to return to the night watchman's yamen.

Xu Qi 'an asked the team to take a short break while he closed the door to sort out and summarize the case.

Then, he took out the fragment of the Book of the Earth and entered the message: [Three: No news from Number Six?]

No one responded to him.

After a long time, the Jinlian Taoist priest jumped out to save his dignity: [Nine: No news yet.]

Xu Qi'an's sharp senses told him that Number Six might have discovered something or was in an extremely dangerous situation. Otherwise, there was no way he wouldn't have replied after so long.

[Three: Jinlian Taoist priest, have you located the Earthly Tome fragment yet?]

[Nine: It must have been blocked by some secret technique.]

[Two: Why is Baldy always in trouble?]

Number Two jumped out and interrupted.

[Nine: He has been investigating the case of his junior brother's disappearance. Perhaps he encountered the revenge of the force behind Uncle Pingyuan.]

No, he had found a clue about his junior … but the result was the same. No matter what, Number Six was in big trouble.

[Four: If the fragment of the Earth Tome falls into the hands of an outsider, we will have no choice but to do what we did before and stop sending any messages.]

[Two: If it ends up in the hands of the Earth Sect, all of us will be in danger.]

At this point, everyone in the Heaven & Earth Society felt anxious and stressed.

Not only was he worried about No.6's safety, but if he could no longer use the Earth Book, the information exchange system that the Heaven & Earth Society worked so hard to create would no longer exist.

In the worst-case scenario, if the fragment fell into the hands of the Earth Sect, the members of the Earth Sect would not be afraid of ordinary Daoists. But what if the Earth Sect's Daoist personally came to retrieve the Earth Tome?

Number One and Number Three would be fine since they were hiding in the capital. The Earth Sect's Daoist would have his concerns, but the others would be in danger.

[Two: That's right, let's ask Number Three for help.]

[Four: Hmm, if Number Three can use his connections with the Yunlu Academy to secretly assist the Jinlian Taoist priest, the difficulty of finding No.6 will be greatly reduced.]

Before they knew it, the members of the Heaven & Earth Society had become more reliant on Number Three than on Number One, who always liked to peek at them.

Whenever something happened in Daibun's territory in the capital, Number Three would subconsciously appear in their minds.

… Why do I feel like I've become a tool?

I've just obtained firsthand information about No.6's identity and current situation. If this gets out now, the risk of my identity being exposed is very high. I have to make use of the time gap … Hmm, unless the members of the Heaven & Earth Society all know about No.6's background.

[Three: Do you know No.6's identity? I'm referring to the fact that he's a Buddhist disciple.]

[Two: I don't know. No.6 claims to be a wandering Buddhist disciple. He plans to stay in the capital for a long time.]

'No.6 is pretending to be a foreigner … Hmm, this monk's brain is stronger than Lu Zhishen's!'

Xu Qi 'an had an idea of what was going on. He typed: [You don't have to worry about this. I'll contact the Jinlian Taoist priest. I know No.6's situation better than anyone else. Daoist priest, can you come to my place tonight? I have something to discuss with you.]

“！！！”

When they saw Number Three's words, the members of the Heaven & Earth Society felt a chill down their spines for some reason.

Number Three actually knew about No.6's background. Based on what he said, it seemed that he also had a certain grasp of No.6's current situation? They clearly only met for a short while … As expected, the scholars of the Yunlu Academy are all very capable … Number Two thought fearfully.

'Number Three is quite interesting. He's the latest to join the society, but the methods, ability, and sharpness he's shown are astounding. I'm looking forward to meeting him when I return to the capital. ' 'I'll learn from him then …' Number Four admired him from the bottom of her heart.

[Five: Wow, then please don't investigate my identity. Otherwise, I'll be angry.]

Number Five directly said what was on his mind.

[One: Number Three, do you have any more accurate information about the Sampo Case?]

[Three: I haven't been following the Sampo Case for the past few days.]

Seeing this, Number One went into hiding.

After setting a meeting time with the Jinlian Taoist priest, Xu Qi 'an left the side hall and went straight to the Loft of Noble Energy to seek an audience with Wei Yuan.

In the bright and spacious tea room, Wei Yuan sat alone in front of the table. He was playing chess. His left hand was against his right hand, as if he was putting on a lonely monologue.

Without raising his head, Wei Yuan said with a smile, "I've been playing chess for half my life. In the beginning, I kept losing, but I kept fighting. Later on, I gradually got into a good situation. I defeated one national player after another, and before I knew it, I couldn't find any enemies anymore."

'Didn't you play chess with the Supervisor to a draw last time?' Xu Qi 'an complained in his heart.

"But there are so many enemies outside the chessboard that it's giving me a headache." Wei Yuan put down the chess piece and pinched the space between his eyebrows.

"What's the matter?"

"I want to report the progress of the case to Duke Wei." After a pause, Xu Qi 'an said, "Yesterday morning, the Zhao County Magistrates of Taikang County were silenced on the night they were sent to prison. The government is keeping this matter a secret for the time being."

"The Zhao County Magistrates died in a very strange manner. There was no poisoning, no wounds, and he died naturally."

Wei Yuan's expression suddenly froze. After a few seconds, his eyes flickered. "What do you think?"

"I've looked up the information and found that apart from the Yin Gods of Daoism, the Witchcraft Cult in the northeast can do this." Xu Qi 'an took a deep breath.

"The Sampo Case involves the demon race and the Witchcraft Cult in the northeast. I've racked my brains and thought about it. Apart from that person, who else in the imperial court could collude with these two forces at the same time?"

"Bang!" Wei Yuan pressed his palm on the chessboard, and all the chess pieces on the board trembled. He stared at Xu Qi 'an with a sharp gaze. "Once you leave this place, don't tell anyone about this."

Xu Qi 'an hurriedly lowered his head and explained, "But, but it's hard for me to continue investigating …"

"Leave," Wei Yuan said coldly.

"Yes!" Xu Qi 'an left the tearoom.

Hearing the sound of footsteps gradually fading away, Wei Yuan methodically put away the chess pieces and cleaned the tea tray. He changed into a set of black clothes, walked to the stairway, and ordered the official on duty, "Prepare the carriage.

"Prepare the carriage, I want to enter the palace."

…

Xu Qi 'an only regretted that he did not have a cigarette with him. He could only sit there while thinking. He listened to Lü Qing and the three silver gongs talking about the case, and he was scared out of his wits.

"The King of Zhenbei is far away in the frontier fortress. I can't go to the frontier fortress to investigate. Besides, I don't dare to investigate. Unless His Majesty personally issues an imperial edict, I can't investigate that great god with just a gold medal."

"Being in the frontier fortress … Hey, it's a perfect alibi for myself."

"But there is no perfect crime in the world. As long as it's done, there will be clues left. The key is whether I can catch these clues … Well, the King of Zhenbei is not in the capital, but he needs a spokesperson, and that spokesperson must be someone in the imperial court."

The clue about the King of Zhenbei could not be investigated for the time being because Wei Yuan refused to help him. If Wei Yuan could get an imperial edict, everything would be fine.

Fortunately, a cunning rabbit has more than one nest, and a smart person has more than one way.

Today's trip to the Green Dragon Temple was not in vain. Monk Heng Hui of the Green Dragon Temple was a breakthrough. If he wanted to follow this breakthrough, he had to find a way to find Number Six.

This was the reason why Xu Qi 'an asked the Jinlian Taoist priest for a night meeting.

"Knock, knock …"

The knock on the door interrupted the discussion between Lü Qing and the three silver gongs. They could not help but frown and look outside.

Zhu Guangxiao, who was silent, stood by the door and said, "Ningyan, Princess Royal invites you."

Lü Qing and the others turned to look at Xu Qi 'an.

"Why is Huaiqing looking for me … Does she miss me?" "Oh, didn't we just meet yesterday? It seems that one day apart feels like three years!"

In Xu Qi 'an's mind, the beautiful and cold Princess appeared, as well as her great chest that could be placed on the table.

She looked as cold as a fairy, but her figure was like a seductive witch.

…

In the Imperial Garden.

The four corners of the pavilion were draped with curtains to block the cold wind. The charcoal fire brought warmth to the people.

The Yuanjing Emperor, who was wearing a Taoist robe, and Wei Yuan, who was wearing a green robe, were playing chess. One of them was an emperor, but rarely wore a dragon robe.

The other was a powerful minister who supervised hundreds of officials, but always wore a green robe.

Compared with the two maverick old guys, the young Crown Prince was meticulously dressed and stood respectfully next to the Yuanjing Emperor.

"Yesterday, the State Preceptor refined a furnace of Jindan. I will send someone to give you one later." The Yuanjing Emperor played with the chess pieces and looked at them for a long time. He shamelessly picked up three black chess pieces and said with a smile, "One Jindan for three chess pieces is not too much, right?"

Wei Yuan nodded, "It's not too much."

After a few more moves, Wei Yuan smiled and picked up the six white chess pieces of the Yuanjing Emperor. He said with a smile, "Your Majesty's camp is a bit messy. I will help you clean it up."

The Yuanjing Emperor was expressionless. He said lightly, "All these years, I have relied on you the most, Wei Yuan. I often think that if you did not enter the palace and took the imperial examination, the empire would have had one more tailor, and I would not have had to worry about these trivial matters. "

Wei Yuan's expression suddenly froze, but it returned to normal in an instant. He said with a smile, "I am still working for Your Majesty."

The Crown Prince frowned and stared at the chessboard in silence.

He was not thinking about how exciting the chess match between his father and Duke Wei was, but he was thinking about the conversation between the two.

He felt like he was looking at flowers in a fog, and he did not really understand.

Of the two people sitting in the pavilion, one had devoted himself to cultivation for twenty years and was still able to firmly control the imperial court. His imperial mind was perfect.

The other was a eunuch who was in charge of the night watchman yamen. His literary and military strategies made countless scholars blush with shame.

The conversation between the two of them must be carefully listened to.

As the Crown Prince was lost in his thoughts, he heard the Yuanjing Emperor say, "How is the investigation of the Sampo Case? The files submitted by the magistrate yamen and the Ministry of Justice are a mess. I remember that the head of the night watchman yamen is that criminal, Brass Gong. His surname is Xu, right? "